pacific citizen · 2000. 8. 31. · pacific citizen 11,24;no.10 saltlakecity,utah,...

PACIFIC CITIZEN11,24;NO.10 SALTLAKECITY,UTAH, SATURDAY,MARCH 15,1947 Pri ce:SevenCents

L.A.MayorGreetsNisei Gls

LOSANGELES—TwoNisei soldierswith outstandingcombatHecordswerewelcomedback toth ecitybyMayorBowronatCityHallonMarch 10.Th eyareCh i efWarrantOfficerErnestHirai■left)andMasterSgt.Frank Kuramoto.Th eNisei Glsvisi ted■MayorBowronwith Col.W.L.Jefferson,ch i efof11.S.ArmyHecruiti ng i nSouth ernCalifornia.

Th eJapaneseAmericanstoldMayorBowronth eyh avebeen■ssignedbyth eArmytoLosAngelesto.aidi nencouragingNiseiHoenlisti nth emili taryintelligenceservicelanguagesch oolforHuturcdutyasspeciali stsi noccupiedJapan.

Hirai ,wh osawactioni nth eSouth Pacifi candi nth ePh i lli p-Bines,i sagraduateofHollywood h i gh sch ool,LosAngelesCityBollegeandth eUniversityofCaliforniaandh asserved i nth e■ArmysinceJune,1941.Kuramoto,agraduateofLincoln h i gh ,Served i nth ePh i li ppi nes.

LoyaltyofJapaneseAmericanGroupi nWartimePraisedByAdmiralNimi tzatHearingCh i efofNavalOperationsSaysNoSabotageCommittedbyGroup;HasNoObjecti onsToHawai i 'sDesireforStateh oodRigh ts

IWASHINGTON—Th eloyaltyofAmericansofJapanesean-trytoth eUni tedStatesduringWorldWarIIwaspraisedbysetAdmiralCh esterW.Nimi tz,ch i efofnavaloperation,i ntimonybeforeth eHousePublicLandscommitteeonMarch 10.bNavych i efdeclaredh ek newofnocasesofsabotagei nvolv-■ Nisei i nWorldWar11.

Declaringh ecouldsee"noobjecti onfrom amili taryornavalJidpoi nttoth eHawai i anIslandsach i evi ngstateh ood,"Admiral

nitznotedth atJi eh ad"enter-led somedoubtbefore World|IIastoth eloyaltyofAmeri-bofJapaneseancestry i nth e|itofwarwith Japan."From myobservationsduringWdWar11,Inolonger h avetdoubt."k dmi ralNimi tzadded:Duringmyserviceascommand-i n-ch i efofth ePacifi c Oceani a(Dec,1941,toNov.,1945,i ntfai i ),Ih adanopportunitytoerveth epeopleofth eHawai i anmdsandIh avegreatadmira-i andappreciati onofth ewh ole-rtedcooperationth eygavetowareffort."Th eci ti zensofth e i slandsrtici patedactivelyi nth earm-servicesi nWorldWarIIandrvedwith disti ncti on.Th ati n-i desmanyofJapaneseances-

msweringquestions, Admiralnitzsaid,"Ik nowofnocasesofBtage orsubversiveactivi ti esIngmyentireserviceascom-i i der-i n-ch i ef of th e Pacifi cftnArea.?'|ep.FredCrawford,R.,Mi ch .,Bd wh atwasth enecessityofftiallaw i nth ei slands.Th esi tuationi nDec.,1941wasucialone,"Nimi tzreplied."Andaired every safeguard th atdbe i nsti tutedtoadvancese-Ity.Hindsi gh tmigh t i ndi cateti twasnotnecessary."Igainreferringtoaquestioni n-k i ng Hawai i 'sresidentpopula-teofJapaneseancestry,Admirallitzdeclared:Th ereweremanyopportuni-stforsabotageandespionageI-toth ebestofmyk nowledge|i nformation i nj uri oustoour

k restpassedoutofth ei slands.Idonotk nowevenofminorpentssuch asth ecuttingof

teleph onewireswh i ch werestrungalleverth e i slands."DelegateBartlett,D.,Alask a,ask edi fth erewasanyreasonwh ystateh oodwouldi mpai rdefense."Ish ouldn'tth i nk so,"Nimi tz

replied.Th eadmi ralsaidth esecrecyofth e Japanese h i gh command i nplanningth ePearlHarborattackwassostrictth at"Idon'tth i nkth e Japanese consul-generali nHonoluluh adanyi deaofth ena-tureofth eattack andth eti mei twastocome.""Th erei snodoubtth atsome

Japanese i n th e i slands weresympath eti ctoth eJapanesena-tionalgovernmentbutth atdidnotextendto active sabotageand subversionafterth ewarstarted,"AdmiralNimi tzadded.Rep.Peden,D.,Ok la., ask edwh eth erItmad*any differencefrom atacticalordefenseviewwh eth erHawai i wasastateoraterritory."Idonotth i nk i tdoes,"Nimi tz

replied."Hawai i willstillbeourmainbase i nth ePacifi cwh eth eri ti sastateoraterritory."Nimi tzsaidh i sstatementcon-tainedonlyh i s"personalviews."Previouslyth eNavyDepartment

h astoldth ecommittee i th asnoobjecti ontoth eenactmentofleg-i slati onbeing consideredby th egrouptomak eHawai i th e49t7!state.Gen.Ch arlesB.Herron,retired,Armycommanderi nHawai i from1937to1941,testifi edth at"civi li anleadersh i pwasth orough lypatri-otic"during h i sth reeyearsth ereand"th emili tarywasnotobstruct-ed i nanyway."

'FourHousememberswh oi ntro-duced Hawai i an stateh ood bi llsalsotestifi ed.Rep.Hale,R.,Me.,saidth e mi xedracialstrains i nHawai i "sh ouldbeanargumentforstateh oodrath erth anagainst."

Utah LegislatureRepealsState'sAlienPropertyLaw

HouseVotes48to2toEraseWartimeStatuteAimedatFarmersofJapaneseDescent

Th eUtah HouseofRepresentativesrepealedth estate'sAlienLandlaw,aimedataliensofJapaneseancestry,byavoteof48to2onMarch 11.Th eactionofth eUtah Housewasaccompaniedbypraiseby

membersofth ebodyforth ewartimecontributi onsofJapaneseandJapaneseAmericanfarmers i nth estate.Previously th eUtah Senate h ad unanimouslypassedth e

Ali enLandlawrepealbill,SB122.Th elegislationwassponsoredby'Sen.NewellKnigh t,R.,SaltLak e,andoth ersenatorsaspartofaprogram oflegislationsupportedbyUtah veteransgroups.House members,i ncludingRep.

DavidHolth er,R.,Weber,took th efloori nsupportofth erepealbill.afterRep.Th omas M.Rees,D.,SaltLak e,h advoi cedh i sopposi-tion,declaringth atth erepealofth elandlawwouldgive"aliens"anopportunitytotak eth estate'sfarmlands.Housesupportofth erepealmovewasvoicedbyanumberofmem-bers i ncludingtwoveteranswi thoverseas service. Th ey h eapedpraiseonUtah farmersofJapa-neseancestryforth ei rwartimeproduction recordandupon th esacrifi cesofUtah Ni sei asmem-bersofth earmedforces.Passageofth eAli enLandlaw,patternedonth epresentCalifornialaw,i n1943 was condemned by Housemembersas a"badexampleofwarh ysteria."Th ebi llwasputtovotei mme-diatelyafterth edebateandwaspassedbyamarginof48to2.Tenrepresentatives were absentorwerenotrecorded.Th eonlyoth ervoteagainstth ebill,besideRep.Rees,wasth atofRep.Wilford J.Humph rey,R.,Emery."Ifwetak eawayrestricti ons,

foreignerswillownourbestlandi nsteadofleasingorrentingi tasth eydonow,"Rep.Reesadded.GlenTh ompson,seniorvice-com-manderofth eVeteransofForeignWarsi nUtah ,saidth atth eUtahVFW organizati onh advotedtosupportth erepealmoveasatrib-utetoth ei rbuddiesofJapanesean-cestryi nth eU.S.Army.Hecom-mendedth elegislature'sactionas-astri k i ngexampleofdemocraticaction.Hi toOk ada,nationalpresidentof

th eJACL,saidth atUtah wasth efirstwesternstatetorepealfh e"undemocratic" AlienLand lawwh i ch ,h esaid,wasaimedatresi-dentaliensofJapaneseancestrybutalso penalfzed th eAmericanch i ldrenofth esealienparents.Th eAlienLandlawrepealbillwaspartofaprogramofveteranslegislationsponsoredbyth eVet-eransLegislativeCouncilofUtah ,composedofth eVFW,AmericanLegion,DisabledAmericanVeter-ans, Amvets and th eSpanish -AmericanWarVeterans.Th ere-pealmeasurealsowassupportedbyth eSaltLak eFederationofLa-bor,AFL.

Nisei VeteranTrainsforPostonL.A.PoliceForceLOS ANGELES — StanleyUno,Nisei warveteranofth ePacifi cth eater,i soneof101candidatesseek i ngj obsasreg-ularmembersofth eLosAnge-lespoliceforce.Hei sth efi rstNisei toseekapostasacitypoliceman.Aformermemberofcombati ntelligence i nth ewaragainstJapan,Unorecently was ap-pointed a temporary deputysh eri ffi nLosAngelesCounty.He i snowbrush i ngup onmark smansh i pandoth erteststoqualifyasapoliceofficer.

KrugStressesNisei RecordInTestimonyInteriorDepartmentHeadSupportsHawai i anStateh oodWASHINGTON — Th eloyalty

record ofHawai i 'sresidents ofJapaneseancestrywasstressedbySecretaryofInteriorJuliusKrugonMarch 7wh enh eappear-edbeforeth eHousePublicLandsCommitteetosupportHawai i 'sre-questforstateh ood.Declaring1th atth eloyaltyofHawai i 'smi xedracialgroupsisunquestioned,Krug stated th erewasno j usti fi cati onofreportsofsubversive activi ti esby personsofJapaneseancestry,now32percentofHawai i 'spopulation,atth etimeofth eattack onPearlHarbor."Th eArmyand Navy i ntelli-

genceofficesconcededth atnotasingleactofespionageorsabo-tagewascommittedbyanyper-sonofJapaneseancestry,alienorciti zen,eith erpriortoorsubse-quenttoDec.7,1941,"th eInter-i orSecretarysaid."Idonotcarewh atstandard

youapply—wh eth eri ti spopula-tion,devotiontoAmericani deals,th eeffectuponth enationi nfor-eign affairs,wealth ,abili tyforself-government,loyalty,compe-taneei nbusinessorgovernment,orsocialconsciousness—Hawai ipassesth etest,"Krugemph asi z-ed.

TemporarySuspensionAnnouncedbyNiseiPaperi nNewYorkNEW YORK— Temporarysus-pensionofth eNisei Week ender,

week lynewspaperpublish edbyth eJapaneseAmericanNewsCorpor-ation,Inc.,was announced th i sweek .Productionproblems, i ncludingth esh ortageofnewsprint,wasgivenasth ereasonforth edeci-siontosuspendpublicati on.Atth esametimeth epublish ersannouncedth atplanswei^underwaytoexpandth eWeek enderi ntoaneigh t-pagepaper.

Nisei StudentWinsOratoryHonorsREDLANDS,Calif.-JoeIk egu-ch i ,memberofth eUniversityofRedlandsforensicsquad,wonfirstprizei noratoryatth ePi KappaDeltawesternstatestournamentatLinfi eldcollege,Oregon.Th eUniversityofRedlandssquadofth reemen,Ik eguch i ,CulverNel-sonandRandyJenk s,madeth ebestscoreofanysch oolonth ewestcoastforupperdivi si onspeak ers,tak i ngtwofirstplaceawards,onesecond,oneth i rdand afourthplaceaward.Ik eguch i ,a senior, i s student

bodytreasureratRedlands.Hei saveteranofth eCBIth eater.Hewonfirstplaceh onorsi noratoryatawesternstatesspeech contesti nDecember,1946.

VFWCouncilInSacramentoBack sNiseiPassesResolutionForAmendmentofAlienLandLawSACRAMENTO— Th e Sacra-mentoCountyCouncilofth eVet-eransofForeignWarsth i sweekpassed resolutions urging th eamendmentofth eCaliforniaAli fi ftLandlawtoprotectth erigh tsofAmericanciti zensto h oldprop-ertyandurgingth eamendmentofpresentracialrestricti ons i nth eFederallawtoprovideforth enaturalizati onofaliensonabasisofindi vi dualacceptabili ty.Th eresolutionswerepresentedtoth eCountyVFW byth enewly-formedNisei PostNo.8985.Kenneth Ni sh i mura recently

wasselectedaslegislativech ai r-manofth eNisei veterans'group.Resolutionsandlettersforleg-i slati veactiononproblemsaffect-i ngJapaneseAmerican veteransarebeingsentoutbyth eNi seiVFWposttooth erVFW units.

Wiri n,SaburoKidoToUrgeCiti zensh i pForIssei JapaneseLOS ANGELES—SaburoKido,formernationalpresidentofth eJACL,andA.L.Wiri i vnotedcivi lrigh tsattorneyandlegalcounselforth eJACL,willurgeciti zensh i pforaliensofJapanesedescenti naradioforumoverKMPConSunday,March 23..HectorBaida,formerpresidentofth eNativeSonsofth eGoldenWest,andJamesMcLaugh li n,at-torney,willopposeth eadmissi onofJapanesealienstociti zensh i p.

DenverNisei HurtInHigh wayAccidentDENVER,Colo.—JamesSh i yo-mura,18,was seriously i nj uredwh enth emotorcycleh ewasridi ngcollidedwith an automobile onU.S.High way85nearHender-sononMarch 9.

Nisei ColonelSaysJapan'sDestinyNowLink edWith U.S.LOS ANGELES — Returningfrom service i nTok yowi th Gen-eral MacArth ur's h eadquarters,Lieut.Col.Joh nF.Aiso,formerdi-rectorofacademictraini ngatth eMili tary Intelligence Languagesch ool,declared i nLosAngelesonMarch 10th atJapannowbelievesi tsdestinyi sli nk edwith th eUnit-edStates.p Col.Aiso,oneofa h andfulofNisei to attainth erank i nth eU.S.Army,alsoi sbelievedtobeoneofafewi nth eArmywh oh asrisenfrom buck privateto lieu-tenantcolonelduringWorldWar11.Aiso,aLosAngelesattorney,enlistedasaprivatei nApril,1941."Gen.MacArth uri sdoinganad-mirable j ob,"Aisosaid."Buti twi lltak ealongtimetofullydemocra-ti zeJapan,atleast20years,timeenough forth eeducationofone

completegeneration,willbere-quired."Th eJapaneseth emselveswantAmericanoccupationtroopstore-mainaslongaspossible."Aiso,wh owearsth eArmyCom-mendationRibbonwith Oak LeafClusterfor-Wswork atth ei ntelli-gencesch oolandi nTok yo,planstoreturntolawpracticei nLosAngeles.Col.Aiso,th enanenlistedman,h elpedorganizeth efi rstJapaneselanguagetraini ngprogramforth emili taryintelligenceserviceatth ePresidi o i n SanFrancisco.Afterth eevacuationth eMISlanguagesch oolwasmovedtoCampSavageandlatertoFortSnellingi nMi n-nesotawh ereAisoservedasdirec-torofacademictraini ng.Hesuper-visedth ei ndoctrinati onandtrain-i ng«ofnearly6000men,th emajor-i tywh omwereNisei .

Masaok aLearnsNewCongressPolicyonDeportationMayNotAffectJapaneseAlienGroup

PrivateBillsIntroducedtoSuspendDeportationOfJapaneseGroupDoNotFalli n"Rack et"Category,ADCOffici alTellsCongressmen

WASHINGTON—MostJapanesealiensforwh omprivatebillsh avebeeni ntroducedwillnotbeaffectedbyth erecentdecisi onofth eHouseJudici aryCommitteetoauth ori zeth eImmigrationand Naturaliza-tionServiceto proceed with th edeportationofcertainalienseventh ough pri vatebillsh adbeeni n-troducedi nth ei rbeh alf,Mi k eMa-aok a,nationallegislativedirectorofth eJACLAnti-Di scri mi nati onCommittee,announcedth i sweek ,followingaseriesofconferenceswith JusticeDepartmentandHouseJudici aryDepartmentandHouseJudici aryCommitteemembers.Pointi ngoutth atmostJapanesenationals subjectto deportationareeith erth evi cti msofcircum-stancesoraredenied th e samerigh tsasoth ers,Masaok aurgedth atth e"courtesy"ofsuspendingth edeportationofth oseJapaneseforwh omprivatebillsh adbeeni n-troducedbyfriendlycongressmenbecontinued. Hestatedth atasfarasth eJACL-ADC wascon-cernedth epracticeofh avi ngpri-vatebillsintroducedtosuspendde-portationswasnota"rack et"andth atasfarash ek newnotasin-gleJapanesedeporteewasa"crim-i nal"i nth esenseofh avi ngvio-latedanyseriouscrimi nallaws."Unlessth edeportationofde-

servingJapanesenationalsi spre-vented,eith erbycourtactionorbyth ei ntroductionofprivatebills,manycasesofgrossi nj usti cemayoccur,".Masaok asai d."Japanesenationalswh omateriallycontribut-edtoourwareffortbyassumingth emosti mportantandh azardousduties,certainly,sh ouldnotbesentback as"traitors"toJapanwh ere

th eymayfacegraveconsequences.Andth osei nth eso-calledtreatymerch antcategorysh ouldnotbetreatedonth esamebasisas i llegalentrants,forth eyenteredunderth etermsofacommercialtreaty.Wh enanoth ersuch treatyi ssignedwith Japan,"assurelyth erewillbe,"Masaok asaid,th ei rformerstatuswillbe automaticallyre-stored.ForJapanese nationals wh ose

deportationwouldresulti n h ard-sh i ptoAmericanciti zenfamili es,Masaok adeclaredth atth eysh ouldbegiventh esame privi legesasoth erdeporteesi nth esamesitua-tion,namely'th at th e AttorneyGeneral h ave th e discretionarypowerstosuspendandcancelsuchdeportations."Th i sCongressh asnowbeforei tseveralbi llswh i ch wouldcor-recti h ese i nequi ti esand i nj us-tices,"Masaok adeclared,"anduntilCongressah sdecidedwh atsh ouldbedone,nonesh ouldbedeported.Foronceth eyareonth eh i gh seasorback toJapan,acongressionalactcorrectingth esi tuationth atforcedth ei rdepor-tationwouldh avenovaluewh at-soever."ToJusticeDepartmentoffici als,mitteedidnoti nanywayaffectMasaok apointedoutth atth eau-th ori zati onsofth eJudici aryCom-th epreviouspledge ofAttorneyGeneralOlark th atno Japanesedeportee i n eith erth e "treatymerch antorh ardsh i p"casewouldbedeportedpendingadecisi oni nth ecourts oncases testingth econstituti onalityofth edi scri mi na-toryfeaturesofouri mmi grationanddeportationlawsandregula-tions.

JapaneseAmericansatWRACampHelpedDevelopNewGuayuleRubberProcesses

LOS ANGELES,Calif.—A new processofcuringguayulerubber,wh i ch JapaneseAmericanvolunteerwork ersh elpedde-velopi nawartimeprojectatth eManzanarrelocationcenter,th i sweek promisedtopointth ewaytoan i ndustrywh i ch mayevent-uallyproduceasubstantialsh areofAmerica'snaturalrubberneeds.Today1150acresofsh ortgrayguayulesh rubs,allth atre-

mainofa$45,000,000wartimeFederalexperiment,h oldth efu-tureofguayulerubberi nAmerica. ——With anewextractiontech ni quedevelopedbyaCaliforniaInstituteofTech nologyplant-biologyteam,underDr.'RobertEmerson,formerCaLtech biologistandnowatth eUniversity ofIllinoi s,aprivategroupk nownasth e-DesertRubbM*Companyi sabouttoh arvest1,000--000 pounds ofguayule rubberwh i ch willbeputth rough th ecur-i ngprocesswh i ch i sth eresultofexperiments at th e ManzonarWRAcamp.Dr.Emerson i scredited with

stumbling uponth enew process,wh i ch wrings95percentofth epo-tentialrubbercontentfrom th egrayguayulebrush ,wh enh e ob-served a k i tch en-sizedautomaticfrui tj ui ceseparatoratwork .Heand h i sNi sei andIssei JapaneseassociatesatManzanartriedth edeviceonafewsprigsofguayule.Itgaveup104percentofth erub-berbelievedcontainedi nasampleearlieranalyzedbyach emi st.Th e1150acresofguayuleatth ePh i lli psranch represents aboutone-th i rdofth eacreageplantedbyth esh ort-livedEmergencyRubberProject.If*th eproductionofrub-berfrom th eguayulemeetsth eexpectationsofth eDesertRubberCompany,wh i ch bough tth ePh i l-lipsRanch lastApril,th edevelop-mentmayleadtoth eopeningofmoreth an4,000,000acresofsemi-desertland i nth e South westtoguayuleculture.Th eDesertRubberCompanyi sh eadedbyHugh Anderson,35-year-oldStanfordgraduateandformergovernmentauditor.Interested i nth eevacuationofpersonsofJapa-neseancestryfrom th eWestCoasti n1942fromth estandpointofcivi lrigh ts,Mr.Andersonwasaforth -righ tadvocate ofth erigh ts ofJapaneseAmericans.Atone timeduringth ewas h ewas i nterestedi nth erelocationofagroupofJapanese American evacuee famili esonaproposedguayuleagriculturalprojectInArizona.Curtailmentof

th egovernment'sexperiments i nguayule i sbeli evedto h aveled,toth eabandonmentofth eproposalsforanewcommunityofevacuees.Andersonh asappliedth eprocessdevelopedatManzanartolarge-scale operations,usingawood-pulpingmach i ne to extractth eguayulerubberfrom th eplants.Andersondeclaresth atguayule,

wh oseusebyth eAztecsdatesbackatleastfivecenturies,i sth e"rub-berofth efuture"HecitesCal-tech experimentsto prove th atguayulerubbertests300poundspersquare i nch strongeronaten-silebasisth antree-rubber.JamesBassettofth eLosAnge-

lesTimesquotedAndersonasde-claringth atguayuleh astree-rub-berbadlybeatenfromastandpointofeconomiccompetiti on.Ittak es40man-h ourstoproduceaunitofrubberwh i ch a modern guayuleplantation,usingmeth odsdevelop-ed atCaltech andby JapaneseAmericansatth eManzanarreloca-ti oncamp,couldturnout i nasingleh our.Bassettnoted th atNisei andIssei evacueesatManzanarfoundth atguayulecouldbegrownfromcuttingsandth atth i smeth odpre-servedth ech romosome"purity"ofth erich strainwh i ch migh tbeweak enedbyseedplanting.Cut-tingsfrom th eBeaumontprojectwi llbeusedi nplantc.ultureexpe-ri mentalwork onguayuleatStan-forduniversityunderth eNavalResearch Office.

KitoLeavesforNewU.S.Posti nJapanCHICAGO—Frank E.Kito,for-merLoa Angeles attorney,leftlastweek byplaneforth eWestCoast,enroutetoTok yo,wh ereh ewillj oi nth estaffofth eU.S.Eco-nomicMi ssi oni nJapan.Kitoh asbeenonth estaffofth eOPA i nCh i cago.

JACLConductsCampaignToIncreaseMembersh i p

ByJOHNKITASAKO

Wash i ngtonNews-Letter

Th P TACLiscurrentlyconductinganationalmembersh i p

campaignwh k h comestoanendonMar.15.AconcerteddrivetorXNisei toth ebannersofth eJACLi snecessarybecauseth i s

Lth eti mewh enth eJACLneedsalargemembersh i pto h elpsupporti tsi ntensivelegislativecampaign. wantstoAsizeablemembersh i pi s i mperative i fth eJACL

wa»tsto

back upi tsdemandsforlegislationto""***"*h £i saidcri mi nateagainstNi sei andth ei rparents.Mi k eMasaok ah assai dth atwh en h egoestoseeacon-gressmanoragovernmentoffici aland i sask edh owmanymembersh erepresents,h e i sembarrased.Hewouldli k etosay25,000or40,000members.Buth ecannot,forth enumberofNisei onJACL'sregis-tryi saround6,000.Wedaresayth atonlyMi k e's

aggressivenessandpersuasive-nesspreventh i m from gettingth ebrush -offfrom some con-gressmen wh oare i ncli ned nottopiddlewi th smallpotatoes.RogerBaldwin,nationaldirec-torofth eAmericanCivi lLibertiesUnion, h as said th atdespite i tscomparativelysmallmembersh i p,th e JACLh as i n h i sestimati on)sh ownmoreabili tyandunderstand-i ngi nfigh ti n,gforcivi lrigh tsth ananyoth erminori tygroup.Th i si sboth atributetoth eleadersh i pofth eJACLandach allengetoallNisei tosupportanorganizati onwh i ch alreadyh asproveni tsabil-i ayandsincerity.Actuallyth e JACLsh ould not

h avetoask Nisei toj oi ni tsrank s.Th eNi sei sh ouldbeawareofth egreatbattleth eJACLi swagingtosecurefundamentalrigh tsforNisei andIssei,andth eysh ouldbewilli ngto j oi nth e organizati onvoluntarily,with outbenefitofsalestalk .Iti samostpeculiarandatth e

sametimeregrettablesituationwh enabodyli k eth e JACLsh ouldfi nd i tnecessarytoh avetosolici tmembersh i pfromth osei ti sseek i ngto h elp.AnyNisei wh odemandsth eJA-CLtotellh i m wh yh esh ouldsup-portth eJACLsh ouldh avecausetobeash amedofh i mself.Noth i ngi smorenauseatinganddeflatingtoaJACLcampaignerto h ave h i sappealformembersh i pmetwi thth i staunt:"Wh ysh ouldIj oi nth eJACLanyh ow?Oppositi ontoth eJACLisnot

active.Ith assi mmereddowncon-siderablysincePearlHarbordays.Th eargumentsagainstth eJACLi nth epre-warperioddonotnowh oldwater.Somech aptersi nth edaysbeforeth ewarwereguiltyofadolescentleadersh i p,butth eJACLsbri lli antrecordduringth ewarandpost-waryearsh avemoreth anwipedoutwh ateverderelic-tionsth epre-warJACLwasch arg-edwith .Th oseNi sei wh osti llh arboragrudgeagainstth eJACLaretaint-edwith prejudi ce,aprejudi ceth ati si ndi cati veofastubbornnessnottorenderasoberappraisalofth eaggressiveandcourageouspolici esofth eJACLi nrecentyears.AJACLcampaignerrecently

ask edaNisei tojoi nth eJACL."ButIdon'tli k ei tspolici es,"h ecountered.Th ecampaignerask edwh ath edidn'tapproveofaboutth epolici es."Idon'tk now,h ereplied h alti ngly,"Ij ustdon'tli k e i tspolici es."Afterbeingpressed furth er, h e admitted,"Well,IguessIreallydon'tk nowwh yIdon'tli k eth eJACL."ManyNisei arevague i nth ei r

oppositi ontoth eJACL,maybebe-cause ofpersonaliti es,orbecausesometrivi alactth eJACLch apteroncecommittedi nth ei rh ometown.Andsoth eyarecontenttogoonh ati ngth eJACL.SomeNisei areplainlyi ndi ffeienttoth eJACLprogram.Th eseareth oseNi sei wh oh avegainedafairdegreeofsecurityandwh owouldprefertoassociatestrictlywith Caucasians i nanefforttoloseth ei rraciali denti ty,rath erth an getting i nvolved i n "Niseiproblems.**"Wh ydoyouWanttoform aJACLch apteranyh ow,"th eyar-gue."Allyoudoi sfocusatten-tiononyourselves,andyoutendtosegregateth eNisei from th erestofth ecommunity.Allyou'retryingtodoi splayonth epub-lic'ssympath yandtrytogetth ei rsupport."Nowth atth ey'rewellestablish -ed,th eseNi sei arenotwilli ngtotak eparti nth eunfini sh edfigh tfordecencyand j usti ceforoth erNisei .Th i si si ndeedapiti fulcom-mentaryonth eselfish brandofciti zensbredbymovementsi nre-centyearstopromotebroth erh oodanddemocracy.Stilloth erNisei ,particularly

some i n governmentservice,are

afraidtoj oi nth eJACL.Afraidofwh at?Th eJACLi sapoliti calout-fit,th eyclaim,andth e.governmentforbidspoliti calactivi tybycivi lServiceemployees.Th eJACLi snotapoliti calorgaizati on;i ti sapub-licrelationsandeducationalbody,andmembersh i pi ni tdoesnoti m-plypoliti calactivi ty.Furth ermore,th eJACLi sh eldi nh i gh regard i ngovernmentandcongressionalcircles.Itspolici esh avestoodupunderth emostvi-cious i nnuendoesandattack s,andi tcanch allengeanyefforttobrandi tquestionable,subversive,oroth -erwise.Nisei wh oclaim th eydonotwantto j eopardizeth ei rpositi onby j oi ni ngth eJACLaremerelyusingi tasanexcusenottoj oi n.Th e j obofsellingth eJACLtoNisei sh ouldbyordinarystandardsbeasmipletask .Buti ti smadedi ffi cultbyth efai lureofmany-Nisei todevelopaconsciousnessofth ei rresponsibi li ti esi nourover-allsociety.Membersh i p-resistancei san unfortunatereflection ofth ei rattitudenotonlytowardNiseii ssuesbuttoth oseofoth erminor-i ti es,wh i ch areallcloselyboundtogeth er.Th i sattitude i soutofstepwithth etrendofaffairsi nadaywh enth edi fferentracialgroupsare i n-ti matelyi nterwinedandwh enth ebroth erh oodofmani softh eutmosti mportance i nsolvingsomeofth ebasicproblemsoftoday.

Nisei Ex-NewsmanDiesi nHonoluluHONOLULU—Th omas Sh i nk at-

suKuri h ara,39,formerHonoluluNisei newspapermanandj uni orad-mi ni strativeassistantT>fth ecityandcountybuildi ngdepartment,diedi nHonoluluonFeb.16afteraprolongedi llness.Kuri h arawasonth eeditori alstaffsofth eHawai i Ti mesandth eStar-Bulletinbeforetak i ngaposti nth ecityandcountyadmini stra-tion.Hewasformerlyamemberofth eRepublicanterritori alcentralcommittee.

Nisei VeteranGetsPosti nDAVWASHINGTON—AIbertY.Ok i ,

woundedwarveteranfromHonolu-lu,now i sbeingemployedasana-tionalserviceofficeratth eh ead-quartersofDisabled AmericanVeteransi nWash i ngton.Ok i receivedth epositi onuponh i sgraduationfrom Americanuni-versity.HeexpectstoreturntoHawai ilaterth i syearandwillbeemploy-edbyth eDisabledAmericanVet-erans i nth eterritory.

NewYork GroupPlansLectureForumSeriesAriyosh i Sch eduledToDiscussPresentConditi onsi nCh i naNEW YORK-Th e j uj

AmericanCommitteeforDeowracyth i sweek announcedaJlloffourlecturesandforum damsionswh i ch willfeature k mnotedNisei personaliti es.Koj i Ari yosh i ,formerlonmulmanand a memberofaArmyliai songroup to(wlnistCh i naduring th e wari rtlspeak onth ecurrentsituationh iCh i naonApril18.Ariyosh i i stk lauth orofabook onCh i na,wtelwillbepublish ed i n New YoJth i syear.Aforum discussion on"ftlArtistToday"onMay16willfoltureSonoOsatoElmaleh ,Bn*|waystarof"Onth eTown,"'Qt|Touch ofVenus"andoth erprofeltions;IsamuNoguch i ,notedtcok ltorandstagedesigner;andSh iMatsuda,WestCoastartistvMvice-presidentofth eJACD.Th eseries willbe opened«BMarch 21byHerbertG.Birdi ,9structorofpsych ologyatN«lYork university,wh owillgpei k i ß'Th e Psych ology of MlncJGroups."Th efourth lectureon JuneAwillbeonth equestion,"WillMday'sPrices Bring TomorrwHDepression?"Th eseriesi sunderth esponsorß

sh i pofth eEducationsubcommitßteeofth eJAGLandalloftk fleventswi llbe h eldatth eJAMClubroom,72West52ndStreetI

Mrs.Hirok oIk edaSuccumbsi nHawai iHONOLULU—iMrs.Hirok oJ

da,56,oneofth efi rstJapanalAmericanstograduatefrom h i msch ooli nth eTerritoryofHawnHdiedofillnessi nHonoluluonFilruary25.Mrs.Ik edawasborn i nHi k flHawai i onJan.23,1891,toMr.uflMrs.Tai i ch i Miyah ara.A graduateofHonoluluh i gfl

sch oolandth eTerritori alNormßsch ool,sh ewasoneofth efinJapaneseAmericanstoteach i ntIHterritory.Sh e i ssurvivedby h erh usbui lGeorgeS.Ik eda,andason,Frtflcrick Tosh i ro.

CaliforniaSoldierPromotedi nJapanTOKYO,Japan—Sam J.Nommof604 Brook s Avenue,Veni*Calif.,h asbeenpromotedtotingradeofStaffSergeant,i twasi *centlyannouncedatGeneralM*Arth ur'sHeadquartersinTok ytbyth eGeneralHeadquartersSptcialNewsService.SergeantNomura'sassigni ngi swith aSpecialUnitofGenetiHeadquarters.Hisdutiescons*ofactingas i nterpreterand*terviewi ngJaDanese citi zensftth epurposeofgath eri ngpertinenti nformationforoffici alrecords.SergeantNomura'smoth er,Mil

Mizuk oNomura,mak esh er«denceat12822% Sh ermanWUN.Hollywood,Calif.,

StudyofCh i cagoRelocationStartedUnderSpecialGrantMrs.Nish i ,CaudillBeginInterviewsofJapaneseAmericansCHICAGO — A compreh ensi vestudyofth erelocationofNisei andJapanesealienevacueesi nth eCh i -cagoareawas i ni ti atedth i sweekbySetsuk oMatsunagaNish i andW.A.Caudillatth eUniversityofCh i cago undera rsearch grantprovidedbyth eJuliusRosenwaldFund.Th estartofth eresearch projectwas h ai ledth i sweek byCh i cagoresettlersasa"valuableandnec-essarycontributi on"toth eunder-standingofJapaneseAmericanswh oh averelocatedtoth eMidwest.Mrs.Nish i ,asociologistandMr.Caudill,ananth ropologist,j oi ntlyaregath eri ngmaterialwh i ch th eybelievewillh ave manypracticalusestobusinessandprofessionalpersonsamongth eJapaneseAmer-i cansaswellastoprovidesourcematerialforsocialscienti sts.Th e cooperationofth e 15,000

JapaneseAmericansi nth eCh i caMareah asbeenurgedbypr°n"J?lresettlers,i ncludingth efollow*!Cork yT.Kawasak i ,evecutiye*!rectorofth eCh i cagoResett.e»|Committee;Noboru Honda,P"presidentofth eJACL;Th oajMasuda,attorney;TogoW.l«£lk a,columnistforseveralNiseiFlpers;th eRev.Joseph KitspJMth eRev.GyodoKonoofth e»«twestBuddh i stch urch ;th e»GyomayKubose ofth eCh i OfBuddh i stch urch andJisei *w"|ofth eJapaneseMutualAid»MClfitv"Th i sstudywillprovideth eMj j lessaryi nformation,th e<JocU,me"uJstatisti cs,th atwillbeof«'■i nplanningactivi ti eson a ■munitylevel,"TogoTanak a»■clared. ,

tu|Fath erKitagawabelieved»J|th eNish i -Caudillstudywillpro'JJBneededi nformationfora"8"LaMderstandingofJapaneseAmenoi nCh i cagoandh elpi nth ei rsou«|adjustment

Saturday,March 15.yMPACIFICCITIZEN2

Nisei Singer'sNewYork DebutIsPostponed

IReportMari k oMuk aiSufferingFromLaryngiti s

INEW YORK—Mari k o Muk ai 's

ownHalldebutonMarch 16h as>enpostponed untilSaturday,pril26,th eSilverBayAssocia-on,sponsorstfth econcertbyth ei sei ooloraturosporano.Itwasannouncedth atMissMv-i i h asbeensufferingfromacoldadlaryngiti sandh adnotrecov-red suffici entlytoproceedwithi ncertplans.Anearselloutoftick etsforth emcertwasreportedbyth eColum-aconcertagency.Alargeblocof"k etswastak enbyfriendsofMissuk ai i nSeattle,Wash .,andar-i ngementsh avebeenmadetogiveemtoselectedmusicstudentsi newYork .

YoungPeopleHoldCh ri sti anConference

InSpok aneISPOKANE,Wash .—Th efirsti n-HerracialYouncvPeople'sCh ri sti an■onferenee,h eld i nSpok aneFeb.Xand23,wasattendedbyrepre-sentativesof25ch urch es,i twas■miouncedth i sweek byth eSpo-HaneNisei Ch ri sti ans,sponsors.IOver150persons Were regis-Beredforeach session.Ni sei dele-Batesfrom Seattle,TacomaandHyapato i n Wash i ngtonandfrom■Vtlandand Ontario, Ore.,at-Hended.IDr.T.H.Kennedy,Wash i ngton■totecollegesociologist,gavea■alk on"Youth forTomorrow"atHieconferencebanquetonSatur-■ayevening."Th eh opeofauni-Hiedworld,"Dr.Kennedytoldh i s■udience,"dependsnotuponth e■Idbutth eyoung."|Dr. H.E. Baah or, Spok ane■leth odi stdistri ctsuperintendent,■ayeth eSundaymorningsermon■n"Ch ri sti sth eAnswer/IFullsupportwasgiventh econ-■erencebyyoungadultgroupsand■Jegroch urch es i nSpok ane.

FresnoGroupMak esPlansforYPCC

SectionalMeeting

IFRESNO,Calif.—FinalplansforleFresnosectionalYPCC,tobeeldSunday,March 23,weremadetadinnermeeting h eldh erebyfficersofth econference.Morningandeveningsessionsofi econferencewillh eh eldatth etesnoMemorialauditori um.Aft-rnoonactivi ti eswillbe h eldati eFirstMeth odi stch urch .Th eregistrationfee h as beenh angedto$2.75,i twasannounced,uetoh i gh erfoodcosts.

IntoIni ti atedIntoHonorGroup

I,MINNEAPOLIS,Minn—Marianugiyama.studentatth e Uni-ersityofMinnesota,wasrecentlyntiatedi ntoRh och apterofOmi-ronNu,nationalh omeeconomicsonorarysociety.Studentsconsid-redforth i ssocietymust h avelaintai nedh i gh academicstandingndsh owpromiseofleadersh i pandesearch i nth efi eld.MissSugiyamai salsoaffili ated'ith Alph ach apterofPh i Upsilon'micron,nationalprofessionalandonorarysociety.

UrbanLeagueOffici alwillSpeak atNext

ICHlCAGO—"CooperationAmonglinonties"willbeth esubjectth atndneyWilli ams,newCh i cagoUr-anLeaguesecretary,willspeakn wh en h eappearsbeforeth elo"lmeetingofth eCh i cago!v>'

Th ursday,March 20,atth e'ah ai Center,116South Mich i gan,cop.m.Willi ams,wh ocomestoCh i cagorom Cleveland,welcomedth e i n--I.t*«ont*«ontoappearbeforeth elocalaclch apter.Duringh i ssi xyearssdirectorofUrbanLeagueworki Cleveland,Willi ams h adamplePPortunitytowork closelywi thvacueeleaders i nth ei nterestofesettlers.Heservedasaconsul-*ntOIJJobopportuniti esandh ous-both ofwh i ch wereveryscarce,c i ndi cated.Th epublici si nvi tedtoattend.

BradfordSmith SaysCh i cagoResettlementSuccessful

CHICAGO—"Ibelieve Ch i cagoi sth emostsuccessfulexampleofresettlement,"BradfordSmith ,au-th orandformerCh i efofth ecen-tralPacifi c operationsforOWI(Saipan),said last week afterh avi ngspenta.week i nCh i cago.Smith ,wh ostopped i nCh i cagoonth elastlegofafieldtripi nwh i ch h e i sgath eri ngi nformationforabook onJapaneseAmericans,visi tedth eofficeofJACL.Amem-berofJACL h i mself, h e was

givenafirst-h andpictureofreset-tlementi nCh i cagobymembersofth elocalch apter."Th eyCameFrom Japan,"i sth etitleofth ebook Smith h asbeencommissi onedto writeforLippi ncott i n th e Peoples ofAmerica serieseditedbyLouisAdamic.Incommentingonresettlementi nCh i cago,Smith was pleased"th atth ere i snoNi h onmach i i nth e obvious pattern ofLittleTok yo."

CHlCAGO—BradfordSmith ,well-k nownauth orwh o i snowwriti ngabook onJapaneseAmericansforth e"NationofNations"series, i nterviewedmanyrepresentativeJapaneseAmericansdur-i ngavisi ttoCh i cagolastweek .HereMr.Smith i ssh ownwithi -?r*~and,n re# VlctorIzui-Mr-I"»i saveteranofth e442ndCombatTeamandh oldsaSilverStar.Henowi sstudyingdentistry.Mrs.Izui i saregisterednurse.ArticlesbyBradford Smith onth eproblemsofJapanese

Americansh aveappearedrecentlyi nCommonGroundandTh i sMonth magazines.Duringth ewarMr.Smith h eldan i mportantpostwith th eOfficeofWarInformation.—Ph otobyVincentTaj i ri .

DiscloseWartimeStudyMadeInHawai i ofConductofJapaneseAmericanGroupDr.LindHailsWi sdomOfDemocraticWartimePolicyi nIslandsHONOLULU, T.,H.—ltwould

h avebeenvirtuallyi mpossibletoestablish awarrelocationprojecti nHawai i duringth ewar,accord-i ngtoHerbertB.Nich ols,staffwriterofth e Ch ri sti an ScienceMonitor,i nth eMarch 8 i ssueofth atnewspaper.Instead,Hawai i ansofJapaneseancestryi nHawai i li vedunderth eeyeofth eArmywith nobreak i ngupofh omesorforcedliqui dati onofbusiness establish ments,nosabotage orfifth -columnactivi -ti esoccurred,andth erewaswh ole-h eartedsupportofth ewareffort.Sociologicalproblems arisi ngfrom th elargepopulationofJa-panesedescentwasstudiedbyth eSociolology departmentof th eUniversityofHawai i underDr.AndrewW.Lind,h ead,andJoh nA.Rademak er,wh ok eptuparun-ningresearch th rough outth ewaronth ewh oleproblemofislandi n-terracialrelations."Th ewi sdomoffollowingdem-ocraticprinci plesoffairplayvandi ndi vi dualj usti cecertainlypaidusbigdivi dends h ere,"accordingtoDr.Lind."Youcan'tgetloyalsupporti fyoupersecute,doubtand mis-trust,"h e sai d. "Th ewarh asprovedth atAmerican democracydoeswork ."Th e University ofHawai i ,uniquelysituated atth e Pacifi ccrossroadsamongatrulycosmo-politanpopulation,i sbuildi ngaworldreputationasa centerforth esch olarly i nterpellationofth eeasttoth ewestandth ewesttoth eeast,saysNich ols.Hawai i ansch oolfiguresindi cate

th e i nterracialpopulation:Japa-nese,44,774;part-Hawai i an,8948;Ch i nese,6668;Portuguese,5682;Fili pi no,4686; oth er Caucasian,3273;pureHawai i an,2926;Ko-rean,2033;Puerto Rican,1456;Spanish , 250;and all oth ers,1209. „ ~According to Dr. Gregg M.Sinclair,presidentofth euni ver-sity,Hawai i i s"th eonlyplace i nth eworldwh eresuch amixedpopulationh asfound i tpossibletoh oldmutualrespectandapprecia-

tion for culturalback groundsoth erth anan i ndi vi dual'sown."An i mmedi ateproblem facing

th euniversityi sth erebuildi ngandstrength eni ngofth e i nstructionalstaff,wh i ch suffered casualtiesduringth ewar,wh entoalargeextentth euniversitywasgivenovertoth enation'smili taryneeds..Nearlyalldepartments devotedth ei rmajorefforts to assisti ngth eArmyandNavy.Th eextensiveJapaneseandCh i -

nesesectionsofth elibrary,withh undredsofvolumestobefoundnowh ereelsei nth ewesternworld,wereparticularlyvaluabletomili -tary i ntelligence.Languageclasseswerefilled quick ly withmili tarymenandexpandedmanytimes.AWarResearch laboratorywas

establish edbyth e university toassistth eArmyinsamplingopin-i onandi nsolvingth emultitudeofproblemsboundtoarisei nsuch amixedpopulation.Onth ewh ole,Nich olssays,Ha-wai i 's"moralediary"sh ows amuch betteroverallwarpictureth ancanbe claimed formanyareasi ncontinentalUnitedStates.Th elaboratoryh elpedto h andle

such i mportanti ssuesas h ousi ng,Civi li anVolunteercorps,foodsup-plies,i ncludingsugarandpine-appleproduction, i nterracialdat-i ng,th edraft,Japanese-Hawai i ansoldiers,WACs,rumors,crisi sbe-h avi or,laborproblems,andsociol-ogicalproblemsarisi ngfrom th elarge Japanesepopulation. Th elasttask wassoi mportantth ati tbecameth emajorandconstantef-fortofth esociologydepartment.Th e department's accomplish -ments i nuncoveringrumorsandpubliclyai ri ngfalsitytodeny i tanylonglifeundercoverdidmuchtopreventmass h ysteria,accord-i ngtoNich ols."Th eArmywasextremelyap-

preh ensi veofsubversiveactivi tyonth epartofth eIslandJapa-nese,"accordingtoPresidentSin-clair,"butfiarmoretroublearosefrom anentirelydifferentsource.Wh i tetroopsfrom th emainlandtendedtobringwi th th emoldan-tagonismsagainstth eNegro,andth ereweremanyrepercussions.Byth eendofth ewar,.h owever,th edi ffi cultieslargelywere i ronedout.

"Itwasfearedth atanylargei nfluxofh aoles (wh i tes)woulddisruptth e economyandbreakdownth eexisti ngpatternofracerelations.Idon't believe th ath appenedatall.Th ereh avebeenmodifi cati ons,butth efundamentalpatternstillexists.Here i nth eIslandsisAmerica'strue'meltingpot,'wi th everysortofrace,creedandcolorrepresented i n smallquarters. ""Iti strueth at'th eh aolesgetsth ecream,'buti ti slesstrueto-dayth aneverbefore. Certainlyth ematterofancestryplays asmallerparth ereth an i tdoesonth emainland,"Sinclairsai d.

Masaok aWillGiveTestimonyToHouseCommitteeonADCStandonIssei Citi zensh i p

JACL-ADCLegislativeOffici alExpectedtoBackFarringtonBilltoRemoveRaceRestricti onsFromNaturalizati onatMarch 19Hearing

WASHINGTON—Mi k eMasaok a,nationallegislativedirector,nasbeeni nvi tedtotestifyataspecialprelimi naryh eari ngofth eStandingSub-CommitteeonImmigrationandNaturalizati onofth eHouseJudici aryCommitteeonWednesdaymorning,March19,th eWash i ngtonofficeofth eJACLAnti-Di scri mi nati onCom-mi tteereportedth i sweek .

Th ei nvi tati ontoappearandexplainth evi ewsofth eJACLAnti-Di scri mi nati on Committee on variouslegislativeproposals

'affectingpersonsofJapanesean-cestryi nth efi eldofi mmi grationandnaturalizati onwas extendedbyRepresentativeFrank Fellows(R)ofMaine,ch ai rmanofth eHouseSub-Committee.Someofth ebi llsnowundercon-

siderationofth eSub-Committeewh i ch Masaok ai sexpectedtoen-dorsei nprinci plei ncludeth eFar-ringtonmeasuretoremoveth ere-maini ngracialbarstonaturaliza-ti onand i mmi gration,th eJudd,MillerandEberh arter effortstoequalizedeportation proceedings,aj i d th e various'privatebillstopermitth e entry ofJapanesewivesofAmericanservicemenandveterans.Hei sexpectedtourgeamendmentstoi ncludeth osenowi neli gi bleto citi zensh i pto billsextending specialnaturalizati onandoth errigh ts toparentsofAmericanveteransandtoalienswh oh averesided i n th eUni tedStatescontinuouslyfor25ormoreyears.

"Wearemostgratefulforth i sunusualopportunitytooutlineourth i nk i ngandturreasonsforva-riouslegislative suggestions tomembersofth eCommittee,"Ma-saok adeclared.Heexpectstoask forextendedpublic h eari ngs as soonaspos-si bleonbillsextendingnaturali-zationandi mmi grationprivi legestoallpeoplesnow deniedth em,providedth atth e h eari ngsi ndi -cateth atth emembersofth eSub-Committeearesympath eti ctoth eliberalizati onofth elaws.Prelimi nary h eari ngsare h eld

bycongressionalcommittees i norderth atth ei rrespective mem-bersmaybecomeacquaintedwithth evariousproblemsunderconsid-eration. Th eyaregenerallyin-formali nnatureandth eonlywit-nessesare th osespeciallymvitedbyth ech ai rmen.Congressmen WalterH.Judd(R)ofMinnesota,GeorgeP.Mil-ler(D)ofCalifornia,and Her-manP.Eberh arter(D)ofPenn-sylvaniaandDelegateJoseph R.FarringtonofHawai i h avealsobeen i nvi tedto appear andtoquestion Masaok a i fth eywish ,th eADCofficeannounced.BesidesMr.Fellows,Republican

membersofth e Sub-CommitteeareJoh nRobisonofKentuck yandLouis E.Grah am ofPennsylva-nia. Democratic members areEmanueliCeller ofNew York ,Frank L.Ch elfofKentuck y,andEdGossettofTexas.

JACLWillBeRepresentedatUNESCOMeetTh eNationalJapaneseAmeri-can Citi zensLeaguewillberep-resentedbytwoobserversatth emeetingofth e UnitedNationsEducational,Scienti fi c and Cul-turalOrganizati on meeting i nPh i ladelph i afromMarch 24to26.Actinguponan i nvi tati onfromUNESCO,Hito Ok ada, nationalpresidentofth eJACL,announcedth atMi k eMasaok a,nationalsec-retaryonleavetoJACL-ADC i nWash i ngton,andarepresentativeoxth ePh i ladelph i aJACLch apterwouldattend.MiltonS.'Eisenh ower,ch ai rmanofth eU.S.NationalCommissi onforUNESCOandfi rstdirectorofth eWarRelocationAuth ori ty,wi llpreside. (Sectionmeetingsofth eUNESCO

conferencewlldiscussproblemsofeducationalreconstruction, i nter-nationalunderstanding,necessaryrevisi onoftextbook sand oth erteach i ngmaterials,socialtensionsandth eartsandUNESCO.

FresnoVeteransGroupInterestedInParents'Righ tsFRESNO, Calif.— Assuranceth atth eClasonbi ll(HR4S),wh i chwouldpermit naturalizati on ofparentsofU.S.servicemen,willbeamendedto i ncludeparentsofJapanesenationalityh asbeengiv-enth eUni tedVeteransofFres-no i naletterfrom th ebi ll'sau-th or,Rep.Ch arlesClasonofMas-sach usetts.Rep.'Clason'sletterwasreadatth elastmeetingof th eUnitedVeterans,aNisei ex-servicemen'sorganizati on.Th eorigi nalbillmadenopro-vi si onforpersonsofOrientalpar-entage, i twas stated,becauseth erearenoJapanesenationalsi nth eMassach usettsdi stri ctofwh i chClasoni sth erepresentative.Th eUni ted Veteransdiscussedth epossibi li tyofh oldi ngaban-quettoh onorGeneralMark Clark .Dr.GeorgeNisHi o,optometrist,

wasnamedpublici tych ai rmanforth egroup.

SisterTestifi esAliceIbaHadNoCh emi stryExperienceLOS ANGELES—Th e si sterofaNisei girlwork erwh owasblowntobits i nth eO'Connorelectro-platingplantexplosioni nLosAn-gelesonFeb.20testifi edatani n-questonMarch 11th atth egirl,AliceIba,21,h adnospecialtrain-ui £ i nch emi cals.MissTok i aIbasaidh ersi sterfi rstwasemployedasan"ordinaryfloorwork er"andlaterwasassign-edto h elpRobertM.Magee,ch i efch emi stofth eO'Connorfirm.Both MageeandMissIbasti i laremissi ngi nth eblastwh i ch lev-eledacityblock ,k i lledatleast17personsandi nj ured153oth ers,and

destroyedordamaged116build-i ngs.MissIbatoldth enine-mancoro-

ner'sj uryth ath ersister,Alice,h adsai dth atth e"ch emi calswouldburnyou"buti ndi catedth atsh eh adnotbelievedth em tobeexplosivei nnature.Th eexplosion k i lledtwoNiseigirls,MissIbaandAk i oOtoma,2&,and i nj uredfouroth eremployees■ofJapaneseancestry.Mrs.Fusak oSh i buya,wh owaspainfullyi nj uredi nth eexplosion,saidth atMissIba h adtold h erth at"th eprocessdi dn'tseemtobework i ngrigh t,"butth atsh e"di dn'twantto sayanyth i ngtoMagee."

DudleyYatabeWi llPlayi nRecitalCHICAGO—DudIeyYatabe,16-

-year-oldpianovirtuosoandsonofDr.andMrs.Th omasYatabe,willbeamongth estudentsofWilburRoyer,noted i nstructoronpianoatth eAmericanConservatoryofMusic,wh owillappeari narecitalatKimballHall,Wabash atJack -son,at3p.m.onSunday,March16.Dr.Yatabe,firstnationalpresi-dentofth eJACL,i snowpractic-i ngdentistryi nCh i cago.

Saturday,March 15,1947 PACIFICCITIZEN 3

EDITORIALS:Utah 'sActionUtah th i sweek becameth efi rststateto

repudiateth eAli enLandlaw,aimedatper-sonsofJapaneseancestry,wh enth e StateSenateunanimouslypassedabilltorepealth e1943law andth eHouseofRepresentativesconcurredbyavoteof48to2.Utah 'sAli enLandlawwaspassedundera

siegeofwar-induced h ysteriai n 1943. AsAlonzoF.Hopk i n,presidentofth esenateandth esponsorofth elaw,declaredonFeb.21wh enh eannouncedth ath ewasvotingforitsrepeal:"Th i sbi llwas i ntroducedspecifi -callytok eepJapanesefrom owningland i nUtah .However,i tnowseemsastfth i slawi snolongerneeded.IvoteYesforItsrepeal."Th eactionofth eUtah legislaturepre-

sentsach allengetooth erwesternstateswh ereAlienLandlaws,astatutoryremnantofanti-Japaneseracism,arestilli nforce.Atatimewh enUtah h asrepealedi tsAli enLandlaw,California's'legislature i sconsideri ngabilltoappropriate$200,000forenforcementofi tslawaimedatpersonsofJapaneseancestry.AttorneyGeneralFrederick HowserofCali-fornia,wh owasavigorousopponentofth ereturnofJapaneseAmericanstoth estateandwh o h as i ndulged i nracistpoliti csonth eevacuee i ssue h as i ndi catedth ath ei ntendstocontinuetoprosecuteJapaneseAmericansunderth e1920law.Moreth an75suitsal-readyh avebeenfi led i nCaliforniaforcon-fiscationoffarmproperty,ownedbyAmeri-canciti zensofJapanesedescent,i nwh i ch th estateallegesth atJapanesealiens h ave ani nterest.Th eAli enLandlawisastatutorydevice

wh i ch wasspecifi callydesignedbyanti-Japa-neseracists i nCaliforniatoexpropriateth eagriculturalh oldi ngsofpersonsofJapaneseancesrty.Ith asbeenenforcedonlyagainstJapaneseAmericansandth ei rali enparentswh o,becauseth eyareconsidered"i neli gi bletociti zensh i p"underth epresentnaturaliza-ti onlaw,cannotownrealpropertyi nth estate.Th eeffortsofAttorneyGeneralHowseri n

CaliforniatoconfiscateJapaneseAmericanfarm propertyunderth eAli enLandlawcanbe i nterpretedasactivi ty i ndefianceofth emajori tywillofth estate'sciti zenswh odefeat-edPropositi on 15,ameasurewh i ch proposedtotigh tenandstrength enth eAli enLandlaw,byamajori tyofmoreth an300,000atth elastelections. Propositi on15wasatestofth eAli enLandlaw i tselfandwasconsideredassuch byi tsproponents.Th eAlienLandlawsareaperpetuationof

arecordofracistactivi tyofwh i ch westernstatescannotbeproud. Th epeopleofUtah ,th rough i tselectedrepresentatives,h avere-pudiatedth atrecord.

PrivateBi llsUntillastweek i twascustomarypractice

forth eDeparmentofJusticetodelaydepor-tationproceedings wh en privatebillsforaliens i n questionwere i ntroduced i n th eHouseorSenate.Lastweek ,h owever,Congress movedto

stopth e practice,explaini ngth ati nlateyearsi th asbecomea"rack et"anddelayedth eJusticedepartmenti ni tsprogramofde-portingundesirablealiencrimi nals.Itwasrevealedth atunderacourtesyarrangement

1work edoutwith th eJusticedepartment,manyyearsago,alienswerenotdeportedsolongasprivatebillstograntth emlegalresidencei n th ecountrywerepending i neith erth eHouseorSenate.Th epracticegrew,with th eresultth at

manycrimi nalswh omth edepartmentdesiredtodeportwerek epton i nth i scountryfor

manyyears,merelybyth eprocessofh av-i ngprivatebills i nth ei rbeh alfi ntroducedeach year.Noactionwaseversough tonth esebills;i nfact,actionwasnotdesired.

Itwasth i spracticewh i ch lastweek ledto

th edi sruptionofth ecustom asRep.Mich -ener,ch ai rmanofth eHouseJudici arycom-mittee,notifi edU.S.AttorneyTom Clarkth atunlessth ecommitteeask s h i m todelaydeportationaction,h emay"feelfreetodis-regardth epracticeofstayingproceedings.

Inadditi onth esubcommitteeon i mmi gra-ti onh eadedbyRep.FellowsofMaineorderedth atmembers h avi ngsuch pri vatebillsmustseek h eari ngsonth em.Ifth ei ni ti alh eari ngsarenotsough t,th enaturalizati onand i mmi -grationserviceofth eJusticedepartmentwillbefreetoact.Inth eti me sinceth i s}rule wasmade

effective,only 16ofmore th an100repre-sentativeswith such bi llspendingh aveask edtoappearonbeh alfofth esealiens.Itth usappearsevidentth atmanyJapa-

nesenationalsforwh om pri vatebills h avebeeni ntroducedwith th ebesti ntentionsonth epartofboth th elegi slatorandth eali enwillbeforcedtosufferasaresult.Innocase h asabillbeeni ntroducedfor

aJapanesenationalwith acrimi nalrecord.Th eali ens i nquestion h aveformanyyearsbeenlaw-abidi ngresidents ofth eUni tedStates. Someofth em aretreaty-traders,wh oselegalstatusinth i scountrywasupsetbyth eabandoningoftreatytradeagreementsbetweeenth i s,countryand Japani n 1940.Manyofth esepersonsaremarriedtoJapa-nese Americansand h aveAmericanciti zench i ldren.Iti sth eseAmericanfamili espri-marilywh owillsufferfromth eeffectofde-portationofth eali enfamilyh ead.Iti salsotrueth ati nallth esecasesim-

mediateCongressionalactiononth ei rbi llsisdesired.Assurancesh avebeengi venth eAnti-Di s-

cri mi nati onCommitteeofth eJACLi nWash -i ngtonth atth i slatestactionwillnotaffectmostofth eJapanesenationalsforwh ombi llsh avebeeni ntroduced.

CommunityActionTh esh ock ofth eevacuation—ourgreatest

wartimeblunder—movedmanyCaliforniaci tizens i ntospontaneousactionresulting i nth *formationoftwoscoreciti zens'groupsforracialequality.Todayth esegroupsfunctionnotprimari ly

i ndefenseofth erigh tsofJapaneseAmeri-cans. Insteadth ei ractivi ti esh aveexpandedtowork i nbeh alfofAmericansofallances-triesandreligi ouscreeds.Lastweek ,i nLosAltos,California,an-

oth eri nci dentofdangerousracialimpli ca-ti onresulted i nth eformationofaFairPlayCdmmittee i nth atcity. Th ei nci dentbeganwh eni twasrelatedth rough outth etownth atagroupofNegrocultistsplannedtopurch asealargeestate.Agroupofciti zens,i nflamedbyth erumor,counteredbyattemptingtoraise$150,000,purch asepriceofth eestate,topreventi tsgoing i ntoth e h andsofaNegrogroup. >Th ecasewasadiffi cultone. AfewLos

Altosciti zens,h owever,protestedmak i ng aracialissueofth ecase.Th ei nci dentsoonsimmereddown. Th e

proposeddealdidnotgoth rough ,and th eh ouseandlandarestillforsale.Buttodayth eci ti zenswh ofi rstdaredto

tak eastandagainstth erace-baiti ngareor-ganizedi ntoth eLosAltosFairPlayCom-mi tteewith 93members.Itsstandwasannouncedasfollows:"Feelingadeepconcernforth enecessity

topromoteracialandreligi ousunderstandingi nth eLosAltosarea,th eundersignedh ere-with announceth atth eyh avej oi nedtogeth ertoform acommitteetocombatracialandre-ligi ous i ntolerance wh ereverth eymay befound i nth i scommunity."Wearestronglyopposedtoundemocratic

prejudi ceagainstminori tygroups. Webe-li eveth atallpersons,regardlessofcolororcreed, h aveequalrigh ts towork and li vewh ereth eydesire,andwewi llexerteveryefforttoseeth atth eserigh tsaremaintai nedi nth eLosAltosarea. Wewillopposeanyoth erstepsi nth eformoflegalsubterfugeorcoerciontocurtailth eserigh ts."Th us againasingle i nci dentdirected

againstoneminori tygrouph asresulted i nagrouporganizedtofigh tallactionsagainstanymi nori tygroup.More and more th erealizati on comes

th ateach singleactofdiscri mi nati on i sani ndi cati onofareservoirofprejudi ceth atoverflowsnow h ere,nowth ere,andth atth esamereservoirprovidesth eh ateforeachapparentlyunrelatedcaseofracialterrorism.

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EvacueePropertyLossesInth efinalweek ofth e79th Con-gresslastsummeranobjecti onbyaCalifornia congressman,ClairEngle,h altedunanimousHouseac-tiontopassabillalreadyapprovedbyth eSenate,wh i ch wouldh avesetupanevacuationclaimscom-missi onwh i ch wouldh avebeenau-th ori zedtopayevacueesofJapa-neseancestryaccountablebusinessandpropertylossesresultingfromth emassevacuation i n1942andth esubsequentth ree-yearlongex-clusionfromth ePacifi ccoast.Th eevacueoclaimsbill,origi -nallypreparedbyth eWarReloca-tionAuth ori tyandth eBureauofth eBudgetandsponsoredbyth eInteriorDepartment,h asnotbeenreintroducedtodate i n th e80thCongress.Th ebi llh adbeenpre-paredsh ortlyDeforeth edi ssolutionofth eWRAlastyearandh adbeenpresentedtoCongresswith aspe-ci alletterfromPresidentTrumanurgingi tspassage.Itwasstalled,alongwith oth erlegislation,byth econgressionaldeadlock overOPAandth edebateonth eBriti sh loananddidnotreach th efloorofth eSenateuntilth efi naldaysofth esession,wh en unanimous ap-provalwasnecessaryforpassage.Such approvalwasgrantedafterconsiderabledebate andth ebi llwassligh tlyrewrittentomeetth eobjecti onsofRepublicansHomerFergusonofMich i ganandWilli amLangerofNorth Dak ota,alth oughnoneofth ebasic,provisi onswerealtered.Th ebi llth enwenttoth eHouse,wh ereRep.Engle'sopposi-tioncancelledallnopeofimmediatepassageatth atsession.Paymentofaccountable busi-

nessandproperty losses wh i chresulted from mass evacua-tioni sanobligati onwh i ch Presi-dentTruman,InteriorSecretaryKrugandoth eradmini strationof-fici alsh ave ack nowledgedandi nwh i ch SenateGOPleadersh i p,i n-cludingTaftofOh i o,concurredatth elastsession.Th ebillproposednolumpsumpaymentstoevacuees,butrath erconfinedth eli mi tsofgovernment liabi li ty to th oseph ysi callossesforwh i ch th eevac-ueeownerscould presentan ac-counting.Iti sexpectedth atanyevacueeclaimsmeasure wh i ch i spresentedi nth i s session willbesubstantiallyth esameasth eonewh i ch th e Senateapprovedlastyear.Areportbyth eWarRelocationAuth ori tyonevacueeproperty,re-centlypublish ed i n Wash i ngton,givesan i nsi gh ti ntoth eextentoflossanddamagesufferedbyWestCoastevacueesasadirectresultofth e evacuation. Th i sWRAreporti sth efi rsttopresentanauth ori tati veandoverallrec-ordofevacueepropertylosses."Th eneglectanddestructionofevacuee propertyby substituteoperatorsduringth eperiodofth eowners'exclusionfrom th eWestCoastfartranscendsth eordinarycarelessnessoftenants,"th eWRAreportcomments. "Th efactth atprejudi ce againstth e JapaneseAmericanmi nori tywassostrongonth eWestCoastduringacon-siderablepartofth ewarperiodth atth epublic conscience was■h i gh ly i nsensiti vetopilferingandvandalism committed againstth estoredpossessionsorbuildi ngsofth eexiledpeople,encouragedth elawlessto commit i ncreasinglyboldactsatth eexpenseofth eabsentowners,"RussellRobinson,WRAch i efofevacueepropertyi n1942,estimat-

S?ts!£rtlyaiterth e evacuationth atth eJapaneseand JapaneseAmericansTiadleftbeh i ndth emabout$200,000,000worth ofreal,personalandcommercialproperty."Iti s k nown th atth e lossesh aveamountedtomanymilli onsofdollars,"th eWRAreportde-clares. "Many (evacuees) lostth ei rch anceofi ncomeandsecur-i tyi nth ei roldageth rough i na-bili tytok eepuppaymentsoni n-surancepolici es. Oth ersh avelostpropertyth rough i nabi li tytopaytaxes.Indivi duallosses vary i namountfrom afew h undredtomanyth ousanddollars."Such losseswerei nadditi ontopropertystolen ordamaged byvandals,milk edth rough di sh onestoperationori nth ecasesofsomeh omesi nCaliforniaandWash i ng-ton,burnedtoth egroundbyh ood-lums.Th ewh ole storyofevacuee

propertylosses i s an ug|yo«lEwh i ch castslittlecrediton i *Wonofth eCoast'spopulationISupon some localpoliceofficXwh osei nabi li tytolocateandmilecuteth ecrimi nalsresponsiblefalootingand arsonreflectedtillgeneralapath yregardingth e«.tiresituation. Itwasnotmldecisi veactionwastak enbytidWRA,th eWarDepartmentandW X'AttorneyGeneralRobertKamiagainst continued depredatiwlth atth esi tuationi mproved.Th e WRA's reportconUk ß misome case h i stori esofevactml Wlosseswh i ch are typicaloftinIvandalism and mismanagemoilwh i ch dissi patedevacuee assrtlanddestroyedth ei rproperty.Oneofth ecasescitedbytl»|wWRA i nvolvedth emisappropr»Htionofth eCaliforniaproperty«||aNisei drugstoreoperator,tmanofsomeprominence i nth tflneigh borh oodi n wh i ch th edmIstorewaslocated h adcalledoilth eevacueeatth eSantaAnitai >|semblycenterandofferedtoaraHh i m i nsellingh i sstoreequipment!andh i scarandofferedtotak ecanßofth eevacuee'sh ouseh oldfuni-ltureandgoods.Th eevacueegrate-1fullyacceptedth eoffer.Afewweek slaterth emanvjtli tedSantaAnita again and i t-1formed th e evacuee th atlulapartmentfurniture andgooilh adbeenstolen.Th eself-appointIedcustodiansaidth ath ebelievedIh ek newwh oh adstolenth eprop-Herty,butwith outpowerofattor-lneytoacti nth eevacuee'sname,Ih ewaspowerlesstoact.Th eNi-1sei gaveh i m th epowerofattar-1ney.Th emanwentawayandforHsomeweek sth eNi sei waitedforIsomewordofh i sproperty.HiIwroteandrequestedanaccount-1i ng,butdidnotreceiveareply.IFinallyth ecasewasturnedovertolth eWRA andWRA propertyof-■ficersconductedath orough i nvetfltigati onofth emani nvolvedwh o,Iaccordingtoth egovernmentre-1port,"aboutth i stimewasmideflcommanderofanAmericanLegion■postforth eyear1944."Th eWRAreportadds:"Th e i nvestigati on revealedIth at(th emani nquestion)h admlassetswh i ch couldbereach edby■attach ment,th ath ewasdefini telyIguiltyofmisappropriati onanilmisrepresentation—notonlyinre-1gardto(th edrugstoreoperator),!butalso with regard to oBevacuees. Th e facts-assembledIwerepresented to th eLosAn-1gelesdistri ctattorney'soffice,but■th atofficestatedth ati twasnotIi nerestedi nfili ngch argesagainst■h i m."(FredN.Howser,th entorItrictattorneyofLosAngeles,no*■i sattorneygeneralofCalifornia)-■Inanoth ercase i nGuadalupe.■Calif.,WRArepresentativesmv*■tigatedth e wh olesalelootingof■propertystored i n anevacuee-1ownedbuildi ng.Duringth ei ri n-1vestigati on th e WRA offiath ifoundth atareporth adbeenmadeItoth esh eri ff'aoffice,14month s■before,byaGuadaluperesident■th atth ebuildi ngh adbeenbrok e"■i nto."Th ereportdid not i n*Icate,"th eWRAnoted,"th atth e■sh eri ff'sofficeh admadeanyJ:|tempt,i nth e14-month peri odbe-■tweenth edateofth ereportmmth eWRAdiscoveryofth esitus-■tion,tocommunicateeith er,wrt"aviewtoendingsuch actsofaeP"Iredation," t,-lTh etwocasespresentapictuniofnegligenceand disi nteresto»Ith epartoflocalpoliceoffici alson 1

mattersconcerningevacueepwrlerty.Italsomaybenotedtw»-«i nth emanycasesofarsonrepoj^edi nwh i ch evacueepropertywwdamagedordestroyed,th erew»beenonlyone i nstance i nwnic»th eperpetratorswerecaugh t»wereconvicted. Th i soneexcerItionwason Vash on Island "IWash i ngton,wh ereth eh ome<»■twoNisei Glswasburnedtov>ground.Inoth ercasesofaw»Iandattempted arson i nrw*<IFresno,SantaClaraandLos*»Igelescountiesth ereh avebeen ■convicti ons. Ofth e h undreds»1cases i nvolvingtflieftandvan®'■i sm ofstoredpropertyth eren»*Ibeennocrimi nalconvicti ons. |Th equestionofevacueeV"V*ZI

lossesi soneofth eunfini sh edprw■lemsofth eevacuation.c°n?XIsionalpassageofproposedi *®rjItionauth ori zi ngth epay"l6"l!accountablelosseswillbean*ofsimple j usti celongdelayer

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Inquisti on...■reasonsbestk nowntoh i m-Bh ep.J.ParnellTh omas,NewBRepublican,i scredited i nKjngtonwith h avi ng i nsti gat-■eDiesCommittee's i nqui si -BfJapaneseAmericansi n1943.IBas,th enj ustoneofth ecom-B'smembersnowh asgraduat-B>th eroleofch ai rmanofth e■i nvestigati vegroup. . .

i■Kbia'smelodramaofth ei nter-«■Baldrugtraffic, "AssignedtoBury,"i sth efi rstfilm produc-■sinceth eevacuationtocast

"'1 Ii n Japaneseroles.DickHi andSigneHassoarestar-I..Sh angyTsuk ano,442nd■atTeamveteranwh owonth eB'smiddleweigh tboxi ngch am-Hi i pi nth eMediterraneanth ea-■owi satopfligh tprofessionalKri nHawai i .

Arch i tect...11BeFebruaryi ssueofArch i tec-i Forumfeaturesth edesigns■trch i tecturaldatawh i ch MmBfamasak i ,NewYork arch i tect■woassociatesh avesubmittedBestateofMich i ganforadop-Bjnth econstructionofapro-■newcapitalbuildi ng...Ap-BmatelyadozenNisei combatHansofth ePacifi cth eaterwh o■tillservingi nth eoccupation■i nJapanrecentlywonfield■lissi ons.

♦ ♦ "covenants...■nationwi demovementtoout-■th e h ousi ngcovenantswh i ch■i ctNegroesandoth erminoi -■feroupmembersfrom occupy-■ropertyi nspecifi edareasnow■ngpush edbyth eNationalAs-■tionforth eAdvancementof■■edPeople.Th eultimate ob-■veofth eNAACPdrivewillbe■inaSupremeCourtdecisi on■ngsuch restricti vepractices.I.Recentrestricti ve h ousi ng■)>nCaliforniah ave i nvolved■ricansofJapanese,Ch i nese,■o,MexicanandAmericanIn-■ancestry...Lastweek Ch i ef■dercloudwh oplaysth erole■ontoonth eLoneRangerra-■>ro,grom was i nformedth ata■bi nwh i ch h ei ntendedtolive■dbebarredtoh i mbecauseh e■notaCaucasian.

""«Hawai i Notes...Bt>rth efi rsttimesinceth ewar,■tneselanguageprogramsnow■beingh eardon Honolulura-■tations.KPOA's"Ch erryBlos-■Melodies"andanewsh owon■IBarebeingdirectedtoth e■ncrofJapaneseancestry.Th e■ramsaresponsoredbyHono-■commercialfi rms...Harold■ta,Hawai i 's181-poundweigh t-Xch ampi on,i sregardedasaPKcontenderforaplaceonth e■AmericanOlympicteam ...■k i eYanagi h arai sresumingh i s■bbottomedboatbusiness i n■eoh eBay.Th eKaneoh ecoralHenswereafavoritewith tour-■beforeth ewar.

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Veterans...Pielastofth eapproximately■uuNisei wh osawmili taryser-i .i nItalyareexpectedtoreturntn90daysafterth eratifi cati on■c/"anpe£etrea*ywh enth em (Blue Devil)divi si onconies■cfrom Venezia-Gi uli a.Many■i Crlsweretransferredtoth e■divi si onwh enth e442ndCom-■Teamwenth omelastsummer.■■HieAutomobileClubofSouth -■California now i saccepting■wieseAmericansi ntoi tsmem-■h i ponabasisof"goodch ar-B*..h l?h BpcJalstandingandper-Pj 9<3m Th eAutoClub-w*>ich■*,W0personsofJapanesean-WY m i tsmembersh i patth e■orth eoutbreak ofwar,cancel-Pllmembersh i psandinsurance}oypersonsofJapanesean-Pfy-Recently cluboffici alspndecidedtoopenth emember-P>rollstoNisei .

Faculty...IJ-

Jitsuuh i Masuok a,anative"wan,i samemberofth ema-.c>alfacultyofFisk Uni ver-'"Nash vi lle,Term.Dr.M«bu-nasbeen assistantprofessorsociologyatPisk si nce 1942.[ogoTanak anotesth atNorth -ernUniversityi nIllinoi swaslastmajorsch ooltodrop i tsj *gainstNisei studentsduringwar...Th eUni versityofHa-JLne*graduatemanageris«niroYamate,notYamamoto«V""r«l»rte4Heisawarranwith anArmySilverStar.

Repudiati onoffAlienLandLawAtLastElectionDi sclosesCh angei nCaliforniaAttitude

Th eStoryofPropositi on15:

"Intwenty-sixyearsCaliforniah adsoalteredi tsemotionalbias towardJapaneseAmericansth ati tspeopledeclaredbyover-wh elmi ng'majori tyth attye1920Ali enLandLaw,conceivedasi th adbeeni nafitofracism,h adnoplacei nth estateconsti-tuti on."

SowritesGraceCableKeroh er,assistantdi rectorofpublici nformationforth eCh urch FederationofLosAngeles,i nadis-cussionofPropositi on 15,California'salienlandlawproposal,i nth espring,1947,i ssueof"Com- —monGroundmagazine."Proudandprejudi cedCalifor-

nia,focalpointofanti-Ori ental-i smformore th an ninetyyears,lastfallswunga h ardpunch atth eracialh atredinh erenti n h erAli enLandLaw,"th eauth orsays.Alth ough th epropositi on'sdefeatdidnoti nvali dateth elawi tself,i tunderscoredth e extenttowh i chpublic,opi ni oni n California h asch anged i nregard to JapaneseAmericans,sh esays.Discussingth estate's"longh i s-toryofracialantagonism,"th eauth orpointsoutth atth erootsofracialanimosi tyi nCaliforniaareembedded i nth e socialuph eavalandeconomictensionsofth eGoldRush days.Resentmentagainst"foreign"

minerswasfirstdirectedagainstth eIndians and Mexicans,sh ewrites,butwassoonfocuseduponth eCh i neseelement.'"Drivenfrom th emines,exclud-

edfromregularemploymentprac-ticallyeverywh ere,th e Ch i nesewereadespisedmi nori tywh en,i nth elate'60s,th eyflock edtoth eagriculturaldistri ctsatatimewh enth atrapidlyexpandingin-dustrywasbeginni ngtodemandasupplyofch eaplabor.""Wh ath adbeen i ll-feelingto-

wardth eCh i nese i n 1852culmi-nated i n deep prejudi ce,"saysGraceCableKeroh er."Pettyeco-nomic,ch argesagainsti ndi vi dualsresolvedth emselvesi ntoi nsi di ousculturalandbiologicalargumentsagainstth ewh olerace. Localagi-tationforrestricti onbredastate-widemovement,with i tsslogan,'Th eCh i nesemustgo.'"InWash i ngton i twas Califor-

nia'scongressmenwh o led th eclamorth atresulted i nth ena-tionalExclusion Actof 1882,wh i ch suspendedi mmi grationfor10years,andalso maintai nedaproh i bi ti onagainst th e righ ttonaturalizati on.A decade laterCongress,uponth e prodding ofwestern and south ern states,passedth eGearyact,wh i ch con-tinuedth e i mmi grationproh i bi -tionforanoth er10years,deniedbai ltoCh i nese i n h abeascorpusproceedingsand requiredcertifi -catesofresidence. In1902stillfurth errestricti ons were placedapon i mmi grationandnaturaliza-ti on.Th epeopleofCaliforniah admi ssedth eboat,th eauth orsays."Wh atcouldh avebeenani nter-estingadventure—th e i ntegra-tionofth eCh i nesei ntoAmeri-can life—degenerated i nto aracestruggle.Th i rty.years ofbattlingth eCh i nese h ad leftitsmark i nth eformofadeepanti-Ori entalprejudi ce—aprej-udicewh i ch mani festedi tselfi navici ouscycle ofh ate'cam-paignsth atplaguedth estate'spoliti callife,clouded th e na-tionalvisi onandmuddied th ewatersofi nternational diplo-macy."Proh i bi ti onagainstCh i nese i m-mi grationcreateda gap i n th estate'slaborsupply,wh i ch wassoonsupplantedbylargenumbersofJapaneselaborers."Atfirst,i nth efaceofi ndus-trialnecessity, racialprejudi cewassh elvedandth eJapanesewereactuallywelcomedbyth epress,"th eauth orwrites."Experiencedfarmers,th e Japanesewentdi-rectlytoth efields,wh ereth eynotonyfilledth eneedforch eaplabor,butadaptedth emselvesreadilytoCalifornia'spatternofi ndustrialfarming.Sk i llfulandi ndustrious,th eysoonmovedfromth elaboringclass i ntoth e land-owningclassandmadeth ei rowncontributi ontoCaliforniaagriculture.Pioneer-i ngi nth eproductionofmanynewcrops,th eytransformedth ousandsofacresofworth lessland intofertilefields, successfulorch ardsandvineyards.Alth ough welcomeaslaborers,i twasanoth erstorywh enlie"agjpressiye"Japanesewantedfarmsofth ei rown.Th us i twas th atprejudi ceth at formerly was directedagainstth eCh i nesenow cen-teredonth eJapanese..Th eanti-Jiapaneaecampaigni n i tsout-

linesfollowed th e samebasicpattern as th e anti-Ch i nesemovementofearlierdays.Among'th eorganizati onsprom-i nenti n th eanti-Ori entalcam-paignwasth eNativeSonsofth eGoldenWest,according to th eauth or."Byth e clever use ofth e

strongsentiment againstth eJapanese,th eNativeSonsbuiltupaclose-k ni tpoliti calorgani-zation,"says th e auth or."Infact,duringth eyearsfrom 1907to1924,many state offici als,legislators, judges and Con-gressmenowed th ei rsupportandelectiontoth eNativeSonsofth eGoldenWest" s.Asearlyas 1909"Californiawassetto'legislateth eJapa-neseoutofth estate,'"saysth ewri ter."Inth atyearseven-teenanti-Japanesebillswerei n-troduced i ntoth estatelegisla-ture,amongth emanalienlandact,wh i ch wasdefeatedwh en i twassuggestedth ati tbeamend-edtoi ncludeallaliens."In1913th eAlienLand Act,

baseduponth eph rase"aliensi n-eli gi bletociti zensh i p"was i ntro-duced. PresidentWoodroowWil-sonsenth i s secretaryofstate,Willi am JenningsBryan,to Sac-ramentoto urgeagainstenact-mentofth e bills,but i twaspromptlypassed.ItwassignedbyGovernorJoh nson,wh oannouncedth ati tspurposewasto"mak eth epeopleofth eBastunderstandth efeelingsofth epeopleofth eCoasttowardsOrientals."Th e 1913Ali enLandLawwas

amended i n1920,1923,1&27and1943toelimi nateallpossibleloop-h olestoth elaw. Amendmentsincludedth osewh i ch putproofofciti zensh i puponth eali ensi nques-tionandmadeguardiansh i psani n-cationotattempttoevadeth elawunless th e guardians couldproveth atallbenefitsfromprop-ertywenttoth ewards,wh owereusuallyth ech i ldrenofth eguar-dians.Th efirsttestcaseoccurred i n

1922,wh enth ecourt.h eld th atTak oa Ozawawasnota "freewh i teperson"andwasth erefore"ineli gi ble to citi zensh i p." Nosoonerh adth edecisi onbeenh and-eddownth anth eproponentsofanti-Ori entallegislationbegantowork for an i mmi gration billwh i ch wouldbarallaliens"ineli gi -bletociti zensh i p.""Asi nth ecaseofth eanti-Ch i -

nesemovement,"th ewriterde-clares, "agitati on against th eJapaneseended i nnationalexclu-sion." Th ebi ll'spassagequietedth eanti-Japanesemovementforatime.Th ealienlandactwasgen-erallyconsidereda"deadletterlaw,"and no enforcementwasmade.Buti n th erace-baiti ngth at

followedPearlHarbor,th eAlienLandLaw wasdraggedoutandputtowork .Th elegis-laturesetaside$200,000forth e.useofth estateattorney gen-eral'soffice i nth eprosecutionofesch eatproceedings,andth elegislaturealsoauth ori zedth estatetosplitth e proceedsofconfiscatedlandswith th ecoun-tiesi nvolved."Spurredbyth eprofitmotive,moreth an60esch eatcases i h avenowbeenfiled,with moreth anamilli ondollarsworth o,ffarmlandi nvolved."Allproperjty h eld bych i ldrenof'aliensi neli gi bletocit-i zensh i p"h asbeenplacedi njeop-ardy.Infact,mostofth e 60prosecutionsundertak enbyth estateagainstpersonsofJapaneseancestryfor violations ofth eAlienLandLawconcernpropertypurch asedbyalienparents i nth enameofth ei rciti zench i ldren.Ni-sei veteransandsomeservicemenstilloverseasareamongth evic-ti msofesch eatproceedings.Manyreturnees,i mpoverish ed byevac-uation,findth ei rreh abi li tati onef-fortsblock edbyprovisi onsofth eAli enLandLaw."In1946th estatelegislatureputPropositi on15beforeth estate's]voters.Itproposedtoamendth e

stateconstituti onby i ncorporatingi ntoi tth eentireAlienLandLawof 1920 and i ts subsequentamendments. Th i swasproposedbecauseof.th edoubtfelti nsomequartersastoth elegalityoflegis-lative amendments to i nti ati veactspassedbyth evoteofth eelec-torate."Th ereh adalwaysbeengroupsoffair-mi ndedpeoplew.h oh adnotbeen i nsympath ywi th th eanti-Japanesemovement,"th e auth orsays. "Th ewh olesaleevacuationofth e JapaneseAmericansfromth eWestCoasth adbrough th ometoth em,more clearlyth anany-th i ngelsecouldh avedone,th ei n-j usti ceofracediscri mi nati on.Suchgroupsh adextended h elp i ri tJi econfusingdays"of'evacuationandwerealreadyactivelyatwork aid-i ngth ereturnedevacueesi nth ei rproblemsofreh abi li tati on."Now th eyswung i ntoactionagainstPropositi on15."Amongth emwereth eCommis-si ononCh ri sti anDemocracyofth eCongregationalCh urch , th eCouncilofProtestantCh urch es,th eCh urch Federation,th eAmer-i can Civi lLibertriesUnion,th eCouncilforUnity,laborunions,and th e California CouncilforCivi lUnity. Dr.Clark P.Gar-man,executivesecretaryofth eColorado"CommitteeonFairPlay,cametoCaliforniafromDenvertoh elp.Allgroupsmetwi th th eJACL

andoutlined strategy so th erewouldbenowastemotion. Meth -ods ofth e campaign weresimple. Th ey i ncluded speak i ngtours,i ssui ngofpamph lets,useofradioplugs,newspaperadvertis-i ng,anddoor-to-doorcanvassing.Citedforth ei rwork i nth ecam-

paignaretwoJACLleaders,Mi k eMasaok aandEi j i Tanabe.Importantatth i sti mewasth eOyamacase,underreviewbyth eStateSupremeCourt. Onlyfivedaysbeforeth eelectionth ecourtuph eldalowercourtrulingi nth ecase, a decisi on againstth eOyamas,and i twasstronglyfeltth at*h edecisi onwastimedtoin-flenceth evoting.Th eresultsofth epropositi on,

797,067for,and1,143,780against,sh owed th e sentimentofth epeople. - i j"Neverth eless,"saysth e au-

th or,"th eAli enLandLawsti llremains«n th estatutebook s,andth eprosecutionofth ees-ch eatcasesi sproceeding. Th edecisi onofth eStateSupremeCourti sofgraveconcern i nth ati tapparentlyreversesth edecisi onh anded down i n th eearlierYanoandFuj i tacases,wh i ch uph eldth erigh tofpar-entsi neli gi bletociti zensh i ptopurch asepropertyforth ei rci ti -zench i ldren. Th ere stillre-mainsth eh ope,h owever,th ati nth efuture,'courtdecisi onwillconsiderth evoi ceofth epeople/Th eOyamacasewillbe ap-pealedtoth eUni tedStatesSu-preme Court. Ifth e h i gh estcourtofth elandconsentstoh earth ecase,i twillh aveanop-portunitytoreviewth eentiresubjectoflegislation dealingwith 'aliensi neli gi bletociti zen-sh i p'andto decideuponth econstituti onalityofth eAlienLandLaw i nth eligh tofth efactth ati th asbeenrejectedbyth esovereignpeople."

Fromth eFryingPanByBILLHOSOKAWA

AdmiralNimi tzDiscussesth eNi seiDenver,Colorado.

ItwasAdmiralNimi tzspeak i ng.Th ech i efofnavalopera-tionswastestifyi ngbeforeth e h ousepubliclandscommittee i nWash i ngtonandh ewassupportingstateh oodforHawai i ."BeforeWorldWarII,"h ewassaying,"Ientertainedsome

doubtastoth eloyaltyofAmericanciti zensofJapaneseancestryi nth eeventofwarwith Japan.From myobservationsduringWorldWar11,Inolongerh aveth atdoubt."Th erewereoth ervoices i nth eroom,faintand gh ostlyso

th atoneh adtocloseone'seyes —andgropeback i ntoth epastto■h earth em. Buteven i nth edis-tanceonecouldmak eoutth ean-gry,h ystericalnotewh en th osevoiceswh i spered."Wh ataboutPearlHarbor?Wh ataboutth osemysteriousar-rowsth atappeared i n th ecanefields,th eflash i ngsignalligh ts,th eNisei 'smilk wagonth atsud-denlybecameanarsenalonwh eelssh ooti ngdownth e defenders atHick amfield?"Andacongressman,almostasi fh eh adth osevoices,firedaques-ti onandth eadmiralreplied:"Ik nowofnocasesofsabo-tageor subversive activi ti esduringmyentireserviceascom-mantfer-in-ch i efofth ePacifi coceanurea."Nowth evoicesagain,eerieand

h ollowoutofth edeadpast:

"Butsurelyth eremusth avebeensome j usti fi cati onforth emartiallaw th atwasdeclaredto k eep th ose American Japsi nch eck ."Nimi tzwas speak i ng again:"Th esi tuationi nDecember,1941,wasacriti caloneandrequiredev-erysafeguardth atcouldbei nsti -tutedtoadvancesecurity. Hind-sigh tmi gh ti ndi cateth ati twasnotnecessary."Th e g.h ostly voiceswh i speredoncemore,sigh i ngli k eth ewi ndi nth ewintertrees:"Butsurelyth eJapsi nHawai i k new th eattackwascoming.'Wh ydidn'toneofth em,j ustoneofth em,speak upi nwarning?"Nimi tzwastellingth econgress-

menth esecrecyofth eJapaneseh i gh command i nplanningth eat-tack wassostrictth at"Idon'tth i nk th eJapaneseconsulgenerali n(Honolulu h adany'i deaofth enatureofth eattack andth eti mei twasto4=ome." Hedi dn'tsay,but h emigh th ave added,th atnavali ntelligence h adcrack edJa-pan'ssecretcode,butwascaugh tnappingnoneth eless.

** "Fiveyearsafterth eevent,AdmiralNimi tzadmitscandidlyth at"h i ndsi gh tmigh ti ndi cate"th e i mposi ti on ofmartiallawoverth eHawai i ani slands"wasnotnecessary."Hasanyoneh eardth edough tyLt.Gen.Joh nL.DeWittfevenh i ntth atperh apsth emassevacuationfrom th ewestcoastwasan i llad-visedmeasure?No,i ti sli k elyth atth e"black -estspoton th e Americanwarrecord"willbedefendedtoth eendbyDeWittandh i slieutenantswh oconceivedandexecutedth euproot-i ngofanentirepeopleonaracialbasislongmonth safterth ePearlHarbordisaster.Nimi tz,afterdirectingth epro-digi ousAmericanseaoffensive,h asgoneontoth eh i gh estpostth enavyh astooffer.DeWitti sstillanobscure ar.d undisti ngui sh edgeneralamongscoresofgenerals.Perh aps th e ch aracteristi cs offrank nessandi ntellectualh onesty—wh i ch one h asand th eoth erh asn't—h avesometh i ngtodowithth ei rpresent professional sta-tuses.

"* *Little by littleth efacts arebecoming k nownaboutth epres-surestowh i ch th eJapanesesub-j ectedNisei wh o fellintoth ei rh andswith th eoutbreak ofwar."Th osewh otech ni callydidnoth aveJapaneseciti zensh i pw|ereorderedtofilenaturalizati onpa-personan"orelse"basis,re-portsi ndi cate.One Nisei ,RayUyej i ma,wh o

refusedtorenounce h i sAmericanbirth ri gh tspent35daysi nSh ang-h ai 'snotoriousBridgeHousepri-son i nawindowlesscellh ardlyh i gh enough forh i m tostandup-righ t. Th emontonyofconfine-mentwasbrok enonlybyendlessh oursofalternate grilli ngandslapping.Onadietofabowlofricefla-voredwith saltandwatertwicedaily,h edroppedfromarugged165poundsto110andcameoutanerve-wrack edsh ellofh i mself.Bystandingfirmlyby h i scon-victi onsth i s Ni sei wasprovingh i s Americani sm i n anOrientaldungeon j ustas much as anyNisei wh oscornedth e j eersotrelocationcamp latrineproph etsandvolunteeredformili taryser-vice.

Forth eRecordTwolineswere i nadvertantlydroppedfrom BillHonok awa'scolumnlastweek ,givi ngth ei m-pressionth atMr.Hosok awah adstatedth ath eh advoted'againstSen.Bourk eHick enlooper'g"ul-traconsiervatism,"wh i leh ewasaresidentoflowa.Th e1fullandcorrectstatementsh ouldh avereadth ath eh advotedagainstSenatorGuy Gillette's ultra-conservatism i nfavorofSen.Hick enlooper'srelative liberal-i sm.

PACIFICCITIZEN■jay,March 15,1947 5

HiroseWinsBigNineSwimCh ampi onsh i pOh i oState'sHillBreak sKeoNak ama's440YasdRecordCOLUMBUS,o.—Tak ash i (Ha-lo)Hirose,Oh i oStatestar,wonth e 100-yardfree-style eventi nth eBigNineswimi ngch ampi on-sh i psonMarch 8.Hi roseswamth edi stancei n51.8

seconds,settinganewBig Ninerecord.Th e442ndCombatTeamveteran

alsowasamemberofth eOh i oState team,wh i ch i ncluded BillSmith ofHawai i ,wh i ch wonth e400-yardrelayi nth enewrecordtimeof3:315.Both Smi th andHi rosearepro-tegesofCoach Soi ch i Sak amoto,now th eswimmi ngcoach atth eUniversityofHawai i .Kiyosh i (Keo)Nak ama'sBig

record of4:47s i nth e440-yardfree-stylewasbrok ej nbyJack HillofOh i oStatewh ocompletedth edistancei n4:46.15.

JACLEmblemDecalsPresentedtoLosAngelesCh apterLOS ANGELES — Some2300elaboratedecals patternedafterth enationalJACLemblem h avebeenpresentedtoth eLosAngelesch apterbyHugh C.Wadell,Jr.,owner,andHarlenCh i n,superin-tendentofth e Angelus Pacifi cDecalmaniaTransferCo.,712So.Grandview,LosAngeles.Th edecalsaredesignedforuse

asstick ersforautosandwindows.Th eywi llbedistri butedtoch aptermembers.Arrangementsforth e.gi ftwere

madebyHenryOh ye.

Tomorrow'sHeirs

BySach i L.WadaMinneapolis,Minn.

THELITTLETHINGS...Todaywasagreatday,forth elittle,h umani nci dentswh i ch madei tso.Halfwayi ntoth eloop,th estreetcarstoppedatan i ntersec-tion.Th emotormangotout,peo-plegrumbled...Th eywondered,'■Wh at'sth ematter...stallingalongth eway."Andth en,someofth emenwh oweresmok i ngi nth erearofth ecarlook edoutandsaid,"He'sh elpi ngth atblindmanacross th e street."Peering out,wecouldseeh i mleadingth emanwith th e wh i te cane acrosstwocrossings,andth enleadingh i m uptoth edoorofth eBlindIndustries,ush eri ngh i m i n,andth enrunningback ...Th epeople i nth e carth ough ti twas"prettyniceofth efellow."Noonemindedth esligh tpause,andwerode on i nto th eloop.Itwasmoreth analotofpeoplewouldh avedone.Itwasalsosome-th i ngtorememberwh enwepassth atparticulari ntersection.Th enth enwasth atli ttletotof

aboutth reeonth esamecarwh ok eptstaringback . Heh adacu-rious,i ntentlook on h i sface...th enth ewomanwh omusth avebeenh i smoth ergavemeanem-barrassedsmile.Iguessth atwasth efirsttimeth eyoungsterh adseenanOriental.Ismiledbackandth ensettleddowntoreadingmymorningmail.Th eloopwascrowded,morecrowdedth anusual.Knowingth atth emoreexclusivesmallsh opscateredtofewerpeo-ple,Ih eadedforth em,andmadeaten-minutepurch ase,wh i ch wash i gh lysuccessful.Ih eaderh ome,feelingatpeacewith th eworldbe-causeofth eli ttleth i ngswh i chmade i tso.OFTHEBRUINS...Recently,I'vebeen h eari ngviamai lofacertainstudentgrouponth eUCLAcampus labeled th eBruin'sClub.Iunderstand i t'squiteanancientNi sei traditi ontoh ave th i s organizati on. Th enamesofsomeofitsleadersandmembersareh otstrange,forwewereoncepartofan i nsti tuti oncalled Butte High Sch ool. Wework edforalotofth i ngstogeth er,wegriped,wecompeted...andremember,we h ad ourwagons.h i tch edtoa h i gh star...astarwh i ch di dn'tendwith ourcoastallines,with ourcolororourbeliefs...th eywereexpansive.Maybeyou'veforgotten,butyouaren'tth ek i ndofpeoplewh owouldfor-get.Digback i ntoyourmemories,or

betterstillintoablack book calledth e"Year'sFligh t"...andreadth eparagraph si nsertedh ereandth ere.Iwroteth ose,andremem-ber,weallth ough tth eywerepret-tycornyforaplainoldyearbook .Anyh ow,some ofth ose th i ngswereth eth i ngsweallbelievedi n..."Wesh allconquer..."Here i nth eUnitedStates,'we

rubelbowswith alotofpeopleandwedon'tsegregateourselvesaccordingtoth ecountriesfromwh i oh ourgrandparentscome ...maybeyoudoback th erei nCali-fornia. Th ewh oleofth eUni tedStatesmayconsistonlyofonestatetosomeofyou...becausemaybeyoumaturealittlesloweroutth ereonth ecoast.Yoush ouldgrowup,growbig.Iremembersomeofyourfacesveryclearly,th oseIwillnotfor-get,especiallywh enyouworeth attaut,angered look .Remember,youdidn'twanttoforgivesomeofth eolderNisei and th eIsseiforsomeofth ei r sh ortcomings.Doyoufora minuteth i nk th atposteritywi llforgetorforgiveyou? 6

A degree i sacommon th i ngnow,butcampuslife i ssometh i ngwh i ch willprepare youforliferealisti c. Iti ath eguidi ngpointatwh i ch youlearntounderstand

andtoacceptpeople.Iti sth eti mewh enyoulearntominglt.Ofcourse,i th urtsnotto h aveaso-cialfeetingpointforyourcrowd,anddon'tth i nk Ican'tunderstand,because Ido. I've seen utterdesolationand loneliness onth efacesofyoung k i ds outh ere i nth emidwest,wh oh aven'tquitead-j ustedth emselves.ButIadmireth em forth ei rguts,andasforyou...Loseth at"Japifi ed"smugness...th eworldyoulive i ntoday

doesnotrevolve around li ttleTok yo's...orCottageGroves...orArmeniansections.Idonoti ntendtosoundh arsh

orcondemning,butIjustwantedtoremindagainofth atstarwh i chi ssti llth ere ..andofth atworldmaybefive h undredyears fromnow,wh erek i ds willask th ei rfolk s,"Wh atwas a mongoloid,wh atwasanegroid?"Catch ?

Nisei MormonsTellOfWarExperiencesMembers ofth eLDS StudyGroup,aNisei organizati on,toldofth ei rwartimeexperiencesatth eeveningch urch servicesofth e27th Wardi nSaltLak eCityonSunday,March 9.Speak ersi ncludedSh i gek i Ush i o,Prisci llaYasudaandCh i Terazawa.Ush i o di scussedth eevacuation

aifdth ewar,tellingofh i spersonalexperiencesduringth ewarperiod.MissYasuda,wh oservedasasergeanti nth eWAC i nth eEuro-peanth eater,toldofh erexperi-ences i nmeetingoth erLDSmem-bers i nGermany,SwitzerlandamiBelgium.MissTerazawaspok eofh erwork wh i leservingoni nLDSmissi ontoHawai i . \Th eStudyGroup h assponsoredperiodi cmeetingswith oth erLDSgroups i nth ecityforth epastth reeyears.

AdultFellowsh i pInstallsCabinetOAKLAND,Calif.— PresidentAsaFuj i eandh i scabinetwere i n-stalledbyth eRev.Yamash i taandWilli amlino,pastpresident,atarecentmeetingofth eYoungAdultFellowsh i p.Oth ercabinetmembersareDavidlino,vicech ai rman;NobuNa-k ayama, socialch ai rman;DeneSh i rai sh i ,secretary;TomioKitano,treasurer;Yumi Tsugawa,mem-bersh i pandreception;andCalvinYamash i ta,transportation.

Buddh i stCh urchToHoldDanceCHICAGO—Underth eauspicesofth eMidwestBuddh i stch urch ,agalaHanaMatsuri dancewillbeh eldSaturday,April5,from 8:30p.m.atth eCentralMasonicTem-ple,912No.LaSallestreet.Th edancewillmark th ereturn

engagement,bypopulardemand,ofJoh nnyEdwards«nd h i s 10-pieceorch estra.Th epublic i scordiallyinvi tedtoattend,accordingtoBenYamanak a,generalch ai rman.

CanadaNiseiProtestBanOnMovementFish i nglicenses E>AlsoRestrictedby I;GovernmentOHer BTORONTO,Ont.-Th eJJCanadianCommitteeforM Lracyth i sweek protestedttJItinued denialoffreemmjandfish i nglicensesto21ofJapaneseorigi n.Ina resolution addreJmembersofParliament,Sldeclaredth atth econtinullrestricti onsonJanaeseCaT"iscontrarytoth epi 3Canadianci ti zensh i p." WBTh eJOGDsaidi ts'membmH"grave concern"regaZ"!possibi li tyth at th e govenji ntendstocontinueth eDreadstri cti onsonfreemoveiWlfish i ngafterMarch 31,wulpresentwarpowerswillenj"Th epreceptsofCanaduSzen&h i pdonotsanctionamiuationwh ereby Japanese>'■dianabeforcedtosh are\uuMwith th ei rfellowciti zensoilraces,th efullrigh tsandprivflofciti zensh i p," th e JCCDIclared. "Restricti onson{Mcanonlybelook eduponai i lnialofth efundamentalri«Canadianci ti zens todoJwork ."Th estatementaddedth atflth ewidespreadresettlementflevacueesnowach i eved,th ere!no j usti fi cati onforproh i bi ti nj j Hmovementi nanypartof(jlandth eresh ouldbe norestrk jareas i nCanada.

Nak amuraNamedOnAll-StarTeamSAN JOSE,i Cali f.-JimJmurawasnamedonth efirsttSofth e Mercury Herald's■All-SantaClaraValleyh i gh sflbask etballteam lastwedlaguardpositi on.Nak amura,a left-h ander,Uth eleague'ssecondh i gh estuflgetting98pointsforWash i afHh i gh duringth eseason.Th eFremont h i gh placedi Hmenonth esecondteamofth tflstarselections i n th e 130-hleague.Th eyareHenryNoseflbertSasao,MmAndoandEiflSwanson.

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bsic.forHizi Koyk e,notedfyerofPuccini 's "Madamep-fly,"duringth ewaryears,ding to CarolynAnspach er,i nterviewedth epetiteopera|nSan Francisco for th ebicle.6world'smostcelebratedBut-[closed h erpiano,lock edh er[tic scores and,i nh erownL, took i nventory. Instead[ging,th etinyprimadonnaof-LnCarloOperaCompanydi-|h ertimebetweenh erNewapartmentandasmallJapa-Meth odi stch urch ,far,"sh e said,"isaterriblej , Iti sadisease,afflicti ngIneperson,butth ewh oleh u-race. And i tleavesascar,m th efi gh tersalone,buton'one.atforme—itwasgood."i ngsh adbeengoingalongtooforh er,sh etoldh erreviewer,h adbeen i n opera for20i . Ih adbeensuccessful.Immunetopain.Itook every-

lifei tself—forgrant-Mywh oleconcept,oflivi ngbuiltonstandardsofarti-fry- ,

*"Th encameth ebreak betweenth ecountryIlefti n1923andth elandIcalledh ome."Th ememory ofth oseyearsneverwillbecomedryorparch ed,

sometimesmemorycanmak ech ar-acterbi gandIli k eto h opemyown ch aractergrewandbecamestrong."Myh usband(EdwardM.Gallo,generalmanagerofth eSanCarlo

OperaCompany) went i nto th eArmy—asaprivate.Iprobablywasoneofth efew enemyaliensi nth eUnitedStatestowh omUn-cleSam gave$60amonth ."Mario—we always call h i m

Mario—worriedaboutme.Buth esh ouldnoth ave."AsItook i nventory,Isawfargreatertragedyallaroundme.Iwantedtoh elpoth ers,butth erewaslittleIcoulddo.Ih adacon-nectionwith th eJapaneseMeth o-di stch urch .Iwasborn,yousee,i ntoaCh ri sti anfamilyandwaseducated i nTok i oatth ei CanadianMeth odi stch urch th ere."Today,th esingersaid,"Iamquiteadifferentperson. TodayIwouldrath erh avesympath yth anapplause.TodayIam notgreat—butsosmall."

Nisei InstructorPromotesInteresti nJudoi nWash i ngton

lIASHINGTON— Interest i n

lisbeingpromotedonalargeIi nth eWash i ngton,D.C,areaMinoraOk amoto,wh owasre-lyappointedi nstructorofj udoh eUniversityofMaryland.En-i asmforj udoi swidespreadatCollegePark campusi nnear-Rlai viand,andoth ercolleges,[dingGeorgeWash i ngtonuni-i tyandCath oli cuniversityi n[h i ngton,areplanningto or-ze j udoclubs,k amoto,wh oi sk odok anyodan,Ink edamongth etopth reej udo,i nAmericatoday.Beforeth eh eoperatedseveralj udoclubslanFrancisco,andduringth eh e wasactivei nj udocirclesh ePostoncenter.k amoto i slook i ngforasuit-location i n Wash i ngton toeash eadquartersforh i sownclub,Heh asalso i nterestedWash i ngtonpolicedepartmentth eFBIinh i s j udoactivi ti es.rentually,Ok amoto h opes tolgamate th e various j udoi psi nAmericaunderacentral.nizati onwh i ch will"award:sto j udopartici pantsi nth i s'tryandth usbecomei ndepend-ofth e j udo h eadquartersi ni n.

Masaok aWi llSpeak atMeetingInNewYorkWASHINGTON—Mi k eMasaok a,nationallegislativedirector,willpartici pateonth ePeoplesCongressprogram nextTuesdayafternoon,March 18,atth eTownHallAudi-torium i n New York Ci ty,th eWash i ngtonOffice ofth eJACLAnti-Di scri mi nati onCommitteean-nouncedth i sweek .Hewillopenth ediscussionon"Pacifi cPeoples"ofth e "Colorand Democracy atHome andAbroad"seriesofth eweek lystudygroupssponsoredbyth eEastandWestAssociati on andth eTownHallWork sh ops.Masaok awillsh areth eplatformwith Hernando Abaya,Fili pi noj ournalistandauth orof"Betray-ali nth ePh i li ppi nes."Th i s i sth esixth annualsessionofth ePeoplesCongress,aseriesoftenweek lymeetingseach wi nterandspring.Th egeneralth emeofth i sseason'sCongressi s"Mi nor-i ty Peoples and Problems—A-WorldView." (

Ch i cagoJACLSeek s400NewMembersCHICAGO—Th e local JA'CL'sdrivefor400newmemberswasextendedth rough Apri l7,accord-i ngtoanannouncementmadebyWileyHiguch i ,,campaignch ai r-man,atarecentrallyofteamcaptains.Indicati onsareth atth edrivei sgaini ngmomentum with apro-posed door-to-door campai gnsch eduledtoopenth i sweek .Higu-ch i expressedoptimi sm as cam-paignwork ersreportednewgainsonth emembresh i pfront.Indivi dualsolici torsare i ncom-petiti onforprizesbeingofferedi nth edrive.Foeeach newmember-sh i p,th esolici torwillbegiventwopoints,onepointforeach re-newal.Team captains and committeememberspresentatth erallyatth eh omeofMarvelMaedawere:Jim andYoFuruta,Mi k eHagi-wara, Wiley Higuch i ,Doroth yKawash i ma,RoseKok ubu,MarvelandAliceMaeda,Jack Nak agawa,JoboNak amura,TootsNak amura,AriyeOda,Doroth ySak on,Eure-k aSato,Hannah Tani andKumeoYosh i nari . Membersrotpresenti ncludeDr.Willi am Hiura,Dr.CliffordFuj i moto, Mrs.Doroth yKitow and Hiroah i Kanek oandoth ers.

Ok adasWinJACLBowlingCh ampi onsh i pInSaltLak eCityTh eOk adaInsuranceteamwonth e ch ampi onsh i p ofth e SaltLak eCityJA'CLwi nterbowlingleagueonMarch 10,lastnigh tofregularplay,atth edownstairsTemplealleys,wi th afinalstand-i ngof64wi nsand24losses.Th eOgdenVetssquadtiedfor

secondplacewith DawnNoodle,with both h avi ng49wi nsand39losses.OKCafe,coming-i nfourth ,h ad47winsand41losses.Asingles sweepstak eswillberolledonMarch 17,andan i nfor-maltournamentwi llbe h eldMarch 22.Th ebigpost-seasoneventforth e league,th e nationalNiseibowlingtournament,willfollowonMarch 29and.30atth eupstairsTemplealleys.Atleasttwentyteams,i ncludingtopnotch squads from Denver.Ch i cagoandLosAngelesh avei n-dicatedth eywi llattendth etour-nament.Twosquadswillberolledi neach event,rollingontwelveorfourteenalleys.More th an 150 i ndi vi dualen-triesareexpectedi nth e men'sevents,andprizemoneyi sexpect-edtototalmoreth an$1000.Inadditi onnumeroustroph i esdonat-edbySaltLak eCi tyfi rmsandi n-divi dualswillbeoffered.Inadditi ontoprizesi neach di -

visi on,squadprizeswi llbeoffered,accordingtoBi llHonda,ch ai rman/Entryfeeforth emen'ssingles,

doublesandteam eventswillbe$4pereventandwilli ncludeth epriceofbowling. Women'sandmixeddoubles events wi llcost$2.50perperson.Th e womenistournamentwi llbeh eld i ncon-j uncti onwith th emen'stourney.

VitalStatisti csBIRTHS

ToMr.andMrs.Mi k aKitanoaboy,MiltonHirosh i ,onFeb.21i nDenver,Colo.ToMr.andMrs.FredKanameOta,3660CimarronSt.,LosAnge-les,agirl,'CandiceKiyok o,onFeb.ToMr.andMrs.TomIseri,POBox817,Ontario,Ore.,agirlonFeb.12.ToMr.andMrs.Keisuk eOk u-ma,SEanDiego,Oalif.,agirlonFeb.li.ToMr.andMrs.MasatoMori-sh i ma(Sanger,Calif.,agirlonFeb.21.ToMr.andMrs.GeorgeY.Ito-gawa,Fresno,Calif,a girlonFeb.18.ToMr.andMrs.Joh nTatsumi agirlonFeb.14i nFresnoToMrandMrs.Rich ardK.Ha-mada,Loomis,Calif,agirlonFeb.23.ToMr.andMrs.RarryM.Ta-

nak aaboyonFeb.23 i nSacra-mentoTo Mr. and Mrs.Fumina

Nak ah ara,agirlon March BinLodi,Calif.ToMr.andMrs.KarlH.Nak a-

zawaagirl,JMancyKath ryn,onFeb.16i nBuffalo.N.Y.ToMr.andMrs.KarlAk i yaaboyonFeb20 i nNewYork Ci ty.ToMr.andMrs.JuneousObaa

boy,Rich ardJuneous,onFeb.28.ToMr.andMrs.TomKasah ara,OregonCity,Ore.,agirl.ToStaffSgt.andMrs.NoburaMorio,Pasadena, Calif.,aboy,Th omasJames,onFeb.28.ToMr.andMrs.EarleT.Yusaagirl,Ruth ana,onMarch 5 i nCh i cago

DEATHSMrs.Fuj i Kawak ami ,70,onMarch 2i nSanJose,Calif.HatsutaroMoritaonFarch 4i nWalnutGrove,Calif.Sh i gei ch i Kubo,50,onMarch 2i nPenryn,Calif.Yak uroOsh i ma,73,onMarch 4i nSanFrancisco.KosueKoyama.45,onMarch 6i nDenver.Mrs.K.Kumagai i nMi nneapo-lis,Minn.J.Sak amotoonFeb.24i nNewYork Ci tyDenzoNak ah i ro,64,onMarch 5i nSeattle.Zensh i ro Ki k osh i ma, 59, onMarch 6i nSeattle.

MARRIAGESRose Sh i zue Yok omi zo toTo-sh i ak i InouyeonMarch 8i nSedg'-wick ,Colo.Mi tsuk o Tanigui ch i to TomEh ara on March 7 i nOak land,Calif.Arlene Ih ara to Tosh i h aruNak ash i k i on March 8 i nSanJose.Miyuk i Hisatomi toFumioKa-nemotoon March 1i nStock ton,■Calif.TeeruuoItotoSh i gKimuraonFeb.23 i nCh i cago.>HimeyoMuk ai toTh omas T.Kariyai nOgden,Utah .

Utah LegislatorSeek sStayforEvacueeFamilyTh reeBill,OfferedToRecordPermanentAdmissi onofMembersWASHINGTON—.Th reebi llsto

recordth epermanentadmissi ontoth eUni tedStatedforlawfulresi-denceofaSaltLak eCi tyfamilyofJapaneseancestrywere i ntro-ducedi nth eHouseofRepresenta-tivesonFeb.24byRep.Willi amDawson,R.,Utah .Th ebi llsareforth ereli efof

SusumuInrai,Mrs.Fuj i Imai,th eformerMrs.Fuj i Aok i ,andh erch i ldren,Mich i o Aok i , Yoah i k oAok i ,Hisak o Aok i and Kiyok oAok i .Itwasnotedth atth eenforce-

mentofpendingdeportationor-dersagainstth emembersofth efamilywouldresulti n h ardsh i pforoth erAmericanci ti zenmem-bers.Membersofth efamilyh adre-

sided i nth eUni tedStatesunderatreatytraderstatus and th ech i ldrenh avebeenwh ollyeducat-edi nAmericansch ools.Th ebi llswere referredtoth eJudici aryCommittee.Acourtcase i nvolvingmembersofth efamilyandch allengingth edeportationorders h as beenap-pealed to th e Federal Circui tcourtatDenver,Colo.

Misak aWi llPlayWith Utah Team i nNewYork TourneyWatMisak n,starting:forward

onth eUniversityofUtah 'sbas-k etballteam,wh i ch wonsecondplacei nth eBigSevenconference,leftwith th eUtesonMarch 13forNewYork Ci ty.Utah i ssch eduledtomeetDu-

quesne university i n th e firstroundofth eNationalInvitati onTournamentst Madison SquareGardenonMarch 17. »Misak awasamemberof,th e

1944Utah team wh i ch wonth eNCAAch ampi onsh i p. Appearingi nMadison SquareGardenwithth eUtah team i nth e1944series,h ereceivedarousingovationfromManh attanfans.Hewasgivenh onorablementiononth eSaltLak eTri bune'sall-BigSeventeamth i sweek .

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JapanLandReform ProgramHi tsPropertyOwnedByIsseiDENVER,Colo.—Condemnationproceedingsarebeingtak enbyth eJapanesegovernmentonagricul-turalpropertyi nJapanwh i ch i sownedbyJapaneseresidi ngi nth eUni ted Statesandoth erforeigncountries,MinoruYasui,Tri-Stateregionalrepresentativeofth eJA-CL,reportedh ereth i sweek .Th eJACLoffici alsaidth ath eh admadeani nqui ryi ntoth esi tua-ti ononbeh alfofaJapanesena-tionalwh oh adbeeni nformedth ath i spropertyi nJapanh adbeencon-demned i nlinewith Japan'snewlandreformprogram.Yasui was i nformedbyEdward

M.Martin,ch i efofth edivi si onofJapaneseandKoreaneconomicaf-fairsi nth eStateDepartmentatWash i ngtonth atth eprocedurewasbeingundertak enbyth eJapanesegovernmentunderth enewlandre-formlawwh i ch callsforth epur-ch asebyth egovernment,forre-saletotenants,ofalllandh eldbyabsenteelandlords.

Snak eRiverJACLInstallsCabinetONTARIO, Ore.— PresidentJamesWatanabeandh i scabinetwerei nstalledasnewoffici alsofth eSnak eRi verJACLatameetingh eldTh ursday,Feb.27,atth eWomen'sclubh all.Watanabewillbeassistedduring

h i stermbySmith Morimoto,vice-president;Tom Itami,treasurer;KatieHash i tani ,recordingsecre-tary;Bobbie Watanabe, corre-spondingsecretary;MamaroWak a-sugi andGeorgeSugai,offici aldel-egates;Masak oSugai,h i stori an-reporter;Beulah Sh i genoandMunIseri,socialch ai rmen;DonSugai,sergeant-at-arms;Ik eyWak asugi,PaulTak euch i andSmith Morimo-to,offici alph otograph ers.Installation was made byJoeSaito,vice-ch ai rmanofth eIDC.Newcommitteeh eadsappointedbyPresidentWatanabe were asfollows:Joe Saito,membersh i p;MamaroWak asugi,Anti-Di scri m-i nati onCommittee;GeorgeSugaiandTomItami,finance;AbeSaito,alienlandlaw;MasKido,natural-i zati on;andTomNish i tani ,activ-i ti es.

SealsDefeatMauiAll-StarBallClubKAHULI,Maui,T.H.—Th eSanFranciscoSealsdefeatedth eJap-aneseAmericanAll-Stars,6to3,i nth ei rfi nalgameonMaui onMarch 10.Th e coastLeague ch ampi onsmadesi xrunsandtwelveh i tsoffth epitch i ngof-fourNisei h urlers,Kaya,Tak ah ash i ,HasegawaandEbisu.Th eth reerunsbyth eMaui team

wasscoredoffofBobCh esneswh orelievedCli ffMeltoni nth esixth

SatowtoConferWith Ch i cagoJACLMasao Satow,acting national

secretaryofth e JACL,leftSaltLak eCityTh ursday,March 13,toconferwith JACLoffici alsi nCh i -cago,i ncludingTatsuoKush i da,re-centlyappointedmidwestdirector.Th eywilldiscussplansforaMidwestdistri ctcouncilmeetingi nApril.Satowwillstopi nDenveronh i s

returntoattendth eTri-StateJA-CLconferenceMarch 22and23.

CCYBAPlansProgramForComingYearFRESNO,Calif.—Th e1947cal-

endarofeventsforth eCentralCaliforniaYoungBuddh i stsAsso-ciati onwasannouncedth i sweekfollowingameetingofth eboardofdirectorsandch apterrepresenta-tivesonFriday,March 7 atth eFresnoBuddh i stch urch .AlmaKurisu,editorofth eBus-

sei Review,submitted h erresigna-tion.RobertKimuraofFresnowasnamedtoth epost.Representativesatth emeeting

urgedsupportforth eInstituteofBuddh i stTech nology,,wh i ch wasrecentlyorganizedtopromoteth etranslationofBuddh i stmateriali ntoEnglish .Th ecalendarofeventswasan-

nouncedasfollows:Oh i ganservice,March 23,DelReyYBAi nch arge;2ndannualCCYBAcarnival,July26-27;CCYBAconference,Nov.8;NewYeardance,Dec.31.

LosAngelesJACLWillSponsorTeamLOS ANGELES--Sawtelle Ga-

rage,leadingteam i nth eLosAn-gelesNisei bowlingleague,wasselectedth i sweek torepresentth eLosAngeles-JAiGLch apteratth enationalNisei bowlingtournamenti nSaltLak eCi ty on March 29and30.Th reeofth e Sawtelle team's

bowlers,Paul,Tok andNobIsh i -zawa,willmak eth ttripalongwi th two oth erleadingbowlersfrom th eleague,PaulQuonandBowmanCh ung.Anall-starteamfrom LosAn-gelesalsoi sexpectedtoenterth etournament.Sawtelle Garage h as h i ta

scratch seriesof2860,h i gh estre-cordedbyaNisei teamth i syear,i nregularleagueplay.Th eteamaveragesaround2600.

Sk ati ngParlyFLORIN,Calif.— Th eFlorinYouth Fellowsh i p h as i nvi tedth eFlorinYoungBuddh i stgrouptoask ati ngpartyonMarch 21,accord-i ngto Florence Wak i ta,corre-spondingsecretary.Th efellowsh i precently h elda

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JapaneseAncestryBURBANK,Calif.—Japanese

Amercansi nth eHawai i anpop-ulation"aregoodAmericancit-i zensli k eanybodyelse,"Gov.Ingram S.Stainback ofHawai itoldnewsmen h ereonMarch 7upon h i sarri valbyplanefromHonolulu.Enroute toWash i ngtontotestifybeforeaHousesubcom-mitteeonth eHawai i anstate-h oodquestion,Gov.Stainbackwasask ed bynewsreporterswh eth erh efeltth erewouldbeoppositi ontostateh ood.becauseofth elargeJapanesepopulationi nth e i slands."We h ave severalJapaneseAmericansi nofficenow,oneofth em a Territori alSenator,"Gov.Stainback answered."Weth i nk th eyaregoodAmericanciti zensli k eanybodyelse."

Hosh i noSeek sComeback i nHawai i Figh tsHONOLULU — HalHosh i no,

h ard-punch i ngNisei feath erweigh tfrom Pendleton,Ore.,arrived i nHawai i recentlytostarth i scome-back i nth ering.Hosh i no h asnotfough tsi nce h elosttoJimmyFloritaatOlympicAuditori um sh ortlybeforePearlHarbor.Th eOregonNisei ,now31yearsofage,h opestomeetDavidKuiKongYoung,oneofth ering'stop-rank i ng feath erweigh ts, i n h i sfi rstmatch i n Hawai i . Hosh i nok nock ed outYoungonDec.21,1940."Everyoneclaimed i twasaluck ypunch th atk nock edoutYoung."Hosh i nodeclared."I'm anxioustomeeth i magai ntoprovei twasnofluk e."Hosh i no also k nock ed outCrisCrispi n,th enth eHawai i anfeath er-weigh tch ampi on,andCleverHen-'ryandBlack Joeduringh i sHawai-i onvi si ti ni 940.Hosh i noownsau-acrefarm i n

Oregon.Heh asbeenleach i ngbox-i ngtoPendletonbusinessmendur-i ngh i slayofffromth ering.

VictoryDanceToHonorWinnersOfCageTourneyWinners ofth e IntermountainNisei bask etballtournament,beingh eldi nSaltLak eCityonMarch 26,27and28,willbeh onoredatavic-torydance i mmedi atelyfollowingth ech ampi onsh i pgameatth ePio-neerstak egym,accordingtoth etournamentcommittee.Troph i eswillbeawardedtowin-ni ngteamsandplayersduringth ei ntermissi onperiodofth edance.

Kanesh i ro,StarNisei Jock erWillRide i nTanforanRacesSANBRUNO,Calif.— Tommy

Kanesh i ro,35-year-old -JapaneseAmerican j ock eyfrom Hawai i ,willmak e h i s i ni ti albi dforna-tionalridi ngh onorsth i sweek asTanforanrace track reopensforth efi rsttimesince i twasturnedi ntoanassemblycenterforevac-ueesofJapaneseancestryi n1942.Kanesh i roi sth eleadingri deri nth eHawai i anIslands,winni ngsomanyracesatth e Oah u Jock eyclubth ath e h asbeencalledth e"TodSloan"ofHawai i .Si nceKanesh i roneverh asri d-denonarecognizedtrack ,i ti sbe-li evedth ath emayh aveth ead-vantageatth eTanforanmeetingofstartingoutwith anapprenticeallowance.HeisundercontracttoCh arli eHartwell,wh oh asbrough tanum-berofh orsestoCaliforniafromHawai i 'sfamous Park erranch .Th ebestperformerofth egroupisMak ai ,wh i ch didwelli nal-lowanceracesatth erecentSantaAnitameetingand wh i ch Kane-sh i roi sexpectedtoride.Kanesh i ro willnotfind th ecompetiti on easy atTanforan.Among th e j ock eys alreadyonh andatth eSanBrunotrack i sJoh nnyLongden,leadingri derofth eSantaAnitaseason.

Husk i esTrounceMarush otoWinCh i cagoCageCrownCHICAGO— Th e Husk i eswonth ech ampi onsh i pofth eCh i cagoNi sei Ath leti cAssociati on'sbas-k etballleagueby defeatingth eMarush oteam,59to41,atOlivetInstituteonMarch 9.T.Hiyamah i tth ebask etfor20pointstotak etopscoringh onors,wh i leJ.Ok abeledMarush owith 13digi ts.Th eCourierZeph yrs defeatedth eMi dwestBuddh i st"A"squad,41to24,towinth i rdplace.Th tMidwestGirlsdefeatedth eCh i Sigs,21to14,i nth eopener.BillAdach i ,ch ai rmanofCNAA

bask etball,announced th atth eCNAA Invitati onalTournament'sperpetualtroph yh asbeendonatedbyth e42h dWardDemocraticOr-ganizati on.StateSenatorWilli amJ.Connorsmadeth epresentationforth eDemocraticgroup.

BernardTailorsWi nJACLCageTourneyInSpok ane.SPOKANE,Wash .—Th e ch arti -pionsh i ptroph yofth eth i rdan-nualSpok ane JACL bask etballtournamentwasawardedth eBer-nardTailorsteamfollowingath reedaymeetMarch 6to8atth eLewisandClark andGonzagagymnasi-ums.Th ePi oneerDrugsquintetre-

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