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PACIFIC CITIZENVOL.18;NO.21 SALTLAKECITY,UTAH, SATURDAY,JUNE 17,1944 Pri ce:FiveCent*

GannonGetsInterimFundsForCommitteeIck esSaysGannonSoundsLi k eMan"With BadConscience"

SACRAMENTO,Calif.— Sh arpdebateoverth epossibi li tyofareturntoCaliforniaofevacuatedJapaneseAmericansflaredi nth eCalifornia assemblyon June 12wh en AssemblymanCh esterCan-non,R.,Sacramento,submittedaresolution ask i ngadditi onalfundsforh i s i nteri m committee on"Japaneseproblems."Th e Gannonresolution wasadoptedtoauth ori zeanadditi onal$1,000forcontinui ngth eactivi ti esofth ecommittee untilth enextregularsessionofth eStateLeg-i slature.During th edi scussion ofth eresolution,Gannonreadareplyh e h adreceivedfrom HaroldL.Ick es,Secretaryofth eInterior,toaletterrequestingth atJap-aneseAmericanevacueesnotbereturnedtoCalifornia.Th eIck es'lettersaid i npart:"Yourcourteousandrestrain-

ed letterh asreach ed me.Iti sth ek i ndofcommunicati onIwouldexpectfrom amanwh oh astak enanoath touph oldanddefendth eConstituti on ...andth enforswearh i mself."Ih aveno i nteresti nbandy-i ngepith etswith youoranyoneelse aboutloyalJapanesewh oareborn i n th i scountryandwh oare j ustasfullyciti zensasyouorI.Yousoundtomeli k eamanwith abadconsci-ence."Pointi ngto th eloyaltyrecord

ofJapaneseAmericans,Assembly-manJoh nPelletier,D.,Los An-geles,declaredth ereare 10,000American-bornloyalJapanesenowi nth earmywh omustbeconsid-ered.He h adch allengedastate-mentby Assemblyman RandallDick ey,R.,Alameda,th at"th ereisnosuch th i ng"asaloyalJap-anese.back i ng Gannon'srequestforfunds,Dick eydeclared:"Ifth ereeverwasneedforacommitteeofth i stypei ti snow.Wesh ouldbei napositi ontotak ecareofth esi tuationafterth ewarand noth avetoboth erwith asociologistli k eIck es."Gannondeclaredth at"pressuregroups"-were work i ng forth ereturn ofth e evacuees toth ecoast."We h avenowayofk nowi ngwh atmay h appenbetweennowand January," h e said. "Th reepressuregroupsarework i ngac-tivelyforth ereturnofso-calledloyalAmerican-bornJapanesetoCalifornia.Th eyarenotadvoca-ting th atJapanesebe returnedafterth ewar,th eywantth emreturnedrigh t,now."

WarDepartmentIdentifi esSoldierWoundedi nItalyWASHINGTON— Th eWarDepartmentannouncedonJune11 th atStaffSgt.RobertK.Osh i ro,anAmericansoldierofJapaneseancestrywh osenextofk i n i s h i sfath er,Tash i ch i Osh -i ro ofPaauh au,Hawai i , h adbeenwoundedi nrecentfigh ti ngi nItaly.

NISEIMAYAPPLYFORSERVICEINFOREIGNMISSIONS.SANFRANCISCO — Qualifi ednisei arei nvi tedtoapplyforfor-eignmi ssi onarywork asmini stersorevangelists,educationalandsocialservicework ersandmedi-calandagriculturalmissi onariesbyth ePresbyterianBoardofFor-eign Missi ons,accordingto Gor-donK.Ch apman,executivesecre-taryofth eProtestantCh urchCommissi onforJapaneseService.Th i s i sbeli evedtobeth efi rstmissi onaryboardwh i ch h asopen-edi tsforeignservicefi eldtonisei .

JapaneseAmericanGirlHonoredbyU.S.Army

Storyofth eWeek

HONOLULU—Mostdish eart-eningtoTojoandh i scoh ortswillbeh ewsofKimi ,anAmeri-cangirlofJapaneseancestry,th ei nter-racialmagazine."NewPacifi c,"declares i ni tsMayi s-sue.Ki mi ,born andeducated i nHawai i ,h as j ustcelebrated h ersecondanniversaryasth e"U.S.ArmyGirlofKauai."Itwasreportedth ati nappre-ciati onofh ertireless effortsandcontributi onstoth emoraleofAmericanfigh ti ngmensta-tionedonKauai Island,sh ere-centlyreceivedtwostarsataceremony from MajorEli J.Paris,specialserviceofficerofth eU.S.Army.

Forth epasttwoyearsKimih as traveledth e length andbreadth ofth eGardenIsland,singi ngforth eboysofth eU.S.Army.Sh ewasoneofth eorig-i naltroupeformedby SundayReantaseofth e USO MobileUni ttotak eentertainmenttoth efi rstcontingentoftroopsarrivi ngonKauai.Nevermiss-i ngaperformanceoreverturn-i ngdownarequest,Kimi h asaggregatedatotalof3,072h oursofservicetoth eGl's."Herperpetualsmilealwayscaptivatesth eboys andwinsendearmentofth efellowsofth efigh ti ngservice,"AllenL.Davisreportedi n"NewPacifi c."

FederalCourtUph oldsRigh tOfJapaneseAmericanstoOpenBusinessesInUtah

JudgeJoh nsonEnjoi nsCityofLaytonfromDenyingLicensetoJapaneseAmericanonGroundsofRacialAncestryofApplicant

Th erigh tofanAmericanci ti zenofJapaneseancestrytoengage i nbusinesswasclarifi ed i naU.S.distri ctcourtinSaltLak eCityonJune15wh enJudgeTillmanD.Joh nsonper-manentlyenjoi nedth ecityofLayton,Utah ,from denying

businesslicensestociti zensofJapanesedescent,solongaslicenseapplicantsareabletopayth enecessaryfee.Th edecisi onwasrendereduponpetiti onofClarenceOk uda,

wh oprotestedth ath e h adbeep i llegallydeniedalicense i nLaytonbecauseofh i sancestry.JudgeJoh nson i n h i sdecisi oni nstructed Layton offici als tograntth e li cense and enjoi nedth em from prosecutingOk uda,agrocer,fordoingbusinesswi th outalicenseduringth epastseveralweek spendingdecisi onuponth epetiti on.Judge Joh nsonfound allcon-tentionsofth ecomplainti nfavorofOk uda.Fi nalargumentsweremadeonJune15ascounselforth eLaytontownboardarguedth atth epeoplewh oownth epropertyand h aveestablish edatown h aveth erigh tto mak e th ei rown ordinances.Th eyarguedth atth epeopleotLayeon can refuse alicensetooperateastorei fth ereareplentyofstoresalreadyoperatingandth eboardcanrefusealicense be-

causeamassmeetingofciti zensprotestedagainstgrantingth eli-cense.Ok uda h asdeclaredth ath eh asi nsti tuted h i stestcasetodeter-mi neth erigh tofAmericanciti -zensto dobusiness wi th outre-gardtorestricti onsbasedonrace,colororcreed.EdgarC. Jensen,counselforOk uda,told th ecourtth atth eli censeh adbeenrefused h i sclientbecause"th eydon'twantaJapi nbusiness i nLayton and forno

oth erreason."Jensen th en arguedth atth e

casebeforeth efederalcourtdidnoti nvolvea"Jap,"butanyciti -zenand th ati fth etownboard,byanordinance,candecideth erigh tsofAmerican citi zens,th e"menwh owroteth eConstituti onwastedalotoftimeandeffort.Counselforth etownofLaytonh adarguedth atth eli cense h adnotbeen deniedbecause Ok udawasofJapaneseancestrybutbe-causeth etownboard h adth eau-th ori tytorefuseorgrantanyli-cense i n consideration of tne

h ealth ,safetyandwelfare"ofth ecityTh ecityattorneyforLayton

h ad pleadedth atth erewas noquestioni nvolvedoverwh i ch th eFederalcourth adany j uri sdi cti onHowever,JudgeJoh nsonruledth ath e di dh ave j uri sdi cti onofth elegalquestionraised i nth ecomplaintwh i ch assertedth ataciti zen'srigh tsunderth econsti-tutionh adbeendenied.

TwoSoldiersReportedKilledInItalyBattlesParents i nHawai iNotifi edofDeathOfNisei Troops

.HONOLULU,T.H.—Th edeathi nactionoftwoJapaneseAmeri-cansfrom Oah u i n th e Fi fthArmy'smarch onRomeh asbeenreportedi noffici alnotifi cati onre-ceivedbynextofk i ni nHawai i .ParentsofSgt.AlbertYosh i oNozak i ofWaialuawerenotifi edofh i sdeath i nactiononApril28.Sgt.Nozak i waswoundedi nac-tiononNov.4wh i lefi gh ti ngwithth e 100th InfantryBattalion i nItaly.Afterbeing h ospi tali zedforseveralmonth s,h erejoi nedth eoutfit.InMarch h ewaspromotedfrom corporaltosergeant.,Hislastletter,writtento h i sparentsonApril22,saidth ath ewaswellandtoldth emnottoworry.Hewas25yearsofage.Tech .Sgt.Ch uj i Saito,30,sonofMrs.MotoSaitoofWaimanalo,Oah u,wask i lledi nactiononApril19,accordingtowordfrom th eWarDepartment.Itwasbelievedth atSgt.Saitowask i lledwh i leh eadofama-ch i ne-gununitofth e100th Infan-tryBattaliononth eAnziobeach -h ead.

CanadaWillCloseEvacuationCenterAtSandonSh ortly

KASLO,B.C.— Th ei nteri orh ousi ng project for JapaneseCanadianevacueesatSandon,B.C,willbeth efi rstofth eevacua-tioncenterstobeclosed,th eNewCanadianreportedh erelastweek .Evacueesremaini ng atSandonwillbe moved to oth ercenterssh ortly,wi th fifty"oldmen"al-readyresettledatHarrisRanch ,NewDenver.Th eSandonh ospi talh asalreadyclosedandpatientsh avebeendis-tributed i n Slocan,Greenwood,Kaslo,GrandFork sandNak usp.

Mili tarySituationonCoastWillDetermineAnyCh angei nExclusionOrder,SaysStimson

SecretaryofWarAnswersRep.Anderson'sRequestForInformation;MyerStressesReopeningofEvacuatedAreai sMatteri nHandsofMili taryAuth ori ti es

WASHINGTON— Anych ange i nth epresentrestricti onsagainstth ereturnofpersonsofJapaneseancestrytoth eevac-uatedPacifi ccoastarea"willh i ngeentirelyonch anges i nth emili tarysituation,"SecretaryofWarStimsondeclaredh ereonJune13.SecretaryStimson,i nalettertoRep.Joh nZ.Anderson,R.,

Calif.;stressedth atpresentrestricti ons h avenotbeenrelaxed.Hedeclaredth at"iti s i mpossibletopredictatth i stimewh en

th eWarDepartmtntestimateofth e si tuationwillwarrantth ei rreturntoth eWestcoast."Andersonalso i nsertedi ntoth e

CongressionalRecordaletterfromDilli onSk 'Myer,ch i efofth eWarRelocationAuth ori ty,wh i ch re-vealed"th reh avebeen,h owever,afewinstances i nwh i ch permis-sion h as been grantedby th eWestern Defense Command toevacuatedpersons."AnsweringAnderson'squestionon"rumorsth atevacueesarego-i ngtobepermittedtoreturntoth ei rh omesonth ePacifi ccoastdespiteobjecti onofth eWarDe-partment,"Myersaid:"Th e exclusionofpersons ofJapanesedescenti sby mi li taryorderandth eordercanberevok -edonlyby th eresponsiblemili -taryauth ori ti es.Th ereh asbeennoannouncementbyth emili taryth atth ecoastalzonei stobere-openedto persons ofJapaneseancestry."SecretaryStimson said i n h i sletterth emili tarynecessityforcontinuedexclusionofpersonsofJapaneseancestry"isundercon-stantstudyandsurveillancebothbyth eWarDepartmentandth eWestern Defense Commandandanyforth comi ngch angesi npoli cywh i ch wouldresulti nth ei rreturnh i ngesentirelyonch anges i nth emili tary situation.""Obviously,"Stimsoncontinued,"wearemaintai ni ngconstantli-aison With th e WRA andoth ergovernmentagencies,andarek eepi ngth em currently i nformedonth eWarDepartment'spolicyonexclusion."

CIOUnionPaysTributetoNiseiKi lledi nPacifi cPHILADELPHIA—Th esemi-

annualconventionofth eUnit-edCannery,Agricultural,Pack -i ngandAlliedWork ers,CIO,th i s week paid tributetoaJapaneseAmericanmemberwh oh addi ed i nth ewaragainstJapan i nth esouth westPacifi cUCAPAWA announced th atSgt.Ken Omura,formeri/ofSeattle,Wash .,was"oneofth efoundersandmostloyalmem-bersoflocal7"ofth euni on.AnarticleonSgt.Omuraby

Dyk e Mi yagawa i s also fea-turedi nth elatestissueofth eUCAPAWApublicati on.

EvacueesonMoveAgainasJeromeClosesArk ansasCenterWillBeEmptiedbyEndOfMonth ,IsReport

SANFRANCISCO— Asasteptowardclosing th eJeromerelo-cationcenteratDenson,Ark .,oneth ousandJapaneseAmericanswerereportedonth ei rwayMon-daytotworelocationcenters,th eWRAannounced.Approximately500 wereen

routetoth eHeartMountaincen-teri nWyoming,wh i leth eoth erswereboundforth e Gi laRiverprojecti nArizona.Oth ergroupsaregoingtoth e

Roh wercenteri nArk ansas.Th eJeromecampwillbe closedbyJune30,th eWRA announced.

ColoradoNiseiKi lledi nAccident

KEENESBURG, Colo.— BenMasai,23,ofKeenesburg wask i lled i nstantlyonJune3 i nanautomobile-truck collisi on nearh ear.

$5000DamageCausedatTopazByWareh ouseFire

TOPAZ,Utah — Approximately$5000worth ofpropertywasdamagedbyfireataTopazware-h ouse on Tuesday,June 7,th eTopazTimesh asreported.Th efi rewas causedbyspon-taneouscombustion i nth epaintsh op.Firemenfough tfor30min-utestogaincontrolofth eflamesbutwere h elplessi nsavingth econtentsofth ebuildi ngbecauseofiack ofequipmenttofigh th otpaintfire,accordingtoW.Mil-ler,h eadofth efi redepartment.

TwoHawai i Ni sei SoldiersHonoredbyLosAngelesClubLOS ANGELES—TwoJapaneseAmericansfrom Hawai i ,woundedwh i le fi gh ti ngth e Germans i nItaly,wereamongth esi xAmer-i can soldiers from th e Army'sTorneyGeneralHospitalatPalmSprings wh o were h onored onJune8byth eLosAngelesBreak -fastclub.Th eyareStaffSgt.LarryY.Hirok awa and Cpl.Kenneth T.Murosh i ge.Sgt.Hirok awa,24,wasi nducted

onNov.15,1941,wh i leastudentatth eUniversityofHawai i .Hi scampaignribbon starsrepresentnineterrifi cbattles i nItaly,th eLosAngelesTimessaid,climaxedbyth eFifth Army'sattempttotak eCastleh i llatCassino.Hiro-k awa received asevere h eadwound from anexploding sh ell

andwas h i t15mi nuteslaterbyasniperbullet.Th eexplosionrupturedh i srigh teyeballandh enowwearsanarti-fi ci aleye,th eTi mesreported.Cpl.Murosh i ge,aHonoluludrup;storework erbeforeh i si nductionon June 14,1941,partici patedi n■th ebattlesofMontemeletta,Ben-levanto,St.Angelo'sd'AlifeandISantaMariaOlivetto.LastNov.j5aGermanmach i nepistolrippedIh i sleg.Th e JapaneseAmericanswere

j i ntroducedbyLieut.Col.E.T.(Th ompson,executiveofficerofth eIh ospi tal.Fouroth erwoundedsol-diers,oneofth em aMojaveIn-dian,appearedwi th th eJapaneseAmericans.j Apictureofth ewoundedsol-1dierswaspublish ed i nth eLosIAngelesTimesonJune8.

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Report51DraftDelinquentsIndicateWilli ngnesstoServeIfCiti zensh i pStatusCleared

FBIAgentsTestifyonInterviewswith EvacueesIndictedforFailuretoReportforPre-InductionPh ysi cals,asWyomingDraftTriali sOpened

CHEYENNE,Wyo.— Testimonyth at51ofth e63Japa-neseAmericansch argedwith failuretoreportforpre-inductionph ysi calexaminati onsatHeartMountainrelocation center i nWyoming h ad i ndi catedth ei rwilli ngnesstoserve i nth earmedforcesofth eUni ted States i fth ei rciti zensh i p status wereclearedwas h eard i nU.S.di stri ctcourtth i sweek .

Th etri alofth e63draftdelinquentsfrom HeartMountainwasopenedonJune12i nCh eyenne.On Wednesday Kenneth W.Brown,DenverFBIagent,testifi edth atsi xdefendantsh ei nterviewedh ad expressed th ei rwilli ngnesstoserveprovidi ngth eyconsideredth ei rconstituti onalrigh tsrestor-ed.Previously,th ree oth erFBI

agentsh adtestifi edth at45oth ersofth osewh o.h avebeeni ndi ctedh adtoldofth ei rdesiretobeloyaltoth eUni tedStatesandtoenterth tarmedforceswh enth eycon-sideredth ei rrigh tsrestored.Almostconstantbick eri ngby

governmentanddefenseattorneysoverselectiveservicerecordsandregulationsmark edWednsdayaf-ternoon'ssession.Th edefenseconjtendedi th adstipulatedi twouldacceptallselectiveservicerecordsandth ati twasunnecessaryforth egovernmenttocallaswitness-estwoCaliforniadraftboardof-fici alsforquestioni ng.Th etrial,biggestmass j udi ci alproceedingeverh eldi nWyoming,followedth ei ndi ctmentof63Jap-aneseAmericansfrom th eHeartMountaincenteronMay3forvio-lationofselectiveserviceregula-tions.Th ecomplaintfiledbyU.S.Di stri ctAttorneyCarlL.Sack etth adch argedth emen,allofwh omwereevacuatedfrom th ei rwestcoasth omes,with failuretosub-mittoapre-inductionph ysi calex-aminati onasrequestedbyth ei rdraftboardi nPowell,Wyo.Defense'attorneys,SamuelD.

Menin ofDenverandClyde M.WattsofCh eyenne,i ndi catedth atth eywouldciteasgroundsforre-fusaltoreportth epremiseth atth eJapaneseAmericanswerede-priyed of th ei r constituti onalrigh tswh enth eywereremovedfromth ei rh omesalongth eCali-forniacoastafteri twasdeclaredamili taryarea.Becauseofth elack offacili ti esatanyoneWyomingci tytoh ouseth edefendants,11were h eldatRawlinsand19atLaramie,wh i leth eremaini ng33wereaccomodat-edatth ecountyj ai latCh eyenne.Maximumsentenceforviolationofth eselectiveserviceacti sfi veyearsand$10,000,

ReverendKi k uch iReturnstoPoston

POSTON, Ariz.— Th e Rev.'"Kenj i Ki k uch i ,formerlyofSanDiego,California,recentlyreturn-edtoPoston,Ariz.,from Ch i cagotoresumework i nth ech urch atCampNo.3.Mr.Ki k uch i h asbeen i nCh i -

cagoforth epastyear,servingasamemberofth eUni tedMin-i strytoResettlersunderth eau-spicesofth eCh urch FederationofGreaterCh i cago.Before h i s departure h e wasth egutstofh onoratasuk i yak idinneratth eWi steriarestaurant,givenbyh i sassociatsi nth eUnit-edMini stry.

DraftTrialGroupGetsNewCouncilJudgeSymesHadAppointedOutstandingColoradoAttorneys

DENVER,Colo.—ltwasreport-ed th i sweek th atJudge Symesofth eU.S.Di stri ctCourti nah eari ngonJune9allowed14draftdelinquentsfrom th eGranadare-locationcenterfrom Amach e toobtainach angeofcounselfromcourt-appointedattorneystoSam-uelD.MeninofDenverwh owillrepresentallofth em.Th i sacti ondismi ssesth e14out-standingDenverattorneyswh oh ad been designatedby JudgeSymestorepresentth edraftde-linquents,i twasreported.JudgeSymes h adnamed someofth emostrespectedattorneysi nDen-vertoprovidecounselforth ede-fendants.Attorney Menin waived j urytrialforh i scli entsandeach ofth edefendantswillbetriedsepar-atelybeforeJudgeSymes.Iti sex-pectedth atth etrialwillbeginaboutJune27.Menini salsoth eattorneyforth e63 draftdelin-quentsfrom th eHeartMountaincenterwh oarestandingtriali nCh eyenne,Wyo.Th eHeartMoun-tai ngroupwillh avea j oi nttrial.Th etrialofth reeevacueewo-menfrom th eGranadacenteronach argeoftreasonh asbeende-layedtoJuly24,i twasstated.Itwasnotedth atJudgeSymes h adnamedKenneth Robinson,notedcrimi nallawyer,torepresentth emi natrialby j ury.

ProtestantsRecruitStudentVolunteersForCenterWork

SAN FRANCISCO — Inre-location centers,th e ProtestantCh urch commissi on i snow re-cruiti ng studentvolunteerwork -ersto h elpwith th ecenterpro-gramsduringth esummervaca-tionperiod.Work ers are being requestedforsuch fi eldsas i ndustrialartsandcrafts,boyandgirlscouts,club,playgroundandcampingac-tivi ti es,musicandvacationBi blesch ool.Th eNati onal.IntercollegiateCh ri sti an Councili scooperatingi nth i sproject,andanumberofuniversityandth eologicalstudentsh avealreadyvolunteered,accord-i ngtoGordonCh apman,executivesecretaryofth e ProtestantCh urch Commissi onforJapaneseService.

OberlinConventionBack sRigh tofEvacueestoReturnOBERLIS,Oh i o—A Non-Parti-

san convention ofOberlin stu-dents,emulatinganationalpoliti -calconvention,approvedaplat-form statementcondemningmassevacuationofJapaneseAmericansfrom mili taryareasandrecom-mendedth eevacuatedciti zensbepermittedtoreturnunlessade-quatereasonsforth ei rdetentionexi st.Th econventiononMay26and

27,attended bymore th an800Oberlin students,h eardvigorousdebateonth emassevacuationis-sue.Inth efi nalvoteonth eques-tion th e statementcondemning

evacuationwas approved by anear-unanimousvoteofth e800delegatesattending.Noneofth e20JapaneseAmericanstudentsonth ecampuspartici patedi nth ede-bateonevacuation.Duringth efi nalh oursofth e

mock nati onalconvention,th edele-gatesvotedforWendellL.Willk i eforpresidentand Maynard C.Krueger,nationalch ai rmanofth eSociali stparty,forvice-president.Itwasreportedth atWillk i ewasacompromisecandidate,th estrong-estpre-conventionsentimentbeingexpressedforPresidentRooseveltaj i dEx-GovernorStassenofMin-nesota.

Righ tofEvacueestoReturnUph eldbyWiri n,Bloom onLosAngelesRadioForumLOSMNGELES — America'scollege stuttnts overwh elmi nglyfavorth erestoration,toJapaneseAmericanevacueeKofth erigh ttoreturn to th e Pacifi c Coast,Prof.Leonard Bloom,assistantprofessorofsociologyatUCLA,declaredduringaradiodi scussionoverKNX Th ursdaynigh t,June15,onth esubject,"Sh ouldth eEvacuated JapaneseBe AllowedtoReturn."Prof.Bloom andAL.Wiri n,

counselforth eSouth ernCalifor-niabranch ofth eAmericanCivi lLibertiesUnion,uph eldth erigh tofth eevacueestoreturn,wh i leWilli am Haugh ton, State com-manderofth eAmericanLegion,and State SenatorJack B.Ten-neyofLosAngelesspok eagainstth erestorationoffullciti zensh i prigh tstoloyalAmericansofJap-aneseancestrybeforeth eendofth ewar.During adiscussionregardingpublicattitudestowardth eJapa-neseAmericans,Prof.Bloom not-edth ati narecentsurveycon-ductednationallyamong collegestudentsonly14percentopposedth ereturnofJapaneseAmericanstoth e h omesfrom wh i ch th eyh adbeenevacuated.Hesaidth ata"littlebetterth anh alf"ofth e2600studentsi nth eU.S.collegeswh owerequieri edwereopposedtoth ereturnofalienevacuees.Sentimentamong California col-legestudentscomparedwith th enationalratio,h esaid.Wiri n,wh oh eldth atJapaneseAmeicanssh ould be allowedtoreturnatth epresenttime,engag-ed i nseveralh otverbalexch angeswith Tenney,ch allengingth elat-ter'sstatementth at"th erei snowaytotellaloyalfrom disloyalpersonofJapaneseancestry,"andalsoTenney'sdeclarationregard-i ngth eusebyth eJapaneseAmer-i can-trainedaviatorsi nth eattackonPearlHarbor.Wiri n stressedth eloyaltyrec-ord ofJapaneseAemricansandforcedan admissi onfrom Com-manderHaugh tonth atth eAmer-

i canLegionoffici alh adnoquar-relwith "abstractprinci ples"con-cerning th e constituti onalrigh tsofAmericansofJapaneseances-try.Haugh ton,h owever,declaredth at"tech ni calrigh ts"sh ouldnotbeconsideredi nth efaceofwh ath econsideredan"inflamed"pub-licopini oni nCaliforniaagainstpersonsofJapaneseancestry.CommanderHaugh ton,wh oop-

posedth ei mmedi atereturnofth eevacuees,declared,h owever,th at"weh avenolegalri gh ttodenyth erigh tsofciti zensh i ptoJapa-neseAmericansmerelybecauseofth ei rancestry."Wiri n h ammeredatth ecompe-ti ti veeconomici nterestswh i ch ,h esaid,werebeh i ndth ecampaigntok eepth eevacueesfromreturningtoth ei rh omes.A statementby StateSenatorTenneych argi ngth atpersonsofJapaneseancestry i nth eUnitedStateswere Sh i ntoi sts,andth usowedallegiancetoth eEmperor,brough tth ereplyfrom Prof.Bloom th atonlyone-fourth ofonepercentofpersonsofJapaneseancestryi nth eUnitedStatesweremembersofth eSh i ntocult.Prof.Bloom h adadvocatedth ereturn ofth e evacueeson th egroundth atth emili tarynecessitywh i ch mayh ave j usti fi edth ei rex-pulsionnolongerh eld."Th ere i s noreasonforcon-tinuedexclusion,"h esaid.Inth e concludingminutesofth ebroadcastWiri nandSenatorTenneyagaintangledverballyasWiri nsough ttoreadaquotationby PresidentRoosevelt,wh i leTenneysough ttoreadanallegedstatementbya Japanesemili tar-i st,Matsuo,on JapaneseAmeri-cans.Wiri n wonth emicroph oneand read PresidentRoosevelt'sstatementpromisi ngth eevacueesth at"th erigh ttoreturnsh allberestored"wh enth emili tarysitua-ti onmak essuch restorationfeas-i ble.Th ebroadcast,oneofth eweek -lyCiti zensForumsonKNX,wasconductedbyWallace'SterlingofCaltech .

PresbyterianAssemblyUrgesReturnofEvacueesasSoonAsMili tarySituationPermitsCHlCAGO—Resolutions urgingth atloyalevacueesbegiventh erigh ttoreturn toth ei rformerh omesassoonasth emili tarysit-uationpermitsandth atth epres-entresettlementprogramforJap-aneseAmericansbeaided i nev-erypossible way were amongth osepassedbyth eGeneralAs-semblyofth ePresbyterianch urchmeetingi nCh i cagofrom May2Sto31.Declaringth atth e"precarious"positi onoflawabidi ngaliensandloyalAmericanciti zensofJapa-nesedescent"isexploitedunwit-tinglyanddeliberatelybysomenotofth ei rnumberwh omak eandbelieveunfoundedch argesagainstth em,"th eGeneralAssemblyi ni ts resolutions commended th eWRAprogramofresettlementandurged i tsch urch esandPresbyter-i estosponsorevacueefamili es.Th e resolutionsfurth er com-

mendedth eWardepartmentforgrantingpermitstonisei soldierstovisi tth ewestcoastandaf-firmed i tssupportofstepstak en"infurth erance ofth e Govern-ment'sannouncedpolicyofrestor-i ng i nfulltoth oseevacueesth ei rrigh tsofdomici leandoth erci vi lli bertieswh enconsonantwi th mi li -tarysecurity."Th eGeneralAssemblyexpressedapprovalofth emini sti yextendedbyth eBoardofNationalMissi ons,i ncooperationwith oth erCh ri s-tianbodies,toJapaneseAmeri-cansandexpressed"strongcon-victi onth at,assoonasth eexi-genciesofth emili tarysituationmak e i tpossible,th eloyalevac-ueesbegiventh erigh ttoreturntoth ei rformerh omesandbepro-tectedagainstanydiscri mi nati onorpersecution."Th eGeneralAssemblywasad-dressedbyCh aplainE.C.Brinkrecentlyreturnedfrom th efigh t-i ngfront,wh opaidtributetoboth

NegroandJapaneseAmericansol-di ersi nAfricaandItaly,basedupon h i sowncontactsandobser-vations.Membersofth eassemblyi nter-

rupted h i saddressspontaneouslywith h eartyand prolongedap-plause as h espok eoffigh ti ngpartici pati onofNegroandJapa-nese American soldiers. Brinkmadean i mpressivereportofth eh i gh numberofcasualties i nth eJapanese American unitduringfigh ti ngi nItaly.

RundquistSpeak sToMilwauk eeGroupsOnEvacueeRelocationMILWAUKEd,Wis.

_George

E.Rundquist,executivesecretaryofth eCommitteeonResettlementofJapaneseAmericans,wasavis-i tori nMilwauk eefrom June9to

Wh i leh ere,Rundquistspok eonrelocationbeforealargegath er-i ngofadvisorycommittee mem-bersandresettlers,andmetwi thgroupsofmini stersandbusiness-men.Hewillspendafew dayseach

i nMadisonandMinneapolis,con-ferrigwith resettlementwork ers,andattendth eV.M.C.A.confer-enceatLak eGenevabeforere-turningtoh i sh omei nNewYorkCi ty.

Ch i neseProfessorBecomesU.S.Ci ti zenLOS ANGELES— StanleyH.Ch an,professorofOrientalstud-i esatLoyolaUniversity,onJune9becameth efirstCh i nesetmth ePacifi c coasttotak eadvantageofth enew i mmi j rrati onlawpass-edlastDecemberandbecameaciti zenofth eUni tedStates

CanadiansWillOpenHostelForRelocationToAidResettlementOfEvacueeGroupInMontrealArea

MONTREAL,Que— Alt**.*-work h asbeen'begunatanofi!of$25,000toconvertath ree-stbuildmgneardowntownMontreai ntoadwellingtoaidi nth e«.settlementofJapaneseCanadianevacueesi nth eprovinceofDuebee. XUB"

Th eFranciscanMissi oni nMon-trealh aspurch asedth epremisMespeciallyforth i spurposefromth eTrini tari an Fath er i t"a"Upon completionth edwellingwillh aveaboutfifteentwotofiveroom apartmentsforfamilymandsometwentysingleroomsforunmarriedpersons.Actualwork ofadmini strationi satpresenti nth eh andsofYoso-h i ch i Ebata,actinggeneralmana-gerandDrGeorgeC.Hori ofSt.Mary'sHospital,formerlyofVancouver.AcenterforJapaneseCanadiangirls i salsoplanned i nanoth erpartofth ecity,i twasstated.Alth ough sponsoredbyaCath -olicgroup,i twasstressedth atth eh ostelwillbestrictlynon-de-nomi nati onal.

SecretaryIck esPraisesEmployerOfTwoNiseiMONROVIA,Calif.-J.H.Gray-

son,Californiamanufacturerwh olostasonatGuadalcanalandyeth i resandbelieves i ntwo Japa-neseAmericanswh oh avework edforh i m,recentlyreceivedaletterfromSecretaryofInteriorHaroldL.Ick eswh ocommendedh i m asan American "wh o h asgraspedth efullsigni fi canceofournation-al i deals,wh o ,h as contributedmigh ti lytoth eprosecutionofth ewar,andwh oh assacrifi cedmoreth anmostofusarecalledupontodo."GraysonsentalettertoSecre-taryIck esonApril29,describi ngth eaidgiventh ewareffortbytwoofh i semployees,SmootKa-towandTomoIto.

GroupWillFigh tAnti-Ali enBillOnColoradoBallotDENVER,Colo.—Th eColoradoanti-ali enlandbill,wh i ch willap-pearonth eNovemberballot,willbefough tcontinouslyuntilelec-ti ondate,i twasi ndi catedi nDen-verth i sweek .Th ebill,defeatedearly th i syeari nth eColoradolegislature,wi llappearonth eballotbyini -tiati vepetiti on,since suffici entsignatureswere secured by i tsproponents.Th etextofth ebi llisasfol-lows:"Alienseligi bletociti zensh i pi nth eUni tedStatesmayacquire,i n-h eri t,receive,possess,h old,enjoyanddisposeofpropertyrealandpersonal.Provisi onsh allbemadebylawforth erigh tandpowerofali enswh oareorsh allbecomei n-eligi bletociti zensh i ptoacquire*i nh eri t,receive,possess,h old,en-j oyordisposeofrealproperty,oranyrigh t,title,controlori nterestth erei n;oth erwi seth eresh allbenosuch righ torpowertoth em,di-rectlyori ndi rectly,orbyth eat-tempteduse ofsh aresorvotingprivi leges,expectingonlytoth eextentofth evestedrigh tsalreadyacquiredand guaranteedbyI**>astowh i ch provisi onmaybemadebylawforth edissolution,liqui da-tion,orterminati onth ereof.Mainsupportforth ebillcame

from Brigh ton,with MayorWell?.ofth atcityoneofth eleaders.Th egrouph as i ncorporatedundertnename,"AmericanLeague."ItnBBbeenreportedth atoth ercountiesarebeing organizedth rough outth estate.

StudentsfromHuntToWork onFarmsPOCATELLO,Idah o—Seventy-

fivestudentsfrom th eMmidoMwarrelocationcenteratnu»h avebeenrequestedbyWilli amvBoyle,countyextensionaS«nt'./:th i nth esugarbeetcropmwePocatelloarea.

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Ick esUrgesFairPloyforMinori ti esIntoleranceatHomeDefeatsDemocraticPurposes,InstituteTold

NEW YORK CITY — Racialtolerance andfairtreatmentofAmerica's minori ti eswereurgedby SecretaryofInteriorHaroldL.Ick es,Dr.Frank Aydelotte,dir-ectorofth eInstituteforAdvanc-edStudyatPrincton,N.J.,andoth ersatth eHotelWaldorfAs-toriaMondaynigh tatabanqueth eld i n h onorofDr.AlbertEin-stein.Intoleranceath omedefeatsth eAmericananddemocraticwayoflifeforwh i ch wearemak i ngun-i magi nablesacrifi ces i naworldconflict,SecretaryIck esdeclared."Wh atgooddoes i tdotosendarmiestoRome,BerlinandTok yoto'liberate,'aswesay,th ei nh ab-i tantsofth ose countries,wh i ledenyingpeopleofth osesameex-tractionsth eliberationth eyh avesough ti nth i scountry?"h eask ed."How canweevermak eth e

peopleofth oselands,orofourown,believe i noursincerity i fth eybeh oldAmericans h erere-fusing to oth erAmericans th eequalityoftreatmentwh i ch i safundamentalrigh tunderth elawsofGod andth estatutesofourforefath ers?"Dr. Aydelottealso denouncedi ntolerance,asserting th atth efinaltestofanycivi li zati oni sth etreatmentofminori ti es."Th i sappliestousi nourtreat-mentofNegroesandJapanese,"h e declared,"aswellastoth eGermansi nth ei rtreatmentofth eJews.Th eti mesh aspassedwh enth etreatmentofminori ti escanbeconsideredmerelyanationalprob-lem,andth ebesth opeofallmin-oritygroupsliesi nsomegenerali nternationalorganizati on wh i chwillrepresentth econscienceofmank i nd."Such anorganizati on,h e de-clared,canbeentrustedwith th epowertotak eactioni nth ecaseofracialorreligi ouspersecutionwh i ch sh ock s th e conscience ofth eworld.Itssuccesswi lldependonnoth i ngsomuch asuponth eleadersh i pofth eUni tedStates,saidDr.Aydelotte.

NISEICHAPLAINRETURNSTOPOSTATCAMPSHELBY

CAMPSHELBY, Miss.—Ch ap-lainAk i returnedtoth eIstBat-talion,442ndInfantry,aftersixweek sservicewith th eAJAunitstationedatCampMoGlellan,Ala-bama. Origi nally from Fresno,California,h eh adbeenpreviouslyattach edto th e 442nd InfantryRegiment,andwassenttoCampMcClellanto h elpth eAJA menth ere.He h asdoneafine j ob,i twasstated,andnow,h avi ngre-turnedtoCampSh elby,willcon-tinueh i sservicesforth emenofth eIstBattalion,442ndInfantry."Iwastremendouslyimpressed

byth eperformanceofth emen,"declaredCh aplainAk i ,i nregardstoth eAJAunitatCampMcClel-lan,"Th eyare gettingth ebestoftraini ngandth rough th eexcel-lenceofth ei rwork ,earnedth ecommendation ofth ePostCom-manderandth eOfficersi nch arge."Hecontinued,"Nowth atIam

back againwith th eIstBattalion,442nd Infantry,myprime dutywillbetowork forth etraini ng,leadersh i pandunityofourgroup.Ih avegreatfaith i nth emenh ere,andIwillwork dili gentlytofur-th erth eprogressofourunit."

CampSh elbyTroopsDonateCivi li anSh oestoNeedyCAMPSHELBY,Miss.— Somefiftypairsofcivi li ansh oesweregath eredbyth emenofCompany'A",IstBattalion,442ndInfan-try,stationedatCamp Sh elby,Miss.,andweredonatedlastweektoth eSalvationArmyi nHatties-burg,Miss.Th edonationsweremadeth rough th e classifi cati on officeatCamp Sh elby,andth esh oeswillbedistri butedtoth eneedy°fth ecity.StaffSgt.Alfred Mori ofKapaa,Kauai,T.H.,th eCompanyBupp1ysergeantwh owas i nch argeofth ecollection,waspleasedatth espontaneousandgenerousexpressionofth emen.

WestCoastersGreetNisei

Th esewestcoastdelegatestoth eSociali stparty'snationalconventionrecently i nReading,Pa.,sh owedth atth ey h eldnoprejudi ceagainstAmericansofJapanesedescenti nsupportinga P'ank i nth eparty'snationalplatform wh i ch advocatesth erigh tofloyalJapaneseAmericanstoreturntoth ecoast.HereHermanBerman,delegatefromCalifornia,greetsInaSugi h araofNewYork ,wh olefth erCalifornia h ome i nth eevacuationof1942.Mi ssSugi h ara i samemberofth estaffofth eSocial-i stweek ly,"Th eCall."

Oth erdelegatesare,lefttori gh t:AnneFish er,Wash .,HarryAnderson,Ch arlesRubinandDoriceMcDaniels,Calif.

U.S.Sociali stPartyDemandsRigh tofJapaneseAmericansToReturntoEvacuatedAreaRestorationofFullPrivi legesAsk edi nParty'sPlatform

NEW YORK — Th e Sociali stparty:ofth eUnitedStateswentonrecordati tsnationalconven-tioni nReading,Pa.,onJune2-4,demanding"th ecompleterestora-tion"ofth erigh tsofAmericanciti zensofJapaneseancestry,i twasreportedh ereth i sweek .Th eresolution,callingforth erigh tofth eevacueestoreturntoth ewestcoastarea,wasi ncorpor-atedi nth e1944platformofth eSociali stparty.Th e Sociali stsdeclaredth at"wedemandth ecompleteres-torationofth ei rrigh tsasciti -zenstoth e70,000AmericansofJapaneseorigi nwh owereevac-uatedenmassewith outtri aloreven h eari ng,and confined i ncenterswh i ch ,h oweverh umane-lyrun,areconcentrationcamps."TworesolutionsonAmericansofJapanesedescentwereunani-mouslyadoptedbyth econventioncallingforgreaterfreedom andanendtorestricti ons.Th econ-ventionnominatedNormanTh om-asasPresidentialcandidateandDarlington Hoopes of Reading,Pa.,asVice-Presidentialcandidatetorunonth eSociali stti ck etfor1944.Inaresolutionembracing"raceprejudi ce,"Joh n M.Work stat-ed:"raceprejudi ceresults i nAmericanciti zensofJapanesede-scentbeingtreatedwith ah arsh -nesswh i ch i snotappliedtoth eAmericanciti zensofGermanandItaliandescent...Americanciti -zensofJapanesedescentsh ouldjbetreatedexactlyasth eAmeri-can citi zenswh oaredescendedfrom anyoth ercountrywithwh i ch weareatwararetreated."AresolutionamendingMr.Work 's,presentedbyAnneFish erofSeattle,Wash i ngton,calledforreimbursementofevacueesforlosses i nth eevacuationandper-mi ssi ontoreturntoth e WestCoast.Th e amendmentreads:"Resolvedth atallpersonsofJap-aneseextractionbereimbursedbyth eU.S.government,forecon-omiclossescausedbyth eevacua-tion.Th atth osetensofth ousandsstillh eldi nrelocationcentersbei mmedi atelypermittedtoreturntoth ei rh omeson th eWestcoast,th atth ei rci vi lrigh tsbefullyre-storedandth atth eybeguarante-edprotectionfrommobviolence."Th e Sociali st party platformstandsfora people's politi calpeaceoffensivebasedonan ap-pealforequalrigh ts,organizedcooperationofnations,freedomofpeoplesofconquerednationsandanendtomili tari sm andconscrip-tion.Itcallsforcompleteequal-i tyandfraternityofraces,eachpersontobe"judgedsolelyonth ebasisofh i sowndeedsrath erth an

by h i srace,religi onornationalorigi n."Hospitali tyto warref-ugees,th e end ofexclusion ofAsiati cpeoplesandth eextensionofth equotasystem ofi mmi gra-tion,nowappliedtoCh i na,toallAsiati ccountriesaresomeofth estak es.

NORMANTHOMASHITSEVACUATIONOFU.S.CITIZENS

NEW YORK—NormanTh omas,Sociali stcandidateforPresident,declaredatapublicmeeting i nNew York CityonJune8 th at"th erampartswh i ch protectourcivi lli berties h ave been extra-ordinari lybreach ed"byth e"evac-uation and i nternmentwith outtri alorh eari ngof70,000Ameri-cans ofJapanesedescentfromth ewestcoast.".Commentingonth eevacuationatamassmeetingatth eHotelDiplomat,sponsoredby th eci vi lRigh ts Defense Committeepro-testingth e i mpri sonmentof18Minneapolismembersofth eSocial-i stWork ersParty,Th omassaidth at"th i sexh i bi ti onofth eto-talitari anconceptof j usti cewaspartially sustained by th e Su-preme Courti nth eHirabayash icase,wh i ch amongoth erth i ngspermitted discri mi nati on amongciti zensonth egroundsof'racialaffili ati on."Th omassaidth at"iti soneofth ecomfortablebeliefsofth eAmericanpeople th atourcivi lli bertiesh ave been marvelouslypreserved i nth i swar."Hecitedth eevacuationandth ei mpri son-mentofth e18membersofth eSociali stWork erspartyas evi-denceth at"th elegalorconsti-tuti onalprotectionofci vi llibertyi nAmericaareatth ei rweak estpoint i n h i story—atanyrate,sinceth eAli enandSediti onLawofJoh nAdamsi nth e18th cen-tury."Inspeak i ngagainstth ei mpri s-onmentofth eMinneapolisgroup,Th omasnotedth at"Ih ardlyneedtoremindth i saudienceth atmypoliti caldifferenceswith th eMin-neapolisprisoners areconsider-ableandsh arp."

Nisei Mi ni sterPartici pates i nRaceConference

CHICAGO — Th e Rev.Ji tsuoMori k awa,assistantmini sterofth eFi rstBaptistch urch ofCh i -cago,partici pated i n th e finalserviceofatraini ngconferenceonracerelationsh eldrecentlybyth eCh urch FederationofGreaterCh i cago.Dr.Y.C.Yang,presidentof

Sooch owuniversityi nCh i na,gaveth ech i efaddressatth eservice.

100th InfantryNotAsk edToDoMoreTh anOth erU.S.Units,DeclaresEx-Commander

Lieut.Col.TurnerAnswersHonoluluRumorsInFirstTalk AfterReturnfromWarfront;PraisesFigh ti ngSpi ri tofNisei Troops

HONOLULU,T.H.—Th eformercommanderofth eJapa-nese American 100th InfantryBattalion toldan audience of1200,mostlyparentsandrelativesofth eni aei unit,i nHonoluluonMay29th atth eJapaneseAmericanunit"wasnotask edtodoanymoreth ananyoth eruni twasask edtodo."Lieut.Col.FarrantL.Turner,U.S.Army,retired,wh o

commandedth e100th InfantryBattalionfrom th eti meofi tsactivati on i nMay,1942,untilh ewasrelievedascommandingofficeri nItalyinOctober,1943,declaredth at"th ereh asbeensometalk i nHonoluluth atth e 100thwasask edtodomoreth anth ewh i tetroops,th atth eywerebeingused as guinea pi gs to testwh eth erth ey would figh tandwh eth erth eyareloyal."Col.Turnermadei tclearth atth eJapaneseAmericanunith asnotspearh eadedanyattack ,andth atth eytook th ei rturni nfigh t-i ngli k eanyoth erbattalion i nItaly.Hewasquotedbyth eStar-Bul-letinasdeclaringth atth e100thInfantrydidn'tsufferanymorecasualtiesth ananyoth erbattal-ionfi gh ti ngi nItaly."Allsufferedtremendouscas-ualties,"h easid."Th ereareoth -erh eroi cbattalions.Idon'twanttoleavewith youth ei mpressionth atth e 100th Battalionwonth i swar.Th e100th h asdonei tssh are.Wh enth ewari soverth e100th doesn'th avetotak ei tsh atofftoanybody."Hedeclaredth atth epeopleofHawai i h aveeveryrigh tto beproudofth eJapaneseAmericanswh omak eupth e100th InfantryBattalion.Henotedth atth eyaregoodfigh terswith outquestionandh avegiventh ei rfullsh aretowardwinni ngth ewar.Col.Turnernotedth at"almost100percent"ofth eofficersandmenofth e100th InfantryBattal-ionh avebeen h ospi tali zed.Inad-di ti ontocombatwounds,th emensufferedj aundi ce,malaria,fluandtrench feet."Idon'twanttopick outanyparticularmenas being out-standing. Th ewh olebattalionwasoutstanding....Th erewasnobodywh orefused h azardousduty,"h esaidvAccordingtoth eStar-Bulletin,

Col.Turnerestimatedth epresentcompositi onofth euni ttobeabout50-50betweenth eorigi naltroopsand new replacementsfrom th e442ndCombatTeam.Toomuch newspaperpublici ty,

Col.Turnersaid,madeth e100thInfantry"mark edtroops"andth e34th Di vi si ontowh i ch th eywere

attach edwastagged"th edi vi si onwith th eJapanesesoldiers."Col.Turnersaidth atth e100thInfantry'sfirstbattleexperiencei nItalycameonSept.29,1943,afteran uneventfullandingatSalerno.Henotedth atSgt.Jos-eph Tak ataofWaialuawh owasposth umouslyawardedth eDi sti n-guish edServiceCross,oneofth earmy's h i gh estdecorations,wask i lledi nth i saction.Mrs.Tak ata,widowofth eJapaneseAmericanh ero,waspresentatth emeetinj jtopresenta"pi k ak elei"toCoi.Turneronbeh alf"ofwives,sis-tersandmoth ersofth eboys i nItaly."Col.Turner'stalk wastranslat-

edi ntoJapanesebyY.BaronGotoforth eolderJapaneseatth emeet-i ng.Col.Turnerreceivedanovationwh en h ewas i ntroducedbyDr.ErnestMurai,ch ai rmanofth eEmergency Service Committeewh i ch sponsoredth emeeting.

Fuj i i FreedInPh oeni xSediti onTrialDirectedVerdictofNotGuiltyGivenPostonResident

PHOENIX,Ariz.— GeorgeS.Fuj i i ,aJapaneseAmericanevac-ueefromI'oston,wasgivenadi-rectedverdictofnotguiltyi naU.S.Di stri ctCourti nPh oeni xonJune6.Fuj i i ,aformerresidentofCal-i forni a,wasch argedwith th eci r-culationofh andbillsi nanallegedattempttoobstructth erecruiti ngandenlistmentofJapaneseAmer-i cansi ntoth earmedservices.Itwasreportedth atth everdictofnotguiltywasorderedbyJudgeDaveLingwh enth eonly docu-mentsubmittedi nth ecasewh i chcouldbeconnectedwith Fuj i i wasrulednotsediti ous.

ColoradoCityDropsCh argeMadeAgainstNisei C.O.forInciti ngCivi lRigh tsCase

GeorgeYamadaHadBeenFoundGuiltyonBarratryComplaint;HadSough ttoFigh tSegregationofNegroesi nMotionPictureTh eatrei nColorado

COLORADOSPRINGS,0010.—-Iti sreportedh ereth atth ech argeofbarratryagainstGeorgeYam-ada,aconscienti ousobjector,h asbeendi smi ssedonth emotionofDistri ctAttorneyIrlFord.YamadawasrepresentedbyAt-torney Arth urBrook s,Jr.,ofDenver.Yamadah adbeench argedwithbarratrywh en h e h adgonetoaColoradoSprings th eatrewith aNegrocompanion.Wh enth elat-terwasrefusedadmittancetoth emainfloorofth eth eatre,Yamadaandoth ersi nth epartyprotested.Policeauth ori ti eswerecalledandprosecutionfollowed.Th ech argeofbarratry,defined

asth e "practiceofexciti nggroundless j udi ci alproceedings,"was filed by Colorado Springsauth ori ti esagainstYamada.Ch urch andli beralgroupsi nCol-oradocametoth eai dofth eJap-aneseAmerican,raisi ngfundsforh i sdefense.On May4 Yamada,th eonly

JapaneseAmericanconscienti ousobjectori naCPScamp,wastriedbefore th e j usti ceofpeaceand

found guilty.Th e case was ap-pealedandanewtrialwaspend-i ng wh en th enew developmentresulting i nth edi smi ssalofallch argesagainsth i mwasdisclosed.Inadditi ontoth edroppingof

ch argesagainstYamada,i twasreportedth atanymoneydeposit-edforbondwouldbereturned.Th e di stri ctattorney i ndi catedth ath e h adbeeni nformedYam-adawouldbetransferredfrom aCPScampnearColoradoSpringstoone i nMich i gan.AttorneyBrook scommentedth atalth ough th ebarratrylawh asbeenonth eCotoradobook sforth epast50years,th i swasth efi rsti nstance,to h i s k now-ledge,th ati th adbeeni nvok ed.Mr.Brook s,amemberofth eStateLegislature,took anactivepartduring th e recent specialsessionofth elegislatureto op-poseth eanti-ali enlandbi llspon-soredbyforcesopposingth ere-locationofJapaneseAmericansi nth estate.Mr.Brook stook th epositi onth atany"h atebi ll"atth atti mewasunwise.He h asabroth er,Capt.LeeBrook s,wh oi anowaprisonerofwari nJapan.

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EDITORIALS:Dimi ni sh i ngMili taryNecessityTh e'newsth i sweek from th e Pacifi c

notesth atAmericanandAlliedforces h aveleapedanoth erth ousandmilesclosertoth eJapanese h omeland with th e landingsonSaipan i n th e Marianas.B-29 Super-For-tresses h avebombedth eh eartofJapan.Asth enetofAlliedmili taryandnavalopera-tionstigh tensagainstth eJapaneseenemy,th eargumentforcontinuedexclusionofper-sansofJapaneseancestryfrom th ePacifi ccoastevacuatedareadimi ni sh esdaily.Al-th ough martialauth ori ti es h avemaintai nedstoutlyth atth eevacuationwasdeterminedbymi li tarynecessity,i ti sbecomingincreas-i nglymorediffi cult,i n th efaceofcon-tinuedrestricti ons,to assess th emili taryconsiderationsi nvolved i nth e decisi onformassexpulsion.Enforcementofth epresentbansbeyond

th eli mi tsofth enecessiti esofanypossiblemi li tarypolicywilli nvi teth eh i stori cali n-terpretationth atevacuation and continuedexclusionwas i nfluencedbypressuresfromth ewestcoastanti-Ori entalblocandfromth eeconomic i nterestswh i ch h aveprofitedbyth i sforcedelimi nati onofpersonsofJap-aneseancestry.And i th asbeen i ndi catedth atboth ofth esepressuresarealreadyatwork topreventth eearlyreturn ofth eevacuees.Any unnecessaryprolongationofth e

presentrestricti onsagainstJapaneseAmeri-canswi llh aveadeleteriouseffectuponth ei ntegrityofmili tarypolicy,and willonlysh arpenth eracist,discri mi natoryfeaturesofth eprogram.Representativesofcoastpressuregroupsarealreadyembark edonaprogram wh i ch smack s ofi nti mi dati on ofmili taryauth ori ty.Th earmycanrepudiatesuch pressures,andbygivi ngfullrecogni-tiontoth eloyaltyrecordofJapaneseAmer-i cans,i tcanestablish abeach h eadagainsti ntoleranceandbigotryi nCalifornia.

Ok udaTestCaseTh edecisi onofafederaldi stri ctcourt

i nSaltLak eCityonJune15,enjoi ni ngth ecityofLayton,Utah ,from denyingabusi-nesstoaciti zenonth egroundsofancestryalone,establish esalegalbulwark to i mple-mentth erigh tsofAmeicansofJapanesedescent.Iti satellingcommentaryonregionalat-

titudestowardmembersofminori tygroupsth atatestcase,such asth ati nsti tutedbyClarenceOk udaon h i srigh ttomak ealiv-i ngi nth ecityofLayton,wasnecessary.FederalJudge Tillman Joh nson'sdeci-

sionsh ouldh aveaneffectonth eCityCom-mi ssi onofOgden,Utah ,wh i ch h asrefusedtograntbusinesslicensestoJapaneseAmer-i canevacuees,aswellasonth eCityCom-mi ssi onofSaltLak eCitywh i ch h assough ttosidestepth ei ssue.Oppositi ontoattemptsbyJapaneseAmer-

i canstoestablish th emselves i nbusiness i nUtah h asgeneratedanamazingdisplayofracialantagonisms.Iti si nterestingtonoteth atth eAmericanFederationofLabori nUtah h astak enth elead i nth ecampaigntooustJapanese Americansfrom legiti matebusinesses,andth atth eAFLwentasfaras to i mporttwo Californiarace-baiters,Joh nR.Lech nerandKilsooHaan,toSalt

Lak eCitytoopposeth erigh tofth erelo-catedevacueestoearnalivi ng.,Simi laref-

fortsbyth eAFLinth eProvoareaagainst

th eemploymentofJapaneseAmericans i nth econstruction ofth eGenevasteelplanth asbeenlargelyresponsibleforth ecreationofcommunityantagonismswh i ch ech o i nth ebeatingoffiveJapaneseAmericanvolunteerfarm work ersbyagangofh oodlumstwoweek sago,and i nth esh otsfi redlastfallbysomeyoungnigh t-ri dersintoth ecamph ousi ngth eJapaneseAmericanwork ers.

LarrySmith CarriesOnIti s i ndeedunfortunateth atth eFi fth

WarLoandrivei nUtah h asbecome identi-fi edwith th e i rresponsibleracism ofth eNBC newscommentator,LarrySmith .LarrySmith ,forth epastyear,h ascar-

ried onavici ouscampaignofmisi nforma-ti ondesignedtocreatedistrusti nAmericansofJapaneseancestry.AformerHearstcor-respondent i n Japan,Smith h as ai redth eracistHearsteditori alli neagainstJapaneseAmericans.Forth epastweek LarrySmith h asbeen

i nUtah atth eexpress i nvi tati on ofth estate'swarfinancecommitteetoh elplaunchth e Fi fth WarLoan campaign.No doubtbelievi ngth atth epublicmustbesh ock ed i n-toth epurch aseofWarBands,Smith 'stalk si nUtah h avebeenfeaturedbyarecitati onofatrocitystories.We h avenoquarrelwith LarrySmith

on h i sopini onsregardingth esi tuation i n,

th eOri ent.Asan"expert"onth eFarEast,h e i snodoubtclos«rtoth efacts.Wedodi fferwith h i m,and/strongly,wh eni tcomesto h i sstatements on JapaneseAmericans.We believe we k now th efacts concerningAmericans ofJapaneseancestry,and webelieveLarrySmith h as deliberatelymis-representedth osefacts.In h i sdailyradiobroadcastsoverth ewesternNBC network ,Smith ,h as sh ownmoreth ananordinaryi n-terestftlpoisoni ngpublicattitudes towardAmericans ofJapanese ancestry th roughth euseofeverylie,rumorand h alf-truthconcoctedbyth ecoastrace-baiters.Inh i sbroadcastfrom SaltLak eonJune

13Smith attemptedtodiscreditth ewell-documentedfactth atth erewasno actofsabotagecommittedbypersonsofJapaneseancestryatth eti meofth ebli tzonPearlHarbor.Hedeclaredth ath e h ad i tonth eauth ori tyofaHawai i anbartenderth atJap-aneseAmericans i nHawai i h adgottennavalpersonneldrunk onth enigh tofDec.6, i n-dicati ng,also,th atth eseJapaneseAmeri-cans h ad forek nowledgeofth e attack onHawai i .Th i sstoryofdrunk enesson th epartofnavaland mi li tary personnel i nHawai i wasoneofth efi rsttobecompletelydisproved,and recently AdmiralTh omasHart,wh omadean i nvestigati onofth esestoriesforth eNavyDepartmentth i sspring,i ssuedacategoricaldeniali n SanFranciscoregardingdrunk enessonth epartofnavalpersonnel.LarrySmith 'suseofth i sth orough lydis-

creditedrumorappearstobeapartofh i scalculated radiocampaign againstJapaneseAmericans.

FEPC'sFutureTh elatestmovebyth esouth ern "wh i te

supremacy"bloctowreck th eFai rEmploy-mentPracticesCommitteeh asfai led.Fundsforth eFEPC wereapproved*byth eHouseafterlongandbi tterdebate,h avenowbeenpassedbyth eSenate'sappropriati onscom-mittee.Itnowneedsonlyth eapprovalofth ewh oleSenate,andth eBilbosandRus-sellsofth epoll-taxsouth h avealreadygivenwarningth atth eywillwagealast-ditchfigh ton th e Senate floorto abolish th eagency.Th eFEPCenforcesPresidentRoosevelt's

ExecutiveOrder8802wh i ch proh i bi tsdis-cri mi nati on i nwaremploymentagainstanywork erbecauseofrace,colororcountryofnationalorigi n.Alth ough th e FEPCcamei ntobeing becauseofmasspressurefromNegroAmericans,i tscontinuanceis i mport-anttoallofAmerica'smi nori tygroups.Inrecentmonth s FEPC h as entered severalcases i nvolvingdiscri mi nati onagainstJapa-neseAmericans.Th eFEPCh asassuredth efullutili zati on

ofourmanpowerresources.Itscontinuancei sessentialtoth efullprosecutionofth ebattleofproduction.

nisei USAbyLARRYTAJIRI

Th eFai lureofRace-Baiti ngTh erecentCaliforniapri mari esh aveproventh atrace-baiti ngdoesnotpayoffatth epolls.Rep.Joh nM.Costello,ch ai rmanofth eDiessubcommittee andch i efcongres-si onali nqui si torofJapaneseAm-ericans,wasrejectedbyth evotersofh i sparty.StateSenatorTen-neyandWilli am Bonelli,both ofwh om carried on a senatorialcampaign wh i ch advocated th eabuseofth econstituti onalrigh tsofciti zenswh oseparentswereborni nJapan,randismalraces i nth ei rattempts to capture th eDemocraticandRepublicannomin-ations.Back i n1942LelandFord,perh apsth emosth ystericalofth e"deportth eJaps"cliquei nCon-gressandoneofth efirstadvo-catesofmassevacuation,wasde-feated i nth e16th di stri ctbyth eliberalWillRogers,Jr.Twooth ersenatorialaspirants,Ch arles Joh nson and Justusi Graemer,i nth esenatorialprimar-i eslastmonth wh otri edth ei rh andatJap-baiti ngAmericanciti -zens,weresoundlybeaten.Racistcampaignsofth e"yellowperil"typeare,ofcourse,noth i ngnew i nCalifornia. Concernoversuch raci alfascistmanifestationsstemsfromth efactth atCalifor-niapoliti ci ans,more th anonce,h avebeenabletodetermineanddirectnationalpolicy affectingpersonsofJapaneseancestry i nth eUnitedStates.Th emostclassicexampleofth efailure ofa race-baiti ngcam-paign i nth e 1944primaryelec-ti onsi nCalifornia i sth ecaseofth eLosAngelesEqualizer,avic-i ous h ate-mongering j ournalwh i ch oftenpopsuparoundelec-ti onti me.Th elatestissueofth eEqualizer,dated May,1944,de-votes i ts entireeigh tpagestoJap-baiti ngsmears againstcer-tain candidates, wh i le boostingcertainoth ercandidateswh oranonJap-baiti ngplatforms.Th epublish erofth eEqualizeri sLyndonR:Foster,wh owasaRepublicancandidateforCongressi nSouth ernCalifornia's17th dis-trict.Andth ech i eftargetofth eEqualizer'seigh tpagesofracistarguments i sCeci lKing,,i ncum-bentcongressmanfrom th e17th ,adistri ctwh i ch i ncludesth eLosAngeles h arborarea aswellasGardena,Torrance,Lomita andoth ersuburbswh i ch werecentersofJapaneseAmericantruck gar-deningbeforeth eevacuation.CecilKingi saNewDealDemocrat,andh asagoodvotingrecordonliberalandlaborlegislation.Inth epasttwoyears,h owever,Rep.Ki ngh asnoti ndi catedth ath eh adanypar-ti culari nterest,onewayoroth er,i n questions affecting JapaneseAmericans. Certainly, h e h asneverch ampi onedth ecauseofth eevacuatednisei .Butback i n1939,wh enh ewas i nSacramentoasamemberofth eCaliforniaassem-bly,Mr.Kingoncevotedagainstth eanti-ali enfi sh i ngbi llsponsor-edbyth eAmericanLegionandth eNativeSons.Th i sonevoteIsapparentlyth eonlyreasonwh yh ewassubjectedtooneofth emostviolentattack smadeagainstanycandidateforpublicoffice i ntfceprimari es.LyndonFoster'sEqual-i zercallsj Ceci lKinga"JapLover"and "JapsPal."Th ousands ofcopiesofth epaper,carryingth eseandoth ervici ouslabelsandch arg-es,werecirculatedi nth e17th dis-tri ctbeforeelectiontime.Th eresults i nth e17th distri ctsh ow an absoluterepudiati onofth i sracialfascistcampaignbyvotersofboth majorparties.CecilKingwasoneofth efourCalifor-ni acongressmen,outofmoreth antwentycontestedseats,wh owasreelectedi nth eprimari esbywin-ni ngth enominati onsofboth par-ties.King,aNewDealDemocrat,received 14,500votesi nth eRe-publicanprimarytoFoster's2,037.King swamped th e Democratich eldbyreceivi ng45,818votes.Infact,King,wh owascalleda"JapLover,"receivedmorevotesi nth eprimari esth ananyoth erCalifor-niacandidateforCongress!Oth erfactorsmayh elpaccountforth erecordprimaryvoteof60,000forKing,butth ose 60,000 ballots,comparedwith atotalof18,000forsixopponents,certainlyproveth atth epeopleofth e17th distri ctareneith erfrigh tenednori nti mi -datedbyth erace-baiters.Acandidatewh oreceivedafull-pageendorsementfrom th eEqual-i zeri sWilli am Bonelli,member

ofth eStateBoardofEqualia,tionwh opolledatotalofaimvotesi nSouth ernCalifornia$mrunningforth atoffice i nTowAccordingtoth eEqualizerrTelli'sch i efclaim forth e&»£cannominati onforU.S Sm.t!iwasth efactth ath eh asconfiedanenergeticcampaignagak i tJapaneseAmericanswh owere1ployed i n California'sstateCMservicebeforeevacuation.Bonellwasi nstrumentali ni nsti tuti neani nvestigati on ofallpersons"?Japaneseancestryi nth eemploofth eStateBoardofEquXtion,wh osework i nh ardlyof«strategic nature, h avi ng to domostlywi th th ei ssuanceofliquorlicenses. On February27 1942Bonelli i ntroduced a resoli*,callingforth edisch argi ngi faSemployeesofJapaneseancestryofth e Board ofEqualizati on,andwasabletoforceth eresignatioorsuspensionofth epersons i n-volved,allofwh om werenative-bornAmericans.Immediatelyaft-erPearlHarbor,Bonelli h ador-deredth ecancellationofallliquorsalelicensesi nth eh andsofper-sonsofJapaneseancestryandofcorporationswith JapaneseAmer-i canofficersanddirectors.Some144licensesweresuspended.Willi am Bonelli'sboastofre-stricti ve actionagainstJapanese

Americansfailedtomak eani m-pressiononCaliforniaRepublicanswh ogaveh i m only48,000votes,orabout10percentofth eRepub-licanvotescast.One ofth e biggestpoliti calplums i n Los Angeles county,wh i ch h asapopulationof3,000,--000,i sth ej obofdistri ctattorney.Th ei ncumbent,FredHowser,h admadeh eadli neslastyearwh enh ech argedth atJapaneseAmericanevacueeswouldbe"murdered"ifth eyreturned to Los Angeles.Howserdidnotgiveth esourceofth eth reats h e h adreceived,andattendantnewspaperpublici tygaveth ei mpressionth ath eh admade th e statementbeforeth eCaliforniaassemblycommitteei nadirectefforttoforestallanypolicyofrestoringth efullrigh tsofAmericansofJapaneseances-try.Wh en fi nallypinneddown,h owever, i tdevelopedth atth e"th reats"wh i ch Howserh adre-ceived h adcomeallegedlyfrom"th reeKoreanorganizati ons,"al-th ough i ti s extremelydubiouswh eth erth ese"th reeKoreanorganizati ons"representanysizablesection ofth e severalth ousandKoreanAmericansi nth eLosAn-gelesarea.Inlastmonth 'selectionsHow-

ser'sch i efopponentwasWallaceWare,aformermemberofth eStateRailroadCommissi on.Ware,aprominentmemberofth eNativeSonsofth eGoldenWest,h adareactionarypoliti calrecord andgainedth e supportofboth th eHearstExaminerandHerald-Ex-pressandth eLosAngelesTimes.Howserwasforcedtodependal-mostwh ollyonliberalandlaborsupportfrom both th eCIO awAFL.Itmayh avebeenth enatunofh i spoliti calsupportwh i ch caw-edHowsertoabandon h i sbai WofJapaneseAmericansduringt«electioncampaign.HowsermawnoreferencetoJapaneseAmeri-cansuntilafterth eelectionw»h ewentbeforeLosAngleswo-men'sclubstoask forsignatureforapetiti onbeingcirculatedWth eJapaneseExclusionAssocia-tion,andsupportedbyth eNativeSons,forstatelegislationagai*personsofJapaneseancestrylandownersh i p andcommerc*fish i ng. .„„_,,IDuring th e election,h owever,

someofHowser'ssupporters 0

tinuedh i sJap-baiti ng.Th eW*i zer,wh i ch back edHowser,turn»:i ts editori alspite on W",Ware,ch argi ng th atWaremonceaccepted$25,000willed**byth elateKanayeNagasa»VsuccessfulCaliforniaagncuiwnTh e i nterestingth i ngabout£Equalizer'sJap-baiti ngofW»»Ware i sth atWare h i mselfi denti fi edh i mselfasarattfllentpractiti onerofCal'forniaj £i sm, directed againstW"Americansandoth ermm?***LyndonFosterand h i s

sh eet,th eEqualizer,>«***&centofth e obsceneanti-&enewspapersofth eNazi party.same facial generalizati ons

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PACIFIC CITIZEN Saturday,June17,1944

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Japan***AmericanCiti zensLaafm*

NationalHeadqnarten:4IS-15B«awnBuild-i ng,25EastSecondSooth Street,SaltLak eCity,Utah .Edi tori alandBusinessOffice:41SBeaton

Buildi ng.Ph one5-6501Oth erNationalJACLOfficesi nCh i cago,

NewYork andDenver.Subscripti onRates:JACLmembers,$2.00year.

Non-members,$2.60year.

Enteredassecondclassmatterinth epostofficeatSaltLak eCity,Utah .Publish edweek ly,underth eactofMarch 3,1879.

LARKYTAJIRI EDITOR

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made. Treach ery,according toLyndonFoster,i saracialch arac-teristi cofpersonsofJapaneseancestry.And h e warnsofth e"secretarmy"ofJapanese"wh i chwastodynamiteourviaductsanddams.Wreck ourcoastaldefensesandpoisonourwatersupply."Th eLyndon Fostersrepresentth ecrack potwingofth eCalifor-ni aracists.Butcrack potscanbedangerous,too.Th erewasonceamannamedHi tlerButoneth i ngth eLyndonFos-

tersandth eoth erCaliforniarace-baitersmayh avelearned i nth eMayprimari es.Iti sth ati ttak esmoreth an h ate-mongeringtowinanelection.Afterall,Californiai sn'tGermany.

VagariesReturnRumors...Onrumors:Duringrecentweek s

rumors h avesweptMini dok aandoth errelocationcampsregardingth e i mpendingrestorationofth erigh tofth eevacuees toreturntowestcoastareas.Such talk i stendingtocut down relocationtooth erareas...Atpresentth ereseemstobeli ttlepossibi li tyofanydecisi on i nth everynearfuturerelaxingth e presentre-stricti ons.Rumors stem fromwish fulth i nk i ng,aswellasfromth efear-propagandaofth ewestcoastHearstpresswh i ch h aspub-lish ednewsarticlespredicti nganearlyreturnofth eevacuees,i nanefforttostirup sentimentagainstsuch aneventuality...Indicati onsareth atth epossibi li tyofth erestorationofrigh ts toJapaneseAmericansbeforeth eendofth ewari sgood,andh asbeenenh ancedbyth esplendidperform-ancesofnisei i nuniform.Afac-torwh i ch mayretardfavorableaction i s unfavorablepublici ty,such asth enewsofdraftdelin-quentsatHeartMountain.» * "Dr.Wassell...Dr.Wassell,th edoctorwh ose

h eroi sm duringth eevacuationofJavaiscelebrated i nParamount'snew DeMi lleepicstarringGaryCooper, h as stained h i sreputa-tionbyraciststatementsonth ewestcoastagainstAmericanscfJapaneseancestry.Dr.Wassell,appearing before aSan Josegroup,recently advocated th ewartimedetention i n concentra-tioncampsofallpersonsofJap-anese ancestry.He was alsosch eduledtoaddressameetingofth eNativeDaugh tersofth eGold-enWesti nSanJoseth i sweek .

♦ * "Civi lLiberties...Auth ori ti esoncivi lli bertiesi n

th eUni tedStates,i ncludingmenli k eRogerBaldwin,MaxLernerandNormanTh omas,h avepublic-lyexpressedth ei rconcern i nth eevacuationanddetentionofAmer-i canciti zensofJapaneseancestryandth e i mpri sonmentof18Trot-sk yi tes as th e twooutstandingblotsonourcivi llibertiesrecordi n th i swar.It's i nterestingtonoteth atonemanDanTobin,anerstwh i leli beralleaderofth eAFL,h asevi ncedmoreth anor-dinaryi nteresti nboth cases.To-bi ni screditedwith h avi ng-spur-redth eprosecutionofth eMin-neapolisTrotsk yi teswh oseunionactivi ti es th reatenedth e domin-anceofTobi n's InternationalTeamsters'Union.Meanwh i le,To-bin,aseditorofth eInternationalTeamster,offici alpublicati onofth eAFLtruck men'sgroup,h ascarried on a vici ous campaignagainstth erelocationofJapaneseAmericans,andh aspublish edliesandrumorsagainstloyalAmer-i cans ofJapaneseancestrylongafterth eseallegations h adbeendisproved.Tobin i s consideredth emostliberalofth eAFLh i er-arch y and i tappearsth ath i svi ewsonJapaneseAmericansre-sultfrom h i slack offirst-h andcontactwi th th egroup,aswellasfrom pressurefrom DaveBeck 'swestcoastteamsters,th elattergroupbeingth emostvio-lentofth ereactionarylaboror-ganizati onswh i ch h avecampaign-edagainstth erigh tsofJapaneseAmericans...InfluenceofDaveBeck 'scoastteamstersnearlypre-cipi tateda diffi cultsituation i nDenverlastsummer.Alth oughJapaneseAmericansh avebeenac-ceptedbymostunions,particular-lyinth eCIO,th eAFLTeams-tersonth ewestcoastforcedth emi nto affili atedunions organizedonaracialbasis.

MR.TOJO OFJAPAN ByTaroYash i ma

Hungry?TryaRoot

LibertyTorch EmblemTellsOfNisei Soldier'sFigh tforJustice,SaysCpl.Masaok a

Meetth e"Japyank s:"

"Th ese are th e Japyank s,"saysCpl.Mi k eMasaok a,exec-utivesecretaryofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zens League onleave i nth eU.S.Army,ash edescribesth elife,mak e-upandaimsofth e442ndCombatTeami nth eJulyi ssueofTh eLink ,month lymagazineofth eServiceMen'sCh ri sti anLeague.Th e442ndi s i mbuedwith th eCrusaderspiri tofold,saysCpl.Masaok a, i or,because ofth ei rph ysi calresemblancetoth eJapa-neseenemy,th eymustandarewilli ngtogiveth ei ralltoproveth ei rworth asloyalAmericans.Twoth ousand,sevenh undredofth eJapyank sareHawai i ans,se-lectedfrom moreth an10,000wh oswampedth ei rlocaldraftboardswh envolunteeringforth e442ndwasopened.Th eresponseonth emainland,too,wassatisfyi ng,saysMasaok a,"especiallywh en i ti sconsideredth atth ese volunteers march edfrom beh i nd barbed-wirefencesand watch towers,leaving th ei rfamili esandfriendsbeh i ndth emtoexisti nbarrack citi es,tofigh tandperh apsdie,foracountrywh i ch manyh avesaidh adfailedth em."Th eyareatypicallyAmericanoutfit:"Th ei rlanguagei sEnglish ;th ei rslang American. Mostofth emcan'tevenreadorwriteJap-anese.Asoneofth em said:'Ouronlyh andi capi sh avi ngJapanesefaces.'Th ey playatAmericangames—andplayth emwell.Th eywonth epostbaseballch ampi on-sh i p wi th atypically'Yank ee'flourish :a h omerun i nth elastofth eninth wi th twomenout.Th eycompetedi nth eSouth ernA.A.U.Swimmi ngMeetandswamoffwith i ndi vi dualandteam h on-ors.Th eyh aveth eonlybarefootgolfersofch ampi onsh i pcaliberi nth eArmy,th ei rbarefootfootballplayerscanpuntafootballasfarasth eail-Americans.Th ei rboxer3i nclude severalA.A.U.title-h olders.""Butmindfulofth ereasons

wh i ch promptedth em tovolun-teer,"writesth e auth or,"th eyh ave an attitude wh i ch mark sth emapartfrommostunits.Th eyfeelth atth eyh avemoreatstak e—notonlyvictoryi n'th ewar,butalso vindi cati onofth e i nh erentAmericani smofth eJapaneseAm-ericanpopclation.Th eyare'all-out'tomak eanameforth emsel-vesandforalloth ersofth ei rnationality...."AsoneJapyank summedi tup,

'Wefigh ttowinth ewarnotonlyagainstth eenemiesofAmericaabroadbutalsoth eenemiesofdemocracyath omewh ouseraceandancestrytoconfuseth ei ssuesandretardth ewareffort.Inaword,wefigh tforourtwinsurviv-alasAmericansaswellasforth esurvivalofth eAmericanway.'"Th i sspiri ti smani festi nev-eryth i ngth eydo,Th ei reagernesstolearnandth ei rsti ck -to-iti ve-nessarelegendaroundCampSh el-by...."Th i scontagious,'figh tLng'qual-i ty wh i ch ch aracterizes th ei rmarch esandmaneuversi stypi fi edi nth ei rmotto:'GoforBrok e'—soldierslang,bornofth e'crap'game,meaning 'to sh ootth ework s'orrisk all. Th eybelieveth atth ei rconducti nbattlewilldetermineth efateofallJapaneseAmericans i nth i scountry,andth eyaredeterminednottofailth ei rresponsibi li ty."Th ei rCombatTeam sh oulderpatch ,th eflamingtorch ofliberty,Masaok a says,symbolizesth ei rgoal:"libertyforall,regardlessofraceorancestry—libertyfrompersecution,from discri mi nati on,fromunjusti fi eddoubts;libertytoliveandtobeconsideredAmeri-can.And,saysMasaok a,"toaman,th eyarepledgedto'GoforBrok e'toach i eveth atliberty."(Th eLink ,ClarenceW.Hall,editor,i spublish edmonth lybyth eNationalCouncilofth eSer-vi cemen'sCh ri sti anLeague.Edi-torialofficesarelocatedat1703Ch estnut St.,Ph i ladelph i a 3,Pa.)

From th eFryingPanByBILLHOSOKAWA

Th eWorld'sOppressedLook toAmericaItwasalmostfi veyearsago,ona h umi dSeptemberday

i nSingapore,wh enth edry,tiredvoiceofNevilleCh amberlainoverth eBriti sh Broadcastingcompanyannouncedth atwarh adcometoth eEmpire.Th erewash i lari tyinth ebarsandcabaretsofSingapore

th atnigh t,afalse h i lari tyth atwastobeunmask edmonth sandyearslateri nth eawfulfactofBriti sh unpreparedness,com-placency,misj udgementandoverconfidence.Butth atnigh tSi ngaporecivi -li ansandh omesick TommiesandHigh landersali k edrank h i gh ballsandginslings,andsangth eoldsongsli k eTipperary,forEnglandwasatwar,andth eyweregoingtoputth atbloomin'bloody'itlerwh ere'cbloodywellbelongs.Th etragedyofAlliedunpre-

paredness i s h i storynow.Th erewasth ecollapse,firstofPoland,th enFrance,andth enth eAlliedarmiesi nth eBalk ans.ButoutofDunk i rk andth e 100 daysth atfollowed,someth i nggrew i nth eAlliedspiri t.Ittook a longtimeforth atsometh i ng,bornoftravailandanundyingstubbornness,togrowanddevelopi ntoth epowerth atwasunleash edonD-Day.Th emeasureofi tsgrowth i si nth epublicre-actiontoth eopeningofth ei nva-si onofwesternEurope.Th ere was no j ubi lati on,no

ch eeri ng crowds and boastsofdestruction.Th erewas,i nsteadanationwi desoberness h ere,as i fth eenti recountrywereonth ebrink ofanunspeak abledisaster.Th erewas h umi li ty,andanal-mostspontaneousurgetowardprayer.Itwasasi fth egreatex-pectedblood-bath fromman-madeweaponsofdestructionsomeh owh adgrownbeyondman'spowertocontrol,andnow th atth etrai nofevents h adbegun,th erewasnoth i ngtodobutask fordivi neprotection.Perh apsi ti swellth atweasanationgo i ntoth elastandmostbitterstageofth ewarwith outbraggadocio,minusa crusadingorconquerorcomplex,andsoberi n th e k nowledge th atman i sweak .Forth eproblemsofth epeace

are i mmense i fj usti ce i stobedispensed i n k eepi ngwith i dealsandth efoundationi stobelaidforalastingpeace.Already th ere are i ndi cati onsth atth edevoteesofpowerpoliti cswilldie h ard.Th ere i stalk ofbiggerandbetterpowercoaliti onstomaintai npeacebyforce,wh i chi ni tselfisanegationofth espiri tofpeace.On th e American h omefront

th ereareproblemsofrace andsocialadjustmentth atfarover-sh adow th eproblemsofa h un-dred th ousand JapaneseAmeri-cans.Wh i leth eni sei problem i sfarfromsettled,th eyareasnoth -i ngtoth edeep-seatedprejudi cesandbigotryfacingth eNegroes.EvenasYank sofvariousracialdescentsstormedth e beach esofFrance to liberateEuropefromNazi tyranny,th erewerepoliti -cians i nth eDeepSouth plottingtodepriveNegrosoldiersofgov-ernment-financededucationandaloantofoundabusinessorbuyah omeasplannedbycongress i nth e "G.I.BillofRigh ts."And i nth e lastdaysbeforeth e i nvasi on,th esesamepoliti ci ansi nth ei ref-foreto k eepth erigh tofballotfrom Negrosoldiersmadeafiascoofth esoldier.votebilland i nef-fectmade i tpracticallyimpracti-calforallservice personneltocastth ei rvotesi nabsentia.Ifwe Americansfai ltopro-vi de j usti cetoourpeople i nac-cordancewith i deals,h owwilli tbepossibleto admini sterworld-wi de j usti ce?It.took th eAlliedpeoplesalongtimetorealizeth atwewerenotembark i ngonalark i nth i swar.Andnowth atamoodofstudied,th ough tfuldeterminati onch arac-terizesth ei rwilltovictory,i ti snottooearlytoencourageasimi -larattitudetowardpeaceprob-lems.Th e oppressedandweary na-tionsofth eworldlook toth eUnited Statesforleadersh i p i nh ow manbestcanlivewith fel-low man.Milli onswouldgiveeveryth i ngforth eopportunityofbecomingAmericans.Th erei snoreasontoboasta

ch osenpeopleoutlook ,butweasanationdoowe i ttoourselves,ourmen i n service,and fellowman,topractice th e i deals ofdemocraticlivi ng..Wecan h ardlyexpectth ere-

spectofoth ernations,h ow can

we j usti fi ablycriti ci zeth ei rback -wardness,wh enwepermitsh ame-fulinconsistencies between ourprofessed i dealsand th ei rprac-ti calapplicati on.

EDITORIAL

DIGEST

THENATIONPoliti calRace-Baiti ng

"Th eunantici patedcollapseofanti-Japaneseraciali smasan ef-fectivepoliti calweaponi nCalifor-ni ai sparticularlyencouragingi nview,ofth esi mi larfailureofth ewh i te-supremacyi ssuei nth eFlor-i da andAlabamaprimari esandth edefeatofth eMeasemach i ne—campaigni ngonananti-Negro,anti-New Dealplatform—atth eSouth CarolinaDemocraticcon-i )rvention,"th eNation,notedli beralweek ly,declaredi naneditori alonMay27.Th eNationcommentedonth epoliti calrepudiati onofRep.Joh nM.Costelloi nCalifornia,noting:"Th e public's repudiati on ofCostellowasth emoresigni fi cantsinceh eh adsough ttofeath erh i spoliti calnestbyviolentattack sonth eWestCoastJapaneseAmeri-canevacuees.Inth eseattack sh eh adth eenth usi asti cback i ngofascoreofCalifornia'ssuper-patrio-ticorganizati onsandofmostofth epress."

"""STANDARD-EXAMINER

MobAction i nUtah

Commentingonth ereportofth ebeatingoffiveJapaneseAmer-i canfarm work ers i nProvore-cently,th eOgden,Utah ,Stand-ardExaminer,onJune9,declaredth at"decentpersonseverywh eresh udderatmobactivi ty,i tscruel-ty*inj usti ceandevidenceofwarp-edmentality.""Toreadaboutsuch conducti sdistressingatanytime.Toreadabouti tonD-Dayproducesacon-diti onofnausea,particularlywh enourownstate i sconcerned,"th eStandard-Examinersaid. "Wh i leth ousands ofdecentAmericanyouth sarebreak i ngth rough Hit-ler'scoastdefensesandengagingth eGermans i nferociouscombat,oth er youth s i n Utah countyth reatentomobfarmwork ersi n-vitedi ntoth i sareato h elppro-duceth efoodneededforth eboysi nuniformandliberatedpeoples."Onegroupfigh tscourageous-lyfortoleranceand decencywh i leth e Utah countygroup,filledwith fascist-li k e h atreds,beatsupAmericanciti zensofJapaneseancestry."Personsengaged i nrecruiti ngfarm laborh aveh adtoappealtoth eci vi lauth ori ti estoprotectth eminori tylestth eybemobbedfromth efarmswh ereth eyareneeded."Iffarm work ersaredrivenaway,wewonderh ow manyofth ese persons responsible forth i sKuKluxKlanbeh avi orwilloffertoth i nbeetsandperformoth erfarmwork .Wh oareth esemobstersand wh o i s urgingth em ontosabotageourfarmproduction?"

DESMOINESTRIBUNE

"*"Mini mum ofPrejudi ce

"Th e Nisei sh ow an unusualabili tytowinfriendsbybeingfriendly,"th eDcsMoinesTribunereportedinaneditori alonJune1.Th e Tri bune noted arecentWRAsurveywh i ch reportedth at84percentofth eJapaneseAmer-i cansrelocatedi nClevelandsaidth atdi scri mi nati onwasmuch lessth ereth anonth eWestCoast."Wh i lelowa'straditi onalti etoCaliforniamayofferafewmorepipeli nesth rough wh i ch prejudi cecanseepi ntoourstate,ourguessisth atJapaneseAmericanswh oarelivi ngamongusi nDcsMoines—andth erestofth estate—wouldreportsometh i ng verysimi laraboutth i sarea,"th eTri bunead-ded.

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AnnNisei 'sColumnV.S.Work i ngGirlIsBest-DressedTh eAmericanwork i nggali sth eworld'sbestdressedwoman.Don'ttak eourwordfori t,h ow-ever.It'sbeensaidoverandover,andallyouneedtodotobecon-vincedis tolook atth eAmeri-canwork i nggalonth esubway,i nth estreetcarandonth estreet.Sh e's neat,sh e's tidy,sh e'sdressedsimplyandwell.Herbud-getmaybe low.buth erstylesensei sh i gh .Anai fh erdressdidcost$8.95,sh ecarriesh erselfli k eamilli ondollars.Th ere's no secrettodressingwell.It'sj ustamatterofj udi ci ousselection,goodcareofcloth esandfastidi ousness.Andperh apsmosti mportantofth ese i sfastidi ousness. Intnesummeri t'sdoublyh ardtobeneatandtidyandtolook coolandcrisp.Inth efallandspringyoucanstick totailoredsuits,buti nth esummermostanyth i ngyouwearstartswilti ngaifddrooping,j ustasyoudo.Andwith th e h eatofafternoon, wh en yourmak e-upstartsrunningandwh enyourfacegetsred,andyourlegsfeelstick y,you'rereadytogiveupandgoh ome.So forth esedog daysselect

cloth esth atrevivequick ly,th atlook coolanddon'trequiretoomuch fussing. Plainsuitsanddressels i npastelrayonsareagoodsummerofficeuniform,par-ticularlyi fyou i nvesti n h alfadozendick i estok eepyourout-fitslook i ngcrispandneat.Ifyoulivewh eredustanddi rtwreckh avocwith pastelcolors,tak etostripesandneatprints.Th erearealso th ose nice frosty prints,wh i teoncoolpastels,th atlookfresh andcool.Cottonsuits,ofcourse,arenice,andth eylook crispaslettuce—butneverforlong.Rayonsrevivedur-i ngth enigh t,butcomeevening,yourcottonsuitswillh avetotak etoth etub.Sotak eyourpick .Ifyou'rewilli ngtowork ati t,youcan i nvesti nsomegingh am orseersuck ersuits.Butth ereareoth ertrick stolook i ng cool. For i nstance, i fyou've beenwearing your h ai rlongandfull,puti tuporgetafeath erbob.Atth everyleast,h ave i tth i nnedoutandweari tverysimply.Untidy h ai rmak esonefeelandlook th reedegreesh otter,allby i tself.Anddowearstock i ngs,i fyou

work i nanoffice.It'sreallycoolerth angoingbarerlegged,andi t'svastlyneater. Tak etobare-legmak e-upduringth eweek endoratnigh t,buti nth edaytime,relyonstock i ngs.Goeasyoncosmetics,too,par-ticularly i fyouperspirefreely.Runny mak e-up i s one ofth eworstsummertimebeautysins.Ifyourfoundationcream i stoorich ,ch angetoacoolinglotion.Applypowderscantly.Wh enyouh avetore-powder,removeallyouroldmak e-up,andstartinalloveragain.Andwh enyouleaveh omei nth emorning,nomatterh owmuch ofarush you'rei n,mak ealastcare-fulch eck toseeth ateveryth i ng'srigh t.Ch eck yourstock i ngseams.Seeth atyourh emli nei sstraigh t,andth atyourslipdoesnotsh ow.Ch eck yourmak e-upi nagoodmirrortoseeth atyoudon'th avetoomuch mak e-upon,foryou'renotgoingoutonadate,you'rego-i ngtowork .Yourh ai rli ne sh ould betidy,yournailscleanandyourmani-curefresh .Seeth atyourpolish i scarefullyapplied,andunlessyouremployerdoesnotobject,stick tomedium-toned polish foryournails.Yourcollarsh ould becrisplyi roned and wh i te.Yourglovessh ouldbespotless,andyoursk i rtpressed.Th ese are minordetails,butth ey'realli mportantinth e j obofmak i ng you one ofAmerica'swork i nggals,andoneofh erbest-dressedwomen.

PostonEvacueesArrive i nIdah oTWIN FALLS,Idah o—Ei gh ty-twoevacueesfromth ePostonwarrelocation centerarrivedatth eTwinFallsWFAcamptoassisti nfarm yroductionoperationsi nth eMagicValley,i twasreportedth i s.,week .

WarMustBeFough tatHomeAgainstIntolerantAttitudesTowardRacialMinori ti es

JoeGrantMasaok a'sColumn:

Th ebiggesteventinourgeneration i snow tak i ngplace

i nEurope.Th equestionwh i ch mustrecurtoeverymind i s:

Ifth uswewageWaragainsti ntolerance,i nj usti ce,oppressionabroad,wh atarewe doingtoremove th esefrom th e h omescene?ArefugeeJewconfidesth atth eatti tudetowardSemites

i nth i scountryi s j ustasbadas i twasi nGermany.Fewreal-

i zeth atth reemilli on Jewsh avebeerwantonlysk i nbyNazisi nOccupiedEurope.AHtooread-i lywe h erealsouseth eJewasa convenientscapegoatforoureconomicandpoliti cali lls.Reflec-tingth i stendency,th erewasaj i ngle'currentsome-timeagoaboutColinKellybeingth efi rsttosink aJapanesewarsh i p,—wasth efirstAmericansoldiertodiei nbattle,andIsaacCoh en wasth efi rsttogetfiveti res.Amongstsomeevacuees,th ereisth epar-rotyph raseth atth eJewscausedth eevacuation.Wh eneverwecomparenoteswith Negrofriendsaboutdiscri m-i natorypracticesagainstth oseofJapanesebirth ,we'reabash edtobetoldi t'soldstuffamongth oseh avi nga"h i gh ervisi bi li ty."De-spiteth ewi dedisparitybetweenourdocumentaryi dealsandactualpractice,th eNegroesh avemadeh eadwaytowardrecogniti on.Twoyearsago i twould h a,vebeendeemed i mpossible,today th ere,are14Negroofficersi nth eNavy,14colonels i nth eArmy,and i ti sreportedth ereare 14,000col-oredwork ersi noneaircraftfac-toryonth ePacifi ccoast.Ith asbeench arged th atani nflammatorypressandi mpati entNegroleaders h avesti rredth ei rpeopletoarroganceandanover-faeari n,g attitude. Iti s sal-utaryforNegroestoreadyth em-selvesforevengreateradvancesbuti ti sequallyneedfulth atth eyavoidtangents i nth ewrongdi-rection.Some Negroes i nth ei rdistrustofwh i temenareadvoca-tingblack nationalism,anation-wi deblocofNegroes.Somespeakforcolored i nternationalism—anamalgamationofth ecoloredraces.Here i n Colorado,th e Spanishspeak i ng peoples came undervarious h andi caps.Onedoctori n-censedatth elack ofsanitati onandpublic h ealth admi ni strationamongth em declaredth atth ei ri nfantmortalityfiguresapproach -edth atofIndia.Th eseSpanishspeak i ngnatives,very few ofwh omareMexicans,aredescend-antsofth eearlySpanish conquis-tadores.Public sch oolfacili ti esh avenotbeen madetooreadilyaccessibleamongth emandtodayth ei raveragesch ooli ngi sonlyasth gradeeducation.Identicalj obsforth emcarryalowerwagescaleth anforCaucasians.Amongourowndisplacedgroupwearei nneedofagreatdealofselfeducation.Th efai th ofmanyh asbeenstrainedby th ebi ttermemoriesofevacuation;weneedtok i ndleanew th efi resofh opeandambiti on.Th i sdemocracy i sfarfromperfectionbutth ati snoreasonforj unk i ngi t.Someniseidelinquentsdefendth ei rpositi onbysayingth atsinceth i scountryi snotrecognizi ngth ei rci ti zen-sh i p,th ereforeth eyarenoteli-gibletoarmyseryice.With i n th erelocationcenters,th erei sadiscernabletrendtowarda h and-outmentality.Ifsuchabread-line complex i s tobeavoidedamongth eyoungergener-ation,allth econstructiveforcesofoursocietysh ouldbeexertedi n th e di rection ofnormalizi ngth ei rli ves.Hi storicalevents h ave-i mpress-

edth ei rmark .Inth ePh i li ppi nes,th edisappearanceofpock mark sfrom th efacesofth epopulacedenotesth eadventofAmericanmedicalandsanitati onprograms.Th etragediesofevacuation,re-settlementandth esolici tousat-tentionsofmanyCaucasianssh ouldh aveleftth ei rmark uponourpersonaliti esandsympath i es.Certainlywith th i sback groundourapproach toth eproblemswh i chaffectus,aswellasth ech alleng-i ng questionsofth ecommunityand nation sh ould be aliberalandprogressiveattitude.Today,moreth aneverbefore,i nth epublicconsciousnesswedobelong.Th ese i nstancesarenotuncommon:Acivi li anandasol-

dierridi ngatrainwere seatedacrossth eai slefromanisei girl.Th eycrossedovertowh eresh esatandth esoldierdeclared,"Mybuddy h ereoffersme25ctobetth atyouarefrom Ch i na.Itellh i m h e'swrong;Isayyou'reanAmerican."Th e soldierwonth ebet.Th i sconvicti onth atwebeJongi s more pronouncedamong th esoldiers, h owwh ensuddengustsofdeath are snuffingoutth ebrigh tlivesofoursoldiersabroad,th erei sanespecialk i nsh i pamongth emall.Th eyk nowth atamongth ei rcomradesi narmsaremanyofJapaneseancestry.Racialbig-otsandreactionariescannotbreakth oseti esbetweenth osewh ostrug-gled so .valorously i n commoncause.Wh enth emoncmenttoth eUn-

k nownSoldierofWorldWarIIi sdedicated,th ememoryensh ri n-edth erei nmaywellbeth atofanisei GI,as wellas a Smith ,Coh en,Moreno,ora Toplitzk y.Asth atk nowledgebecomeswidelyaccepted,ours i s th e h opeth atracialtensions,prejudi ces,andsuspici onswi lldimi ni sh .

UNIONLABORNEWSSometh i ngtoTh i nk About

Th eVentura,Calif.,UnionLa-borNewsonMay26 quotedastatementmade i nth eNewYorknewspaperPM byKeitaroTsuk a-moto,aveteranofth efi rstWorldWarandformercommanderofth eTownsend Harris postofth eAmericanLegion■i n San Fran-cisco.Tsuk amototoldPM duringth e

recentexcitementi n New YorkoverMayorLaGuardia'sprotestagainstJapaneseAmericanevac-uees:"1don'tquite understand i t.Wh enGermanydeclaredwaronAmericawedidnotplacesixorsevenmilli onGermansi nconcen-trationcamps.Wh enwewereatwarwith Italywedidnotdoth atwith th eItalians.Butadifferent,an unfortunate'racist'attitude,seemstoprevailaboutus.Iti stoobad.Ih opeth atth i swillbecor-rectedasdevoutlyas1h opeforAlliedvictorysoon.""Itwilldoalotofpeoplealotofgoodtoreadth atstatementoveralotoftimes—anddoalotofth i nk i ngabouti t!"th eUni onLaborNewssaidi nth ei reditori al.

Toth eCh urch esEverypersonofJapanesean-cestry owes an ever-increasingdebtofgratitudeto th eCh ri s-tianch urch esofth i snati on.With -outdoubtth ey h ave donemoreandaredoingmoreto i ntegrateand re-establish ni sei and th ei rloyalparents i n Americanli feth ananyoth ergroupororganiza-tion.Th edaywh enth ech urch offer-

edonlyspiri tualaidandteach i ngi slongpast,and,girdi ng i tselftomeetth edemandsofacon-stantlych angi ngworld,th eCh ri s-tianch urch h asbecometh eCh urchMi li tant...Th ech urch eswerealongstepah eadofeveryone i nth ereloca-ti onofevacuees.Differentgroupsorganized h ostels i nvi ti ngwork -ersouttoaidi nth enationalwareffortand toreestablish th em-selvesatth esametime.Undoubt-edly,th eCh ri sti an ch urch esareresponsibleforth erelocationandreestablish mentofmoreevacueesth ananyoth erorganizati onoralloth ergroupscombined.—From th eHeartMountainSentinel.

OgdenYBAHoldsSk ati ngPartyA roller-sk ati ng partywas

sch eduledbyth eOgdenYBAonJune17atth eBerth anaRollerRink i n Ogden,Hannah Tana-mine,socialch ai rman,announced.

TIMELYTOPICSBySABUROKIDO

CommunityAttitudesProveSurprisi ngMyrecenttri ptoColorado h as

beenmosti nteresting.Ih admydoubtsastoth ereceptionawait-i ng me becauseofth eattack swh i ch h adbeendirectedagainstth eJACLi nth epast.Frommanyangles,myvisi th asbeenaveryi llumi nati ngone.Tomysurprise,Ifoundth atth ecommunity attitude wasnotasbadasIh adfeared.Infact,wh en th eproblem offinancingth eDenverofficewh i ch i sopera-tingunderabudgetof$5000waspresented,th egeneralopini onwasth ati twouldnotbediffi culttoraise.Supportforth e generalcampaignh asbeenpromisedfromvarioussourcessoth atth epros-pectsofraisi ngpossibly$7000i nordertoexpandth eDenverofficeseembrigh t.Ach ange i npoli cyseemstobeurgenti fth eJAiCLprogramistobe soldtoth eJapaneseAmeri-cansfrom wh omth e ch i efsup-portmustcome i norderth atth eJACL maybe representative.1h adexpectedth atth egoodweh adaccomplish edwouldspeak foritself.Idiscoveredth atnewspaperpub-lici tyh asagreatdealofi nfluenceupon creatingfavorable i mpres-sions.Heretofore,eveni fth eJACL h ad desiredtopublici ze i tsnews,th eJapanesevernacularpressmaynoth avebeenwilli ngto carryth e releases.Develop-mentsh owever,h avemadeallth epapersrealizeth atth e JACLisan i mportantorganizati onasfarasallpersonsolJapaneseances-tryare concerned.As aresultth eyh avecometoth epointwh ereth eyfeelth atth eymusttak eth eleadersh i pi nmoldingopini onastoth erealneedsandnoth umorth efeelingsi fi tsreaders.AsfarasJACLisconcerned,th epublici tycampaign willbei ntensifi edto k eepth emembersandallpersonsofJapanesean-cestrybetterinformedastowh ati ti sdoingandwh ati ti saccom-plish i ng.

League'sStructureMaybeModifi edItseemstobean i ronyoffateth atIsh ouldbeoneofth ech ar-termembersofth eJACLmove-ment,datingback to1928;seeth eorganizati onreach i tspeak dur-i ngmypresidency;andth endroptoth elowestebb i npopularityand support.From a personalstandpoint,i tmaybetomyad-vantageto h aveth eJACLfadeouti norderth atImaybeabietoobtainprivate employmentwh i ch wouldbring i nagreateri ncome.However,i ti san i nter-estingventuretotrytobuildupth i sorganizati ononceagain.Th i sexperiencei snotnewbecauseweh adtotravelh ereandth ere,lec-turingaboutJACLatourownexpenseduringth eearlyth i rti es.Ik now th atth eth i nk i ngNiseiarenotgoingtoremaini ndi ffer-ent.With ch angedconditi onswh en

somanyofth eNisei aredis-persingto th efourcorners01th i snation,th estructureofth eorganizati onmustbemodifi ed.Atth epresenttime,th eactivemem-bersconsistonly ofciti zensofJapanese ancestry. A revisi onseemstobe necessary i n orderth atpth ersmaybeableto j oi n.Th i swouldbe h elpful,notonlyfrom th estandpointofnumberandestablish i ngnewch apters,butalso i nenlargingi tsscopeofac-tivi ti esand i nfluence.Alsoth emini mum requirementsforach apteri s25 membersatth epresenttimeandth eannualch apterduesi s$35.InColoradoseveralcommuniti es i nterested i nformingch aptersseem tobeun-abletodosobecauseofth elackofth erequired numberth roughth e i mmi nentprospectofmanyenteringth earmedservices.Var-i oussuggestions h avebeenmade,such astoreduceth enumberto15andth ech apterduestoabout$15ayear.Anoth erch angepro-posed h asbeentoraiseth ena-tionalmembersh i pcardto50ci n-asmuch asth emembersarere-ceivi ngbulletins,pamph letsandoth ermaterials.During Februaryofth i syear,i twasanigh tmareto see th e1bank balancedroptoth e$1000;level.Ith ough tth eregionalof-i {,Bcni fyh aveto*"clos«<landth e»SatlLak eofficeberetainedwith onesecretary.Butth elowest

pointseemsto h avebeenreach edTh epledgesofth e i ntermountainch apters,th e $1000contributi onfrom SanFrancisco,th etransferoffundsfrom th eSanFranciscoch apter,th efinancialcampaignofth e Eastern office amongstth eAmerican public, th e "buckmonth club,"andth erecenttriDto Colorado h ayeallpointedtoth efactth atJACLi sdeeplyroot-ed.Eventh ough i tmaytak eyearsbeforeoursoldierboysreturnIam confidentth atwesh allbeabletok eepourpromisetoth emth atwe sh allk eep onfigh ti ngto i mproveconditi onsonth e"h omefront."Th efinancialworriesandth enecessityofalargermembersh i pgoh and i nh and.Ifth epresentprospectsmateriali zepertaini ngtofinances,th enextbig j obwillbetocontactourold members.Iti sunfortunateth atso much ofourtime mustbe devoted to-wardsth esetwotask sandth ere-bydetractusfrom th emainun-dertak i ngofpublicrelations.Butth efoundationmustbelai dfirmlyi norderth atth eorganizati oncancontinuetofunction.

TideTurningi nFavorofEvacueesTh e sentimentth rough outth e

nation i sdefini telyturningagainstth eagitatorsofth el'aci i i ccoastwh o h ave been advocating th ecompleteexclusionofallpersonsofJapaneseancestryevenafterth ewar.Th eti de i sturningi nourfavorfrom allindi cati ons.Even th emostrabidracistsaregivi nggroundbyconcedingth atth e"loyalciti zens"sh ouldbeper-mi ttedtoreturntoth ei rh omesafterth ewar.Uncemili tarynecessity i seli m-

i natedorpeace i srestored,nostateorgroupofpeoplecan i n-terferewith th etravelingofciti -zensfrom one statetoanoth er.Th eUni tedSupremeCourth asal-readyruledonth i squestion.Th e i mportantquestioni s h owsoonth eWesternDefenseCom-mandwillack nowledgeth efactth atmili tarynecessitynolongerexists.Th e agitatorsaretryingtoth rowupasmok escreenonceagainbystirrri ngupth epeopleofth ePacifi ccoastandth erebycreatinguncertaintyi nth emi ndofth earmyastoth eadvisabi li tyofrelaxingth eexclusionarder.Wedoubti fLieutenantGeneral

Emmonsandh i sstaffwillbemis-ledth rough such propaganda.AnarousedAmericanpublicundoubt-edlywillnotpermitth erepetiti onatth emanufactured h ysteriawh i ch mi sledsomany(luring th eearlymonth sof1942.Everyonefamili arwith th etac-ticsemployedbyth erace-baitersarewatch i ngwi th amusementth esamelineth ati sbeing adopted.Moreandmorepeoplearespeak -i ngoutagainstth em.Andweareconfidentth atth elargemajori tyofth eci ti zensofth ePacifi ccoastdesiretoseefairplayand j usti cemetedouttoallciti zensofJap-aneseancestry.

DESMOINESTRIBUTEAmericansAll

"Wenoteth atoneofth e'neigh -bors'wh oprotestedtoth eWarKe-locutionAuth ori tyoffice i nDcsMoineswh en aloyalJapaneseAmericanbough ta h ousei nth eblock sai dh edi dn'tth i nk service-menfrom th atblock wouldap-prove,"th eDcs MoinesTribunesaidi naneditori alonMay30.Th eTri bunecontinued:"Well,th i spaperh asreceivedagoodmanylettersfrom service-mentellingwh atgoodAmericansandbravefigh tersth eJapaneseAmericansonth eItalianfrontareandcondemningth eunfriendlyat-titudetowardth emofsomecivi l-i ansback h ome."Th eparticularJapaneseAmer-

i cani nquestionsaysh eexpectstobe i nservicesoonh i mself,doesntwantadeferment,butdoeswantaplaceforh i sfami lytolive."Wearegladtonoteth atth i sprotest i s nottypicalofDcsMoines,orevenofth atparticularneigh borh ood.ScoresofrelocatedJapaneseAmericansh avebeenliv-i ng i n Dcs Moinesformanymonth snow,i nmanypartsofth ecity. Acquaintancequick lymeltswh atsuspici onth erei satfirst"Earlycomerssentback wordtoth erelocationcentersth atmid-westernerswerefriendlyfolk swh oreallyputAmericani sm i ntoprac-tice.Let'strytoliveuptoourreputation."

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Majori tyofAlienJapaneseLaw-Abidi ng,Industrious,SaysJudgeWolfetoJACLGroupWordsofencouragementand

h opeweregivenJapaneseAmer-i cansbyJudge JamesH.Wolfeofth e i Jtah SupremeCourtatadance h onori ngnisei graduatesgiven June 9 by th e JapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeague."Frommyexperienceasamem-berofth eAli enEnemyHearingsBoard ofth i sstateandonth eSpecialHearings Board passingon applicati onsfor h eari ngsati nternmentcamps,Ik nowth attomostofth ei ssei ,th i swarasun-expectedandasaccidentalandasunrelatedtoth ei rli ves h ere i nAmericaasanearth quak ewouldh avebeen,"Jud,geWolfedeclared."Mostofth emcameoverh er«yearsago,settleddownasfarm-erSi orsmallmerch antsorla-borersi nth emines,smeltersandrailroads,raisedfamili es,attend-edtoth ei rownbusiness,subscrib-edtoanewspaperormagazinepublish ed i n th e Japanese lan-guage,sometimesi nordertogetridofasolici tor,j oi nedalocalJapaneseCh amberofCommerceorth eTogoKai orSok uk uKaiorHeimush aKai orsimi laror-ganizati onsbypayinganominalmembersh i pfee,ormak i ngacon-tributi on.Sometimesth eJapanesebossorleaderi nth ecommunityask edth em to j oi norsubscribe,orth eydidi tbecause i tbecameth e th i ngto do because oth ersweredoingi t,evenasyouandI.. . .Th e earlyAlienHearingBoards on th e coast,especiallywh ereth ese i ssei werecongregat-ed i nlargenumbers,wh enweallbelieved air attack s i mmi nent,naturallydidnotk now h owtotellth edan,gerousJapanesefrom th efri endlyones.Th eytook noch ances.Th eydidnotk now th erealpurposeorsigni fi cance ofth eseJapanesesocieti es.Th eyh adaJapanesenameand th atwasenough to mak e th em suspect.Hundredsofi ssei wereputi ntoi nternmentcamps wh o,aftermonth sofseparationfrom th ei rfamili es,werereleasedwh enwelearnedth atth esesocieti eswere,i nth emain,i nnocuous,andth atth egreatmajori tyofth eseJap-anese were h ard work i ng,lawabidi ng, i ndustriouspeople wh oneverh ad.ath ough tori ntention

ofdoingh armtoth ecountryth atwasth ei rh ost."Iti snotwith outsigni fi canseth atth eJapanesepopulationsh adth elowestcrimi nalrecordofanyracialsegmenti nAmerica,"saidJudge Wolfe."Th ey sentth ei rch i ldrentosch oolwh ereth eygen-erallystoodouti nsch olarlyandath leti cattainment.Manyofyouaresomeofth osech i ldren."Speak i ng ofth e nisei ,JudgeWolfedeclared,"YouareAmeri-canciti zens.Youh aveh adan i n-tensedesiretoproveyourworthassuch ...Weh avedi scoveredth ati nalandofmoreth an130,--000,000people,th erearemanycowardlypersons wh o mustlib-erateth ei rfrustratedangerbyattack son i nnocentnisei ori n-dulgei ncruelpracticesofintoler-ance i nordertoexploitth ei rpa-tri oti sm...Butth erearemanywh o h ave i magi nati on,wh o doh aveunderstanding,wh oarek i ndandwh oactli k e Ch ri sti ans,wh eth erornotth eyprofesstobesuch .AndIth i nk th egreatma-j ori tyofAmericansarefairmind-ed and h avesympath yforth eh omelessnisei wh oarecaugh tso unfortunately i nth eaccidentofwar."Declaringth atth erecordofth eJapaneseAmericanbattalion i nItaly"inth efaceofgreatdang-erandintensefi gh ti ng"h asbeenexcelledby none,Judge Wolfeconcludedh i stalk with congrat-ulationsforth eJapaneseAmeri-can i nducteesatth edance.JudgeWolfespok eduringth ei ntermissi onperiodofth edance.Th eRev.GayleStric.k lerledth egroupi nprayer.

CaliforniaDentistsWillOpenPracticesInMidwesternCity

CHICAGO — Two Californiaevacueedentists,Dr.GeorgeHiura,formerlyofSebastopol,andDr.Kok i Kumamoto,formerlyofSac-ramento,h avebeennotifi edth atth eyh avesuccessfullypassedth eIlli noi sStateDentalBoardexam-i nati ons.Both are preparingto openpractices i nCh i cago.

VitalStatisti csToMr.andMrs.KazumaHay-ash i (5-47-C,Poston)aboyonMay22.ToMr.andMrs.GeorgeWash -i ngtonInouye(317-90,Poston)agirlonMay25.ToMr.andMrs.GoroYosh i ok a(318-10-D,Poston)aboyonMay25.ToMr.andMrs.Uich i Sagami

(4-4-C,Hunt)aboyoatMay28.ToMr.andMrs.Sh i genobuSak -ah ara((25-6-B,GilaRiver)aboyonMay28.ToMr.andMrs.SadaoKuro-tori (6-1-B,GilaRiver)agirlonMay28.ToMr.and1Mrs.Tadash i Mi no(11-5-C,Poston)agirlonMay30.ToMr.andMrs.Sh i zuoYosh -i da(12K-6A,Granada)aboyonMay31.ToMr.andMrs.Mich i oNaga-sugi (6G-12A,Granada)aboyonMay31.To Mr.andMrs.Dei j i ro Doi(227-10-D, Poston) aboy onJune1.ToMr.andMrs.Masao Mat-

sumoto(7H-6F,Granada)aboyonJune1.ToMr.andMrs.Tadash i Emoto

(22-8-F,HeartMountain)agirlonJune2.ToMr.andMrs.Wi lli amTanak a(46-13-A,Poston)aboyonJune2.ToMr.andMrs.Heish i ma(41-

-12-P,Roh wer)aboyonJune3.ToMr.andMrs.WalterKouch i(28-10-E,Ht.Mountain)aboyonJune4.To Mr.and Mrs.Harry N.Hara(10H-4C,Granada)agirlonJune6.ToMr.andMrs.NoboruHi rata(15-6-C,Ht.Mountain)aboyonJune7.ToMr.andMrs.Tak ash i Tan-ak a(6H-11F,Granada)aboyonJune7.ToMr.andMrs.RayKurasu

(2-22-B,HeartMountain)aboyonJune8.ToMr.andMrs.Stanley"Haru

Yamamoto (21-8-5,Manzanar)aboy.ToMr.and Mrs.Benj i Sano

(33-11-2,Manzanar)agirl.ToMr.andMrs.Hirosh i Hi roUch i yama (33-12-1,Manzanar)aboy.ToMr.andMrs.Kiyosh i Har-ada(10-2-2,Manzanar)aboy.ToMr.andMrs.Mori k i ch i Mat-

sumoto(18-6-1,Manzanar)aboy.ToMrs.Kazuk oMori k awa(20-

-3-3,Manzanar)agirl.To Mr.and Mrs.Fumio RoyTani j i ri (5-12-2,Manzanar)aboy.ToMr.andMrs.TorataroTak e-h ara(4-11-3,Manzanar)aboy.ToMr.andMrs.Woodrow Wa-k atsuk i (28-5-3,Manzanar)aboy.ToMr.andMrs.Yosh i oSh i mNak amura (4-64, Manzanar) agirl.ToMr.andMrs.IsamuHase-

gawa(15-6-4, Manzanar)agirl.ToMr.andMrs.Hirai ch i Toma

(11-3-2,Manzanar)a h oy.ToMr.andMrs.JoeTak ush i roOta (31-3-1,Manzanar)aboy.ToMrs.MaryHirash i ma(10-

-13-1,Manzanar)agirl.ToMr.andMrs.Tok i oHayash i(3-8-5,Manzanar)aboy.To Mr.and Mrs.Kiyoh aruYok oi (18-7-5,Manzanar)aboy.ToMr.andMrs.Hirosh i TomSak amoto (26-13-4, anzanar) aboy.

DEATHSKuni h ei Tamaribuch i ,Manzan-ar,onApril11.Nizo Mori (34-8-2, Manzanar)

onApril27.Tai j i Hiraok a (5-10-5, Man-zanar)onApril29.Ich i gusu Matoba(31-3-2, Man-zanar)onMay6.Tok umatsuHama(36-1-4,Man-zanar)onMay9.Fusoj i roImanak a(4-13-3,Man-zanar)onMay18.EsaburoYosh i k awa(6-4-D,Gi laRiver)onMay29.Manzo Miyanaga,64 (31-10-C,Poston)onMay31.NatsuZentaro,63(1-8-F,Roh w-

er)onJune4.IE i j i ro Utsumi, 63 (9-11-B,Roh wer)anJune5.Mrs.Tah araSh i tsu,46 (8-3-C,Roh wer)onJune5.TotaroMuk u,moto,68 (15-6-E,HeartMountain)onJune8.

MARRIAGESYosh i k oMi k ami toMasaruT.Watamura on May 28 i n SaltLak e City.Hisak oHi rosetoTak ash i Oto

onJune1atRivers.FrancesInouyetoBen Ogino

on June3 i nCleveland.MargaretMitsuk otoFredIwao

Yamauclvi onJune4 atRoh wer.RulieKaneno toWayne Ish i -h araatPoston.Mich i k oInmarutoYuk i oKub-otaatPoston.

PocatelloCitti zensHonorMenLeavingForArmyServicePOCATELLO, Idah o — Th e

PocatelloJACLh onoredth esec-ondgroupofJapaneseAmericanswh oarebeingi nductedi ntomili -taryserviceatanInformalDraf-teedanceatth eTh i rdWard.During th e i ntermissi on Aya

Sato,mistressofceremonies,pre-sented gi ftsfrom th ePocatelloch aptertoth edraftees,IsaoMor-i mobo,Doug Morimoto,WataruNak ash i maandKingoAndow.Th e fi rstgroupofJapanesefromPocatello,wh oarebeing i n-ductedunderth earmy'srecentreinsti tuti onofselective servicefornisei ,wereorderedtoreporttoFortDouglas,Utah ,onJune6.Th eyareMi k eYamada,SamYo-k ota,KiyMurak ami ,Frank Ya-mash i ta,Kiyosh i YamamotoandRoyOk amura.

Rev.Yamazak i GivenDoctor'sDegreeByBerk eleyDi vi ni ty

NEW HAVEN,Coiui .—AJapa-neseEpiscopalianmini ster,wh ograduatedfrom Berk eleyDi vi ni tySch ooli nNew Haven31 yearsago,was h onoredbyth esch oolonMay30with th e-.h onoraryde-greeofDoctorofSacredTh eol-ogy.Hei sth eRev.Joh nMi saoYam-azak i ,wh otook ch argeofth eSt.Mary'sJapaneseMissi on i nLosAngeles30yearsagoandremain-edasvicaruntilth eevacuationofpersonsofJapaneseancestryfrom th ewestcoasti n1942.Hewassenttoth eSantaAnitaas-semblycenterandlatertoth eJeromerelocationcamp.In1943h eleftJeromeandwas

assigned to th eDepartmentofDomesticMissi onsofth eNationalCouncilofth eEpiscopalCh urch ,mini steringtorelocatedevacueesi nth eCh i cagoarea.Th e Rev.Yamazak i h as fourch i ldren.One,Joh n,i si nth emin-i stry,wh i letwooth ersons,PeterandJames,arelieutenantsi nth eU.S.ArmyMedicalCorps.Adaugh teri sastudenti naMinne-sotacollege.

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JapaneseAmericansWinHonorsatSaltLak eSch oolTh reeJapaneseAmericans,Lin-dyKumagai,ErnestSek o andMasuk oImai,wereamong24"outstanding"graduatesofWesth i gh sch ooli nSaltLak eCity,i twasannouncedatcommencementexercisesi nth esch oolauditori umonTh ursday,June8,by0.N.Malmquist,SaltLak eTri bunewriter.LindyKumagai deliveredaspeech ,"Wh atEach Man MustPaytobeFree,"atth eexercises.Allth reenisei h avemai ntai neda straigh t"A"average duringth ei rtwoyearsatWesth i gh andh avebeenactive i nextra-curri-cularaffairs.

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Nisei EvacueesWantFairPlayi nSleepyLagoonCase

ManzanarPetiti onCitedasExampleOfAmericanUnity

LOSANGELES—Ali ttledramaofAmericanunityenactedaroundth eSleepyLagooncasewillprob-ablysetth eJapanesepropagan-damach i netoscratch i ngi tsh ead,th eSleepyLagoonDefenseCom-mi tteereportedh ere.Amongth esigned,sealedanddelivered petiti ons wh i ch h avebeenrolling i ntoth eSleepyLa-goon Defense Committeeask i ngAttorneyGeneralKennytotak ech argeofth eappealtrialperson-allyi sone signedbyJapaneseAmerican evacueesatth eMan-zanarrelocationcenter.Th eSleepyLagooncasei nvolvesagroupofyoungMexicanAmeri-canswh owereconvictedoncir-cumstancialevidenceonamuraerch argeandwh oh avebeenservingtermsatSanQuentin.Itwasre-portedlastweek th atnineofth eSleepyLagoon caseyouth s h adbeenparoled.Inpart,th epetiti onfrom th eJapaneseAmerican i nbeh alfofth eMexicanAmericansreads:"We,th eundersigned,i nterest-

edi nth emai ntenanceofourdem-ocratici nsti tuti onsand_th eerad-i cati onofrace prejudi ce,h erebypetiti onyou,th eAttorneyGeneral...personallytotak ech argeofth ecasei norderth atyourofficesh allnotbeusedasani nstrumen-talityforth esupportofconvic-tionsbasedonraceprejudi ce."

Get-togeth erSocialHeldbyEvacueesInRoch esterAreaROCHESTER,N.Y.— Young

JapaneseAmericanslivi ngi nRo-ch estergath eredforasocialaft-ernoononJune4atth eYWCAatth ei nvi tati onofth tCommitteeforResettlementofJapaneseAmeri-cans,accordingtoth eDemocratCh roni cle.Guests i ncluded Miss AzaliaPeetofRoch ester,formermis-sionaryi nJapan;Mrs.KenMuraiofSeaBreeze;RiyoSato,i ndus-trialartistatCurtiss-Wrigh tAir-craftcorporation;Alice Suzuk i ,stenograph eratth esameplant;Grace Yosh i zak i ofth e BuffaloWRA.office;Mrs.TamaOtamura,surgicalnurseatStrongMemorialh ospi tal;AliceKawasak i ,memberofth eUni tedStatesCadetNurseCorps;GeorgeandRoyTak aya,graduatesofth eCh esbrough Sem-i nary.ClaudeC.Cornwall,committee

h ead,andHyman Sandowofth eNewYork WRAoffice,werepres-entatth egath eri ng.

PostonEvacueesWed i nMilwauk eeMILWAUKEE,Wis.—Exquisi tesi mpli ci tymark edth emarriageofMissElizabeth Yaniash i ta,daugh -terofMr.andMrs.T.Yamash i taof330-38,Poston,toMr.EdwardUrataonSaturdayevening,May27,i nth erectoryofSt.Sebastian'sCh urch .Th eservicewasreadbyth eRevtrendFath erOttoHaertlei nth epresenceofrelativesandclosefriends.

Nisei Track StarLeadsSch ooltoLeagUeTitle

WINNETKA,111.—HenryAi-h ara,JapaneseAmericanevac-ueestudentwh ocametoWin-netk afromth ePostonwarrelo-cationcenter,h elpedleadNewTrierh i gh ofWinnetk atoth eSuburbanleaguech ampi onsh i pi ntrack andfieldonMay27.New Trierwon with 54'/ipointsasAi h arawonth e h i ghj umpandbroadj umpi nth econ-testi nwh i ch nigh sch ools i nOak Park , Evanston,Morton,Wauk egan and Proviso sentcompetitors.Ai h arasetanewleaguerec-ordi nth e h i gh j umpbyclear-i ngth ebarat6feet2i nch es.Hewonth ebroad j umpwith aleapof21feet10%th i nch es.NewTrier h i gh drawsstu-dentsfrom severalofCh i cago'snorth sh oresuburbsand h asabout2500students.

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Nisei PastorSpeak sAtMilwauk eeCh urch es

MILWAUKEE,Wis.—Th eRev.JitsuoMori k awa,assistantpastorofth eFirstBaptistCh urch ofCh i cago,wasth eguestspeak erattwo Milwauk eech urch es onJune4.

Ph armacyStudentsWinCertifi catesatIdah oSouth ernPOCATELLO,Idah o— Certifi -catesi nph armacywerereceivedbySusieToyota,SaltLak eCity,and GeorgeAmemiya,Topaz,atth eeigh teenth annualbaccalaure-ateandcommencementservicesatIdah oSouth ernUniversityh ere.Businessdiplomaswereaward-

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masfrom Pocatello h i gh onMay31.Th eyareYuri Ok amura,Marie

Sato,AmyKawamura,Ch i yok oMaruj i ,NatsuyoYamada,Ayak oTsck amoto,Ruth Kanek o,MaryYok ota,Tetsuro Tanabe,UmeoTak i ,Yoah i toMurak ami ,andMit-suroYamamoto.

Mini dok aEvacueesToCompletePlantingHUNT,Idah o— Evacueesatth eMini dok awarrelocation cen-terwi llcomplete planting 220acresofvegetables as goon as

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