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Page 1: PACIFIC CITIZEN · 2000. 8. 31. · PACIFIC CITIZEN IVOL.24;NO^l V0L.24;NO^ SALTLAKECITY,UTAH, SATURDAY,JUNE14,1947 Price:SevenCents GeneralMacArthurApproves MeasurestoAidStranded

PACIFIC CITIZENIVOL.24;NOlV0L.24;NO SALTLAKECITY,UTAH, SATURDAY,JUNE14,1947 Pri ce:SevenCents

GeneralMacArth urApprovesMeasurestoAidStrandedNisei ,SaysRogerBaldwinTOKYO—Generalofth eArmyDouglasMacArth ur"entirely

approved"measurestoassist10,000JapaneseAmericansi nJapandesirousofreturningtoth eUni tedStates,RogerN.Baldwin,na-tionaldirectorofth eAmericanCi vi lLi bertiesUnionandspecialrepresentativeofth eNationalJACL,declaredh eresh ortlybeforeh ereturnedtoth eUni tedStatesonJune1.(Mr.Baldwin i sexpectedtoarrivei nSaltLak eCityonJune

30todiscussth eproblemsofAmericansofJapaneseancestryi nJapanwi th NationalJACLoffi-ci als.)Mr.Baldwinwaselectedanh on-orarymemberofth eJACLbranchi nJapanwh i ch willassisti nth ere-patriati onofstrandedNisei wh oseciti zensh i p h asbeencertifi edbyAmericanauth ori ti es i nJapan.Headquarters ofth e JACL

branch officeh avebeenopenedatth eServiceCenteri nMarunouch ii nTok yo.Atth eJune 1meetingofth eJACLbranch groupi twasreportedth atcooperationh adbeen estab-lish edwith th eU.S.Consul'sof-fi ce i nOsak a,Kyotoandoth erareas.Membersofth eexecutivecom-mitteeofth eJACLbranch wh owereelectedatth elastmeetingareCalSak amoto,RayHash i tani ,TomSato,DavidInash i ma,Yuk i oKa-wamoto,MasaruMatamoto,YoshKawano,GeorgeCh uman,BillSa-k ayamaandSai k i Muneno.Amongth esponsorsofth eproupareRussellDurgin,formerYMCAsecretaryi nJapanandnowonGen.MacArth ur'sstaff;Miss Mi ldredRoe,secretaryofth eYMCA;Soich iSaitoofth eYMCA;Kensuk eHori-nouch i ,formerambassadortoth eUnitedStatesfromJapan;th eRev.Toyoh i k oKagawaand LawrenceHewes,formerPacifi ccoastdirec-torofth eAmerican CouncilonRaceRelations.

HowserAsk edToWith oldEsch eatActionsJACLGroupConfersWith AttorneyGeneral,DeputyMattoon

LOSANGELES—Arecommen-dation th atprosecutionofAlienLandlawcasesagainstpersonsofJapaneseancsetryi nCaliforniabewith h elduntilth eSupremeCourth as h adanopportunitytoruleonth eOyamatestcasewasmadeonJune 9byJoeGrantMasaok a,North ernCalifornia JACLdirec-tor,with AttorneyGeneralFredN.HowserandDeputyAttorneyGen-eralEverettL.Matoon.Masaok apointedoutth atth epeo-pleofCalifornia h ad"repudiated"th eAlienLandlawbvth ei rvoteonPropositi on15lastNovember.Oth ers attending th emeetingwere JamesPurcellandWi lli amFerriterofth eNorth ernCalifor-niaCivi lRigh tsDefense Union;A.L.Wi ri nofth eJACLLegalDe-fenseFund;Ei j i Tanabe,South ernCaliforniaJACLdirector,andG.RaymondBooth ,LosAngelesCoun-cilforCivi cUnity.

Wiri nWi llEnterCh i neseSch oolCaseLOS ANGELES—A.L.Wiri n,LosAngelesattorneyandauth ori tyonconstituti onallaw,leftLosAn-geleson June 12forHonoluluwh ere h ewillenterth epresentcase i ntroducedbyaCh i neseAmer-i cangroupwh i ch ch allengesth evalidi tyofth ewartimeterritori alj awrestricti ng th eoperationofCh i nese and oth erforeign lan-guagesch ools.Mr.Wi ri n i ndi cated th atth eAmericanCi vi lLi bertiesUnionwasi nterested i nenteringth ecaseon«wofth epetiti oners.

BoyBorntoNiseiVeteran.Wife i nTok yoHospitalTOKYO—A boy wasborn onMay31toMr.andMrs.Clark eH.Kawak ami atth e 49th Generalh ospi tal.Mrs.Kawak ami (Ch i yek oTak e-h i sa)i soneofJapan'sbestk nownmotionpictureactresses.Kawak ami ,sonofK.K.Kawa-k ami ,notedauth orandj ournalisti nth eUnited States,servedduringth ewarasalieutenanti nth eU.S,armyandalsowaswith th eoccu-pationarmyi nJapan.HerecentlyreturnedtoJapani nacivi li anca-pacitytobecomeassistantch i efofth eperiodi calsectionofth eAlliedTranslatorsandInterpretersser-vice.

Ask EqualOpportuniti esforNisei i nTradeWith JapanWASHINGTON— Equaloppor-tuniti esforAmericansofJapaneseancestryi nth eresumptionofpri-»?tetradebetweenJapanandfor-mcommercialcompanieswillbewussedi nformallywith th eStateS?me?i nextweek > th eWash -ggtalofficeofth eJACLAnti-3""".'°"Committee an-nouncedth i sweek .,Jh ediscussionwillseek toamp-i ty i nformationgivenlastnigh tItIT*StateandWardeP*rt-?Anu,I_cementth atestabliah -mfSESlI5as,th eda*6foropen-a£7Wenegotiati onswi thSrteJ6Wash i n&t°*ADCofficeth au!.=ting an earKerrequestb*alowe°dn.„ofJapaneseancestryasoth .. th eBameopportuniti es«£Lfwps i nPrivatetrans-CnZ*-Japan'th eJACLAnti-f°rKtlC?}!Gomi"i tteewillaskAiuc<)nsiderations.CnanjL°/trav*lin*Privi legesState.ani apan and th e Uni tedfranch i senri X-USIVeterritoryandIssei on%rVllegesforNisei andgroupswin\Samebasisasoth erPortei besou2h t.i twasre-th egovern6PlanannouncedbyTl*E~ent,astni t.400pri-"■■nittedtneTPresentativeswillbe1*awJapani ni ti ally.

Th eywi llbeallowedunrestrict-edcontactwith Japaneseproduc-ers,alth ough GeneralMacArth ur'sh eadquarterswi llretainsomecon-trolsonareducedbasis,th ean-nouncementsaid.Noforeignexch angerateswill

beestablish edatth estartsinceanyratesetnowwouldbeunreal-i sti candwouldtendtolimi ttran-sactions,i twassaid.Indivi dualtradersmaydiscuss

priceswith Japaneseproducers,i twasrevealed,butforth etimebe-i ngSCAP commodityspeciali stswi llestablish prices baseduponworldmark etstandards.Bank i ng,i nternationalcommuni-cations,insurance,andoth erbusi-ness service representativeswillbe admittedto Japanfirst,th eWash i ngtonADCofficelearned.Toymerch ants,silk buyers,sh oe

andcloth i ngsalesmen,andoth erswillfollowlater.Alreadycommittedforsaleandunavailableforprivatetradeatth epresentwillberaw silk .cottontextiles,andth e1947teacrop, i twaslearned.To h elpbuyersavoidgoingtoJauanonfruitlessmissi ons,SCAPwillfurnish th eCommercedepart-menth erewith i nformationaboutavailablegoods.

Nisei BroadJumpStarMayEnterNationalAAUMeetHONOLULU—Possibi li tyofatriptoLincoln,Neb.,toenterth eNationalseniorand j uni orAAU meeti nJulywasbeingconsideredth i sweek followingth erecentbroadj umpfeatof25feet3/Bth sbyGeorgeUyeda,UniversityofHawai i fresh man.Uyeda'sleapi soneofth ebest

recorded i nth enationth i syear.

CaliforniaJACLToDeferActionOnLandLawWillNotPressforImmediateActiononRepealingStatute

SAN FRANCISCO—With onlytwoweek sremaini ngi nth epres-entlegislativesessionatSacra-mento,aspecialj oi ntmeetingofrepersentativesofth e North ernCalifornia andPacifi c South westdistri ctcouncilsofth eJACLonJune8decidedtodeferactiononamovetoseek repealofth eCali-forniaAlienLandlawth rough areferendum procedure.Itwasannouncedth atMi k eM.Masaok a,nationallegislativedi-rectorofth eJACL'sAnti-Di scri m-i nati on Committee, h ad recom-mendedpostponementofarepealdrivebecauseth econstituti onalityofth eAli enLanslawmaybede-termined i nth eOyamatestcasewh i ch willbeh eardbyth eUnitedStates Supremecourtati tsfallsession.Italsowaspointedoutth atth efactth at"th eCalifornialegisla-turei swindi ngupi tssessionwouldmak ediffi cultanyefforttoobtainactiononamovetoplacearefer-endummeasureonth e1948ballot.Th edelegatesfrom th eCalifor-niach aptersvotedtoask th eNa-ti onalJACLAnti-Di scri mi nati onCommitteeto i ncludeanadequateappropriati oni nth enextbudgetforlegislativework i nth estate.Henry Tak eta,wh o with JoeGrantMasaok a,regionaldirectorofADC,andoth erswereactivei nth ecampaignagainstth eAli enLandlawamendmenti nSacramen-torecently,wasformallynamedlegislative consultant for th eJACL-ADCch aptersi nCalifornia.

Nisei Sch olarsh i pIsOfferedbyYouth EncampmentDENVER—Th eNationalFarm-ersUnioni nDenverh asofferedanall-expense-paidsch olarsh i ptoanyNi sei overth eageof17foritsyouth encampmentatEstesparkJuly6to14,accordingtoth eTri-StateJACLoffice.AnyNisei i nth eTri -stateareawillbequalifi ed,providedh ei si n-terested i nleadersh i ptraini ng,i twasannounced.Detailsofth eFarmersUnionsch olarsh i pmaybeobtainedfromMinYasui atth eJACLoffice,615E & Cbuildi ng,Denver2,orbyph oni ngCH 5990.Yasui pointedoutth eFarmersUnion,wh i ch numbersmanyNiseiamong i tsmembers,h asassistedth eJACLi nmanyofi tsvi talpro-j ects.JamesG.Patton,nationalpresident,i sasponsorofth eNa-ti onalJACL.

Alumni MembersOfUCStudentClubWillHoldMeetingBERKELEY,Calif.— Alumnimembersofth eUniversityofCal-i forni a Japanese Students ClubwillmeetonSunday,June22,at2:30p.m.i nRoom 2ofInterna-tionalHousetocreateapermanentboardforth emanagementofJSOproperty.Th epossibi li tyofreopeningth eJapaneseStudentsclubh ouseandi nvestmentofJSCfundsalsowillbediscussed.

TomoyaKawak i taIndictedForTreasonbyFederalGrandJuryi nLosAngeles

LOSANGELES—TomoyaKawak i ta,25,anativeofCalexico,was i ndi ctedonJune11byaFederalgrand j uryfortreason,anoutgrowth ofprisoners'allegationsoftortureandpersecutioni naJapaneseprisoncampwh ereh ereportedlywasaforeman.Kawak i tawasportrayed i nonecountofth ei ndi ctmentas

h avi ngk nock ed J.C.Grant,asoldierofClark svi lle,Ga.,i ntoacesspooli nbitterlycoldweath er,andrepeatedlysh oved h i m back

wh enh eattemptedtoclimbout.Anoth ercounti nth ei ndi ctmentallegedth at,wh enanAmericansergeantassignedei gh temaciatedprisonerstocarryh eavylogsupani cyh i llsi de,Kawak i taorderedonlyfourmentoeach log.HealsowasaccusedofforcingAmericanprisoners to work i nmineswh i ch ai ded th eJapanesewareffort; ofassisti ngJapaneseguardsandmili tarypersonnel;andofattemptingtodestroyth eph ysi -calandmentalmoraleofprisoners.Mini mumsentenceonconvicti on

i sfi veyearsi npri sonanda$10,--000 fi ne.Maximum sentence i sdeath .Kawak i ta,wh owasabletoob-tai napassporttoreturntoth eUnitedStatesbyrepresenting h ewas i nsch ooli nJapanduringth ewarandh adnoparti nth ewaref-fort,waspointedouttoFBIoffi-cersrecentlybyoneofth eprison-ersatth eOeyamacamp,Wi lli amL.BruceofSanLuisObispo,Calif.,wh orecognizedh i m i naLosAn-gelesstore.U.S.AttorneyJamesM.Carter,

wh opersonallytook th ecasebeforeth egrandj ury,saidKawak i tawenttoJapani n1939tostudyth ena-tion'sculture,waslivi ngwith amemberofth eJapaneseparlia-mentwh enwarbrok eoutandwasgiventh eforemansh i pofanick lemi neunderth esponsorsh i pofJap-aneseoffici als.

KAWAKITAFILESSUITTORECOVEREVACUATIONLOSSLOS ANGELES—AttorneysforTomoyaKawak i ta di sclosedlastweek th ath eh asfi ledacivi lactioni nImperialcountytorecoveragrocerystorewh i ch h eclai medwassoldduringth ewarwh i leh ewasi nJapan.Th esui tassertedth eproperty

wasworth $40,000 andsold for$6000.Kawak i taand h i ssi sterseek recoveryofth edifferencei ncash .

Ch eck PassportGivenKawak i taForU.S.ReturnToldOffici alsHeWantedtoSeeParentsi nCaliforniaLOSANGELES— Governmentprosecutorsi ndi catedth i sweek th atan i nvestigati on i sunderwayi nJapantodetermineh owTomoyaKawak i ta,i ndi ctedfortreasonbyth eFederalgrand j uryonJune11wasabletogetpermissi onfromAmericanoffici alsto return toAmerica.Kawak i taleftJapanwi th apass-portvalidatedbyth eUni ted>Statesconsuli nYok oh amaandarrivedi nSanFranciscoonAug.15aboardth eFlyingScudasaUnitedStatesMariti meCommissi onci vi li anpass-enger."Itoldth emIwantedtoseemyparentswh oli vei nLosAngeles,"Kawak i tadeclaredh egaveas h i sreasonforwantingtocomeback toAmerica.Inordertoobtainth epassport,Kawak i tatook oath ofallegiancetoth eUnitedStates.Heclaimedlastweek th ath i sparentsi nsi stedh egotoTok yoi n1939tolearnJapanese.

Dr.Bloom Talk sTo.L.A.Ch apterLOSANGELES— Dr.LeonardBloom,professori n sociologyatUCLA,reportedtocabinetmem-bersofth eLosAngelesJACLonth ework ofth eJACL'sAnti-Di s-crimi nati onCommitteei nWash i ng-ton wh i ch h e observed recentlywh enh ewenttoth enation'scapitaltotestifyonth eEvacuationClaimsCommissi onbill.Dr.Bloom recentlyconductedasurveyonth elossessustainedbyi ndi vi dualfamili esasaresultofth eevacuation.

JapaneseAmericansWillReenterAlask aCanneryEmploymentSEATTLE—Aconsiderablenum-berofJapaneseAmericansareex-pectedtoreturntoth ei rprewarsummerwork i nth eAlask asalmoncanneriesascrewswerebeingdis-pjtch edfrom th eCanneryWork -ersandFarmLaborer'sUnion,Lo-cal7,ofth eCIO.Crewsforcanneriesi nth eBris-tolBayareaweresch eduled toleaveonJune14.Before th ewarapproximately

800menofJapaneseaficestrywereemployedi nth eAlask acanneriesfrom th eSeattlearea.Allweremembersofth eCIO union.CIOoffici alsstatedth atth emin-i mumbasicwagewith outovertimeforth etwomonth sseasonwouldbe$467.

KidotoReturnFromHawai iLOS ANGELES—SaburoKido,pastnationalpresidentofth eJA-CL,willarrivei nLosAngelesJune17fromh i striptoHawai i .Kido h asbeeni nth ei slandsforth epastfewweek s i nbeh alfofth eJACL-ADCfund-raisi ngcam-paign.Hewillreturnto h i slawprac-ti cei nLosAngeles.

StrictScreeningofStrandedNisei UrgedbyVeteransGroupLOSANGELES—Declaringth atTomoyaKawak i ta wasth efi rstAmerican-bornpersonofJapaneseancestrytoh avebeench argedwithtreasonsincePearlHarbor,mem-bersofth eNi sei VeteransAsso-ciati onofLosAngeles,anunaf-fili atedgroupofJapaneseAmeri-canex-Gls,onJune9condemnedth eactionsofdisloyalpersonswh ogaveaidandcomforttoth eenemyandurgedstricterscreening i nJapan ofwar-stranded personsseek i ngrepatriati ontoth eUni tedStates.Th eveterans,th emajori tyof

wh om servedoverseasi nth eEuro-peanandPacifi cth eaters,suggest-edth atth enamesofpersonsap-1plyingforrepatriati onto th e

Uni tedStatesbepublish edi nAm-ericannewspapers,togeth erwithth ei rph otograph s.Inastatementi ssuedth roughth ei rattorney,J.B.Tietz,th eNi setVeteransassociati ondeclaredth at"despiteallth erumorsandinflam-matorytalk duringth ewaryears,nosimi laraccusationh aseverbeenbrough t"againstAmericans ofJapaneseancestry.Fearwas expressed th atth ewidespreadpublici tyaccompanyingth ecasemayh aveuntowardconse-quences.Th e Ni sei "k eenlyfeel,"th estatementsaid,"th epossible un-th i nk i ngreflection onallNiseiwh enone i sch argedwith crimi nalconduct."

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46RepatriatesReturntoU.S.OnMarineLynxClearedforReturnAfterBeingStrandedInJapanDuringWar

SANFRANCISCO— Forty-sixAmericansofJapaneseancestry,allofwh om h avebeenclearedbyth eAmericanConsulate i nJapan,returnedtoth eUnitedStatesonJune6onth eMarineLynx.Fortyofth ereturneeswereofminorageatth eti meofth eout-break ofth ewar. Th eywereamongseveralth ousandNisei wh owerestrandedbyth ewar.Th egrouponth eMarineLynx

alsoi ncludedoneIssei.Th efollowinglistofpersonsof

JapaneseancestryreturningfromJapanwasannounced:CALIFORNIA:Tosh i o,27,Kaz-

uo,24,and FumioFush i k i ,21;Bernard,16,andJustinG.Haru-yama,14;FlorenceCh i zuruHori i ,23;Yetsuk oIk eda,17;MaryFumi-k oInouye,24;FusayeKoi k e,20;Ki k ue Kath eri neKurash i ge,23;Joh nYasunori Maeda,17;Tsut-omuMiyak i ,18;ArataMiyamoto,22;Kimi Miyoda,22;GeorgeYu-tak aMizush i ma,18.Kazuo Nak agawa, 17; AllenTosh i h i sa Nak ah i ro,18;Nobuk oNak ama,25;Sadak oObata,23;LilyYuri k oOgawa,29;MasuyiOk abe, 17;Katsumi Onoda,17;KiyoyeSato,27;Kiyoh aruSh i n-tak u,21;Masak o,23,andTosh i eTak ah ash i ,19;JanetCh i ye,21,andWi lli am Ch i k araUmek i ,19;Sumi k oUtsush i gawa,18;andRoseMasak oYuba,23.OREGON:GeorgeYabuk i ,16,COLORADO:Tazuk oYabumoto,

21.NEBRASKA:Haruye,31,Masa-tomi,14,Rich ard,7,andYosh i -h aruYonek ura,18.UTAH:Sh i zuoOk ada,21.ILLINOIS: Sadak o, 23, andFrank Maeda,19;andHanaKato,27.IDAHO:Kiyosh i Matsusak a,20;

andKateKiyoKusak a,24.WYOMING:MaryHonda,20.WASHINGTON: Sh i zuyo, 32,andHidek i Edwi nIriye,26;Ik u,47,andCh i yoAsaba,28.

TwinCiti esIsseiDi scussFormationOfADCCh apterST.PAUL,Minn.—Underth etemporarych ai rmansh i pofRev.Joseph Ki tagawa,betterk nownas"Fath erJoe",Issei leadersofSt.PaulandMinneapolis,Minnesota,metatth eInternationalInstituteonJune7th todiscussth eforma-ti onofanADC ch apteri nTwi nCiti esandtoorganizeacampaigntoraisemuch neededfundsforth eoperationofth eADC office i nWash i ngton,D.C.Scotty representingth enationalJACLoffice,citedth especifi cgai nsmadebyth eADC i ncarrying outi tslegislativepro-gram,underth eabledirectorsh i pofMi k eMasaok a.Th emeetingwascalledatth ei nvi tati onofth eTwinCiti esch apterofth eJACL,wh osepresidenti sSam Sh i j o.

Rev.Ak i DiscussesTriptoPalestineFRESNO, Calif.— Th e Rev.

GeorgeAk i gaveatalk onJune8atMemorialch apelon h i stripto Palestinewh i leservingas ach aplain i nth e442ndRegimental'CombatTeam.Rev.Ak i i llustratedh i stalk with

snapsh otsandpicturesofBibli calscenes aswellasmodern land-scapes.Yuri Matsumotowasch ai rman.OnJune 15th eJoi ntFellow-

sh i pofth ech urch willh oldagrad-uationsocialatth eh omeofJuliaGoto.

Th eyWereSoYoung

(Continuedfrom lastweek )

CHAPTERELEVENInOctoberof1944,aweek beforemyevacuationtoth e

states,Ih adth eopportunitytoreturntoAnziobeach h ead.Every-

th i ngwassodifferent.Th erewasnoneedtosneak i ntoth eh arbori nth eearlydawn;wewereabletosaili nleisurely,peacefully.

Th erewasnofearofth edreadful"AnzioExpress,"nofearof

bombsorburstingsh ells.Everywh erewesawth eItaliansbusysalvagingth ei rsh attered

h omes.Manyweretilli ngth efields,racingagainsttimetoraisesometh i ngbeforeth ecoldwi nterseti n;oth ersweretending

th ei rh erdsofcattleorsh eep.Itwas h ardtobelieveth atonlyafewmonth sback th erewasadeath -struggleh ere.Inth eli ttlevillages,wh ereweandth eGermansoncestalk ed

each oth erli k eanimals,th etinyItalianch i ldrenwerenowplay-i ng—singi ngdancingandlaugh i ng.Onth eh i llswh eremanyofourgallantboysfellnevertdawak enagain,th elove-struck youth sweremak i ngupforlosttime.Th enwecamebeforeanAmericancemetery.Th ereweretwo

combatveteranspatrollingth earea.AsIgazedoverth ewh i tecrossesrowonrow,Iremovedmycap.Ifelth umble.Th erewasnoendtoth erowsofcrosses;th eyextendedbeyondth efarh ori zon.AsIwalk eddownth eli nesearch i ngfornamesth atIk new,th ough tsranth rough mymind.Iwonderedwh ereth esegallantboyswerenow,th eseboys

wh ogaveth ei runfulfilledlivesforacauseth eybelievedtoberigh t.Iwonderedi fth ei rnewworldwasabetteroneth anours—with outracialdiscri mi nati on,with outh atred?Iwonderedi fmydepartedcomradesweredoingwh atth eymostwantedtodo?IfBlufferSafayasuwasenjoyi ngh i sfish i ng?IfMi k eBrownwasboxingtoh i sh eart'scontent?IfEdOgawawassupervisi ngh i smanynigh t-clubs?IfRobertTak eowasbuildi ngsuper-jetplanes?IfBooneTak agi wascarryingonwith h i sph ysi cali nstruction?IfJack Nelsonwasdancingwith h i si dealpartner?

Th en,myth ough tspassedontoth eyoungerboys—toth ose

TUE9TORV OFTHE100th BflTTflLIOdBy-JonJ.Ch i nen

wh owereonly17,18,19and20yearsoldwh enth eydied.IWo.lderedwh atth eseboysweredoingnow.Iwonderedti th eyJ]enjoyi ngth eth i ngsth eyli k e—th eth i ngswh i ch th eymi sgedJM"Th eseboys,andth ousandsmore—th eyweresoyoung,dearLotlflLetth em love,letth em sing,andlaugh andplay—forth ey\Mnotime!"Jack Biddle,SadaoMatsumoto,Tosh i oOdak a,LloydWh i fal

andStanMiyomoto,19;DouglasLemon,BillCh i nen,NuaK«|andSh i geruAi,18;Sam Rich ardson,20;Stan MiyamotoMTak Nish i were24.andRi ch ardTengwanandMamoruOmaJh adbeenonly25yearsold."Givetoth eseboys,dearLord,andtooth ers j ustasyoungJ

Ih eth i ngswh i ch th eymisseddownh ere.Letth embe h appy-j jth emlaugh andsingandplay—forth eydeserveth eseall.Th Jweresoyoungtodiet"Asweturnedaroundtoleaveth i srestingplaceofourcoj

rades,wesawasignonatree—alonetreeinth ecemetery."wasasimplestatement;buti twasamessagefromth edead"THIITORCHISYOURS;BEYOURSTOHOLDITHIGH!"'"Yes,toyoufrom faili ngh andsweth row th eTORCH;]Myoursto h old i th i gh .We—th edead,th ewounded,th esick -i fjwh owillneverrun,playorlaugh again—wewh owillnevermlneverh earanymore—dependonyou—th eh ealth yandth estrong-Itofini sh ourj obforus."Wedidnotwanttoleaveourh omes,ourfamili es,ourfrienfl

wedidnotwanttoleaveoursch ools,th efootballgames,th eSi flurdaynigh tdances,th emovies,th ecornerdrugstores.No!Mwantedtostayh omewith youtoplanforth efutureourfuture-!forth efutureofth osetofollowus.But,wevolunteeredforcon-lbat,k nowi ngth atsomewerenotcomingback ,becausewefelli tourduty,ourprivi legetofigh tforourcountry,ourprinci plafß"Wedidourbest,butth ej obi snotfini sh ed!You,th eh ealtbjß

andth estrong,mustcarryon!"THETORCH ISYOURS— BE YOURS TO HOLD111HIGH!"

(Th eEnd)

Ch i cagoGroupsWillIniti ateFinancialCampaignforADCCHICAGO—Issei andNisei ofCh i cagowillj oi nforcesi nacity-widedrivetoraiseurgentlyneededfundsforth eJACL-Anti-Di scri m-i nati onCommittee.Th eADCfunddrive,byth edecisi onofIssei-Ni seileadersatameetingatth eformerCYOCenteronJune3rd,willbeginonJune15th andendonJuly15th .Th emeetingwascalledbyth e

ADC organizi ngcommitteeunderth e temporarych ai rmansh i p ofTah ei Matsunaga.Oth ersonth ecommittee,wh i ch wasunanimouslyelectedtoserveasth enominati ngcommitteeforth eboardofdirec-tors,areS.Hi k i da,R.Fuj i i ,K.Masunak a,T.Hidak a,N.HondaandT.Masuda.

Twenty-th reeIssei werenomin-atedbyth ecommitteetoserveonth eboard,and 24Nisei willbeselectedfrom amongmembersofth eCh i cagoJACLandoth erNisei .Additi onalboardmembers,wh i chwillactuallyconstituteth ework i ngcommittees,areexpectedto beadded. Th eADC boardmetonJune6th atth esamelocationtoelectofficers,andplansweremap-pedforcanvassingth ecityi nadoor-to-doorsolici tati on.Presentatth e meeting wasScottyTsuch i ya,specialrepresen-tativeofth enationalJACLofficenowvisi ti ngJACLch aptersi nth eMiddleWest.

EasternJACLCh aptersPlanFormationofDistri ctCouncil

DelegatesofFourGroupsWillMeetInWash i ngtonWASHINGTON,D.C.— Th eJACLEasternDistri ctcouncilwill

beformallyorganizedi nWash i ng-tonSaturday,June21,with th eSeabrook s Farms, Ph i ladelph i a,NewYork ,andWash i ngtonch ap-terspartici pati ng. vTh eEasternDistri ctcouncilwillbeth esi xth regionalcouncilofth eJACLand oneoftwoorganizedth lsyearTh eoth erwasth eMid-westDistri ctcouncil.Th emeetingwi llbe calledto?£fewy?al?oriuch i 'P i dentofth eWash i ngton JACL,wh i ch i sactingash ostch apterforth emeet!Th eagendaforth edaywilli n-cludediscussiononth ecouncilcon-stituti on,election oftemporarydistri ctofficersandbiddi ngforth ebi enni aldi stri ctcouncilcSnVVntiS,Mi k eMasaok awillrepresentth onationalh eadquartersoAh eJACLi nexplaini ng th eneed forth ecouncil'sorganizati on.

*Sm-J?1 deleSatestoth econfer-encewi llmeetatadinnerSaturday

announced6"OWn

*"Followingth edi nnerameetingJjMj j .awith th ewUSS

SaltLak eResidentHurti nCollisi onJinzaburoMatsumiya,57,ofSalt

Lak eCitywascriti callyinj uredonJune9wh enth eautoh ewasdriv-i ngcollidedwith aSaltLak eCityLinesutili tybusatSouth StatestreetandTrumanavenue.Matsumiyawastak entoLDS,h ospi talwh erei twasreportedth ath ewassufferingfromask ullfrac-ture.Noneofth epassengersonth ebuswere i nj ured.

NewBillWillGiveParentsOfGI'sRigh ttoCiti zensh i pWASHINGTON—Underapublicbillintroduced i ntoth eHouseofRepresentativesyesterdaynonciti -zenparentsofpersonswh oservedorareservingi nth earmedforces

i ofth eUnitedStatesmaybead-

mi ttedtociti zensh i p,th eWash i ng-tonofficeofth eJACLAnti-Di s-cnminati onCommitteelearnedonJune12.DesignatedH.R.3771,th ebi llwasi ntroducedbyDelegateJoseph

R.Farrington,Rep.,ofth e Ter-ritoryofHawai i .ItwasreferredIPth eCommitteeonth eJudici ary.

DelegateFarrington'sbillpro-videsth atpersonsnow i neli gi bletociti zensh i pmaybecomenatural-i zedciti zensofth eUni tedStatesi foneofth ech i ldrenservedi nth earmedforcesofth i scountry,th eADCofficeexplained.Anyalienresidentparentofanypersonwh oservedori sservingi nth eactivemili taryornavalserviceofth eUni tedStates,i ncludingth eCoastGuard,orperformedservicei nth emerch antmarinebetweenDecember6,1941,andbeforeSep-tember3,1945,willbepermittedtobecomenaturalized.

Illinoi sLegislatorDeclaresEvacuation"Unnecessary"Rep.TwymanUrgesHouseMemberstoPassClaimsBillWASHINGTON — Declaring i th asbeen demonstratedth atth e

evacuationofAmericansofJapa-neseancestryfromth ePacifi ccoastwas"unnecessary"because th ere"h asbeennoevidenceofanysabo-

tageorsubversiveaction,"KctWRobertJ.Twyman,R.,111.,saidi i BBth eHouseonJune4th ath eroBBi nfavorofth ebi llestablish i nglHlclaimscommissi ontoconsiderfrBBdemnifi cati onofJapaneseAmei i ßßcanevacuees. ■"I"amquitesureth atwh enttoBJbillreach esth efloorofth eHogHofRepresentativesi twillpassbjlßWlarge majori ty,"Rep.Twjmm

Th eCh i cagocongressmanurgdßßallmembersofCongresstoBflamineth eevacueeclaimsbill.IBj"Iam sureth eywillrecognaßMth emeritsofi t,"h esaid.Rep.Twyman declared h e«■"famili arwith th econditi on»■■]th i sbi llisi ntendedtocorrect»BBforeIevercametoCongress.'Hecalledth eattentionofk j fl

fellowCongressmentoaletterißh ad written to Rep.Joh "JjGwynne,ch ai rman ofth eamsubcommitteewh i ch i snowcoß»pjeringth ebi ll. |B"Nowth ath eari ngsonHBj|th eEvacuationClaimsConwi i sa««bill,h avebeencompleted,1°£BBjth atth i sbi llbereportedoutoiS|Housecommitteeonth eJJj"~Jassoonaspossible,"Rep.IW pj jdeclaredi nh i sletter.Headded: ,uH"Iti smysincereh opetna;TBB

billwillreach th e floorMjJBBjHouse ofRepresentativesmmth i ssession.Iamsureth em«B|i tyofmembersofCongress«welcome an opportunitytofavorablyonth i sbill."AsIh ave i ndi catedto)<»mmv severalconversationson!jp«jsubject,i ti smyfeelingtnatjlj ßßAmericans ofJapanesea""~JBJmeritth e economic *«OSBWIcontemplatedbyHR2768. j m"Th eJapaneseAmericans>£■

prisedeveryonebyth ei ru *jmh eroi smduringth ewar,notw-|i nItalyandoth erEurope*""]tersofwar,buti nth efMh as been demonstrated/"VJBBJevacuationofth esepeoplew

» ■necessary,asth ere h as"BBevidenceofanysabotageor-j—versiveaction.A mistak i effMto h avebeenmade,and i »»smth epeopleofth eUnite*l»Jwouldli k etoproviderop*sonablecompensation. ,BJRep.Twymanask edGwMmembersofh i scommittee -MHR2768precedenceover'portantlegislation."

Esth erHiyamaWinsNi sei FestivalCrowni nCh i cagoCHICAGO—Esth erHiyamawascrownedqueenof"Nisei FestivalWeek "atth ecoronationballh eldi n th eBalTabarinroom ofth eHotelSh ermanonMay30.Herattendantswere MargaretHanda,HelenSh i ba,PatYama-sh i roandFinaWozumi.Frank li nCh i no,h onorarych ai r-manofth e"Nisei FestivalWeek ,"

madepublicamessagefromMayorMartinKennellywh odeclared:"Ch i cago h as welcomed th eAmericans ofJapanese descentwh oh avesettledh ereandweareproudofth econtributi onth eyh avemadetoourcity'slife."

Ch i cagoCh apterToHearTalkByTogoTanak aMpHICAGO-"Th eLi ttleTok yoMind:How WeGotTh atWay"willbeth espeak er'ssubjectatTArrAJtle«tingofth eCh i cagoJACLatth eWoodrowWi lsonroomteV »4 rntio",alRel»tionscen-T&.JE tRandolPh street,onrh ursday,June26at8p.m.TogoTanak a,aneditorwith th eAmencanTech ni calSociety,pub-

&!llfu+Sh i mPoi nLosAn-geles,willbeth espeak er.

*Jk8,Tntlywascitedby,th e

tori7S«p,noritypressforh *edi-h ftftrl?r°n?e 1.le-LittleTok yo"SIHaSM?Times-Th eedi tor-of££2i£th efunmentalevilsstoS ?e«Te«nandre-causesof°f-"i?co\etaMth eandN«£fn-ctl?n NiseiandNegroesi nLosAngeles.

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JACLGroupsFormNorth westAreaCouncil

Sh i nomuraElectedfaDelegatesVote

ToRaise$5,000Fund.nRTLAND,Ore.—Ch arlesSh i -Swaselectedch ai rman of'ItwlrPacifi cNorth westDm-Ti i ne 8.as delegatesfrom

1» Mid-Columbia, SeattleKffiandmettoreorganizeth eSS,wh i ch h asbeen i nac-veth rough outth ewar.Th edelegatesvotedth ei rap-Jvdofa$5,00fundtoberais-|°S!S)NationalJACLandth eSRev.Sh ermanW.Burgoyne,i nnerofth eJeffersonawardforadvancementofdemocracy,wasmoredatadinneronth eeveningJane7byth ePortlandch apter.niroxi matelyone h undredper-uattended.Th eRev.Burgoyne,veanaccountofh i striptoNew»rk toreceive th eaward. He

i vespecialmentiontoth eworkMi k eMasaok a,nationaldirec-rofth eADC,andurgedcontin-dsupportforith eJACLandi tsogram.Oth erofficerselectedbycouncillegateswereGeorgeMinato,.Se-_e,vicech ai rman;MaryMina-i to,Portland,recordingsecre-ry; Jack Koyama, Spok ane,ssurer;and Mi ts Tak asumi,d-Columbia,h i stori an.totionalJACLrepresentativesth emeetingwereHitoOk ada,lionalpresident,andMasaoSa-f,acting executivesecretary.adah eldaspecialmeetingwithei andNisei i nSeattle Mon-fevening.Heexplainedth epro-j pofth eADCandth eJACL[h enextmeetingofth edistri ctmcilwillbe i nth efall.Seattlei selectedasth elocaleofth erting.

UNKNOWNLak eCh apter

UNKNOWNHoldAnnual

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h eannualgraduationballofth etLak eJACLwillbe h eldone21atth eUnionbuildi ngonUniversityofUtah campus.h eaffairwillh onorNisei grad-»ofh i gh sch oolsandcollegesh estate.oug801landh i sorch estrawillrideth emusic.Tick etsforth ei rare$2.50percouple.neofth emai nattractionsofeveningwi llbeth epresentationUtah 'sCentennialQueen,Cal-Robinson,toth eNisei group,i ck etsarenowbeingsoldbyHosh i yama,FusieOdow,Tosh ifcMrs.HenryY.Kasai,Janenoto,Ruth Matsuda,BillMiz-»ndRoseOda.

UNKNOWN Lak e JACL

UNKNOWN Subscripti ons

ISaltLak ech apterofth eI-announcedth i sweek th ati twinggi ftsubscripti onsofth eM Citi zentouniversityand_elibraries i nth estate,i n-?Uh e Uni versity ofUtah ,Utah StateandWestminsterISaltLak ech apterearlieryearsentcopiesofRalph Mar-Lftpi**,ofBenKurok i to»»ndpubliclibraries.

JoyceMeetsaMovieStar

LittleJoyceYamada,3«/2yearolddaugh terofHenryYamada,NewYork j £otograph er,wasth ri lledlastweek wh ensh emetMargaretO'Brien,10-yearoldMGMfilm star,i nth e offi ceofnJLCreen ma??ZlneV_,AlDelac°rte,editorofModernScreen,i ntroducedyoungMiss O'Brientoth eyoungerMissYamada!HenryYamada,wh otook th epicture,i semployedbyDellPublica-tions,publish ersofth emoviefanmagazine.

Rep.GwynneBelievesClaimsBillWi llReceiveFavorableReportfromHouseCommittee

WASHINGTON—Rep.Joh nW.Gwynne,R.,lowa,ch ai rmanofth eHouseJudici arysubcommittee,declaredth i sweek th ath ewas"incli nedtoth i nk th esubcommitteewouldreportth eEvacua-ti onClaimsCommissi onbi lloutfavorablywith modifi cati ons."

Rep.Gwynneandmembersofh i ssubcommitteeh eardei gh twi tnesseswh ofavoredth eevacueeclaimsbi lli ntroducedbyRep.EarlMich ener,R.,Mich .,atah eari ngonMay29.Onlyonewitness,Rep.ClairEngleD.,Calif.,voicedanyobjecti onstoth epassageofth elegislation.Engledeclared|th ath edidnotobjecttoth ewh olebillbutdesiredmodifi cati ons.One memberofRep.Gwyne's

subcommittee, Rep. Clifford P.Case,R.,N.J.,h assuggestedasubstitutemeasureestablish i ngani nvestigati ngcommitteeto deter-mineth etotalamountofclaimsbe-forefurth eractioni stak en.Gwynne indi catedth atth ebill

wasstillunderconsiderationanddeclaredth atth ecommitteewoulddiscussth epossibi li tyofsettinga

maximumamountforanyi ndi vi du-alclaim andi nsertingaclausetomak e i neli gi bleth epaymentofclaimstoanypersonof"demon-strateddisloyalty."Th ebi llalreadyexcludespersonswh oweredeport-ed."Manyofth eJapaneseAmerican

evacueesdidsufferunusualdam-ages,"GwynnesaidonJune6,"butth erei snoj usti fi cati onforputtingth em i nbettersh apeth anmi lli onsofAmericanswh ofough ti nth ewarandsufferedlossesasare-sult."Th eclaimsbi llwouldsetupa

commissi oni nth eInteriorDepart-mentwi th auth ori tytorule onclaimsofaccountablebusinessandpropertylosses suffered by th eevacueesasaresultofth emassevacuationfrom th ePacifi ccoasti n1942.Intestimonybeforeth e com-mi ttee,ElmerJ.Hewitt,vicepres-i dentofth eAFLMeatandCon-nery Work ers Unionwith 1000membersofJapaneseancestryatSeabrook Farms,N.J.,saidth ataunionsurveyth eresh owedth eaveragefamilylossat$6000,"asadirectresultofevacuation."Hewittsaid th esurveysh owedclaimsrunningfromamini mumof$500byaformertruck farmfore-manfromRoscoe,Calif.,to$87,000byaformerLoomis,Calif.,or-ch ardi st.Dr.LeonardBloom ofth eUni-versityofCaliforniaatLos An-geles,wh oconductedaspecialsur-veyonevacuee lossesamongre-turneesataLongBeach h ousi ngproject,saidth atasurveyof29bfamili essh owedth etotalmedianperfamilylossat$9870.Dr.Bloomsuggestedamini mum"presumptiveloss"granttoeachperson18yearsofageoroveratth etimeofth eevacuation.Suchagranti snoti ncluded i nth epres-entlegislationbeforeCongress.

DillonS.Myer,formerh eadof,

th eWarRelocationAuth ori tyandnow national commissi onerofFPHA,estimatedth atclaimsmigh tapproximate $10,000,000.

Pick Ni sei GirlAsSalutatorianLINCOLN, Calif.—Kimi k oFuj i -ok awassalutatorianatth egrad-uationexercisesatLincolnUnionh i gh sch oolonJune6.

UNKNOWN Girls Refused Entry toU.S.

UNKNOWNImmigration Auth ori ti es

'FRANCISCO-Th eh opesAmericanwomanand h er»"-Japanesedaugh tersofre-*°geth e!_ i n Unitedck i " ,Crush edth i sweek bymm£f?"boardofUnitedj Emigrationoffici alsi nSan&»«lniledth atMrs.Mar-ftriLf"tofCinci nnati£?&*?apanforaim°stSenR?l.erasanAmeri-»daluUt'Idirectedth at«feh trs'-Yuri k oKatrina.aISLfMafeli'27> be h el<_"ersed !,i h ?localdecisi onrimlvLh ei raPPealtoa'■&at,,°!loffice-S,-,Sed th atth etwoareofi "*dmiBsi ble becauseienB«iT,«i .Pau,esedescentandth'npeDh g!betociti zensh i p"

fSZlmmieTationa"dCfS£rter"membersh er!rWlelfarwh o metth ei randZZ*lastuden*i nearned h er i nJapan.

Th e parentsseparatedwh enth egirlswereveryyoung.Th efath erspresentwh ereaboutsareunk nown.Mrs.Kaelin work edformanyyears forth e Standard-VacuumOilcompany i nTok yo.Sinceth eAmericanoccupation,Fusawork edforTimeMagazinei nTok yoandYuri k owasemployedbyAmericanmili taryh eadquarters.Th egirlsweretravelingonone-yearvisi tors'visas.Immigrationoffici alssaidth eywererefuseden-trybecause th eregionalofficecouldnotlegallyi mposesuffici entbond guaranteeingth egirls oranyoth erpersonundersuch cir-cumstances"— wouldvoluntarilydepartafterexpirati onofth etem-poraryvisas."Th emaximumbondof$&uuperpersoni snotverymuch moneyforanalienofmeanswh owantsverymuch toremain i nAmerica, In-

spectorJoseph Hartogssaid.ActingImmigrationDistri ctDi-rectorArth urJ.Ph elansaid adecisi ononth edaugh ters appeali aexpectedi nafewdays.

Masaok aUrgesFederalActionAgainstDiscri mi nati onatSenateSubcommitteeHearingWASHlNGTON—"Proh i bi ti onofdiscri mi nati on i nemploy-

mentonth ebasisofrace,religi on,color,nationalorigi norancestrywillassuretoallpersonswith i nth eUnitedStatesth eri gh ttoliveaccordingtoAmericanstandards,"Mi k eM.Masaok a,na-tionallegislativedirectorofth eJACLAnti-Di scri mi nati onCom-mittee,declaredonJune12i nh i stestimonybeforeasubcommitteeofth eSenateCommitteeonLaborandPublicWelfare.

Masaok aputth eJACL-ADConrecord i psupportofana-tionallawagainstdiscri mi nati oni nemployment.Citi ngth erecordofNisei sol-di ersandenumeratingth etypesofdiscri mi nati onwh i ch JapaneseAmericanwarveterans h ave en-countered,Masaok asai d:"Wewouldli k etomak eafrontalattack onth eproblemofdiscri m-i nati on,j ustaswemadeafrontalattack onth ath i lli nItalyth ath adn'tbeentak eni nsixmonth s.Wetook th e h i ll."Masaok apointedoutth epligh tofmanyqualifi edAmericansofJap-aneseancestrywh odeliberatelyre-frainfrom seek i ngth ek i ndandtypeofemploymentforwh i ch th eyarequalifi edbecauseth eysenseantagonismtowardth emasmem-bersofa"particularrace."Publicdeclarationofth erigh tofallAmericanstoemploymentwith outfearofdiscri mi nati onandth e establsh mentofappropriateguaranteesofth atrigh twouldprove atremendous i ncentiveto"increased learning and leader-sh i p,"Masaok astated.Amongth eoth erwitnesseswh otestifi edi nfavoroffairemploy-mentlegislationatth e h eari ngwere:Dr.Steph enS.Wise,presi-dentofth eAmericanJewish Con-gress;Joseph Kovner,AmericanCi vi lLi bertiesUnion;GilbertHar-rison,AmericanVeteranscommit-tee;RoyWilk i ns,NationalAsso-ci ati onforAdvancementofColor-edPeople;andElizabeth J.Joh n-son,NationalFraternalCouncilofNegroCh urch es.Sen.ForrestC.Donnell,R.,Mo.,servedasch ai rmanofth esubcom-mi tteemeetingwh i ch wasattend-edbySen.AllenJ.Ellender,D.,La.,andSen.IrvingM.Ives,R.,N.Y.

WomanHurti nTrainAccidentFilesSuitFRESNO-A damagesuitfor

$7,211.05fori nj uri essufferedwh enth etraini nwh i ch sh ewasridi ngcollidedwith agasolinetruck lastFeb.4atKingsburg,wasfiledh erelastweek byKumaSumida.Th esui tnamedth eSouth ernPa-ci fi crailroad,th eSh ellOi lcom-panyandoth erpartiesi nvolvedi nth eaccident.

Nisei VeteranReceivesArmy'sSilverStarJoeSaseHonoredForActioni nItalyWith 442ndUnitOGDEN,Utah — ASilverStarforgallantry i nactionwh i leamemberofth e442nd.RegimentalCombatTeamwasawardedJosephSaseofOgden i naceremonyatth eOfficersclubatth eUtah depotTuesday,June10.Th epresentationwasmadebyCol.Keith Tatum,commandingof-fi ceratFortDouglas,wh osaidh eh adask edespeciallytobeallowedtomak e(th epresentationsinceh eh adtrainedandcommanded th efi rstbattalionofth e442nd."Th epeopleofUtah can be

proudofth emembersofth e442nd,regardlessofwh atth eymayh aveth ough tbefore,"Col.Keith said.Sasewasawardedth eSi lverStarforactionnearVicMountain,Fol-gorito,Italy,onApril5,1945.Hi scitati on,asreadbyCaptainRich -ardHamasak i ,statedth atwh enh i splatoonwaspinneddowni nth evici ni tyofMountFolgorito,h ead-vancedaloneandwipedouttwomach i neguncrews."Alth ough h ewasoutofammu-niti on,laterth rough aruse,h eforcedanoth ermach i neguntodis-place,enablingh i splatoontoad-vanceoutofabarragedarea,"th ecitati onsaid.Sase i sth esonofMrs.Kitsu

SaseofOgden.Heisemployedasamech ani catth eKai serFrazergaragei nth atcity.Abroth er,Pfc.Jack Sase,i swith th eU.S.Armyi nJapan.Anoth erbroth erTosh i saveteran.

Hawai i Ni sei GroupVisi tsonMainlandLOSANGELES—Agroupof13Hawai i anNi sei arrivedbyPan-AmericanAirwaysclipperonJune11foravacationtourofth emain-landstates.

EastBayJACLPollsMembersh i pRegardingActivi ti esOAKLAND, Calif.—A compre-h ensi vemai lsurveyofi tsmem-bersh i ptodeterminewh ati nterestgroupstoactivatei sbeingconduct-edbyth eEastBayJACL,accord-i ngtoMich i Kaj i wara,secretary.WatMiurai sdirectingth esur-veyandwillreportonth efindi ngsatacomingdinnermeeting.Oneofth eactivi ti esalreadyun-dertak enbyth eJACLi sabowl-i ngleaguewh i ch openedplayonJune8with ei gh tteamscompetingforth eNi sei memorialtroph y.ArtIwataisi nch argeofth ek egli ngactivi ti es.Sam Oda,SusYamash i taandIwataareconsideri ngagolftour-namenttobe sponsoredi n Sep-tember.Nasuj i Fuj i i i s ch ai rmanofacommitteeplaiyi i ngacommunity-widepicni c."PeaceandMinori tyProblems"willbediscussedbyaspeak erfromth eBerk eleyInterracialCommitteeatth eJune14dinnermeetingofth eEastBayJACLatth eHotelSh attuck .

WartimeHeadofEnemyAlienUnitsSupportsEvacueeClaimsNEW YORK—Th ewartimeh eadofth eDep't.ofJusticeAli enEne-myControlUnit,EdwardJ.Ennis,nowch ai rmanofth eACLU'sAlienCivi lRigh tsCommittee,onMay29urgedaHouse j udi ci arysub-com-mittee'sapprovalofabilltopro-vi departialrestituti ontopersonsofJapaneseancestry wh owereevacuatedfromth eWestCoastbymili tarycommanders during th ewar,th eAmericanCivi lLibertiesUnionreportedth i sweek .Mr.Ennistoldth eSub-Commit-teeth atth eACLUfavoredth ebilli nviewofth e"uniqueandunjusti -fiedburdenwh i ch th i sgroupofAmericansboreduringth ewar."Ennisdeclaredth emassremovalofAmericanciti zens,solelyonth ebasis ofracialancestry,posed"graveconstituti onalquestions."Hestressedth atth eevacuationwascarriedoutatth emostcrucialmomentofth eJapanesewaronth eorderofWestCoastmili tarycommanderswh ofearedan i nva-sion.PersonsofJapaneseancestry,

Ennisstated,"asagroupneveri nfact j eopardizedourmili taryse-curityorengagedi nanyconductwh i ch providedabasisorj usti fi -cati onforth ei rmassevacuation."Ennisreminded th e Sub-Com-mitteeth atpersonsofJapanesean-cestrysuffered"anallbutintoler-ableburdenduringth ewarbecauseth eydidnoth aveenough poli ti calstrength toresistbeingth evicti msofanextremeprecautionarymea-sure.Th eyboreth i sburdenwithaloyaltywh i ch certainlynooth ergroupi nourpopulationcould ex-ceed."Th ebill,"h econcluded,"pre-

sentsCongresswith ani nvaluableopportunitytodemonstratetoth eworldth atourdemocraticsystemch eri sh esandexercisesth eprin-ci pleth atgovernmentmustprotectth ei ndi vi dualfromunequalsacri-fi cesforth ecommongoodandth eprinci pleth atgovernmentsh ouldmak erestituti onfori nj urywrong-ly i nfli ctedon an i ndi vi dualbygoverni__entaction."

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EDITORIALS:Equalityi nNaturalizati on"Nowth atNazi Germanyi sgone,th e

Uni tedStatesi s i h eonlylargecountryi nth eworld tliattreatspersonsofcertain''races'asunfittobecomei tsci ti zens."SosaysRich ardJ.Walsh ,presidentofth e

Joh nDaycompany,publish ers,i nanarticle,"ForEqualityi nNaturalizati on,"i nth esum-meri ssueofCommonGround.Mr.'Walsh 's beliefi n democratictreat-

menti n i mmi grationandnaturalizati onforpeopleofallraces i ncludingth eAsiati c,comesfrom anactivei nterestandsoundk nowledgeofourrelationswith countries i nth efareast.Hewasformanyyearsth eedi torofAsiamagazine,andth eJoh nDaycompany h asspeciali zedformanyyears i nbook sonth ecountriesofAsia.Itneedh ardlybeaddedth ath i swi fei sPearlBuck ,wh osebook sh avebeenadominantforce i nbringi ngth estoryofCh i natoU.S.readers. »

Th edi scri mi nati onsh ownbyth eUni tedStates i nourciti zensh i plaws,saysMr.Walsh ,runsonlyagainstcertainAsi ati candPacifi cpeoples.Th i sdiscri mi nati on,h esays,i snotonlymorallywrong,buth olds"futuredanger"forournation"atatimewh enth eAsiati cCenturyh asbegun."Th eh i storyofnaturalizati on i nth i scoun-

try i s"curiousand i nconsistent,"h esays.Citi zensh i pri gh tsexistedonlyfor"freewh i tepersons"forth efi rst80yearsofth enation'sli fe.Afterth eCi vi lwarpersonsofAfricanbi rth ordescentweremadeeligi bleforciti -zensh i p.Th en,startingi n1900,equalitywasgrantedtoHawai i ans,PuertoRicans,Virgi nIslandersnative-bornAmericanIndiansandth en,i n1940,toall,races i ndi genoustoth ewestern h emi sph ere."Th i sleftuswi th asweepingdiscri mi na-

ti on againstAsiati csonly,"h esays."Badconscience i nwartimeledtoth eremovalofmostofth ebarsagainstpeopleswh owereourallies—th eCh i nesei n1943,andth eFili -pinosandEastIndiansi n1946.Wearenowi nth eungracefulandi nconsistentpositi onofregardingas i neli gi bleonlyth epeoplesofcertainareaslyingwith i nastrangerectangleofprejudi ceth atcoverspartsofAsiaandth ePacifi c."Tooneborn i nth eUni ted States,Mr.

Walsh says,naturalizati onmayseem largelyamatterofsentiment.Buttoth eali en i ti si ntenselypractical,"possiblyeven amatterofsurvival."HequotesDillonS.Myer,for-merh eadofth eWarRelocationAuth ori ty,topointoutth atth eph rase,"alieni neli gi bleforciti zensh i p,"h asbeenusedbyracistelementsi nvariouswesternstatesasth ebasisforsuchdiscri mi natorylegislationasalienlandlaws.In1943,saysMr.Walsh ,th erewere96-

-485personsi nth eUni tedStatesandi tster-ritori eswh owerei neli gi bletociti zensh i p.Ofth i snumber90,521werepersonsofJapanesebirth ."Herewefaceth efactth atdiscri mi nati on

bearsmosth eavi lyuponth oseborni nJapan,wh omak eupaboutnine-tenth softh e'Ori-entalaliens'li vi ng i nth eUni tedStates,"h esays.

Astoth ei rmoralandciti zensh i pqualifi -cations,th ewri tersays:"Th eyh avebeengoodandvaluableresi-

dents.Th ei rwork andth ei ri deash avegonei ntoth ebuildi ngofth estrength andbeautyofth enation.Noi mmi grantgroup,manformanandfamilyforfamily,excelsth em i ni ndustry,digni tyandloyalty.Th earmyandnavy i ntelligenceandtfieFBItestifyth atnotoneactofespionageorsabotagewascom-

mittedbyresidentsofJapaneseancestryi n

th eUni tedStates i ncludingHawai i ,before,duringorafterth ePearlHarborattack .Many

ofth eseJapaneseh elpedtodefeatth ecoun-

tryofth ei rbi rth th rough th ei reffortsi n

counter-intelligence,mapdrawing i nterpret-

i ng,translating,andteach i ngAmericansol-

diers."ManyJapanesealienssentth ei rAmeri-

canssonstowar,Mr.Walsh poi ntsout.

"Th eseveteransth i nk th ei rmanymedalsoflittleuseunlessth ei rparentscanbefreed

from th eoppressionofraceprejudi ce.Th e

ali enmoth erofaprivatewh owask i lledandwh owasawardedth eCongressionalMedalofHonorcannotreceiveanold-agepensionfromh erstate.Incaseaftercaseth e'alienlandslaws'ofth ewestcoaststatesbeardownh ardonveteransandth ei rfamili es."Mr.Walsh di scussesseveralbi llsnowbe-

foreCongressionalcommitteerelativetoAsi-ati ci mmi gration,deportationandnaturaliza-ti on. " **AfButbecauseoftraditi onalobjecti on to

openingup i mmi gration,i tmaybenecessarytomoveforwardonestepatatime,h esays."Th efi rststepobviouslyough ttobetoper-mitth enaturalizati onofth oseAsiati cswh oh aveli vedsolongamongus.Th erefore,th ereissoontobei ntroducedabillwh i ch wouldsimplyprovideth atpersonswh olawfullyen-teredth eUni tedStatesbeforeJanuary,1925—th ati s,beforeth eExclusionActof1924wenti ntoeffect—canbecomeUnitedStatesciti zens.OnceCongressgetstowork onsuchabill,i tmayseeth elogicandth ewi sdomofgoingth esh ortremaini ngdistance toth efi nalrepealofallAsiati cexclusion."Movement i n th i s direction,saysMr.

Walsh , i sbeginni ngtogetimpressivesup-port.Mr.Walsh concludesh i sarti cle:"Inapolltak enlastyearbyth eNati onal

Opini onResearch Centerofth eUniversityofDenver,twiceasmanyofth osequestion-edth ough ttfiatth eJapaneseh eresh ouldbegrantedth eprivi legeofciti zensh i p,asth osewh odi dnot."Asusual,th epeopleofth e Uni ted

Statesare i nsti ncti velyrigh t.Asusual,law-mak i nglagsbeh i nd."

Miredi nPrejudi ceTh eri di culousandlowleveltowh i ch th e

U.S. i mmi grationofficersdescend i ncon-formingtoth e i mmi grationandnaturaliza-ti onlawsofth i scountrywasemph asi zedth i sweek i nth eKaelincasei nSanFrancisco.Inth i si nstanceanAmericanci ti zenmoth -

erMrs.Marth aKaelin,willbe allowedtoenterth i scountry,wh i leh erdaugh ters,FusaMarieli andYuri k oKatrina,willbedeportedtoJapanbecauseth ei rfath erwasaJapanese.Mrs.Kaelinandh erh usbandweremar-

riedth i rtyyearsagoi nJapan.Th eyseparatedwh i leth etwodaugh terswereveryyoung,andMrs.Kaelin and h e»_ch i ldrenremained i nJapan.Recentlyth eth reewerepermittedtocome

toth i scountryunderspecialtemporaryvisasi ssuedbyGeneralMacArth ur'sh eadquarters.Uponth ei rarrival,h owever,th eywerere-fusedentry.Th ei rcasewash eardbyaboardofUnited

States i mmi gration offici als wh o decided,afterh eari ngth eevidence,th atth efamilymustbeseparated.Th eboardsaidth egirlswererefuseden-trybecause th eregionaloffice could notlegallyi mpose"suffici entbond"guaranteeingth atth egirlswouldvoluntarilydepartafterth ei rtemporaryvisash adexpired.Maximumbondi nsuch casesi s$500perpersonAn i mmi grationoffici algaveth ereasonforth eboard'srefusaltopermitth egirlstopostbond:"Th ati snotverymuch moneyforanalienofmeanswh owantsverymuch toremain i nAmerioa"h esai d.Itwouldbenicetobelieveth ath i satti-tudewasonlyth atofasinglebiasedoffici al

i nth ei mmi grationservice.Buti tcanbere-calledth ati twasonlyafewsh ortweek sagoth atth eSanFranciscobureaualmostcausedan i nternationali nci dentwh eni tdiscri mi nat-edagainstsomeyoungCh i nese.Itlaterturnedoutth atth epersons i nvolvedweremembersoffamili esoftopdrawerCh i neseoffici aldom.Ittook aflyingvisi tfrom immi grationoffi-cialsi nWash i ngtontoclearupth atoneItmustberemembered,h owever,th atsuchi nstancesasth esearenotth efaultofindi -vi dualsorofspecifi c i mmi grationbureaus.Basicallyi ti sbecauseourlawsonth eeli-gi bi li tyandi neli gi bi li tyofcertainpersonstobecomeci ti zensandtoenterth i scountryareh opelesslymired i nprejudi ce.

Mr.GannonCh angesHisMindFromth eLA.DailyNews:

Weh aveneverbeensurewh ere(orwh at)th ecock lesofourh eartare,butwh ere—orwh ateverth eyareth eywerewarmedrecentlybyth e'announcementbyAssembly-manCh esterGannon,R.,ofSac-ramentoth ath eh adch angedh i smind.Ch angi ng one's mind, evenamongmen,i snotsuch arareph e-nomenonastocallforspecialno-ticetosaynoth i ngofaneditor-i al.Butwh en Ch esterGannonch anges h i smi ndaboutaciti zenofJapaneseorigi n,atleasti nth edirectionh ech angedi t,i tcallsforanoth erroundofbuttermilkandacoupleofh uzzah s.Mr.Gannonwillbeth efirsttoadmitth atforlongyearsh eh asbeenaleadingadvocateofall-outoppositi ontoOrientalssettlingi nCalifronia.Hewasalmostfanati-calonth esubject.Andtobeaccu-ratei tmustbesaidth atasfarasnonciti zenOrientalsareconcernedh e i sstillagainstth emasland-owners.Itcan'tbeth ei rsk i ncolor, i nviewofh i sch angedattitudewh i chi ncludes sympath yforNisei orAmerican-bornJapanese,wh oareth esamecolorasth ei rnon-citi zenparents.Itcan h ardlybeonth egroundth atth ei rstandardofliv-i ngi slowerth anours,forCalifor-niah asth reeoffourh undredth ou-sandwh i tepersonswh osestand-ardsoflivi ngarelowereventh anth oseofth eaverageJapanese.Werefertoth osepersonswh o,unfor-tunately,arei ndi gents.Sowh atcani tbeth atGannon

objectsto i nanOriental?Togiveh i mth ebenefitofanydoubtsletusassumeth ati ti samatterofloyalty.AnOrientalwh o i sloyaltoth eemperorofJapan,wemaypresume,sh ould, i nth eGannoncode,beexcluded,i fnotfromresi-denceamongus certainlyfromlandownersh i p. Th ati _i under-standable. Wesh ouldallpreferloyaltytoAmerica.Buth owaboutanalienJapanesewh odi sownsanddisavowsh i sJa-panism and i strulyloyaltoth eUni tedStates?Sh ouldh ebead-mitted becauseofatech ni cali tyth atbars h i m from citi zensh i p?Letustak eth eh ypoth eti calcaseofanative-bornJapanesewh oi sdisloyal,i fsuch th erebe,anda

Japan-bornJapanesewh o i «u Jtoth eUnitedStateswffifand6?'- bC allowedWOrletustak eanalien(W.sian,sayaGerman.German.Jeligi bletociti zensh i p.ff&glionsofourbestciti zensaref!merGermannationals.Sh ould!rule h erebetopermitgoodMmanstoownlandandtobarUones?Andh owcanwetell£Jandeverycasewh oi sloyal''To go back toth e h mmth erearemanypersonsi n1statewh owouldproh i bi tnaCbom Japanesefrom owning]land.Infact,th ereisanrfffltodepriveth emofi tonth enoJth atth rough th emsomealienJaZnesemigh tacquireuseandconwofth eland.Isth i sabonafidereason'ls„ru>tpossibleth atth efear'mllistemsfrom sourcesth atrepressanefforttodisplaceth eJapane»forreasonsofcompetiti on?InoSk nowninstanceacampaignagainstlandownersh i pbyANYJapan*was i nsti gatedbyanoutfitt_2wasi nprocessoftak i ngovertractgardeningandcommissi onmarWi ngonceoperatedbyJapanese.'Wh enever'Californians trytomak eciti zensh i pdisti ncti onsontracialorcolorornationalori j i ibasisth eynearlyalwaysgeti nndiffi cultiesofreasoningandson*timesoflaw.Ifourconstitutemeanswh ati tsays,orwh atnth i nk i tsays,everyciti zenoft_jUnitedStatesh asandsh ouldh ith esamerigh ttoacquireandownlandorabusinessorah ometh aieveryoth erciti zenh as.Wearei ncli nedtobelieveth aiCh esterGannon,beingan i nte!

gentandpatrioti cman,realiath i sand h encenow i s h appytiWelcometh eNisei toallth erigi ttienjoyed by oth erciti zens.1wouldalsoli k etobelieveth atMiGannon'serstwh i lebitteroppotttiontoNisei wasduetoanexcelofpatrioti czealandnotton]i ngrai nedyentomak edisti ncti o.onapurelyracialbasis.Asaconverttoth efullbroth sh oodofmanMr.Garmani sri j iwelcome,andmayh econtinuedmak eprogress i nh i sth i nk i ngith i sregard.—L.E.C.—inth eLiAngelesDaily NewsofJunei1947.

THETREASON CASECommentonKawak i ta:

Iti smostunpalatablereading,th i sstoryofth eJapaneseAmeri-cantraitorwh ocamesmili ngbacktoLosAngeleswh enth ewarwasover,afterh avi ngservedNipponasth ebrutalforemanofaHonsh uprisoncamp.Could notth efoolh aveguessedth atoneormoreofh i s American vi cti mseventuallywouldi denti fyh i m?Th eAmericanstandard ofli vi ngbeck oned h i mback toth elandh eh adsobaselybetrayed.Itwasani llservice,too,th atth i sspecifi cNisei di doth erJapaneseAmericans,forth etaleofh i streasonwi llfanth eoldembersofi rrati onalantagonismanddis-li k e.Letusrememberth evalorofth eloyal,rath erth ani ndi ctallforth ebasenessofone.Th e442ndi n-fantryregiment,wh i ch disti ngui sh -edi tselfi nth evanguardofourof-fensive i nItaly,wascomposedofvolunteerNisei —andi tsbattlerec-ordwasglorious.Th i si ngratepol-troon,TomayaKawak i ta,nomoreth anpointsbycontrastth eusualbraveloyaltyofAmericanboysofJapaneseblood.Ifth erearedegreesoftreason,asperh apsmaybe,surelyth etrea-sonattributed-toKawak i ta i sof

th eblack est.Heh adacceptedallth eadvantagesofAmericanbirth ,yetasapri3onoverseerh edeligh t-ed i npractici ng"unspeak able i n-digni ti es"upon h i sfellow Ameri-cans.Th e maximum penaltyfortreason i sdeath —andsurely h i swasth emaximum treasonbyallaccount.Th eappreh ensi onofth i sNi sei promptsth equestionofwh ati rtmeoft.h e case againstIvalk uk eToguri,k nowntowartimeradio,propagandaasTok yoRose,bh ewasaLosAngelesgi rlwh owasvisi ti ngrelatives i nJapanatth etimeofPearlHarbor,andwh oafterward broadcast programsbeamedtoAmericantroops.Oddlyenough from th eJapaneseviewpoint,Tok yoRosewaspopular!fGlTas»sortofromancewith comedyrelief.ButIva,th oughforemostofth efemini ne broad-castersk nownbyth efloralsobri-quet,manifestlywasbutoneofadozen-andth ough th eFBIi nvesti-gatedformoreth anayearth eup-J

sh otofi twasth ath ercasemidismi ssed.Late i nl'_46th eNilcollegegirlwasreleasedfromSgamaprisonfor"lack ofevidenceWefi ndnosubsequentaccount!h eractivi ti es,and i tmaybepflsumedth atsh eyeti s i nJapiAmericanauth ori ti esperh apsh ilittleh eartforpressingach aroftreasonagainstawoman.Doublessth ei rattitudetowardth eIwak i tacasewillberemark tbly«ferent.Lestpublicreactiontoward!

caseofth eNisei trai torbecoitooh eated—th ough scornand«temptareh i s j ustportion-letpausetoconsiderth atmoreth i nscoreofnativeAmericansolCicasi anbloodweresough tforWsonatth eendofth ewar,andtnsundryofth em h avesincebeen]rested.Wh i ch i sth edark er■son—th ei rsorh i s?—Aneditori alth ePortland,Ore.,OregonianJune7,1947.

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ByELMERR.SMITH

i M/se/andIntegration:

Ii lasttwo i ssuesofth ePACIFICCITIZEN h avecarriedI»tpmentsth atneedtobemorefullydiscussedrelativeto■blemofi ntegrationand/orassimi lati onofth eNi sei i nto______-life■Statementstoh oldourattentionforth epresentarefound■h articlesbyMissMaryOyamaunderth eti tle"Th eSi lk en■Th erearefourbasicpointsmade i nMissOyama'sarticle.I* i nTh eNi sei areth rot-1 -MSm th eywillnotactth e15people(a"Caucasian"Kmofth eOyamaarticle)W&&Mact;(2)Byth eB.ofth eNisei ,th eyare'notKdiecause ofassimi lati on■"Cationbyalongsh ot;"KNisei lack soci alconscious-ly,andh ave"aslowpaceKi-ti onand i ntegration";KeNisei h avesettledback■IV-'th eygetth emselves■th ei rowntigh tgroups,etc.Btustak eeach ofth esepoints■viewth em alsofromanoth er■.rasian's"pointofview,butKesametimeviewth em i nth eBofcommon,basic,h umanna-

Kefirstpoint,Ibelieve,i sth e■ofth ewh oleargument.MostEsmsbrough tagai nstspecifi cKpsrelativetonoti ntegrating■befound i nth especifi cpoint■viewofagiven i ndi vi dualorBopwh o h avesetth ei rownstan-Bdsforevaluatingwh atisori s■i ntegration.Iti sani ndi vi dualMmandnoth i ngmore.Th eh i s-Bofth esocial-democraticpro-Ki nAmerica i smuch broaderBth ese i ndi vi dualopini ons.InBeporttoth eDepartmentofth eBrior Japanese resettlementElyforMarch 17th ,1947,Imade■followingstatement:■"Th erearetwobasicprinci plesBitIth i nk sh ouldbeveryforce-fljlybrough touti ntermsofth eHulturalsituationrelativetoBeNisei .First,Ith i nk i tsh ouldB<h i ven h omeverystrongly■itspecifi c cultural groups■odi asth eNi sei —duetoth ei r■rtk ulardoubleculturalenvir-Bunt)h i reth erigh ttoretain■ch elements i nth ei rtraditi on■aremeaningfultoth emen-■rs;secondly,th eserespective■oupswith i n th e democraticBnericanframework 'begivena■ince,with outth e .sh ow of■tierdirectori ndi rectmeth ods■discri mi nati onand segrega-■n,towork th eseculturalele-mentsi ntoth euni versalAmer-■uvalues."________■h i sbasic,princi ple i ssti lli m-■tant,butatpresentwe h ave■aymajori ty group members,■someminori tygroupmembers,■h avean"aggressivebeh avi or■ten"baseduponadrivefor■pensation i n some manner,■bgtoi nsi stth atth e"mi nor-Kgrouph asnoth i ngtoaddto■totalgroup'svalueconcepts.■>'ypeofph i losoph yrestsupon■mistak en i dea of i ntegration■th e"minori tygroup"orIn-■fellmusttak eallofth i sand■eallofth atorelseyouare■i ntegratingorassimi lati ng i nto■Bencanlife.Personswith th i s■ofattitude create with i n■emselvesatypeofovertstimu-Ftowardoth erswh i ch givesrise■negativereactions or"th rot-«beh avi ortowardth atperson.ELS. ,biame onth eNi sei*rt!.Self-analysis migh t

"th atallth eso-called com-«»arenotononesideonly.JSiW ?°i ntlh ave li stedWlflli ntoth edi scussionabove»«Bfsuponth emeaningofth eMfonandassimi la-*"wh eredoesMi ssOyamaorl.W'tingfriend"defineBfi SJof"integration"orMotion."As wewh o h avei Snglth i r-grouprela-°svi2th eieu.wordsarebroad,Mandh i gh lystereotyped4?Upon th ePers°»used'PU»Sbywh i ch th eyCh eJJft*defi*"eth etbjecti !~ ,lefocussionofth em;i i uselessandsilly.IfweSati mte?dtouseth eterms«8ZZdassimi lati on,th ei th i nth l?0fPers°nsandgroups

*mmTTSo£th es3S"V% outfrth ePurPoseofj i tmL.'",esatisfaction of

li«fi £lS;.N,'ei i nt«gratinganttok e«Pmmintf*>CBai,Lpopu,ation i s»>y

**and m" ngtomal°r-**«aZ?u?Itm in manyth eseterms.Tobecome»"H»o..""mi nati ng one«anoth erforno* i „te-

gratingi stomissth eboatofgrouprelations i npresent-dayAmerica.Th eth i rdpointi nmylistleaves

much tobedesired i nth ewayofexplanationonth epartofMissOyama'sreport.Wh ati smeantbyth e"lack ofsocialconsciousness?"Asfarasfactsareconcerned,th eNisei h aveaverylowcrimerate,th ei rmoralityi sh i gh ,th eyvoteaboutonth esameratioasoth ergroups,th eyareactivei ncarryingoutandpartici pati ngi nvariouscampaignsaboutonth eaveragewith oth ergroups.Wh ati smeantbylack of"un-i ty"?Th i squestionseemstometosuggestth atth ere migh tbesomesortofcontradicti onwith h erth esi sth atth eNi sei arenoti n-tegrating.Is i tpossibleth atth e"lack ofunity"amongth eNisei i sevidenceofi ntegrationandassimi -lati on?Beforeanover-allindi ct-menti smadeofth eNisei byanypersonorpersons,th esequestionssh ouldbemoreadequatelyanswer-edandfewergeneralizati onsmade.Th efourth andlastpoint1

h avesetmyselftodiscussre-latestoth e"groupsth eNi seih aveformed sinceevacuation."Letusbeh onestandadmitth eformationof§uch groups,butletusalso—tobefair—ask our-selveswh yth esegroupssprangupand h avepersisted.Th efol-lowingareworth yofconsidera-tion:1).Duringcenterdaysandre-

location,friendsh i pandcommoni nterestsdevelopedmorestronglyth anbefore.Iti sh umannature,i tbei ngwh ati ti s,tocontinueoutth esatisfactionofbasicneedsanddesiresdevelopedoverape-riodof.time.Todooth erwi sewouldh avebeentoacti nh umanandun-natural.Igrantth atsomeNi sei ,duetodifferentandbyandlargei solatedexperiences,wereabletogetbyanddevelopoth erbeh avi orpatterns,andth eywerealsoactingnaturallyunderth ecircumstances.2).Inacommunitywh ereth ereareafairlylargenumberofNisei ,i ti s i mpossibleforalltogainaccesstogroupsth atarecongen-i altoth emforth epurposeofplay-i ngbask etball,baseball,ortoh ave"bullsessions,"etc.Again,i nor-derforth eNisei tofulfillsociallydesirable ends th ey willgroupth emsevestogeth er.ManyNiseih avefoundoutth atbygoingtodancesoth erth anNi sei sponsored,th atth eyare lonesomebecauseoth erpersonsavoidth emanddonotbecomesocial i n th etotalmeaningofth atword.Adance i saplacewh ereonegoestomingleandbemadetofeel"ath ome,"toexch angedancesfreelyandwith -outafeelingofbeingani ntruder.Inorderto h ave th enecessaryfeelingof"gettogeth erness"somesortoforganizati onorgroupingi sneeded,andsincecommon i nterestsactaspullingforces,th eNisei gettogeth eri nth ei rgivengroups.Th esamcth i ngh appensofcoursewithoth erpersonswith li k e i nterests,butyetnofingerispointedatth emasbeingun-socialorfaili ngtoi ntegrate i nto th e Americanstream.Oth ergroupsh aveth ei rfraterniti es, sororiti es,bowlingleagues,bridgeparties,bask etballandbaseballteamsand leagseswith outmuch adversecriti ci smsfromth e"majori ty."Isi tfairtoi ndi ctth eNi sei fordoingwh atourAmericanculturalpatternac-ceptsasfitti ngandproper?Inorderformenottobemis-

understood,Iwouldli k etostateth atmymind h asbeench angedconsiderablyonth eproblemofi n-tegrationofth eNisei fromwh ati twasfouryearsago.Atth attimei nth eAugust21st,1943edi ti onofth e "Pacifi cCiti zen,"Ii nsi steduponth eneedforth eNisei tobe"integrated"i nto th e Americancultureuponth ebasisof"leaveallofth i sandtak eallofth at"ph i -losoph y,butafterfouryearsofi ntergroupwork ,Ifindth atth i si dea i si mpractical.Ih avediscov-eredth ataslongasweh aveanytypeofdiscri mi nati on,th erewillbe so-called "segregated group-i ngs"forth epurposeofsatisfyi ngspecifi c socialandpsych ologicalneeds.Th eonewaytoelimi natesuch groupingsi stoelimi nateprej-

udice. ~ j „_Integrationi snotach i evedenmasseovernigh t,forpeoplearei nvaryingstagesofreadinesstopartici pateinvarious k i ndsoiover-allactivi ti es.Such "vary-i ngstagesofreadiness"arenotrestrictedto"racialgroups orpersonseith er,butcanbefoundi nth e"wh i tegentile"majori ty.Ialsofoundth atso-called seg-

regatedgroups"canactasapowerfulforcetowardth e i n-

tegration"ofi tsmembers i ntooth ergroupings,andth atseg-

regation"mayandoftendoesbe-cometh ebeginni ngofaprocessleadingto"integration.

FROM THEFRYING PAN6/7/Hosok awa:Look i ngBack onCommencement,r ,. Denver,Colo.lenyearsagoth i smonth wewentth rough a

solemnceremonyk nownascommencement.Wesati navastfieldh ouse,swelteringi nrentedcapandWi-' j "?!llstenedtoth eoratoryofabeardedpendant.Orperh apsth espeak erwasmerelyaprom-i nentciti zen.We h aveforgottenh i snameandallth ath esai d.Th econclusionofth eceremonywasbestbecausei tmeantwecouldsh edth egownanddoffth ecap

andgeti ntoth eopen.Iti nvolveddstributi onofdi-plomacertifi cates(tobeturned i nlaterforth egenuinesh eepsk i nsat$5acrack ),andth atwasalongprocessbecauseth ereweresome2000 i nth egraduatingclass.Itwasastateuniversity,yousee,andanyone

with averagementalitycouldgetth rough .Th ereweresomanygraduatesth eydidn'tevenboth ertocallyourname—th eyannouncedth enameofth ecollegeandacoupleofh undredeageryounggrad-uateswouldrise i nabodyandparadeacrossth eplatformwh i leth epresidentsmileddutifully.Afteri twasallover,wewalk edoutofth efi eld-

h ouseandwonderingwh ath appenednext.Itwasalittleconfusing,li k ebursting i ntoastrangeroomfilledwith unfamili arpeople.Weweresupposedtobeeducated.Wewereth rust

outi ntoth egreat,wideworldtomak ealivi ng,towork ,tostrive,tofigh tandperh apstofail.Maybeayoungbirdfeelsli k ewedidth efi rsttimeh i smomsh ovesh i moffth eperch .

* * *Wh oWereth eTitans?Th atwastenyearsago,andnow i tseemsth at,

virtuallyeveryth i ngtowh i ch wewereexposed i nclassrooms h asfailedtotak e.Wh owereth etitans-ofTBtftcenturyliterature

andi nwh atyearwasth eNormanconquest?Wh ereandwh enwasth eRepublicanpartyfoundedandwh atisth elawofdimi ni sh i ngreturns?Wh atisth eMendelianlawandwh ati sth esigni fi canceofth eMenofProperty?Damifi no.Yetwedidlearnenough tobecurious,

andth atth eBri tannicacontainsmorei nformation

th ananyonemancandigest.Butth edecadebteweentodayandth edaywe

closedoursch oolbook sh asbeenri ch i nexperiences,andth oseexperiencesh avebeenri ch erbecauseofth e i nformationweacquired—ifonlytemporarily—inth eclassroom.Someoldgradsli k etolook back onundergrad-

uatedayswi th deepnostalgia.Th eywouldsh edth ei rpaunch esand j owlsandreliveth egoodolddaysofalmamater.Notus.We'lltak eth elasttenyears.OldClassmatesScatteredOuroldclassmatesh avebeenprettywellscatter-

ednow.Th erewereabout30ofusarmedwith wh atwascalledj ournalismmajors.A h alformoreofth atnumberh ad j obswaiti ngforth em;th eoth ers,i n-cludingus,werestilllook i ngaround.Nowatleasttwoofth e30aredead.Onei sa

ch i efengineeronamerch antsh i p.Onei s i nth epostalservice.Severalarei nradiowork ,andh ati ngi t.Onerunsaprintsh op.One,wh osleptth roughmostofh i sclassesandgotth rough mai nlyonanamazingwri ti ngabili ty,i sasuccessfulauth or.Severalh avedisappeared,alth ough *th ey'reprob-

ablyli vi ngprosaiclivessomewh ere.Th eso-calledglamourofj ournalism andth atstuffaboutnevergettingprinters'i nk outofone'ssystemdoesn'tal-waysh oldtrue.

* *Gunth erLook satAmerica"InsideU.S.A.,"Joh nGunth er'somnibuson

Americana,mak esanumberofreferencestoth eNi sei .Hementionsh owMayorLaph amofSanFran-ciscostoodupforaNisei ci vi lservicework er,andh ow ex-Gov.Ralph CarrofColoradospoiled h i sch ancesforelection.toth esenatebyh i sdemandforj usti ceforJapaneseAmericans.Gunth eralsolink sth eanti-Ni sei feelingi nOregon

toth eremnantsofbitternesssowndecadesagobyth eKuKluxKlan.Hisanalysisandreviewofth eevacuation,cov-

eredi nsli gh tlymoreth anasinglepage,seemsh ard-lyadequate i nviewofth esi zeofth ebook .Butth ere'smeaton h i swordsandmostNisei willfindh i sconclusionsaccurateandi mpartial.

ImportantRoleofNisei GlsInJapanOccupationWorkStressedbyCaptainHamasak iCaptainRich ardHamasak i ,U.S.armyrecruiti ngofficerwh owearsribbonsforservice i nEftropeandwith th eoccupationarmyi nJapan,arivedi nSaltLak eCityMondaytourgeNisei enlistmentforser-vicei nJapan.Th eoccupationi nth atformeren-

emycountry i sgoingtoprovea"long,h ard j ob,"h esaidth i sweek ."Ourmainpurpose i stoteach

th egrowingch i ldrenth eAmericanwayoflivi ng.Th eyareth eback -boneandfutureleadersofth eJap-anese nation,and i ti sth roughth emth atwe h opetobringpeaceandprosperitytoJapan,apeaceth atwilllastandaprosperityth atwillk eepth eJapanesenationfrombeingafinancialburden on th eoth ernationsofth eworld."Th eNi sei captainsaidth atth eJapaneseex-soldier,wh i le"moreorlessresignedtoobeyingorders,"h asmuch to"unlearn"asaresultofh i slongmili tarytraini ng.Th eJapanesecivi li anandth eNi sei soldiers,h owever,getalongverywelltogeth er,h esaid,be-causeofth ei rcommonlanguage,andth ecivi li anpopulation h ascometodependagreatdealuponth eoccupationtroops.CaptainHamasak i ,wh o volun-

teeredforPacifi cserviceafterh erecovered from wounds receivedduringh i sservicewith th eorigi nal100th Battalion i nEurope,statedth atoneofh i sprimaryreasonsforgoingtoJapanwith th earmywastosearch forh i sparentswh o h ad-beenlivi ng i nHirosh i mawh en h elasth eardfromth em.Hefoundth em both ali veandwell,forboth h adescapeddirecteffectsofth eatom-attack bya"luck ybreak ."Th ei rh omewassituatedaboutJ

milesfromth ecenterofHirosh i ma,h erelated,and i th adbeenth ei rdailycustomtogoi ntotowneverymorningtoh avemedicaltreatmentforMr.Hamasak i 'seyes.Onth edayofth eattack th eypostponedth ei rtripuntillateafternoon.Hadth eyfollowedth ei rregularproced-

ure,both wouldh avearrivedatth escene ofth eexplosionaboutth eti meth eU.S.planeswentover-h ead.Th eeffectsofth eblast,h ow-

ever,werefeltformanymilesaround,andth ei rownh omesuf-feredafallenroofanddamagedrwalls,asdidoth erh omesi nth earea.CaptainHamasak i 'slongtermofarmyservicebegan i nMarch ,1941,h alfayearbeforeth ePearlHarborattack .OnDecember7 h ewasstationedatSch ofi eldBarrack si nHonolulu,andwasamong th eNisei defendersduring th e longh oursofth eJapaneseattack .Dur-i ngth edayh ewassentoutwithotnertroopstoguardth eKaneh oebeach sector.InJuneofth efollowingyearCaptainHamasak i wasamongth eorigi nal100th Battalionboyswh oleftHonoluluforCampMcCoy,Followingtraini ngth ereandatCampSh elby,Missi ssi ppi ,th euni twentoverseas i n August, 1943.Th eylandedatOranandbeganfigh ti ngth ei rwayupth eItalianpeninsula. ■Hamasak i was firstwoundedafterth efamouscrossingofth eVolturno,andh ewash ospi tali zedi nanarmygeneralh ospi tali nAfricafortwomonth s.Herejoi nedh i sout-fiti n January,1944,and waswoundedagainamonth later,th i sti mei nth ebattleforCassino.ItwasatCassinoth ath ereceiv-

ed h i s battle-field commissi on.North ofAnzio h e received h i sth i rdwoundandreceivedth eSilverStarforcapturingamach i negunnestandtak i ngtwoenemyprison-ers.Heh adpreviouslyreceivedth eBronzeStarformeritori ousservicei nstoppinganenemycounterat-tack alongth eVolturnoriver.Afterbeing h ospi tali zedi nNa-ples,Lt.Hamasak i rejoi ned h i suni tatth eAnziobeach h ead.Afterth eArnoriver,PisaandLegh orncampaigns,th e100th wassenttosouth ernFrance i nAugust,1945.ItwasatBruyeresth atHamasak isustained h i sfourth wound,forwh i ch h ewasreturnedtoth estatesforh ospi tali zati on.He was h ospi tali zedforth ree

month satDibblegeneralh ospi tali nMenloPark ,Calif.Immediatelyuponh i srecoveryh eappliedforservice i nJapan.Hewassenttoth emili taryIn-telligenceLanguagesch ool,grad-uating i nDecember,1945,andth enwenttoth e.Pacifi carea,ar-rivi ngi nYok oh ama,Japan,earlyi nJanuary,1946.Hewasgivenh i scaptaincywh i lei nJapan,wh ereh ewasassignedtoth eci vi li ntelligencesection.Hereturnedfrom th i ssecondtourofduty i nJanuaryofth i s

year,but-willbesentback toJa-panforasecondtourofdutyim-mediatelyuponcompletingh i spres-entrecruiti ngservicei nSaltLak eCity.CaptainHamasak i stressedth ei mportanceofth eNi sei soldiers'work i noccupationservice,statingth atth esuccessofth eoccupationdependedi nlargepartuponth ei rpartici pati on.Duringh i sstayi nSaltLak eCi ty

h ewillbeavailableatth erecruit-i ngofficeat268South Statest.

VagariesNigh tClub...A Ch i nesenigh tclub i nSanFrancisco i sseek i ngaNisei girlforitsch orusli ne.Beforeth eevacuation a numberofNiseidancedi n"Ch i nese"floorsh ows.Ni sei girlsareamongth e"Ch i -nese"dancersatNewYork 'sCh i naDollwh i ch i soperatedbyLeeMor-timer,th eHearstdramacriti cwh otook apunch fromFrank Si natrai nHollywoodrecently...Oneofth ecountry's top dancingacts,ToyandWing, i sbeing book edagainfollowingth ereturnofPaulJewfrom mili taryservice.Mrs.Jewisth eformerDoroth yTak a-h ash i ofLosAngeles.Sh eandh ersister,Helen,andPaulJewonceh adanactcalledth eTh reeMahJongs.ToyandWingh aveplayedLondon,Buenos Aires,Rio andoth erforeignciti esaswellaslead-i ngAmericanth eaters.Th eyarebook edth rough th eWilli am Mor-ri sagency.

TomoyaKawak i ta,h eldonatrea-sonch arge i nLosAngelesforh i sacti vi ti esi naJapanesecampforAmericanPOWs,sustainedserioush ead i nj uri es i na h ead-onauto-mobilecrash atPlasterCityi nth eImperialvalleysh ortlybeforeh eleftforJapani n1939.OneNi seivi cti rh ofth ecollisi onlaterdiedofi nj uri es...AccordingtoDrewPearson,Wash i ngtonmaytak eth eprosecutionofth eKawak i tacaseoutofth eh andsofU.S.DstrictAttorneyJamesCarter.

* * *A h i gh Canadiangovernmentof-fici al, JusticeMi ni sterIlsley,re-centlydeclaredi nCommonsth atnopersonofJapaneseorigi ni nCan-ada,citi zenoralien,wasch argedwith orfoundguiltyofsabotagei nWorldWarII...TomTsuj i ,formerlyofOak land,nowi samem-berofth eNewOrleanssymph onyorch estra...Th i rdNi sei boxertoj oi nSam Ich i nose'spugili sti cen-tourageforatourofEuropeanciti esisTsunesh i Maruo,1946Na-ti onalAAU bantamweigh tch am-pionandaveteranofth e442ndCombatTeam.Th eoth ersareRo-bertTak esh i taandBaldwinOk a-moto...Among13,000delegatesatth eRotaryInternationalconven-tionth i sweek i nSanFranciscoi sFrank Hattori,laundryoperatorfromYerrington,Nev.

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CaliforniaCivi cCouncilUrgesHousingAidtoMinori ti esSAN FRANCISCO—Th eCali-fornia CouncilforCivi c Unity,th rough i tspresident,Mrs.RuthW.Ki ngman,wiredPresidentTru-manth i sweek th at"h ousi ngcon-diti onsfacingminori ti esaremostacute and potentialsources ofracialtension andconflict. Wefeelth i si snotth eti metoabolishpositi vegovernmentalracialadvi-soryserviceattach edtoth eOfficeofth eHousingExpediter."Th e wi refollowed th erecentstatementbyFrank Creedon,Presi-dentTruman'sHousingExpediter,announcingterminati onofallra-cialrelations advserson June30.Th i sendsaten-yearoldgov-ernmentalservicewh i ch h asbeenoneofth emosteffective opera-ti ons i nth etotalfieldofinter-racialrelations."Th e services ofexperiencedracialpolicyadviserstoth eHous-

i ngExpediter'sOffice,th eFederalPublicHousingAuth ori ty,th eNa-tionalHousingAgency,th efed-eralHomeLoanBank Admini stra-tion,andth eFederalHousingAd-mini strationareevenmoreneededi nth ecurrentscene ofh ousi ngsh ortagesanddangerouscompeti-tionamongallpeopleforh omes,Mrs.Kingmanstated.,Th eCaliforniaCouncilforCivi cUnity,afederation of49organ-i zati onsi nth estate,activei nth edevelopmentofbettercommunityrelations,urgedMr.Trumantocontinueth eRacialRelationsServ-i cei noneofth eon-goingfederalh ousi ngagencies.Mrs.Kingmanh eldi t"pennywise,poundfoolishtocut23personsfromgovernmentservice aidi ng localcommuniti esi nmeetingth eseriousth reatofracialconflictemerging asoneresultofnotyeth avi ngsolvedth eh ousi ngcrisi s.

Sgt.Tok uboReportedOnlyNisei Attach edtoCh i neseUnitPRESIDIO OFMONTEREY,CALIF.—Th eonlyNisei lingui sttobeattach edtoth eCh i neseIstArmy i n th e Ch i na-Burma-Indiath eaterrecentlyre-enlistedi ntoth eArmyand i scurrently awaiti ngsh i pmenttoJapanatth eMISLS,Presidi oofMonterey.Hei sStaffSgt.Frank T.Tok ubo,formerlyofSpok ane,Wash i ngton.Sgt.Tok ubowasgraduatedfromth eMISLS i n January 1944atCampSavage,Minn.,afterwh i chh ewassentoverseastoNewDelh i ,India.Processed th ere, h e was'assigned to lingui sti c work i nBurmaunderCol.Joseph Stilwell,Jr.,Ch i efofHeadquarters,North -ernAreaCombatCommand.However,wantingtogetbacki ntoth eth i ck ofaction,h evolun-teeredforcombataction,andwasth enattach edtoth eCh i neseFirstArmywh ereh edi dcounter-intelli-

gencework andactedasplatoonleader.Hefough tth rough th reecampaigns wi th th e IstArmy,alongth ebattlefrontfrom Myit-k yi na i nNorth ernBurmatoLasioi nCentralBurma.Hismeritori ousserviceswererecognizedby th eCh i nesewh oawardedh i m wi th amedalequivalenttoth eSi lverStar.Healsoreceivedacommendationfrom both Ch i neseandAmericangenerals.Twice,wh i lebroadcastingtoth eJapanesesoldiers i nanairplane,Tok ubowassh otdown.Itwasoneofh i s j obstocirclearound i nasmall150h orsepowerplaneabout300feetaboveth eenemylinesandi nduceth em tosurrender.How-ever,acoupleoftimesh ecamedowntoolow intomach i negunfireandwassh otdown,butluck i lylandedi nCh i nesepositi ons.

IdentifyBodyOfIssei KilledInLosAngelesLOSANGELES—Th ebodyofa65-yearoldman,beatentodeathonMay30,was i denti fi edth i sweek asth atofTomioOdani,th ecoroner'sofficereported.Identifi cati onwasmadeth roughth eman'sfingerprints.Policebelievedth atth evicti m

wassluggedby h old-upmen.HisbodywasfoundatTh i rdandWallstreets.Odani returned h erefrom th e

Granadarelocationcenter.

Dr.Rich ardHorioTak esResidencyInHonoluluHospitalHONOLULU,T.H.—Dr.S.Rich -ardHorioh asreceivedanappoint-mentasassistantresidenti n i n-ternalmedici neatQueen's h ospi -talh erei nHonolulu.Queen'sh os-pitali sth eoldestandlargestofth eci vi li anh ospi talsi nth eIslands.Dr.Horio'sresidencywi llstartJuly15.Dr.Horio,formerlyofSanFran-

cisco,arrivedh erelastAugustwithh i swife,May,andson,David.Heh asbeenwork i ngasah ousedoc-toratKuak i ni h ospi tal.

RoyNak atani OpensRadio,ApplianceServicei nOgdenOGDEN,Utah -Th eopeningofRoy'sSen-ice,"aradioand h omeappliancestoreat24125th streetN:k a?anni°UnCed "k *FormerlyaresidentofSanFran-

Dirt/tCh aPt6r!nth atCitypnortoth eevacuation.Nak atani'sstorewi llh andleGen-Poduc?:01"3nd *"*■*£AliceKasai NamedSecretaryforCivi cUnityGroupMrs.AliceKasai,formerDre.identofth eSaltIk eC?tyPACL,willserve assecretaryforth ecCo°Syfe°arrCiVi cU f-ch lh -man"'""F°rdWas«■**

Mili taryIntelligenceSch oolIniti atesNisei Recruiti ngUNKNOWNOpenHomeWillB« 1HeldforRelative,OfGIStudent,PRESIDIO OFmwrJ

commandantofth eM&Jflnouncedth atasth ei ni Suf1th erecruiti ngprogramoSJapaneselingui sts,Th eMIntelligence Service ?__■Sch oolwillh oldanopenath ePresidi oofMontel?!th efi rstpartofJuly1947■Th eprimarypurposeof'11casionwillbetopresent>Jactivi ti esofth es'ch oo,:1J,!demicandmili tary.Th ePui -ibegivenanexcellentoppZJtoseeh owth esoldier-studentaSstudy,andenjoyvarious!jtionalfacili ti esavailabletotilAllth osei nterestedareconSi nvi tedtopartici pateinth i slMand h elpmak e i tanoutstanlsuccess,accordingtoCol.9Th eeventwi llserveadualJP°se°'(1)risi ngth emorajth estudentssoth atth eywillk dth atoth ersarei nterestedi ntHwork ,and(2)presentingal3'dramaofth etraini ngof"k Mambassadorsofdemocracy"3willeventuallylenda h elpi ngfli nmouldingamorepeacefulwo*i twassaid.Ith asbeenrepoSth atawideanddiversifi edpromli snowbeingmapped outbrlcommittee i n anti ci pati onoillargeturnout."Graduatesofth i ssch ool_Jablyandeffici entlyh elpedGeni iofth eArmyMacArth uri ncan]i ngoutth etremendoustask loccupyingJapan,"Col.Th orpe*clared."Iti sawellk nown(Jth atth estudentstrainedandsoloverseasfrom th i s sch oolVrlplayedamajorrolei nwinni ng!!war,andatpresent,th esameSmuatesorth ei rsuccessorsare«9i ng j ustas h ardatth egrailtask ofwinni ngth epeace,"mUnitedStatesArmynowfacesIgraveproblem ofadequatelynplacingli ngui stswh oh avesenmanymonth soverseasandarenareadytobesh i ppedh omefor&ch arge.Iti sneedlesstopointjh owgreataneedth erei sforligui ststrainedtospeak andwritJapanesefluentlyforoverseas4ti es.Th esch oolcannotmeet|demand ofoverseascommandowith th eli mi tedsupplyofsMdentsnow beingtrainedatt_sch oolnorbyth eforeseeablesmanumberofprospectivestudentsapectedtoreporttoth esch ool.TlWar1Departmenti scognizant1th i sgraveproblem andh asb«carryingoutanextendedrecnutiaprogramaimedatprocuringmmlingui sts,butth eresultsh avebeeli mi ted."Itappearsasth ough th ereanmanyNisei wh owi sh tocometth i s sch ool,buth esi tatesimplbecauseth eydonotk nowenoi i |abouti ttomak e a decisi on«eith erenlisti ngi nth earmyor1merelyforgettingth ewh oleth i nganMISLSoffici alsaid."Th ereare,tobe sure,matcontributi ng factorswh i ch Mh avebrough tth i sconditi onaboai .e.,th esuspensionofallJapanalanguagesch ools i n th eUniteStates;ofth eendofth eDraftA*andth eli mi ted publici tyotUsch oolduringth ewarforsecunfflreasons,"h eadded.Oneofth emainandultimi g

obj ecti vesofth i sopenh ousembe to i nform th epublicof»purposeofth esch ool,th e*diti onsunderwh i ch i tsstudent!liveandwork andth eopportunityforpersonaladvancementandWlieservicewh i ch areopentotistudentafter h e graduatesanserves i nJapanasa memberMth eAmerican OccupationrorcaunderGeneralofth eArmyM*Arth ur.

ClevelandNisei GroupWillSponsorDanceCLEVELAND—Anannualsportsdance,sponsoredbyth eClevelandNisei Ath leti cAssociati on,willbeh eldSunday,June29,atth eLu-th eranVeteransClub,2600Pros-pectAve.Musicwillbefurnish edbyPeterPiperandh i sorch estraandadmissi on i s$1.75percoupleorstag.Th edancei sbeingh eldi norderto secure funds forpromotingsportsactivi ti esforNisei .Teamsentered i n th e currentsoftballleaguewillberefundedth ei r$26entryfeei faprofitof$200i snet-tedfrom th eaffair,i twas an-nounced.JoeSh i gezane i sch ai rmanfor

th eeventwi th AbeHagiwara,sec-retary.Oth ercommittees i nclude:Doorandti ck ets-WestsideAth leti cClub andPh i Mar;Generalar-rangements and orch estra-Ama-ch eansandAces;Refresh ment-Re-BopsandYBA;Cloak room-Devilsand Sh amrock s;Raffle-M stangsandClippers;Publici ty-Tosh Ya-mada,ch ai rman,HowardTash i ma,Joe Miyasak i ,Hash Muk ufnoto,Jack i eUyessugi andJoh nBoris.

Nisei ReenlistInArmyforOccupationDuty34FormerGraduatesOfLanguageSch oolReturntoServicePRESIDIO OFMONTEREY,CALIF.—Th i rty-fourformergrad-uatesofth eMISLS,i ncludingoffi-cersandEM,h avere-enlisted i ntoth eArmyduring th e pastfewmonth s,accordingto i nformationreleasedth i sweek byth ePersonnelProcurementSection,MISLS,Pre-si di oofMonterey.Th emajori tyofth ere-enlistersh avealreadybeensh i ppedoverseastoJapanforoc-cupationalduty,wh i leth erestareawaiti ng orders for sh i pment.Th reeEM,M/Sgt.Yosh i oHotta,T/Sgt.SpadyKoyamaandT/3HarryT.Kubo,allcombatvet-erans,arecurrentlywaiti ngforth ei rrecommendations forcom-missi onstobeapproved.Th eywillbesh i ppedtoJapanaslanguageteamleadersassoonasth ei rcom-missi onsh avebeenapproved.Accordingtoth eveterans,rea-sonsforth ei rre-enlisti ngfall,more orless, i n th e followinggroups:(1)To h elpach i eveth eobjecti vesofSCAP i nth eoccupa-ti onofJapan;(2)toseeJapan;(3)tolook overvariousopportuni-ties;(4)tomak efuturebusinesscontacts;(5)tostayi nth earmyuntilth i ngsi ncivi li anlifesettledown;(6)toaid th ei rk i nwh oh avepersonalproblems;(7) tovisi tth ei rfolk sandrelatives.Th osewh o h avere-enlistedare:IstLts.KazKozak i ,GeorgeKane-gai,Sh i roOmataandTsuneoKad-ani;2ndLts.SmileyMuranak a,Th omasSak amoto,HarryK.Fuk u-h ara,GeneUratsu and Ch arlesNagano;M/Sgts.Atsush i Mori,andYosh i oHotta;T/Sgts.SpadyA.Koyama,NarimaHonmoto,BenHirano,Yosh i oAoi,Tadash i Kish -lsh i taandTom T.Mory;S/Sgts.Frank M.Jimbo,Frank T.Tok ubo,George Murak ami , and Kiyosh iSh i mada;T/3s HarryT.Kubo,NaoyaHarutaandJoh nK.Sh i n-tak u;Sgts.Keisuk e Oh ye andArth urT.Hirosh i ma;T/4sEdward».ue',.Y°sh i k i Hi rabayash i ,Yuk i oMoch i zuk i ,KeisuoOk azak i ,Ernest1-,j amamoto,Kei j i Yatsuya,Tad-ash i B. Horimoto and Tak ak a1orak awa.

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UNKNOWN AmericanArtistsUNKNOWN Sh ow i nNewYork CityFW YORK-Th efirstformalLbyth eJapaneseAmeri-'S/Group i snow beingatth eRiverside Museum

Cfflcontinue untilJune8.work sondisplay i ncludeLionsbysomeofth ebest

LartistsofJapaneseances-„th eUnitedStates,uth eexceptionoftwosculp-

i pieces by IsamuNoguch i ,

exh i bi ti onconsistsofoilsand

rcolors.statementbyth egroupatth ei ngofth eexh i bi ti ondeclared:h believe th ere i salogicali nth eartworldforouref-'asagroup.Th i sexh i bi ti on,i j nttosetforth th ework sofLeAmericans,attemptstoSth appenswh enth ecreativeh ,ofmenandwomenali k ei slfullplayi nth i slandofequaltsandgoldenh ori zons."i efollowingpainti ngsare i nexh i bi ti on:ui k oHaramak i ,Landscape,lyar_,watercolors;Susumuta,HamletbyaPond,PigeonStreet,AutumnatLandsEnd,Hirosh i Honda,two land-es,RotationofUniverse,waters;Kyoh ei Inugai,Portrait,oil;roIsh i gak i ,Rug Cuttersofj o,Inth eSouth ,oils;Miyok oAHousei nth eWoods,waterr;T.Itok awa,Morningard,oil,andLandscape,waterr;MitsuIwamatsu,th reeland-i s,watercolors;Kenj ii ak i ,Flowers,StillLife,oils.arrayKusanobu,RedCh urch ,rPaterson,Jonquils,Girli nSweater,StillLifewith Seed,oils;KanameMiyamoto,Cab-

>, Gasoline Station,Outdoorch ,oi ls;EzoNak agawa,Sixthnue,Ark ansasForest,Nook of,DermottCh urch ,Winteri nelocationCenter,Form Yard,Fuj i Nak ami zo,PonyRide,Parody,SquawLak e,Pinkph antand h i sGang,oils;h i Ni nomi ya,StillLife,waterr,andWinterMorning,Por-

£,ai!°L-LlttJ? G,rl-oils:MineOk ubo,Miyo,Family,Clown,LittleGirl,Lamentation,Lyda,oils:HenrySugimoto,Landscape,WashRoom,oi ls,andCountryWellandArk ansasField,watercolors-Sak anSuzuk i ,MountainRomance'Destiny,Back Yard;oils;Ch uzoTamotzu,Coopi nWoods,SummerTime,oils,YoungGirl,Moth erandCh i ld, watercolors,and TableJungle,print;TaroYash i ma,Land-scape,Sti llLife,oils;andBunteiUsui,Landscape,oil.Included i nth eexh i bi ti onareanumberofevacueeartistsfromth ePacifi ccoastwh o h avemadeth ei rh omesi nth eNewYork areasinceleavingth erelocationcenter.Th i sgroup i ncludesMiyok oIto,EzoNak agawa,MineOk ubo andHenrySugimoto,allofwh om wereformerresidentsofCalifornia.Eitaro Ish i gak i ,Murry Kus-anabu,IsamuNoguch i ,Sak ariSuzuk i ,Ch uzoTamotsuandBunteiUsui are long-timeresidentsofNewYork .

CanadaHouseGroupDefeatsFranch i seMoveOTTAWA— A move togive

CanadiansofJapaneseancestryi nBriti sh Columbiath evotei nDo-mi ni onelectionswasdefeated i nth eHouseofCommonselectionscommiteeonMay29byavoteof10to6.Th emotiontoamendth eFed-eralElectionsActwassponsoredbyAngus Maclnnis,CCF,Van-couverEast.Th eFederalElectionsActrulesth atwh enapersoni sdisqualifi edfromvotinginanyprovinci alelec-ti onbecauseofracialreasons,h ei sth erebydisqualifi edfromvotingi nth e Domini on elections i n th atprovince.Briti sh Columbia i s th e only

provincewh eresuch adisqualifi ca-tioni s i neffectand persons ofJapaneseancestryconstitute th eonlygroupdisqualifi ed.Twooth erBriti sh Columbiansonth eelectionscommittee,JamesSin-clair,Lib.,VancouverNorth ,andHoward Green,Prog.-Con.,Van-couverSouth ,opposedth eamend-ment.

Dr.LindtoSpeakAtSeattleMeetingSEATTLE—Andrew W.Lind,

auth orof'Hawai i 'sJapanese,"wi llbe one ofth espeak ersatth efourth annualWash i ngton StateInstituteofInternationalRelationswh i ch opensonJune15atth eUni-versityMeth odi sttemple.Dr.Lindi sprofessorofsociol-ogyatth eUniversityofHawai i .

VitalStatisti csBIRTHS

ToMr.-andMrs.TetsMayedaaboy,JonMich ael,i nLosAngeles.ToMrandMrs.BobSh i rai sh i agirlonJune3 i nOntario,OreToMr.andMrs.RoyTomomat-su,259South Th i rdEastSt.,aboyonJune5i nSaltLak eCity.loMr.andMrs.NoboruMyoseabo>% GaryTadash i ,onJune3 i nNewYork City.ToMr.andMrs.Tak eoMiyak eaboyonJune5i nSeattle,Wash .ToMr.andMrs.HideoMorisawaaboyonJune2i nPenryn,Calif.To Mr.and Mrs.Ch arles T.bibi momura aboy,Rich ardJ„onM*y27>nVanportCity,Wash .ToMr.andMrs.RoyKamidoi ,Acampo,Calif.,agirlonJune4i nLodi.ToMr.and Mrs.Iwao Nak a-yama,Gardena,Calif.,aboyonMay24.ToMr.andMrs.BobMiyamotoofPasadena,Calif.,aboyonMay26.ToMr.andMrs.Frank Kozuma,LiveOak s,'Calif.,agirlonMay27.To Mr.and Mrs.Ch arlesM.Suyeish i , 1846 W.33rdAve.,aboyi nDenver,Colo..ToMr.andMrs.TooruTak a-matsu,3444AlcottSt.,agirli nDenver,Colo.ToMr.andMrs.Ak i raIto,1155

30th St.,agirlinDenver.ToMr.andMrs.SatoruKage-h i roaboyonJune8 i nSanFran-cisco.ToMr.andMrs.YonemiKubota,Sacramento,agirlonMay27.ToMr.andMrs.Frank T.Sak a-ok a,Sacramento,aboyonMay27.ToMr.andMrs.KanameHitomi ,Elk Grove,agirlonMay30.ToMr.andMrs.JamesS.Kon-i sh i ,852South WestTempleSt.,aboyonJune10i nSaltLak eCi tv.ToMr.andMrs.TsutomuOk uda

agirl,MaureenAya,onMay30 i nAlameda,Calif.

DEATHSUich i roMorish maonJune5 i n

Selma,Calif.Mrs.MitsuruYamamoto(Kiyo-k aYamamoto),20-onJune 1i nSeattle.KyoOgawaonMay31i nArling-ton,Calif.IwataroKimura,64,onJune3i «Sacramento.Mrs.Tomi k oNinomi taMorinoonMay26 i nSanFrancisco.IwataroKimura,64, i nFresno

onMay28.

MARRIAGESAi k oIwatak i toJoeSak amotoonMay31 i nNewYork Ci ty.AliceMari k oFuj i notoAlbertO.Nak azawaonMay31 i nLosAn-geles.Suzuk o Nak awak i to Tadash iIk emotoonJune8 i nSacramento.HarryHash i guch i toMollieUye-j i onJune1i nNationalCity,Calif.MarySuni i MiyazawatoHirosh iHaradaonMay25 i nNewYork .Junk oTazumi toTetsuyaAsa-

muraonMay18atSeabrook ,N.J.Kimi k oHiwanotoJack Fuj i k i onMay25 i nPh i ladelph i a.Ch i yek o GraceFunadatoKaySuk ui onJune1 i nHoodRiver,Ore.RubyMuratatoTosh i yuk i Tak e-sh i taonJune7 i nLosAngeles.Fusak oSh i nnotoGeorgeFuk u-

sh i maonJune7 i nDinuba,Calif.RubySak ai ofRich mond,Calif.,toMark M.Hayash i i nLosAngelesonMay14.

Victi mofInfantileParalysisArrivesi nU.S.from JapanLOSANGELES—lmmobilefromth ewai stdownwith i nfantilepara-lysis,17-yearoldArth urKami i ,sonofani nterpreteronGen.Doug-lasMacArth ur'sstaffi nTok yowasbrough ttoLosAngelesonJune4fortreatment.Th eyouth was strick enth reemonth sago i nTok yowh ereth e

diseasei srare.Japanesedoctors,k nowi ngli ttleaboutth edisease,wereh elplessandth eboy'scon-diti onbecamecriti cal.Hisfath er,Yosh i i Kami i ,aJap-

anesenationalwh ostudiedatth eUniversityofSouth ernCaliforniabeforereturningto Japanwh ereh e h asbeenemployedbyatobaccocompany,appealedto h i s Ni seibroth er-i n-law,PaulAiso,aresi-dentofLosAngeles.Th elatterlearnedth atDr.AlbertG.BowerofLosAngeleswasanoutstandingpolioauth ori tyandask edforad-vice.Dr.Bowerprescribedh otfomen-tationsandoth ertreatment,h i si nstructionsbeingrelayedtoJap-aneseph ysi ci ans. Wh enth econ-tagious period passed,arrange-mentsweremadetobringth eboytoLosAngelesforth elongcourseoftreatmentwh i ch i s h i s onlyh opeofcompleterecovery.Gen.MacArth urapproved ar-

rangementsforspeedytransfer.Accompaniedby h i smoth er,Mrs.Ruth Kami i ,aformerNisei stu-dentatUCLA,andh erone-yearolddaugh ter,Miek o,h ecrossedth ePacifi cbysh i ptoSanFranciscoandcametoLosAngelesonth eSouth ernPacifi cCoaster.HewasmetatUnionStationby PaulAiso and th e latter'sbroth er,Joh nAiso,aformerlieu-tenantcolonelonGen.MacArth ur'sstaffandnowapractici ngattorneyi nLosAngeles.

Dr.Kah nUyeyamaPlansSpeciali zedWork atUniversitySANFRANCISCO— Dr.Kah nUyeyama,formerlieutenantcolo-neli nth eU.S.armyi nEurope,returnedtoth ePacifi ccoastlastweek todospeciali zedmedicalworkatth eUniversityofCaliforniaatBerk eley.Dr.Uyeyama,wh owas i npri-vatepracticei nSanFranciscountilth eoutbreak ofwar,willstudyatBerk eleyuntilFebruarywh en h ewillgototh eUniversityofPen-nsylvaniato doresearch i n th efi eldofgastroenterology.Dr.Uyeyamawasch i efofth emedicalstaffofanArmyh ospi talinFranceduringth ewar.Beoreh ewentoverseas h e wasth i e com-manderofaquartermaster'sbat-talionatCampGrant,111.

Nisei GraduatesWith High HonorsLAKE FOREST,111.— FrancesWatanabeofLak e Forest h i ghsch oolgraduatedfirsti nh erclassof83seniors i nceremoniesh eldh ereJune11.During h erfouryearsatth esch oolMi ssWatanabewasth ere-cipi entofmanyawardsandcita-tations.OnMay15sh ewasoneoftenseniorsch osenbyth estudentsandfacultywh oreceived a citi zen-sh i pawardfrom th eGroeegA.McKinlock Jr.postofth eAmeri-canLegion.Sh ewasawardedth eQuillanfi ScrollpinonHonorsday,May21,andwas i ni ti atedintoth enationalh onorsocietylastyear.Sh ewasvicepresidentofth esen-i orsession,monitorofth estudentcouncil,co-editorofth esch oollit-erarymagazine,featureeditorofth esch oolnewspaper,andamem-berofnumerousclubs.

Eigh tNisei LeadSangertoSch oolBaseballTi tleSANGER,Calif.— Eigh tNiseibaseballplayers,sevenofth emregulars,ledSangerh i gh sch ool'sApach estoth eCentralvalleyh i ghsch oolch ampi onsh i p onMay 31wh en th ey defeated Bak ersfieldh i gh 'sDrillers,7to2.LeftyFuj i ok a,regularpitch erforSangerforth epasttwoyears,scatterednineh i tsandstruck out12Bak ersfieldbatters.JimIwocaugh tFuj i ok a'stosses,

wh i leJoh nYasumanowasatsec-ondbase.DanTak euch i atsh ort-stopandJimmyRyono,StarTag-ami and Byron Ok i nak a i n th eoutfieldwereth eoth erNi sei reg-ulars.Ak i raKobataisth eeigh thNisei onth esquad.

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HouseSubcommitteeFavorsAmendingDeportationLaws

ProposedMeasureWillGiveDiscretionaryPowersToAttorneyGeneral,RegardlessofRace;Bill

IsOutgrowth ofJACL-ADC'sTwo-YearCampaign

WASHINGTON—Th eStandingSubcommitteeon Immigra-tionandNaturalizati onofth eHouseJudici arycommittee h asfav-orablyreportedoutH.R.3566,firstdraftofH.R.2933,th eWash -i ngtonofficeofth eJACLAnti-Di scri mi nati onCommitteewasi n-formedbyth eclerk ofth esubcommitteeth i sweek .Th i sbi llwouldextendtoth eAttorneyGeneralth edi scre-

tionarypowerstocancelth edeportationsofaliens,regardlessofraceori nadmi ssi bi li tyi ntoth eUni tedStates,providi ngth atsuchdeportationwouldresulti nseri-1 ■

ouseconomicdetrimenttoanAm-ericanci ti zenfamilyoraresidentalienspouseori ncaseswh ereth edeportablealien h asbeen i nth eUni tedStatesforsevenormoreconsecutiveyears.Th elegislationi sth eoutgrowthofth etwo-yearcampaignofth eJACL Anti-Di scri mi nati on Com-mittee to place prospective de-porteesofth eJapaneseraceonth esamebasisas deporteesofoth ercountries.Th ebi llaspresentlywordedis

asubcommitteeredraftofH.R.2933,ameasuredrawnupbyth eJusticeDepartmentasacompre-

h ensi veamendmenttoth efederali mmi grationanddeportationlaws.Th efi rstredraftapprovedbyth eSubcommitteeandreportedoutto th efullJudici aryCommitteecontainedth eprovisi onsth atallprivatebillsrelatingtoimmi gra-tionmatterswouldbeoutlawedun-lessth eAttorneyGeneralcertifi edth atnoadmini strativeremedyex-i stedtotak ecareofth esi tuationandth atth ebi lli tselfh adrealmerit.Th i sredraftwasrecommit-tedtoth eSubcommitteewh enth eAttorneyGeneralobjectedtoth i ssection.Afterseveralweek sofstudy,

th eSubcommittee decidedtode-leteth i sprovisi oni ni tsentiretyi norderth atth eemergencyfea-turesofth ebill,th osegrantingth eAttorneyGeneralth enecessarypowerstocancelth edeportationsofmostJapanesealienssubjecttodeportation,wouldnotbe.h elduppendingafinaldeterminati ononth econtroversialsubjectofprivatebills.Th i sbi llwillprobablybe con-

sideredagainbyth efullJudici aryCommittee i n i tsnextexecutivesession,Mi k e Masaok a,nationallegislativedirector,was i nformed."Th i si sarealvictoryforourfriendsi nth eSubcommittee,"Ma-saok asai d."Wedonotantici pateanyobjecti onstoth i srevi sedbi llbyth efullCommittee,"h eadded,"becausemostofth emembersareconvincedofth erealmeritandnecessityforth i sk i ndofbi llth atwouldplaceallaliensonth esamebasisfordeportationpurposes."

MatsunagaElectedCh ai rmanofCh i cagoUnitofADCCHICAGO— Tah ei Matsunaga

waselectedch ai rmanofth eCh i -cagounitofth eJACL'sAnti-Di s-cri mi nati onCommitteeatameet-i ngonJune6atth eformerCYOcenter.Oth ernew officersareJ.Fu-

k uda and Jack Nak agawa,vice-ch ai rmen;K.Sugimotoand TomMasuda,treasurers;N.Sek i guch iandRoxieTak eh ara,secretaries;T.Hidak aandMi k eHagiwara,au-di tors;andRyoich i Fuj i i ,publici ty.Issei andNi sei mi ni steri nth eProtestantandBuddh i stch urch esi nSeattlecompriseth eadvisoryboard.ScottyTsuch i ya,specialJACL

representative,andTatsKush i da,Midwestregionaldirectorforth eJACL,expressedgratitudeforth eresponseofth eCh i cagocommunityi nsupportofth eJACL-ADCpro-gram.

WatMisak aInstalledInUniversityPostWataruMisak awasi nstalledas

vicepresidentofth eUniversityofUtah studentbodyataceremonyonJune6 i nKi ngsburynail.Misak a,amemberoftitans

bask etballteam wh i ch won th eMetropolitanInvitati onaltourna-menti nNewYork ,recentlywaselectedonth eIndependenttick et.

Stock tonLegionWillHonorNisei VeferansDeclareProgramRepresents"DrasticCh ange"i nAttitudeSTOCKTON,Calif.— A special

program i nh onorofAmericanwarveteransofJapaneseancestryanilofoth erforeign-bornparentswillbeh eldonJune14byth eAmeri-canLegionatth eStock ton h i ghsch oolauditori um.CityAttorneyBillDozier,for-mercaptain i nmili tary i ntelli-gence,willbeth ech ai rman andLegionoffici alsareexpectedtoattend.UrgingallNisei veteransi nth eStock tonansatoattendth eLe-gion affair,th e Ni sei VeteransCommitteeofStock ton declaredth atth eprogramrepresented"aradicalch ange i nth eattitudeofth elocalAmericanLegiontowardveteransofJapaneseancestry."WartimeexploitsofJapanese

AmericanGlswillbecitedatth eprogram.

DetroitCh apterToCelebrateFirstBirth dayDETROIT,Mich .—Commemorat-i ngoneyearoforganizati on,th eDetroitch apterofth eJACLwillsponsorananniversaryballSat-urday,June21,i nth eJaderoomofth eDetroit-Leland h otel.Th esemi-formalaffairwillfea-tureth emusicofCarlFairandh i s7-pieceorch estra.MissKimi Sh i -buyamawillbeth efeatureinter-missi onentainer.Arrangementsforth eeventarebeing planned by th e followingmembers:Helen Sh i moura andMiyuk i Inouye,co-ch ai rmen;NobuMaek awa,orch estra;RoyKanek oandLouisFuruk awa,ti ck ets;andWilli sHirata,publici ty.

SeattleNisei BowlInCityTourneySEATTLE— HideoTsuj i andNobi Tak ah ash i ,twoofSeattle'stopNisei bowlers,fini sh edoutofth emoneyi nth eannualBigFiftybowlingtournamentatIdealRec-reationonJune7and8.Tak ah ash i rolled2480andTsuj ih i t2475forth efourteengames.CarlDeetk enwasth ewinnerwith2818.

RetentionoffRaceRelationsServicesi nFederalHousingRequestedbyNationalJACL

Th eNationalJACL,th rough i tsregionalofficesi ni _Ch i cagoandSanFrancisco,th i sweek ask edPresidentbTrumantocontinueth eracerelationsservicesofth efodJlieHousingAuth ori tywh i ch aresch eduledtobe termi _June30. mMinoruYasui,Tri-Statedirectorofth eJACL

Kush i da,MidwestJACLdirector,notedi nletterstoth eZth atth eracerelationsservicesofFPHA h adbeenabletoandmiti gateracetensionsi nh ous-1 ■ ___"i ng.Th eJACLcommunicati onsnotedth atth econtinui ngcrisi si nh ous-i ngwasofspecialconcerntomi-nori tygroupmemberswh oseoppor-tuniti esforaccommodations wereseriouslylimi tedbyth esh ortageofavailablelivi ngunits."Both governmentsleaders andwell-informedpeople h avedefini -telystatedth atth eproblemsofracerelationsareoneofth emosti mportantfacingpostwarAmeri-ca,"MinYasui declaredi nh i slet-tertoPresidentTruman."Inviewofth i ssituation,wewoulddeplorecompleteretreatofth e Federalgovermentfromth eresponsibi li ti esofequitabletreatmentofracialmi-noriti es."Yasui alsocommendedth eworkofHousingExpediterFrank Cree-donandurgedth ath i sservicesberetained."Inth esemostcriti calyearsofournation's h ousi ngh i story,i ti svitallynecessaryth atth eFederalh ousi ngagencies h ave i mmedi ateanddi rectaccesstospeciali stsi nth efieldofracerelations,"Kush i -dadeclared."Th e h i gh lyeffectiveconsultativeservicerenderedbyth eracerelationsadvisorsandth ei rassistants i nth eeigh tregionsofth eFederalHousingAdmini stra-tionh ascontributedmuch towardth esuccessfuloperationofth ena-tionalh ousi ngprogram."Justtreatmentofourminori -ties,particularlyi nareasofra-cialtension,i smoreessentialnowth aneverbefore.Th eFederalgov-ernmentmustnotabandoni tslastvestigeofresponsibi li tytowarditsracialmi nori ti es."

Nisei Wi nsSt.PaulModelPlaneContestST.PAUL,Minn.—NormanMay-

eda,18,wonth eGovernor'stroph yi nth e St.Paulmodelaviati onch ampi onsh i psonJune8 i nCen-tralh i gh sch oolstadium.Th eyoungNisei ,wh orelocated

h erewith h i sparentsafterbeingevacuatedfrom Californiaduringth ewar,wontwofirstplaces,onesecondandonefourth totally275pointsandleadth efield.Mayeda was graduated fromMarsh allh i gh sch oolayearagoandh asdevotedmuch ofh i stimesincetomodelpowerplanes.He received th e Governor'stroph ySundayatth econclusionofth ech ampi onsh i psfromMrs.FredPaul,presidentofth eSt.Pau)CouncilofParent-Teach erassocia-tions,sponsorsofth econtest.

Ich i noseRapsUNKNOWNGlasgowUNKNOWNGLASGOW,Scotland-AdJBriti sh boxingauth ori ti es_■ponmg th e sfch eduledJ.Jworld's ch ampi onsh i pbottlFlyweigh tCh ampi onJac.it.fßsonandDadoMarinoofHoflT.H.,was denouncedbjl

Ich i nose,Marino'sJap.nes._Hcanmanager,as"stallingtilIch i nosesaidh ebelievedm\questforth epostponement!

th ePatersoncampwasnutflbyth efactth atth erh i .Jnotabletomak eth eweidth ebout.Doctorsexamini ngPateraflh eh adabloodailmentUfHmended th epostponmentoflboutuntilJuly.Ich i nosealsorecentlypn|fleffortsofBriti sh auth ori Sßpreventa sch eduledbootMlTak esh i ta,unbeatenNisei i ßweigh tfrom Honolulu,and]Marsh allofScotlandonth ei flson-Marinocard.

SanJoseZebrasDefeatMadroneUNKNOWNSANJOSE,Calif.—Th eSuHZebrasgotofftoaflyinj Hi nth eNorth ernCalifornia■baseballleaguewh enth eytaHedMadroneA.C,10to1,■■firstgameofth eseasoni MJoseMunici palstadium."T-Bone"Ak i zuk i ledth e-■with th ree.h i ts,wh i leMtMmura,Zebrafirst-sack er,!-■atripleandasingle.

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