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PACIFIC CITIZEN WpL. 22; NO. 3 SALTLAKE CITY, UTAH, Saturday, January 19,1946 Prce: Sevencents unnownofNse n Hawa unnown Investgatons. FBI Offcal Tells Congress en HONOLULU —A ercans and resdentalens ofJapanese cestry n Hawa were clearedon Jan.16of anysuspcon of >otage durngtewarbyte test onyof RobertSvers, er specal agentn cargeof teFederal Bureauof Invest- ton n Hawa. Svers, now a collector of custos at Honolulu, told aUnt- States congressonal co tteetat all reportsand ruorsof ►otage bypersonsof Japanese ancestrydurng and after te rl Harborattac Were "abso- sly false." 'e testony was presented ng earngs by te co ttee Hawa's bd for stateood. One teponts rasedbyopponents stateood as beentat of te al co poston of te terrtory, per cent of wose resdentsare Japaneseancestry. Carges tat tere would bea ger of control of Hawa's pol- by Aercans of Japanese an- ttry nteevent of stateood Be been presentedto te co- ■tee. Oter wtnesses, ncludng ■lng cvc, busness and polt- leadersof Hawa, ave ds- nted any possblty of a Japa- e Aercanbloc vote and ave :ssed teloyalty of te Japa- e Aercan groupdurngte vers told te congressen t FBI nvestgatonsn Hawa caded by "undreds of Aer- s of Japanese ancestry." tarng stestony, Svers led nuerous ruors con- nngte Dec. 7 attac. He leled as false reports tat cd Japanese flers wore bs rng,of Honolulu g tools; tat arrows were ewn cane feldspontngto Pearl rbor andoternstallatons; tJapanese drvers bloced fways wt ter vecles rng te attac; and, tat gestores of Japanese a u- onwere foundonte sland Hawa. [lvers sad tat tree onts >rete attac on Pearl Harbor told Ma. Gen.Walter Sort, raandepartent co ander tat te, tat tere would be ■sabotage. ■Cvents proved ts predcton ■rely true," e added. Hearngs of te co ttee were Hludedon Jan. 17 wen Terr- HVI Sen. Alce Kaola Gap- H forer Deocratc natonal ■Vntteewoan and outspoen taonent of stateood, presented Hcase aganst Hawa'sbdto coe te49t State. ■e great bul of testony by He tan 70 wtnessesstrongly ■/red gvng te rgts and prv- Its of stateood to Hawa, 'e opposton to stateood tered tsargu ents cefly te racal proble and te tent on tat te people of te nds as a wole "are not dyfor stateood." n. Capbell told te congress- tat "teJapanese stuator Hpe terrtorys a serous en- X to good A ercan govern- ftt." ;;ln te trone roo of lolan Hce,before te largestcrown Hattend a dayt e sesson dur- te earngs,Mrs.Ca pbell ■tfedtat racalpreudce as dted nHawa for several years asbeen "ganng o entu '1 nee te end ofte war. Referrng to Hawa's popula- te ofpersons ofJapanesean- »|ry,se sad "tey are onl ■e second and trd genera- ere" and "Sntos stll s Mply ngraned." unnown Reunted unnown Fater on unnown Island KINAWA Staff Sgt. Kenzo asro of Honolulu, U. S. Ary rpreter, recently wasreunted s fater and aunt wo were d dngnte llsonOn- rf. Myasro brougtte :_to teroeonItoan. )c Myas ro, a resdentof slulu andfater of te Nse cant, was vstng s sster on lawa at te te -of teout- of w_x. Renuncants Get Contnuance of Court Acton Delay Granted As Hearngs Under Way At TuleLaeCap SAN FRANCISCO Because loyalty earngs are beng conduct- ed at te Tule Lae relocaton cen- ter, a contnuance to Feb. 11 was ased and grantedn Federal court onJan. 20for 985 persons at te segregaton cap wo ad re- nounced ter A ercan ctzens p butnow ws to regan t and avoddeportaton toJapan. Judge A.F. St.Sure granted tecontnuance ased by Wayne Collns, A ercan Cvl Lbertes Unon attorneyrepresentng te segregees, after Collnsexplaned tat " tgaton" earngs at Tule Lae are nprogressand any areresultng n re oval of depor- tatonorders. Te pettonswc were fled onNov., 13 contended tat ndvd- uals naed ad renounced ter ctzens punder strongpressure fro "fanatcally pro-Japanese" nte relocaton ca ps wo, often ad nstered beatngs and oter volence to tose wo opposed te . Teyased abeascorpus wrtsto alt deportatonand n separate suts for a cancellaton of ter ctzens prenuncaton. Tenny Introduces Resoluton Aganst Payentsto Evacuees SACRAMENTO—State Senator Jac B. Tenney of Los Angeles, car anof te Calforna"Lttle Des"Co ttee, on Jan. 15 n- troduced a legslatve resoluton n teState Senate as ng tat Congressco pensate A ercan c- vlansdetaned nJapaneseprs- on ca ps before payng repara- tonsto persons ofJapanesean- cestrywo lost oes and prop- ertes as a result ofteforced evacuaton of 1942. Tenney addedtat Secretaryof Interor Ices ad sad suc pay- entswere under consderaton. Gen. Stlwell Naed as Cef Of Western Defense Co and Gen. Josep W.Stlwell s te new co andnggeneralofte Western Defense Co and, te Ary announcedlast wee. Gen. Stlwell, wo was ost re- centlyntenews wen e ade a specal trp fro Wasngtonto Talbert,Calf., to present Staff Sgt.Kazuo Masuda'spostu ous DstngusedServce Cross to s sster, Mary, wll succeed Maor General HenryC Pratt wo as beentransferred toWas ngton. Maor General Fran D. Merrll of Merrll'sMarauders, wo "was Gen. Stlwell's topade nBur a, also as been assgned to te Western DefenseCo and. In recent publc stateentsGen. Stlwell's asproposed te fora- ton of a "pc axe club" to protect returnngveterans of Japanese an- cestry fro "barroo co andos" and e declared at tecere ony at te Masuda borPTon Pec. 8tat "I ave never yet found a Nse woddn't do s full duty rgt uptote andle." Gen. Stlwell also declaredwle on Onawaasco ander of te U. S. Tent Arytat teNse ad boug t "an awful bg un of Aerca wt ter blood. Gen. Stlwell, now 62, asspent uc of s ltarylfe nte Orent, partcularlynCna. In tswar e co andedte Cnese Fft and Sxt Ar es under Generalss oC angKa- se andwassubsequently placed n co and of all A ercan forces n te Cna-Bura-Inda teater. In 1945 e was apponted co- ander of te Ary ground forces at te tewente nvason of Japan wasbeng planned. Gen. Merrll was te frst U. S. generaln te Asatcteater to publcze te presenceof Japanese Aercan troops n te war aganst Japan. Frst Nse Wns Leutenant Colonel Ran nAry ' HOUSTON, Tex. Tepro- otonof Robert Sabara,vet- eran of tree aor offensves n Europe, toteran of leu- tenantcolonel was dsclosed wenCol.Sabara returned on leave recently fro s post wt te FrstAryat Fort Bragg,N. C. He s beleved tobetefrst JapaneseA ercanto bepro- otedto a ran abovetat of aor. In cvl lfe Col. Sabara, son of Mr. andMrs. K.Sabaraof Webster, Texas, s ageo-pys- cst. He as eld a reserve co- sson n teArysnce s graduatonfro Texas A and M n 1931. Me Masaoa Returns to Post Wt JACL After 18 onts of overseas duty n te European teater, Me Masaoa returned to te natonal eadquarters of te Japanese A ercan Ctzens League n Salt Lae Cty ts wee to resue swor asex- ecutvesecretary of teJACL. Masaoa wasonleave to te ar ed forces fro June,1943, tll sdscargeon Dec. 30 at Cap Grant, 111. Durng s ary servce e acted aw cef of te Publc Re- latons Offce of te442 ndCo- batTea . Sortly after teend of te war ewas awarded te Legonof Mert for ertorous servce. He returned to te states on C rstnas Dayn New Yor Cty. He wll beteporarly n Salt LaeCty. Hsfuturepost wll beannouncedfollowngtena- tonal JACL conventonnDen- ver on Feb.* 28-Marc 3. He was acco paned to Salt Lae Cty by s wfe, te for- er Etsu Mneta of San Jose, Cal- forna. Assault Attept Dened by Evacuee YUBA CITY, Calf.—F. Yarna- da, 28, pleaded not gulty tocarge of assault wt a deadly weapon wt ntent to co t urdern a plea entered before Superor Judge Artur Coats n Sutter County Superor Court onJan. 11. Tetral wasset for Feb. 7. Ya ada allegedlystabbed R- eg Myasa n te ead and ar at acap nteSutter Ba- snseveral wees ago. Ary Wll Act to Protect Nse Gls n P lppnes Japanese A ercans Request Transfer; Msguded Cvlans Treaten Acts of Volence Morale of Nse Solders Reported"Extreely Low" byT e* Wrter; DocuentedInstances of Publc Insult, HulatonTold Autortes A ercansoldersof Japanese ancestry, woseservces ave been declaredbyU.S. Ary autortes tobe "nvaluable" n terecapture of te P lppnes and nte preparatonof war cr naltrals of ene yJapanese, ts wee expresseda desre tobetransferredfro Manlabecause of te"ostle atttude" of teFlpno populaton. Japanese A ercan troops eployed byte War Cres Co sson nManla eld a eetng last wee n wc tey lsted nstance afternstance of publc nsult and u laton by Flpnos, yose atredof persons of Japanese ancestry, te Nse Gls contended, ay be understand- ablebut n tese cases sgud- ed. Te New1. Yor T esreported n a delayed Jan. 11dspatc fro Manla tat "even P lppne Ary en, wo wear tesae unfor as teNse except for a sould- er patc, and grl clers n te Unted States Ary post excang- es ave nsulted Nse solders. Nse avebeen eered on streets and nrestaurants andfrequently treatened wt volence." "Tesecases, wc are doc- uented," accordng to te T es report, "avearoused n Nse solders ere a estancy to appear on te streets, espe- cally at ngt." "Worsetan te fear of oral or even pyscal abuse ste Nse's deep sense ofbeng wronged bya people tey elped lberate," te T es dspatc added. Te orale of te Nse Gls was sadto be"extreely low." Followngte eetng ofte Nse troops n Manla, ost of wo areservng as nterpreters and translators, ter executve of- fcer, MarneMaor HarryPratt of Los Angeles, carredteprob- le toMa. Gen. Leo B. Donovan, presdent of te Ho a war cr- nal tralco sson,and Ma. Gen. Baslo Valdes, forer cef of teP lppne Ary, wo s a e ber of te co sson. Te T essad "Maor Pratt's Nse crewof about sxty offcers and enlsted en asbeenof n- valuable assstance n nvestgat- ngJapanese war cr esandn- terpretngtral proceedngs." Generals Donovan and Valdes assured Ma. Pratt tat tey would tae actontoaeloratewat te Japanese A ercan solders fnd to be "analost ntolerable st- uaton." "About alltat can be dones publczng n Manlate patro- tcwor, on te battlefeld as well as nnonco bat areas, of tese Aercan solders," te re- port declared. "TeNse, ost- lyfro Hawa andCalforna, ave earned te respect of troops wo servedwt te on every battlefeld of te Pacfc teater. T er wor went far be- yond te nterrogaton of Japa- nese prsonersn te co and posts. Nse repeatedly went alone nto caves and gulleys flled wt ar edJapanese solders." Te T eswrter sad tat te JapaneseAercan troopssaved "any Aercanlves by persuad- ng te desperate ene yto sur- rendernsteadof fg tngto te deat aganst overwelng forc- es, as appened sofrequently, and alwaysat te cost of Aercan blood, n te ferce ca pagns of teGlberts, Marsalls, Maranas, Iwo, O nawaand teSoutwest Pacfc slands." Relatng te effect of te"os- tleatttude"of te Flpno pop- ulaton, Ma. Pratt declared: "It as coeto a pont were te Nse do not want to goout any ore. Teystay n ter quarters because tey do not want to face ostleandantag- onstc feelngsof soe Manla resdents. It sdangerousfor Nse to wal around at ngt. Wente en are on te streets tey are onguard, and t as al- ost coe totepont were tey are carryng cps onter soulders. T er orale sex- tre ely low." Anoter report fro Manla added: "Tere are anyNse n te Ary ere as nterpreters. Tey co and te gest respect fro ter A ercan confreres, bot be- cause of ter own abltes and personaltesand because of te cobatrecord of Nse unts n Europe. But to te Flpno'an n te street,' tey are stll sply 'Japs'." One case of publc nsult and assault upon a Nse solder by aFlpnopolce anwasreport- edtoteProvost Marsal, wt te request, sgned by treeJapa- neseA ercans, tat e"fnd soe eans to elnatets frctonof sguded atred." Te Nse soldersn Manla also reported tat Flpnos n te Unt- ed States Ary sow nosuc ds- cr natory atttude asdo cvlan Flpnos. However, tere ave been "unpleasantncdents" n- volvngP lppne Ary ltary polce. Generals Donovan and Valdes ave pro sed to enlst te ad of te Ary Publc Relatons Offce neducatng Flpnosn tepart teNse ave playedn lberatng te P lppne Islands and oter countres. Deurrer Fled for Ds ssal of Case Aganst Fuuaras LOS ANGELES—A dsssal n State esceat proceedngs fled aganst Taaye Fuuara, K. Fu- uara andKyos Fuuara of SanLus Obspocounty sbeng sougt troug alegal deurrer enteredbyA. L. W rn, attorney for teFuuaras,ts wee n San LusObspo CountySuperor court. In te Fuuara case te State assougt to esceat te far property of te Fuuaras, carg- ng volaton of te State Alen Land Law. In sdeurrer Attorney Wrn declared: "Te Courts requested to tae udcal notce tat te Alen Land Law asbeen enforced unfarly aganstpersonsof Japanesede- scent n tat suc enforceent as beente drectresult of, and as edately followed n tewae of, race-batng and preudce- ag- tatng an t- Japanese groups n Calforna." Nse Partcpate n Cuday Pcetng Twenty Japanese A ercans, ebers of te CIO Pac ngouse Worers,were partcpatng ts wee nte pcetng of teCud- ay Pac ng plantnNort Salt Lae followng te naton-wde stre called,ty teQIO vaoqa or

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Page 1: PACIFIC CITIZEN · 2000-08-31 · PACIFIC CITIZEN WpL.22;NO.3 SALTLAKECITY,UTAH, Saturday,January19,1946 Price:Sevencents unknownofNiseiinHawaii unknownInvestigations.FBI OfficialTellsCongressmen

PACIFIC CITIZENWpL.22;NO.3 SALTLAKECITY,UTAH, Saturday,January19,1946 Price:Sevencents

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Offici alTellsCongressmenHONOLULU—AmericansandresidentaliensofJapanesecestryi nHawai i wereclearedonJan.16ofanysuspici onof>otageduringth ewarbyth etestimonyofRobertSh i vers,merspecialagenti nch argeofth eFederalBureauofInvesti-ti on i nHawai i .Sh i vers,nowacollectorofcustomsatHonolulu,toldaUnit-Statescongressionalcommitteeth atallreportsandrumorsof►otage bypersonsofJapaneseancestryduringandafterth ei rlHarborattack Were "abso-slyfalse."'h e testimonywaspresentedi ngh eari ngsbyth ecommitteeHawai i 'sbidforstateh ood.Oneth epointsraisedbyopponentsstateh oodh asbeenth atofth ei alcompositi onofth eterritory,percentofwh oseresidentsareJapaneseancestry.Ch argesth atth erewouldbeai gerofcontrolofHawai i 'spoli-i byAmericansofJapanesean-ttryinth eeventofstateh oodBebeenpresentedtoth ecom-■tee.Oth erwitnesses,i ncluding■li ngcivi c,businessandpoliti -■leadersofHawai i ,h avedis-ntedanypossibi li tyofaJapa-eAmericanblocvoteandh ave:ssedth eloyaltyofth eJapa-eAmericangroupduringth e

h i vers told th e congressmentFBIinvestigati onsi nHawai icaidedby"h undredsofAmer-sofJapaneseancestry."taringh i stestimony,Sh i verslied numerous rumors con-ningth eDec.7attack . Heleled as false reports th atmcd Japanese fliers worebs ring,ofHonolulu h i ghtools;th atarrowswereh ewncanefieldspointi ngtoPearli rborandoth eri nstallations;i tJapanesedriversblock edfh ways with th ei rveh i clesring th eattack ;and, th atgestoresofJapaneseammu-i onwerefoundonth e i slandHawai i .[liverssaidth atth reemonth s>reth eattack onPearlHarbortoldMaj.Gen.WalterSh ort,i rai i andepartmentcommanderth attime,th atth erewouldbe■sabotage.■Cventsprovedth i spredicti on■relytrue,"h eadded.Hearingsofth ecommitteewereHludedonJan.17wh enTerri-HVISen.Ali ceKamok i laGamp-HformerDemocraticnational■Vnitteewoman and outspok entaonentofstateh ood,presentedHcaseagainstHawai i 'sbi dtoi cometh e49th State.■h egreatbulk oftestimonybyHeth an70witnessesstrongly■/redgivi ngth erigh tsandpriv-

Itsofstateh oodtoHawai i ,

'h e oppositi on to stateh oodtered i tsargumentsch i eflyth eracialproblem andth etenti onth atth epeopleofth ends as a wh ole"are notdyforstateh ood."n.Campbelltoldth econgress-■th at"th eJapanesesituatior

Hpeterritoryi saseriousmen-Xto goodAmerican govern-i ftt.";;ln th eth roneroom oflolaniHce,beforeth elargestcrownHattendadaytimesession dur-j i th e h eari ngs,Mrs.Campbell■tfiedth atracialprejudi ceh asditedi nHawai i forseveralyears■h asbeen"gaini ngmomentum'1nee th eendofth ewar.Referring to Hawai i 'spopula-teofpersonsofJapanesean-»|ry,sh e sai d "th eyareonlj■h esecondandth i rd genera-■h ere"and"Sh i ntoi sm stillisMply i ngrai ned."

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unk nown Island

KINAWA— StaffSgt.Kenzoash i roofHonolulu,U.S.Armyrpreter,recentlywasreunitedh i sfath erandauntwh oweredh i di ngi nth eh i llsonOk i n-

rf. Miyash i ro brough tth em:_toth ei rh omeonItoman.)ich i Miyash i ro,aresidentofsluluandfath erofth eNiseicant,wasvisi ti ngh i ssi steronlawaatth eti me-ofth eout-k ofw_x.

RenunciantsGetContinuanceofCourtActionDelayGrantedAsHearingsUnderWayAtTuleLak eCamp

SAN FRANCISCO — Becauseloyaltyh eari ngsarebeingconduct-edatth eTuleLak erelocationcen-ter,acontinuancetoFeb.11wasask edandgrantedi nFederalcourtonJan.20for985personsatth esegregationcamp wh o h ad re-nouncedth ei rAmericanciti zensh i pbutnow wish toregain i tandavoiddeportationtoJapan.JudgeA.F.St.Suregranted

th econtinuanceask edbyWayneCollins,AmericanCivi lLi bertiesUnionattorneyrepresentingth esegregees,afterCollinsexplainedth at"miti gati on"h eari ngsatTuleLak eare i nprogressandmanyareresultingi nremovalofdepor-tationorders.Th epetiti onswh i ch werefiledonNov.,13contendedth ati ndi vi d-ualsnamed h adrenouncedth ei rciti zensh i punderstrongpressurefrom "fanaticallypro-Japanese"i nth erelocationcampswh o,oftenadmini steredbeatingsandoth erviolenceto th ose wh oopposedth em. Th eyask ed h abeascorpuswritsto h altdeportationand i nseparatesuitsforacancellationofth ei rciti zensh i prenunciati on.

TennyIntroducesResolutionAgainstPaymentstoEvacuees

SACRAMENTO—State SenatorJack B.TenneyofLosAngeles,ch ai rmanofth eCalifornia"Li ttleDies"Committee,onJan.15 i n-troduced a legislativeresolutioni nth eStateSenate ask i ngth atCongresscompensateAmericanci-vi li ansdetainedi nJapanesepris-oncampsbeforepayingrepara-ti onstopersonsofJapanesean-cestrywh olosth omesandprop-ertiesasaresultofth eforcedevacuationof1942.Tenneyaddedth atSecretaryofInteriorIck esh adsaidsuch pay-mentswereunderconsideration.

Gen.StilwellNamedasCh i efOfWesternDefenseCommandGen.Joseph W.Stilwellisth enewcommandinggeneralofth eWestern Defense Command,th eArmyannouncedlastweek .Gen.Stilwell,wh owasmostre-centlyinth enewswh enh emadeaspecialtri pfromWash i ngtontoTalbert,Calif.,to presentStaffSgt.KazuoMasuda'sposth umousDisti ngui sh edServiceCrossto h i ssister,Mary,wi llsucceedMajorGeneralHenryCPrattwh o h asbeentransferredtoWash i ngton.MajorGeneralFrank D.MerrillofMerrill'sMarauders,wh o"wasGen.Sti lwell'stopaidei nBurma,also h asbeen assignedtoth eWesternDefenseCommand.InrecentpublicstatementsGen.Stilwell'sh asproposedth eforma-tionofa"pick axeclub"toprotectreturningveteransofJapanesean-cestryfrom"barroomcommandos"and h edeclaredatth eceremonyatth eMasudaboriPTonPec.8th at

"Ih aveneveryetfoundaNiseiwh odi dn'tdoh i sfulldutyri gh tuptoth eh andle."Gen.Sti lwellalsodeclaredwh i le

onOk i nawaascommanderofth eU.S.Tenth Armyth atth eNiseih adbough t"anawfulbigh unk ofAmerica with th ei rblood.Gen.Stilwell,now62,h asspent

much ofh i smili tarylife i nth eOrient,particularlyi nCh i na.Inth i swarh ecommandedth e

Ch i neseFifth andSi xth ArmiesunderGeneralissi moCh i angKai-sh ek andwassubsequentlyplacedi ncommandofallAmericanforcesi nth eCh i na-Burma-Indiath eater.In 1945h e wasappointed com-manderofth eArmygroundforcesatth etimewh enth ei nvasionofJapanwasbeingplanned.Gen.Merrillwasth efi rstU.S.

generali nth eAsi ati cth eatertopublici zeth epresenceofJapaneseAmerican troops i n th e waragainstJapan.

FirstNisei Wi nsLi eutenantColonelRank i nArmy

'HOUSTON,Tex.— Th epro-motionofRobertSaibara,vet-eranofth reemajoroffensivesi nEurope,toth erank oflieu-tenantcolonelwas disclosedwh enCol.Saibarareturnedonleaverecentlyfrom h i spostwith th eFi rstArmyatFortBragg,N.C.Hei sbelievedtobeth efi rstJapaneseAmericantobepro-motedtoarank aboveth atofmajor.Incivi lli feCol.Saibara,sonofMr.andMrs.K.SaibaraofWebster,Texas,i sageo-ph ysi -cist.Heh ash eldareservecom-missi oni nth eArmysinceh i sgraduationfromTexasAandM i n1931.

Mi k eMasaok aReturnstoPostWi th JACLAfter18month sofoverseasdutyi nth eEuropeanth eater,Mi k eMasaok areturnedtoth enational h eadquartersofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeaguei nSaltLak eCityth i sweek toresumeh i swork asex-ecutivesecretaryofth eJACL.Masaok awasonleavetoth e

armedforcesfrom June,1943,tillh i sdisch argeonDec.30atCampGrant,111.During h i sarmyservice h e

actedawch i efofth ePublicRe-lati onsOfficeofth e442ndCom-batTeam.Sh ortlyafterth eendofth ewarh ewasawardedth eLegionofMeritformeritori ousservice. He returned to th estatesonCh ri sti nasDayi nNewYork City.Hewillbetemporarilyi nSalt

Lak eCity.Hisfuturepostwillbeannouncedfollowingth ena-tionalJACLconventioni nDen-veronFeb.*28-March 3.He wasaccompaniedtoSalt

Lak eCitybyh i swife,th eform-erEtsuMinetaofSanJose,Cal-i forni a.

AssaultAttemptDeniedbyEvacueeYUBACITY,Calif.—F.Yarna-

da,28,pleadednotguiltytoch argeofassaultwith adeadlyweaponwith i ntenttocommitmurderi napleaenteredbefore SuperiorJudge Arth urCoats i n SutterCountySuperiorCourtonJan.11.Th etri alwassetforFeb.7.YamadaallegedlystabbedRi-h ei gh Mi yasak i i nth eh eadandarmatacamp i nth eSutterBa-si nseveralweek sago.

ArmyWillActtoProtectNisei Glsi nPh i li ppi nes

JapaneseAmericansRequestTransfer;Misgui dedCivi li ansTh reatenActsofViolence

MoraleofNisei SoldiersReported"ExtremelyLow"byTime*Writer;DocumentedInstancesofPublicInsult,Humili ati onToldAuth ori ti es

AmericansoldiersofJapaneseancestry,wh oseservicesh avebeendeclaredbyU.S.Armyauth ori ti estobe"i nvaluable"i nth erecaptureofth ePh i li ppi nesand i nth epreparationofwarcrimi naltrialsofenemyJapanese,th i sweek expressedadesiretobetransferredfrom Manilabecauseofth e"h osti leattitude"ofth eFili pi nopopulation.

JapaneseAmerican troopsemployed byth e WarCrimesCommissi on i nManila h eldameetinglastweek i nwh i ch th eylistedinstanceafterinstanceofpublic i nsultand h umi li ati onbyFili pi nos,yh oseh atredofpersonsofJapaneseancestry,th e Ni seiGlscontended,maybeunderstand-ablebuti nth esecases misgui d-ed.Th eNew1.York Ti mesreportedi nadelayedJan.11di spatch fromManilath at"evenPh i li ppi neArmymen,wh owearth esameuniformasth eNi sei exceptforash ould-erpatch ,andgirlclerk s i nth eUnitedStatesArmypostexch ang-es h ave i nsulted Nisei soldiers.Nisei h avebeen j eeredonstreetsandi nrestaurantsandfrequentlyth reatenedwith violence.""Th esecases,wh i ch are doc-umented," according to th eTi mesreport,"h avearousedi nNisei soldiers h erea h esi tancytoappearonth estreets,espe-ciallyatnigh t.""Worseth anth efearoforalorevenph ysi calabuse i sth eNisei 's deep sense ofbeingwrongedbyapeopleth eyh elpedliberate,"th e Ti mes dispatchadded.Th emoraleofth eNi sei Glswassaidtobe"extremelylow."Followingth emeetingofth eNi sei troopsi nManila,mostofwh om areservingas i nterpretersandtranslators,th ei rexecutiveof-ficer,MarineMajorHarryPrattofLosAngeles,carriedth eprob-lemtoMaj.Gen.LeoB.Donovan,presidentofth eHommawarcrim-i naltrialcommissi on,and Maj.Gen.Basili oValdes,formerch i efofth ePh i li ppi neArmy,wh o i samemberofth ecommissi on.Th eTimessaid"MajorPratt'sNisei crewofaboutsixtyofficersandenlistedmenh asbeenofi n-valuableassistance i ni nvestigat-i ngJapanesewarcrimesandi n-terpretingtrialproceedings."GeneralsDonovan andValdesassuredMaj.Prattth atth eywouldtak eactiontoamelioratewh atth eJapaneseAmerican soldiers findtobe"analmosti ntolerablesit-uati on.""Aboutallth atcanbedonei spublici zi ngi nManilath epatrio-ticwork ,onth ebattlefieldaswellas i nnoncombatareas,ofth eseAmericansoldiers,"th ere-portdeclared."Th eNisei ,most-lyfrom Hawai i andCalifornia,h ave earned th e respect oftroopswh oservedwith th emoneverybattlefieldofth e Pacifi cth eater.Th ei rwork wentfarbe-yondth e i nterrogationofJapa-neseprisonersi nth ecommandposts. Nisei repeatedly wentalonei ntocavesandgulleysfilledwith armedJapanesesoldiers."Th eTi meswri tersaidth atth e

JapaneseAmericantroopssaved"manyAmericanli vesbypersuad-i ngth edesperateenemytosur-renderinsteadoffigh ti ngtoth edeath againstoverwh elmi ngforc-es,ash appenedsofrequently,andalwaysatth ecostofAmericanblood,i nth efiercecampaignsofth eGilberts,Marsh alls,Marianas,Iwo,Ok i nawaandth eSouth westPacifi ci slands."Relatingth eeffectofth e"h os-ti leattitude"ofth eFili pi nopop-ulation,Maj.Prattdeclared:"Ith ascometoapointwh ereth eNisei donotwanttogooutanymore. Th eystayi nth ei rquartersbecauseth eydonotwanttofaceh osti leandantag-onisti cfeelingsofsomeManila

residents. Iti sdangerousforNisei towalk aroundatnigh t.Wh enth emenareonth estreetsth eyareonguard,andi th asal-mostcometoth epointwh ereth eyarecarryingch i psonth ei rsh oulders. Th ei rmorale i sex-tremelylow."Anoth erreportfrom Manilaadded:"Th erearemanyNisei i nth eArmyh ereas i nterpreters.Th eycommandth eh i gh estrespectfromth ei rAmericanconfreres,both be-causeofth ei rownabili ti esandpersonaliti esandbecauseofth ecombatrecordofNisei uni ts i nEurope.Buttoth eFili pi no'mani nth estreet,'th eyarestillsimply'Japs'."Onecaseofpublic i nsultandassaultuponaNisei soldierbyaFili pi nopolicemanwasreport-edtoth eProvostMarsh al,withth erequest,signedbyth reeJapa-neseAmericans,th ath e"fi ndsomemeanstoelimi nateth i sfri cti onofmisgui dedh atred."Th eNi sei soldiersi nManilaalsoreportedth atFili pi nosi nth eUnit-edStatesArmysh ownosuch dis-crimi natoryattitudeasdocivi li anFili pi nos.However,th ere h avebeen "unpleasanti nci dents" i n-volvingPh i li ppi neArmymili tarypolice.GeneralsDonovanand Valdes

h avepromisedtoenlistth eai dofth eArmyPublicRelationsOfficei neducatingFi li pi nosi nth epartth eNisei h aveplayedi nli beratingth ePh i li ppi neIslandsandoth ercountries.

DemurrerFiledforDismi ssalofCaseAgainstFuk uh arasLOSANGELES—Adismi ssali nState esch eatproceedingsfiledagainstTak ayeFuk uh ara,K.Fu-k uh araandKiyosh i Fuk uh araofSanLuisObispocountyi sbeingsough tth rough alegaldemurrerenteredbyA.L.Wiri n,attorneyforth eFuk uh aras,th i sweek i nSanLuisObispoCountySuperiorcourt.Inth eFuk uh aracaseth eState

h assough tto esch eatth e farmpropertyofth eFuk uh aras,ch arg-i ngviolationofth eStateAlienLandLaw.Inh i sdemurrerAttorneyWiri ndeclared:"Th eCourti srequestedtotak ej udi ci alnoticeth atth eAlienLandLaw h asbeenenforcedunfairlyagainstpersonsofJapanesede-scenti nth atsuch enforcementh asbeenth edi rectresultof,andh asi mmedi atelyfollowed i nth ewak eof,race-baiti ngandprejudi ce-agi-tati ng anti-Japanesegroups i nCalifornia."

Nisei Partici pate i nCudah yPick eti ngTwenty Japanese Americans,membersofth eCIOPack i ngh ouseWork ers,werepartici pati ngth i sweek i nth epick eti ngofth eCud-ah yPack i ngplanti nNorth SaltLak e followingth e nation-widestri k ecalled,tyth eQIOvaoqaor

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WidespreadOppositi onRi sesAgainstDomini onAttemptToDeportJapaneseCanadians

TorontoGroupIssuesWrits,Seek i ngJudici alDeterminati onofLegalityofDeportationProgram;DeputationWillGotoOttawa

WINNIPEG,Man.—Plansofth eCanadiangovernmenttodeportcertaingroupsofJapaneseCanadiansaremeetingstrong

andwidespreadoppositi on,th eNewCanadianreportedonJan.5.Formationofavoluntaryciti zens'committee i nTorontoh as

beenfollowedbyth e i ssuanceofwritsagainstth eattorneygen-eralofCanadadeclaringth atth eth reeorders-in-council,underwh i ch th egovernmenti scarryingon i tsdeportationprogram,are"invalid,i llegalandbeyondth epowersofth egovernor-in-council."Th eTorontocommitteeofciti -zensi ssponsoredbyagroupofleadingCanadiansliberals,i nclud-i ngB.K.Sandwell,editorofth eTorontoSaturdayNigh t;J.E.At-k i nson,presidentofth eTorontoDailyStar;GeorgeV.Ferguson,editorofth eWinni pegFreePress;Prof.GeorgeTath am,presidentofth eCavilLibertiesAssociati onofToronto;Mrs.W.K.FraserofTorontoand,AndrewBrewin,not-edattorney.Th ewritsh avebeen i ssued i nth enamesofMrs.YaeNasu,anaturalizedCanadianandawidowwith six ch i ldren,and Utak aSh i moyama,aCanadian-bornciti -zenofJapaneseancestry,andseekacourtdeclarationth atth eordersarei nvali dtodepriveth emofth ei rCanadian citi densh i p orsecureth ei rdeportationfromth ecoun-try.A deputation composed of

Messrs.Brewin,Tath am,SandwellandCol.DavidCroll,memberofParliament,i sexpectedtomeetMini sterofJusticeLouisS.St.Laurenti nOttawaandwillre-questth elattertoreferth eordertoth eSupremeCourtofCanadaforarulingasto i tsvalidi ty.Aseparate courtactionalong

th esamelineasi nTorontoi sbe-i ng contemplatedby th eCivi lRigh tsDefenseCommitteei nWin-nipeg.Meanwh i le,Dr.NormanBlack ,presidentofth eConsultiveCoun-cilforProblemsofCiti zensh i p,an-nounced i nVancouverth ath i sgroupwillsupportth e actionstartedi nToronto."Wearewatch i ngth ewh olecasewith greati nterestandanxiety,"Dr.Black declared. "Underth epresentregulationsth erewillbegreati nj usti cedonewh i ch wedon'tbelieveth econscienceofth eCana-dianpeoplewillcondone."

March ofDimesFundWillBeUsedtoTreatEvacuee

AUBURN,Calif—Placercountysupervisorsrecentlywerei nform-edbyMrs.BelleWilson,countywelfaredirector,th atth eMarch ofDimesfund,earmark edforPlacercounty,willbeavailabletotreataLoomismanofJapaneseances-tryi fanexaminati on i nMercyh ospi tali nSacramentosh owsth ath i si snotacustodialcase.Mrs.Wilsonh adbeenrequested

toinvestigateth epossibleuseofsuch fundsi ntreatingth ereturn-elevacueeofJapaneseancestry.Th emanbecamei llinColoradoafterbeingevacuatedfromPlacercounty.Th esupervisorsvotedtopermitMrs.Wilsonto"useh erownj udg-ment"relativetoissui ngcash orgroceryorderstoneedypersonsofJapaneseancestryreturningtoth ecounty.

SomeEvacueesWillRemaini nTuleLak eCampJusticeDepartmentWillManageCenterAfterFebruary1

NEWELL,Calif.— Someevac-.ueesofJapaneseancestrymayre-maini nth eTuleLak ecampofth eWarRelocationAuth ori tyafterth eWRA'sclosingdateofFeb.1andresponsibi li tyforth ewelfareofth esepersons willbe turnedovertoth eDepartmentofJustice,ProjectDirectorRayR.Bestde-claredonJan.12.Mr.Bestsaidth at7,300personsarestilli nth eTuleLak ecampbutth atseveralh undredofth eseareexpectedtoleavewith i nth enextfewdays.Headdedth ati ti sexpectedth atdetailsnecessarytoth epermanentclosingofth ecampcannotbecom-pletedbeforeJune30byth eWRA.Farm landtotaling1,200acresusedduring 1945 forproducingh ay,vegetablesandgrainforth ecenterh asbeenreturnedtoth eBureauofReclamation.Allbuildi ngs,waterandligh ti ngsystemswillgototh ebureauwithth eclosingofth ecenter.Nosurpluscommoditi esexceptfoodwillbesoldtoi ndi vi dualsandth e governmentwillh andleallmach i nery,equipmentandoth ersuppliesth rough th eregularsur-pluscommoditych annels.

Ch i naNeedsPeace,Nisei OfficerWritesToILWULeaderSANFRANCISCO — "Ch i na'smilli onsneedpeace,"Lieut.Koj iAri yosh i ,amemberofth eU.S.Army'sYenanObserverGroup,de-claredi narecentlettertoHarryBridges,presidentofth eILWU.Ariyosh i ,amemberofth eGLO

union,describedsomeofh i s i m-pressionsofth eCh i neseCommun-i stareas."Eversinceth eJapanesecapit-ulationI4iavenotfeltth eatmos-ph ereofpeaceh erei nCh i na,"th eNi sei offi cerwrote.'"Ch i na'smil-lionsneedpeace.Th i si sth etruth ,th edeepi mpressiononegetsbothi n-Kuomintang and CommunistCh i na."NotsolongagoIvisi tedacivi lwarareaandwitnessedh undredsofpeasantsandth ei rfamilymem-bersspiri tuallycrush ed.Oldandyoung cried unash amedly andtrembled with anger,th roughsh ameandfearfromwant,asth eyrelatedth ei rstories."

WRAOfficetoPlaceStressOnPermanentRelocationLOS ANGELES—Th eLosAn-

gelesdistri ctofficeofth eWRAwillplace i tsemph asi sduringth eremaini ngmonth sonmoresatis-factory permanentrelocationofpersonsnow i ntemporaryquar-tersi nbarrack sandoth erquar-tersprovided as an emergencymeasurewh enth emovementfromth ecenterswasati tspeak dur-i ngth efallmonth s,accordingtoRexLee,ch i efofth erelocationdi vi si onofWRA i nWash i ngton.Itwasduringth i speriodth at

th e bulk ofth e 16,000personswh o h avereturnedtoLosAngelescountymovedh ere.Approximate-

Ily2,000arestilllivi ngi ntempo-rary barrack s provided th roughcooperativeeffortsofth eWarDe-

partment,th e FederalPublicHousingAdmini stration and th eWRA. Th ese quartersmustbeliqui datedandturnedovertoth esurpluspropertyadmini stratorbe-foreWRA goesoutofexistence.Movementofth epeoplenowliv-i ngth ere i ntopermanenth omesi saprimeassignmentofth eLosAngelesarea anddistri ctstaffs.Th ere were 93,717 American

Japanesei nCaliforniabeforeth ewar,ofwh i ch 36,866werei nLosAngelescounty,and23,321 i nLosAngeles cityalone.Atpresent,with relocationfrom th ecenterscompleted,i t i sestimated th at-th ere are 43,000 i n th e entire'"state,ofwh i ch 16,000arei nLosAngelescounty.Th i stotali ncludes11,000 i nth ecityofLosAngeles.

EvacueesAsk edtoApplyforRemovalofPropertiesi nWareh ousesBeforeFeb. 1WASHINGTON,D.C—Resettl-

edevacueeswi th propertystilli nWRAwareh ousesmustrequesti tsremovalonorbeforeFebruary1,1946,accordingtoth eWRA i nWash i ngton. .Evacueeswith propertystillmwareh ousesmaysecure i tth roughMarch 15,butnotatgovernmentexpenseafterFeb.1,i twas i ndi -cated.AfterMarch 15unclaimedpropertywillbesoldaccordingtolawandth eproceedsturnedovertoth etreasurydepartment.Registeredlettersadvisi ngofth eFebruary1deadlineh avebeen9enttoth elastaddressgivenbyevacueeswh osepropertyi sstilli ngovernmentstorage. However,somepersonstowh omth elettersweresenth avemadenoresponse,andownersh i pofsomepropertyi suncertain. Personswh oh avere-ceivednonoticeregardingremovalofth ei rpropertyare ask edtowriteth eWRArelocationofficei nth ecitynearestth ei rpre-evacua-tionh omes,i denti fyi ngth ei rstor-edgoodsandgivi ngsh i ppi ngin-structions.WRAalsoreportedth atprop-ertystoredprivatelybyevacueeswillnotbesh i ppedtoownersatgovernmentexpenseafterFebru-ary1.Th eagencyannouncedalsoth atonFebruary1,i twi lldiscontinueallpropertymanagementservices,i ncludingrentalcollectionandsaleorleaseofevacuee'sproperty.In-divi dualswh osepropertyi scur-rentlyunderWRA management,th eagencyadded,willh aveuntilth efi rstofFebruarytoassumeresponsibi li ty.Alldeadlinedatesare i nlinewith WRA'sannouncement,madeatth eti meth eexclusionbanwaslifted,th ati twouldbenecessaryforevacueestoremoveth ei rprop-ertywith i nsixtydaysafterrelo-cation.Th eauth ori tyh asmadead-j ustmentstoth i srulingwh en i tappearedth atstrictcompliancewi th th eregulationwouldworkh ardsh i psoni ndi vi dualexacuees.Onlyexceptionstoth oseregu-

lationswillbecases concerningpresentresidentsofTuleLak eandpersonswh oh averelocatedfromth atcenterandevacueesi ntempo-rary h ousi ng projects wh o areclassifi edandi ndi vi duallyapprov-edbyth eWRArelocationsuper-vi soras h ardsh i pcases.TuleLak eresidentsandformerresidentsofTuleLak ewillh aveuntilMarch 1torequestpropertysh i pment.Meanwh i le,i nSaltLak eCity,

th e WarRelocation Auth ori tyth rough RayHaigh t,areasuper-visor,announcedth atconsiderableevacueepropertynow h eldatth evariousrelocationcentersmustbemovedbeforeth ecentersareturn-edovertoth edisposalagencies.Someofth i sproperty,i twas

reported,)h asbeenh eldforoverayear.Arrangementsforsh i ppi ngth i spropertymustbemadeimme-diately,saidMr.Haigh t.Arrangementsto sh i pevacueegoodsfromth eWestCoasttoth i sareacanbemadeuntilth efi rstofFebruary,h esaid,wh i legoodsfrom th i sareacanbesh i ppedtoth eWestCoastatgovernmentex-penseuntilth eendofFebruary.

ManyNisei ElectedToOfficesi nLosAngelesSch ool

LOSANGELES— ManyNiseiwereelectedtoclass officesre-centlyduringelectionsh eldatth eVirgi lJuniorh i gh sch ooli nLosAngeles.Amongth emwereKei k oKi k u-

ch i ,president,cloth i ngclass;Sal-ly Sh i mi zu,secretary,ceramicsclass;Mich i k oMasuk awa,presi-dent,scienceclass;Th omasKuni-sak i ,president,math class;Mil-dred Iwanak a,secretary,h i storyclass;Tosh i k oHish i ak i ,president,math class.Ni sei appointedtosch oolcom-

mitteesi ncludedAmi Ok u,Mich -i k o Masuk awa, Kei k o Ki k uch i ,MildredIwanak a,Tosh i k o Hosh i -ak i ,Ik uyoYoneyama,Th omasZaimanandTh omasKunisak i .

FortSnellingFiveDefeatsEauClaireFORTSNELLING,Minn.—Th eFortSnellingAll-StarsdefeatedEauClaireStateTeach er'sCol-lege,49to46,with Joh nnyOk a-motoscoring17points.GeorgeMizuno alsoplayed asterlinggameforth eall-Nisei GIteam.

NewTravelGrantProcedureReportedByWRAOffici alAnewprocedureforpaymentof

cash grantsforautomobiletraveltorelocatedevacueesreturningtoth eevacuatedareawasannouncedth i sweek i nSaltLak e Ci tybyRayB.Haigh t,areasupervisor.Anapplicantforcash grantfor

such travelmustmak eanapplica-tiononForm WRA 303,toth enearestrelocationofficer,wh owillapproveth eapplicati oni fi ti si norder.Th eorigi nalapplicati onwi llbemailedtoth erelocationofficeronth e WestCoastnearestto th eevacuee's destinati on,and th eevacueemustreporttoth i soffi ceruponarrival.Th i sapplicati onwi llbe com-pletedwh enth eapplicantarrivesath i sdestinati onandreportstoth erelocationofficer,wh owillin-dicateonth eorigi nalform th eaddresstowh i ch th ech eck i stobemailed.Th i sapprovedapplicati onwi llth enbeforwardedtoth eFin-anceandSupplyOfficer,WRA,forpayment,andth ech eck coveringth egrantwillbemailedbyth eWash i ngtonofficetoth eevacueesatth eaddressspecifi ed.Noapplicati onswi llbeaccept-

edafterFebruary28,1946,andnopaymentwillbe madeunlessth eapplicati oni sendorsedbyth eWestCoastrelocationofficeronorbeforeMarch 30,i ndi cati ngth atth etravelh asbeenperformedbe-foreth atdate.

EvacueesReturningToHawai i MeetHousingDiffi cultyHONOLULU,T.H.—EvacueesofJapaneseancestrywh oh avere-turnedrecentlyfrommainlandwarrelocationcentersareh avi ngdif-ficultyobtaini ngpermanenth ous-i ng,i twasreported h ere.Fourfamili es wh i ch wereun-abletolocateh ousi ngweregivensh elterbyth eArmyatHolidayHouse,anArmyresth omei nHon-olulu.Th eArmy h ousedth eevacueesfreeofch argeandplayedSantaClaustoth ech i ldrenonCh ri st-masday.

GIVeteransFormStudentGroupatHawai i UniversityHONOLULU—Astudentveter-ans'organizati ontobek nownasGammalotaAlph a— i tsi ni ti alsstandingforGIAssociati on—h asbeenformedbyservicedisch argesatth eUniversityofHawai i toh elpprovide i tsmemberswith oppor-tuniti esforliveli h oodandfurth ereducation.OfficersareGeorgeHagiwara,president;JamesTani,vicepres.;

Sh i geruNak ata,sec.;JamesMran,treas.;Daniel Yamash tt"ch aplain,andTooruArizumi ,Xttgeant-at-arms.

AlienFigh ti ngDeportationIsDeniedWritPointatIssueIsPassedOntoHigh erFederalCourts

LOSANGELES—Sannosuk e&Idok oro,Japanesealienfigh ti ng,deportationorder,wasth i swiIdeniedapetiti onforwritof1»IbeascorpusbyFederalJudgeB«Harrison,wh oatth esame&Mexpressed h i s sympath yforM.'dok oroandallvicti msofth eev_||uation.JudgeHarrison,statingth atI

saw no reason wh y Madok ttsh ouldbe i mpri sonedbyth eUmigrationdepartmentpendingjappeal,setbailat$1500.TbjwaspromptlypaidbyMadok wMadok oro'spetiti onforwriti

h abeascorpuswasbaseduponhpleath ath i sdeportationh eari nh eldatadetentioncenter,wasdenialofdueprocessoflawbcauseofh i sdetentionandbecauk ewasunabletosecureanattoneytorepresenth i m atth eh ai ng.Indenyingth ewrit,JudgeH«Vrisonpassedth i spointonfordci si ontoth eh i gh erfederalcourtsInth eopini onh andeddown\siJudgeHarrison,h erecognized_claim ofMadok oro's attorneyrsayingth at"duetoth eremon'ofallJapanesefrom th ePaci i .Coastsh ortlyafterPearlHarialandth ei rdetentioni ncamps_■derguardandth ementalconfolsion i nth epetiti oner'smindbf|th e h ysteria ofth atperiod,Mpetiti onerceased to be afm'jagentandwas i ncapableoflegilywaivi ngth eadviceandaid<-counsel."Headded,h owever:"Th ecoc

tak es j udi ci alnoticeofth enansh i ps attendedupon th eevacmtion ofth e Japanesefrom tiWestCoastbutdoes notiwh erei n a h eari ng h eld duri ith atperiodi nacampwh ere(petiti onerwasconfinedprecludh i m from asserting ofwaivi ianyrigh tstowh i ch h e wasctitled."Madok orocame toth eUnit

States i n1915,butenteredilleallybyabandoningth esh i pIwh i ch h ewasservingasanman.Underth e i mmi gration1«personswh oenteredth ecountypriorto1924maynotnowbe"_portedfori llegalentry.Madok onh owever,i nth ecourseofopenti ngatruck i ngbusiness i nSoutiemCalifornia,took manytripst?Mexico.Accordingtoth e Imai-gration auth ori ti es,th ese trif-preventh i m from claimi ngn.i mmuni tyfrom deportationIwh i ch h e wouldbeentitled,lit.h enotleftth eUni tedStates.\Madok oro's attorney claima

h owever,th atsinceh eh ada)■derpermittogoandreturntmMexico,h e i snotnowsubject!',deportation.Madok oro i s representedIL.A.Wiri nofLosAngeles.

HaloHiroseMayBeOh i o'sNextNisei Swimmi ngStarCOLUMBUS,O.— Oh i oStateUniversitystudents,wh o ch eeredth emselvesh oarseforfouryearsoverth e aquaticanticsofKeoNak ama,willgetmorelungexer-cise i fHalo Hiroseregains th etouch th at won h i m nationalswimmi ng h onorsfrom 1938 to1942,accordingtoTom Keys i nth eColumbusCiti zen.Th eswim h onorswerewonbe-fore Hirosevolunteeredforth earmy,saysKeys.Hirosewonal-mostasmanyh onorsforh i sout-standingwork with aNisei divi -si on i nFrance andItalyas h edidduring h i sswimmi ngdaysatHawai i ,South America,Germany,Australia,Hungary and i n th estates.Hirose,wh owasdisch argedonJuly19,1945,afterth reeyearsofaction,waswith amach i negunplatoonth rough someofth eh eav-i estfi gh ti ngi nItalyandFrance.Hismostch eri sh ed possession i sth e Presidential Uni t Ci tati onbadge.Hewonfivebattlestarsandth ecombati nfantrybadge.Maybe th e 23-year-old Hirose;

wastoofastforAxisbullets,but'h ewasn'tfastenough toescape

th edreadedtrench footth atkpitali zedmanymembers of1outfit,Keyssays.Hi rosewasparalyzedfromIh i psdownforsometime.In«weath erorduringasuddench ati ntemperature h esti llfeelsIeffectsoftrench foot.Th i sledh i s medi caldisch arge i n J«afterh espentsixmonth s i nArmyh ospi tal.Hiscoach ,Mi k ePeppe,a*ofHirose'slong"vacation"fncompetiti veswimi ng,stillcalls!newestpupilfrom th e Islai"oneofth ebestfresh manprpectsI'veeverh ad."Peppe adds, "We don'ttowh ath ecandoth i syear,butk nowwh ath edidbeforeententh eservice." ,Hirosewonth eNationalXloutdoorch ampi onsh i pi nth e1yardfreestyleatSt.Louisi n1*Hewonth esameeventi nth ePiAmericangames i n1939. P«|was h i scoach forth elattern*Punnene wh ose ci ti zens Wswimmi ngah eadoffootballIfswimmi ng,i sth e h ometowaboth Hi rose and Nak ama,Jjlearnedtoswim asboyh oodp*

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Wiri n Seek sDismi ssalofDraffCases

i LOSANGELES—A.L.Wiri n,

orneyforsevenleadersofth eartMountainFairPlayCom-tteewh oseconvicti onsonch arg-ofconspiracytoevadeth ese-tiveserviceactwereupsetbytTenth Di stri ctCourtofAp-UsonDec.26atDenver,h asyed Attorney General Tomi rk todismi ssth ecases androidth eexpenseandh ardsh i p"aretrial,i twasreportedh ere.Mr.Wiri ni ndi catedh eh adbeenbrmedth atoneofth e j usti cesth eappellatecourt,JudgeHux-p,took th evi ew i nth everdictth eappealofth esevenHeartmntainevacueesth atth eprose-lionsough tnowtobedismi ssedi th ecasesough tnottobere-

(_majori tyofth eCourtofAp-lls,i nupsettingth econvicti ons,edth atth e i nstructionstoth ek r byth etrialj udge,Eugene[c,wereerroneousbecauseth eyledto i nstructth ej uryth atth ei cuees h adalegalrigh ttoad-erefusaltocomplywith drafti rdordersasatestcase,i nor-Itotestth erigh tsofpersons[Japaneseancestrydetainedatbcationcenters,j udgeHuxmanwentfurth erand

Unmyopini onth eevi dencewasblly i nsuffici enttoestablish aIspiracytoevadeth eact,oraidabetoth erstodoso."tor.Wiri nquotedJudge Hux-nassaying:'Iwouldreverseandremandth eleswith directionstodismi ss."fh esevenHeartMountainlead-L nowservingtermsoftwotopryearsi nFederalprison,areInk Seich i Emi,Kiyosh i Ok a-lo,PaulTak eoNak adate,Tsu-luWak aye,MinoraTamesa,Is-■HorinoandF.Kubota.

KidoWillConferDenveronPlansForACLConference

laburoKid", nationalJACL

lident,leftonFridayofth i sk forDenver,wh ere h ewillferwith ch apteroffici alsonforth comi ngconventionofth eanese American Citi zensgue,tobe h eld i nth atcity.28toMarch 3.i dostatedth atth efi rstpost-conventionwillbeawork -sh opmention,atwh i ch delegateswi llk uponth eproblemofbring-JACL back to i tspre-warus.uringth ewarth eJACLwasratedbyth enationalh eadquar-i ofth e organizati on under

delemergencypowersgrantedth enationalcouncilmeeting1 i nSanFrancisco i nMarch ,

h efi rstdayofth econferencebetak enupbynationalboardcommitteemeetings. Offici algateswillth enbe i nsessionnMarch 1forth reedays,h eDenverch apter,convention;, h asannouncedth ataban-tanddanceh avebeenslatedth edelegates.Conventionh ead-rterswillbeatth eCosmopol-

ecause of h ousi ngproblems,Denverch apterh asrequestednberch apterstosendi nreser-■onsassoonaspossible.

JoeMasaok aWi llSpeak onNisei atLaborSch ool

JANFRANCISCO—Specifi cae-

onlocalproblemsofminor-groupswillbediscussedatth eori ti esWork sh opbfth eCali-li aLaborSch ool,216Mark eti et,duringth eterm wh i chledonJan.7.mong th e lecturersatth ek sh opwi llbeJoeMasaok a,re-lalrepresentativeofth eJapa-sAmericanCiti zensLeague.

Col.SpencerTellsOfTriptoJapan

lASHINGTON— Lieut.Col.

ertSpencer,wh orecentlyre-edfromJapanwh ere h eserv-ri th th eU.S.StrategicBomb-Survey,gaveatalk onh i sex-mcesatan i nformalgath er-ofWash i ngton Issei atth eIofMr,andMrs.T.K.Tak e-i .«(foreth ewarCol.Spencerwassrofth eFuk uok aMeth odi steh .

DistortedHearstNewsStoryAboutEvacueesonReliefRollsCh allengedbyLA.Offici als

Herald-ExpressReported4,000GettingCountyAidButWelfareOffici alSaysOnly84onReliefwithTh ousandCasesReportedPendingi nLosAngeles

LOSANGELES—Astoryi nth eLosAngeles(Hearst)Herald-Ex-pressonJan.15toth eeffectth at4,000personsofJapaneseances-trywereonLosAngelescountyreliefrollswassh arplych allengedth i sweek bycountywelfareoffi-cialsandth eWarRelocationAu-th ori ty,with onecountyoffici alsettingth eactualnumberatonly84.Th eorigi nalfigurewasgivenbyCountyManagerWayneR.Allen,wh otoldth eBoardofSu-perviorsth atth e4,000personswerecostingth etaxpayersh alfamilli ondollarsayearoverth eordinaryreliefloadcost.Countywelfareoffici alssubse-quentlyelaboratedonth estatisti cstoth eeffectth atonlyabout1,000personsaredependentonth ecoun-ty,th e4,000representingth etotalnumbersquarteredi nemergencypublic h ousi ng. Th ose i nemer-gencypublich ousi ng,i twaslaterpointedoutbyth eWRA,arenotonreliefandpayth ei rownex-penses,i ncludingrent.Th efigureswerealsoch allengedbyth eWRA,wh osefi guresfailedtoconfirm anysuch staggeringproportionofunemployed.Th eSantaMonicaEveningOut-look quotedacountywelfareof-fi ci alsas stating th atactuallyonly 84persons areon relief,th ough closetoath ousandcasesarenowpending.Th eL.A.TimesalsoreportedonJan.17th atth ereporth adbrough ta"delugeofteleph oneoffers"ofemployment.WalterCh ri sti an, LosAngeles

managerofth eUnitedStatesEm-ploymentService,said365personsofJapaneseancestryh adappliedforwork duringth epastmonth ,ofwh om only50 accepted j obs,mostlyi nth edomesticfield.Th eWRA,i twasalsoreported,getsmorerequeststh ani tcanfillfordomesticwork ,butth atfewopen-i ngareforsk i lledlabor.Nisei arereversingth e"tradi-ti onalJapaneseconceptofpar-

entalauth ori ty"andarei nfluenc-i ngth ei ralienparents alsotoabandonth eagriculturalpursuitswh i ch 70percentofth ecounty'sJapanesefollowed before PearlHarbor,th eTi messaid.Th eTi mesdeclaredth atth ecit-

rus i ndustryduring th i sseasonwillrequireatleast2,000pick erswh oaverage$6aday,accordingtoth eAgriculturalExtensionSer-vi ceofth eUniversityofCalifor-nia.Th e Times, h owever,creditedEllisS.ComanofCitrusEmer-gencyHarvestwith statingth atmostJapanesewi llnotacceptwork i nth egroves,wh i ch arelo-catedfrom20-50mi lesfromth ei rtemporaryresidences,unlessh ous-i ngi sprovidedbyth egrowersforwh olefamilyunits.SeveralSouth ernCalifornia

newspaperseditori ali zedon th esituation.Th eHollywoodCiti zen-NewsonJan.16declaredth at"Fourth ou-sandpeopleareonreliefh erebe-'cause 'public antipath y'towardth emmak es i tdiffi cultforth emtoobtainj obs."Th eyarereadyandwilli ngtowork .Th eyaregoodwork ers.Manyofth emlostsonsonourbattlefields.Oth ersons cameback with rowsofribbonsonth ei rch ests.Th ei rsonsbelongedtoth emost-decorateduniti nth eUnitedStatesarmedforces."Th esepeoplefind i th ardtogetj obsbecauseth ei rparentsorgrandparentscamefrom Ja-pan.Th ei rloyaltywasdoubted.Th eyprovedth ei rloyalty."Th eHearstL.A.Herald-Ex-press,h owever,wh i ch origi nallycarriedth estoryof"4oooJapa-nese"onreliefrolls,declaredtnat"th eseJapsreturnedfromreloca-ti oncentersclaimth eyareunabletoobtain'suitableemployment.'"Th eHerald-Expresssuggestedth eybe putatwork buildi ngroads."Ifth ati sn't'suitableemploy-

ment'sh i pth emback toJapan,"th eHerald-Expressstsid.

SecretaryWallaceHailsActionToEncourageJapanDemocracyCongressmanCoffeeWillSpeak atRallyInNewYork City

NEW YORK—Japanesewh oaresympath eti cto American i dealsmustbeused i nreconstructingademocraticJapan,HenryA.Wal-lace*SecretaryofCommerce,stat-ed i naletterto th eJapaneseAmericanCommitteeforDemoc-racy,sponsorsofa"RallyforaDemocratic Japan,"tobe h eldTh ursday,Jan.24,8p.m„atth eManh attanCenter,311 West34thSt.Th emessageread:"Iti s h i gh lygratifyi ngto

k now th atefforts arebeingmadebyarepresentativegroupofAmericanstoencourageandstrength enth e democraticele-mentswi th i nJapan.Inattempt-i ngaculturalandpoliti calre-constructionofadefeatedJapan,th ebesth elpwecan h avei sth et\i nfluenceofth oseJapanesewh o.aresympath eti c toouri deals.Andwewillnoth avewonth ewar,i nth ebroadestsense,untilth i smoralconquest h asbeenmade."Th eJACD,i nreleasingth eWal-laceletter,declaredth at"Amer-i canwork erscannotbeassuredfullemploymentatfairwagesaslongasth erei sach eapexploit-ablelaborpoolanywh ere i nth i sworld.AdemocraticJapan i sourassurance i nAmericath atwewillnoth avetocompetewith work ersreceivi ngcooliewages."Rep. Joh n M. Coffee, mainspeak eratth eRally,stated h i sreasons forappearing atth eRally:"Iwantth eIndonesianstoh aveth ei ri ndependence,th eAn-namesetoth rowoffth eFrenchyok ei nIndo-Ch i na,th epeopleofIndiatoach i eve i ndependence,th epeopleofJapantosecureademo-craticgovernment,th eCh i nesetowork outth ei rowndestiny,with -outi nterferencefromth eOccident,i nagovernmentwh i ch willpro-

vi deth emlongoverduedemocraticreforms."Oth erpartici pantsi nth eRallyareDr.Hugh Borton,representingth eU.S.StateDepartment;An-drew Roth ,auth orof"Dilemmai nJapan";Sgt.BenKurok i ,Niseih olderofth eDisti ngui sh edFlyingCross;andCanadaLee,wh owillnarrate"HowDoYouSpellDe-mocracy,"adramatizedpresenta-tionwrittenbyGilbertLawrence.Th e Ch i nese People's Ch oruswith Li vLiang-Mo,Mich i -Koandh erJapanesedance troupe,andMari k oMuk ai ,Nisei coloratura,willalsoappear.Endorsingth i sRallyaremany

foremostprogressives i n everysph ereofactivi ty.Amongth emareGeneralJoseph W.(VinegarJoe)Stilwell;SenatorClaudePep-per;Rep.HelenGah aganDoug-las;Sen.Sh eri danDowney;Rep.Hugh DeLacy;radiocommenta-torsJoh annesSteelandLisaSer-gio;Bish opFrancisJ.McCori h ell;MaxYergan*NationalNegroCon-gress;andAbnerGreen,Commit-teeforth eProtectionofForeignBorn.

CHICAGOANKILLEDINTAVERNFIGHTOVERNISEIGIRL

CHICAGO—Onemanwask i lledandtwooth erswereh eldbypo-li ceth i sweek afterafigh tonJ>ec.28wh i ch th eCh i cagoSunreport-edh adstartedoverattentionspaidtoaJapaneseAmericangirl.Th efi gh ttook placei natavern

andabartender,Anth onyWagner,wasdeadfrom i nj uri esreceivedwh enh ewassluggedwith abase-ballbat.Th ose arrestedwereOttoM.Androvich ,20,andHerbertSh eur,21.Th eysaidanoth ermanstart-edth efigh tandth atWagnercameoverwith th ebat,wh i ch Sh eurtook awayfrom h i m.

FresnoCountyReadytoFileFifteenCasesCh argi ngIllegalOwnersh i pofPropertybyNisei

FRESNO,Calif.—Fifteen casesch argi ngviolation ofth eCaliforniaAli enLandLawand i nvolvingnearly$500,000worthofpropertyownedbyAmericansofJapaneseancestryarereadyforfili ng i nth eSuperiorcourt,Di stri ctAttorneyJamesM.Th uesenannouncedonJanuary15.Allofth edefendantsareofJapaneseancestry.Inth emaj ori tyofth ecasesth eStatei sexpectedtoch arge

th atpropertywasplacedi nth enameofAmerican-bornch i ldrenbyalienparents wh o,accordingtoth eAli enLandLaw,are i neli gi -bletoownorcontrolproperty-inCalifornia.Th uesensaidh eh adbeenwork -i ngon th ecases i n conjunctionwith Ralph Hagi n,speciali nvesti-gatorofth eStateDepartmentofJustice.HaginwassenttoFresnocountymoreth ansixmonth sagobyAttorneyGeneralKennyunderlegislativeactionwh i ch setupafundof$200,000forth eprose-cutionofth elandlawcases.Th uesensaidash ortageofh elpofh i sstaff»h aspreventedearlierfi li ngofth eremaini ngcases,i nwh i ch land titles already h avebeen i nvestigated.InSacramentoKennyreportedth ath i sdepartmenth asexpandedth e work ofi nvestigati ngviola-ti onsofth eAli enLandLaw byplacingfulltimerepresentativesi nvariouscouties.Kenny addedcases h ave beenfi led i nTulare,Monterey,Placer,SanLuisObispoandSanJoaquincounties,aswellas i nFresnocounty.Kennyalsorevealedpossiblevi-olationsarebeingi nvestigatedi nMadera,Merced,OrangeandRiv-ersidecounties.Th e AttorneyGeneral's officereported i th ad obtained j udg-ments againstviolators i n SanJoaquin,SanDiego,VenturaandMontereycounties.

Sh i noh aroCaseDismi ssedi nSanDiegoCourtStateDropsEsch eatProceedingsAgainstEvacueeFamily

LOSANGELES—Th efirstcaseofadismi ssalofesch eatproceed-i ngsagainstfarm-propertyownedbyanAmericanciti zenofJapa-neseancestrywasreportedth i sweek asth eStatedroppedi tssuitagainstMansak u Sh i noh ara andh i sson,Haj i me.Th epropertyin-volvedisa40-acrefarmatOtayi nSanDiegocounty.With th etri alslatedtostartth i smonth ,DuaneCarnes,repre-senting State Attorney GeneralKenny and Distri ct AttorneyTh omasWh elanofSanDiego,as-sentedtoth edismi ssalofth ecasei nth efaceofevidenceandlegalpointsi nfavorofth edefendants,accordingtoth eRafuSh i mpo.Joh n Maeno,representingth e

Sh i noh aras, contended th atth eStatech argesofviolationofth eCaliforniaAlienLandLaw werenotapplicablei nviewofth estatueoflimi tati onsandth ech angesandmodifi cati onsofth eAli enLandLaw i tselfh adi ntervened i nth ecase.Th eelderSh i noh ara h adpur-ch asedth epropertyonApril15,1938,forh i sson,Haj i me,wh owasth en12yearsofage.Guardiansh i pprovisi onsweresetup.Th eStatecontended i n i ts caseth atth ewh oleprocedurewasfraudulentandwasenteredi ntoforth epur-poseofevadingth eAli enLandLaw,wh i ch proh i bi tsth eowner-sh i p ofpropertyby Japanesealiens.InastatementMaenodeclaredth ath eh adfoundth eDi stri ctAt-torny'soffice i nSanDiego"fair-mi ndedandactingwith outanyra-cialprejudi ce.""Th eseAlienLandcasesarenottobefeared i fan h onestefforttocomplywi th th elawi smadeaswas done by Mr. Sh i noh ara,"Maenosaid.

MinYasui Admi ttedToColoradoBarDENVER— MinoraYasui,sonofMr.andMrs.M.Yasui ofth i scity,was admitted toth estatebaronJan.14andisnowlicensedtopracticelaw i nth estateofColorado.Hereceived h i sB.A.andLLJB

degreesfrom th eUniversityofOregon.Wh i leattendingth euni-versityh ewasmadeamemberofPh i BetaKappa,nationalsch olas-ti csociety. Beforeevacuation h ewasengaged i nlaw practicei nPortland,Oregon. RecentlyMr.Yasui h asbeen doinggraduatework atth eUniversityofDenver.Hei svi cepresidentofth eDen-verJACLch apterandi salsoscoutmasterofth erecentlyorganizedNisei BoyScouttroop.Mr.Yasui'sofficei slocated i nth eE&CBuildi ng.Hewillbeas-sociatedwith Tosh i oAndo,attor-ney.

FirstGroupofNisei WACsToLeaveforDutyi nJapanMINNEAPOLIS, Minn.— Th efi rstgroupofNisei WACsassign-edtoserve i nJapanwi llleaveFortSnellingonJan.19forSanFrancisco,wh ereth eywilltak eoffbyplaneforth elandofth ei ran-cestors,accordingtoJanetRus-sell,staffwriterforth eMinnea-polisTribune.Th e 12young women,allofwh om h avegraduatedfrom th eFortSnellinglanguagesch ool,ex-pecttodotranslationandcleri-calwork forth earmyi nTok yo,th ough exactlywh atth ei rdutieswillbei ssti llasecret-Mostofth egirlsweremak i ng

last-minute visi tstoth ebeautyprirlorandbuyingsh oes,h oseandcosmeticsi nth ebeliefsuch femi-ni nenecessiti eswon'tbeavailablewh ereth ey'regoing,MissRussellsaid.Mostofth em h aveh ad some

previousexperiencewi th th eJapa-neselanguagei nHawai i orJapan,butafew,such asPfc.Atsuk oMori ofMagna,Utah ,h aveonlyth ebri eftraini ngatFortSnellingasa_back ground."I'msoexcitedI'm speech less,"

Pfc.Mori sai dMonday.Pfc.MarieMick eyMinato,wh o

attendedsch ooli nTok yoi n1940and 1941,i slook i ngforwardtofindi ngh erunclewh oh assurvivedi mpri sonmentby th e Japanesearmy-"He wasa ph ysi ci anand astrongCh ri sti an,firm i nh i sbeli efth atwar inconquestformorepoweri snotri gh t,"sh e sai d."Wh enIlefti nearly1941h ek new

h e was beingwatch ed closely.Wh i le h ewas i npri son h elosth i swh ole familyandallh i sbe-longings."Cpl.Matsuk oKi doalsowillbemak i nga returntripto Tok yo,wh eresh ework edasastenogra-ph erfrom 1935to1939."I'm look i ngforwardtoseeingh owth eJapanesefeelaboutwom-eni nuniformwh oh aveth esamerank andrigh tsasmen,"sh esai d."Beforeth ewarth ereweresev-eralsh ort-livedflurriestoi ntro-ducewomen'ssuffragei nJapan."Perh aps,seeingus,th eJapa-

nesewomen maystartth e ballrollingagaintowardsuffrage—andmaybe k eep i trollingth i stime."Nearlyallth eyoung womenh avebroth erswh oh aveserved i nth eUnitedStatesarmedforces.Mostofth esewere i nth emuch -decoratedNi sei i nfantrybatalionsi nItaly.Oth erssch eduledtogotoJapanareSgt.Rh odaKnudten,Cpl.Sh i -zuk oSh i nagawa,Cpl.Berth aCh i n,Cpl.Edith Kodama,Sgt.Miwak oYanamoto,Cpl.MaryNak amura,Sgt.Ch i toIsonaga,Sgt.Fumi k oSegawa,andCpl.HarrietHira-k awa.Anoth erWAC,stilluncertainastowh eth ersh ewillgo,butmoreanxiousth ananyofth eoth ers,i sCpl.TerryNak ani sh i .Th etriptoTok yowouldbea

h oneymoonforh er.Herh usbandwh omsh e metatth e languagesch ool,now i san i ntelligenceof-fi cerstationedi nTok yo.

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EDITORIALS:EvacueesandReliefTypicaldistortionsofth enewsbyth e

Hearstnewspaper,th eLosAngelesHerald-Express,and th eLos AngelesTimesareevidentth i sweek i nth e h andli ngofstoriesandeditori alsonth epurported"4000Japa-nese"onLosAngelescountyreliefrolls.Th e4,000 persons,i tlaterturnedout,

were th e numberofpersons residi ng i nemergencypublic h ousi ng.Th esepersonsarenotreliefcases,th ough nosuch clarifi cati onwasmade.Andth eLosAngelesTimesdeclaredth at

th eestimatewasbased"onth eexpectation"th atth emaj ori tyofth osenow h omelesswillbecomepublicch arges.Th eWarRelocationAuth ori tyh adatre-

mendously di ffi cultjob i nmoving50,000personsoutofi tswartimecamps,and i nnomassmovementsuch asth i scanwageearn-ersbetransferreddirectlyintojobs.Th eLosAngelesTimes,too,i sguiltyof

interference and i nsi nuation i n i ts newsstoryofJan.17concerningth e "floodofjobsofferedJaps"followingth ereport."Tigh tfamilyloyaltiesamongth eJapa-

nese preventth em from acceptingemploy-mentwh i ch cannotprovidelivi ngaccomoda-ti onsforth ei rk i nandfromtak i ngj obsatanydistancefrom th ei rpresentemergencysh elters,"saidth e Times,crediti ngth ere-mark toth eWRAbutnotdirectlyquotingaWRArepresentative."Ti gh tfamilyloyalties" preventmost

American h usbandsfrom abandoningth ei rch i ldrenandwivestoacceptj obsth atsep-arateth esemenfrom th ei rfamili es.Th eTi mes alsoreportsth atth eUSES

reported565persons h ad appliedforworkduringth epastmonth ,butth atonly50"ac-cepted" j obs,i nferringth atth eNi sei andIssei appi cantsrefusedtowork .Th ereportdidnotgivefigureson th e

numberofNisei andIssei th ath adbeenof-fered jobs,nordid i tgiveanyi ndi cati onastowh eth erth ej obsofferedh adbeensuitedtoth epastexperienceandtraini ngofth eapplicants.Th eUni ted StatesEmploymentServicei sbypresidentialorderrequiredtobenon-discri mi nati ng i noffering j obs,andtoreportcasesofempoyersrefusingtoac-ceptapplicantsbecauseofrace. Th i s h asunfortunatelynotalwaysbeen th epracticeofcertainbranch esofth eUSES.Inonei ntermountaincity,forexample,noNisei arereferred toanybutth emostmenialj obs.Th erei snoefforttodirectNisei i nto j obsfitti ngth ei rtraini ng.Again,th eTi mesreportsth at2,000 j obs

i nth eci trus i ndustrywillbeopeningupsh ortly,butinfersagainth atmostofth epersonsofJapanesedescentwillnotacceptth ese j obs,"unlessh ousi ng i sprovidedbyth egrowersforwh olefamilyunits."Iti sourunderstandingth atth eWRA doesnotdemandth ath usbandsandfath ersseparatefrom th ei rfamili es toacceptwork ,andagainth atth eWRAdoesnotexpecttrainedspeciali stsand professionalwork erstoac-ceptth i stypeofwork .Th eTi mesarticle,wh i ch i sblandlypre-

sentedas a"news"article,concludeswithth i sparagraph :"Inth erelocationcenters,th emaximum

amounta Japanesecould earn was$19 amonth ,th eaveragebeing$12.A typicalcountyassistancepaymenttoafamilyofth ree is$135.""Th ereaderi sth usask edtoconcludeth at

th ese"Japanese"sh ouldnotexpectth eusualwagesandwork i ngconditi onsoffered per-sonsofoth erdescents.Th eLos AngelesHerald-Express,h ow-

ever,mak esnoattempttobesubtle i n i tsportrayalofdistortednews.In i tseditori alonJan.17 i tmerelyre-

sortstotime-wornph rasesappealingtoth eemotionsofth erace-biased:"Sh i p th em back to Japan,"says th e

Herald-Express,i fth eydon'tli k eroad-build-i ngandsuch countyprojects.Such attemptstomak eamajori ssueout

ofth edi ffi cultreadjustmentproblemsofagroupofpersonswh o sufferedevacuationanddetentionth rough wh ath asbeencalled"ourbiggestwartimemi stak e"are typicalofth eeffortsofth ei rresponsiblesectionofourcountry'spresstomak erace-prejudi ceapaying,h eadlinepropositi on.Th epostwaradjustmentofourcountry

canonlysufferfrom attemptstodivi deth ecountry'spopulation i ntoracialgorups.Ouri nternationalprestige as a leader i n th edemocratictraditi oncan onlysufferaswecontinuetopresentaspectacleofacountrydivi ded.Wemustdemand ofournation'spress th e h onest,unbiased presentation ofth enewsth ati tpretendstogive.

Hostili tyi nManilaOnedayrecentlyatrainbearingmore

th an200AmericansoldiersofJapanesean-cestrymovedth rough th estreetsofManilai nth ePh i li ppi nes.Th eNi sei Glswereamongth eh undredsofJapaneseAmericansoldierswh owereassignedtoth ePh i li ppi necapitaltopartici patei nth epreparationofwarcrim-i nalcasesagainstenemyJapanese.Th eNi sei Glsweremade th eobjectsof

h ooti ngand j eeri ngbyth eFili pi nopopula-tion wh o mi stook th e JapaneseAmericansforenemyJapaneseprisoners.Inth eh andsofAmericanmili taryauth or-

i ti es i nth ePh i li ppi nestodayi sdocumentedi nformationrelatingtoth emi streatmentofNisei soldiersbymembersofth ePh i li ppi neconstabulary.Asaresultofopenh osti li tytowardth em

byth epeopleofacountrytowardwh oselib-erationth eyh avemadean i nvaluable con-tributi on,th emoraleofNisei troops i n th ePh i li ppi nesisdescribedas"extremelylow."Inth efi eldsoftranslationand i nterroga-

tion,i nwh i ch th eywerespeciallytrained,JapaneseAmericansoldiersh aveplayedani ntegralrole i nth evictoryofAmericanforc-esi nth ePh i li ppi nes.Inadditi on,th emili -taryrecordsofth ePh i li ppi necampaignarestuddedwith i nstancesofNisei courage i ncombat. AccordingtoLieut.Col.WallaceMooreofG-2,Nisei volunteerswh oprecededAmericanforces i ntoth eSantoTomascampi nManilawere responsibleforth esavingofcountlessci vi li anli ves.Andth eli vesofth ousandsofAmericansoldiersandFili pi noguerrillaswere savedbyth epresence ofNisei i ntelligencespeciali stsonLeyte,Min-danaoandonLuzon.litallofth ecampaignforth ePh i li ppi nes,h owever,th ework ofth eNi sei wasregardedasatopdrawersecretandnoeffortapparentlyh asbeenmadetoi nform th epeopleofth ePh i li ppi nesonth econtributi onsofth eJapaneseAmerican sol-di ers.AsaresultmanyFili pi nosh avemis-guidedlyexpendedth ei rh atredofth eenemyJapaneseuponth eNi sei from America.Ni sei i ntelligencetroops translated th e

entireJapaneseplansforth enavalbattleofth e Ph i li ppi nes wh i ch were capturedwithAdmiralKoga,th encommander-in-ch i efofth ecombinedJapanesefleetswh enth eplanei nwh i ch h ewas h urryi ngto j oi nh i sfleetmadeaforcedlandingi nth ePh i li ppi nes.Inadditi on,th ecompleteJapaneseplanforth edefenseofth ePh i li ppi neswas also madek nownth rough th ework ofJapaneseAmer-i canspeciali stslongbeforeourforcesland-edonLeyte.Inth ewordsofoneobserver,"many(JapaneseAmericans)h avepaidwithth ei rli vesandmanymoreh avebeenwound-ed.Th eyh avedoneanoutstandingj obandth ei rh eroi sm sh ouldberecognized."Untilth etransferofATIS(AlliedTrans-

latorand InterpreterSection) to Tok yo,nearlyoneth ousandJapanesesoldierswereassignedtodutyi nManila i nth atoneunitalone.Th ereare stilla largenumberofNisei Gls i n th ePh i li ppi nesand wi th outth emth ework ofprosecutingwarcrimi nalsandrepatriati ngenemytroopswouldbe se-verelyh ampered.Iti stobe h opedth atde-ci si vestepswillbetak enbyAmericanmili -taryauth ori ti esto i nform th epeopleofth ePh i li ppi nesregardingth econtributi onswh i chth eNi sei h avemadetoPh i li ppi ne indepen-dence.Th erei sli ttledoubtth atsuch i nfor-mationwillh elptodispelth epresenth osti l-i tyofth epeopleofth ePh i li ppi nestowardth eNi sei .

nisei USAbyLARRY TAJIRI

ASongAboutEvacuationLastweek i nth ePacifi c Ci ti -

zen WoodyGuth ri e,singerandwriterofpeople'sballads,urgedth eNi sei tocomposeth ei rown"singi ngh i story."Th egreatevac-uationof1942,sooftencalled"th elargestforcedmigrationi nAmeri-can.h i story,"alreadyi scelebratedi nanumberoffinepainti ngsbyevacueeartistsandth esagaofth edisplacedNisei andIssei mayonedayberecorded i nbook s. Butth erei sli ttlech anceth ati twi llberememberedi nsong.Itmaybeth atth eNisei donot

h aveamusicaltraditi on,atleastoneuponwh i ch th eycandraw.Th emusicalculturewh i ch th e i mmi -grantparentsofth eNisei brough ttoth eAmericansh oreliesacrossalingui sti cch asm wh i ch onlyafewNisei h avebeenabletobridge.Th egapwh i ch alwaysh assepar-atedth etwogenerations,asi th asseparated oth er i mmi grantandAmerican-born groups,h asbeenwidenedbyanobviousattemptonth epartofth eNi sei grouptore-nounceth ei rOrientalh eri tage i nanefforttoincorporateth emsel-vesmorecomfortablyinto th eAmericanscene.Th i sefforth asbeen i ntensifi ed by successivewaves ofanti-Ori entalism wh i chh ave been generated by WestCoastracists wh o h ave look edupon anyremnantsofOrientalculture,wh eth eri nth earrange-mentofafewflowersorth elin-geringnotesofasong,assome-th i ngfaintlydisloyaland,th ere-fore,un-American.Th e Nisei ,ofcourse,are asmusicallyliterateasanyoth erAmericangroupbutth ey h aveaddedlittletoth emusicwh i chth eyplayandsingandtowh i chth eydance. Th ey h aveacceptedth e h odge-podgeh eri tageofth emusicofAmerica.Th eysingth eballads,wh oseorigi nsaremainlyAnglo-Saxon,and th e spiri tualswh i ch h ave come from Negroslavesandfreemenofth ebayous,th eplantationlandsandth eredclayh i llsofth eSouth .Th eydancetoth ej i vewh i ch wasborn i nth eStoryvilledistri ctofNewOrleansandi nth eh onk y-tonk sofKansasCi ty,Ch i cagoandHarlem.Andth ey h ave paid h omageto th eclassicaltraditi onwh i ch i sstillmainlyEuropean,ofBeeth oven,Mozart,Tch ai k owsk yandBrah ms.Ofallth efolk musi cwh i ch i scon-sideredAmerican,th eNisei ,andth ese particularlyfrom Hawai i ,h avewonmostrecogniti oni nth ei ri nterpretationofth e Hawai i an.Musici ansi n th e 442nd CombatTeam h ave i ntroducedth elyricalstringsofHawai i anballadstocountless Italian,German andFrench villagesandtowns. Buth ereagainth ey h avebeen inter-pretersrath erth ancomposers.Incidentally,WoodyGuth ri ei saveteranofanoth ergreatevacua-tionwh i ch precededGeneralDe-Wi tt'sJapaneseevacuationbylessth anadecade.Woodygrewup i nth eDustBowlamongth efarmerswh osefarmsdriedup andblewaway,wh oweretractoredoutbyexpandingabsenteelandlordswh enth eywerenotdustedoff.He j oi n-edth egreattrek ofth eDustBowlmigrantsdownHigh way66wh i chJoh nSteinbeck h asmemoriali zedi n h i s"GrapesofWrath ." Th eOk i esandth eArk i esfoundvigi l-:antesandStatepolice,h ardworkandh unger,atth eendofHigh way66. Woodymadeupsongsash ewentdown th eroad(h i s DustBowlballadswererecordedi ntwoalbumsbyVictor)andh i s"Ain'tGonna Be TreatedTh i s Way"("I'mgoingwh ereth eduststormsneverblow")isamusicalaccomp-ani mentforSteinbeck 'ssagaofMaJoadandh erfamilywh owereevacuees,too.Th eevacuationof1942maynoth avei tsmusicalli teraturebuti ti sassuredofarecordoncanvasandi nbook sbyth eevacueesandbyth epersonnelofth eWarRelo-cationAuth ori ty.Manypainti ngsfrom artists i n th e relocationcampsare i ncludedi nth etravel-i ngexh i bi tsponsoredbyth eJapa-nese American Citi zens Leagueandoth erorganizati onswh i ch h asbeensh own i nBoston,Roch ester,AnnArborandoth erci ti es.HenrySugimoto,wh osepainti ngsareonexh i bi ti nth eLegionofHonori nSanFranciscoand i noth erCali-forniagalleries,recently h ad ash ow i nNewYork ofth ecanvasesfrom h i sbarrack sstudiosatth eJeromeandRoh wercampsi nAr-k ansas.Ch i uraObatai sback at

h i steach i ngpostatth eUniveflsityofCaliforniaafteranevacttitionexperienceduringwh i ch fc< «conductedartsch oolsatth eT_ iforanassemblycenterwh erek |h ad800studentsandatTop»OneofProf.Obata'spainti ngs(th eTopazcampisnowth epn»IertyofMrs.EleanorKoosewt;Amongotiverwell-k nownCelifot$niaartistswh owork edi nth enk |cationcampswereHideoDate_,JjBenj i Ok ubo.Mi neOk ubo'spainti ngsofrfllocationcenterlitewereexh i bfledi nNewYork lastsummeruHh avebeensentontourtooth HAmericanciti es.MissOk ubo,w|Bi llustrated th e "Issei, N_HKibei "articlei nth eApril,lyjfli ssueofFortune,i sth earti sti flauth orofabook wh i ch willpublish edbyColumbiaUnivenflPress i nth enearfutureandwh fli sexpectedtobemainlyconcefHedwith th eevacuation.MissOnlJbo'sdrawingswereafeaturecSth eTopazTrek ,probablyth ebe|ofth eliterarymagazinesto i Jpublish edbyNisei i nth ecentra :One ofth ewri tersforTrel-aTosh i oMori,wh osestoriesh s» l<beenpublish edi nNewDirectim 1and i nvariousmagazines,i swork ai ngonaseriesofnovels,one«-Mwh i ch i stitled"SendTh ese,fclHomeless."TaroKatayama,vaoth erTrek writer,returnedI_||month from servicewi th th e44ttMCombatTeam i nItalyandFraiu|and h opestocontinue writi ng.IIti sexpectedth atth eevacu itionwillcontinuetobeafavti te topicforsocial h i stori uCareyMcWilli ams'"Prejudi ce:11JJapaneseAmericans"wasth efi t,!i n th e field. AlexanderLeipton's"Th eGoverningofMen,"Bstudyofth ereactionofth ecviueestorelocation centercoat.jtions,h asprovidedva.uablem'|terialforth etreatmentofoth Hi nternedpopulations.BradfcSmith ,nowpreparingabook fl|JapaneseAmericanswh i ch will!'*apartofth e"NationofNatio_-sprojectwh i ch i sunderth ego,,eraleditorsh i pofLouis Adairi snowobtaini ngmaterialontk '9Ni sei and Issei with particuti ;stress on personalexperiencs■VWallace Stegner's"One Nationsh ows,with th egraph i cassistano,ofph otograph s,ofth ereaction)Jth e Ni sei to relocation livi niRack h am Holt,notedbiograph tof"GeorgeWash i ngtonCarver,i sbelievedto h avecompletedtk ibiograph yofaNisei tobep~lish edunderth etitle,"Th eGolten Door."'A numberofotlwbook s, i ncluding some fromIWestCoastuniversitystudy,n?,lexpected.Th eevacuationwillbewell<k _Jumented—butwecould still£9i with asong,th ek i ndth atWoo?Guth ri e and oth erfolk artiscansineandplay.Itwouldbe isongaboutth e evacuationtre\i and th eMPs,th ebarrack s,tlii barbed-wire andth ebluedese-sk y overh ead, aboutth e di nstormsandth emess h allsandtßi roadoutagaintowardfreedom

JACLRECEIVESSUGGESTIONSFORNISEIRELOCATION

Relocationsuggestionscamei jtoth eJACLofficeth i sweek ft*IAth ens, Oh i o,and Tallah asWFlorida,i nvi ti ngth eresettlenwofNisei i nth eseciti es.Th eRev.FredLuch s,mini s*ofth ePresbyterianch urch i nAtkens,wri tes,"Weneedadentilandasurgeon i nth i suni verffltown.Wewouldacceptanyottbutwouldofcoursepreferson*onewh owouldfiti ntoacollejcommunityofeigh tth ousandctfzens."Aletterfrom J.VelmaofKe«

andO'Kelley,Tallah assee,Flon*lawoffices,says:"Iam i nreceiptofyourliteatureand i th asoccurredtomth atth eremigh tbeaplaceM|someofyourpeoplei nLeonComlty,Florida."Weareessentiallyaruralcotmuni tyandcertaintypesoftru«farmingareprofitable.Ifany,lyourpeopleare i nterested i n$vestigati ngth esituation,Ik mth atourCh amberofComma*willbegladtogiveyousome»sistance.

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VagariesHeadlineEdi ti on...

BobIk i ,aneditoratForeignbroadcastIntelligenceService i nWash i ngton, spok e onth e ABCetwork 'sHeadlineEdi ti on'spro-ram lastweek ,discussing th eeloeation ofevacuees i n Wash -sgton...Ach oi rcomposedofimeri cansoldiersofJapanesean-strywaspresented«inaspecialroadcaston Ch ri stmasday i n'ok yo,Japan.Th e soldierswere11formermembersofth eFortnelling,Minn.,ch oi rwh i ch gavesimi larrecitalatth eMi nnesotarmy camp on Ch ri stmas day,944 ...Kiyosh i Nak ama,Ha-wai i anNi sei swimmi ngstar,wasamedch ampi onofth eyeari nh e 200-metersfree-style i n th ennualcompilati onofAssociated"ressfeatures.

Kurok i 'sBook ...Tech .Sgt.BenKurok i i sdoingi book wh i ch willbe publish edh i s year.Hiscollaborator,ac-ordingtoth eRock y Sh i mpo,i stalph Martin,formerlyofth etaffofth eGInewspaper,Starsmd Stripes.. .Now th atth ei rari soverth eMetropolitanOp-i ra company'snew season willeatureth erevivalof"Mme.But-erfly"with James Melton as'ink ertonandLici aAlbaneseas'h o-Ch o-San.Hizi Koyk ewh owaseatured i nth ePuccini operafornanyseasonswith th eSanCarloOperacompany i snow reportednarriedtoanotedi mpressario.

* * "Gardener...Inth eMGM fi lm "Th i rtySec-mds OverTok yo"Van Joh nson,"layingth eroleofCaptain(nowi laj or)TedLawson,tellsafellow(ilotonth enigh tbeforeth eDoo-i ttlefliers h opoffforth erai d>n Tok yo:"Mymoth erusedtolave a Japanese gardener.Heeemedtobeallrigh t."Recentlyh ereal-lifeMajorLawson,now;h e h ousi ngch ai rmanofth e ac-tiveAmericanVeteranscommit-;ee,purch ased a h ome i n th eBa'dwinHi llsdi stri cti nLosAn-

Eelesandh i redaJapanesegar-enertotak ecareofth elawn.* » *

Repatriates...DepartmentofJusticeregula-tionsth atvoluntaryrepatriatesre-turningtoJapancouldtak eonly$60i nAmericancurrencyplusth eamountearnedby th em i nrelo-cationcenters and i nternmentcampsfound th eU.S.customsroom atSeattleoverloadedwithwarbonds andcurrency turnednbyth erepatriatesbefore th ei f'rst"groupleftonth e GeneralMarsh allforJapan.One ofth erepatriates,YuzoNozanofStock -ton,Calif.,turnedoverto i nspec-torsanenvelopecontaini ng$3,425i nU.S.warbonds.Oth errepa-tri atesalsoturned i nlargesums.

* » *Extras...Tsuyosh i Matsumoto,now i nCh i cago,i sth eauth orofan'ar-ticleon"Japan'sElection"i nth eJan.14 i ssueofNewRepublic...Afteralongabsencebecauseofevacuation Ni sei extrasand bi tplayersaregettingback onth erollsofCentralCastingi nHolly-wood . . ."AmericanGuerrillai nth ePh i li ppi nes,"th e20th -Foxproductionwh i ch wastobemadefrom IraWolfert'sbook andforwh i ch 25 Ni sei were tentativelysigned,i snowdefini telyoffth estudio'sproductioncalendarasaresultofth epresentHollywoodpoli cy ofdeemph asi zi ng warfilms.

* **YuleGreetings...Jack Mak i ,Nisei auth orof"Jap-aneseMili tari sm,"i sbelievedenroutetoJapanonamissi onforth eArmy.Mak i ,agraduateofth eU.ofWash i ngton,served i nani mportantU.S.psych ologicalwar-farepostduringth ewar. ..Ank yHosh i j o,aveteranofth e100th InfantryBattalion,recentlymadeh i sproboxingdebuti nHon-oluluasafeath erweigh t.Hosh i j ofough ti nGIrings i nItaly...Th eCh ri stmasweek i ssueofth emagazineNewYork ercarriedth efollowinglinesi napoembyFrankSu'livanwh i ch .wastitled"Greet-i ngs,Friends!":"...frameawarmYuletroch eeInh onorofSergeantBenKurok iAndallth egallantNisei Yank sTo h i m andth em,th ei rcoun-try'sth ank s."

NISEIGI

Ph otobyPfc.Hank Harada

BattleRoyalLoomsi nSenateOverFairEmploymentBill

ByJOHNKITASAKO

Wash i ngtonNews-Letter

Wash i ngton,D.C.

KAbattleroyallooms i nth eSenateoverattemptsbyth elib-forcestopasslegislationtoestablish apermanentFairEm-

ploymentPracticesCommittee.Both si desh aveli nedupth ei rar-tilleryforafigh ttoth efi ni sh .Atth i swriti ng,sponsorsofth ebi llareplanningtobring

th ebill,wh i ch passedth eSenateLaborCommitteelastyear,toth efloorfordebatesoonafterth eSenatereconvenes.South ernDemocrats,unitedasonetok i llth ebill,areth reateningtofili -buster,someth i ngwh i ch th eyareveryadeptatdoing,h avi ngsuchlong-windedch ampsasBilboandEastland.Afili busterwouldbeextremelyunfortunatebecause i twouldh oldupdebateandactiononoth erex-tremelyimportantlegislation.Buti fone doesdevelop,sponsorsofth e FEPC bi llh ope to secureenough votes—two-th i rdsofth eSenate membersh i p—tosh utoffdebate.However,th i sappearsli k eatough propositi on,forth esouth -ernDemocratsaresolidlylinedupagainstth ebill,plusanumberofnorth ernconservatives.Inth eHouseofRepresentatives

a companionFEPC measure i sneatlybottled up i n th eRulesCommitteebyth esouth ernreac-tionaries,andeffortstoh aveth ebi lldisch argedfromth ecommitteeh avesofarprovenfruitless.Th eendeavorstosetupaper-manentFEPC h aveth estrongen-dorsementofPresidentTruman.LastJune h e pleadedwi th th eHouseRulesCommitteetoreleaseth e measureforactionon th efloor,butth ecommitteemembersi ustmonk eyedaround,andth ebill.h adtobepigeonh oled.Asproofth ath emeanstofigh tforequalrigh tsforth eminori ti es,th ePresidentseveralweek sagoordered_allgovernmentagenciestoabolish discri mi natorypracticesi nh i ri ngpersonnel,andspeciallych argedth emtocooperatewith th eFEPC i nmattersaffectingth eem-ploymentofminori ti es i ngovern-mentservice. Healsogaveth eFEPCauth ori tytoinvestigatedis-crimi nati on i nth osei ndustriesen-gagedi nreconversionproduction.In battlingfora permanentFEPC,th ePresidenti snotjustcarryingoutth epledgei n1944ofh i spredecessorforfairtreatmentofminori tygroups.Heandth eliberalsi nCongressrealizeth atanFEPC,armedwith adequatefundsandbroadpowers,i si mperativetoforestallracedisturbances i nth egreatstruggleforsurvivali nth epost-warera.Racial relations are alreadytense.Th eGl'sofallminori ti esh aveaprettygoodi deaofwh atth eyfough tfor,andth eyarenotgoingtotak ediscri mi nati on sit-ting down.Th ey wanta fai ich ancetowork ;th eywantassur-anceofequalconsideration. Th eNi sei wh o h asa college degreedoesnotwanttogoback toth estrawberrypatch .Th eNegrowh oi sequippedtodoaspecialtypeofwork doesnotwanttobeapor-terorabootblack .Th eJewwh oh asstudiedbusiness lawdoesn'twantto operatea one-countergrocerystore.Andi fth eseveteransandoth -

ersdon'tgetth atch ance,th erei sgoingtobetrouble. Toomanypeopleh avealreadyforgottenth eraceriotswh i ch followedth elastwarbecauseAmericawasnotpre-paredtotak ecareofitsminor-i ti es.WendellWillk i eoncesaid,"Th eequitabletreatmentofracialmin-oriti esi nAmericai sbasi ctoourch ance fora j ustand lastingpeace. We,asAmericans,cannotbeononesideabroadandonth eoth erath ome."Peace i nAmerica i nth epost-warperiodrestsonth esh ouldersofCongress.Th eenactmentofth elegislationforapermanentFEPCwilli nsureth i speace,andAmericacansh owth eoth ernationsofth eworldwh oarecloselywatch i ngi tstreatmentofitsminori tyciti -zensth ati ti sademocracyi nfactas i nname.

Ch i coSch oolBoardRefusestoSponsorMcWilli amsLectureCHICO,Calif.—Th eCh i coBoardofEducationonJan.10refusedtogivei tssupporttoaseriesofforums atwh i ch Carey McWil-liams,notedauth ori tyonminori typroblems,wi llbeoneofth espeak -ers,onth egroundth ati tdoesnotwantto be responsibleforanyi deaspresentedatth emeeting.BoardMemberN.A.Ch ri sten-sen specifi callyobjected to Mr.McWilli amsonth egroundth atth eboardmigh tbei nvi ti ngcriti ci sm.Th eforum seriesi ssponsoredbyserviceclubs.Oth erspeak erswillbeWalterDurantyandBruceBlivi n.

Noguch i ProvidesSettingsforMarth aGrah am'sDanceWork sNEW YORK— IsamuNoguch i ,notedsculptoranddesigner,i slisted as "artisti c collaborator"forMarth aGrah am'snew dancework ,"Dark Meadow*wh i ch willbepresentedforth efi rsttimeonJan.23atth ePlymouth th eatreaspartofth e Grah am dancerepertory.Mr.Noguch i ,accordingtoth eNewYork Times,h as"createdth ebi tsofdecorandth epropertieswh i ch replaceformalsetting i nMissGrah am'ssagecraft."Heh asalsodesignedth esettingsfortwo

oth erdancework swh i ch willbei ncluded i n th eprogram tobegivenbyMissGrah am and h ertroupeduringth etwo-week seasonwh i ch willstartonJan.21.Yuri k oAmemiya,Nisei dancer,wh omadeh erdebutlastyeari n"Appalach i anSpring"andoth erwork s,will againappear asamemberofMissGrah am's com-pany.MissAmemiyawi llgoonacross-

countrytourwith th e Grah amcompanyafterth e closeofth eNewYork season.

JerseyGroupFormedtoAidResettlementNEW BRUNSWICK,N.J.—Th eNewJerseyCouncilonJapaneseAmericanswasorganizedonJan.16atameetingatWoodLawn,NewJerseyCollegeforWomen.Amongth eorganizati onswh i ch

h avebeeni nvi tedtopartici patei nth eneworganizati onareth eNewJerseyStateFederationofWo-men'sclubs,th eStateCh amberofCommerce,LeagueofWomenVot-ersandth eAmericanAssociati onofUniversityWomen.Mrs.Steph enJ.Francisco,pres-i dent,StateFederation ofWo-men'sclubs,presided.DillonS.Myer,nationaldirec-torofth eWarRelocationAuth or-i ty,MissMarionGlaeser,directorofstudentsatth eNewJerseyCol-legeforWomen,andKiyosh i Ya-mash i taofNewYork Ci tywereth ech i efspeak ersatth eorgani-zationalmeeting.Approximately2,300 JapaneseAmericans wh o wereevacuatedfromth eWestCoasti n1942arenowlivi ngi nNewJersey.Ofth i stotalsome 1,700areresidi ngatSeabrook Farmsi nBri dgeton.Th emai npurposeofth enewor-ganizati onwillbetoassistth eresettlerstobecomeadjustedi nth ei rnewcommuniti es.Th eCoun-cilproposes to work with andth rough exi sti ngagenciesandor-ganizati onsth rough outth eState.

CaptainCrowleyWillSpeak toCh i cagoJACLGroupCHICAGO—Capt.Th omasCrow-ley,formerlyattach edtoth e442ndandnowwith th elegaldepartmentofth eCh i cagoMotorClub,willbeguestspeak eratth efirstmeetingofth eyearofth eCh i cagoJACLonJan.25,8 p.m.,atth eInter-nationalHouse.Capt.Crowleywasassignedtoth eWestCoastonaWarDepart-mentspeak i ngtourafterh i sre-turnfrom Europe.He spok e i nmany ofth e "h i gh prej udi ce"areasofth estateofCalifornia,i ncludingPlacercounty.Th e1946cabinetofth eCh i cagoch apterwi llbei nstalled.MembersarePresidentNoboruHonda,vicepresidentTogoTanak a,RecordingSecretaryRoseKok ubu, Corres-pondingSecretaryMaryMatsu-mura,TreasurerDixi eIsh i da,andDelegates-at-largeNobumitsuTak -ah ash i ,.Mrs.Doroth yKitow,andDr.Willi amHi ura.

Fromth eFryingPanByBILLHOSOKAWA

Wh atWouldGen.StilwellHave-Done i n1942?j j ll-j j ■, DcsMoines,la.OneofourfavoritegeneralsisJoseph Sti lwell.Heh ash eld

th atpositi oneversinceh etrudgedoutofth eBurma j ungleandadmittedweh adtak enonedick ensofabeating.Afewdaysagoth ewardepartmentassignedGeneralStill-

wellasch i efofth eWesternDefenseCommand.Perh apsth etransferispurelycoinci dental,buti ti ssigni fi canti nviewofGeneralStilwell'swell-k nownstand i nsupportofth eNi sei .Now i sasgoodatimeasanytogetGeneralStilwell'spro-

posedPick axe Club i nto being.Its membersh i p, i fyou recall,wouldconsistofformerservice-menreadyto wield a pick axeh andle on barroom commandoswh oth i nk objecti veTok yomeanssettingfiretoaNisei veteran'sfarmh ouse.

* * *We can't h elp butwanderwh ati twould h ave beenli k eh adsomeofficerwith General

Stilwell'spresentk nowledgeofth eNisei ,h eadedth eWesternDefense Commandon Dec.7,1941.

* * *Barber'sTopicOurbarber's,favoritetopicusedtobe h i sson i nth earmy.Th atson i sback nowafter18month sofsh ooti ngat,andbeingsh otat,byJapanesei nth e j unglesofNewGuineaandth ePh i li ppi nes.Recentlyth efath erdecidedtoretireandsold h i s business toth eson,sonowth eone-time j un-glei nfrantrymangivesusth eoneover,ligh tly."Yep,"h esaidas h eranth egleamingstraigh t-edgerazoroverth estroppreparatorytoaneck sh ave."Welost500mengoingupth atoneh i ll."Butwewouldh avelostalotmore i fi tweren'tforth eN.seiboyswith us."Fortunately h e'ssuch a good-naturedfellow i tprobablywould-n'tmak eawh oopofdifferencetoh i m even i fItoidh i m mynamewasFumimaroToj o.

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TrafficWestTh ere'salotoftrafficofblack -h ai redpassengers westward ac-crossth ePacifi c.SomeareJapa-neseprisonersofwar.Somearecivi li ansbeingeith erdeporteuorexpatriatedfrom th eU.S.Stilloth ersareU.S.combat

veteransgoing h ome to Hawai iwith ach estfulofribbons.Andafourth groupis made upofyoungNisei servicemenboundforth eoccupationarmyi nJapan.We'dli k etositi nash i p's

cabinwith oneman—preferablyabout25yearsold—from eachofth efourgroupsandstartanuninh i bi tedbullsession.Th efourmenwouldh aveonlyancestryi ncommon.Th ei rexper-i encesandph i losoph i es— exceptperh apsth oseofth etwoservice-men— oneavet,th eoth erarook i e—wouldbevastlydifferent.Itlook sli k eth emak i ngsofagoodsh ortstoryorperh apsevenbetter,a novel.

* » *NewspaperFillersNewspaperfillerstraditi onallyareasourceofi nteresting,buth ardlysigni fi canti nformation.Weran i ntoone th eoth erdaywh i ch read:"Th e recently-closed HeartMountain,Wyo.,relocationcen-terconvertedsome2000 acresofsagebrush landi ntoa h i ghstateofcultivati on."Aftergettingoverth esurpriseofseeingsuch an i tem,wespedback th rough timeandspacetoHeartMountain,wh i ch was h omefor14month s.Yes,th ere i twas,th ebench -

land.Arid,sandy,spotted withdwarfedsagebrush .Andth erei twas again a yearlater,greennowwith rowcrops i rri gatedbysnow waterbrough tdownfromth e Sh osh one.We areproudtoh avebeenamemberofth ecom-munity wh i ch accomplish ed th ej ob.We h adaparti nth edeve'op-

mentofth atland,atinypart.Itwasaraceagainsttimeandman-powerwas scarce.So th eyputth i s city-bredpencil-push eratopa h uge,sputteringtractor.Th eysaid push th i sleverto

mak e i tgoandpulli tback tostop,andsh oveth i spedaltoturnalittleandsh ove th epedalandyonk th i soth erleveri fyouwanttoturnaroundsh arp.Andsoforacoupleofth ri lli ngsh i fts we werea tractoroper-ator.Th ere was a senseoftri-

umph aboutsitti ngaloneatopth i spowerfulsteelbeastandguidi ngi tas i tcrawledtire-lesslyoverth eflat,rippi ngoutsagebrush ,filli ng i nth eh ollows,sh api ngabilli ard-tablefieldoutofdesert.We aren'tmade ofth e stuffth atgoeswith operatingatrac-torforalivi ng.Butwefeeleverymanough ttotry i tonce.It'sgoodforh i sego.

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EngagementTh eengagamentofAk i k oNi sh -i moto ofLancaster,Calif.,toKaoruS.Vagi,formerlyofSali-nas,wasannouncedth i sweekMr.Vagi recentlyreceivedh i s

disch argefrom th eArmyaftermoreth anfouryearsofservice,i ncludingoverseasduty i n th eAleutians,th ePacifi candi nJa-pan.

IntermountainJACLCh aptersPledgeFundTh esum of$5,000,toberaisedbyFeb.15,waspledgedbyth eIntermountainDistri ctCouncilofth eJACLforth enationalh ead-quartersofth eorganizati onatameeting h eldJan.13i nSaltLak eCi ty.Quotasallottedtoeach ch apter

weresetasfollows:SaltLak eCi ty,$1,000;BoiseValley,$525;Idah oFalls,$525;Pocatello,$525;Snak eRiver,$525;Mt.Olympus,$475;DavisCounty,$375;Ogden,$375;Rexburg(Yellowstone).$375;andMagicValley,$300.Th eresolutiontoraiseth epledg-

edamountwaspassedunanimous-lyby th etwenty-ninedelegate'spresentatth e meeting.Ninech apterswererepresented.Sh i gek i Ush i oofth eMt.Olym-

pusch apterwaselectedch ai rmanofth e councilforth e comingterm.Mrs.Alice Kasai ofth eSaltLak ech apterwaselectedsec-retary,and PaulOk amura waselectedtreasurer.Th edelegateswereentertainedatth eCapri Restaurantafterth emeetingbyth eSaltLak ech apter.

JACLPresidentParticpi atesi nPanelatMidvaleMIDVALE,Utah —SaburoKido,nationalpresidentofth e,JACL,partici pated i napanelforum onracialattitudesonJan.14atth eMi dvale sch ool.Th e forum wassponsoredbyth eJordan Sch oolDistri ctPTA and th eUniversityofUtah ExtensionDivi si on.Oth erspeak erswereDr.Ch arles

Dibbleofth eUniversityofUtah ,Rabbi A.S.Luch s,Mr.WallaceLeong,Mr.D.H.OliverandMr.Kido.Th epartici pantsspok e ofth e

needforlegislationi ncorrectingracialattitudes,pointi ngoutth atth elongrangeprogram ofcor-rection th rough education wouldbetooslow.Th epanelmemberspointedtoth eneedforapermanentFEPC,civi lrigh ts i npublicplacesandlegislationtodeclare i nvalidre-stricti vecovenants.Dr.Dibble spok eofth eprob-lemfromananth ropologist'sview-point.Over250personsh eardth edis-

cussion.Th epanelmemberswereguests ofth e Mi dvaleKiwani sclub atadinnerpreceding th emeeting.

FarewellDinnerWillHonorMormonWork ertoHawai iA farewelltestimoni aldi nner

h onori ngElderandMrs.MelvinA.Weenig andfamily,wh owillleave i nth enearfutureforHa-wai i wh ereElderWeenigwillpre-si deoverth eCentralPacifi cMis-si onforth eCh urch ofJesusCh ri stofLatterDaySaints,willbeh eldi nth eOgden4th Ward,Monday,January21,at8p.m.Th e program forth e eveningwillconsistofspeak ersandmu-sicalnumbers,followedbyadancei nth eamusementh all.Nisei h avebeentenderedaspeciali nvi tati onto see ElderWeenig.Th e 4thWard Ch apel i slocatedat21ststreetand Jefferson avenue i nOgden.Th eCentralPacifi cMi ssi on isth eformerJapaneseMissi on ofth eLDSch urch i nth eHawai i anIslands.PresidentWeenig,wh oh asbeenaguestspeak eratsev-eralJACL meetings, ask s th eNisei tovisi th i mbeforeh eleavesforh i sHawai i anmi ssi on.

Nak amaWi llReceiveAustralianMedalsAfterSixYearsHONOLULU— Kiyosh i (Keo)Nak ama,Hawai i an Ni sei swi m-mingstar,willsoonreceiveth emedalswh i ch h ewoni nAustraliasixyearsago.E.L.Damk roger,drectorofath leti csforth eAlexanderHousecommunity associati on,recentlyreceivedaletterfrom W.BergePh i lli ps,h onorarysecretary-treas-urerofth eAmateurSwimmi ngUnionofAustralia.Th eletteri n-dicatedth atwith th eadventofpeacei nth ePacifi cth eAustralianch ampi onsh i p medallions wh i chwerewonbyth eJapaneseAmeri-canswimmi ngstarduringh i stourofAustraliai n 1939wouldsoonreach h i m."We i nAustraliaallremember

Keo'svi si twith pleasureas h eendeared h i mselftoeveryonebyh i sgentlemanlymannerandgoodsportsmansh i pandh eprovedanexcellent,ambassador foryourcountry,"th eletterdeclared.Mr.Damk roger,wh oh elpedar-rangeNak ama'stourin1939,as-suredth eAustralianoffici alth atth emedalswouldbeproperlypre-sentedtoth eJapaneseAmericanch ampi onwh oi snowonth efac-ultyofFarrington h i gh sch ool.(Kiyosh i Nak amawaslastweekvotedasoneofth eoutstandingAmericanswimmersof1945i nth eoffici alAll—AmericanAAUswim-mingteamselectionsannouncedbyClydeA.Swendson.Nak amawasnamedth eoutstandingU.S.Swim-

meri nth e440-yardfree-styleandalsowas placedonth e all-star880-yardfree-stylerelayteam.)

Sch olarsh i pHonoringDeadGIWillGotoJapaneseStudent

EASTON,Pa— Asch olarsh i pforaDownington,Pa,soldierk i ltedonLuzonlastMaywasestab-li sh edatLafayetteCollegeonJan.9with th eprovisi onth ataJaptnesestudentbegivenfirstcoraid-erationforth eaward.Fundsforth eunusualsch olar-sh i p,createdbyMr.andMrs.Rob.CrtM.Joh nstone i nmemoryofth ei rson,RobertS.,willcomefrom th e$10,000governmenti n-surancecarriedbyh i m.Th epar-ents i ntend to mak e addtionalgifts.Th eparentsexplainedth atth ei r

son,aformerLafayetteCollegestudent,was i nternationallymind-ed,deeplysympath eti cwith peo-plesofoth ernationsandbelievedth atth ecauses ofmostwanwouldberemoved i fabetterun-derstandingcouldbeach i eved.

ClaimsAgainstBondingCompaniesWillBePaidSoonLOS ANGELES — PersonsofJapanese ancestry with claim!againstbondingcompaniesofpro-duct)commissi onmerch ants cannow receivepaymentforth eseclaims,accordingtoth eLos An-gelesWRA.Th e California State Depart-mentofAgriculture i sreadytopay claims fi led againstth esecompaniesforproducesh i ppedtonow-defunct produce merch ants,th eWRAreports.

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Nisei GIi nJapanMeetsGrandmoth eri nOk ayamaSACRAMENTO — Occupationdutywith th e6th ArmyinJapanenabledStaffSgt.MinoruNambaof504OStreettoseeh i sgrand-moth erwh oli vesi nth eoutsk i rtsofOk ayamaonHonsh uIsland,ac-cordingtoaSixth Armyreport.Namba,atranslatorandi nter-

Kreterwith th e 178th Languageletaoh mentofth e24th InfantryDivi si on,wasonoccupationdutyDnSh i k ok ubutwasgivenpermis-siontogotoOk ayama.Th eSixth Armyreportedth at;h egrandmoth erpouredteaafterluggingandadmiri ngh ergrand-sonandth etwotalk edforh ours.Mr.andMrs.SenzoNamba,th esergeant'sparents,leftJapan45rearsago tolivei nth e UnitedstatesandsettledonasmallfarmlearSacramento.Sgt.NambawasK>rn i nCaliforniaandwaseducat-i d i nlocalsch ools.Pri ortoenter-i ngservicei nMarch ,1941,h ewasi canneryemploye.Hisarmyduty h astak en h i mi oCampRoberts,FortBliss,Min-nesota,Australia,Dutch Newj i ri nea,Buna,Finsch afenandHol-andiabeforeh ewasassignedtolapan.He .h as been overseas sinceApril,1943,andisbeingreturned■to th e United States with 97points.■Hiswife,Patrici a,resides i nSacramento.

Nisei CageLeagueStartedi nArizonaGLENDALE,Ariz.—Nisei bas-k etballplayerswillstartth ei rlewleaguetournamentonJan.12i tth e Alh ambra Sch oolgymna-i um undersponsorsh i p ofth ei h owaSh oyuBrewingCompany.Sixteamsareentered i n th eeague,andth erefereeingwillbelonebyKenSak ato,accordingtoIfuk i oHino,ch ai rman.Leagueplaywilllastforfiveveek s,and a double-elimi nati onourneyisslatedforFebruary13,14and15.Th ewi nnerofth etour-leywillreceiveatroph ydonated>yth eSh owaSh oyuCompanyandmayh aveth eopportunitytoen-gage i n an i ntersectionalgamewith th e"Marush oMi k s,"ch am-pionsofth eDenverNisei Bask et-ballLeague.

Nisei StudentNamedToHonorSocietyFAIRFIELD,la— IdaNak a-

'aSsh i ma,oneofth efiveNisei stu-j ndents attendingParsons college,"h asbeenmadeamemberofPh iKappaPh i ,nationalh onorsch olar-sh i psociety.;Miss Nak amura,a native of.Winston,Calif.,willbegraduatedth i s month and planstoentermedicalsch ool.

Sh ellyNamedWRASupervisorforSouthCaliforniaDistri ctLOS ANGELES — James L.Sh elly,formerlyassistantdirectorofth eGi laRiver,Ariz.,projectofth eWarRelocationAuth ori ty,wasnamedsupervisorofth e South -ernCaliforniaareaofWRA onJan.17,andE.PriceSteidi ngwasnamedrelocationofficeri nch argeof.th eLosAngelesdistri ct,wh i chcomprises allofLos Angelescounty.Sh ellysucceedsPaulG.Robert-

son,wh o i s returningtoprivatebusinessafterh eadi ngth eSouth -ernCaliforniaareasince i twasopenedwh enth eexclusionorderwasliftedmoreth anayearago.Mr.Steidi ng,wh owasformerlyi nch argeofth eNewYork di s-tri ctofficeandservedasaspe-ci alassistantto Mr.Robertsonforseveralmonth s,succeedsEarlL.Kelley,wh oi salsoleavingth eauth ori ty.Th ech angeswereannounced i n

LosAngelesbyH.RexLee,ch i efofth erelocationdi vi si onofWRAi nWash i ngton,i nconnectionwitharevisedprogramlook i ngtoth eliqui dati onofth eAuth ori tywith -i nth enextfewmonth s.Leesaidth eLosAngelesdistri ctofficeandoth erdi stri ctofficeswith i nth earea,atSanta Barbara,SantaAna,SanDiegoandElCentro,willcloseonMay1,andth eareaofficeonMay15.Th eentireAu-th ori tywi llpassoutofexistenceonJuly1.

CaptainNak adatePromotedtoMajorEASTCHICAGO,Jnd.—Promo-tionto majori n th eMedica1Corps,U.S.Army,h asbeenan-nouncedforCapt.Katsumi J.Na-k adate,formerlyofPortland,Ore.MajorNak adateservedasabat-talionsurgeonduringcombatwithth e 17th AirbourneDivi si on,re-ceivi ngth eBronzeStarforh er-oi smandPurpleHeartwith clus-ters.MajorNak adate i snowonterm-i nalleavetobereleasedonpointsto i nacti vedutyandwillresumeth epracticeofmedici neandsur-gery i n EastCh i cago,Indiana,wh ere h e waspractici ngbeforebeingcalledto activeduty.Hiswife,MaryNak adate,and son,NeilEdward,h avebeenlivi ng i nth eIndianacityduringth ewar.

VitalStatisti csBIRTHS

ToMr.andMrs.BillKoga,SaltLak eCity,agirl,FlorenceSach -i k o,onJan.2.ToMr.andMrs.TadeoTanabe,44South StateStreet,SaltLak eCity,agirlonJan.13.ToMr.andMrs.FredYosh i ok a,agirli nDenver,Colo.

DEATHSMatsuk eMi k ami ,67,ofOrilli a,

Wash .,-onDec.31.Umek oYosh i daonJan.4i nSe-

attle,Wash .Ki taro Hayash i ,formerly ofPortland,Oregon,onDec.26,1945." Ak i j i ro Nak ano,formerlyofAlameda,California,onJan.2i nCh i cago.Seitaro Inouye,formerly of

Woodland,Calif.,onJan.5i nDen-ver.Tak eoTerak awaonJan.5atTuleLak e.Juj i ro Hish i numa,formerlyofHoodRiver,Ore.,onJan.3atOntario,Ore.Rev.Baba,91,on 10 i n

LosAngelesKazuto B. Kawaguch i , 13-

-rnonth s,sonofMr.andMrs.TomKawaguch i , Meridan,Wyo., onJan.10.Mrs.Li lli anOtai nDenver,Colo.Ak i j i roNak ano,75,onJan.1i n

Ch i cago.Uich i Miyamoto,68,formerlyofSanDdego,onJan.9atPasadena.Sh i mek i ch i KogetsuonJan.16atHawth ornetrailercamp,Calif.Mosaj i Fuj i waraonJan.14at

Ch i no,Calif.Mrs.Yuk i Mi muraonJan.17i nLosAngeles.

MARRIAGESKi k uyo HandatoSh i roHanda

onJan.5i nDenver.Emi k oMasai toSh i ni ch i Yone-muraonDec.27atCh i cago.Mi tsuk o Kawasak i to James

Hasui k eonJan.10atOntario,Ore.Mich i Sh i ratori to Sh i geruNi i

onJan.8i nIdah oFalls,Idah o.Nobuk oIk euye(LaJara,Colo.)

to Mr.Soich i Kuk i ta (Alamosa,Colo.)i nDenveronJan.11.MayMori k awatoHidemi Yosh i -

wara i nDenver,Colo.,onJan.12.Setsuk oOk amototoFredOk i -motoi nCh i cago,111.

MARRIAGELICENSESHaruk oMigak i andMi k eKi tanoi nDenver,Colo.

Marriagei nCh i cagoCHICAGO—Mr.andMrs.Fred

Kinosh i ta gave th ei rdaugh ter,Imeldai nmarriagetoPfc.HenryI.Kiga,Th ursday,Dec.27,1945,8p.m.atth eSt.Clement'sRec-tory.

New,OldCabinetsOfCh i cagoJACLHoldMeetingCHICAGO—Th eoldand i ncom-i ngcabinentsofth eCh i cagoJA-CLmetJan.11atth e h omeofWilli am Mi nami todiscussplansandpolici esforth ecomingyear.President-electNoboru Honda

wasdelegatedto be oneofth eoffici aldelegatestoth enationalconferencetobe h eld i nDenver.

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Assimi lati on i nCommunityIsGoalofRelocatedlowaNiseiDES MOINES,la—Japanese

Americans i nDcsMoinesh avede-clinedtopursueapolicyofsegre-gationandwish tobecomeassim-i latedasan i ntegralpartofth ei rcommunity,BillHosok awa,presi-dentofth eDcsMoinesCoordina-tingCouncil,toldameetingofth egrouponTuesdayofth i sweek .Hosok awasaid atpresentno

pressingproblemsface JapaneseAmericans i nth i scity.He ex-plained th atth e 371 Ni sei wh oh avemovedh eresince 1941werech i eflyfamilygroupsth atintend-edtosettleh erepermanently."Alotofusli k edCalifornia,"

Hosok awasaid,"butyoucan'teatclimate.Herewe h aveach ancetoearnth reemealsaday."Th ereceptionwe h avereceiv-

ed i nlowah asgivenusfaith ."Mac Ideta,Drak e universitystudent,spok ewarmlyofth ere-ceptiongi venNisei students atth esch ool.MissFlorenceRossofth eWRA

i nCh i cagoemph asi zedth ati nth emi ddle west,wh ere h undreds ofJapaneseAmericans h ave reset-tled,th ereh asbeenalaudableab-senceofracediscri mi nati on.Representativesofth efollowingcivi corganizati onspledgedth ei rai d i n solvingth eproblems ofNisei Americans:th elowaCh i l-dren'sHomesociety,th eFamilysociety,th estate departmentofsocialwelfare, th e Polk countywelfareagency,th e USES,andth eYWCA.

DiscussFormationOfLegalRigh tsGroupInLosAngelesLOS ANGELES—Prospectsofth eextensionofth eLegalRigh tsDefenseCommittee,organiedwi thth e assistanceofth e JACL i nNorth ernCalifornia,toth eSouth -ernCaliforniaareawerediscussedatan i nvi tati onalmeetingonJan.16underth eauspicesofth eLosAngelesofficeofth eJACL.

Nisei VeteranGetsCaliforniaLiquorLicenseLOSANGELES— Haruo*Ok a-moto,29,aveteranofWorldWar11,wasrecently i ssuedth efi rstdisti lledspiri tslicensetobegrant-edapersonofJapaneseancestrysince th e return ofJapaneseAmerican evacuees toth e WestCoast.Ok amotoandh i spartner,Sh i n-i ch i C.Miura,willoperateastorei nSacramento.Previouslyth eBoardofEquali-zationbadauth ori zedth ei ssuanceonlyofbeerandwi nesalelicensestopersonsofJapaneseancestry.GeorgeM.Stout.Stateliquoradmini strator,,toldth eboardOk a-motowasastaffsergeantwithth e522ndFieldArtilleryBattalionofth e442ndCombatTeam.

TooeleArmyDepotWith drawsJobOfferTOOELEORDNANCEDEPOT,Tooele,Utah —Due totransiti onfrom wartimeactivi ti estopeace-ti meoperationalsch eduleTooeleOrdnanceDepotatTooele,Utahh as wi th drawn i tsprevious j obofferstoth e generalIssei andNisei public.

TerminalIsleFish ermenFileDamageClaimLOS ANGELES—Seek i ng"fai rcompensation"from th e govern-mentforth etak i ngbyth eU.S.Navyofi tsbuildi ngsandforitsforcible removalfrom Terminal

"Island,th eSouth ernCaliforniaJap-anesc Fish ermen's Associati on,th rough AttorneyA.L. Wiri n,th i sweek filedaclaim i nth eFed-eralCourtatLosAngelesfordamages i nth esum of$7,500.Th eclaimwasfiledi nth eform

ofanansweri ncondemnationsuitsbrough tbyth egovernmentagainsta largenumberofformerresi-dentsofTerminalIsland,mostofwh omareofJapaneseancestry.Accordingtoth eAssociati on,i th adbui lttwobuildi ngsonapar-celoflandatTerminalIslandleasedfrom th eBoardofHarborCommissi oners. Underth etermsofth elease,th eAssociati onwasentitledtoth ri ty-daysnoticeforth eremovalofth ebuildi ngs.Th eU.S.Navyorderedth ebuildi ngsvacatedupontwo-daysnotice,wh ereupon i ttook overth etwobuildi ngsand occupiedth em andforbadeallpersonsfrqm remain-i ngonTerminalIsland,th esui tch arges,rOth erXresidentsofTerminalIslandareexpectedtofilesimi larclaims.

MemorialServiceHeldforS.F.Pioneer

SAN FRANCISCO—FriendsofT.Z.Sh i ota,pioneerresidentofSanFrancisco, j oi nedwi th Mrs.Sh i ota i namemorialserviceonJan.13,1946.Mr.Sh i ota,wellk nowni mporterofOrientalartobjects,passed

awayatth eColoradoriverreloct-ti oncenteratPoston,Ariz.,onJan.13,1944.

DiscloseNisei PreparedManyFloatsi nRoseTournament

LOSANGELES—Moreth anIBpersonsofJapaneseancestry,«.centlyreturnedtoth eWestCoast,work edonmanyofth eprize-win-ni ngfloatsi nth erecentTourna-mentofRosesparadei nPasadena,accordingtoTedLutesofth eWatRelocationAuth ori ty."Insofarasth edecorationofth »floats i sconcerned,asurprisi ngamountofwork wasdonebyNiseifromth ePasadenaandLosAn-gelesareas,ofwh i ch fifteenoftwentywereveteransofth e442ndInfantry,"Lutessaid.Heestimatedth atmore h oar,

3000man h oursofNißei laborwenti ntoth edecorationofth efloats.Hesaidth atth efloatsenteredbyth eLosAngelesTimes,th eCityofLosAngelesandth atofth eQueenofth eTouramentwere100percentdecoratedbyNiseiwork ers.Th eTi mesfloatwonaspecalawardandth eLosAngeleici tyentryplacedth i rdi ni tsclass.JapaneseAmericansalsowork ed

onth efloatsenteredbyth eStand-ardOilcompanyofCaliforniaandth e BalianIce Cream company.Th eStandardfloatplacedfirsti ni tsclassandth elatterreceivedth egrandprizei ni tsclass.ManyNisei alsowork edonth edecorationofth ecarsriddenbyAdmiralHalsey,grand marsh alofth e tournament,andbyth epresidentofth e TournamentofRoses.Th e Lock h eed, Ben HurandHelmsBak eri esfloatsalsowerepreparedi npartbyNisei floralexperts.

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