PACIFIC CITIZEN...PACIFIC CITIZEN VOL. 26; NO. 1 SALTLAKE~CP'UTAH» SATURDAY,JANUARY3, 1948 Price:Sevencents SonoOsatoinFilmRole SONO OSATOisplayingherfistmotionpicturerolein MGM's

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SONO OSATO i splaying h erfistmotionpicturerole i nMGM's "Th eKissi ngBandit"wh i di starsFrank Si natraandKath ryn(;ray.son.MissOsato,fornifflyfeatured i nth eBalletRusseandmorerecentlyoneofth ei fcrsofth eBroadwaymusicalsuccess,"Onth eTown,"playsth ei fcofagypsydancer.Sh ei ssh own h erewith J.CarrollNaish i feteranch aracteractor,andSinatrai nasceneonth esetof"TifKissi ngBandit"

AttorneyCh argesNisei Ex-GlsInTok yoDanceHallDeath Case"Doubled-Crossed"ByAgentArmyInvestigatorSaysSevenWerePromisedFreedomTOKYO—A ch argeth atefth tNisei ex-Gls,now ontriafi nTok yoonach argeofmurdetfdndriot,h avebeen "double-croied"byth eU.S.Army'sCrimi nalIn-vestigati onDepartmentwasIviedth i sweek byVincentEspos*,at-torneyforth edefendants./Esposito claimedth eCJP h adpromisedtoreleasesevenfotth edefendantsi fth eeigh th astatementconfessingth e/slayingofaJapanesenationali i afigh toutside Tok yo'sSanta fe danceh allonJuly1.Espositotriedtosh oi r,asth ecourt-martialwasresimed th i sweek ,th atanArmyi nth e case wasundvpressurefrom wh ath edescribefas"agen-eral i n th e provosjfmarsh al'soffice"toobtainacffifession.SpecialAgentL./F.Ledebur,Joh nstown,Pa.,testfi i edth atoneofth edefendants,Nh k amura,h adadmitted h ewasth «"guiltyone."Atth attime,th e said,th eoth erdefendantsw«re"eith ercry-i ngori nastate«fextremedes-pondency."Ledeburadmittedpromisi ngth eoth ersth eywouldbereleasedas

materialwi tnesses i fNak amuraadmittedh i sguilt.Itwasbrough toutth atalth ough Ledeburh astestifi edregardingapurportedad-mi ssi onfromNak amura,anactualsignedconfessionh asnotyetbeenadmittedasevidence.Espositoch allengedth ewi tnessandclaimedth atNak amura'sal-legedstatementwasnotvolun-tary.Healsoch argedth atth ecourt,bylimi ti ngh i squestioni ng,wasdeprivi ngth edefendantsofth ei rrigh ts underth e UnitedStates constituti on and laws.Sevenofth eeigh tdefendantsarefrom Hawai i . Th eeigh th i sanativeofLosAngeles.

StateDepartmentEmployeHurti nAutoAccidentGETTYSBURG,Pa.— Kiyosh iOk ami ,anemployeeofth eStateDepartment, i s i n a Gettysburgh ospi talrecoveringfrom seriousi nj uri es received i n an autoaccidentnearth ecitylastweek -end.Ok ami ,anativeofJapan,re-

ceived h i s American citi zensh i pafterserving i nth eU.S.ArmyduringWorldWar11.

StateDepartmentWillRefusePassporttoMrs.D'AquinoLOSANGELES—Mrs.IvaTo-guri D'Aquino,wh oallegedlypar-tici pated i nwartimebroadcastsfrom Radio Tok yotoAmericanservicemen i nth ePacifi c,willnotbepermittedtoreturntoLosAn-geles,th ecitycouncilwasadvised;onDec.26i namessagefromR.B.Sh i pley,ch i efofth epassportdi-visi onofth eStateDepartment.Th eCi tyCouncilrecentlypassedaResolution opposingth ereturnofMrs.D'Aquinowh om i ti denti -fi edas"Tok yoRose."Th eStateDepartment'smessagetoth eci tycouncili ndi catedth at

th eagencyh adch angedi tsmindregarding "Tok yo Rose." Pre-viouslyth eStateDepartmentwasreportedas"notopposing"Mrs.D'Aquino'srequestforpermissi ontoreturntoth eUni tedStates.AStateDepartmentoffici alh adde-claredth atth eArmyandJusticeDepartmentsh adnooffici alobjec-tionstoMrs.D'Aquino'sreturn.Publicati onofth ereportth atMrs.D'Aquinowasseek i ngper-mi ssi ontoreturn,h owever,result-ed i nprotestsfrom severalveter-ans groupsandwasfollowedbyth eactionofth eLosAngelesCityCouncil.

282Nisei DraftResistersWinPresidentialAmnestyBoard'sStatementRecognizesCivi lRigh tsPrinci pleInvolvedInStandTak enByEvacueesWASHINGTON—Two h undredandeigh ty-twoAmerican-

bornciti ensofJapaneseancestrywereamong 1,523 SelectiveServiceActviolatorswh oreceivedfullpardons, i ncludingth erestorationofallth ei rpoliti calandci vi lrigh ts,asaresultofPresidentTruman'sCh ri stmaseveamnestyproclamation.Inadditi ontoth eJapaneseAmericanswh oh adobj ectedto

th edraftonth egroundth atth ei rci vi lrigh tsh adbeeni nfri ngeduponbecauseofth ei rforcedevacuationfrom th ePacifi ccoastareai n1942,oth erswh obenefitedfrom th e amnestryproclamationwerereligi ousconscienti ousobjec-tors,draftevaderswh osubsequent-lyserved h onorablyi nth earmedforcesandoth erswh oprovedth atth ei revasionwasduetoignorance.Th ePresident'sAmnestyBoard,

h eadedbyOwenJ.Roberts,formerAssociateJusticeofth eSupremeCourt,i ssuedareportwh i ch wasreleasedlastweek i nconjunctionwith PresidentTruman'samnestyproclamation.Inth i sreportth eboard com-

mentedonth ewartimedi lemmaofanumberofJapaneseAmericanswh o h adbeenconvictedofviola-ti onofth eSelectiveServiceAct."Closelyanalogoustoconscien-tiousobjectors,andyetnotwith -i nth efai ri nterpretationofth eph rase,wereasmaller,th oughnot i nconsequentialnumberofAmericanciti zensofJapaneseancestry,wh owereremoved i nth eearlystagesofth ewarfromth ei rh omes i ndefensecoastalareasandplacedi nwarreloca-ti oncenters,"th eAmnestyBoard'sreportstated."Alth ough werecognizeth e

urgentnecessiti esofmili taryde-fense,wefullyappreciateth ena-tureofth ei rfeelingsandth ei rreactionsto ordersfrom localSelectiveBoards."Priortoth ei rremovalfromth ei rh omesth ey h adbeenlaw-abidi ngandloyalciti zens.Th eydeeplyresentclassifi cati on asundesirables.Mostofth em re-mainedloyaltoth eUni tedStatesandi ndi catedadesiretoremaini nth i scountryandtofigh ti ni tsdefense,providedth ei rrigh tsofciti zensh i pwererecognized.Forth eseweh averecommendedpar-dons,i nth ebeliefth atth eywillj usti fyourconfidence i nth ei rloyalty."Itwasrecalledth atA.L.Wiri n,

LosAngelesattorney,h adappear-edbeforeth eAmnestyBoard i nWash i ngtonlastspringasawit-nessandh adurgedth egrantingofapardon.Mr.Wi ri n h adrep-resentedmanyofth eNisei draftresisters.Th eboard"reviewed15,805casesofSelectiveServiceActviolationsbeforemak i ng i ts recommenda-ti ons.For1,520ofth e1,523vio-latorsth epresidentialpardonmere-lyclearedth ei rstatustopermitth em tovoteandtoenjoyoth erprivi legesofAmericanciti zensh i p.Th ey already h ave served th ei rti mei n j ai l.Ofth eth reeforwh om th eproc-

lamationmeantreleasefrompris-on,onlyonewasaNisei ,SatoruJoeNak ah i raofLatuna,Texas.BesidesJusticeRoberts,th eoth ermembersofth eAmnestyBoardwereJames♦F.O'Neill, nationalcommanderofth eAmericanLe-gion,andWilli sSmith ,alawyerofRaleigh ,N.C,wh oi sch ai rmanofth eboardoftrusteesofDuk euni-versityandwasformerlypresidentofth eAmericanBarAssociati on.Th e 282 Nisei pardoned"byPresidentTrumanwere i denti -fiedasfolk ws:Hitosh i Gene Ak utsu,Atsush iArch i eAmate,FredTeruoAsai,Jim Haj i meAk utsu,DixTak uroAsai.Yuk i oEto.Sh i roFuj i h i ra,Joh nJi roFuj j i ,Sh i geruFuj i i ,AlbertKenj i Fuj i -moto,Tatsuo George Fuj i nak a,Tom Tamotsu Fuj i ok a.YasutoFui i ok a,HideoFrank Fuj i ta.HenryHideyuk i Fuj i wara,TeruoFujwa-ra,Joseph Furusak i .JimmyKenj i Heya,MutsuoHi-guch i ,BobRiyush oHino,FrankSh i ni ch i Hino,GordonKi ypsh i HJ-

rabayash i ,HenryNobuo Hiraba-yash i ,Irvi nMasanobuHirabaya-sh i ,ToruHirai ,Sh i zutoHiramoto,HenryTomomaruHirata,HaroldSusumuHirayama,Kazuk i Hirose,Kazuto Hirose,Ak i raHirosh i ge,Sei i ch i Honda,SadaoHora,Tak esh iHori,GeorgeMi noruHorino,Ta-k ash i Hosh i zak i .GrantTak aoIde,JoeYosh i k a-zuIk emi ya,JimMasaruIk emi ya,HarryYosh i ak i Ik emoto,Masefu-mi Imai,Hitosh i Inaba,ToruIno,Ch ozoInoure,GeorgeWash i ngtonInouye,HarrySh ui ch i lok a,GeorgeIsh i k awa,Kiyosh i Ish i k awa,Su-etsuguIsh i k awa,Tak eoIsh i k awa,Yosh i mi tsuIsh i k awa,Junich i Ish i -maru,Yutak a Ish i maru,GeorgeKenich i Ish i moto,Harry Kenj iIsh i moto,Tak eo Ish i moto,SamIsamuIsh i zak i ,Iwah aruIsomura,HideoIto,Masaich i Izuno..JamesYosh i oKado,HareoKa-j i mura,Tsutomu Kaj i mura,JoeKaminak a, Tamotsu Kaminak a,Keith C.Kanaga,Masash i Kariya,YoneoKariya,GeorgeSh i gak i Ka-sh i wagi ,Sh i geruKatayama,Ka-tsuyosh i Kawah ara,Frank MasaoKawak ami , Masaytuk i Kawak i ,DavidTetsutaroKawamoto,JamesTak aoKawamoto,Kiyosh i Kawa-moto,Jimmi e Kawasak i ,KiyotoKawasak i ,Th ornsTomej i Kawasa-k i ,Yuk i oKawato,LarryYosh i oKaya,Sh i geo Renmotsu,FrankYosh i matsu Kjmura, Hideo Ki-mura,JimTatsuyaKimura,TeruoKinosh i ta,Mich aelMasak i yoKish i ,Kiyosh i Kitasak i ,Masaich i Kitau-ch i ,KaoruKitayama,Sh ozoKiyo-mizu,GeorgeKatsumi Kodama,Lvi Ik ueKodama,Mitsugi Kofu-sado,DixK.Koga,MasaoKoj i ma,MitsuruKosh i yama,TomeoKuKoYosh i Kubo,KazuoKumada,TedYuk tak aKuramoto,Haruyuk i Ku-ranaga,GeorgeNoboruKurasak i ,Yosh i to,Kuromiya,Kenneth Ku-roye,Jim Mak otoKuwada,Joh nTak ash i Kuwah ara.Frank Yutak aMaruh ash i ,Keni-

ch i Maruyama,Sh i geoMaruyama,Yuk i o MaruyamayJoh nKitash iMasuk awa,TomTsutomuMasuk a-wa,GeorgeKazuoMatsuba,SadaoMatsubara,Ak i raMatsumoto.Mi-noru Cork y Matsumoto,TeruoMatsumoto,Tosh i mi tsuMatsumoto,Ki k uj i Matsush i ta,Frank Mori k a-zuMatsuura,Frank T.Matsuzak i ,MasaoMayek awa,JamesMasaich iMinatani,MitsuruMitsuok a,Kino-sh i Minato,HalleyMinoura,TomTamio Miyah ara,Kiyosh i Miva-mura,JamesGoroMiyasak i ,Ma-sanabu Mivasak i ,Th omas Sh i roMiyasak i ,Hi royosh i Mori,Sh i geoMor'.BuillSutio Mori,Hirosh iMori k awa,Ich i ro Morita, Ray

Yosh i oMotonaga,GeorgeMatsui i"Murata,PaulSei i ch i Murata.Masao Nagah ara,Hirosh i M.Nagagura,HirotoNagasugi,KunioNagata,Tak ash i Naito,CarlKaoruNak ada,GeorgeNak agawa(Ida-h o),GeorgeNak agawa(Califor-'nia),Yosh i tatsu Nak agnma,Jo-seph SatoruNak ah i ra,JerryMasaoNak amura, Migak i Nak amura,Kazumi Nak amura,Willi am Haru-mi Nak asak i ,FredKeizo Nak a-sh i k i _,YoneoNak ash i ma,IsaoNa-k ash i ma,GeorgeNak atsu,IwaoJamesNak ayama,Masak asuNak a-yama,Frank Toch i h aru Namio,HarryNi i ,GeorgeSh i gesh i Ni i no,Tak anori Nimura, Itaro Nish i ,RobertNobuoNish i mura,BenTsu-tomuNobuh i ro,BenTsutomuNo-guch i ,JoeHaj i meNori k ane,Kani-ch i Nosak a,GeorgeGoroNozawa,SaburoNumoto.Ben Tsutomi Ogata,Hisash iOgata,TedMasao Ok ada,Ich i roOk awa, Kiyosh i Ok azak i , FredSatoruOk azak i ,Tadash i Ok i ,TomYosh i o Ok i ,FralToru;̂OJusßia,Hideo Ok umura, Joh n Tak ash iOmori,NobuoOmoto,RoyYasuoOmoto,MinoruOtsu,HiromuOye,Yosh i k azuOzawa.Kunich i k a Sak aguch i , SumioSak aguch i , Hi sanari Sak amoto,HarryHisatosh i Sak amoto,Mich i oSak ani wa,Tom Minoru Sak ata,JamesSatoruSak o,TomTamotsuSak o,Tak eoSh i bata,GeorgeTak a-sh i Sh i gemasa,HarryMasaoSh i -mane, Fred Katsumi Sh i mane,GeorgeFuj i oSh i mane,IsamuSh i -mane,JunSh i mane,MinetoSh i mi -zu,SunaoMi k eSh i mi zu,Tosh i oTomSh i mpo,Kengi Sh i nta,OsamuSam Sh i nzu,GeorgeSugita,Toyo-j i Su,gi ta,Sh oj i Suk o,NoboruSumi,BillSach i o Sumi,Ken Kenrok uSumida,RobertMasash i Sumida,Atsush i Suzuk i ,MasayoSuzuk i ,sSh i zumi Suzuk i .NoboruTaguma,Ken Kenich iTainak a,GengoTaj i i ,Ki ngoTaj i i ,TeruoSlim Tak ah ash i ,GeorgeS.Tak amoto,Yosh i oTak amoto,No-boruTak asak i ,MamoruTak ash i ma,Hidei ch i Tak eguma,HideoTak eu-ch i ,Masanobu Tamash i ro,Sh un-sh o Tamash i ro,Minola Tamesa,GeorgeNaoich i Tanabe,Sh i geh aruTanabe,DeoTanah ara.LeoRini -ch i Tanak a,Frank Ki novsh i Ta-sh i ro,Jack KiyotoTono,KenTsu-noda,SumioTsuyuk i .JoeKe.ioUyech i ,GeorgeSusumu

Uyeda,James Tsutomu Uyeda,Ri j ruoUyeda,RoyMasaoUyeda,TerryTeruoUyemoto,ToraoUye-mura,Sh i geruUyeno.BillFumioYamada,SamuelYa-mada,Toyoj i Kamak awa,JoeAtsu-mi Yamak i do,Yuk i o Yamamoto,Yutak aamamoto,Masak azuYama-mura,Frank Hi deoYamasak i ,Jun-i ch i Yamasak i ,Hirosh i Yamauch i ,Hirosh i Yamauch i ,Sosuk i Yamau-ch i ,GeorsreKatamori Yamazumi,EdwardHiromuYanagisak i .BenYano,Kentaro Yasuda,MinoruYasuda,Susumu Yenok i da,BenTsutomuYenok i da,HarrySh oj iYak ayama,DomonYoneo,.QewfireMasaoYosh i da,Kei Yosh i da'.Mi k eKenich i roYosh i da,Sak ayeYosh i -da,Sh i ngoYosh i da.FumioYosh -i mur̂..Joh n.Yosh i h i k oYosh i mura,Dick HiroYosh i muraandBenTsu-tomi Yumen.

EvacuationTestCaseFigureListedAmongTh osePardonedSEATTLE—"Th ough th i spar-

don"meansmuch tome,I'm sureth ati tmeansevenmoretosomeofth e oth ers,"Gordon Kiyosh iHi rabayash i ,oneof1,523mencon-victedofviolationofth eSelectiveServiceActduringth e-warwh oreceivedaCh ri stmasevepardonfromPresidentTruman,comment-ed i nSeattlelastweek .Hirabayash i ,wh ofi guredasth ecentralfigurei naSupremeCourttestcase on th eevacuationofAmericansofJapaneseancestryfromth ePacifi ccoast,wasmarriedi n 1944toMissEsth erSch moe,daugh terofFloydSch moe,th enNorth westsecretaryofth eAmer-

i canFriendsServiceCommittee."Iwasonlyconvictedofamis-

demeanor,"Hirabayash i ,wh owasaconscienti ousobjectoronrelig-i ousgrounds,declared."Mysen-tencewasoneyear.Tosomeofth eoth ersconvicted offeloniesth epardonmeansmuch more."Atth etimeofh i stri ali nFed-eralcourtonth eSelectiveServiceActch argeHi rabayash i toldth ej uryth ath i sreligi ousconvicti onspreventedh i m from partici pati ngi nanyformofmili tryactivi ty.Hewasconvictedoffailuretoreporttoacampforconscienti ousobjec-torsandsentencedtoayeari nMcNeilIslandpenitentiary.

THESTORYOFHIDDENVILLAMrs.Joseph i neDuveneck ConductsSuccessfulExperimenti nInterracialLivi ng

SanJose,Calif.Down i n th efooth i lls ofLosAltosi nth eSantaCruzmountainsi saranch andsummercampk nownasHiddenVilla.Itsfameextendsnotprimari lyamongth ewealth yandretiredandfash i onablesoulswh omak eupmuch ofth epopula-tionofth i sbayareatown,butamongh undredsofyoungch i ldrenofallnationaliti eswh oh avevi si t-edth eHi ddenVi llasummercamp.HiddenVi llaranch ,th eh omeofMrs. Joseph i neDuveneck ,playsh ostduringth esummerweek stomanyyoungstersofwh i te,NegroandOrientalparentage.Th e summer i nterracialcampsgrewoutofMrs.Duveneck 'scon-victi onth atoneworldsh ouldstartinone'sneigh borh oodandone'sh ometown.Th eranch i tselfh asallth efacili -tiesnecessaryforfarm andcamplife—animals,cabins,farm accou-trementsandcanyonsandtrails.Th us,severalyearsago,Mrs.

Duveneck ,anxioustodo_ncrparti nbri ngi ngaboutbetteri nterracialunderstanding,h i tuponth ei deaofani nterracialcamp.Th e "nativewh i te"ch i ldren i nth ecamparelimi tedtooneh alfofth ecampers.Th erestofth ech i l-drenareofCh i nese,Japanese,Fili -pino,Mexican,Ne,groandJewishrefugeefamili es.Th estaffisalsoi nterracial.Th eyoungestcounsel-lorlastyearwasMargaretNak a-mura,MountainViewNi sei girl.Mrs.Duveneck beganbyinvi ti ng

th ech i ldrenofparentssh ek new.Graduallysh ebeganestablish i ng

contactswi th famili esi nsouth ernCaliforniaandOregonandwellasnorth ernCalifornia.Mrs.Duveneck stressesonefac-torwh i ch often isoverlook edbypersonsseek i ngto i nter-racialgroups.Sh e tri esto h avech i ldrenofsi mi larculturalback -groundatth ecampatoneti me,th uselimi nati ngfeelingsofbeingdifferentori nferi or.Mostofth eyoungstersatHiddenVillacomefrommiddleclassh omes."Anyth i ngonedoesforch i ldren

is i mportant,"sh esays,"becauseyouavoidth ei nh eri tedpatternsofprejudi ces."Duringth ewarMrs.Duveneck

ai dedJapaneseAmericans i nth e

PaloAltoandLosAltosareasandvi si tedth eTuleLak eandSantaAnitacamps.Latersh ebecamech ai rmanofth eJapaneseResettlementcommit-teeofth eCouncilforCivi cUnity,wh i ch disbandedfivemonth sago.Duringth eresettlementperiod

sh e was i n ch argeofth e SanFranciscoBuddh i stch urch h ostel,wh i ch wassponsoredbyth eAmer-i canFriendsServicecommittee.Alwaysvi tallyconcerned i nth ewelfareofminori ty groupssh eaidedmanyJewish refugeesfromEuropeandafterth ewar.Sh ei sassociatesecretaryofth e

AmericanFriendsServicecommit-teeofnorth ernCalifornia.

Mrs.Joseph i neDuveneck ,ownerofHiddenVi llaranch ,relaxeswith someofth ech i ldrenath ersummercampduringarestperiod.HiddenVi llaranch ,located i nth eLosAleasfooth i lls,

plays h osttoaboutone h undredch i ldren eachsummer.Th ech i ldren,ofallnationalitygroups,enjoycampandfarmlifewh i leunconsciouslyab-sorbingth eprinci plesofinterraciallivi ng.

DiscussProblemsofReturnees

Mra.Duveneck di scusses JapaneseAmericanswith HenryHatnasak i ,vicepresidentofth eSantaClaracountyUnitedCiti -zeftsLeague(JACL),atHiddenVi lla.Mrs.Duveneck wasch ai r-manofth eJapaneseresettlementcommitteeandoperatedth eSanrranciscoBuddh i stch urch h osteli nSanFrancisco.

—iPh otobyMasonFunabi k i .

PassageofJuddProposalWillElimi nateRace,AncestryAsConditi onsforCiti zensh i pByTOSUKEYAMASAKI

Th eADCComments:

WASHINGTON,D.C.— Con-gressionalenactmentofth eJuddnaturalizati onand i mmi grationbill,H.R.3824,i ntroducedduringth eclosingminutesofth especialsessionofCongressbyRepresenta-tiveWalterH.Judd,MinnesotaRepublican,wi llallbutcompleteth eslowandgradualdevelopmenttoextendth eprivi legeofciti zen-sh i ptoallqualifi edresidentsof

th eUnitedStates i rrespectiveofrace,colorornationalorigi n,th eWash i ngton officeofth eJACLAnti-Di scri mi nati onCommitteere-portedth i sweek .Underth eJuddmeasure,th ei n-divi dual'sch aracterandabili ty,noth i scolororancestry,wouldbe-cometh efi naltestofth e.privi legeofbecominganAmerican. Hisbill,designedtoelimi nateth elastvestigesofracialbarstonatural-i zati on,wouldth usroundoutth elongandh i stori cprocess i nth i scountry i nwh i ch citi zensh i p h asbeen granted tovarious racialgroupswh oconstituteth eseUnitedStates.Th eorigi nalnationalitylawsof1790permittedonly"freewh i tepersons"tobecomeciti zens. Ir.1870th eprivi legeofbecominganAmericanci ti zenwasextendedbyCongressto i nclude persons ofAfricannativi tyordescent.Th i rtyyearslater,th i srigh ttoobtainnaturalizati onwasgiventoth ei n-h abi tantsofHawai i andi n1917toth ei nh abi tantsofPuertoRico,andfi nally,i n 1924toth eAmericanIndians.In1927,th eresidentsofth eVirgi nIslandswere i ncludedi nth eeli gi ble-for-citi zensh i pcate-goryand i n1940,th eraces i n-di genoustoNorth orSouth Amer-i ca.Wh i leth eOrientalpeoplesh aveneverbeenbarredfrom citi zensh i pbyname,i twasnotuntil1943th atth efirstAsiati cswereextendedth eprivi legetobecomenaturalizedbyanactofCongress."Th efi rsttobenefitwereth eCh i nese.Th eni n 1946 citi zensh i prigh ts weregrantedtoth eFili pi nosandth enativesofIndia. Butth erigh tto become naturalized i s sti lldenied to a numberofoth erpeoplesofAsiaandofth ePacifi c

Islands. Th ey i nclude th e Ja-panese,Koreans,Siamese,Bur-mese,Malayans,Afgh ans,Java-nese,Sumatrans,Neth erlandsIn-dians.Guamians,andBriti sh andFrench Paci fi ci slanders.Th eCommitteeforEqualityi nNaturalizati onwh i ch h as officesh erei nWash i ngtonreportsth atasof1940th erewere87,933personsi nth eUni tedStatesandHawai iwh owerebarredfrom citi zensh i pbecauseofracialorigi n.Th eJa-panese form th elargestsinglegroup—47,3ofi i nth eUni tedStatesand37,453 i nHawai i —wh i leth eKoreans,th esecondlargestgroup,h ad 749 on th e mainland and2,390 i nHawai i .Si nceth ereh asbeen nonew i mmi grationsince1940,th esefiguresmaybetak enasth emaximumnumberwh owillbemadeeligi ble.Th eJuddbi llwouldamendSec-ti on303ofth eNationalityActof1940toreadth at"th erigh ttobe-comeanaturalizedciti zenofth eUni ted.Statessh allnotbedeniedorabridgedbecauseofrace."Th atsectionas i tnowreadsprovidesth atth erigh ttonaturalizati onsh allextendtowh i tepersons,per-sonsofAfricandescent,personswh oaredescendantsofracesfin-digenoustoth econtinentsofNorthorSouth America oradjacenti slands,Fili pi nos,Ch i nese andraces i ndi genousto India. Byomissi on,oth erPacifi cIslandandAsiati cpeoplesareexcluded,al-th ough th ei rch i ldrenborn i nth eUni tedStatesbecomeciti zensbybirth .In urgingciti zensh i pfor"in-eligi blealiens,"th eJuddmeasureask sfornoth i ngmoreth anwh atCongress h asalreadygranted i n-recentyearstooth er"ineli gi bles"—namely,th e Ch i nese, Indians,and Fili pi nos. ,His legislationwouldgrantameasureofrecogni-tiontoan i mpressivenumberofJapanese,Koreans,and oth erAsiati cswh oservedth i scountryi nWorldWarIIwith disti ncti onandwh onoŷ wanttobecomefullAmericanci ti zens.

LADYSTATISTICIAN

ByBILLHOSOKAWA

Yuk i Tanak a'sFiguresAidWest'sLivestock Industry

Denver,Colo.Untilafewweek sagoYuk i Tanak acouldlook overh erch arts

andstatisti caltablesandtellyouh owmanypoundsofwh atk i ndoffish h adbeenreceived i nth elastfewdaysi nanyparticularAmericanport.

Sh ealsocouldtellyou h owmanyfish h adbeenreceivedth esameweek ayearago,andwith i nareasonablemarginoferrorth epoundagewh i ch wouldbedeliveredi nafuture,period.Asstatisti ci an i nth efi sh procurementdivi si onofth ede-

partmentofagriculture,Yuk i ch an-neled,'compiled,cross-ch eck ed,an-alyzedandi nterpretedth emassoffigures on fish productionth atFrom th i sanalysisandi nterpre-tationofoth erwi seconfusingdata,th eagriculturedepartmentcouldtellh owmuch fi sh wasavailableforth earmyandnavy,h owmuchcouldbedi vertedtooverseasreliefsh i pments.Earlyi nNovemberYuk i putth efi sh i ncoldstorageandh eadedforDenvertogivelivestock th esamesortofmath ematicaltreatment.Hereaftersh ewilldeali nnumberswh i ch represent Herfords andSh orth ornsandavarietyofoth erbarnyardcreatures.Yuk i i saNisei ci vi lservant

wh ose h ometown i sLivi ngston,Calif.Herrecordoffederalem-ploymentgoesback beforeth ewarwh ensh ework edwith th eaccount-i ng departmentof th e Uni tedStatesemploymentservicei nSac-ramento.Sh efoundh erwaytoWash i ng-

tonandWRA'sleaveclearancesec-tioni n1943bywayofAmach ere-locationcenter.From WRA th enextstopwasth eagriculturede-partment.Atth attime agriculturewassomewh atreluctanttotryNisei ,andYuk i h appenedtogeti nwh ensomebodyi nagwh ok new some-bodyi nWRA(youk nowh owth atwork s)agreedtogive h eratrial.Fivemonth slaterwh enanopen-i ng developedanagriculture de-partmentexecutiveask edYuk i i fsh ecouldn'tfi ndaNisei tofillth ej ob.Afterwardsh elearnedth i sex-ecutiveh adbeenoneofth osemoststronglyopposedto h eremploy-ment.Yuk i 's present supervisor i«HaroldAbel,acrack agriculturaleconomist.Th eywork edtogeth eri nth efi sh di vi si onandwh enh ewasassignedtooDenanofficei nDenverh epick edYuk i overanum-berofoth ergirlstogowith h i m.Th e'two,atpresent,areth een-tirestaffofth efederallivestockmark eti ngstatisti calstudyforth e11westernstates.Wh i leAbelis

coveringth eterritory,lini ngupsourcesofi nformation on stockdealersandagriculturalcolleges,Yuk i stays i nth ei roffice i nth eNewCustomsbuildi ngdoingth ework offi leclerk ,stenograph erandstatisti ci an.Knowing Yuk i 's abili ty fromth ei rfi sh procurementdays,Abelleavesth ecorrelationandanalysisofstatisti csto h er.Inwriti ngre-ports h eoftendrawsaconclusionandask sYuk i toproduceth efig-urestosupporth i m.Sh edoes.Yuk i admitssh edoesn'tk nowaHampsh i refromaSuffolk ,aPo-landCh i nafromaDuroc,butnum-bersmak esenseto h er.Sh ecantranslateamassoffigures i ntotrendsandmovements,i nformationwh i ch i sessentialtotransportationcompanies,foodpack ers,farmers,feedproducersandsundryoth ersconnectedwith th elivestock i n-dustry.Inth i srespectsh ei sdoingth ei n-dustryagreatserviceasth i si sth efirsttimeth atth efederalgov-ernmenti scompili ngsuch figuresi nth e11-statearea.Mark eti ngre-search i sexpectedtobecome i n-creasinglyi mportantbecauseofth elimi tstowh i ch Ameri can stock -growersh avebeenpressedtomeetunprecedenteddomesticandforeigndemandsformeat."Statisti cs," Yuk i i nsi stedtoath orough lydubiousreporter,"arei nteresting.Th ere'ssometh i ngdif-ferentgoingonallth eti me."Obviously,i ti sth i sh ealth ycur-i osi tyth atmak esYuk i h erselfani nterestingperson.InWash i ngtonsh efoundti mebetweenh er.workandstudiesatGeorgeWash i ngtonuniversityto h eadth eNisei USO.Afew daysafterh erarrivali nDenversh ecalledth eJACLtoseewh atwasgoingon,th endroppeddowntotak eparti nactivi ti esatth e California StreetMeth odi stch uvch .Sh e,nodoubt,soonwillbeamongth emostactivemembersofDenver'sNisei community.

Issei SupportersGroupOrganizedInGrandJunctionGRANDJUNCTION,Colo.—Th eth i rteenth Ki k aKi sei Domei group,comprisi ngIssei and Ni sei sup-portersforth eJACLADC pro-gram,wasorganizedh ererecentlyfollowingth evi si tofKoyTak eno,Tri-StateJACLADCregionalrep-resentative.Tak enoandKenneth T.SatoofDenveraisoconferredwith Joh nOk agawaandoth erNi sei i nbothGrandJunctionandDeltaregard-i ngth eformation ofaWesternSlopeJACLch apteranddeclaredth ey h ad received a favorableresponse.

Wiri ntoAppearInRadioDebateonRaceDiscri mi nati onLOS-ANGELES—A.L.Wiri n,attorneyandle#alcounselforth eJapaneseAmerican Citi zensLeague,wi llbeoneoffourpartici -panti naradiodebateJan,18atSp.m.overKMPC onth esubject,"WouldLawsAgainstRacialDis-cri mi nati onVi olateRigh tsofPer-sonalFreedom?"Wiri nwilltak eth ,s negative,

alongwith LorenMiller,counselforth eNationalAssociati onforth eAdvancementofColoredPeople.Th eaffirmativepositi onwillbeuph eldbyJack Hardy,pastnation-al commander ofAmwts,andSteadmanSmith ,LosAngelesat-torney.Wiri nwi lldiscuss i nparticularth eeffectofstateandfederalleg-i slati on directed againstpersonsofJapanesedescent,i ncludingth eraciallydiscri mi natoryfeaturesofth ealienlandlawandth eU.S.naturalizati onlaw.Wiri nwillurgeth eadoptionoflawsagainstracialsegregationandwillnrffueth atsuch lawsdonotviolatebutsupportrigh tsofper-sonalfreedom.

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DeportationTestCasesSetforDenverCourtWiri nWi llArgueAppealfromFederalDistri ctCourtVerdictDENVER—Appealsagainstin-divi dualdeportationordersi ssuedagainstagroupofalienJapanesewillbeh eard i nth e10th Di stri ctCircui tCourtofAppealsi nDen-veronJan.8.A.L.Wiri n,LosAngelesat-torneywh o i srepresenting th eJapanesealiens,willargueth eap-pealfrom adecisi onofFederalDistri ctJudgeTillmanTV Joh n-son i nSaltLak eCitywh i ch uph eldth eJusticeDepartment'sdeporta-tionorders.Mr.Wi ri nnotedth atmanyofth ecases i nvolvedi nth ecourtsuitsconcern Japanese nationals wh owereresidi ngi nth eUnitedStateslegallyunder.th e "internationaltrader"statusbeforeth ewar.Be-causeofth erevocationofth ecom-mercialtreatybetweenth eUnitedStatesand Japan,th esepersonsh avelostth ei rtreatytradersta-tus and h avebeen servedwithdeportationorders.

FifteenGraduateArmyLanguageClassPRESIDID OF MONTEREY,Calif.—Fifteenstudentsfrom th eth i rty-secondJapaneseclasswereamong27studentsreceivi ngdip-lomasfrom Col.C.H.Barnwell,Jr.,commandantofth earmylan-guagesch ool,Friday,Dec.19,atth ePresidi osportsarena.Dr.WalterV.Kaulfers,associateprofessori nth eStanforduniver-sitysch oolofeducation,deliveredth emai naddressonth esubject,"Th eVanguardofth eFuture."Dr.Kaulfersstressedth epointth at"th ere i snosafeanch oragei nth eri veroftimeandwe'mustnotstand sti llandrepeatth eerrorsofh i story."Hestatedth atth e k nowledge offoreign lan-guagesbymenofprovensk i llsi sth esafeguardtopeace.Dr.Kaulfers, wh o h as beenassisti ngth esch oolth epastweeki nth eteach i ngofforeign lan-guages,saidth atth efacultynowteach i ng 11 languages i s prac-ti calandup-to-datei nmeth odsofi nstruction.T/4DorseyN.Kurok awaspok ei nJapaneseonbeh alfofth emenofth eJapaneselanguageclass.Promotionstoth egradeoftech -nici an3rdgradeweregivenT/4Kurok awaandSgtKunioJ.Sh i ma-moto,Redondo,Calif.Graduatesofth eJapaneselan-guageclasswereasfollows:T/Sgt.Joh nA.Spoor,S/Sgt.Yuk i Ak ak i ,T/3DorseyN.Kuro-k awa,T/3KunioJ.Sh i famoto,T/4Sadak i yoFuj i i ,T/4Noguich i N.Isono,T/4 Yosh i k azu Ito,T/4Sh oj i Iwah i ro,T/4 Clifford T.Kinosh i ta,T/4RonaldM.Segawa,T/4 HenrySh i ota,T/4 Mak otoSugino,T/4LawrenceF.Tak ei ,T/4TsuneoVagi andT/4JosephM.Yamash i ta.

AlamedaWomanAssaulted i nHomeALAMEDA,Calif.—Mrs.HisayoImura,54,wastreatedatHigh -landh ospi talonDec.25forfaciallacerationsaftersh ewasassault-ed i nh erh omebyanunidentifi edman.AsMrs.Imurastruggledwithth eassailant,h erh usband,Sak a-nosuk e Imura,70,entered th eroom anddroveth ei ntruderout.Th eassailantescapedth rough awindow,landedi nafish pond,andfled.

BodyofNisei MedalofHonorWinnerWillBeBuriedi nL.A.LOSANGELES—Followingin-formationth atth ebodyofSadaoMunemori,onlyAmericanofJa-paneseancestrytobeawardedth eCongressionalMedalofHonor,willbeplaced h i Evergreencemeteryi nLosAngelesforitsfinalburial,th eJapaneseAmericanCommunityCouncilh asannouncedi ni ti alplansforth eerectionofamemorialtoNisei G.l.'s on th e Evergreengrounds.Th eNi sei VeteransAssociati on

wasadvisedth atMrs.NawaMune-mori,moth erofth eNi sei h eroandnow aresidentofLong Beach ,

Calif.,wasplanningto h aveth efinalburialcompleted atth ecemeteryi nLosAngeles.TaroInouye,welfarech ai rmanforNVA,saidth atMrs.Munemorifeltth atsincesh eli ved i nLongBeach ,h ervi si tstoh erson'sgravewouldbemuch easi eri fh i sbodywas i nterred i n South ern Cali-fornia.Previously i twasreportedth atth ebodyofPvt.Munemori wouldbeburiedatArlingtonNationalCemeteryafteri ti sreturnedtoth eUnitedStatesfrom anAmer-i canmili tarycemeterymItaly.

PrivateBillEnteredtoStopDeportationofIssei toHawai iWASHINGTON,D.C.— Fouraged Japanesealiens,wh ose de-portationtoHawai i wassch eduledby immi gration auth ori ti esforearlyJanuary,wereassuredrichprospectsofa h appyNew Yearth i s week as aresultofth edramatic,last-minute errand ofmercybyMi k eMasaok a,nationallegislativedirectorofth e JACLAnti-Di scri mi nati onCommittee.Aprivatebilldirectingth eAt-torneyGeneraltocancelanyout-standingwarrantofarrestororderofdeportationi nth ecasesofMr.andMrs.Juj i ro Muranak a,Sh i n-k i ch i Sh i mi zuandMrs.HaruTo-yama,allpresentlyresidi ng i nCalifornia,was i ntroduced i nth eclosing minutes ofth e specialsessionofCongressby DelegateJoseph R.Farringtonwh oactedi nresponsetoanurgentrequestofMr.Masaok a.Th e Wash i ngtonoffice ofth eJACLADCreportedth atallfourIssei h adbeenserveddeportationnoticesbyth ei mmi grationservice.Mr.andMrs.Muranak a,76 and72yearsoldrespectively,residentsofHawai i formoreth an40years,h ad alreadybough tpassageforHonolulu. Th e unexpected re-prieveassures th eseaging,lawabidi ngaliensastayonfh emain-landuntilCongressfindstimetoactonth emeasure,wh i ch maybemonth sh ence.Congressional i ntercession i nth ese h ardsh i pcaseswassough tbyMr.Masaok alastFridayonlyafterrepeatedappealstoth eIm-migrationandNaturalizati onSer-vi ce to revok e th e orders h adprovedunavaili ng.With timerun-ningout,i tappearedth atonlyanactofCongresswouldh elp;th ereappearedtobenooth ersolution.

Fridaymorningonth elastdayofth especialsession,Mr.Masaok acalledonDelegateFarringtonforaid. Th eprivatereliefbi llwassubmittedandreadonth efloorofth eLowerHouselateth atafter-noon.Today,aletterwason i tswaytoth eCommissi onerofIm-mi grationandNaturalizati onfromth ech ai rmanofth eStandingSub-committeeofImmigrationandNa-turalizati onofth eHouseJudici aryCommittee requesting th atde-portationbestayed.Th ecasesofth efouraliensaresimi lar.Allarebearersofth eso-called"limi tedpassports,"wh i chli mi tedth epersonstopermanentresidencyi nHawai i butnottoth econtinentalUnitedStates. Th asepersonswerelegallyadmittedtoth eTerritoryofHawai i ,butareh ereonth emainlandontemporarypermits.Mr.andMrs.Muranak acametoth emai nlandi nNovember,1941tovisi tth ei rsonswh owereresidi ng i n Los Angeles. Mr.Sh i mi zu,89,andMrs.Toyama,74,h avebeenh erefor17and13yearsrespectively.Allofth emh adbeengivenextensionsfromyeartoyear,butsinceth eendofth ewarth ei mmi gration auth ori ti es h aveadoptedamorestringentattitude.Introductionofth eFarringtonprivatereliefbilli sth efi rstcon-creteresultofapersistentJACLADC campaignto callCongres-sionalattentiontoth ene«dforcorrecting i nj usti ces existi ng i nth e so-called "limi tedpassports"situation.Mr.Masaok aemph asi zesth atconsiderationofth ese fourcasesmayprovideth eopportunitytoopenafullCongressionalstudyofth i squestion,wh i ch i snowwork i ngi nnumerableh ardsh i psonth eagedIssei.

Hawai i Issei CasesHingeonPresidentialOrderof1906

ByTOSUKEYAMASAKIWASHINGTON,D.C.—Th erootofth ese Hawai i ali en Japaneseh ardsh i pcasesresultsfromapres-i denti alorderof1906wh i ch for-bidsth eadmissi onofalien Ja-panesefrom Hawai i toth emain-landdfth eUni tedStatesexceptfortemporaryvisi ts. Th e 1906orderwaspassed i nresponsetofearsonth eWestCoastth ati n-comi ngJapanesewould"over-run"th ei rstates. Th e JACL ADC,h owever,declaresth atth esi tua-ti ontodayi sdifferentandth atth e1906orderi neffectdiscri mi n-atesagainstloyalJapanesealiens.Sinceth eExclusionActof1924,th efearsofWestCoastlegislatorsarenolongervalid. Enforcementofth i sorderwork sagraveh ard-sh i ponalienJapanesewh owanttoresideh erepermanentlywithth ei rsonsanddaugh ters.Tobespecifi c,considerth ecaseofMr.andMrs.Muranak awh osedeportationwas ordered by th eJustice Departmentearlierth i smonth .Hostili ti esbrok eoutsoonafterth eMuranak asarrived i nLosAngelesi n 1941.Th eywereevacuatedi ntoth ei nteri orandonlyrecentlyreturnedtoLosAngeleswh ere th ei rsons,Minoru andYosh i to,both ofwh omwerebomi nHawai i ,arenowattemptingtore-establish th emselves.Th eelderMuranak ash avelong

wantedtomak eah omewith th ei rsonsandh adappliedforanex-tensionofth ei rstay,butth i swasdenied. Th e young Muranak asfeltth atayear'sextensionwouldfillth ei rneeds,fori nth attimeth eywouldbefinanciallybetterabletocareforth ei rparents.Th esonsfeelth atsinceth ei rparentsh avenoh omei nHonolulutowh i chth eycangoback andbecauseofth ei radvancedageandeconomic

conditi on,th eywouldfaceserioush ardsh i ps.Orth ecaseofSh i nk i ch i Sh i mi zu,

79,ofGuadalupe,California,wh ocametoth emai nlandi n 1930tovisi tHarold,oneofh i ssi xsonsandnowpresidentofth eSantaMariaJACLCh apter.Hereceivedextensionsfrom timetotime,,butisnowupfordeportationunderprovisi onsofth e1906proclama-tion.Nownearly80,h e i scom-pletelydependentupon h i s sonHaroldforsupport.Again,th eh i storyofMrs.To-yamawh o cametoth e UnitedStatesi n1934. Sh eh asnolivi ngrelatives i nHawai i and h eronlymeansofsupporti sh ersonandh usband,wh oarrivedh erebeforeth e 1906ordercame i ntoeffect.Th eFarringtonbillwouldcon-siderth edateofth elastentryofth esefouraliensonth emai nlandasth edayth eyh adbeenadmittedforpermanentresidence i ntoth eUnitedStates.

Kadani ElectedPresidentofSanBenitoJACLSANJUANBAUTISTA,Calif.— Tak ei ch i Kadani elected waspresidentofth enewly-revivedSan

BenitoCountych apterofth eJACLatth erecentelectionmeetingatth eCi ti zensh alli nSanJuan.Membersofth enewcabinetare:

KayKamimoto,firstvice-pres.;IsaacSh i ngai ,secondvice-pres.;Glen.Kowak i ,rec.sec;Twsh i eSak ai ,corres.sec;Frank Nish i ta,treas.;DennisNish i ta,publici ty;GeorgeNish i ta,Hirosh i Honda,OtisKadani,Sam Sh i ngai andMineoSak ai ,boardofgovernors;endRich ard Nish i moto,offici aldelegate.Th enewcabinetwil!bei nstalledatameetingonJan.13atth eRock HavenInnonHigh way101south ofSanJuanBautista.

Oh ash i ElectedPresidentofDenverCh apterDENVER— Th eDenverJACLwillbeledbyGeorgeOh ash i ,new

president,i n 1948,accordingtoreturnstabulatedandannouncedbyBessieMatsuda,secretary.Oth er offici alswillbe Sh i gImamura,Istvi cepresident;MatildaTaguch i ,3rdvicepresi-dent;Ch i ysHoriuch i ,correspond-i ngsecretary;Masak oNak ayama,recordingsecretary;andJoeAri k i ,treasurer.

ADCOffici alAsk sAssistanceOfInteriorDepartmenti nGettingVoteonClaimsBill

Ask sTestimonyonBeh alfofProposal

"AtSenateHearingWASHINGTON,D.C.—Th egoodofficesofth eInteriorDepartmenti ngettingth eevacuationclaimsbi lloutofth eSenatesubcommitteeearlynextyearweresough tlastweek endbyMi k eMasaok aduringaconferencewith OscarCh apman,actingSecretaryofInterior,th eWash i ngton office ofth eJACLAnti-Di scri mi nati onCommitteere-vealedth i sweek .Th edepartment'said i nth eJa-

paneseAmericanCiti zensLeague'seffortto h aveth eAttorneyGen-eral,Tom Clark , appearbeforeCongressandtestifyi nbeh alfofth eclaimsbi llwh en i tcomesupbeforeth eSenateJudici aryCom-mittee was requested by Mr.Masaok a,th enationallegislativedirectorofth eJACLADC.Supportofth eactingSecretaryi nth i slegislationwasask ed i nview ofth eDepartmentofIn-terior's active i nterest i n th eevacuation and relocation pro-gram.Alth ough th eprogramwasoffici ally terminated last July,th ere h as beenconsiderable un-fini sh edbusiness,especiallyprob-lemsrelatingtoth edispensationofclaimsonpropertyandbusinesslossesresultingfrom th eevacua-tion.Mr.Ch apman'sgoodoffices i nrequestingth eh eadofth eJusticeDepartmenttofileabriefi nth eTak ah ash i alienfi sh i ngcasesuitwh i ch i sexpectedtobebrough ttoth eU.S.SupremeCourtwasalso sough tbyth eJAGLADCdirector.

InfantAsah araWinsCh ri stmasStork Derby.SAN FRANCISCO—A 5-pound,

15 ouncebabygi rlborntoMrs.Kath eri neAsah ara,1838Lagunastreet,wasth ewi nnerofth eYule-ti dediaperderby i nSan Fran-ci sco.Th ei nfantch eck ed i nat12:43Ch ri stmasmorningatth eUC h os-pital.Herfath er,Mits,21,astudentatSanFrancisco j uni orcollege,sweatedoutth edeliveryby#pacingth efloorofth efrontroomath i sh omeuntilnotifi edby h ospi talat-tendantsth atth ebabyh adarrived.Acrossth ebayth efi rstbabywasbornatoneminuteaftermid-nigh ttoBerth aWong,22,wifeofAndrew,25,astudentatth eUniversityofCaliforniamedicalcenter.Th eWongs'babyi sagirlandweigh ed6pounds,14ouncesatbirth .

NewYork JACLElectsHayash iToSecondTerm

ByINASUGIHARANEW YORK—TomHayash i was

re-elected presidentofth e NewYork Ch apterofth eJACLatth eannual election meeting h eldTh ursday,December18,atth eJa-paneseMeth odi st.Ch urch h ere.Th eelectionwas h eld i n conj unctionwi th an address by Louis M.Zimmerman,fieldrepresentativeofth eEducationalDivi si onofth eNew York State Commissi onAgainstDiscri mi nati on.Th edocu-mentaryfilmsonbroth erh oodfromth eCommissi onweresh own."We don'tclaim to h ave a

panacea;wedon'tclaimto k nowallth eanswers,"Mr.Zimmermansaid i ndescribi ngth ework ofth eCommissi on. "Wedosayth atth eproblem i ssuch th atweneedth esupportofeveryelement i nth ecommunity—th esupportofallth ei ndi vi duals i nth ecommunity."Th eNewYork StateCommissi onwas.establish edi nJune,1945,asth efirstadmini strativeagencytoenforceastatelaw againstdis-crimi nati oni nemployment.Th eCommissi onnow h asafieldstaff,legaladviser?,andaneducationalandpublicrelationsdivi si on.Ith asoffi ces i nanumberofciti esth rough outth e state and CityCouncils i n"maj orareastoin-vestigate discri mi nati on i noth erph asesasweilasemployment.Communityorganizati onsarei n-vitedtocooperatewith th eCityCouncilsandth eEducationalDi-visi on i nch angi ngpeople'satti-tudes,Mr.Zimmermanstated.,He added th atevery casebrough tbeforeth eCommissi onh asbeensettledth usfarbyconcili a-ti onandpersuasion,with outth epowerofenforcementi nth ecourtsbeingi nvok ed.Eigh typercentofth ecomplaintsh avebeenagainstemployers,rive percentagainstemploymentagencies,seven per-centagainstunions,andsevenper-centagainstoth ergroups."Th eBroth erh oodofMan,"a

cartooncolor16mm.soundmovie,based on th e Public Affairspamph let,"Th eRacesofMank i nd,"produced by th e United AutoWork ers,CIO,wasoneofth efilmssh own,and th eoth erwas "Th eHouseILiveIn,"acommercial16 mm.sound movie starringFrank Si natra.Mr.Hayash i i saNewYork at-torney,affili atedwith th e lawfirm ofWh i tman,Ransom,Coul-son,andGoetz. Hewasadmittedtoth eNewYork Bari n1946,wasaresearch assistantatth eNewYork University Law Sch ool,wh ereh ereceived h i slawdegree,and h e was recentlyre-electedch ai rmanofth eEasternDi stri ctCounciloft'.ieJACLMiss Mari k oIsh i guro,newly-

electedvicepresident,i sacasework erwith th eStaten IslandSocialServiceagency,amemberofli i eHumanRelationsCommitteeofth e Staten Island CommunityWelfareCouncil,presidentofth eNew York Japanese AmericanYoungPeople'sCh ri sti anFedera-tion,andagraduateofSimmonsCollege Sch oolofSocialWork ,Boston,Mass.,andWellesley.MissAli ceMiyasawa,newre-

cordingsecretary,wasactingcor-respondingsecretaryforth elasth alfof1948,and i salsodoinggraduatework atColumbia Uni-versity. MissIdaOh tani i sth enew correspondingsecretary.Yeich i Kuwayama,1948treasurer,was agraduatestudentatth eHarvardSch oolofBusinessandi sagraduateofPrincetonUniver-sity.Ak i raHayash i ,financialdi-rector,received h i s Bach elorofSciencedegreefromth eCi tyCol-legeofNewYork ,andi sengagedi n export-importtrade. KenHayash i ,publici tydirector,i salifeinsurancesalesman,andEastCoastrepresentativeforth enewly-founded magazine,Nisei Vi ews.GeorgeMio,membersh i pdirector,i sasalesmanforth eNewYorkLi feInsuranceCo.,andh ereceivedh i sM.A.andB.A.i nbusinessfromNew York University.InaSugi-h ara,programdirector,i sresearchsecretaryofth e.HumanRelationsCommissi on ofTh e ProtestantCouncilofth eCityofNewYork ,onth eexecutivecommitteesofth eNewYork CouncilforaPermanentFEPC andth eNewYork LeagueforIndustrialDemocracy,onth eBoardofDirectorsofth eSummerSch oolforOlficeWork ers,andamemberofseveralracerelations,civi lliberties,andlaborgroups.Th e new officerswillbe i n-

stalledatadinnertobe h eldtnJanuary,i nconjunctionwi th awel-come forSam Ish i k awa, newEasternRegionalDirectorofth eJACL-ADC,andMissEmilyKu-wada,secretaryofth eEasternRegionaloffice,wh enatth esametimeappreciati onwillbeexpressedforth eservicesofMrs.YurinoStarr,formerly i n th e Easternregionaloffice.

DenverGroupsAidADCFundDriveDENVER—Th eDenverBuddh i stch urch and th e Cornelians clubh ave alreadycollectedfundsforth eJACL-ADCfunddrivei nth i scity.Th eBuddh i stch urch ,firstorgan-i zati ontoundertak eth ecollectingoffunds'forth eADC,h asrai sed$29.Membersofth ecommitteewereKiyok oNitanda,JuneHisa-moto,MaryAigak i ,FlorenceYa-mada,GeorgeYamaguch i ,FrankKamibayash i andFrank Tamura.Th eCorneliansh averaisedap-proximately$150, according toMrs. George Furuta,president.Th esumwascollectedata"gameni gh t"benefitforth eAD.CDec.5 atth eNi h onj i nk ai h all.MayFuruta and Haruk o Kobayash iwere co-ch ai rmen,with Mrs.ArtYorimotoi nch argeoffoodandre-fresh ments.

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EDITORIALS:Ch ri stmasAmnestyPresidentTruman'sCh ri stmasamnesty

proclamationh asrestoredth eci vi lrigh tsofagroupofNisei wh oh adrefusedtocomplywith th eSelectiveServiceActwh i leresidi ngi nth ewarrelocationcentersonth egroundth atth ei rrigh ts asciti zens h adbeenvio-lated,bymassevacuation and mass deten-ti on.

Th eprinci pleforwh i ch mostofth eserelocationcenterNisei acted i nresisti ng i n-duction i s recognized by th ePresident'sAmnestyBoard i ni tsreporttoMr.Trumanwh i ch recommendedth egrantingofpardonstoth egroup."Priortoth ei rremovalfromth ei rh omes

th eyh adbeenlaw-abidi ngandloyalciti zens,"th eboard declared. "Th eydeeplyresentedclassifi cati onasundesirables. Mostofth emremainedloyaltoth eUnitedStatesand i n-dicateda'desiretoremain i nth i scountryandtofigh ti n i tsdefense,providedth ei rrigh tsofciti zensh i pwererecognized.Forth ese we h ave recommended pardons, i nth e beliefth atth eywill j usti fyourcon-fidence i nourloyalty."Itmayberecalled,h owever,th atwh at-

everth ereasonswh i ch compelledth eactionofth e282Ni sei toresisti nduction,th ei rpositi onwasnotuph eldbyth ecourtsandallofth em were convictedofrefusaltocomplywith th eSelective ServiceActandservedprisonterms. Th eaction ofth i sgroup,comingatatimewh enAmericansofJapaneseancestrywerebeingsubjectedtoracistattack s by organized anti-evacueegroupsonth ePacifi ccoast,was i nexpedientfrom th estandpointofitseffectonpublicattitudesandth reatenedtodisruptth egov-ernment's programofmovingallofth eevacuees outofth erelocation centers i ntonormalh omes and communiti es.Th eproblemposedbyth eactionofth ese

draftresistersprobablywillbe onewh i chwilllongremain i ncontroversy. Byth ei ractionth emembersofth egroupestablish -edaprinci plebut i n doingsoth ey en-dangeredth efuturesecurityandwelfareofth ousandsofth ei rfellowciti zens.Butth ei ractionwasth edi rectbyproductofaseriesofundemocraticactions,i ncludingth ecur-few,massevacuation and mass detention.Forth i sreason PresidentTruman's actioni npardoningth egroupwillbewelcomedbyallwh oarecognizantwith th esi tuation.

RaceProblem TodayTh ech angi ngconceptofth eraceprob-

lem and meth ods ofdealingwith i tarebrough t outby Carey McWilli ams i n"Equality—aPoliti calProblem,"i nth ecur-renti ssueofSurveyGraph i c.

Th osewh obewailth eslowprogress i nth i s i mportantfieldcantak eencouragementfrom McWilli alms'analysisofth ech angi ngattitudesofAmerican citi zens towardth i sproblem.Priorto1940,h epoi ntsout,prejudi ces

wasdiscussedi nmuch th esamemannerth ata groupoffundamentalists migh tdiscussorigi nalsin—th ati texistedi nmanandcouldnotbech angedandth atnoth i ngcouldbedone about i t. Th e sociologicalth eorydevelopedbetween1900and1940represent-edth eraceproblemasessentially i nsoluble,says McWilli ams,and liberals sh ared th epopularfallacyth atpoliti calaction i nth efi eldofracerelationswas"li k elytodomoreh arm th an good."Itwasnotuntilth eearly1940s—th e

daysofraceriots,th eti meofth eNegro-wh i teclash es i nDetroit,th eperiodofanti-MexicanAmericanri oti ng i nLosAngeles

—th atli beralsbegantoconcentrate uponth eproblem i n termsofaction,with th eattitudeth atsometh i ngmustbedone,rath erth ansometh i ngsh ouldbe done.

Peopletodayarebeginni ngtoseeth atprejudi ce, i nsteadofbeing"insti ncti ve,"i sa productofsocialconditi oni ng.BetweenApril,1943andJuly,1944,some220 inter-racial committees and commissi ons wereformed i nAmericancommuniti es. Mostofth emwereestablish edonanemergencywar-timebasis,butalmostallofth em arestilli nexistencetoday.A stillmore i mportantmeasure of

ch ange,saysMcWilli ams,i sth egrowingre-sistancetodiscri mi nati on. Wh ereformerlyi ndi vi duals acquiesced i n practices wh i chth eyh adnotestablish edandforwh i ch th eyfeltth ey h adnoresponsibi li ty,th etendencytoday i stoactagainstsuch practices.-Th ese rapidly multiplyi ng resistances,says McWilli ams,demonstrate th atmorepeoplearecomingtoappreciateth etruismth atprinci ples do notdefendth emselves;th eyh avetobedefendedbypeople,i nprac-tice,byaction.Mr.McWilli ams offersavitalprogram

ofaction underwh i ch th eseorganizati onsmi gh tbegath eredi ntoalarger,moreeffec-ti vegroup.Such aprogram,h esays,migh ti ncludeequaleducationaleconomicand j obopportuniti es;equalaccesstodecenth ousi ng,h ealth facili ti es,publicly supportedrecrea-tionalandculturalfacili ti es,common civi cconvenciencesandplaces ofpublic accom-modation;equalenforcementofth e law;equalprotectionofcivi lrigh ts;and;equalityi n personalrelations.Th ei ssueofracecannotbetreatedany

longerasasocialormoralproblem,amenabletoprayer,persuasionand"furth erstudy."Th eti meh ascome,saysMcWilli ams,foranorganized,nationwi deassaultupon "asetofanach roni sti cpracticeswh oseonlysanctionrestsongreed,ignoranceandcruelty.Strippedoffolk loreandofmyth i caltrimmi ngs,th ei ssue of discri mi nati on becomes crystalclear."

Radio'sSocialConscienceTh esocialconscienceofradio h asbeen

prick edquiteoftenoflate,orso i twouldappearfrom th e i ncreasingnumberofpro-gramsuponsuch subj ectsas h ousi ng,legis-lationandcommunityneeds.Inth efi eldofracerelationsradio h as

i npastmonth sallotted i ncreasingquotasoftimeandmoneytobringth eneedforinter-racialunderstandingtoi tsvastaudience.InSaltLak eCity,bywayofexample,

th eJACLpartici pateswith th eNAACPandth eCouncilforCivi cUni tyi naweek lypro-gramdesignedtobringth efactsofdiscri m-i nati onand suggestionsforitseradicati ontoth eci ti zensofth ecity. Such broadcastsare i ncreasingth rough outth ecountry.

LastTuesdayeveningCBSpresentedi naspecialbroadcastapleaforth eendofdis-cri mi nati on based uponrace orreligi on.Severalraciali nci dents,i ncludingth estoryofwarveteranGeorgeOtsuk a,were toldduringth eh alf-h ourprogram.Ex-SergeantOtsuk awas amemberofth e442nd wh oai ded i nth eresuce6fth e"lostbattalion,"membersofwh i ch werefrom Texas.

Wh enOtsuk areturnedfrom th ewarinEurope,h eattemptedtosettledownuponaTexasfarm with h i swi feandch i ld. Butth eprotestsofh i sneigh bors,wh odi dnotwanta "Jap"i nth ei rcommunity,forcedh i souster.

Th e formersergeant, i n desperation,told h i sstoryto alocalnewspaper. Heask edwh yh esh ouldbedeprivedofth eri gh tofa h omeamongth epeople h e h adfough ttodefend.

Th e j storyofformerSergeantOtsuk aendedh appi ly. Hefounda h omeandfarm;h efoundgoodneigh borsamongth emanyh undredsofTexanswh oagreedwith h i mth atAmericani sm extendedbeyondth earti-fi ci alboundariesofrace.

Severaloth ersuch i nci dents,i nwh i chraci aldi scri mi nati on againstAmericans ofminori tyorigi nwereovercomebyth eac-tionoffellow Americans,weretold i nth eCBS program.Itendedwith apleaforaction—notonly

i nmajordiscri mi natoryacts,butalso i nth emi norinci dentsofanti-mi nori typreju-di cewh i ch h umi li ateand i nj uremilli onsofAmericans.

Radio i sapowerfulmedium forgood.Iti soneofth ecountry'sgreatestmeansofeducation.Itsincreasingsense~ofresponsi-bili tyisameasurenotonlyofradio'sgrow-i ngsocialconsciencebutofth e country'saswell.

nisei USAbyLARRYTAJIRIATestforCandidatesForth efi rsttimei nrecentpo-li ti calh i storyth esubjectofcivi lli bertiesforracialandreligi ousminori ti eswillbei nj ectedi ntoanAmericanpresidentialcampaign.Th erecentcompreh ensi vesurveyofth estatusofAmerica'sminor-i ti esbyth ePresident'sCommitteeonCivi lRigh tsand th ecommit-tee'srecommended program foraction,wh i ch i ncludesth emajorobjecti vesofth eJACLAnti-Di s-cri mi nati on Committee, willbeutili zedasth espringboardforth eefforttoobtaincommitmentsfromth epoliti calpartiesandfrom i n-divi dualcandidatesonth i ssubjectofminori tycivi lliberties.Th e i ssuei snotonewh i ch th emajorcandidates,with a fewnotableexceptions,willcaretoin-troduceofth ei rownvoliti on.Th ek i ngmak ersandth eboys i nth esmok e-fi lledroomsareapttosh yawayfromaquestionwh i ch th eyconsidertobeloadedwith poli ti caldynamite. Th e Democrats, al-th ough PresidentTruman h asgiventh e committee'sreportasortofdefactoendorsementbyh i sacti on i nreleasingi tfromth eWh i teHouse,stillfearth ebi tter-nessofbigotedmeni nth esegre-gatedSolid South , Th e Repub-licans h ave lostmuch ofth ei rfervorforreform andprogresssinceAbeLincoln'sday.Th usth equestioni sonewh i chmustbeputtoth ecandidatesbyorganizati onsand i ndi vi dualsrep-resenting racialand religi ousminooriti es. Italready i s i n-dicatedth atsuch aneffortwill,bemadetowriteth erecommenda-ti onsofth ePresident'sCommitteeonCivi lRigh tsi ntoth eplatformsofth emajorpartiesatth eforth -comingnationalconventionsandtoobtaindeclarationsfromth elead-i ng candidates regarding th ei rpositi onsonth eseproposals:(1)Th estrength eni ngofth emach i n-eryforprotectionofcivi lrigh ts,i ncluding th ereorganizati onandextensionofth eCi vi lRigh tssec-tionofth eDepartmentofJustice;(2)th estrength eni ngofth erigh ttosafetyandsecurityofth eper-son—includingth epassageofananti-lynch i nglaw,th ereviewofth ewartimeevacuation andde-tentionofpersonsofJapanesean-cestryas a meanstowardpre-ventingth e abridgmentofth ecivi lrigh ts ofany person orgroupsbecause ofrace oran-cestry,andth eenactmentbyCon-gressoflegislationestablish i ngaprocedureforth epaymentofbusi-nessandpersonallossessustain-ed byevacueesofJapanesean-cestry;(3)Th estrength eni ngofth erigh tto citi zensh i pandi tsprivi leges,includingth epassageofstateorfederalanti-polltaxlaws,th erepealoflawsdiscri m-i nati ngagainstalienswh oarei n-eli gi bletociti zensh i pbecauseofrace,colorornationalorigi nandth emodifi cati onoffederalnatural-i zati onlawstoremoverestricti onsbasedonth erace,colororna-tionalorigi nofth eapplicants;(4)th estrength eni ngofth erigh ttofreedomofconscienceandexpres-sion;(5)th estrength eni ngofth erigh ttofreedom ofopportunity,i ncludingth eeli mi nati onofracialsegregationandth eenactmentoffederalfairemploymentpracticeslegislation;and(6)th erallyingofth eAmericanpeoplei nth esupportof a continui ng program tostrength encivi lrigh ts.Aprelimi narysamplingofsenti-mentregardingth eseproposalsal-readyh asbeenmadebyoneor-ganizati on,th eNAACP(NationalAssociati onforAdvancementofColoredPeople).Th eNAACP i narecentstatementdeclaredth atonly one candidate,Harold E.Stassen,h adgivena"forth ri gh t"answerfc* i tsrequestfora j udg-mentofth ereportofth ePresi-dent's Committee. Mr. Stassenwiredth eNAACPonDec.5th at'h econsideredth ereport"asuperbdocument"andaddedth ath egavei t"generalsupportnow"and i n-tendedtospeak on i tsrecommen-dationsi ndetaili nth efuture.Ofth eoth erRepublicancontenders,Gov.Warren'sassistantpresssec-retaryack nowledgedth erequestbutth eCaliforniaexecutiveh adnotanswered. Th eNAACPsaidth erewasno i ndi cati onth atGov.Deweyh adreadth ereportbutth elatter'sassistantmentioned th atNewYork stateunderDeweyh adpassedananti-di scri mi nati onlaw.Senators VandenbergandMorse

both pleadedpressureofwork i nconnectionwith th especialsessionofCongress and promisedlateropini ons.AnaiderepliedforGen,Eisenh owerandsaidth egeneralcouldnotexpressanopini ononmatters i nvolvinglegislationaslongash ei sArmych i efofstaff.Th eNAACPsaidnorepliesh ad

beenreceivedfromSenatorTaft,GeneralMacArth urand Rep.Martin,amongth eoth erswh osenamesh avebeenmentionedi ncon-nectionwith th eGOPnominati on,Th eNAACPalsoreportedth atnorepliesh adbeenreceivedfromDemocratJamesF.Byrnes notfromHenryWallace,alth ough th elatterplaced h i mselffoursquareagainstracialdiscri mi nati on andsegregation i n h i s speech lastMondayi nwh i ch h e announcedh i mselfasa"th i rdparty"candid-dateforth epresidency.Ofth ereactionsofth emajor

candidates,much i nterestwillbeattach ed, i n California i n par-ticular,to anystatementwh i chGovernorWardenmaymak ere-garding th e recommendations,sinceoneofth eproposalsofth ePresident'sCommitteei sforth erepealofCalifornia's anti-ali enlawswh i ch proh i bi tlandownersh i ptoJapanesealiensandwh i ch ex-clude Japanesealiensfrom th ecommercialfi sh i ng i ndustry.Th e anti-ali enfish i nglaw was

passedduringth ewarandwasspecifi callydesignedtoproh i bi tth ereturnofevacuatedalienJapanesefish ermen toth eCaliforniafish -i ngi ndustry. ItwassignedbyGovernorWarren i n1945.Governor Warren's pre-1945

recordregardingpersonsofJa-paneseancestryi sonewh i ch mustbe"ofconsiderableconcernto h i sstrategists,since h e i sth eonlyoneofth emajorpresidentialcan-didates outside th osefrom th eDeep South with aracistback -ground.Itmayberecalledth ati n 1943 h e projected th eNi seiquestion i ntoth enationalscenebya-violentanti-Ni sei outburstatth egovernor'sconvention i nCol-,umbus,contendingth atth ere-settlementofJapaneseAmericanevacuees outside th erelocationcampsconstituted a dangertomi li tarysecurity. Gov. WarrenWarrenopenlyopposedproposalforth ereturnofth eevacueesuntilth eArmyrescinded i tsexclusionproclamation i nDec,1944.GovernorWarren's statesman-li k eacceptanceofth eArmyde-ci si ontopermitth eevacueestoreturnwasi ndirectcontrasttoh i sformerattitudeandmayh avebeenareflectionofach angeofh eart,followingth ereportsofNisei ser-vice i nth ewar.However,Gov.Warrenh asnevermadeanydirectstatementregardingJapaneseAmericansfollowingh i sstatementfollowingth ereopening ofth eevacuatedareatopersonsofJa-paneseancestrywh enh eurgedth epeopleofth estatetoacceptth eArmy'sdecisi on. Alth ough th ereh avebeennoreportsofanydis-crimi nati onbyth eWarrenadmin-i stration againstth ereturnedevacuees,Gov.Warrenh asmadenoeffortstoprotectth epersonalandpropertyrigh tsofJapaneseAmericanswh i ch h ave been i n-fringedbyth estate's k i ng-si zecampaigntoenforceth e discri m-i natoryAlienLandlaw,alegalanach roni sm ofth edaysofth eYellowPerilcampaigns i nCali-fornia.Ini tszealtoenforcearaciallydiscri fi natorylaw,wh i chth ePresident'sCommitteeonCivi lRigh tsh ascri ti ci zedsh arply,th eStateofCalifornia h as i ni ti atedsuitstoconfiscateth efarmsofArmyveteransofJapaneseances-trjronth egroundth atth ei ralienparents h eldan i nteresti nth eproperty.Writi ng1i nth eDecemberissueofSurvey Graph i c,Carey Mc-Willi ams i softh eopini onth atpublic opini on i n California i sresponsible for Gov. Warren'sch angedattitudeonth esubjectofth estate'sresfdentsofJapaneseancestry. Mr.McWilli ams de-clared:"GovernorEarlWarrenofCali-fornia,wh owasastrenuousad-vocateofth emassevacuationofallpersonsofJapanesedescenti n1942andabitteropponentofth ereturnofth eevacueesaslateasmidsummer,1943,i stodayapro-ponentoftoleranceandfai rplay-His Dersonal attitude tyiuv.of

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NationalHeadquarters:413-15BeasonBuild-i ng,26 EastSecond South Street,SaltLak eCity,Utah .

Edi tori aland Business Office:415 BeasonBuildi ng.Ph one5-6501.

Oth erNationalJACLOfficesi nCh i cago,NewYork ,Denver,SanFranciscoandLosAn-geles.

Subscripti onRates:JACLmembers,$2.50year.Non-members,$3.50year.

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

LARRYTAJIRI ...EDITOR

Saturday,January3,19

course,remain wh at i twas i n1943;butth epointi sth atasapublicoffici alh e h asbeenCom-pelledtoh eedanewlyorganized—th ati s,anarticulate— publicopi ni on."TwoprominentCalifornia po-liti ci ans,MayorBowronofLosAngelesandRep.Poulson,wh ovociferouslyopposedth ereturnofth e evacueesh avepubliclyack -nowLedgedth eyweremistak eni nth ei rassessmentofth eloyaltyofth e Nisei group. A statementfromGov.Warrenmayh elpclearanydoubtsregarding h i sch angeofattitude.Th ereportofth ePresident'sCommittee on Civi lRigh tspro-videsalitmustotestth ebeliefofth eGOPandDemocratic h ope-fulsonamajorquestionofAmer-i candemocracy.

MINORITYWEEKControversial"Th eedi torofadailynewspaperi noneofth elargesouth ern

citi esdiscussedaprojectto h ave h i sreportersi nterviewprominentwh i tociti zens i napollofopini ontofindoutwh atfourth i ngsNegroescouldh aveatonce,h ewantedth em toagreeonnon-con-troversiali tems.Hesuggestedtometh ath eth ough tth em to h eequaleducation,h ealth ,decenth ousmgandth erigh ttoworsh i pasth eych ose. *"Wh atofth erigh t,Iask i edh i m,towork atadecent*j obwith

equalpay;i sn'tth atth eroadto h ealth ,betterh ousi ngandth erestofi t?Th at,h esai di mmedi ately,i scontroversial."—NelsonC.Jack soni n"CandleLigh tsi nth eDark ness,"SurveyGraph i c.

* * *Secure"ToSecureTh eseRigh ts"Th eSi monandSch usterediti onof"ToSecureTh eseRigh ts,"th e

all-importantreportofth ePresident'sCommitteeonCivi lRigh ts,maybesecuredth rough th eJACL,415Beasonbuildi ng,SaltLak eCity 1,Utah ,atth eli stpriceof$1.

* * *HolidayTh ough tAslongasth enai s"noroomatth e i nn"forNegroes,th esingi ng

ofcarolsandmangerscenesatCh ri stmastimei samock ery,saidBish opBenjami n D.Dagwellofth eEpiscopaldioceseofOregon,i natalk beforeth ePortlandCh amberofCommerce."Ik nowth i si sanunpopularth i ngtosay,"Bish opDagwellsaid,

"butIwonderi fth e h otelandrestaurantmen'sassociati onsth i nkth esei snosimi lari tybetweenth ecaseofth eJewish moth erwh ocouldfindnoroomatth e i nnandth ei ractioni nbarringNegroesfromth ei restablish ments."

* » *TributeAportraitofG«orgeWash i ngtonCarver,greatNegroscienti st,

willappearonweek lypassesofth eLosAngelesTransitcompanyth eweek ofJan.5 i ncelebrationofGeorgeWash i ngtonCarverweek .

* * *CoreLastweek twoNegroAmericans,aJapaneseAmericananda

wh i teAmericanj oi ned i nanefforttoerasediscri mi natorypracticesatth eDenverYMOA.Itwasatemporaryvictory,perh aps.Th efourask edfordaily

membersh i ppassestoswim i nth e"V"pool.Th eNegroeswerere-,fused.Wh ereuponth eNisei ,Rev.TomFuk uyama,andth ewh i te,W.ClayMark s,openedth edoortoth esh owerroom andush eredi nth eNegroes.Th eywerealladmittedtoth epool..."forth i sti meonly."Allth i s i spartofth eprogram ofth e CommitteeofRacial

Equality(CORE)tofigh tth ebattleofracediscri mi nati on—i n apeacefulsortofway.

CORE—committedtonon-violentaction— i salsotryingt«winadmittanceforNegroesi nYMCAdormitoryfacili ti es.It'si nterestingtonoteth atarecordnumberofsuitsch argi ng

violationofth estate'santidi scri mi nati onlaw h avebeenfi ledi nDen-vercourts.Twentycasesarenow pending.Mostofth em,accordingtoRobertStappofth eDenverPost,

resultfrom "spontaneousresentmentagainsti ndi vi dualcasesofdis-crimi nati on,"andnotfrom such groupactionastak enbyCORE.

Th erecordnumberofsuch cases i sattributedtoincreasingmili -taneeofminori tygroups"agrowingdemand,particularlyamongNegroex-servicemen,th atth eyh e-'grantedth efruitsofth edemocracyforwh i ch th eyfough t."

* * *Freedom Train

Freedom,th eysay,i sa h ard-wonth i ng.Andth eci ti zensofBirmi ngh am,Alabama,sh ould k now.Th eFreedomTrain,sch eduledtostopi nth atsouth erncity,mustbypassBirmi ngh aman i tstourofth ecountry,solelybecauseth esegregationpracticed i nth atcityi sapricelessth i ng,notfreedom.Birmi ngh am'ssegregationlaw,i twasannounced,i snotamantle

tobelaidasideatth ei nstanceofeith erth i sorth atvi si tortoth ecity,eventh ough th at"visi tor"h eth eFreedom Train.

* ♦ "EducationTh ePresident'sCimmi ssi ononHigh erEducationlastweek h adsomenotsoniceth i ngstosayaboutth i scountry'seducationalfacili -

ties.Manycollegesanduniversiti es,th ecommissi onpointedout,de-priveJewsand Negroesequalopportunityforeducation—solelyongroundsofraceandreligi on.

Outi nCh i cago,h owever,th erei sacollegeth ati sash i ni ngex-ampleofdemocracyi neducation.

Th estoryofth i ssch ool,Rooseveltcollege,i stoldbyth eCommonCouncilforAmericanUnityi narecentpressrelease.Rooseveltcollegegrewoutofth econvicti onofacollegepresident

th atreligi onandracesh ouldnotserveasguidesorbarrierstocol-legeentrance.Back i n1945th eboardoftrusteesofth eYMCAcollegei nCh i cago

ask edDr.EdwardJ.Sparling,president,toreportonth ereligi ousandracialmak eupofth estudentbodyasaprelimi narytoestab-lish i ngaquotasystem.Dr.Sparling'sanswerwassh ortandsimple—butnotsweetto

th eearsofth eboardmembers:"Wedon'tk eepsuch records,"h esai d.Butth efacultyandstudentbodyofth esch oolvotedoverwh elm-

i nglytogoalongwith Dr.Sparling.Andth us,with th eaidofsomei nterestedciti zensandi naCh i cagoofficebuildi ng,th eycreatedRoo-seveltcollege.Th erewerenolibraryfacili ti es,nocampus,notrim-mi ngs.Justapresident,afacultyandastudentbodyth atbelievedsteadfastlyi nth erigh tofallmenandwomentoexpectdemocracyi neducation.

.Sometwoyearsafterwards,Rooseveltcollegeh asafacultyofover400andstudentbodyofmoreth an5,000students.Th esch oolwillsoonmovei ntoth e'h i stori cAuditori um h otelandth eaterbuildi ng.Th econstituti onofRooseveltcollegei sunique i nth eh i storyof

Americaneducation.Itguaranteesadmissi on,aslongasth efacili -ti espermit,toanypersonwh ocanpassth eentranceexaminati on.Race,religi on,nationalorigi n,socialstandingandfinancialstatusarenoti nqui redi nto/Noneofth estudentorganizati onscanch oose i tsmem-bersh i ponth ebasisofrace,creed,colorornationalback ground.It'sasimplecreed,asimplepolicy.Buti tseemssuch apolicy-

i s h ardcomeby.* * *

LibraryCh eck ListTh eWallsComeTumblingDown,byMaryWh i teOvington,Har-

court,BraceandCo.$3.00.Th ewallsofJerich oth atcometumblingdown i nth i sbook are

th ewallsth atseparateAmericansofNegroancestryfromth ewh oli eofth ecountry.Th emajori nstrumentofattack i sh ereth eNAACP,andth ebook listedabovei sastoryofth atorganizati onastoldbyoneofi tsorigi nalfounders.Th eNAAOPwasformedwith th ei deaofaidi ngth eNegro'sad-

vancementbyenlisti ngth eaidofprominentandph i lanth ropi cally-mindedwh i tes.Itbegani nasmallway,buttodayi tsmembersh i p i sli stedat

h alfamilli on,i tsbranch organizati onsnumberover1,000.But,,ch angedpri mari lyi si tspointofview—todayth eNAACP i s

amili tantorganizati onfigh ti ngforth erigh tsofAmerica'sfourteenmilli onNegrociti zens.

FROM THEFRYING PANBillHosok awa:OnNewYearResolutions

Denver,Colo.Hack i nth eeager-beaverage,i ti sprobableth at

wemademanyaNew dear'sresolution.Now,i ti si mpossibletorecallwh atth eywere,buti ti sap-parentfrom ourpresentstateofbeing th atth eresolutionsdi dnogreatnorpermanentgood.Per-h apsth eyi ncludedsuch commonvowsastobrushourteeth twi cedaily,ortogetupalittleearlier,ortobemorepolitetowardourelders.Atanyrate,th atwaslonga,go.Soperh apsi ti snaturalth atweh avenodesire

toresolveanyth i nganewasth ecolumni sbeingwritteni nth ewaningh oursof1947.Th i si srecordedwith unh appyrealizati onth atwearebecomingseti nourwaysandh avelessdesiretoch ange.Notth atwearesatisfi ed,ofcourse.Ruti ti smorecomfor-tablenottoch ange.Ifth ere i sanydetectableyearningconcerning

th enewyear,i ti si nagrowingpreoccupationwithh appi ness.Happinessi sdiffi culttodefinebecausei th assomanymeaningsforeach person.~~Buti trequireslittleponderingtorealizeth atwebymanyactsofboth commissi onandomissi onh aveflubbeduncountedopportuniti esto mak e ourselvesandoth ersh appi er.Ittak esonlyapleasantword,asmile,aless

h arsh tonetomak eth edaybrigh terforsomeone.And i t'ssoeasytoforgetth eseli ttlek i ndnesses.Ifth i s,ourfirstcolumnfor1948smack s of

Pollyannaandmawk i sh ness,i ti sbecauseofacon-victi onth atli feistoosh orttoberacingh eadlongtoward i tsend.Stopawh i le,andmak eyourstayth ereasonforach eeri erepisodei nsomeone'sexistence.Ifth i si sh ok umth eworldneedsmoreofi t.

* * *Th eleath ermedalforth emostorigi nalCh ri st-

masmessagegoestoEich i Sak auyeofSanJose.wh o sentBonnie Mech auaconventionalcardandadded i n i nk :"Surprised,h uh ?"

♦ * *LarimerStreetHasaBoomLarimerstreetmerch antsareenjoyi ngbooming

businessi npreparationforth enewyearfestivi ti es.

Th epinch ofinflationseemstobeh avi nglittleef-fect,forth eti mebeing,i nsalesofJapanesedeli-cacies.Nodoubtth edollardoesn'tmeanasmuchas i tdid,buti ti snotunusualtoseeanIssei i nath readbareovercoatputtingoutcloseto$10foraslaboffish ,acanofbamboosprouts,seaweedanda fewofth eoth ertrimmi ngsth atgotomak eupth eNewYiear'sdayfeast."Pack edi nOccupiedJapan"labelsonfoodstuffs,

offeredatafancyprice,areaddingtoth esalesvolume.Afterth ei rwartimeabsence,th eytantalizeJapanesepalates.Ofallman'sh abi ts,th oseth ath avetodowith h i sgustatorialtastesseemtobech angedwith th egreatestreluctance.Th erewillbemuch fancyeating,anddrink i ng,

toOj i nDenver'sJapanesecommunityoverNewYear's.Itwillbe i ncelebrationofagoodyearj ustpast,andperh apsi nth eh opeth atth eyeartocomewillbe j ustasprosperous.

* * "SuccessStoriesforNiseiTh esuccessstorieswith wh i ch th ePacifi cCi t-

i zen'sh oli daynumberwasloadedwellcouldbeani nspi rati onforallNisei .Th estoriestoldnotonlyofordinarysuccess,butth etriumph ofmenandwomenofh umbleorigi nsoverth eobstaclesth atfacearacialminori ty.Itgoeswith outsayingfurth erth atscores of

Nisei moredeservingofattentionth anth osepub-lici zedaremak i ngsuccessesofth ei rcareers i nun-obtrusive,usefulandoftenprominentroles.Butth egreatestpartofth eNi sei successstory

—wh i ch h as yettobefullytold-—isth atofth eeconomicandsocialtoeh oldsth eyaremak i ngforth emselves i neverysectionofth ecountry i nal-mosteverylineofendeavor.Tak eacollectivebow,youNisei .

* * *Andnowth atth eback -pattingi sover,let'sget

downtoth ebusinessofcleaningupourunfini sh edbusinessIncongress.Th ebillstoprovideequalityundernaturalizati onanddeportationlawsandth eevacuationclaimsmeasureaffectourpock et-book sandourpositi onasciti zens.

THEREINECKE CASEByKOJIARIYOSHI

Troublei nParadise:

NewYork CityIh avereceivednumerouslettersandclippi ngsfromHawai i

eversinceaNisei and h erCaucasianh usbandweresuspendedfrom th ei rteach i ngpositi ons i nth epublicsch ools i nHonolululate i nNovemberlastyear.Th eteach ers—Ai k oandh erh usband,Dr.Joh nRei neck e—

weresuspendedwith outpay,pendingoutcomeofah eari ngbeforeth eboardofcommissi onersonDec.18,onch argesof(belongingtoan i llegalsecretorganizati on,namelyth eCommunistParty i nHawai i ,ofnotpossessingth e'i dealsofdemocracy,andofbeingofdoubtfulloyaltytoourgovern-ment.Andforth esereasons,th eyaredeemednotqualifi edto h oldteach i ngcertifi cates.Wh enIlasth eardfromHawai i ,th eattorneysforth e Reineck esh ad petiti onedfora temporaryrestraini ngorderagainstth eh ear-i ng.Aprinci palreasonbeingth atGovernorIngram M.Stainbackwh oi sbeh i ndth i ssuspensionmovewill"directlyori ndi rectlyi ntrudeh i svi ewsandpersonalprejudi cesagainstth eReineck es,th usdeny-i ngth emafairandi mpartialh ear-i ngandwilldenyth em th erigh ttoearnaliveli h ood."Th e Governori sapresidential

appointee.Hei nturnh asappoint-edth esuperintendentofpublic,in-structionwh odrew,upth ech argesagainstth eReineck es,th eattorneygeneralWh owillh andleth epros-ecutionandth eboardofcommis-si onerswh owillh earth ecase.Healsoh aspowertoremoveth em.Th eRei neck es'case h asbroad

and deep politi calsigni fi cance.For-oneth i ng,beh i nd i ti sGov-ernorStainback 'sfrustrationi nnotgetting h i sowncandidatebecomeHawai i 'sdelegatetoCongress.He.wantedth epowerfulInternationalLongsh oremen's and Wareh ouse-men'sUniontoback h i m.Th eUn-i onwouldnotandevencriti ci zedh i sadmi ni stration.Now,th e Governorand th eILWUwh i ch gotalongpoliti callyduringth ewarareatodds. Gov-ernorStainback commencedattack -i ngth eILWU i nHawai i .Hetoldth euniontopurgei tselfofCom-munisti nfluencewh i ch wasruin-i ngth eIslands. Th i swasdonetodiscreditth eILWUleadersh i pth atrefusedtoplaypoliti calfoot-ballwith h i m.Th e wi tch h unti nHawai i h asnierelybegunandi tcouldcontinuei fth eGovernorh ash i swaytoelimi nateth eILWU asapoliti calforce. Joh nand Ai k oReineck eh avebeenth estaunch estsupport-ersofth etradeunionmovementandminori tygroups i nHawai i .Forth i sreasonth eyh avebeenth efi rsttobeattack ed.Th eyaregov-ernmentemployees,practicallywith outbenefitofafairh eari ngunderth eterritori alsystemwh i ch

givesagovernortremendouspowerth rough appointment. Th ei rat-torneysareask i ngforacourttrial.Inreadingth eHonoluluStar-Bulletin wh i ch h as h andledth i scaseadmirablyi naneffortnottocreatepublich ysteria,Ifindmanyletters-to-th e-editorexpressingdi-verseviews.Th epoliti calclimatei nHawai i i snotfavorabletofreeexpressionbutIfindlettersfromNisei tak i ngth ei rstandforth eReineck es.Th i spurgewh i ch h asj ustbeguni sanewexperiencetoHawai i .Iti sparticularly,sotoyoangstu-dentsofth eReineck eswh o"navei nvolvedth emselves i nth i s i ssue.Formerandpresentstudentsofth eseteach ersarecirculatingpeti-tionsandwork i ngactivelyi nth ei rdefense.Ai k oRei neck eh asbeen£nelementarysch oolteach erfor20years.Dr.Reineck eh astaugh talmostaslongi nj uni orandseniorh i gh sch oolsandatth eUniversityofHawai i .Th esupportofvastnumbers ofth ei rstudents andfriendsduringth i spresentattacki sprobablyth egreatestencour-agementth eseteach ers h avere-ceived.Th estudentsprobablyk nowbest

aboutth ei rteach ers'abili ti esandi mpartiallyas i nstructorsandofth ei runderstandingand practiceofdemocracy i n th ei rteach i ng.Th ei rcourageoussupportspeak seloquentlyofth ei rconfidenceandfai th i nth ei rteach ers. Ih aveh eard students speak of Dr.Reineck e'steach i ngasbeingstimu-latingand i mpartial. He oncetaugh tatKonawaena h i gh sch oolwh ere Iwas astudent. Myyoungerbroth erlearnedfrom h i m.Dr. Reineck e's colleaguesaresupporting h i m also.WalterM.Gordon,princi palofFarringtonh i gh sch oolwh ereDr.Reineck etaugh tbefore h i ssuspension,des-cri bed Reineck eas"averygoodteach er—oneofth ebestwe h aveatth eseniorlevel." Afterth ech arges were preferred againstReineck e,Gordonalso stated,"Th ere h asneverbeen any i n-timati on wh ateverofDr.Rein-eck e'sflavoringh i sownteach i ngwi th wh ateverh i spoliti calbeliefsare. Ibelieveth eoth erteach ers

h ere would allsay th e sameth i ng."Th eRei neck es'figh tforcivi lrigh tswillundoubtedly i nfluenceth eHawai i antradeunion move-menti nwh i ch Issei andNi sei com-prise th elargestgroup. Niseileaders are coming up rapidlyth rough tradeunions.Ni sei com-munityleadersh avewongovern-mentseatsth rough ILWU sup-port.,How solidwillth eILWUremaini nth i spresentcrisi s?Howeffectivelywouldi tcarryth roughReineck es'defense?Th eseare$64questions. Th eywi llh avebearingonth eli veli h oodoftensofth ousandsofHawai i anfamili esofvariousancestry. Inacoupleofmonth scontractnego-ti ati onswith pineappleandsugarplantationswillcomeup. Willlaborersstick togeth erorcanGov-ernorStainback succeedi nweak en-i ngth eILWU'ssolidari ty?Iti sencouragingth atacon-siderablepartofHawai i 'spopula-tioni sawareofwh atactuallyi stak i ngplace. Inaletterfromh ome i nHonoluluIwas i nformedacivi lrigh tsdefensecommitteei sbeingformed. Alsoth atRev-erend Mineo Katagiri i sflyi ngfrom th ei slandofMaui toattendi tsprelimi narymeeting.To me th emostencouragingth i ngi sth i s—i th epeoplearefigh t-i ngoutpoliti cali ssues asth eysh ouldbe. Th esch oolstudents,teach ers,a mini sterand manyoth ersaredirectlyi nvolvedi nth i scivi lrigh tsdefense.Ai k o and Dr.Reineck e h avemade valuable contributi ons totradeunionandcommunityorgan-i zati onsi nHawai i .Inth ei slandsth eyarewellk nownasch ampi onsofth eNisei andoth erminori tygroups. Forth esereasons th eyarereceivi ngstrongsupport.Th epeople of Hawai i h ave goodmemories.

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5Saturday,January3,1948 PACIFIC CITIZEN

NISEIUSA:TestforCandidates

St.PaulBoyKilledInAccidentWh i leatPlayST.PAUL,Minn.—DavidTaroNomura,sonofMr.andMrs.How-ardNomura,1821Goodrich Aye.,diedonDec.20ofi nj uri essustain-edfromanaccidentwh i leatplay.Davidwasborn i n Portland,Ore-,andli vedwith h i sfami lyth ereuntilth eywereevacuatedtoth eHeartMountainrelocationcen-ter.In1943th efami lyresettled i nSt.Paul.Davidwasnineyearsofageandamemberofth eCubScoutsofStPaulandth eYMCABoy'sclubandattendedRamseyelementarysch oolandMacalesterPark PresbyterianCh urch Sundaysch ool.He i ssurvivedby h i s parents

andasister,Judy.

BoxElderGroupGivesMovieProfitsToADCProgramAcontributi onof$97.80from th eBoxElderCivi cWelfareLeaguewasacceptedbyHitoOk ada,ch ai r-manofth eJACL-ADC,onbeh alfofth eorganizati onth i sweek .Th e sum representedcontribu-ti onscollectedatth eDec.19sh ow-i ngof"Sh i nanoYoru"i nBrigh amCity.Th emoviewaspresentedbyth earmylanguagesch oolandth earmyandai rforcerecruiti ngservice.Lt.SpadyKoyama,recruiti ngofficerstationedatFortDouglas,madear-rangementsforth esh owi ngwi thth eh elpofth eBoxElderleague.Approximately250personssaw

th emovie.

Nisei CPAOpensLosAngelesOfficeLOSANGELES—Stiolino,be-li evedtobeth eonlyNisei certifi edpublicaccountanti n.California,re-centlyopenedanofficei nLosAn-geles.linoisamemberofth enationalsocietyofth eCPA.li nowaspresidentofth eJapa-

neseBruinclubi nLosAngelesi n1935.i Heformerlywaspresidentofth eJAUbask etballboard.Relocatingi nCinci nnati afterth eevacuation,linowasoneofth ech artermembersofth eCinci nnatiJACLch apter.

FlorinJACLUnitReactivatedFLORIN,Calif.— Th eFlorin

ch apterofth eJACLwasreacti-vatedonDec.10asAlfredTsuk a-motowaselectedpresident.Oth ernewofficerstire:SamOk a-moto,firstvice-pres.;HidemoKo-dama,secondvice-pre"s.;WoodrowIsh i k awa,th i rdyice-pres.;Mrs.I.Osh i ro,sec;Dick Nish i ,corres.sec;Sam Tsuk amoto,treas.;M.Umeda,asst.treas.;GeorgeKek u-sak u,h i stori an;andMartinMiyao,HenrySak ak i h ara,Willi am Ok a-motoandGeorgeMiyao,sergeants-at-arms.

RailroadWork erKi lled i nAccidentOGDEN,Utah —TadasuOya,62,of427Twenty-fourth St.,Ogden,diedonDec.18from i nj uri esre-ceivedwh enh ewasstruck byaslow-moving locomotive i n th eSouth ernPacifi crai lroadyards.Hewasemployedasasectionlaborerand i twasreported h ewasstruck byth elocomotiveasi tmovedslowlyth rough th eyards.Witnesses said h ewasdraggedonlyafewfeetbeforeth eenginestopped.Railroadoffici alssaidh ewasengagedi nservici ngatrainonanadjoi ni ngtrack atth etimeofth eaccident.He'issurvivedby h i swidow,Mrs.Fuj i eOyaandbyth efollow-i ngsonsanddaugh ters:Ei j i ,Paul,Ch i yok oandAyak oOya,Ogden,andMrs.Ich i yeOch i ,SanDiego,andtwograndch i ldrenandbytwosisters,Mrs.KayoMurak ami ,Ch i -cago,andMrs.Naoe Yamasak i ,Evergreen,Colo.

Dr.Tak ah ash i Wi llTeach CourseUnderJACLAuspicesCHICAGO,111.—"TableDecora-tions"willbe th esubjectofatwelve-week coursetaugh tbyDr.MaryTak ah ash i atth eLoopYW-CA,59E.Monroe,Ch i cago,begin-ni ngJan.14,accordingtoth eMi d-westregionaloffice.Basedon Orientalflowerar-rangements,th eone-h ourWednes-dayeveningclasses,from6:15to7:15,witlstresspracticali tyandeconomyi ntabedecorations,andwillbegin with th euseofarti-fici alflowersandsuch accessoriesascandles,mirrors,figuri nesandbowls.Tuiti onforth eentirecoursei s$6.With th eback groundth atwellqualifi es h erforth esubject,Dr.Tak ah ash i h astaugh tflowerar-rangementi nnumerousclubsandh asbeenforovertwoyearsade-signi eratth estudiosofalargewallpaperfirm.FormerlyofBerk -eley,Calif.,wh eresh ereceived h erdegreei noptometry,Dr.Tak ah ash irelocatedfrom Poston,Ariz.,andwasamongth efirstresettlersi nCh i cago,arrivi ngi nApril,1943.

Nisei GIPatientsGivenRadiosbyVeteransGroupLOSANGELES— JapaneseAmericanGlswh oareconfined i nvariousveteransh ospi talsi nSouth -ern California wererememberedwith portableradiosatCh ri stmastimebyth eNisei VeteransAsso-ciati on,atMcCornack generalh os-pital,Sawtelleveteransh ospi tal,SanFernando h ospi talandBirm-i ngh am generalh ospi tal.

MarySuzuk i WedsInCh i cagoRitesCHICAGO,111—MarySuzuk i be-

cameth ebri deof.HarrySabusawaatth eCh i cagoTemplecljapelonSaturday,Dec.20,ataweddingperformed by Dr.Ch arles RayGoff,mini sterofth eLoopch urch .Th ebride,wh o wore anoff-wh i tesatingown,wasattendedbymatronofh onorMrs.MaryLeeHenry,maidofh onorMissManSabusawaandbridesmaidGladysIsh i da. Servingth egroomwereTom Ch enoweth ,bestman,andush ersMasaj i Morita,AbeHagi-waraandNoboruHonda.Willi amOk amoto,baritone,sangtwo selections, "Because" andMalotte's"Lord'sPrayer."MissesFredaJonesandRuth Sai k aservedascandleligh ters.Th e reception wh i ch followedwash eldatth eLoopYWCAwh ereth ebridewasformerlyemployed.MissMarth aHarveypresidedatth etableassistedbyMissesGraceTh ompsonandGracePowers.Th ebri dewasgiveni nmarriagebyh erfath erwh o,with h i s wife,h adcomefrom h i sh ome i nCressey,California,toattendth ewedding.Th e brideservedth eCh i cagoJACLch apteras th erecordingsecretaryof1947,and i snowth eprogramdirectorofth eWestsideYWCA BusinessandProfessionalDepartment.

ElleClubFRESNO,Calif.—Etsu Mi k ami ,presidentofth eElleclub,wash ostesstomembersofth eorgan-i zati onataCh ri stmaspartyh eldath erh omeonDec.19.ACh ri stmasbask etforaneedyfamilywasfilledbycontributi onsoffoodandtoysfromth eguests,towh i ch wereaddedspecialgiftsfrom th eclub.Th egroupalsocontributed$10to buy presents forJapaneseAmericanpatientsatth eFresnocountyh ospi tal.

VagariesStrandees...Amongth estranded"Nisei "i nJapanwh oareseek i ngtoreturnto h omes i nth ewestern h emi -sph ereare50Argentini ans,2,00(Canadians,and several h undre<Peruvians,Brazili ansand Mcxicans. Onlyafewfrom outsideth eUni tedStatesh avebeenpermittedtoreturn h ome to dateNearly1,000ofth eestimated10,000strandedNisei from th eU.Si nJapanalreadyh avebeenclearedand~h avesailedforth eWesCoast.

Veterans...Inadditi onto h i tswork aspro-

ductionmanagerforth emonth lymagazine,ConsumerReports,Ch esterTanak aalsoisth eedi torofth eweek lynewspaperatSh ank sVillage,NewYork ,ah ousi ngpro-j ectof5,000 veteransandth ei rfamili es ...KayIsh i bash i ,th eNisei veteranwh o h asdesignedand i smark eti nganon-spillablesoysaucedispenser,gotth ei deaforh i snewbottlewh enh ewatch -edh i swife,Kath eri ne,useanold-typedrippablecontainer.

Report...Dr.Ch i tosh i Yanaga,wh owasengagedi ni mportantwork duringth ewar,,i snowamemberofth eYale Universityfaculty and i steach i ng i nJapanesestudiesandpoliti calscience.Dr.Yanagareadapaperatth e45th annualconven-tion ofth eAmerican Politi calScience Associati on at i Hotc1Statlerth i sweek onth e"ProbfcemofDemocratizati oni nth eLigh tofJapaneseTraditi onalPoli ti calTh eory."Dr.Yanaga'spaperwillbepublish edbyth eassociati on.

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Wash i ngtonJACLNamesSh i masak iToPresidencyWASHINGTON,D.C.—IraSh i masak i was elected presidentofth eDi stri ctofColumbiaJACLatth eregularmeetingonDec.2 atth eYMCA. He succeedsHaroldHoriuch i .Sh i masak i ,avet-eranwh ose pre-warh ome wasLindsay,Calif.,i sassociatedwithth e Flood Pontiac company ofWash i ngton,Q.C.. Fourofficersofth e 1947cab-i netwerereelected.Th eyareSadaOnoye,2ndvicepresident;Kazu-maeIch i uj i ,correspondingsecre-tary;KenIseri,treasurer;and-DanKomai,boarddelegate.BillHimelsucceedsKei th Kanesh i roasIstvicepresident,andCh i satoOh arai sth enewrecordingsecretary,re-:placingEi k oNari ta.Asuk i yak i dinnerwillbe h eld

enJan.24atth eYWCAatwh i chti meth enewcabinetmemberswillbe i nstalled.A socialwillfollowwith DanKomai i nch arge.Generalch ai rmanforth edinnerisKenk oNogak i .Assisti ng h erare■Ken1Iseri,tick ets;SadaOnoye,generalarrangements;Mrs.E.S.Izumi,food.Jack Hi rosewillbe toast-master.

GeorgeFuj i i ElectedToHeadMurrayCh apterofJACLMURRAY,Utah — Th e fi nalch apterandgrandclimaxto1947activi ti es »f th e Mt.OlympusJACLwaswrittenatth e.Arling-sch ooli nMurrayonDec.23as70membersandgueststurnedouttoelectnewofficerŝand'tocelebrateth eCh ri stmasseason.GeorgeFuj i i waselectedpresi-

dentforth ecomingyear.Mich iIwatawasnamedIstvicepresi-dent,andMinoruMatsumori waselected2ndvicepresident.Oth erofficers willbe MayAk agi ,corresponding secretary;Kath ri neTamura,recordingsecre-tary;Hirosh i Mitsunaga,treas-urer;andEdyth ei Hi raseandNo-buoMori,socialch ai rmen.Helen Iwata,socialch ai rman,

calledanddirectedasquaredance.Giftsweredistri butedbySanta

Claus,portrayedbyFrank Harada.

InstallationSetForYPCFCabinetLIVINGSTON,Calif.—lustalla-tionservicesfornewofficersofth sLivi ngstonYPCFwillbeh eldSunday,Dec.28.Th ecabineti sledbyTexKino-sh i da,aidedbyJaneKurok awaandJamesSh oj i ,vi cepresidents;RoyOk ah ara,secretary-treasurer;KiyoHamaguch i ,corresponding secre-tary:AnneOh k i ,musicch ai rman;PaulOk uye,socialch ai rman;andMarySh oj i ,h i stori an.Th ecabinetservefrom Januarytoth eendofJune.

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Diegoch apterofth e JACLh eldi ts annual i nformal i nauguraldance onJan.1atth eBuddh i sth all.Mm Sak amotoh eadedth edancecommittee,wh i leYosh i oMamiyawasmasterofceremonies.

Fuch i wak i InstalledInSanLuisObispoSAN LUIS OBISPO,Calif.—HiloFuch i wak i was i nstalled aspresidentofth eSanLuisObispoch apteratth ei nstallationmeetingonDec.22atAlex'srestaurant.Hesucceedsth e1947president,PatNagano.Th enewofficerswere i nstalledbyFrank Ch umanofLosAngeles,ch ai rmanofth ePacifi cSouth westdi stri ctcouncil.Oth er members ofth e newcabineti nclude:KarlTak u,vicepres.;Mrs.Miura,rec.sec;HaruKobara,corres.sec;Ben Fuch i -wak i ,treas.;PatNagano,dele-gate,andKaz Ik eda,alternate.

FederalCouncilUrgedtoStudyCivi lRi gh tsReportNEW YORK— Th eFederalCouncilofCh urch eswasurgedlastweek to"ini ti atestepsforastudy"ofth erecommendations i nth eRe-portofth ePresident'sCommitteeonCivi lRigh ts"i nordertomar-sh alth esupportofth ech urch esbeh i ndth eforwardmovementofdemocracy.".Th e requestcamefrom th eHuman RelationsCom-missi onofTh eProtestantCouncilofth eCityofNewYork ."Much ofth ereportcan ...

beregardedasth econscienti ousattempttoapplyCh ri sti anprin-ci pletospecifi caswellasgenerali ssues,"th ech urch mansaid."Th ecornerstoneofth ewh olestructureofth ereporti sth eprinci plede-rivedfrom ourreligi onofth edigni tyofth e i ndi vi dual h umanbeing."

InstallationSetByTeen-AgeGroupFRESNO,Calif.— Th eFresnoTeen-AgeFellowsh i pwi llh oldi n-stallationservicesforcabinetmem-bersand advisersSunday,Janu-ary4,atth eJapaneseMeth odi stch urch .Th ecabinetmembersarePaulineMayeda,president;JoyKawamura,firstvicepresident;Mak otoUra-gami,secondvice-president;JimmyRyons,secretary;Mich i o Tak a-h ash i ,treasurer;andGrace So,publici tych ai rman.AdvisersareLoisKawamuraandSeich i Mi k ami .Th eRev.GeorgeAk i andRev.S.Uemurawilloffici ateatth ei nstal-lationservice.Cabinetmemberswillmeetat3p.m.toplanactivi ti esforth enextsixmonth s.

OregonStateStudentAttendsConferenceCORVALLIS,Ore.— Kazayuk iKawataofPortlandwasoneof13OregonStatecollegestudentswh oattended th e 15th quadrennialNorth American Student Con-ferenceonCh ri sti anFrontiersatth eUniversityofKansas fromDec.27toJan.1.

ClevelandJACLPlansDirectoryCLEVELAND— Th eJACLiswork i ngona"directoryofJapa-neseAmericans i nth eCleveland

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campaignforth eADC,deputationteamsh avebeentak i ngacensusofJapaneseAmericansi nth ecity.

VitalStatisti csBIRTHS

ToMr.andMrs.MitsAsah araagirlonDec.25i nSanFrancisco.ToMr.andMrs.Yosh i toSunadaagirlonDec.13i nFresno,Calif.To Mr.and Mrs.GeorgeK.Morimoto aboyonDec.14 i nSacramento.ToMr.andMrs.G.E.Nak ao,Dunsmuir,Calif.,agirlonDec.11i nWeed,Calif.ToMr.andMrs.YoneoJoh nHatak eyamaaboyonNov.10 i nFresno.ToMr.andMrs.KingoTsuj i ,Gardena,'Calif.,agirlonDec.17.ToMr.andMrs.PaulMitoaboyonDec.23i nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.Jimmi eJi k eagirlonDec.24i nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.GeorgeYama-motoagirlonDec.19i nSeattle.ToMr.andMrs.Sh owOk azak i agirli nCleveland.ToMr.andMrs.PeterIh araaboyi nCleveland.ToMr.andMrs.Noriyosh i Orao-

k awa,Pasadena,Calif.,aboyonDec.13. %ToMr.andMrs.HaruoYosh i -

k awa,Venice,Calif,aboyonDec.14.'.ToMr.andMrs.Joh nSh i mazuagirlonDec.15i nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.TomTanak aagirlonDec.16i nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.IwaoSh i mi zu

agirlonDec.26i nSanFrancisco.ToDr.andMrs.H.L.Saito,Oak -land,Calif.,agirl,NancyRei k o,onDec.7.ToMr.andMrs.BillNak ayania,DelPasoHeigh ts,Calif.,aboyonDec.16.ToMr.andMrs.HarryKinosh i taaboyonCh ri stmasdayinLosAn-gelts.ToMr.andMrs.Ich i roAri motoagirlon Dec.15 i nSanFran-cisco.ToMr.andMrs.Sh oi ch i KenHattori agirlonDec.19 i nSanFrancisco.

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sonofMr.andMrs.JaulF.Higak i ,onDec.21i nSanFrancisco.Unietaro HaraonDec. 19 i n

LongBeach ,Calif.DavidTaroNomura,9,sonofMr.andMrs.HowardNomuraonDec.20i nSt.Paul,Minn.TorayeEndo,50,onDec.25 i nSeattle.Tak umi Yagade,33,onDec.25i n

LosAngeles.Mrs.TajuMatsumotoonDec.20i nLosAngeles.Yoh och i Nak amura,70,onDec.8i nSeattle.Zenich i Horita,66,onDec.27i nSanFrancisco.TadasuOya,62,onDec.19 i n

Ogden,Utah .

MARRIAGESHidek oInoofElk GrovetoYa-sumi Ik eda ofSacramento onDec.7.Ak i raSak amotoofPacoini atoHaruk o Furush i ro ofClearfield,Utah ,onDec.20i nLosAngeles.Ki yok oNish i datoGordonTanriYamadaonDec.28i nLosAngelesFumiyeKimuratoSetsuoKi k utaonDec.16i nFresno.Teruk o Watanabe to HaruoSh i mi zuonDec.12i nSanDiego.Yosh i yeTak adatoYosh i toTak a-h ash i onDec.14i nFresno.Etsuk oSamuk i toGeorgeOk a-zak i onDec.21 i nSacramento.Hatsuk o Toch i h ara to FredMasaoMoriguch i onDec.21 i nDenver.HarueNomuratoFredYasunagaonDec.28 i nLosAngeles.Kimi k oTamura,Torrance,Calif.,toJamesNobuoSh i ronak aonDec.23 i nCh i cago.Rei Ki h aratoHarryAyaoOsak i

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