THEPacifi cCi ti zenVolumeXJ January1939 Number128

OFFICERSFOR1939ABOUTALLCHOSENBYJACLCHAPTERS

K&citi ng Contests WereSeen/InSeveralGroups,NotablyJInLosAngelesAndInSan

*Francisco;PlansInMak i ngLEAGUE INTERESTKEEN

Election ofch apterofficersbyth evariousgroupsofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeague h a*beenpracticallycompleted.Inseveralin-stances th ere were contests th atstirredupanactivecampaign.Th i si ndi cates'th e growing i nterest inLeagueaffairs.Special i nterestwas aroused inth etwobigch apters i n Cali fornia,namely-LosAngelesandSanFran-Cisco.Inth elatterinstanceth e i n-cumbentwasre-elected asawrite-i ncandidate.Followingarenewofficers,i nad-di ti ontoth osegiven i nTh eCiti zenlastmonth .Oth erswerenotavail-able.

" " "S-AN FRANCISCO—Pres., SaburoKido;vicepresidents,DaveTatsuno,ScottyTsuch i ya,Dr.Masak oMorj-j a;boardofgovernors,Dr.Masayo-sh i Itatani,Esamu Furuya,GeorgeHanasono,Tomoyuk i Omori, Mrs.Kay Ok amoto. Ayame Ich i yas-.i,JamesMaruyama,TomoyeNozawa,HenryUyeda.

* * *MONTEREY—Pres.,Ch esterOgi;vicepresidents,HarryHigash i andJames Tabata, (reelected); treas.,Yosh i o Tabata, (reelected); h i st.,Beth Goto;soc.ch r.,Sach i Higuch i ;publ., Oyster Miyamoto and KazOk a.

* * *PLACER COUNTY—Pres., Ta-1Yego;vicepresidents,Tsunek oYa-mane,and GeorgeSak amoto;rec.sec, James Sak amoto;corr.sec,Frank Yok ota;Jap.sec,IsaoTa-h ara;treas..JamesTanizawa;audi-tor,ClarenceSunada;socch r.,Sasak i .

* * *FRESNO— Pres.,Joh nson Kebo;vicepres.,EnaOk anogi;rec.sec,Teruye Yemoto;corr.sec.Yaek oNagai;treas.,OscarFuj i i .

* * *SANTA CLARA— Pres.,Masao

Kanemoto;vice pres., Ph i lMatsu-mura; sec, Tomi k o Kawayosh i ;treas., Sh i g Masunaga; reporter,JamesIk egami; h i st.,Tei k oNoda.

* :!= *YO-SOLANO—Pres.,George Ich i -

moto;vicepresidents,HarryAoyagi,BillKatoandBi llTsuj i ;rec.sec,MaryObata; corr.sec,Suek oHana-da;Treas.,Bi llYuk awa;offici aldelegates,GeorgeIch i motoandBi llKato. Alternates,Bi llTsuj i andGeorgeEgusa.,

* ♦ *SONOMA COUNTY — Pres.,

GeorgeOtani;vi ce presidents,Dr.GeorgeHiura,Tak i i sh i Koga,TobyOg'ata;treas.,Willi am Hi ura;recsec,Jim Miyano;cori".secretaries,Kanemi Ono and Sam Kaneyosh i ;h i st..-Frank Oda;soc.ch ai rmen,Sa-buro Sugawara,MaryKai;offici aldelegates,GeorgeOtani,GeorgeHi-ura;alternates,Tak ash i Koga andTobyOgata.

" " *ALAMEDA—Pres.,MasNarah ara;vicepres.,Yosh i eTak agi andKenj iSh i k uma; rec.sec,Yosh i k oNak ata;

VocationGuidanceToBeOneProjectOfTanabeCabinetLOS ANGELES—Vocationalguidance, especially for th eyoungwh oareabouttogradu-atefromsch ool,willbeamajorprojecti nth eadmi ni strationofEi j i Tanabe,newlywjlectedpresi-dentofth elocalJACLch apter.Th i swasdisclosedatth elastmeeting wh en a VocationalGuidance Committee was an-nounced.Itwillh aveth reedi-vi si ons,Employe Research Bu-reau,OpportunityBureau,andLaborRelations Bureau. Th epersonnelofth i scommittee is'nowbeingconsidered.Oth eri mportantbodiesareaLegalCommitteeand aPublicRelations Committee. A Co-ordinati on Councilwillbe di-rected byKen Matsumoto,re-tiri ngpresident,andGeraldKo-bayash i .

NORTHWESTLEAGUEGATHERINGBACKED

LocalCommitteesNamed,AndDistri ctCouncil WillAskAllCh aptersTo GiveHelp

TACOMA,Wash .— Ata j oi ntmeetingofth eTacomaandPuyallupValley ch apters ofth e JapaneseiAmerican Citi zens League, plans1weredefini tely launch edforstag-i ngth e1939North westdistri ctcon-vention h ere overth e LaborDay

'h oli daynextFall.Dai i ch i Yosh i ok a, ach artermem-berofth e Puyallup ch apter,waselected generalconventioncommit-teech ai rman.

Wi llBeJointHostsTh eTacoma andPuyallupValleych apterswillbe j oi nth ostsfor th egath eri ng.Atth e j oi ntmeeting,TedNak amurapresided.Afterageneraldiscussion, th egeneralplanwasout-lined.Afinancialcommitteeofeigh twasnamed,with Yosh i ok aastreas-urerofth egroup.Th e followingwerenamedtoth ecommittee:Tacoma—TedNak amura, KazYa-mane,Y.Murai,andTosh i oTsuboi.PuyallupValley—Dai i ch i Yosh i ok a,Lefty Sasak i ,Pete Nish i k awa, andTadSasak i .

GeneralCommitteeSelection ofvarious committee

h eads waslefttoadelegation of--37,composedofmembers ofbothch apters.Th efollowingwerenamed:Tacoma—TedNak amura,KazYa-

mane,Tosh i oTsuboi,Tsuyosh i Hori-k e,Tsuyosh i Nak amura, MasaoNa-k ataKazKubo,KennyHayash i ,Ak iMatsush i ma,Yaek oNak amura, Te-tsuk o Yamasak i ,Fumi Nak amura,KayTamesa, andY.Murai.PuyallupValley—Dai i ch i Yosh i ok a,LeftySasak i ,TadYosh i da,GeorgeKawasak i , George Egusa, HiromiHamanish i ,Sh i geoWak amatsu, Mrs.TadYosh i da,AmyMorumoto, EdithYamamoto, Sh i zume Kibe,Ta-k eo Sak ah ara, Morrie Yamaguch i ,Tom Sh i geo,MasaoHasegawa,Joh nSasak i , DanSak ah ara.TsugioHi ga-sh l, Ray Yamamoto, Yosh i Tak e-mura,GeorgeSugi h ara,PeteNish i -k awa andTadak oTamura.

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—WithMrs. Louise Ward Watk i ns, as

speak er,th elocalJACLwasto i n-stallPresidentNak aok aJanuary28.

BAYREGIONCHAPTERSPLANBALLTOINSTALLNEWLY-CHOSENHEADS

SANFRANCISCO—Openingeventofwh atisexpectedtobeth eban-neryearofch aptersofth e Japa-nese American Citi zens Leaguearoundth eBayRegionwillbe th e.j oi nti nauguralball,plansfor wh i charebeingmade.Accordingth e presentplans th eballwi llbe h eld th enigh tofFeb-ruary18,onth eroofgardenofth eCliftHotel.Accordingtoth epresentprogram,

th e newly-elected officerswillbei nduced by WalterT.Tsuk amoto,nationalpresidentofth eLeague.Officersofth eBayRegionch ap-

tersmeth ererecentlyanddiscussedarrangements. Lastyeara j oi nt

i nstallation and i nauguralballwash eld h ere and proved one ofth emostbrilli antevents i n th e h i story

ofth ech apters ofth i sarea.Officerstobe installed wi llbeth ose ofSan Francisco, Oak land,

Alameda,'EdenTownsh i p,andpos-siblySonomaCounty.Th ecommit-teedecided th e ch arges would be$1.75 percoupleformembers,and$2percouplefornonmembers.Th epriceforasinglepersonwi llbeth esame.Lastyearth eceremonyandballwas attendedbynearly 1,000per-sons,i ncludingmanypublicoffici alsandcivi cleaders.

HISTORIANASKINGAIDINCOMPILINGRECORDOFLEAGUE

Each Ch apterRequestedSoonToNameLocalScribeTh atWillCo-operate;InstructionsWillTh enBeSentForward

RECORDSHOULDBEKEPTBy TEIKO ISHIDA

(NationalHistorian,th eJACL)

TO ALL CHARTERED CHAP-TERSANDDISTRICTCOUNCILS:

Th e JapaneseAmerican Citi zensLeague h as j ustconcluded i ts 10thyearofsuccessful, and sometimesbrilli ant, accomplish ment. As wecross th e th resh old i nto th e newyear,1939,would i tnotbe k eenlyi nteresting i fwe could open th e'Hi storyofth eJACL"torecallth .?experiences and activi ti es ofourLeagueduring i tstenfullyearsoflife?But,to ourregret, th i s i s i m-

possible, forno such volume ormanuscriptexists,and i nordertoremedy th esituation, yournationalofficers, as a partofth ei rNewYear's resolutions, h ave Resolvedth at:"A compreh ensi ve h i story ofth eJACLsh allbe compiled,fromth eti meofi ts i nceptionuptoth epresent,andpresented i ncompletedform atth enationalconvention i n1940atPortland.''

LocalHistorianNeededWe h ave undertak ena consider-

abletask ,butanecessaryone,andi nordertomak e possibleth eful-fi llmentofth i sresolutionyooyco-operation i srequested asfollows;(1)Ifyouh avenotalreadydoneso,appointa ch apter h i stori an,ordistri cth i stori an,asth ecasemaybe;and(2)Immediatelyforward th ename

and address,a questionnairewh i chh asbeenpreparedwillbemailedbyth enationalh i stori an toyourh i s-tori an'saddress, with fulli nstruc-tions.Toelimi nateth estrayingormisplacing ofsuch questionnaires,th eywillbemailedonlytoyourh i s-tori an,andnottoyourch apterordistri ctcouncilatlarge;th erefore,i ti sessentialth atyourh i stori an'sname and address be senttoth enationalh i stori an'sofficeatonce i norder to startth e "ballrolling"with outdelay.Inadditi ontocompili ngth e i nfor-mationrequested i n th e question-naire, we recommend th ateachch apterand distri ctcouncil (notalreadyso doing)startk eepi ngarecord ofi tscurrentactivi ti es inscrapbock .form.Let'sresolvetodoourfullsh aretoward h elpi ng th e nationaloffi-cersfulfillth ei rresolutiontocom-pileth e h i storyofth eJACL i nti meforth e1940convention.

South ernDistri ctPlansLargeSessionLOS ANGELES—PIans are go-i ngforv/ardforth e 1939South ernCaliforniaDistri ctconventionofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeague,tobe h eld,piobably,sometimeJn

Th eCouncilh asoutlinedplans i nageneralway,butdetailsh avenotbeencompleted.Accordingtotenta-tiveplans,th e conventionwi llbeh eld i nSantaMaria.Itis under-stood h ere th atth e date wi llbearranged i nordertoconflictwithth enorth erndi stri ctconvention i nSanFranciscoduringth eFourth ofJuly h oli days.Arrangementsarei nth eh andsof

Ch ai rman Kiyosh i Hi gash i and th eCouncil.Greati mportance i s attach ed toth econventionth i syear,onaccountofth erapidexpansionofth eLeaguei nth i sarea.Severalnewch aptersarebeingorganized,andmembersh i pdrives are expected to swellth erolls.Th e South ern CaliforniaDistri ctCouncilwillh old i tsnextmeetingat Brawley, February 12, wh enplansforth econventionareexpect-ed tobe discussed. PlantersHotelwi llbe h eadquarters.

MontereyPreparesToGreetNorth ernDi stri ctOfficers

MONTEREY, Calif.— Plansforth e meetings ofth e Nor-th ern-CaliforniaDistri ctCoun-cilofth eJACLtobe h eldFeb-ruary 5 h ave been announcedbyJamesTabata,ch ai rmanofth ecommittee.Headquarters willbe in th eHotelSanCarlos.Th ecommit-teeh asoutlinedafullprogramofentertainmentofth e100vis-i torswh oareexpectedto at-tend. Registration willbe i nch argeofYosh i Tabata i n th elobbyofth e h otel.Th e-Councilwillh old i tssessionuntilnoon,wh en a lunch eonprogram h asbeenprepared.Followinglunch -eon th e Councilwillconcludebusiness.Anoutingwillbe en-j oyed,and th e i nauguralballwHIconclude th eday.

NORTHCALIFORNIAPLANSFORCONFAB

GeneralOutlineOfWork AtDistri ctConvention Sh owsLarge Gath eri ng Expected

SAN FRANCISCO — Extensivepreparationsarebeingmadeforth eNorth ernCaliforniaDistri ctconven-tionofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti -zensLeague tobe h eld h ere overth Fourth ofJulyh oli days,duetoth efactth atth eWorld'sFairwi llbe i n progress,and an unusuallylargeattendance i sexpected.Notonlywillth erebealargerat-tendanceth an usualfrom th e dis-trict,butmanyare expectedfromIth e oth erdi stri cts,wh o wi lltak e!advantageofth ecombined events.With th i s i nvi ew,th e conventioncommittee ismk k i ngplans foranelaborateprogram ofentertainment.

GeneralPlan GivenTh egeneralprogram h asbeenout-j

lined, accordingtoannouncementbyDr.CarlHirota, generalch ai rman, jAsth eplannowstandsSaturdaywillberegistrationday.Th ere"i stobe a socialmixertowelcome alldelegatesandvisi tors.Sunday th e entire day willbe

devotedtoanoutingforwh i ch th egeneralplan h asbeendecidedon.Mondayth eDi stri ctCouncilmeet-i ngwillbe h eldi nth eforenoon.Inth eafternoon th erewi llbe avisi ttoth eWorld'sFair, asnowoutlined,.vh i le i nth eevening th erewi llbe:h e traditoi nalPioneerNigh tpro-gram.

TuesdayClosingDay

Tuesdaywillbeth eclosing day,with busi nesstobe concluded,andth eSayonaraBall,i n th e evening.Committee h eadsare: t

Dave Tatsuno, program; YasuoAbi k o,finance; Henry Tani, RoyNak atani,publici ty;Mrs.KayOk a-moto,TadFuj i ta,reception;Tomo-yai k i ,Omori,oratorical;Tei k oIsh i -da,banquet;HenryTak ah ash i ,Dr.Kah nUyeyama,golf;GeorgeHana-sono,offici alph otograph er;RoyTa-k agi ,sayonaraball;WilburTak i gu-ch i ,registration;Arch i e Hirash i ma,generalarrangements;andDr.M.Itatanr, h ousi ng.

DUTYOFCITIZENSTOPICATOAKLANDANNIVERSARYFETE

ProvostOfCaliforniaU.HasInspiri ng Message ForAllIn Address Given; SpecialStress Laid On Tolerance

DEMOCRACY TO SUCCEEDOAKLAND,Calif.—Commemorat-i ng i ts4th Anniversary,th eOak landch apterofth eJapanese Americanciti zensLeague enjoyedan i nterest-i ng program atth e HotelDuranti nBerk eley. Co-ch ai rmenwereDr.Tak ah ash i andTomi Domoto.Amongsecond generation talent

wh o gracedth eentertainmentpro-gram wereYasuk oTani and GoroSuzuk i .Maineventofth eeveningwasanaddressbyDr.MonroeE.Deutsch ,vicepresidentandprovostof th eUniversityofCalifornia.

DeDeutsch Speak sFollowing i s th etextofth e ad-dressofDr.Deutsch :MayIinth efirstplace expressmyh eartycommendationoforgani-zationsli k e th i swh ose purpose i ti s toerfcouragean i nterestinci ti -zensh i p and a righ tattitude to-wardi t? Weneedemph asi sonth eduties and responsibi li ti esofciti -zensamonggroupsofalltypesandIam sureth atanassociati on li k eth i swi th i tsnumerousbranch escandoavastamountofgood.Yourassociati on is a union ofAmericans ofJapanese ancestry.Each groupofforeign descentandforeignbirth h as i tsowncontribu-T1tiontomak etoth ecultureofth i scountry. We h ave been called a"meltingpot."Byth i s we sh ouldmean tHatourpopulation i s notmerely an amalgamation ofth oseIfrom anylands,butth attoourna-Itior\allifeeach groupmak esi tsown'specifi ccontributi on, bringi ngsome-j th i ngtoaddtoth i sAmericanlifeofours. Certainly Japan h as i tsIloveofartandofbeauty,i tscour-Itesy, i tsi ndustry, i tsreceptivi tyto|tonew i deas andnewmech ani sms.|Th i s i sacontributi onth atasare-|suitofyour i nh eri tance you canmak etoth i sland.

ButOneCiti zensh i pHoweverastociti zensh i p,th at(Ik now you agreewith me)mustbeoneandundivi ded. \Yourveryname i ndi cates th atj ourpurpose istoemph asi zeyourAmerican citi zensh i p. Each ofus(wh ateverh i sancestry) can h avebutonecountrytocommandh i sloy-altyand th atis America. Andasaresultofth i sobvioustruth ,wh en-everproblems arise wh i ch concern"h :»landofyourandmyancestors,wi i mustseek each oneofustolookatsuch problemsfrom anAmericanpointofviewanddivestourselvestoth eutmostdegreepossible ofanybiasbecauseofourdescent.Ifwedonotdoth i sandmech an-i callyallyourselves wi th Germany(ifGermanyi sth elandofouran-cestors),orFrance(ifourancestrygoesback toth atcountry),orJapanourfellow-citi zenswillfeelth atweh avemadeourch oi ce becauseourloyaltylies elsewh ere th antoth i sland.Th i sIk now youdonotde-si re.YouareAmericansofJapanese

SUNDAYRADIO PROGRAMSTELLINGCONTRIBUTIONOFRACIALGROUPS

WASHINGTON — Th e stirri ngstoryofh ow American culture inth eUni tedStatesh asbeendevelopedth rough th e combined energiesofmore th anfiftyimmi grantgroups,i sbeingdramatized i naseriesofSunday afternoon radio programstitled "Americans All—lmmigrantsAll."Th eseries i ssponsoredbyth eU.S.OfficeofEducation,Depart-mentofth eInterior,wi th th eco-

operation ofth e Service BureauforInterculturalEducation, :.ndoth ereducationalagencies.Th e purposeofth eseries i sto"promote betterunderstanding forandamongallth eculturalandra-cialgroupsi n th i scountryth rougha k nowledge ofth e contributi onsmade by each group." Differentfrom anyth i ng everattemptedby

U. S.Commissi onerofEducation,

Dr.Joh nW.Studebak er,th ebroad-castsopennew avenuesforpopu-larentertainmentandeducation.Th eprogramsarewrittenbyGil-bertSeldes,notedauth or, andh eardSundayat2P.M.EST;1P.M.CT;12M.MT;11A.M.PT,overana-tion-widenetwork ofth eColumbiaBroadcastingSystem."Letu«raiseastandardtowh i chth e wi se and h onestcanrepair."FirstvoicedbyGeorgeWash i ngton,th atsentence i sth eth emeannounce-mentfor"AmericansAll— Immi-grantsAll."Week by week unti lMay7,wh en th eserieswi llcometoanend,th ebroadcastswi llstrivetoperpetuateth estandardindorsedbyWash i ngton.

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Jescent,asoth ersareAnieri cansofFrench descent,ofItaliandescent,or of German descent. Naturallyyou h aveanaffectionforth elandDfyourparentsandgrandparents—butth i si ssecondarytoth eloveofth i s land wh i ch i syourown coun-tr.Amanmay,for example,h aveaffectionforh i smoth er-i n-law-,butth ati sfarsubordinateto h i s lovefor h i swife.

Th ereMustHeEqualityTh i s land is a democracy, anddemocracy rests upon*th e funda-mentali deaofequalityforall.Wh i leImust i n h onesty admitth atth ecomplete equalityforall,wh i ch i sth e i deal(yesth eproperand i nevi t.-*able i dealofdemocracy) h as notbeenfullyattained, yeton th eone-h and we doh avedemocracytoadegree i nconceivablei nalargenum-ber ofoth ercountries; andonth eoth erh and,conditi ons i nth i srespectare i mproving,Ibelieve,steadilyandrapidly. And i tmustberemember-edth ateach andeveryoneofusbyh i s acts, h i s ch aracter, and h i sfideli tytoth etrueprinci plesofourgovernmentcan_fasten th atdayAccordingly th e conductofeachgroupsuch asyours i sofi mpor-tancenotonlytoyourselvesbuttoth enationasawh ole.

MoreOpportuniti esHereWe mustneverforgetth atth i scountry h as offered us opportun-i ti eswh i ch would h avebeen deniedus i nth elandofourancestors.Ith as givenusa standardoflivi ngvastlsuperiortoth atin th elands:rom wh i ch mostofus come. Ith as givenusfreedom toa degreeunk nown i n many lands. Ith asg;iven us educationalopportuniti es,j fferedusfreelyandwi th outstint.MaryAntini nh i sbook Th ePromis-edLandsays:"Education(i.c., i frAmerica) was free. Th atsubjectmyfath er h ad wri tten aboutre-peatedly as comprisi ng h i s ch i efh opeforusch i ldren,th eessenceofAmerican opportunity,th e treasureth atno"-th i efcouldtouch ,notevenmisfortuneot.poverty.Itwas th eoneth i ngth ath ewasabletoprom-i sewh enh esentforus;surer,safer,th anbreadorsh elter."Yes,America h as i ndeed provednpastcenturiesth elandofrefugeforth oseseek i ngescapefrompoliti -calandreligi ouspersecutionandatth esame time'th elandofoppor-tunityi nwh i ch th ech i ldrenofth osefrom allpartsofth e world maydeveloptoth ei rfullstature.

CitesNegroEducatorAn i nterestingexamplei nth every

recentpast h as been th ecaseofBook erWash i ngton,th e greatNe-groeducatorandleader,wh o wasborn in slaveryon a plantation i nVirgi ni a.In1896HarvardUniver-sity conferredan h onorarydegreeuponvh i m., Th i sactdeeplymovedh i ni v"*as h e th ough tback of h i sorigi n and th e contrastbetweenth eslavequarters i nwh i ch h e h ai lbeen born and th e di sti ncti on con-ferredupon h i mbyth i sgreatAmer-i can university. Atth attime,h esai d:"Ifmyli fe i n th epast h asmeantanyth i ng i nth elifti ngupofmy people and th e bringi ngaboutofbetter relations between yourrace and mine,Iassureyoufromth i sday i twi llmeandoublymore.Inth eeconomyofGod th ereisbutonestandardbywh i ch an i ndi vi dualcan succeed-th ere is-butone fori race.

By American StandardTh i scountrydemandsth ateveryrace sh allmeasure i tselfby th eAmerican standard. By i ta race/nust rise orfall,succeedorfail,and i nth elastanalysismeresenti-mentcountsforlittle.During th enexth alf-centuryandmore,myracemustcontinuepassing th rough th esevereAmerican crucible. We aretobetestedi nourpatience,ourfor*bearance, our perseverance, ourpowertoendurewrong,towith standtemptations, to economize, to ac-quireand use sk i ll; i n ourabili tytocompete,tosucceedi ncommerce,todisregardth esuperfici alfor th ereal, th e appearance forth e sub-stance,tobegreatand yetsmall,learnedandyetsimple,h i gh andyetth e servantto all." Particularlynoble are th ese words-wh en oneth i nk softh ecrueli nj usti ce, i ntol-erance,anddiscri mi nati onth ath avebeenvi si teduponth eNegroes.

SolutionIsCertainButth esolutionofallth eseprob-

lems,assureasth esunriseseachday,willbereach ed,andth atda#

willcometh eneareri feach per-1forms h i sduti esasgranted h i m byourciti zensh i p.Asciti zensofth i sdemocracy i ti sburdutytosafe-guard i ti neverypossibleway.Firstand foremostwe sh ould alllearntoappreciate i tsblessingsandnottak eth em forgranted.Th ey h avebeen dearlywon,th eymustnotbelost.Fundamentalamongth em arefreedom ofspeech ,freedomofpress,freedomofradio,freedomofth ough tand religi ous freedom. Stop andth i nk towh ata degree i n manylandsofth i sglobeeach andevery-one ofth ese i sdenied, and th ede-ni aloffreedom ofspeech ,ofradio,andofpress i nOTestrue,democracyimpossible. We sh ould remembertoo h ow manyi nourownlanddur-i ngth ecourseofth eyears h avecometo"gain,th ese,freedoms.

Ina democracywemustrecallth atrecogniti onofth erigh tofth ei ndi vi dualisprimary.A democracybelievesth ateach andeveryh umanbeing i n signi fi cantand i mportantfor h i sownsak e,andnotmerelyasapawnofth estate.Wh eneverItKr->elievedth atmanexistsforth estate, i ti s i nevi tableth atallth efreedomsvanish .Th estateorrath -erth edominantgroupth atgovernsth estate.-willrefusetopermitth eexpressionofth ose ideas,yeseventh osefactswh i ch th eydeem i mprop-ertobecommunicatedtoth epeo-ple ofth eland.With th e loss ofsuch freedoms i nevi tablygoes th elossoftruth .We mustrecall, moreover,th atlemocracy h as suffered i n vari ouslandsbecauseofunsatisfactoryeco-nomicconditi ons.Wemustendeivor

Ioureconomic problems.anddoi twi th equityand

o SidesOfSh i eldi trecallth ati na demo-re aretwo sidesto th enotmerelyone.On th 'i th eprinci pleofth erulei j ori tyandonth eoth erti onofth eminori ty.Th i sth esali entdifferencesbe-dictatorsh i pformofgov-i nd th edemocracy.Inapth eminori ty i snotpro-leed oppositi onpartiesarettedtoexist.en canwebestas i ndi -zensserveourdemocracy?foremostwe mustgaini t possible k nowledge ofi sproblemsth atconfrontracy. Wemuststudyeachsues wh i ch comes upati ndbepreparedtovotei n-upon th em. We mustwe canofth ech aracteii tyofcandidatesforofficeewith allth ewi sdom we

suitsAreMoreFairench argedth atdemocracy»nt.Th i s i s,ofcourse,noth atwh ena singlemanallth e power, decisi onsi ade quick lyandrapidly,h erh andwh encommittees.3tand discuss and bothofCongress ora parlia--3t Inturnmeetand dis-ty i s i nevi table andfre-i sdiffi culttosecureactionTh i s i s a ch arge th at i stdemocracy. Itis. ofparti nevi table i ndemoc-i ti sapricewesh ouldbepaywith th egreatbless-h i tbringswith i t.Onth edwesh ouldseek toth eut--eepossibleto i ncreasei tswi th out, h owever, tam-th i tstrueessentials,stbe aole to be on ourtinstth ewi lesandguileofjI.

i stsee to i tth atpublicrenotdeterminedbysmallp-oupswh i ch bombardcon-and legislatorswith let-telegrams and seek toth em i nto votingforand;rtain legislation.Wemustdisti ngui sh between suchand arguments addressed

>pleAreResponsibleOrnately w;mustremem-we(andwealone)arere-forth edefectswh i ch mayourpoliti callife.We canleourselvesforth ek i ndofmblic office i fwecriti ci zewasSh ak espearewh osai dIt,dearBrutus, i s i nour-ti nourstars, i fwe ares."acy.asIh avesaid,reststh eoryofequalityofall.ofcourse,equalitybeforeequalityi npartici pati on i n

life, equality i neveryth i ngsaveth edifferencesbetween h umanbeings wh i ch ari se as aresultofh eredi ty. An i nevi table resultofth i si dealofdemocracymusti nevi t-ablybe toleranceofdifferentpoints

i fvi ewand(more i mportantstill)Dfth oseofdifferentorigi ns,ofdir-ferentreligi ons,ofdifferentback -grounds. Th i s'springs i nevi tablyfrom th everyspiri t"ofdemocracy,roleranceisth enaturalh andmaidenDfdemocracy. Andth i swesh ouldteach notonlybyformali nstructionbutbyourownattitudesandourj wnconduct.

CitesAbrah am Li ncolnAbrah am Li ncoln said i naletter

in 1855:"Howcananyonewh oabh orsth eoppressionofNegroesbe i n$avor3fdegradingclasses ofwh i tepeo-ple?Ourprogressi ndegeneracyap-pearstomeprettyrapid.Asana-tionwebeganbydeclaringth at'allmen arecreated equal. We now;practicallyread i t, 'allmen arecreatedequal,except'Negroes'.Wh enth e'Know-Noth i ngs getcontrol■itwi llread'allmenarecreatedequal.except Negroes, foreigners, andCath oli cs'.Wh en i tcamesto th i sIpreferemigratingtosomecoun-trywh ere th ey mak eno pretenseoflovingli berty-toRussia, fori n-stance,wh eredespotism canbetak -an pure and wi th out'th e alloyofh ypocrisy."Th eproperstudyofourproblems

i s i mportant;so,too, i s attentionto i mprovements i nourmach i neryrfgovernment. But beyond andaboveallth i si s th atprimaryqual-i ty,ch aracter.Ifa man i npubliclife h asreceivedth emostth oroughofeducationsbutislack i ng i nch ar-acter,-h e can do i nfi ni tely more

h arm th anonewh ose ch aracter:sj quallylack i ng butwh ose traini ng-i s i nferi or. A h i gh er degree ofeducation wi th outch aractermeans'h atsociety i s givi ngth evi ci ousash arperswordtouseagainsti t.

TwoDutiesOfCiti zen

Two th i ngs are demanded ofa.vorth yciti zenofademocracy.Firstmd foremostcomes an i ntelligentitudyofi ssuesandth esh arpestat-.entioh astoth ecandidatesforof-"ice. Second comes unselfish ness.Alltoooftenwe see a particularj roupdrivi ngvigorously toattaintsownendswi th outregardtoth ewelfareofth estateornation asaj vh ole.Th i smaybea class, or i tnaybeth epeopleofaparticularregion.Fartoofrequentlydo ourrepresentativesconsiderth atth ei rprimaryfunction i storeturnfromth e capitalofth estateornationwi th th eproudboastth atth ey h avebrough tsomany milli ons ofdol-lars for public buildi ngs toth ei r

community.From office h oldersweneedboth

->i th esequaliti esand, i n additi on,■ourage. Ourrepresentativesmust:>e abletostandup,asth ei rcon-sciencesdictate, forwh atth ey be-uevetobeth otrue i nterestsofourcountry;regardlessofth eattack sofselfish i nterests, th eymustbewili -ng i fnecessarytogodowntode-featstilluph oldi ng th eflag of

h ei rconvicti ons.,r.Wemusttreasureth esequaliti esnourpublicmen;i fth eypossessth em andsh ouldresolutelymaintai n.h em i nofficeeven i fwe disagreewith th emononeoranoth erspecifi ci ssue. Intelligence,ch aracter,and:ouragefar out-weigh difi orenceofopini ononsomeparticularmeasure.Education i s th e bulwark ofademocracy,and democracy i s th ebulwark ofeducation.Fori na dic-tatorsh i p education i s crush ed toth ewi llofth emaster.Th edi smem-bered universiti esonth eEuropean;ontinent h old up th ei rbleedingi nnsassilentproofofwh atdespo-tism wi lldo.Democracy based on th e funda-mentalidealofcomplete equalityh assti lla longwaytogo.Iamnotblindtovariousformsofdis-crimi nati on, and against th ese Iprotestwith allth evigor'Ipossess.Di scri mi nati onsofmanyk i ndsexist,butth esearealldiametricallyop-"posed to th e th eory upon wh i chdemocracyrests. Andth esolutionofth eseproblems i snotlaps,butmore,democracy.Ilook forVrfltoth e daywh enevery h uman betngregardlessofancestry,regardlessofreligi on,regardlessofcolor,wi llbetreatedonth emostcompleteequal-i tywith everyoth erh umanbeingi nth i sland.Certainlydictatorsh i pswith th ei rstressupontHepriori tyofoneraceoveranoth er,th ei rreligi ouspersecutions arenotourh ope;ourh opelies i ndemocracyreach i ng i tsnaturalandlogicalconclusion as i twas stated by RobertBurns somanyyearsage:"Aman'smanfora'th at."

BROADPRINCIPLES,ONLYBROAP

Nowth atpracticallyallch aptersofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeagueh aveelectedofficersfor1939,i tseemsfitti ngtotak enoticeofrecentevents,andtocallattentionagaintoth ebroadprogramofth eLeagueasanorganizati on.Commentsappearingi npri ntleadtoth ebeliefth atsome

personsarenotfullyinformedastoth epurposesandprinci plesofth eLeague.Th emai npurposeofth eLeaguei stoassisti nbui ldi ngch aracterofth eyoung,i norderth atth eymayfullyperform th ei rdutyasAmericanciti zens.Ifth i spurposei srealized,th enth eLeaguewi llh averenderedanotableservice,notonlytoth eyoung,buttoth enation.

Th eLeague i s i nnosense,accordingto i tsprinci ples,apoliti calorganizati on,butacivi cone.Ifth rough th eeffortsofth eLeagueth eyoungareassistedtofitth emselvesaswell-i nformedandpatrioti cciti zens,th enth eymayfollowth ei rownpoliti calopini ons.

Onth eoth erh and,th eLeaguei nabroadwayisapoliti calorganizati on,i fvi ewedfrom th estandpointofwelfareandj usti ce.Itwillnotpartici pateinlocalori nci dentalpoliti cs.Butwh enproblemsariseth atarebasedon j usti ceandgeneralwel-fare,th eLeaguewi llfollowth ecoursei th aspursuedsomewh atsuccessfully,i nth epast.Twoexampleswi lli llustrateth eLeague'scourse. Th e

Leaguetook aprominentparti nsupportingth eamendmenttoth eCableAct,wh i ch permittedorientalwomen ofAmericanbirth ,andwh oh admarriedaliens,i neli gi bletociti zensh i p,torepatriateth emselves.Quiteafewsecondgenerationwomeni nth i scategoryh avetak enadvantageofth i sprovisi ontoregainth ei rAmericanciti zensh i p.Th i s h asprovedaboontoth emandth ei rfamili es.Anoth eroutstandingaccomplish mentofth eLeaguewas

th esuccess i nobtaini ngth epassage-ofth eactwh i ch providedforciti zensh i pfororientalaliensAh adservedi nth earmedforcesofth enationduringth eWorldWar.Itwasgenerallyunderstoodwh i le h osti li ti eswerei nprogressth atservicewithth eforces'wouldbeapassDorttociti zensh i p,butafterth ewar,wh enth esh outi ngh addi eddown,th epromise,ori mpli cati on,seemedto h avebeenforgotten.Th rowi ngalli tsforcebeh i ndth i smeasure,th eLeaguewassuccessful.Th esearetwomajoraccomplish mentsofth eLeague.In

both ofth emth erewasnoth i ngofpartisanpoliti cs.Th eLeaguei sanon-partisanorganizati on.Among i tsmembersth erearemanyi neach greatpoliti calparty.Asciti zensth eymayfollowth ei rownpoliti cali ncli nati ons.

Sh ouldth eLeagueundertak etoactinth emanyi nstancesofmoreorlesslocalpoliti cali nci dents,wh atwouldprovefavor-abletoonegroupmigh tbeunfavorabletoanoth ergroup.

Look ed atfrom th i sangle,i twouldseem th atth eonlysafecourseforth eLeague,asanationalbody,i stoconfine i t-selftobroadprinci ples,seek i ngtomak egoodciti zensofi tsmembers,andletth emfollowti lei rownconscience.

ASSISTTHEHISTORIANHistoryi snotonlyoneofth emostfascinati ng,butone

ofth emostuseful,studiesofmank i nd.Writi ngofh i storyh asgoneforwardsinceth edaysofth eancients,andi sstillan i m-portantactivi ty.Itwas,th erefore,fitti ngth atth eJapaneseAmericanCiti -

zensLeaguesh ouldundertak etocompilearecordofth eorgani-zation,wh i leth ereareyetmanypersonswh ocangivefirsth andi nformation.Allth i s,h owever,i snotsoeasyasi tmayappear.Th ereare42ch aptersi nth eorganizati on,andeachoneofth em h asi tsh i story.And,i tsh ouldbeemph asi zed,th atth estoryofth esmallch apter i s j ustas i mporantaYth estoryofth elargestone.Outofsmallch apterssometimescomesomeofth egreatleaders,andsomeofth emostfertileideas.Allth i si stocallatteniontoth eappealbroadcasti nth i s

i ssueofTh ePacifi cCi ti zenbyTei k oIsh i da,th enationalh i s-torian,forco-operationonth epartofth ech apters.Iti sre-questedth ateach ch apterappointa h i stori antocompileth estoryofth ech apter.Iti srequestedth atth ech apteroffici alsforwardth enameofth epersonsoappointedtoth e,addressgiven.Th enaquestionnairewillbesent.Th i si s,ofcourse,th eproperprocedure.Th e h i stori anwillproceedalongageneralprogram,andi ti snecessaryth atth ei nformationbemadeavail-able i namannerth atlendsi tselftoth eprogram.

Th eburdenofsupplyingth ei nformationi splacedsquarelyonth ei ndi vi dualch apter,wh erei tbelongs.Th i sappealofth eh i stori ani sarecordth atwillestopanych apteri nth efuturefromcriti ci sm i fth ech apterfailstoco-operate.Everych aptersh ouldbe i nterested i n h avi ngi tsstoryin

th enationalLeagueh i storywelltoldandfullytold.Co-operationwi th th eh i stori ani sth eproperway,andth eonlywaybywh i chth i sh appyresultmayberealized.

DEMOCRACYWILLTRIUMPHSpeak i ngatth e4th Anni versaryfeterecentlyofth eOak -

landch apterofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeague,onTh eDutiesofAmericanCiti zensh i p,Dr.MonroeE.Deutsch ,provostofth eUni versityofCalifornia,gaveoneofth emosti nspi ri ngaddressesth ath ascometonoticelately.Th epurposeh erei stoemph asi zeth eaddress,andtourgeeverymemberofth eJACL,andeverysecondgeneration'toread i t.Forth i spur-pose,andto h ayearecord,th efulladdressispublish edi nth i si ssue.Equalityforallisstressedbyth espeak er,and h eagain

emph asi zesth atth i scountrydemandsth ateveryracesh allmeasurei tselfbyth eAmericanstandard.Solutionofallsocialproblems,andth etriumph ofdemocracy i sforecastbyDr.Deutsch ;Th erearetwosidestoournationalsh i eld,i ti ssai d.Ononesidei sth eprinci pleofth eruleofth emajori ty,wh i ch i swellk nown,andwidelyappreciated.However,th eoth ersidei snotsowellk nown,andth i si s"th eprotectionofth emi nor-i ty."

YOUNG ATBELLINGHAM.BELLINGHAM,Wash .—Th efirst

second generation socialeventofth eyearwasa Splash party h eldatth eV.M.C.A.pool,largelyattend-ed.

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DUTYOFCITIZENSTOPICATOAKLANDANNIVERSARYFETE

THE PACIFIC CITIZENPublish edInSeattle

Office: 214-sth Aye.So. Tei.SEneca 1160Publicati onof

Th e Japanese-American Citi zens'League(NationalHeadquarters— SanFrancisco)

Business OfficesSeattle: 214-.r>th Aye.So.

SanFrancisco: 1623WebsterSt.Subscripti on: $1.00 Year'EnteredaasecondclassmatterNovember21,1938,atth epostoffice

atSeattle,Wash i ngton,publish ed month ly,underth e ActofMarch3,1879. ■

Widespread InterestSeen InLeagueAsNewLeadersFor1939Tak nOverTh ei rWork

corr.sec,Sak aeDate;treas.,MasIwai h ara; ass't. treas., Yosh i h araInouye.

* * *FLORIN-Pres.,Hugh M.Ki i no;vice pres., James Tak eh ara; rec.sec,Mrs.Frances Ok amoto;corr.160.,Kath eri neSasak i ;treas.,Wil-Hara Yamamoto;ass't.treas.,Mar-ti nMiyao;h i st., Mrs.A.Tsuk amoto.

* * *SALINAS—Pres.,HarrySh i rach i ;vice presidents,Ch i k ara Iwamoto,George Nagano andsOscarItani;rec.sec,Sumi k o Itani; corr.sec,JamesAbe;treas.,KenSato;ass't.treas., Tanek o Iri no; h i st., EdnaNagano;soc.ch ai rmen,GraceFu-j i noandSumio Nish i ;offici aldele-gates,HarrySh i rach i andDr.Harr,1Kita; alternate, Kenzo Yosh i da.

EDEN TOWNSHIP—Pres.,Gi i ch iY/osh i ok a;vi cepres.,Hi rosh i Iok i ;:on\sec,Kdes Nak ash i ma; rec.sec,Rose Nak agawa;treas.,Kenj iFuj i i ;boardofgovernors,GeorgeMinami , HenryNak agawa,KazOk a-Ja,Yosh i mi Sh i bata, N.Murak osh i ;ex-offici o,Kan Domoto and Mi tsNak ash i ma.

* * *PARLIER—Pres., Ak i ra Ch i k a-mori; vicepresidents,ByrdKuma-tak aand JamesKozuk i ;rec.sec,MaryMatsuura; corr.sec,EleanorDoi;treas.,BenYorizane; sop.ch r.,Sam Ogami;publici ty,Tak aoYosh i -moto; h i st., Fuk ami Mori k awa;of-fi ci aldelegates,JamesKozuk i andAk i ra Ch i k amori ; alternates,ByrdKumatak aandJimmyHamada.

* * "LOS ANGELES—Pres.,Ej i Tana-be; vice presidents,Fred Tayama,Mich i Bessh o and George Morey;MIT.sec, Setsu Yamanak a; recsec,Ai k oVVatanabe;treas.,HenryIsh i k awa; auditor,Robbin Kanek o;members-at-large, downtown, KenMatsumoto;Ni nth St.Mark et, Joh nTai zo Saito; Seventh St. Mark et,MorioKoizumi ; FlowerMark et, TomImai; Kibei ,T#dOk umoto.

* * *SANLUISOBISPO — Pres.,Ben

Fuch i wak i ; vi ce pres.,Alice Eto;treas., Sh i zuk o Inao; sec,Fuk uoMaruyama.

* * *SAN GABRIEL— Pres., Masaru

Kawash i ma; vice presidents,Sh i gHash i moto,GeorgeIwai; treas.,BobToyoda;rec.sec,MarieKawamura;corr.sec,Ch i zuk oUyeda;soc.sec,Toyok oNagasawa.

* * "ELCENTRO—Pres., Sh i nj lNak a-

CHAPTERPLANNINGFORFINEPROGRAMIN SANFRANCISCO

Kido ElectedPresident,WithHisSupporters;NextTermImportant;GreatCrowdFor

Being Expected

ELECTION PROVES WARM*SANFRANCISCO—UnusuaIi nter-estattendedth ecampaignforth eelectionofofficersofth elocalch ap-terofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti -zensLeague,wh i ch resulted i nPresi-dentSaburoKido being ch osen asvwrite-i ncandidate.Membersofth elocalch apterbe-li eveth atth ecomingyearwillbeoneofespecial i nterestand i mpor-tancetoth esecondgeneration.Th eNorth ern CaliforniaDistri ct con-vention wi llbe h eld h ere overth eFourth ofJulyh oli days.Duetoth efactth atth eexpositi onwillbe inprogress,a largeattendance isex-pectedfrom allalongth eCoast.

Search ForCandidateTh elocalJapaneseAssociati on i scarrying ona campaignto i nvi teman- Japanese organizati ons tomeeth erenextSummer.Diffi culty i nfindi ng a candidatetorpresidentwasmanifestfromth ebeginni ng.Th enominati ngcommit-teesubmittedaslatewi th outah ead.LaterHenryTani wastenderedth enominati on, but declined. FinallyPresidentKi do corsented to be acandidate.

ProgramIsIssuedTh efactionsupportingTaroTsu-k ah ara wasactive.A petiti on i s-sued i nh i sbeh alfsaid,i npart:"We, th e supporters ofth e re-

<lectionofTaroTsuk ah araforvice-president,believei naneffectiveandprosperousJACLwh i rh reallyrep-resents th e wh ole Japanese com-munity.Ourprogram forth e com-i ng yeari s:(1)Moredemocracyi nth eJACL,(2)tok i eptoth erealpurposeofth ecomingdistri ctcon-vention to be h eld h ere,(3)th ere-establish i ngofa h alloragath -eri ngplaceformembers,(4)alarg-erwork i ngfund, (5)strivi ngforh armony between Issei,Nisei andth eKi bei ,(6)strivi ngforh armonyoforganizati onsregardless ofre-ligi ous orpoliti calbeliefs for th ei nterestofth ewh oleJapanesecom-munity.

Tak eoNogak i CalledOnCh argeByCupidSEATTLE,Wash .—Jan. 15—(By

specialwire)Confessing toa th eftch arge lodged against h i m byLosAngeles auth ori ti es, Tak eo Nogak i ,well-k nownlocalbank er,wasarrest-ed h ere th i safternoon.Extraditi onproceedings h aveal-

readybeen i nsti tuted, with Nogak i 'savr&lgnment i n Los Angeles sch ed-uledfoi March 15.Inh i s confession, Nogak i namedan-accomplice, a Florence Matsu-"noto,wh o,h edeclaredwasth ecare-tak erand k eeper ofa pricelessh eart,wh i ch sh eturnedoverto h i mfrom h erparents'valuable collec-ti onofch i ldren.Th eth eftwasperpetuatedduring

,th elastnationalconventionofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeaguei n LosAngeles,wh ere th e bank erw;.s anoffici aldelegaterepresent-i ng h i sch apter.AccordingtoaCaliforniastatute,poisonsfoundguiltyofbeatingDanCupidtqth earrowaregivenalifetrl'm.

Ch apterWillGreetFourth Anniversary

CENTERVILLE, Calif.-- Com-memoratingth e4th Anniversaryofth elocalch apterofth eJapaneseAmerican Citi zens League,a pro-gram h asbeenarrangedforJanu-ary 27forth e i nstallation ofof-fi cers.Th erewi llbeaprogram ofentertainment, and dancing.Nori Nagai i s ch ai rman ofth ecommitteeonarrangements,assistedby orch estra, James Fudenna; re-fresh ments, Ch i yemi Kato; bids,JamesHirabayash i ;reception,Mrs.Asak awa;place,Vernon Ich i sak a;i nvi tati on,Mrs.Y. Kato; finance,

MasaoBaba; decoration, AlbertHi-rota; program, Tom Kitash i ma;publici ty,Tsuyak oKataok a.

NEW VICECONSULLOS ANGELES—Koich i Tanak a,attach eatth eJapaneseEmbassy i nWash i ngton,-willbe vice consulh ere.

Ito,FamousDancer,HasFineProgramForSanFranciscoSANFRANCISCO—Inacam-

paignlook i ngtowardestablish -i ngaDanceRepertoryTh eatreh ere,Mi ch i o Ito,famousJapa-h ese dancer,stagedaprogramatth eCurranTh eatreJanuary15,wh i ch waslargely-attended.Ito managed th esh ow,and

gavefournumbers. Th ree ofth emweresolos,andi nafourthappeared with th enoted SallyRand. Anoth erproduction i ssch eduledFebruary19.Alfred Frank enstein, promi-nentdramatic cri ti c,accordedh i gh prai setoItoforh i sart-i stry.HedeclaredIto'sContri-butions "were th oseri ch est i ni deasandorigi nali ty,usingtra-titi on,yetnevertSSbeying i t."He isagreatartist,th ecri ti csai d, and San Francisco h asmuch to learnfrom h i m.

LOS ANGELESSETSSPLENDIDPROGRAMFOR COMING YEAR

Membersh i pDriveStartsFor1,000NamesTh ere;SurplusInTreasury;ExpansionToBeStressedByNewHeads

CABINETTAKING CHARGE

LOSANGELES—With amember-sh i pdriveinprogress,with th egoal1,000namesonth eroll,andwi th asurplusof$800 i nth etreasury,th eadmini strationofPresidentEi j i Ta-nabe of th e localch apterofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeaguegotunderwayJanuary14.Th e i nstallationdinnerdancewas

h eld i n th eHotelMayfair,with ah i gh lyi nterestingprogram.Th e in-stallation was conducted by Joh nAndo.

Message By Mayor

MayorFletch erBowron delivereda briefmessage of felici tati on i nwh i ch h e sai d:"Th e servicesren-deredtoAmericani sm byth eJapa-neseAmericans i nLosAngeles h asnotonlybeen i mportantbecauseofth elargenumberofpeopleofJapa-neseback ground wh o reside h ere;th eseservices h avealsobeen note-worth ybecauseofth e h i gh typeofth ei rsincerityandpatrioti sm.'Th erefore,greetingstoth eJapa-

neseAmericansofLosAngeles,andmayth ei rgoodandloyalwork con-tinue."

Tells OfAmericani smMai nspeak erofth eeveningwasByronHanna.pastpresidentoftneLosAngeles'Ch amber ofCommerce.Histopicwas"Th eAmericanWayofLife." Th e k eynote ofh i s ad-dress was Americani sm, and th i swi llbeth e k eynoteofth enew ad-mi ni stration's program, i ti s i ndi -cated.Asigni fi cantremark was:"One single th i ng th atmark s

America from oth ergreatnationsis th efactth atAmerica i s com-posedofmanyracialgroups.OurUnitedStates h asbeenenrich ed i nth eabundanceofworldculture."GerryKobayasW'i sch ai rman ofth emembersh i p drivecommittee.

SAN JOSEINDUCTSOFFICERSOFYEAR

MasaoKanemotoPresidentOfCh apter;SplendidProgramOfEntertainmentTendered

SAN JOSE,Calif.— Impressivecandleligh tceremonies mark ed th ei nstallation ofth enew cabinetofth elocalJACLch apterth eeveningofJanuary11,atth eLi on'sDen i nAlumRock Park .MasaoKanemotoisnewpresident.Oth ermembersoftlftcabinetare:Ph i lMatsumura,; vice-pres.; Sh i geoMasunaga,trea£;Tomi k oKawayo-3h i ,sec'ty.;Tei k oNoda, h i stori an:mdJamesIk egami,reportjr.TatsMi k i andYosh i yeKawanamij verei nch argeofth ei nstallation.Following th erites, refresh mentswereservedbyth egirlsandenter-tainments given by localtalents.Among th elaterwere: June andTomi k oKawayosh i andTei k oNoda,trio;Tak e Mitsunaga,Mits Ok ubo,duet;Dan Ono, Mary Kawah ara,Ayak oNoda, JoeTak etaBenNaga-sh i ma, MarySanda, Yosh i yeKawa-nami,andPh i lMatsumura, solos.Th i sportionofth eprogram wasi nch argeofGeorgeFuj i andCh i yo-k o Nak ayama,entertainment;andY/uk i k o Miyah ara,Noboru Arak i ,andMarySanda,food.

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA,Calif.—Mr.andMrs.Y.Ok asak i recently

announced th eengagementofth ei rdaugh ter,MissAdaOk asak i toMr.HenryUyeda,anactivememberofth elocalJACL.Both areofth i scity.

MissSaitaHailedByCaliforniaForBeautifulSingi ng

SANFRANCISCO — Havingj ustclosed a brilli antconcerttour i n th eBayRegion,MissAi k oSai ta,Canadian-bornseerondgeneration,h asdepartedforth eNorth ,wh eresh ewi llmak eappearances.A splendid1"reception wasac-

cordedth earti stath erappear-anceth eeveningofJanuary18i nGyosei Hall,wh i ch wasfilledtocapacity.Th emezzo-contral-totook manybows i nresponsetoapplause.MissFlorenceTak ayama,th e

accompanist,also wasaccordedagenerousreception.Sh e i soneof th emostaccomplish ed pian-i stsofth ecity.

SANDIEGO READYFORINSTALLATION

ElaboratePlansForBanquetAndDanceMade;PartyWillBe Held Feb.3 atHotel

SANDIEGO,Calif.—Plansforth ei nstallationdi nnerdanceofth elocalch apterofth e Japanese AmericanCiti zensLeagueFebruary3,atth eU.S.GrantHotel,werecompletedatth e lastch aptermeeting. Th epartywillbesemi-formal.Th osei nch argeofth ei nstallationareJack Tanabe, orch estra; Mrs.FlorenceUyeno,tick ets;Tom Muk ai ,assisted by George Sak amoto,wi llbei nch argeofreceivi ngth eti ck etsatth eentrance.Mrs.FlorenceUyenowillactasmistressofceremonies.Ti ck ets wi llbe availablevfromJack Tanabe,Yosh .Mamiya,andFredKatsumata.Pricesofth e ti ck ets are:$2.50

percouple fordinnerand dance;$1.50 percouplefordance alone;$1.50singledinneranddance.Itwasdecidedto h ave Senator

and Mrs.Fletch er, and arepresen-tativefroni th elocalNi h onj i n-k ai asguestsofh onor.A donationof$30 wasgiventoth elocalch apterofth elocalNi h on-j i n-k ai forth eupk eepofth eHouseofJapan i nBalboa Park .Mr.andMrs.C.Uyeno donated

$5 toth eclub.Areportofth eSouth ernDistri ctJACLCouncilmeetingwasgivenbySamFuj i ta.Mrs.BerniceOh ash i wasappoint-

ed h i stori anforth eclub.George Sak amotowas appointeddistri ctch ai rman forth e Mi ssi onValleydistri ct.

LONGBEACHGROUPHAS INSTALLATIONFORNEW OFFICERS

MayorAndCityManagerBidToCeremonies;OpeningHasBrilli antProgram; GuestsExtendTh ei rBestWish es

FINE FUTURE VISIONED

LONG BEACH,Calif.—Anexten-siveprogram of installation, andaprogram ofentertainmentwerear-rangedforTh ursdaynigh t,January■26,wh en th enewly-elected officerso!th eLongBeach group ofth eJACLweretotak eoverth ei rdu-ti es.Asguestsofh onor, MayorClar-

ence Wagner and City ManagerRandallwere i nvi ted.Th i s wasth efirsti nstallationceremonyeverh eldh ere,and th egroup h as j ustbeenorganized. Th eaffairwas h eldatth eBelmontCafe.Oth erguests i nvi tedtowitness

th e i nstallationofPresidentFrank[sh i i andh i scabi netwereGeorgeA.Hart, presidentofth eSeniorLongBeach Ch amberofCommerce; Dar-rellNeigh bors,presidentofth e-Jr.C. ofC; Kinj i Nish i , president,andKinyaMaeda,vice-presidentofth eJapaneseAssociati on; MasatadaIk eda,presidentofth eLongBeachSavings Associati on;Tenpu SadaoAri k awa, newspapercorrespondent;Mr.andMrs.Joh nAndo,andKiyo-sh i Higash i ,ch ai rmanofth esouth -ernDistri ctCouncilJACL.

GardenaGroupPlannedGARDENA, Calif.— Th esecondgeneration,ofth e GardenaValleyplan toorganize a ch apterofth eJACL, andh avecalledameetingforJanuary25atth eMonetagak uen.deorge Yamauch i was topreside.KenMatsumoto, nationalvicepresi-dent,wasask edtooutlineth ework .Th e ch apterwouldtak e i n Haw-

th orne, Inglewood,Redondo, HarborCity,Compton, Lomita, and Tor-rance.

Subscribetoyoursh eet,Th ePaci-ficCi ti zen.

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sh i ma; vice pres.,HarveyTanak a;rec.sec,Mrs.C.Kitow;corr.sec,MasayeYamada;treas.,GeorgeYo-sh i ::ak a; auditor,Dr.K.Taniguch i ;Kibei members-at-large,Yuri Tsu-ch i ya and Tsugio Tanoye; Niseimembers-at-large,Tom Nish i moto,Mrs.MatsuyeMatsumotoandGeorgeK.Nak amoto.

* * ✓*PUYALLUPVALLEY — Pres.,Lefty S. Sasak i /vice presidents,Sumner distri ct, Tadash i Fuj i ta;Fife,Fi rwoodandPuyallupdistri cts,Doroth y Sak amoto;OrtingandAl-derton distri cts,Tad Sasak i ;rec.sec,Yosh i yeTak emura; corr.sec.Tadak oTamura;tre.as.,TadYosh i -da;boarddelegate,RayYamamoto;soc ch r., Edith Yamamoto andGeorge Kawasak i ; Sgt.-at-arms,PeteNish i k awa.

* * *YAKIMA—Pres.,RoyNish i muravicepres.,HarryHonda; rec.sec,Mrs.Kiyosh lMatsumura; corr.sec,Mrs. Mamoru Matsumura; treas.,Kendo Yasuda, (reelected!;boarddelegate,HarryMasuto.

* " *SEATTLE—Pres.,Tak eoNogak i ;

vice presidents, Fred Tak agi andJack sonSonoda;rec.sec,Li llyTa-k euch i ; corr.sec,CoraUno, (re-

elected);treas.,Sumio Moch i zuk i ;delegate-at-large,SaburoNish i mura.

* * *WHITE RIVER VALLEY—Pres.,Ch arlesTosh i i ;vi cepresidents,Au-burn,GeorgeYasumura;Kent, TomHironak a;Th omas, MunIseri; recsec,Frances Itabash i ;corr., SJi i -moj i ma twins;treas.,Tpmio Ita-bash i , (reelected); board delegate.Tom Iseri; (re-elected).

* * *PORTLAND—Pres.,Howard No-mura;vicepresidents,HenryKatoand Masayuk i Fuj i moto;rec.sec,MaryNak ash i ma;corr.sec,MaryMatsubu; treas., George Sumida;board delegate,Mamoru Wak asugi.

* * *TACOMA—Following i s th e li stofnominees:Pres.,TedNak amura;vicepres.,Yuk i ch i Mural, TetsuYa-masak i and Fumi Nak amura; rec.sec,AyaMori andAmyNak ata;corr.sec,Tosh i Tsuboi;treas.,KazYamane; socialch rmn...Masaye Jin-guj i andHi tosh i Tamak i ;publici tych rmn.,KenHayash i .

* * *MID-COLUMBIA—Pres., Harry

Moriok a;viepres.,Ji roYasutomi;rec.sec,MaryMigak i ;corr.sec.,Masami Asai ;treas.,Yasuk oMigak i ;soc.ch r., Ch i ek oTak asumi; boarddelegate,Masash i Migak i .

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FirstCabinetSession PlansForCh apterActivi ty,Th atWillCoverManyLines;NewRegulationsBeing Studied

FEW EVENTS SUGGESTED

SEATTLE— Outlini ng a generalprogram ofactivi tyforth e year,andappointi ngcommittees, th efirstcabinetmeetingofth elocalch ap-terofth eJACLwas h eldJanuary23. President Tak eo Nogak i pre-si ded.Oneactionwasto-setth e i nstal-

lation di nnerdance forFebruary18,atwh i ch ti me th eNorth westDi stri ctCouncilwillbe in sessionh ere, andmembers willbe guestsofh onor.

MainEventsOfYearAfewofth eeventsprojectedforth eyearare: ';February 18—Installation dinner-danceatth eCasaItaliana.April15 — AnnualCommunityAmericani sm Nigh t.May 26—Oratoricalcontest.JulyI—lndependence DayDance.July23—JapanDay.August 13—Picni c.October B—Entertainment.8—Entertainment.November 30 — Th ank sgi vi ng

Dance.TwoNewRegulations

Twoproposalsweresubmittedforconsideration atth enextgenerafmeeting: _/1.Allpersons votingorrunningforofficemust h ave attended at"leasttwomeetings i nordertovote,and must h ave attended fourormoremeetings tobe a candidate,andeach mustbe apaid-upmem-ber.2.Ballotssh allbe mailedto i llpaid-upmemberseligi bletovote i nth eLeague,soth ateach maycasth i svote.Tosh i o Hosh i de wasnamed audi-tor;Midori Hi rah ara h i stori an, andHaruoFuj i nosergeant-at-arms.

CommitteesAreNamedTh efollowingcommitteech ai rmenwerenamed, each toselecth i s co-work ers,notmoreth anfive:Legal,Kenj i Ito; social,Ji roAok i ;

program,Hach i roKi ta;vocational,Willi am Mi mbu;finance, Kenj i roYa-mada; welfare, JeanneMori;mem-bersh i p,Kenj i Nogak i ;publici ty,To-sh i k o Fuk ano; public relations,GeorgeHara;registration,Kimi Ko-zu;Kibei ,SteveHirasawa.Fred Tagak i firstvicepresident,willbe ch ai rman ofth e Citi zens'Council,wh i ch i scomposedofpresi-dentsofth eprinci palsecondgener-ationclubs i nth ecity.Jack sonSonoda.secondvi cepresi-

dent, i sch ai rmanofth eDeputationsCommittee,oth ermembersbeingth ech ai rmenofth eabovecommittees.

NewMembersAdmittedAtth elastch aptermeeting,Jan-uary20,th efollowingtook th eoathofmembersh i p:Dorrie Ak i moto,Lilli an Horiuch i ,AmyKanek o,Tom Kanno,Ch i yeKurose, Emi Matsusak a, Sach i k oOch i , Masak oWak abayash i , Mich i -k oKuasa.Mrs.Sh i zuoYamada, Sh i -zuoYamada.Frank Maeda,Masak oYok oyama,Misak oSh i geh ara.

YoungDancersHelpInStagingProgram

SEATTLE—Sixsecondgenerationgi rlsofth i scity,clad i ncolorfulJapanese costumestook parti n aprogram staged h ereth elatterpart

■ ofth emonth .byth e i nternationalFolk ArtsAssociati onatth eWo-men's Century Club,.one ofth eleadingorganizati onsofth ecity.Th esecond generationgi rlswerefrom th eMi masuSch oolofDramaandDance,andwereunderth edi-rection ofMr.and Mrs.KameoNak amura, betterk nownonth elegi-timatestageasNak amuraNisei dayuandOnoyeTamiyi .Th eyoungdan-cerstoappeari n"Kasazuk ush i "Ta-mak oInouye,Tami k oInouye,Sach e-yeKuniyuk i ,Sumi k oOk azak i ,Kiyo-k oUjl,andYosh i k oHara.Th e "Kasazuk u3h i " i s from th epicturesque danceportrayalofth eclassicalNagautacompositi on,"Sh i -ok umi ."Th e dancewasarrangedforth eaffairbySei i ch i Hara, amemberofth eInternationalFolk ArtsAssocia-'tionprogramcommittee.

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TacomaGroupWillContinueStudyingVocationalPlans

TACOMA,Wash .—Vocationalopportunity i saproblem th atisattracting th eattentionofth esecondgeneration i n th i scom-munity,andth eYoungPeople'sFiresi de Group ofth e localMeth odi stCh urch h as beenar-ranging programs forfurth erstudy.An i nteresting meeting wash eldrecently,addressed byW.B. Barger, h ead ofBarger'sConsolidated Business College.Mr.Bargerpointed outth atJapanesestudentsusuallyrankvery h i gh i nth ei rstudies, be-causeth eyspendsomuch ti meatpWiei r book s. However, h eth ough t th ey did notdevoteenough timeandefforttosocialafafirs, and th atth eycoulddosowith profit.

YAKIMAYOUNGSETPLANSFORACTION

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WAPATO, Wash .—Second gener-ationin th eYak i maValleywereac-

tivei nmanylinesduringth epast

"ear.Inadditi ontoth eprogramofth elocalch apterofth eJapaneseAmerican Citi zens League, wh i ch

an enjoyable one, th e youngpeopletook aprominentparti n th esocialandreligi ousaffairsofth earea.Particularactivi tyandsuccessat-

tendedth ework of th eYoungPeo-ple's Ch ri sti anConference.A sec-tionalsessionwillbe h eld h ereandatYak i maFebruary18,and19,andplansaregoingforwardrapidly.Asa prelimi narytoth e1-confer-

ence,th eyoungfolk s h aveplannedarallyforth eeveningofFebruary5atth elocalM.E.ch urch .Itwillbe i n th eform ofaPotluck Sup-per.Inch argeareMarySak i mura,Sh i gemi UmemotoandTsugiyeMa-suto.Generalth emeofth e conferencewillbe Livi ng Courageously. Dis-cussion groups are:Inour h omelife; i n ourcommunitylife;in bet-teringoursocialstatus,andcrusad-i ngforth ech urch .Early i nJanuaryIdaNak amuraofYak i magaveabuffetsuppertoh onormembers of*th e YPCC wh oh elped wintwoprizesatth eSeat-tleconferencelastNovember.

SeattleNYKAgentGivenHigh erOfficeSEATTLE — MinoruIk oma, for

some time localmanagerofth eNYK Line, and family,lefth ereJanuary23 aboard th eM.S.HieMarufor Tok i o, wh ereMr.Ik omawilltak eup h i s duti esasgeneralpassenger trafficmanagerofth eli ne. He h as been i n th e Uni tedStates21years.Previoustocom-i ngtoSeattle h e h ad representedh i scompanyi nNew York .Ch i cago,SanFranciscoandLosAngeles.HeMlsucceededh erebyYah ei Taok a.Numerous farewellparties weregivenforMr.andMrs.Ik oma, be-foreth ei rdeparture.

SeattleGirlsHoldEnjoyableTeaPartySEATTLE—Firstofa series of

teastobegiventh i syeartoaffordJapanesewomenstudentsanoppor-tunityfor closercontactwith Ameri-canstudents, accordingtoMich i Ya-sumura,president,th eFuyoKai en-tertainedatClark Hall.Th i s tea h onored th ePanh ellenicorganizati on ofth e UniversityofWash i ngton.

PORTLANDCHAPTERMADEGREATGAINSDURINGPASTYEAR

ManyOutstandingEventsAreRecorded;1940HostsReadyToLaunch Program;SupportOfDistri ctAssured Th em

FUND DRIVEUNDER WAYPORTLAND,Ore.—Asth eadmin-i strationofPresidentMamaroWa-k asugi closed wi th th eelectionofanewcabinetSundaynigh t,Janu-ary22, th elocal ch apterofth eJapaneseAmerican Citi zensLeaguelook edback on aprogram ofun-usualach i evement.However, th ech apter i santici pat-i ng,anevengreaterprogram i nth efuture,wh i ch wi llculminatei n19.10.wh en th ech apterwillbe h osttoth enationalconvention.Wi lli am Itoh as beench osen generalconventionch ai rman, andalleffortsare.direct-ed toth esuccessofth e 1940ses-sion.Ageneralfinancialcampaigni sunderway. —SomeNotedEventsA fewofth e outstandingeventsofth epastyeararelisted.PresidentWak asugi was electedch ai rmanofth e Di stri ctCouncil.HitoOk adawaselected nationaltreasurer.Th e ch aptercelebrated i ts 10thAnniversary with an appropriateprogram.Th rough a membersh i p drive, 50

nameswereaddedtoth eroll.Th e localch apterof th eDaugh -ters ofth e American Revolutionrecognizedth eeffortsofth e.ch ap-tertowarddevelopingci ti zensh i pbypresenting a beautifulAmericanflag. ■ ,/'

TourForFarmersInDecember th e ch apterspon-

sored anagriculturaltourth roughexperimentstationsofOregonStateCollege i n wh i ch about60 youngfarmerstook part.Th erewerevarioussocialevents,andth ech apterlentitssupporttoanumberofcivi caffairs.

Th e currentundertak i ng ofth ech aptertoaJapanesemoviesetforth e eveningofJanuary29. Pro-ceedswi llgo i ntoth e 1940conven-tion fund,to be augmented fromtimetotime. "SeattleTaiyoClubGivesTourBenefit

SEATTLE—Inpreparationforth eTaiyoClubstudypartiestoJapannextFallandnextyear,abenefitprogram wasstagedatth eNipponKan,January29.Proceedswi llgotowardth e fund.Th e firstparty,composedofgirls,i s sch eduled toleaveh ereAboutSeptember15.An-oth erpartyofboys i splannedearlynextyear.Girlsth usfarsigned up'for"th efirstpartyare:Rumi k oOk ada, Su-'■eno Hi k i da,Kazuk o Fuj i i ,Masa:Ik eda,Hana Ik eda,Sak i k o Sh i ga,|Ayak o Yosh i da, Sadak o Yosh i da,Kiyok oUyeda,SumiyeOk azak i ,Al-k oMatsuda, LilyYorozu,GloriaHi-rabayash i ,MarianNak amura.

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Ketch i k anFamilyTak esActivePartInSocialAffairs

KETCHIKAN, Alask a—Th eyoungfolk softh e well-k nownHagiwarafamilyh avebeenpar-ticularlyactivei nsocialaffairs

- i n th i scity.Abe, wh o studied i n th eStates,h asalonglistofactiv-i ti es, i ncluding being vestry-manofh i sch urch ,ch oi rleader,SundaySch oolteach er,memberofth evocalensemble,andman-agerofth eMi llotteArtistbas-k etball team. Mi k e i s vicepresidentofth e sch oolboys'club,wasrecentlymade aDeMolay,andwaselectedtoeditth e h i gh sch oolannual.SisterGracetak usparti nsocialaf-fairs,andwasch ai rmanofth esoph omoredancecommittee.Path elpsuph old th eath leti creputationofth efamily.He i samemberofth ech ampi onsh i p-boundTongassOutfitters'quin-teti nth eCityLeague.

NORTHWESTBOARDWILLBOOSTDRIVEFORNEW MEMBERS

CouncilWindsUpAffairsOfPastYear;WillMeetSoonToElectOfficersOf1939;Ch apters AllEnth usi asti c

BANNER YEAR FORECAST

YAKIMA.Wash .—Wi th plans te,

supportth e proposed membersh i pdrive,th ecensus,th edi stri ctcon-vention i nTacomanextFall,andth enational1940conventioninPort-land, th eNorth westDi stri ctCoun-cilofth eJapanese American Citi -zensh eld i tsfinalbusinessmeetingh ereJanuary7.Th eCouncili stomeeti nSeattlei nFebruary,atwh i ch ti menewof-fi cerswillbe elected,andfurth erplansmade.

ReadyForDriveCh ai rmanMamaroWak asugi pre-

si ded. Reports from various ch ap-terswereth ataspiri tofoptimi smprevails. Th e Councildecided th atallseven ch apters sh ould be pre-paredb;-February 1forth e mem-bersh i pdrive.Th e Councilwillco-operatewith Wi lli am Ish i da,Fresno,nationaldrivech ai rman.Allwastobe i nreadinessforth eNationalMembersh i p Drive WeektobeproclaimedbyPresidentWal-terT.Tsuk amoto.

ReportOnPinSaleTh e Councildiscussed th e newnationalpins,wh i ch arereadyfordistri btui onandurgedallch apterstoforwardth esaleofth eemblems.KayHirao.nationalpincommitteech ai rman,waspresent,and gaveareportondevelopments.

Th e Councilwillco-operatewithDai i ch i Yosh i ok a, generalch ai rmanofth eTacomaconvention.

Membersofth eCouncilare:Ma-maroWak asugi,ch ai rman;GeorgeSumida, Portland; GeorgeKinosh i talandHarryMoriok a,Mi d-Columbia;ISaburoNish i muraandTak eoNoga-i k i ,Seattle;MineralOk uraandTom|Iseri,Wh i teRi verValley;DanSa-Ik ah ara andRayYamamoto, Puyal-

i lupValley;KazuoYamaneandTed!Nak amura; Roy Nish i mura and>i JesseNi sh i .Yak i maValley..fSEATTLE—An enjoyable benefit

'program wasstaged h ereth elatter|partofth emonth by,,th eJapaneseStudent Club, an organizati on of]second generationmenatth eUni-]versity ofWash i ngton. Th e clubstartedabout25yearsago,and h asnowg'.'owntobeoneofth erecog-nizedorganizati onsonth ecampus.

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