PACIFIC CITIZEN|OL.26;NO.18. SALTLAKE CITY,UTAH, SATURDAY,MARCH27,1948. Pri ce:Sevencent*

TwoJapaneseAmericansGIsAmongEigh tWh oPerish edAfterArmyTransportCrash

T/5Fuk ui ,Cpl.NittaAboardlU-FatedC-47Wh i ch Crash ed i ntoIsolatedWash i ngtonPeakDuringStorm;StoriesofHeroismToldVANCOUVER,Wash .—TwoJapaneseAmericans,ToHer-

■ertM.Fuk ui ofTacoma,Wash .,andCpl.Tok uoNitta,LodiHalif.,wereamongeigh tmenwh odi edonan i solatedpeak northKfh ereonMarch 21,followingth ecrash ofth eC-47transporti r■vh i eh th eywereridi ng.

Twooth ers,Maj.Joh nB.Harding,Portland,andPfc.Joh r■l.Belmonte,EastBarton,Mass.,survivedtotellth etragicstorjKfth ei reigh tcompanionswh oalsosurvived th eplanecrash■litdied,onebyone,asth eywavedAidcrawled th rough waist-deep■nowforh elp.IMai .HardingandPfc.Belmonte■aidth eburnedand i nj uredsur-■ivorsh uddledunderth ewingfor■■armth againstasnowstorm and■arch edth e h eartbreak i ngsi gh tKfsearch planesh unti ngforth em■verh ead.IOne manstruggleda h undredBardsdownth emountain,anddi ed■h ere.Twooth erscrawleda h un-Hi-edyardsoveraridge,andsuc-■umbed.Search ersfoundth ebod-Hcsofoth ersstillh uddledunder■h eplane'swing.IHardingsaidth atth eplanewas■lalfwayaround onaprocedure■urntocome i ntoPortlandon i nKtrumentswh enadowndraftflip-■edth ecraftonto i tsleftside.Hi took th e combinedeffortsofBoth Harding,th epilot,andCapt.■Willi am H.Ti lley,th eco-pilot,toBigh tth ecraft.IJustasi twasrigh ted,i tstruck■nclumpoftrees,bouncedi ntoth e■;i: and settled i nto th e treesBigai n.Uponth elastcrash th esh i p■startedtoburn.

Fuk ui andNitta,both i nj ured,■werepulledfromth eburningplane■byHarding,Belmonteand Fi rst■Lieut.David H.Greiss,Vallejo,■Calif.Lieut.Greisslaterdiedof■wounds.Earlyonth emorningofMarch

■22Hardingsetoutforh elp,walk -

i ngasbesth ecouldandcrawlingth rough th ewaist-deepsnowwh enh e could nolongerwalk on h i sbrok enlegbone.Belmontesetouli nanoth erdi rection.Severaltimesth eycameback

toth eplane,h opi ngtosignalth esearch craftth eycouldseeclearlyoverh ead.FinallyHardingand Belmontestartedstumblingdownth emoun-tainagain.Sodazedth eycouldno longerrememberwh eth er i twasdayornigh t,th eyfellintoanabandonedsh ack ,sleptabit,andth en startedoutagain. Ash ortdistancefrom th esh ack aloggerfoundth em.Search partieswerei mmedi ately

dispatch edbutallth eoth erswerefounddead,alth ough th reeh adat-temptedtofollowBelmonte'sandHarding'sexampletogoforh elp.Fuk ui i sreportedtoh avebeenastudentatth eArmyLanguageSch oolatth ePresidi oofMontereyi nCalifornia.Italsowasstatedth atNi ttah ad

beenstationedatth eArmyLan-guagesch ool.Neith erFuk ui norNittawaslistedi nth efi rstlistofeigh tmenaboard th eplanewh i ch wasre-leased by th e Fairfi eldSuisunArmyairbasei nCalifornia, h omebaseofth e C-47transport. Itwasbelievedth atth etwoNiseih ad"h i tch ed"arideonth etrans-portatth elastmoment.

HouseGetsBilltoExtendDeadlinei nGIBridesActManyNisei Soldiers,Veterans i nOccupationAffectedbyProposalWASHINGTON — LegislationextendingtoDec.3,1949th edead-

linebywh i ch Ameri can service-menandveteransmaybringalienJapanesewives i nto th e Uni tedStatesand i tsterritori eswas i n-troducedi nth eHouseofRepresen-tativesonMarch 23byDelegateJoseph K.FarringtonofHawai i .Underth e SoldierBridesActwh i ch wasamendedi nJuly,1947topermitth eentryofth eJapa-nese andoth er"ineli gi blealien"spouses*ofNisei andoth erU.S.soldiers,th ecurrentdeadlineforentryi sDec.28,1948.Th eFarringtonbill,.HR.5955,wouldelimi nateth eracialadmis-sibi h tyfeatures ofth e Soldier"ridesActandwouldpermitth eentryofJapanesebridesonth esame basis asEuropean brides.lfiebillalsowouldruleoutth e"Jo-dayclauseofth e1947amend-mentwh i ch li mi tedth elaw'sappli-cationtoJapanesewivesofth osesoldierswh o h admarriedpriortoA"g-22,1947.Th ebi lli sanaui nclusivemeas-uredesignedtoaidnotonlyNiseiyeteransandoccupationpersonnel>nJapanbutAmericanGJsi noth -eroccupation areas wh o h avesough tanextensionofth eDec.28deadline.,Mi k eMasaok a,legislatived'rec-

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CaliforniaCourtSetsAsideLandLawVerdictJudgmentAgainstSanDiegoJapaneseGroupDismi ssedSAN DIEGO,Calif.—Judgmentforth e StateofCalifornia i n asuitbrough tunderth eAli enLandlawagainstth eNipponCompany,atradingcorporationoperatedbypersonsofJapaneseancestry,wassetasideh ererecentlybySuperiorCourtJudgeJoeL.Sh ellonth erecommendationofDistr:ctAt-torneyDonKellerandAttorneyGeneralFredN.Howser.Th ecourtsetasideth edefaultj udgmentanddismi ssedth eorigi n-alactionwh i ch wasbrough tbyth estateonth ech argeofviolationofth eAli enLandlaw.Assetsofth ecompanywereorderedreturn-edtoth eorigi nalstock h olders.Settingasideofth e j udgment

wasth edi rectresult,Kellersaid,ofth erecentdecisi onofth eU.SSupremeCourti nth eOyamacase.

Th reeStrandedNiseiReturnonGordonSAN FRANCISCO—Th reewar-stranded Nisei ,Sh i geni i Yama-moto,Yosh i o Muratu and Sh ozoKoga, returned to th e Uni tedStatesonMarch 24onth eGeneralGordonfrom Yok oh ama.

TwoGunmenRobWidowofBuddh i stPri est$20,000i nJewelsReportedStolenFrom NewYork HomeNEW YORK — Twogunmenforcedth ei rwayinto aprivate

h omenearPark AvenueonMarch21andtook j ewelsvaluedatmoreth an $20,000 from Mrs.RuthSasak i ,wh osai dsh e i sth ewi dowofa JapaneseBuddh i stpriest.Mrs.Sasak i toldth epoliceth e

robbers steppedi nwh ensh ean-sweredth edoorbell,andforcedh eratgunpointtoaccompanyth em asth eysearch edth efive-story h ouse at124'East65thStreet.Afterth eymadeth ei rh aul,th eyputth ewomani nagroundfloorcloset,barricaded th edoorwithtwoch ai rsandatable,warnedh ertobequietanddeparted.Sh efreedh erselfi nafewminutesandnoti-fiedpolice.

Nisei SoldierTransferredtoPosti nGreeceBRIGHAM CITY,Utah — Cpl.HaroldYamamoto,sonofMr.andMrs.S.Yamamoto ofBrigh amCity,h asbeentransferredfromFortLeavenworth ,Kans.,todutywith U.S.armyforces i nGreece,accordingtowordreceivedh ere.Cpl.Yamamotoenlisted i nth earmy*atBrigh am City i nMarch ,1947andreceivedh i sbasictrain-i ngatFortOrd,CaHf.Itwasstatedth ath i sduties i n

Greecewillbeofanadmini stra-ti venature.

CongressDelaysHearingsonNaturalizati on,ClaimsBillsWASHINGTON, D.C—Congres-si onalpreoccupationwi th th erap-i dlydeterioratingi nternationalsit-uation h as forcedfurth erpost-ponements i nboth th enaturaliza-ti on and i mmi gration measures,th eADCsaidth i sweek .Th eHouseJudici arysubcommit-

tee on i mmi gration,wh i ch h adsch eduled h eari ngson th eJuddand oth errelatednaturalizati onand i mmi gration measuresforMarch 29and31,h asbeenforcedtodeferconsiderationofth ebillsatleastuntilafterth efi rstweekofAprilbecauseofth epressureof

on.-., business. RepresentativeFrank RepublicanofMaine,wh oi sc~ ofth esub.committee,assuredth eo*~r*T at)Ch owever,th ateveryeffortwilr̂imadetoh oldth e h eari ngsbeforeth emiddleofnextmonth .Th eevacuationclaimsmeasure,H.R.3999,nowbeforeth eSenateJudici arysubcommittee,i sexpectedto be tak en up sometime nextmonth .Ith adbeenh opedth atth esubcommitteeunderSenatorJoh nS.Cooper,Kentuck yRepublican,wouldconsiderth eHouse-approvedbillth i smonth ,buth eari ngsh aveyettobesch eduleddefini tely.

U.S.SupremeCourttoHearOralArgumentsi nTak ah ash iCaseDuringWeek ofApril19

WASHINGTON, D.C—Oralarguments i n th eTak ah ash i

casech allengingth evalidi tyofaCalifornia lawbarringalienJapanesefrom engagingi ncommercialfish i ngoffth eCalifornia

coastwillbe h eardbyth eUni tedStatesSupremecourtduring

th eweek ofApril19-23,th eWash i ngtonoffi ceofth eJACLAnti-Discri mi nati onCommitteelearnedonMarch 24.

Th eSupremecourtagreedonMarch 15toreviewth ecaseandattorneysforboth th estateofCaliforniaandforToraoTak ah ash i ,th epetiti onerfrom LosAngeles,'h ave a littlemore th an th reeweek stofileth ei rbri efsandpre-pare th ei rarguments. Atth eti meth ecourtgrantedawritofcertiorari,'courtobservers indi -cateda mini mum offive*veek smustelapsebeforeth ecasewouldcomeupforreview.Th efi ve-weekperiodofW&iti ngwillbeup onApril19.Now th atth e courth as con-

sentedto h earth earguments,th eWash i ngtonJACLADCofficeh asappealed toth eDepartmentofJusticeforitsactive partici pa-tion i nth earguments j ustas i tdid i nth eracialrestricti vecove-nants cases i n January. Mi k eMasaok a,nationallegislativedi-rectorofth eJACLADC,i nacom-municati ontoth eJusticeDepart-menturgedth atth eSolici torGen-eralnotonlyask fortimebutalsoargueforth eGovernmenti nth eTak ah ;sh i case. Th eDepartmenth asalreadyagreedtofileabriefi nsupportofth epetiti oner.Mr.Masaok apointedoutth eGovernment'savowed i nteresti nth eprotectionofth efundamentalcivi lrigh ts guaranteed to th epeople by th e Constituti on andlawsofth eUnited States. Henotedth ati nth eJusticeDepart-ment's memorandum urging th ecourttoreviewth ecase,both At-torneyGeneralTom Clark andSolici torGeneralPh i li pB.Perl-manh ademph asi zedth atth eliti -gation-"presentssubstantialcon-stituti onalissuesofnationali m-portance, affecting th e funda-mentalci vi lrigh tsofalargenum-berofpersons.""Accordingly,webelieveth ati twouldbeh i gh lyappropriatei fth eUni tedStatesnotonlyfilesabriefamicuscuriae i nth i smatterbutalsopartici patesi nth eoralargu-mentsbeforeth eSupremeCourt,"h edeclared.Th eGovernmentisexpectedto

contend i n i tsfri endofth ecourtbriefth atth ech allengedprovisi onofth eCaliforniaFi sh andGameCodecannotbereconciledwith th eprinci plesappliedbyth eSupremeCourti nanumberofcasesi nth epastwh erei nth eeconomicrigh tsofth eali enunderth eConstitu-i onwereuph eld.Accordingtoth eGovernment'sarguments,th erigh ttowork ,regardlessofraceorna-tionality,i sth e i ssue.California,h owever,i sexpectedtoargueth ata State propertyrigh t i s th eprimaryconsideration.Mountingi nterestisdevelopingi nth eTak ah ash i case.,wh i ch i sth esecond liti gati onbeforetA Su-preme Courti nlessth ana yeari nvolvingth erigh tsofJapanesealiensi nth i scountry.Th eWash -i ngtonJACLADC officereportsth at, barring unforeseen diffi -culties,afargreaternumberoforganizati ons willfile amicuscuriaebri efsi nth i scaseth anwassubmitted i nth e Oyamacase i nwh i ch th econstituti onalityofth eCalifornia ali en land law wassuccessfully ch allenged. Onelimi tati on,h owever,wasseen i nth eCourt'sdecisi onto h earth eargumentspromptly.Dean Aeh eson,former>UnderSecretaryofState,nowengagedi naprivatelawpracticei nWash i ng-ton.D.C..andA.L.Wiri n,-legalcounselforth e NationalJACLanrlth eSouth ernCaliforniaJapa-nese Fish ermen's Associati on,i twasdefini telylearned,willargueth e case. Th ese two attorneyssuccessfullyrepresentedth epeti-tioners i n th e Oyamacase lastOctoberatwh i ch ti meth eydial-

lengedth econstituti onalityofth eCaliforniaAlienLandLaw.Th ebri efforth eJapanesefish er-man i sbeingpreparedbyDeanAch eson,Ch arlesA.Horsk y andErnestW.Jenneswh oaremem-bersofth e leading Wash i ngtonlaw firm ofCovinj rton,Burling.Rufclee,Ach esonand Sh orb. Mr.Horsk ywasth eU.S.representa-tivei nWash i ngtonforth eprose-cutionofAxiswarcrimi nals atNuremberg.Th enationalJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeague i s fi li ngabri':famicuscuriae.Itsbriefi s.beingpreparedbySaburoKido,.ofth eLosAngeleslaw firm ofWiri n,KidoandOk rand.

NevadaCiti zensBack ProgramOfJACL-ADCRENO,Nev.—ProminentNevadaciti zenswereask edtosupportleg-i slati onsponsoredandsupportedbyth eJACLADCbyJoeGrantMasa-ok a,ADCdirector,duringarecentth ree-daytourofth estate.Masaok aask edth ei rsupportoflegislationtoextendnaturalizati onrigh tstoIssei PurpleHeartandGoldStarparents.Healsoask edth ei rsupportforadeportationstaybill,wh i ch wouldgrantauth ori tytoth eU.S.attorneygeneraltostayth edeportationofJapanesealiens i nmeritori ouscases.Masaok a'stripwastak en con-currentlywith atripbySamIsh i -k awa,easternADCrepresentative,i ntoWestVirgi ni a,h omestateofSenatorCh apmanRevercomb,ch ai r-manofth eSenatestandingsub-committeeon i mmi grationandna-turalizati on.Th eoth ermemberofth ecommitteei sSenatorPatMe-CarranofNevada,wh oseconstitu-entswerecontactedby Masaok ai nReno.PersonscontactedincludedCath -oli cBish opTh omasK.GormanofNevada;Fath erGeorgeEagleton;Joseph F.McDonald,editor,Neva-daStateJournal;MilesN.Pi k e,U.S.attorney;Willi am J.Kane.formerdirectorofi mmi grationser-viceforNevadaandlawpartnerofSenatorMcCarran;PetePeter-son,postmaster;EdwardRansom,U.S.marsh al.Th e Rev.Ch arles Doh n,ch ai r-manofth eRenoMi ni sterialAlli-ance;th eRev.H.EdwardOslund,Luth eranch urch ;th eRt.Rev.Wil-liamF.Lewis,bish op,Episcopalianch uTch ; J.E. Martie,adjutant,AmericanLegion;BrianBurt,de-partmentalcommander,AmericanLegion;th eRev.DonS.Fleming,FirstMeth odi stch urch ;LouisHil-bert,Meth odi stch urch ;andClar-enceMarsh all,executivesecretary,YMCA.

AlamedaDoublesADCFundQuotaALAMEDA,Calif.— Aim08t

doubling i tsquotaof$300,th elocalJACL-ADC committeeth i s weekcompleted i tsfi rstfunddrivebyraisi ng th etotalsum of$582.50.With th eAlamedaJACLch apterreactivatedvonlyrecently,th elocalresidentsdidnotpartici patei nth eADC program lastyear.NaoyemonMi k ami ofth eIssei

groupwas i nch argeofth e i ui rrv,omioi ti i v,,yTi-*s»»o.i i uoyama,treas-urer,andHi k oi ch i Taj i ma,Secre-twy.

JapaneseWarBridesInDenverGratefulForVisi ts,PresentsDENVER—Japanesewarbridesh ospi tali zedatFilzsi mmons gen-

eralh ospi talaregratefultoth eDenverJACLandth e JapaneseAmericancommunityforgiftsandletterssenttoth em duringth ei rh ospi talstay,accordingtoSaburoTani ofDenver,wh ovisi tedth emonMarch 9.Th ewarbridestoldTani th ey

h avereceivedgiftsandlettersnotonlyfromnearbycommuniti esbutfrom such farawayciti esas Ch i -cagoandSanFranc;sco.Th eJapanesebridesi ncludeMrs.Junk oWatanabe,wh oi sexpectingababyatth eendofMarch ,andMrs.Fuj i k oBurns.Tani brough tspeciallypreparedJapanesefoodstoth ebri des.Th eywereagiftofEi j i roKawa'muraofth eMandarincafe.Headdedth atonMarch 3 h eh advi si tedth eh os-pitalwith giftsofsush i andmanjufrom th eDenverJACL.

A.W.NaegleTalk sToIdah oCh apterIDAHO FALLS,Ida.— A.W.Xaegle,wellk nown civi c leaderand immediatepastpresidentofth eKiwani sclub,spok eonth esub-j ectofcivi cresponsibi li ti estomem-bersofth eIdah oFallsJACLlastweek .Naeglecondemneddi scri mi nati on

ofminori ti es,wh eth eri tbeduetocolor,religi onoranyoth erreason.Aslongasoneminori tyi soppress-ed,anyoth erminori tycanbesub-j ectedtooppression,h esai d.

JapaneseCanadianExclusionFromPacifi cCoastAreaExtendedforOneMoreYear

OTTAWA, Canada—Federalrestricti onsonJapanesecJdians,wh i ch proh i bi tth emfrom movingfreelyi ntoPacifi cnjareas,orgoingi ntoth efish i ngi ndustryi nBriti sh Columbiajbecontinuedbyth eCanadiangovernmentuntilApril1,19491th eywillbeendeddefini telyatth attime.Amotion,sponsoredbyth eCooperativeCommonwealth J

eration(CCf),toforceth eendirfgofth econtrolsagainsfj janeseCanadiansonMarch 31ofth i syearwasdefeatedonMm]15 i nth eHouseofCommonsby

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astandingvoteof73to23.LaborMi ni sterHumph reyMitch ell,wh ose department h ascontrolled th edispersalofJapa-neseCanadianevacuees,toldCom-monsth atpowertocontrolth emovementofpersonsofJapaneseancestrywasnecessarytoassureth esuccessofth edispersalpro-gram.Sh arpcriti ci sm,ofth econtrols

onCanadianciti zensofJapaneseancestrywas levied i nCommonsbyDavidCroll,LiberalmemberforToronto,andCCF members,An-gus Maclnnis,VancouverEast,andRoss Th atch er,Moose Jaw,Sask ."OurtreatmentofCanadiansofJapaneseancestrywaswrong i npri nci pleand demeaning i n ap-plicati on,notonlytoth eJapanesebuttoourselves,"Mr.Crollde-clared.Speak i ngasa warveteran,h esai d:"Ih angmy h ead i nsh amebe-foremycomrades-in-armsofJa-paneseancestry."Mr.Maclnn;ssaid th e i mpres-sion h adgoneabroadth atth ere

wasatremendousraceprej jagainstth e Japanese i nBrj9Columbia. Hesaidth i swajJth ecaseandth e governmentBriti sh Columbia h asfoundftJi nth epastfewweek s.Mr.Th atch er,wh omtrodj

th eunsuccessfulCCPamendi jforth eendofcontrolson!M31,declaredth at"intolerancêracialdiscri mi nati on"wereJsolereasonsforth eeontinmjofth econtrols.Th eJapaneseCanadiansh adJcommittedanycrime,h esai i J"th eyaredeniedth e-privi leges*Canadian citi zensh i p solelyMcauseth ei rsk i nsareyellow."(LaborMini sterMitch ellh asnlportedth atth erewillbeasIMeasingofth epresentcontroVJmovement—th ose JapaneseCmadians i nth e i nteri orregionjBriti sh Columbiawillh epermittHtomoveaboutfreelyexcept111th e 100-mUeprotectedarea.|Mr.Mitch ellemph asi zedth atH

control

Winneri nPostWarContest

IFourteen-yearoldBetti eSak aguch i ofBerk eley,Calif.,won

i rstprize i nth estate-widecontestconductedbyth eCaliforniai oci etyforCrippledCh i ldrenforth ecovetedMich aelJ.Dowli.ngward.Th eblueribbonandth e$58prizewerepresentedtoMissi ak aguch i ,astudentatWillardj uni orh i gh sch ooli nBerk eley,onlarch 23atth ePalaceh oteli nSanFrancisco.Aswinner,Bettieasach ancetoach i eve1nationalh onorsby h avi ng h erdesignh osenforth e1950Easterseal.Herposter,andth ose ofth eecondandth i rdprizewinners,willbesenttoCh i cagoas Cal-fornia'sentriesi nth enationalcontesti nwh i ch th ere i sa $500i rstprize.—Ph otocourtesyofSanFranciscoCh roni cle.

EasternJACLSeek stoDraftHitoOk adaforSecondTerm

IDistri ctCouncil'sResolutionCitesNeedForExperiencedHead■PHILADELPHIA,P.A.— AB>vementtodraftHitoOk adaforHe presidencyofth e nationalBCLfor a second term wasBtiatedh ereonMarch 20atth e■st1048meetingofth eEastern■strictJACLCouncil.Aresolu-■nurging-th eformerPortlandBusinessman'sre-election"inviewIth ecrit-'ca]needforexperiencedB'lersh i p"wasapproved unan-Bi"ui s.■Th ecouncilsession,attendedbyBoreth an CO persons from fiveBiCLch aptersalongth eeastern■aboard,madeoth errecommenda-B>nswh i ch aretobeforwardedtoBenationalJACL.Th ey i nclude■solutionsrequesting:th atth eWash i ngton,and,i fpossible,NewBbrk ,officesofth eJACLAnt.i-■scrjui nati onCommitteebe k eptBen i ndefi ni telybecauseofth eBportantwork tobedone;th at■lastyear,th ough weh avemadem i ncreasingnumberoffriends,"m'declared,adding:"With alittle■ck ,weh aveafigh ti ngch anceto»tainpassageoflegislationvital|us. Hepaid h i gh tributeto■l\OT\:-?fSam Ish i k awaandErf,sh ]da-easternandmidwest■eionaldirectors ofth e JA'CLmr̂,wh o,h ave i nrecentmonth s■ntacts gext«"sivelegislative■Th econference beforeoffici al

adjournmentalsowentonrecordurgingth atth eEDCsendaresolu-ti ontoappropriatecommitteesi nCongressaswellastoth ePi-es-i dentand legislative leaders i nsupportofth e JACL ADC pro-gram. Localch apterswerealsourgedtosendsi mi larresolutionstoth ei rCongressmen. A reportonth eMunetnori sh i predesigna-tionceremonywasmadebyTomHayash i ,ch ai rman ofth e EDC,wh odi sclosedth atatleasta h alfdozenNewYork newspapers h adpublici zedth eevent,wh i leatleastth reeofth em h adwri tteneditori altributestoth eNi sei CongressionalMedalofHonorwinner.Th eCoun-ci lfurth eradvocatedth atth eNa-ti ona1 Recogniti on Committeemak eawardstoth oseJACLlead-erswh orenderedgreatservicetoth eorganizati onduringth ewar,butwh oh aveyettoberecognized.Th ebusinesssessionwasqpenedbyTom Haya:=h i ,presidentofth eNewYork JACLch apter.Th eof-fi ci aldelegatest.i th e conferencewereasfollows:Seabrook ,NewJersey,Dick Kurish i na,GeorgeSak amoto; New York , Mari k oIsh i guro,YurinoStarr; Ph i ladel-ph i a,Jack Ozawa,Hirosh i Uye-h ara,andWash i ngton,IraSh i ni a-sak i ,DonKomai. HarveyAk i ,ofBoston,Massach usetts,attendedasanobserver. Hereportedth atach apterh asvirtuallybeenorgan-i zed i nBoston andth atapprox-i mately50membersh avebeenen-listed.A dinneratth oTowne Houseandadanceatth eInternationalInstitutewound up th eone-dayCouncilmeeting.Th eNi sei YouthClub, upon i ts disbandment,donated$25toth eJACLADC,,th epresentationbeing madeatth edancebyJunzoFuj i ta,president.Mrs.GrayeeUyeh arai sadvi sorofth eteen-agersclub.

Coach ellaInstallsJACLCabinetINDIC\Calif.— Th eCoach ellaJACL h eldani nstallationbanquetatRanch oCarilloMarch 17wi thEi j i Tanabe,ADCregionalrepre-sentative,givi ngth eoath ofoffice.Nearlyfi ftymembersandguestswitnessedth erites,duringwh i chth efollowingcabinetoffici alswerei nstalled i noffice:Tom Sak ai ,president;George Sh i bata, mdvicepresident;MasOsh i k i ,treas-urer;AliceSak ai ,recording sec-retary;GraceNagata,correspond-i ngsecretary;AliceSak emi ,re-porter;Henry Sak emi and BodMatsuish i ,membersatlarge;anaEdwardKono,h i stori an.

NoDangerofNisei BlocVotei nHawai i ,SaysSolon

ByLAWRENCE NAKATSUKA

ReportbyOregonSenatorRecommendsImmediateActionforStateh oodforTerritory

HONOLULU, T.H.—OnlyfavorablecommentonHawai i sracialrelations,particularlyth erecordofth eJapanesepopulation,i scontainedi nth eCordonreportrecommendingi mmedi atestate-h ood forHawai i . "Th eCordonreport,releasedi nWash i ngton,wasth ebignewsi nth eHonolulupress.ItwaspreparedbySenatorGuyGordon,OregonRepublican,

wh omadea 16-daystudyi nHawai i i nJanuaryth i syear.Hefoundth eterritory i s ableandreadytoacceptth eresponsibi li ti esofstategovernment.Onlyth reestepsremainonth e

laddertomak i ngHawai i th e4!)thstateofth eunion—approvalbyth efullsenatepubliclandscom-mi ttee;byth esenateandbyth epresident.SenatorCordon's recommenda-tion brings th ese i slandsth aclos-estth ey h ave everbeen torealizi ng a h alfcenturylongam-biti on.Asreportedbyth eWash i ngton

bureau of Th e Honolulu Star-Bulletin,h erearesemecommentscontainedi nth ereport:MeltingPot—Representativesofallraceswereexaminedforth ei rviewpoints, i ncluding, educators,civi c h eads,labor,management,and politi calofficersand staffTh embersofth earmedservices."'Th e conclusion was reach edth at democracy h as creditablyproved i tselfi nHawai i ,"th ere-portsaid.Blocvoting— Fearth atHa-wai i ,understate government,willvotealongracelinesi snotsupportedbyelectionrecordsofth eterritoryfor48years.Forexample,only9 percentofth eelectedoffici alsareofJapa-neseancestryth ough th eycom-prise32percentofth eelector-ate."Iti s concluded th atracial

blocvoting i snotli k elytobeemployed effectively for po-liti calpurposesi nHawai i ei th ernowori nth efuture." "DistrustofNon-Caucasians—Th i sobjecti oncentersprinci pallyupon peopleofJapaneseextrac-tion.Th ei rrelativepositi on h asdeclinedsteadily. Allbutafewh aveadoptedth eAmericanpat-ternoflifeandgovernment.Th ei rh i rth rate h as declinedbymoroth anone h alf. Th eoutstandingrecordofth eAmericansofJapa-neseancestryi nth eserviceofth e

Uni tedStatesarmyandasciti -zensresidi ng i nHawai i evi dencesloyaltytoth eUni tedStates.RacialDi scord—"Th e people,with outregard toorigi n,con-siderth emeslvesAmericanciti -zens,andth ei rrelationswithone anoth erare governed ac-cordingly."SenatorCordonreportedth atan

analysis ofth e correspondencewh i ch h e receivedonth estate-h oodquestionfromciti zensi nHa-■̂vai i i ndi catedth at15percentofth elettersbaseobjecti ontostate-h oodonth eracialch aracterofth eterritory.Th eh ousepassedth estateh oodbilllastJunebyavoteof1!)Gt"133.PresidentTrumanisalreadyonrecordforstateh oodforHawai i .Hemadeastrongpleai nth i scon-nectioni n h i sannualmessagetocongressseveralweek sago.In h i sreport,SenatorCordonemph asi zedth atHawai i ,asapo-tentialstate,h asbeenmorecloselyscrutini zed th an any previousstate,beforeadmissi on."Since 1!)35," h e wrote,"fivecongressionalcommittees,totaling66membersofcongressandrep-resenting35di fferentstates,h avei nvestigated stateh ood for th eterritoryandh aveh eard544wit-nesses."Each ofth efi vecommitteesi nreporting emph asi zed th eAmer-i canch aracterofth eterritoryandi tspeople.Th elasttwocommit-teesconducting i nvestigati ons i n1946and1947unanimouslyrecom-mended i mmedi ate legislationgrantingstateh ood."In Hawai i lastJanuary,Sen-atorCordon h eard231witnesses,215 ofwh om favoredstateh ood.Ofth ecorrespondencereceived,58percentfavoredi mmedi atestate-h oodt 40 percentopposedstate-h ood and2percentwerenon-committal.

NEW YORKGROUPBACKSWALLACEFORPRESIDENT_ NEW YORK— Declaringth at"onlyth rough h i sfi gh ti ngprogramforpeace and h umanrigh tscanAmericanstodayh opeforaworldfree from th estrifewh i ch nowth reatensth eone-worldconceptofFrank li nD.Roosevelt,"th eJapa-nese American Committee for"Democracyearlyth i smonth en-dorsedHenryA.Wallaceforpres-i dentofth eUni tedStates.Th edecisi onwasreach edbya

unanimous voteofth e generalmembersh i pduri ngth e Commit-tee'slastmeeting,presidedoverby Tom Matsuda,'48 ch ai rman,andwasfollowedbyadiscussionofi ni ti alplansforth ecampaign.

Wiri ntoActForHawai i anNi sei StrandeesAttorneytoVisi tHonoluluforLanguageSch oolCase"LOSANGELES—AttorneyA.L.Wh i nwi llleaveh erenextweek forHawai i ,wh ere h ewillattendtocasesofNisei strandeesi nJapanwh osefamili esarei nHawai i .Inadditi onh ewilltendtoanappealtak enbyth eterritory i nconnectionwith th erecentforeignlanguagesch oolcase, i n wh i chWiri npartici patedasattorneyforth eCh i neselanguagesch ools.Ath ree-judgefederalcourth eldunconstituti onalth eHawai i anlawbarr.ng th eteach i ngofforeignlanguagesbyprivatesch ools.Th elawwasdirectedatJapaneselan-guagesch oolsbutwasfirstenforc-edagainstth eCh i nesesch ools.Th ecase i sbeingappealedtoth eU.S.Supremecourt.Inadditi on Wiri nwi llh andle

preparationofatestcasefiledbyDr. Hans Zimmerman,Honoluluph ysi ci an,againstformerGovernorPoindexterandanumberofarmyofficersfordamagesclaimedbyDr.Zimmermanto h averesultedfrom h i s i nternmenti nHonoluluundermartiallaw.Th eSupremecourtofth eUnitedStatesruledmartiallaw i nHawai i unconstitu-tional,andDr.Zimmerman h asfi ledfordamages.Th esui ti spend-i ng i nth efederalcourtatHono-lulu.LastsummerJudgePaulJ.Mc-Corni i ck ofth efederalcourtatLosAngeles,assignedespeciallytoh andleth ecaseatHonolulu,reject-edmotionstodismi ssbyth e-gov-ernment.Sinceth enJudgeMcCor-mick h asorderedth emili taryau-th ori ti estoturnoverallrecordspertaini ngtoZimmerman's deten-tion,i ncluding confidentialmili -taryandFIJIrecords.

Ch i neseAmericanNewspaperWillBePublish edonCoastSANFRANCISCO— America's

only English -language Ch i nesenewspaper,th eCh i nesePress,earlyth i s week announced resump-tion ofpublicati on th rough auniqueadwith th ecaption"AngelsWanted"carried i n localnews-papers.Th esassypromotionalapproachfor"5,000"angels"aspie-publica-tionch artersubscriberscalledat-tentiontoth epaper's"newlook 'wh i ch willfeatureabusinesspageonth eFarEastandCh i na,i nter-pretativepoliti calnewsbyAmer-i canandCh i nesewriters,andan"OldCh i naHands"column.Oth erdepartmentswi lldealwith cultureand Ch i nese li fe i nth e UnitedStates.Establish ed i n 1940,th ePress

circulated toboth AmericanandCh i nesereaders th rough outth eUntedStatesuntiltemporarysus-pension i n1914wh eneditor-pub-lish erCh arlesLeoflg j oi nedth efamedU.S.Army14th AirForcei n Ch i na. Editori aloffices h avebeenestablish edat837Stock tonStreet,nexttoth eCh i nese Si xCompanies.ManagingeditorwillbeWi lli amHoy,overseasvetwh oservedwithLeong i nCh i na,oneofth elead-i ngh i stori ansi nCh i neseli fei nth eUni tedStates.

Hawai i 'sJapaneseAmericanVeteransPlanCommunityRitesToHonorReturnedWarDeadHONOLULU,T.H.—Hawai i 'swardeadwillberememberedash eroeswh enth eycomeh omeforafinalrestsomemonth sfrom now.Togetar> earlystartonth eantici patedreturnofth ebodiesofth emenwh ofough toverseas,Ja-paneseAmericanveteransi nHa-wai i h ave i ni ti atedacommunity-wideprojectforappropriatecere-moniesto h onorth ewardead.Sofarplansaretentativebe-

causenoone h erek nowsth edatewh enth ebodieswillstartarrivi ng.Th earmy,gravesregistrationser-vicereceived i nformationlastfallth atth ebodiesofGlswh o arc-buried i nItalyaresch eduledforexh umationearlyth i syear.Oneofficerh azardsaguessth atth eItalianwardeadwouldarrivei nHawai i th i ssummer.Th e442ndVeteransClubandth e

Club 100,composedofAJA vet-eranswh ofough ti nItaly,took th efi rststepsseveralweek s"agowh ennextofk i nstartedtoreceivewardepartmentqueriesas to th ei rwi sh es i nth ematterofafinalburialplaceforth ewardead.Th ree Ni sei veterans'repre-

sentatives—th eRev.Hi roHiguch iandAk i ra(Sunsh i ne) Fuk unagaofth e442ndandNaoj i Yamagataofth e100th —approach edOrenE.Long,th e secretaryofHawai i ,ask i ngh i mto i nvi teallinterestedagencies i nth ecommunitytotalkoverth eproject. ',Th eresultwasameeting th i sweek ofabout30representativesofth emajororganizati ons—vet-

erans'4* groups, business, laborch urch es, civi c bodies and th earmyandnavy.Acommitteeistobeappointedtoproceedwith specifi cplans.Itwillbestrictlycivi li an,acting i nanunoffici alcapacity. Th emili -taryh asoffered i tsai d.Th eNi sei veterans'groupsde-si reth e h omecomingceremoniesforth ewardeadtobeonanon-racialbasis. Iti sestimatedth atth ereareabout500AJAsoldiersfrom Hawai i buri ed i nItalyandFranceandafew i nth ePacifi cth eater.Nobodiesh avebeenre-turnedtoHawai i yet.Inadditi on,about400non-Japa-

nesemenaresaidto'be i nterredi nscatteredarea.Th e ceremonies contemplatedprobablywouldbeconfinedtoth efi rstlargesh i pmentofbodiesar-rivi ngh ere.Th e442ndand 100th veteranswi llconductasurveyamongth enextofk i n i nApriltodetermineth enumberoffamili eswh i ch h avei ndi catedth ei rdesireto h aveth ebodiesofth eNi sei deadreturnedtoHawai i .

DemonstrationSAN MATEO, Calif.— Ann

Sutow,h i gh fresh manatSanMateoj uni orcollege, h asbeen selectedtogiveademonstrationi nTh omasnaturalsh orth andatth eforth com-i ngPrentice-Hall,Inc.conventioni nSanFranciscoatth eHotelSt.Francis. v

3laturday,March 27,1948. PACIFIC CITIZEN

EDITORIALS:AMyth DeflatedTh emyth ofracialbloc voting,longa

h i ndrance i n th e dream ofHawai i ansforstateh ood,h asbeenexplodedagain—th i stimebySenatorGuyCordonofOregon,wh oth i sweek madeh i soffi ci alreportonth eHawai i anstateh oodquestion.SenatorCordonreportedth atelectionrec-

ordsofth eterritoryforth epast48yearsgivenoi ndi cati onofblocvotingbyJapaneseAmericans.OnlyninepercentofHawai i 'selectedoffici als,h esaidbywayofexample,areofJapaneseancestry,th ough th eHawai-i an Japanesecomprise32percentofth eelectorate.- Th i sfactisnotnewstoHawai i 'sNisei ,wh o h avevotedboth forandagainstcan-didatesofJapaneseancestrywith outmuchregardforth efactth e candidatewasofth esameracialancestry.Th emyth ofblocvoting,h owever,h as

beenoneofth estrongestargumentsagainststateh oodforth eterritory.SenatorCordonrevealedth ati nth epast

13yearsth ereh avebeenfi vecongressionalcommitteesi nvestigati ngstateh ood.Everycommitteeemph asi zedth eAmerican

ch aracterofth eterritoryandi tspeople,Cor-donsaid,andth elasttwocommitteesunan-i mously recommended legislation grantingstateh ood.Itwould h ardlyseem necessSryto con-

ductfurth erinvestigati onsuponth ereadi-nessofHawai i forcompleteadmittance i ntoth eunion,notasadependentterritorybutasafullfledgedstatesh ari ngequalresponsi-bili tywith th epresentforty-eigh t.Hawai i i s"ableandreadytoacceptth e

social,politi calandeconomicresponsibi li ti esofstategovernment,"Cordonsaid.Itwouldappearth erei snoreasontode-

laystateh oodanylonger.Th eHouseh asal-readypassedfavorablyuponth eproposal.Th erenowremainsonlypassagebyth eSen-ateandth esignatureofPresidentTruman.Th elatterh asalreadybeenassured.

Restricti onsi nCanadaTh egovernmentofdemocratic Canada

bowedonceagaintoth ewillofadeterminedgroupofBriti sh Columbiaracists wh enonMarch 15th eHouseofCommons,followingth erecommendationsofPrimeMi ni sterMac-k enzi e King's admini stration,took acti onwh i ch willresulti nth eextensionofwartimecontrolsonth ereturnofJapaneseCanadianstoth e coastalevacuatedareaforanoth eryear.Th ebanagainstth ei ssui ngofcommer-cialfish i nglicensestopersonsofJapaneseancestry i n Briti sh Columbiaalsowascon-tinued.Th esubmissi on ofth efederalgovern-

mentofCanadatoth ewh i tesupremacistambiti onsofagroupofBriti sh Columbiapol-i ti ci answasnoti gnoredi nth eHouseofCom-monsbyth eproponentsforth e democratictreatmentofth eJapaneseCanadianevacuees.Fourh oursofbitterdebateprecededth evoteonMarch 15onth eresolution,sponsoredbyth esociali stCCFparty,wh i ch calledforth eendofth erestricti onsagainstJapaneseCa-nadi ans.David Croll,LiberalofTronto,setth e

k eynoteofth eoppositi ontoth erestricti onswh enh e declared:"Th ere is noroom i nCanadafora doctrineofwh i tesupremacy.Th erei snoroom forsecond-classci ti zens."Croll,awarveteran,added:"Ih angmy

h ead i nsh ame beforemycomrades-in-armsofJapaneseancestry." »Iti snotableth atoneofth emajoroppon-

entsofth erestricti ons i salegislatorfrom

Briti sh Columbia,AngusMaclnnis,CCFmem-

berfrom VancouverEast.Mr.Maclnnis,wh olongh ascampaignedforfairplayforJapa-

neseCanadians,notedth atth ereisno massraceprejudi ceagainstCanadians i nBriti shColumbia,alth ough LaborMini sterHumph reyMitch ell,speak i ngforth egovernment,h ad

declared th atth ereturnofth eevacueesto

th ecoastalarea would "possiblyresurrectracialissuesandanimosi ti es." Mr.Mitch elladdedth atth eextensionofth ewartimecon-trolswasnecessarytoassureth esuccessof

th egovernment'sprogram,i nsti tutedatth ebeh estofBriti sh Columbia,todisperseper-sonsofJapaneseancestryacrossth ecoun-try.LaborMini ster Mitch ellnoted th ati n

January,1942,beforeth eevacuation,96.2percentofCanada's 22,800 persons ofJapa-neseancestrywereresidi ng i nBriti sh Col-umbia. Asaresultofth edi spersalprogramandth econtinuedbanagainstth ereturnofth e evacuees to th ei rformer h omes,only6,291 personsofJapanesedescentarenowi nth eprovince.-Th erearemoreJapaneseCanadians i nOntariotodayth anth erearei n Briti sh Columbia.Th ecompetiti veeconomicreasons beh i nd

th eoppositi onofBriti sh Columbiato th ereturn ofth e Japanese Canadians werestressed i n th eHouse ofCommonsdebate.Afterth efourh oursofdebatenomember

ofth eHouseofCommonsh adansweredth equestionputbyMr.Maclnniswh o h adask -edth ati fth enationalsecuritywasnotindanger,wh atwasth ereason forth e gov-ernment'smovetocurtailth erigh tsofi tsJapaneseCanadiansforanoth eryear.Th enth eHousevotedonth eresolution

byRossTh atch er,CCFmemberfrom MooseJaw,wh o h addeclaredth at"intoleranceandracialdi scri mi nati on"wereth eonlyreasonsforcontinuedrestricti onsagainstJapaneseCanadians.Butth eCCFresolutionwasde-feated73to23.

EvacuationBy-ProductOne ofth e di rectby-productsofwar-

timeevacuation i sth eproblem ofagedandi ndi gentpersonsofJapaneseancestrywh i chi sfacing severalCalifornia counties,par-ticularlyTularewh ereth ematteroffundstosupport15agedJapaneseh asbeenai redasapublici ssue.Followingth eclosingofth ewarrelocation

centersi n1945and1946,th oseevacueeswh oh adbeenself-sustaini ngbeforeth eevacua-to th e areas from wh i ch th ey h ad beenevacuated.Alth ough th everygreatmajori tyh adbeen selfsustaini ngbeforeth eevacua-tion,manyofth esereturnees h addi ssi patedli feti mesavingsduringnearlyfouryears i nth erelocation centers. Th eyh adlostjobs,businesses and h omesatth e ti meofth eevacuation. Th eywerefouryearsolderandmanyh addiffi cultyfindi ng j obs.Somewereforcedtoacceptpublicwelfareassistance.Th esi tuation h asbeenparticularlyacute

forth oseevacueeswh o h adbeenmi gratoryfarmwork ersi nCaliforniabeforeth eevacua-tion. Th eyh adbeenmembersofth atever-movinglaborarmycreatedbyth ei ndustrial-izedpatternofCaliforniaagriculture.Th eymovedupanddown th estate,plantingth ecropsandh arvestingth em,followingth esunand th e seasons. Mostofth eseJapanesefarm work erscameorigi nallyasyoung i m-migrantsi nth eyearsbeforeth epassageofth eJapaneseExclusionActi n 1924. Th eyh adgrownoldonth efarmsofCalifornia.Th eyh adli vedh aph azardlyi nroomingh ousesi n th evalleytownsor in th etentcampsandfarm barrack s. Afew h adsavingsbutth esewere spenti n th erelocation camps.Wh enth eyreturnedfrom th eWRAcenters,fewwereabletofindsteadyemployment.Recentlyth eBoard ofSupervisorsof

TulareCountymettodiscussth e prpblemposedbyth efactth atth ecountydidnoth avefacili ti es i n i tsoldpeoplesh ometocarefor15agedand i ndi gentpersonsofJapa-neseancestry..Onesupervisorsuggestedth atth ecountymeetth eproblembysh i ppi ngth e15evacuees"back toJapan."Deportation, h owever, i s nosolution to

th eproblem.Itwould,i nfact,be acrueland h eartlessactandwould,i nessence,con-demn th ese 15persons t

wh ereJoh nnybobbedup asth eliai sonoffici albetweenth eJapa-nesei nterneesandBri ti sh auth or-i ti es.Lateri twasreportedth ath ewas "repatriated"to Japan,acountrywh i ch h eh adneverreallyk nown.Wh enth eJapaneseoccupiedSingapore,Joh nnyreturnedth ereasaliai sonoffici al,th i sti mebe-tweenth eJapaneseauth ori ti esandth egeneralpopulation.Afterth eA-bombfellonHiro-sh i maandNagasak i andth eJapa-ne&e h adsurrendered,Joh nnyWMstill i n Singapore. Australiantroopsentered Singapore tore-occupyth ecity.Joh nnywasagaintak en i nto custody.Oneday i n1946anarticleappeared i nth eCh ri sti anScienceMonitori nBoa-ton. ItwasaReutersdispatchfromSingaporeand i ttoldofpro-testsby someresidentsagainstth espectacleofa"Jap"runningaroundSingaporei naPalm Beachsui tand j eep.AllJapanese,th eprotestantssaid,weresupposedtoh avebeeni nterned.Australianau-th ori ti esexplainedth atth emani nquestion,Joh nFuj i i ,wasactingasaliai sonoffici albetweenth emandth e i nterned Japanese.Joh nFuj i i h adbouncedback again.Afewmonth slaterwepaw anewsstoryfromTok yoi nth eSauFranciscoExaminer. ItwasanINSdispatch outofTok yoand i twassigned:"ByJoh nFuj i i ."

JapaneseFish ermenHaveMadeImportantContributi onsToProgressofIndustryByEIJITANABE

mh i ndth eTak ah ash i Case:

ITh egeneralpublic i nCalifornia i s notawareofth e i m-Btantcontributi onsmadebypersonsofJapanesedescentwh otteered i nth efish i ngi ndustryofth atstate.IJustasJapanesefarmerswork edlonganddi li gentlytocon-Bsan(i dunesanduncultivatedareas i nto productivefruit■ch esandtruck farms, sodidJapanesefish ermendevelopab-L,sardineand h i gh seafish i ngtobringnew i ndustriesandKl'i i toCalifornia,■orth i s pi oneeringspiri ta£d-■ative,Japanesefish ermento-Iarebeingpersecutedbyth oseBh aveaneconomic i nteresti n■continuedbarringofJapanese■nth efish i ng i ndustryandbyBeracistswh osubscribetoth e■osoph yof"Californiaforth eBtes."'■orth erecord,i tmaybestated■tth e h i storyofth eJapanese■lorth ernCaliforniafish i ngdatesBk to 1892,wh en aboutsixBermen wereemployedbyanBericanfish canneryi nMontereyBforsquidfish i ng. Th ;sfirstBtingentwasfollowedi n1900byBitoth erswh oattemptedsalmonBing.By1910about145Japa-BewereemployedbyAmericanBneriesi nth i sarea.Th eyfish -■foryellowtail,tuna,seabass,Belt,rock cod,sardinesandbar-

Bh efirstJapanesetoengagei nElone fish i ng was OtosaburoBda,wh obeganfish i ngatPointBrosnearMonterey.Iti si nter-Bin?tonoteth ati n1896NodaBdapartnerofh i s i nvi tedanBiertfrom Japantodevelopa■vmeth odofabalonefish i ng.Th e■partmentofAgricultureandBmmerce ofJapansentGenno-■k eOtani,wh owasth enexperi-Bntingwith aspeciallydevisedKingsuitforabalonefish i ngoffBcastofJapan.Otani arri ved■th eUnitedStatesi nOctoberof■96.Abalonefi sh i ngprovedtoIsuccessful,andth eenterprise■paneled i ntoth edryingandex-Hrtingofabalone.Largequan-Biusweresh i ppedtoJapan.■Th eSanFranciscobayareawas■en virtually virgi n fish i ngHounds.Th erewasanabundance■sardines,butfewpersonsdared■ch allengeth ei rregularanddan-■rousweath erconditi ons.Itwas■atsuyosh i Hamach i wh o fi rstBredth eelements andusedh i s■tto catch sardines i n 1930.■anyoth erJapanesefollowedh i m,■terh e proved th eventurea■ceess.Oth ernationalitygroups■ock edtoth eareatoboostth e■nualcatch ofsardines,andth eHanFranciscobaybecameoneof■clargestandrich estcommercial■sh i nggrounds i nth e north ern■artofth estate.■Th e sardine catch gradually■imbeduntili n 1938 i treach ed■8,852,460pounds. 1941wasth e■styearJapanesefish ermenwere■lowed to fish . AfterPearl■arborth eywereproh i bi tedfrom■usi ndustryandth eyweresub-■equently evacuated from th e■oast.I South ernCalifornia■Th eJapanesefish i ngi ndustryi n■In-south ern partofth estate■eganaroundWh i tePoi nti n1887■ni th epreparationofdryabalone.■h eydidnotbegintoexpandth ei r■"Crestsi nth i sregionuntil1900.ITh e first Japaneseto settle■roundSanPedroh arbormoved i n■bout1899,butfish i ng didnot■eginuntil1902. Abalone and■obsterwereth eprinci palcatch es.■JerminalIsland,wh i ch eventu-allybecameth elargestandmost■mportantJapanesefish i ngcenter,■*asfirstsettledi n1910byJapa-■>ese fish ermen wh o were em-ployeesofth eSanPedroFish Can-WingCompany.Itwasmanyyears»efore th e United States Navy■onsideredusingth i splace.Th e■mallisland wh i ch was covered■Mth sand androck s andrattle■lak esgradually ch anged i ntoa■veablevillage.Th epeak ofth e■JapanesepopulationonTerminal■siandwas3,000.--■San Di ego wasanoth erplace■vh erea Japanesefish i ngvillage■jasestablish edi n1899.Th epeak■*„*?cach edaround1927and1928■ndgraduallydeclined.■uxnardatonetimeh adpromise■Mbecomingafish i ngcenter.PlansR?anAac£t0moveth eTerminalEJp«.sh i n*i ndustrytoOxnardX"i toere h adbeendiscussionof■slaJifNavyusin»th e entire■islandfori tspurposes.flati-veofIt1"0/'sk UI'and i ni ti "■""veofth e Japanesefish ermen

werewelcomedbyth ecanneries.Th e eonomic competiti on andj ealousy,h owever,createdanimos-i tyandresultedi nth efi rstanti-Japanesefish i ngbillsbeingi ntro-duced i nth estatelegislaturei n1899wh enanattemptwasmadetoproh i bi tth e Japanesefromcatch i ngabalone. Everysessionofth eCalifornialegislaturefrom1935 h as h adbillstorestrictth erigh tsofalienJapanesetoengagei n commercialfish i ng. Fori n-stance,atth e1939session,th erewerefourassemblybillsandtwosenatebills,almosti denti cal i nnature.Duringsomesessions,th ebillsweredirected.atallaliens;andatoth ers,th osewh owere"in-eli gi bleto naturalizati on"weresingledout.Asfarasth e ali enJapanesewereconcerned,th ebasisforth eattack wasnotth enecessityofconservation.Th i si deai sarecenti nnovation.PriortoPearlHarbor,th emai nreasonadvancedwasth enecessityofnationaldefenseandsafety.

Considerable propaganda wascarriedon,accusingth eJapanesefish i ngboatsandth ei rcaptainsofengagingi nactivi ti esoutsideth ei rbusinessasfish ermen.Itwasalsoi nsi nuatedth atth ese

Japanesefish i ngboatswerepo-tentialmine-layersand,fantasticasi tmayseem,onepublicoffici alwentsofarastosayth atth eywere equippedtodisch argetor-pedoes.Anoth erch arge was th atth ecaptainsofth efi sh i ngboatswereJapanesenavalreservists.Allth esefalseaccusationsandinnunendoswererefutedbynon-Japanesei nth efi sh i ngi ndustry.Th epresidentofth eCoastFish -i ngCompanyofWilmi ngton,Cali-fornia,stated:"Asforth eresidentJapanese

supplyingth e h omegovernmentwith i nformationregardingh ar-bors,coastline,citi es,etc.,mayIpointoutth atatanylocalsh i pch andleryoroth eri nsti tuti on,i ncludingcertainbranch esofourowngovernment,th eremaybeh adbyanyone,uponrequestoruponpaymentofasmallfee,exactandup-to-date bath y-metricaland topograph i calch arts,mansandpicturesgivi ngmarine and h arbor soundings,landelevationsandpromontories,distances,locations,and wh atnot;allcompiledbyagenciesofourgovernment,and with th egreatestexactitude. So,weareexpectedto believeth atmem-bersofth elbcalJapanesefish i ngfleetarebusilyengagedi nmap-pingandplottingourh arbors,coastline,etc.,andforwardingsametoth ei rnamegovernment,wh encommon sense i sh ouldtellusth at'everyJapaneseoroth eraliensteamerenteringanyofourh arborsprobablyh asaper-sonnel more capable of ac-quiri ngsuch i nformation th anareallmembersofth efish i ngfleetcombined."Regardingth euseofth eJapa-

nesefish i ngboatsasmine-layersandsoforth ,formalnavalofficersoffered-th ei rtestimonytorefutesuch possibi li ti es.Also,th epres-i dentofth eWestgateSeaProd-udts Company ofSan Diegostated:"Ifatorpedowasputononeofth eseJapanesefish i ngboats,th eywouldnotk now wh ati twas,letalonek now h owtofirei t. Gunnersfromawarsh i p,i fth eywentonboardoneofth eseJapanesefish i ng boatsand atorpedo was given to th em,wouldbe j ustash elplessa,sth efish ermen. Th e i deaofth emh avi ngcompressedair,suffici entto launch a torpedo, i ssilly.Th erewouldnotbepowerenoughtodisch argeash otgun."Onth esubjectofth ecaptainsofth efish i ngboatsbeing Japa-nese navalreservists,th e vicepresidentofth eVan.CampSea

FROM THEFRYING PANBillHosok awa:Th ePeopleonth eFi rstFloor

Denver,Colo.Forsometenofourearlieryearswelivedtop-

side i nanelderlytwo-story-h ouse.Afirstgener-ati onItalian i mmi grantcoupleandth ei rfouroff-springlivedon th efi rstfloor.Th erelations be-tweenth etwofamili es—onefrom th eMediterran-ean,th eoth erwith i tsorigi nsi nth efooth i llsbackofJapan'sInlandsea— wereneith erfriendlynoraloof.Rath er,th eyweremerelyi mpersonal,mostlybecauseth ecommonch annelofcommunicati on,th eEnglish language,came h ardtoth eeldermembersofboth fami li es.Butth ere were many friendlygestures.On

EasterSundayth efolk sdownstairswouldpresentuswith a h eapi ngbowlofItalianpastries,deli-catelysh apedandfried i ndeepoilandliberallysprink ledwith sugar.Th esealmosti nvari ablywereaccompaniedbyabottleofh ome-pressedwine,evenduringth eproh i bi ti onyears.Atoth erti mesth efavorwasagreatdish ofspagh etti oroth erpastacoveredwith ruddytomatosauce,andth erewouldbepungentgratedch eeseneatlywrappedi napieceofwaxpaper.Th evacantlotadjoi ni ngth eh ouseusedtobean

eyesoreuntilth eItalianscamealong.Itwaslitteredwith ti ncansandolddogbonesandoth ertrash ,andcoveredwith asparsegrowth ofweeds.Th eItalianscleaned offth erubbish andturnedth eearth ,andi nnotimeatallth elotwasaprofusionofneatlytendedflowersandvegetables.Weth ough tofouroldfriends,th eD'Avanzos,-

■andth eoth erk i dsfromth epolygotfamili esofth eneigh borh ood,wh ensomeonementionedoldworldfolk customsth atarestillpracticedi naDenversuburbk nownasGlobeyille.Th eh ousesth erearenotnew,andth egrassi nmanyofth ei ryards h asbeenwornawayforlack ofsunsh i ne.Buti ti salivelydistri ctofpeoplenottoolongseparatedfrommanylands.Duetoavarietyofcircumstanceswelivenow i n

wh atmigh tbecalledapredominantlyAnglo-Saxonneigh borh ood.Th erearenogayoldcountryfeastscelebratedi nourblock ,nofiesta-li k eweddings,noj ollydancestoth emusicofanaccordionsuch aswek newwh enwewerek i ds.Welivei nth emi dstofquietrespectabili ty,andsomeh owwefeelth atouryoungstersarebeingch eatedoutofexperiencesth atareth ei rri gh tfulh eri tage i nth eAmericanmeltingpot.

OldCountryArtsNeglectedMostNisei weresobusybecomingAmerican-

i zedth atth eyneglectedth eoldcountryarts.Ofcourse,i t'sabsurdtosayeveryAnnand.JoeNiseish ouldh aveawork i ng k nowledgeofJapanesefolk andclassicalsingi nganddancing,poetryandart,teaceremonyandflowerarrangement.Manyofth eseartformswerereservedforth euppercrust,eveni nJapan,andwerequitealientoth epeasantstock fromwh i ch th emajori tyofush avesprung.Butth ereseems tobegoodreasontoperpet-

uateth efinerculinaryartswh i ch sofewNiseiwomen h aveboth eredtolearn.Anyonecanboilrice,buti ttak esacraftsmantotransform i ti nto"sush i ."Anyonecancook upabatch ofmeatandvegetables,buti ttak es k now-h ow tomak eth atsuperb dish , "suk i yak i ,"from th e same i ngre-dients.Th eSeattleJACLh asbeensponsoringa.course

i nJapanesecook erywh i ch h asdrawnalargeen-rollment.Perh apsch apterselsewh erecouldbeper-suadedtosponsorsi mi larclassesbeforeth osewithth eoldsk i llsh aveallpassedon.

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Th eSentinel'sNisei PinupsIncommentingonlastweek 'sFryingPani tem

aboutth eNisei ch eesecak econtestatth eforth -comingJACLconvention,BonnieMech aurevealedwh atapparentlywasatigh tsecretamongHeartMountainSentinelreaders.Th eSentinel,Mech aureports,wasfarah eadi nth ematterofbaringNisei legstoth epublicgaze.Itallstartedwh ensomeonegotth e i deaof

providi ngNisei Glswith Nisei pinups—inbath i ngsuits,noless.Anumberofth esh apeliergirlswereph otograph ed(HeartMountain h adaswimmi ngpoolexcavatedoutofth eprairi eandfi lledwithi rri gati onditch water),andth ei rpicturesassembledonafancylayout.Th i s,Bonnierecalls,wasac-complish edwi th notalittleconcernonth epartofth ebath i ngbeautieswh ofearedparentaldisci pli nei fth eywerediscovered.'EngravingsweremadeatBilli ngs,Mont.,anda

wh olesh eetofpinuppicturesprintedonslick paperunderSentinelmasth ead.Some500 copieswereslippedi nsi deregularSentinelediti onsandmailedtoGls,butregularsubscribersdidn'th earorseeanyth i ngaboutth eproject.SofarasBonniek nows,nogirlevergotth e

dick ensfrom Popforlettingh erlegsgeti ntoanewspaper.

VagariesYash i ma...TaroYash i ma,wh oselatestbook

i s"HorizonIsCalling,"publish edbyHenryHolt,i swork i ngonanewbook . Th ework ofth enotedJapanese artist-writer i n NewYork i sbeingaidedbyth e"Com-mi tteeSponsoringth eWork s ofTaroYash i ma"of446West38thStreeti nNewYork ...Nisei Glsarestillstationed i nmanyofth eworld's tension areas,namelyTrieste(with th e88th Divi si on),GreeceandKorea..."Returnofth eAlien,"th estoryofth ere-

turnofaJapaneseAmericantoaWestCoastcommunity,i sfeaturedi n th e Spring, 1948 i ssue ofTh underbird,magazineofth eUni-versity of New Mexico. Th eauth ori sHenryH.Hayden.

MINORITYWEEKNoMatterHowTh i nYouSliceIt...Th eNationalAssociati onforth eAdvancementofColoredPeople

h asputi t3stampofdisapprovalonaproposalby14south ernstatesto provideregionalsch ools.

Th eplan i s i nanswertoNegro i nsi stenceuponth erigh ttoequaleducationfacili ti es,alittlematterwh i ch th esouth h asattemptedtosidestepforlo'th esemanyyears.Th eregionaleducationplanwash ai ledbysouth ernoffici alsasamajorstepforwardi neducation,butth eNAACPlook supon i tassometh i ngless.Th eplanwas"conceivedanddevelopedforth epurposeofsetting

up i nferi orsegregatedregionalsch oolsforNegroes,"Th urgoodMar-sh all,NAACP"lawyer,saidth i sweek .Andfromwh erewesi t,i tlook sasth ough h ewererigh t.

* * "Quick Quote"How i nth eworldcananyfederallawforceasouth ern j uryto

convict,rath erth anacquit."—EditorHoddingCarter,winnerofth ePulitzeraward.

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"Fortunatelyorunfortunately,wearealli ndifferentpositi onsandseeasubjectonlywh erewestand.Oneofth egreateststopstowardbetterunderstandingwouldbetorealizeth atyoucan'tmak eth epersonwith h i sfacetoyouseewh atyousee."—MarianAnderson.

* * *Powerofth ePenMissi ssi ppi votersarerequiredbystatelawtobeableto"read

ori nterpret"th eConstituti onasavotingrequirement.Intryingtofindnewwaysandmeansofk eepi ngNegroesfrom

exercisi ngth ei rfranch i se,th estateSenate h asfoundasimplelittleexpedient.Th e"readori nterpret"willbech angedto"readandi n-terpret."Circui tcourtclerk sare j udgesastowh eth erornotavotermeets h i srequirements.

* * *Impression

"Iwasalwaysth elastonei nfrompractice.Ih adtomak eani mpression."—Joh nBrown,NegrocenteronLosAngelesDonsprofootballteam.

* * *Th eOth erEisenh owerAfewyearsa,go(andi tseemsonlyyesterday)MiltonEisenh ower,

asfirstdirectorofth eWRA,wasdefendingth erigh tofJapaneseAmericanstoafairch ance,an h onesth eari ng.NowpresidentofKansasStatecollegeandamemberofPresi-

dentTruman'sCommissi ononHigh erEducation,Eisenh owerth i sweekdefendedth erigh tofoth erminori tyAmericanstoafairch ance i nj obandtraini ngopportunites.Discri mi nati onagainstNegroAmericans,Eisenh owersaid,i s"im-

moral.""Itviolatesourbasiceth i calconcepts,arousesguiltfeelings'i n

th eAmericanswh opracticei t,andangersth oseAmericanswh oarestronglycommittedtoth edemocratici deal,"h esai d.

* * *CovenantTh eraciallyrestricti vecovenantwask nock edforaloopi nsouth -

ernCaliforniath i sweek asJudgeStanleyMosk grantedjudgmenttoaCh i nesecouple,HarryandLilySam,i nacovenantcase i nSantaMonica.

Th eSamsbough tpropertyat7th andBroadwaywith th ei nten-ti onofbuildi ng.Tocleartitle,th eybrough tactionfordeclaratoryrelief,cancellationofth erestricti vecovenantandquiettitle.Pre-viouslyresticti onsagainstnon-

Food Company,TerminalIslandsaid:"Th e Japanese Government

h as absolutelynoth i ngto dowith th eseboats,nordidi tsub-sidi zeth em i nanyway. Th eowners and captainsofth eseboats h ave been residents ofCaliforniaformanyyears(20to30).Ih avek nownth emformoreth an20years,oreversinceIh avebeeni n*th efish i ng busi-ness.Ifth eyarenavalofficers,Japanmust h ave h ada longvisi onandstartedth emout25or30yearsago,beforeanyofth eseaccusationsweredreamedof. Idon'tbelieveth erei saman i nCalifornia i n abetterpositi ontok nowth efactsrela-ti vetoth e'matterth anmyself,andIamsureth erei sabsolutes-nobasis forth estatementsmade."Dr.EdwardK.StrongJr.,Pro-

fessorofPsych ologyatStanfordUniversity,andauth orofbook sbasedonstudiesofth eJapanesei nCalifornia,stated i n1935:"Accordingtoth ecensusth ereareaboutath ousandJapaneseen-gaged i nfish i ng,primari lyoutofMontereyandSan Pedro. Th esemen h ave beenso engagedfortwentytoth i rtyyears.Th eyareadvancingi nage,ofcourse,andi twon'tbe so verylongbeforemostofth emwilldropoutnatur-ally.Th ereisno i ndi cati onth atth ei rsonsaregoingtofollow i n*th ei rfootsteps,soth ati fweleaveth ematteralone,asfarasIcansee th eJapanesewi llbereplacedslowly and graduallyby oth erpeople. ForallIcan gath erch i ldrenborni nth i scountrydonotgoi ntofish i ng i nanyconsiderable

number,so th ati fweelimi nateth eth ousandJapaneseth ei rworkwouldbe tak enoverbyItaliansandoth ernationaliti eswh oaretolargedegreealiensth emselves..."Th eseJapanesefish ermenh aveth ei rh omesi nMontereyandSanPedrowith th ei rfamili es.Ifth eyarcproh i bi tedtoearnth ei r,livi ng,wesh allh aveth atadditi onalloaduponourrelieffund. Atleastth ei rch i ldrenwh oareAmericanciti zenswillh avearigh ttorelief,eveni fwewereso h ard-boiledastorefuserelieftoth erparents."Th e Japanse fish ermen are

amongth emosteffici entofourfish ermeni nth eCoast,andi fth eyareelimi nated,Ii magi neth erewillbeseriouslosstoth ecanning i n-dustryforaseasonortwountilnew men can be secured andbrok en i ntoth ebusiness."Tometh emosti seri ousob-j ecti on i sth ati twouldfurnishrealevidenceofth ei nabi li tyofCalifornianstoplaylairwith averysmallgroupofJapanesewh oh aveli vedi nth estatemanyyears, h ave been th orough lyeffici enti nth ei rwork ,andh avebeh avedth emselves i namostremark ableway."Wh i leth eJapanesewerelivi ngi n California, th ey and th ei rfriendswereabletorefuteth eli esandpreventpassageofanydis-crimi natoryfish i nglegislation.Th ecannerieswh i ch Wereth eprinc.paiemployers' and buyers of th ecatch esofth efi sh ermenwereth estrongestch ampi onsofth eJapa-neserigh ttoengagei ncommercialfish i ng. Itwasonlyafterth emassevacuationfrom th e WestCoastunderarmyordersth atth eracistswereabletopush th roughanamendmenttoSection990ofth eFi sh andGameCode i n1943wh erebyonlyalienJapanesewereproh i bi tedfrom commercialfish -i ng. Subsequently i n 1945,afurth eramendmentwasmadetogiveasemblanceofrespectabili tybyi nsertingth ewords,"ineli gi bleto citi zensh i p" i nth e place of"alienJapanese."Th eenti reh i storyofth eamend-menttoSection990wh i ch willbeth esubjectofargumentsbeforeth eUni tedStatesSupremeCourti nth enearfutureclearlyi ndi catesi tsracistnature.WorldWarIIh addispelledall

suspici onsanddoubtsas to th eloyaltyofpersonsofJapanesean-cestry. Th e constituti onalityofth eproh i bi ti on,denyingalienJa-paneseth ei rrigh ttoengage i ncommercialfish i ng,'cannow bej udgedonth emeritsofth ecase.Th i si sth efi eldwh i ch th eyh ave

givenmanyyearsofth ei rli vestodevelope.Andwh eth erth eywillbeabletocontinuetoearnth ei rli veli h oodi nth eonlyindustrytowh i ch th ey h ave devoted th ei rwork i ngyearswillbedecidedbyth e j usti cesofth eUni tedStatesSupremeCourt.

LecturersCHICAGO—Th emoth ersgroupofth eweek daynurserysch oolatth eElliscommunitycenter,4430South Ellisavenue,willsponsoraseriesoflecturesonch i lddevelop-ment i nplace ofth ei rregularmonth lymeeting. Mrs.HermanBlock ofth eAssociati onofFamilyLivi ngwi lllectureonth esubject,"Wh attoExpectofth eYoungCh i ld,"onTuesday,March 30,at8p.m.Th epublici si nvi tedtoat-tend.

WarDeadMemorialToConcludeStateBussei ConferenceLOS ANGELES — A specialmemorialservice i nh onorofwardeadMarch 28atElysianParkwillconcludeth estatewideconven-tionofth eCaliforniaYoungBud-dh i stLeague.Moreth an900yoimgBuddh i stswillpayth ei rrespectstoth ena-tion'swarh eroesi nth ememorialservice.Di stri ctAttorneyBurtonFi ttswillbeth emai nspeak er.A60-unitdrum andbuglecorpsunderth ecommandofPatsyG.Foremanwillarrivefrom Mon-tereypark topartici patei nth eservice.Th ecorpsi scomposedofgirlsbetweenth eagesof10and18. Th ebandi smanagedbyDr.SamuelBrodwellandsponsoredbyth e Rich ard L. Luy AmericanLegionpostNo.897. Ith asre-ceivedmoreth an80troph i esforpastperformancesandi sconsider-edth etopcorpsi nth estate.Th eRev.K.M.Kumatawfllde-li verabriefmessage.Ex-StaffSergeantFrank Suyenaga willspeak i nbeh alfofth eGl's.GeorgeHadawillbech ai rmanforth eser-vices.

NICCOffici alsMeetToPlanConferenceDENVER—Cabinetmembersofth eNi sei IntermountainCollegiateConferencemetMarch 12toplanforth eth i rdannualmeetingofth eNICC i nDenveronApril16,17and18.Presentwere Mami Katagiri ,

president;FlorenceYamada,DU;HenryKunugi,DU;Doroth yAliya-h ara,DU;Willi eIritani ,Aggies;PatHirami ,CU;Tedlnouye,CU;Ch i yok oMaruyama,Barnes;SueMaruyama,Barnes;andYosh i k oMameda,Barnes.Preregistrationofstudentswill

becompletedbyApril1bycollegerepresentativesofth eNICC.Th econferencewillconveneat

Cole j uni orh i gh sch oolSaturday,April17.Abask etballtournamentwi llbe h eld Friday,April10,from 6 p.m.to 11 i nth esch oolgymnasium. Th econferenceban-quetanddancewillbeh eldatth eOli n h otel,1420LoganstreeF,___

SamuelBernsteinWillBeSpeak eratCh i cagoJACLMeetCHICAGO—"Fath erofth eIlli-noisUnemploymentCompensationAct,"asSamuelC.Bernstein i sk nown,willbeth eguestspeak erofth eCh i cagoJACLch apterati tsmonth lymeetingonApril15,No-boruHonda,programch ai rman,an-nounced.Auth orofth eactpracticallyasi tenteredth ebook si n1927,Bern-stein,Commissi onerofPlacementand UnemploymentCompensationsince 1942,willspeak onth egen-eralsubjectofunemploymentcom-pensation.Born i nCh i cago i n1909,Bern-steinreceived h i sA.B.andh i slawdegree,both cum laude,from th eUniversityofIllinoi si n1931and1933.Followingabrieflawprac-tice,h eh ecameassociatedwith th eLegislative Reference Bureau i nSpringfi eld,wh ereforth reeyears,h e draftedbills forth e Illinoi sGeneralAssembly.Itwasatth i sTh e meeting willbe h eld i nWoodrowWilsonRoom ofth eIn-ternationalRelationsCenter,84E.Randolph St.,at8 p.m.Refresh -mentsandasocialh ourwillfollow.Th epublici si nvi tedtoattend.

Moth erofNisei HeroUnablelToBeCiti zen,CongressToldWASHINGTON,D.C,— Th eArmy lastweek h onored th ememoryofaJapaneseAmericansoldierwh ogave h i sli feonth ebattlefield i nnorth ern Italysoth ath i scomradesmigh tlive.Forth ath aroi cactionash i ph asbeennamedafterh i m.Yetth emoth erofth i s Nisei MedalofHonorwinneri sunabletobecomeaciti -zenofth e Uni ted States underpresentlaw.Th i s i sa"travestyuponAmerica'ssenseofj usti ce."So declaredRepresentativeWalter H. Judd,Republican ofMinnesota,i nth eHouseofRep-resentativesonMarch _22,i n.urg-i ngpromptconsiderationoflegis-latipndesignedtoerasei nequi ti esi nournaturalizati onandi mmi gra-tionlaws. Th e grantingofciti -zensh i ptodeserving-andqualifi edalienJapanese,such asth emoth erofPrivate Sadao S. Munemori,willbring"long-overduejusti cetomenandwomenwh o h ave longlivedh onorablyamongus,"h etoldth eHouse,adding,"itcanmak easubstantialcontributi on to th ebuildi ngofsupportforAmericanpolicyi nth eFarEast."Iti s h i gh timeweelimi natedfromouri mmi grationandnatural-i zati onlawsth oseelementswh i chfattenCommunistpropagandaandweak en American leadersh i pofworlddemocracy," h e sai d. Heurgedth eHousetoconsiderth emeritsofabill,H.R.5004,wh i chh e i ntroducedearlieri nth i sses-si on,assertingth ati t"wi llcorrectth i sconditi on." Underth epro-vi si ons of h i sbill,i ni mgrationfromth eFarEastwouldbelimi t-edtoafewh undredpersonsayearmoreth anare now allowed,h esaid,"surelyasmallpricetopayforth eremovali falongstandingi nequi tyandth e i ncreased goodwi llwh i ch willresult."CongressmanĴi dd'sremark sbe-foreth eassembledHousewas i n-spiredbyaneditori alappearingi nth eNewYork HeraldTribuneonMarch 19. Th eedi tori alwh i lepayingtributetoth eloneNi seiCongressionalMedalofHonorwinnertook th eoccasiontopoint.out-th atrecogniti onofth eloyaltyofalienJapanese.toth i scountryi slong-overdueand"th ai ~aslongasth eyareprivi legedtoremain

|i nth i scountryth eysh ouldbeJtitledtobecomtfciti zensAmericansapplaudth eh n.tenderedPnvateMunemori3familyi nperpetuatngth enZofth eNisei warh e£,Wg

i sstillonemattertobedcSbeforeth ecountrywillh ave*"ch arged i tsfullobliKation'tHeraldIribunedeclared,add*"Hisi moth eri snotnow,nor"sh ebeconteundercurrentlaw.„American citi zen. SpecialZgressionalactiontopermith er»turalizati onwould be th efittZfinaltestimonytoan AmerKfamilywh oseloyaltyh asmettCsupremetest."Th e newspapersaid th atth irecordofPrivate.Munemori "m

treats also th at i ti s time th eUnitedStateswentth efull»„toallowquota i mmi grationfroiallcountriesali k e." Itpoi ntejouth ow th eCh i nes*,nativesiIndia,andFili pi nosweregrantedquotaadmssion,butth enan\vidi ousbannow appliestoonkafewAsiati cpeoples."CongressmanJudd,i tadded,h asi ntroducêa measuretomak e i mmi gratequotasavailabletoallAsiati candPaci fi cpeoplesandtoaffordtinpri vi legeofbecomingnatural̂citi zenstoalli mmi grantsh avi n;th erigh ttopermanentresident),"A quota of100 sh ouldvfrigh tenevenwi'st-ioaatpatriotiTh e bi llsh ould be enactedas imeasure ofeven j usti ce,"it«»"eluded.Th e Herald Tribune editori alwasreprintedinth oCongressioti i lRecordonMondayatth ereques!ofRepresentativeJudd.Th eNewYork 'li mesonMarti

20,th eWash i ngtonofficeoftinJACL Anti-Di scri mi nati on Com-mi tteereported,editori allycom-mentedonth eMunemori sh i pre-designationceremonyandsuggest-edth ati fth ePri vate SadaoiMunemori couldnowbemannedbyh i s old Nisei companion-i n-ariwandsenttoJapan"itwouldb«itellingtok en ofdemocracyandracialunderstandingatwork ."Itconcluded:"Patrioti sm andh ero-i sm arepassports acrossevetjßfrontier."

WeddingBellsSEABROOK,N.J.—Atalovelydoubleringceremonyh eldatth eCumberland h otel i n Bri dgeton,Sh i genari Tak emoto and MissHelenM.Sugitawereunited i nmarriagebyth eRev.Z.Muk ush i naonMarch 6.Th ebri dewasattendedbyRoseHiraok aandRei k oAk utagawa.Th ebestmanwasMinoruKanemoto.HenryFurush i maandJerryTak e-motowereush ers.

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IWASHINGTON,D.C—Th ead-IressofMrsTsuyuk oYamasak i ,i bout55,formerlyofMt.Eden,California,and th eCentralUtalfelocationcenteri ssough tby h erroth er,Misak i Hayash i ofName-h i -mura,-Kumamoto prefecture,apan.WRArecords i ndi cateth atIrs.Yamasak i leftth eUtah cen-erDec.14,1945,andth atsh ewassavingforJapan,Anypersonwh oi asanyi nformationregardingMrs.

ramasak i i srequestedtocontactli k eMasaok a,501 Bstreet,N.E.,Wash i ngton 2D.C.

Bask etballTourneyToBeSponsoredbyStudentConference,DENVER-FirstNisei students-bask etball tournament i n th eRock yMountainareawillbe h eldFri day,April16,beginni ngat6P.m.atth e Cole j uni or h i ghsch oolgymnasium undersponsor-sh i pofth e Nisei IntermountainCollegiateConference.ni î -n11'̂andFledKavvanoofDU,BilllKinosh i laofMinesandHirosh i Wadawillbech ai rmenforth etournament.Seventeamsaredefini telyslatedtoenterth etournament,,'andaneigh th team from th eUniversityofUtah maybeentered.

Membersh i pSocialHeldi nCleveland.7CLEVELAND,0.-Th eCleve-landJACLh eldamembersh i pso-cialrecentlyatth eCalvaryPres-byterianch urch toacquaintnewmembers with JACL activi ti esOver70personsattendedth esocial,wh i ch wash eldunderth edirectionofJimmyAk i ya.Refresh ments were servedby

Betty Totsubo, GwenFuj i moto,Doroth yMatsumotoandBenOgino.Hostessesforth e evening wereMarjori eNak o,Misaye Suk ek aneandSetsMasuda.Mark Otaandh i scomboprovid-

edth eh i gh spotofth eevening'sentertainment.Committee ch ai rmen forth ech apterwererecentlyannouncedasfollowsbyPresidentCh i da:BobTak i guch i ,program;HowardTash -i ma,social:GeorgeNak ani sh i ,fi-nance;BenOgino,membersh i p;andFrank Sh i ba,publicrelations.

IntermountainNi seiSetCh urch ConferenceOGDEN,Utah — Firstpostwar

Intermountain Ch ri sti an YouthConferencewillbe h eldApril10and 11atth eJapaneseCh ri sti an,Unionch urch with young people

Utah ,Idah o,Nevada andWyoming i nattendance.Dr.Hugh VernonWh i teofth e

Pacifi c Sch ool of Religi on,Berk eley,willbeth emai nspeak -er. Hewillspeak atth eopeningandclosingservicesandwillalsotak eparti nth edi scussionh our.Dr.Willi am CrosbyRoss,rep-

resentativeofth enationalmis-si onsandCh ri sti aneducationde-partmentofth ePresbyterianch urch ,willpresentr.c?a?si nBiblestudy.RegistrationwillbeginApril10at4p.m.andApril11at9:30a.m.Housingaccommodationswillbeprovided th ose registering byApril3.

VitalStatisti csBIRTHS

MiTr.tMl"und Mrs-■Harold S-Muiataaboy onMarch 13 i n■sacramento.To Mr.andMrs.Dick K.Ku-fe,W?""'Calif-agirl°"ToMrandMrs.JamesSak uma!loy"nMarch 14i nLosAngeles.ToMrandMrs.KazuoKamoto,Montebcllo,Calif.,aboyonMarchTo Mr.and Mrs.Tatsuich i In-Wiyeagirlon'March 15 i nLosAngeles.To Mr.andMrs.Saj i roFuj i ta,LongBeach ,Calif.,agirlonMarchToMrandMrs.BenH.Sh i mo-mura Winters,Calif.,aboyonMarch 13.ToMr.andMrs.Frank B.OdaagrlonMarch 13 i nSanFran-cesco.tiTu-Mr< and Mrs-Fred MasatoUasnisak aaboyonMarch 7 i nIdah o.ToMr.andMrs.Tak eoMitsun-aga,Santa Clara,Calif.,agirl,lieraldineHannah ,onMarch 3 i noanJose.ToMr.andMrs.HideoSh i i neagirlonMarch 2 i nSelma,Calif.ToMr.andMrs.HaroldOyama

aboyonFeb.17i nStock ton,Calif.ToMr.andMrs.Teich i Nama-tamaagirlonMarch 6 i nFresno.ToMr.andMrs.GeorgeHiromulomisak aaboyonFeb.28 i nFresno.ToMr.andMrs.JuliusOtsuk i aboyi nDenver.To Mr.and Mrs.Masayosh iFuj i moto,Rexburg,Idah o,aboyonMarch 15.To Mr.and Mrs.SammyM.Yosh i k awaaboyonMarch 16i nSanFrancisco.

DEATHSJinh i ch i Kurisu,61,on March 12

i nSeattle.Sh i ni ch i Nagasawu, 70, on

March 16 i nSeattle.Mrs. Ch i zu Sumiok a, 54, onMarch 17i nLosAngeles.Kamek i ch i Mitak a,GB,onMarch15 i nDelano,Calif.Otoich i ro Ish i matsu, 70, on

March 2ti nSaltLak eCity.MatsujaToyama,45,Kaysville,

Utah ,onMarch 22 i nSaltLak eCity.Mrs.KonoNagaseonMarch 21i nLosAngeles.

MARRIAGESMiyok o Yosh i mura to Sadao

MayedaonMarch 14i nLosAn-geles.

Ai k oTash i rotoSh i gek i Hi rat-suk a i nNewYork City.Kiyomi Tanak atoTameoSak a-guch i onMarch 14i nLosAngeles.Kazuk oTaoto Sh i getoTsuru-motoonMarch 21 i nSanJose.xMich i yeInouyetoYosh i oMat-sudaonMarch 14i nSacramento.Ch i yok oSak anetoJoh nT.Fu-

k udaonMarch 21 i nSanJose.i Hi sak oArimura,Fowler,Calif.,to,HisaoHizi onMarch 20 i nLosAngeles.Ch i zuk oTak ah ash i to Wataru

QyeonMarch 21i nLosAngeles.MabelKanotoJayMitomaonMarch 7inPortland,Ore.HelenM.Sugitato Sh i genanTak emotoonMarch 6 i nBridge-ton,N.J.Tosh i k o Sh i bata to WarrenUj i fusa ofWorland, Wyo. onMarch 21 i nDenver.Fumi Sh i otatoGeorgeIk ari onMarch 10 i nNewYork City.

MARRIAGELICENSESMaryAmimoto,25,Sunnyvale,

andTai j i Osugi,29,RedwoodCity,i nSanJose,Calif.Sh i zuk oJ.Hiyano,Kingsburg,

andTak ash i Kimoto,28,Parlier,i nFresno.AmyLeeNoto,23,Gilroy,andMinoruNagareda,29,i nSanJose.Esth erM.Tsuj i andTerryT.Katayama i nSeattle.MaryK.Nish i mura,27,Lath rop,andKoTak uma,27,Loomis,i nAuburn,Calif.

MEIFU,SHIBAHITHIGHGAMESINSALTLAKEHigh gamesof262and259byGeorgeMeifuandBobSh i bare-spectivelyh i gh li gh tedplay i nth eSaltLak eJACLbowlingleagueMarch 22 atth eTemple,alleys.Meifufollowed h i s 262 gamewith a649 series,th i rd h i gh estregisteredth i sseason.Hisserieswas i nstrumental i nleadingth eOKCafeteamtoa3-1victoryoverTerash i ma Studio. Finalh andi -cappedscoreswere2869to2701.Terash i ma'srolledtwo900games,butwereunabletotak emoreth anonefrom OK.BobSh i ba,HibbardDrug,regis-

tereda616 seriesafterstartingwith h i s259gameandledHibbardtoa3-1winoverPagoda,2681to2673,i nacloselycontestedmatch .Sh i ba'sseriesmovedh i m i ntoth i rdspot i n i ndi vi dualaverageswitha 179average.Pacifi c'Ci ti zenregisteredth eup-setofth eeveningbytak i ngth reepointsfromModernGarage,th i rdplaceteam,2442to2424.

TuleRenunciantFilesSuittoRecoverRigh tsNisei GirlLeftU.S.forJapanWith ParentsLOSANGELES—AyoungNiseigirlwh orenounced h erAmericanciti zensh i pi n1945andleftTuleLak e to go toJapanwi th h erparentsth i s\v6ek ask edforre-coveryofh erciti zensh i pi nasuitfi led i nh erbeh alfbyattorneys.SuitwasfiledMarch 23 i nth e

federalcourt at Los Angelesth rough th afi rm ofWiri n,Kido,Ok randandCh uman.Th e Nisei plainti ffi s Tosh i yeNish i da,formerly ofTerminalIsland,and now aresidentofTok yo.Inh ersuitth eNi sei statesth at

h errenunciati onofciti zensh i pwasdyetofearresultingfrom th eatmosph ereofterrorcreatedbyproJapanesepressuregroupsatTuleLak e.Sh e statesalsoth atsh e was

mistak enly i nformedth ati twasnecessaryforh ertorenounce h erciti zensh i p i nordertoaccompanyh erparentstoJapan.Itwasnotuntilsh earrivedi nJapanth atsh ediscoveredth atrenunciati onwasnotanecessaryprerequisi te,th esuitclaims.Wiri ndeclaredth ati narecent

conferencewith Statedepartmentoffici alsh eh adbeentoldth ateachstrandeecasewillbedecidedsepar-atelyuponi tsownmerits.Th i swillapplyparticularlyini nstanceswh erestrandeesdes'retocometoth e United States i mmedi atelyuponfili ngofasuiti nafederalcourti nth eUni tedStates,h esai d.Th econferencewith Statedepart-mentoffici alswasalsoattendedbyMi k eMasaok a,ADC director.

Ch i cagoCh urch SetsHanaMatsuri FeteCHICAGO— Th eMidwestBuddh i stch urch willh oldagalatwoday Hana Matsuri bazaaranddance April10 and 11 atth eOli vetInstitute. Th eaffairwillbesponsoredbyth eFuj i nk ai withth eassistanceofth eYBA.A tentativeprogram h asbeensetup,with eventstoi ncludeJa-panese movies,exh i bi ti onbask et-ball games,Japanesefoods, aspecialk i ddi ematinee,dancingandreligi ousservices.

lofnrdayj r̂ch 27,1948. PACIFICCITIZEN7

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ASSOCIATE UNDERWRITERS:FredT.Hirano Arth urT.Kumada Hitosh i Ok abeTatsuoIguch i Hirosh i J.Matsunami BobT.Ok unoKazuoK.Inouye sicM'tô .. Hirosh i Tak usagawa" ,vT. MarcusR.Murak i AlbertY.TamuraAngelK.Itomura PaulNak amura WalterNTatsunoCarlT.Kondo KisayeNak asak i Tosh i oWatanabeLarryY.Kaya JamesM.Nak awataseImah aruYosh i muraFrank Y.Koyanagi FVank K.Nish i yama TomYosh i ok a

FirstNisei GirlSwornInasNavyNurse i nMinneapolisMINNEAPOLIS,Minn.— Th efi rstNisei girlin th e Uni tedStatesto becomeaNavynursewassworni ntoserviceatth enavalprocurementofficei nMi nneapolisonMarch 22.PrettyGraceTanigawa,21, i sagraduateofSt.Barnabasnurse'straini ngsch ool.MissTanigawa,wh owasborni nRosevilte,Calif.,cametoMin-neapolisfrom a warrelocationcenterafterWorldWar11.After h er graduation fromnurse'straini ngsch oollastsum-mer,MissTanigawastartedwork -i ngatth eVeteran'sh ospi tal.Sh emadeanapplicati ontobe-

comeanavynursesh ortlyafterh er21stbirth day,butwh en h erorder?cameth rough i nJanuary,sh eask edforanextensionbecauseofth ei llnessofh ermoth er.MissTanigawamigh th ave h adtowaitseveralmonth sfor«anoth erappointmentexceptforth eh elpofth eR-ev.Dai suk eKitagawa,pastorofth eTwinCiti esJapaneseCh ri s-tianch urch ."Fath erDai"wrotetoSenators

Joseph H.BallandEdward J.Th ye,ask i ngth emtorush th roughth eappointment.Sh ewassch eduledtoleaveth i sweek forLongBeach ,Calif.,towork i nth enavalh ospi talth ere.Sh ewillh ave th erank ofen-sign.

Frank Ch umanWinsUrbanLeagueAwardForCiti zensh i pLOSANGELES—Frank Ch uman,ch ai rmanofth ePacifi cSouth westJACLdistri ctcouncil,wasoneofsixteenpersons h onoredwith anawardforoutstandingciti zensh i pbyth eLosAngelesUrbanLeagueatapublicmeetingMarch 15atth eVernonbranch publiclibrary.GeorgeA.Beaver,Jr.,ch ai rman,

presentedth eawards."Frank Ch uman," Beaversaid,"ach i evedexceptionalprofici encyi nth efieldoflawandbyh i strain-i ng,experience,fortitudeandper-sistance,h as gainedoutstandingdisti ncti on bringi ng credit andh onortoh i svocationandth ecom-munity." ,

Nisei ElectedToHeadLocalPTAGroupLOS ANGELES— Mrs.Arth urTak emotowaselectedpresidentofth eNoraSterryPTA lastweek ,oneofth efewNisei womentobeelectedtoth i spost.Mrs.Tak emotoh eldth epositi onoftreasurerforth epasttwoyearsandi salsoch ai rmanofth esafetycommitteei nth eWestwoodHi llsCouncil.Th e NoraSterryPTA h as amembersh i pof 1,000.Iti slocatedat1721Sawtelleblvd.In-stallationceremoniesforth enewoffici alswillbe h eldApril7.Dr.Vi erli ngKersey,superintendentofpublicsch ools,willlead th e i n-stallationrites.Mrs.Tak emotoalso h oldsth epositi onoffi fth vi cepresidentofth eEmersonPTA,wh i ch i ncludesabout4,000membersoveralargearea i ncluding Westwood,Brent-wood,Pacifi cPalsade andWestLosAngeles.Sh ei sexpectedtoattendastate

PTA conference i n SacramentoMay11-13.Some2,000delegatesareexpectedtoattend.

SanMateoJACLGoesOverTopi nADCFundCampaignSAN MATEO,Calif—Th eSan

MateoCountyJACLrecentlycom-pleted i tsADCfundcampaignbyoversubscribi ngi tsorigi nalquotaof$2,000by$124.50.Th ecampaignwasconductedonadoortodoorbasisandwascom-pletedi napproximatelytwoweek s.Iwao Tak ah amarepresented th eKi sei Ki k ak enDomei.Membersservingonth ecommit-teewere GraceYamaguch i ,SamKariya,NobuTabata,Sai k i Yama-guch i ,BobYatabe,HowardImada,Katsumi Onizuk a,Sh i gTak ah ash i ,Hirosh i Ito,Yasuk oIsh i da,Tada-sh i Sak uma,Kiyosh i Nosak a,SallyKawak i ta,Jack Fuj i k i ,JoeIsh i da,Hiroj i Kari ya,Sh ozoMayedaandKi oYamane.Th enextmajoractivi tyofth e

ch apterwi llbeamembersh i psign-up,wh i ch willbeundertak eni m-medi atelyunderth edirectionofHirosh i Ito,ch ai rman.

EntertainedCHICAGO — Formerforeignlanguagei nstructorsofHaroldR.

Gordonofth emili tarygovernmentsch oolatNorth westernuniversitywereentertainedbyMr.andMrs.GordononSunday,March 21.Presentwere Harry Hanada,Kimi Muk aye,ByronHonda,HelenKitak a,Mrs.Arth urUyeh araandMr.andMrs.AlbertTatsumi.

ADCSeek stoObtainReh i ri ngOfStock tonIssei Work ersSAN FRANCISCO— Th eSan

Franciscoofficeofth eJACLADCth i sweek wasattemptingtoclearup employmentdfaculties ofseven Issei work erswh owerefiredfrom aStock ton h otelbe-causeth eywerenotciti zensandth erebydeniedunionmembersh i p.Th eunion,namedasth eHotel,RestaurantEmployers and Bar-tendersInternationalunion,AFL,i sreportedbyJoeGrantMasaok a,regionalADCdirector,asbasingi tsactionuponth efollowingpro-vi si on i n i tsconstituti on:"Everyapplicantormember,notaciti zenbybirth ornaturalized...sh allmak edeclarationofi n-tentionstobecomeaciti zenandmustperfectth ei rnaturalizati onassoonasth eyareentitledth ere-to. Failuretoperfectciti zensh i pi ssubjecttocancellationofmem-bersh i p."Th eh otelservicework ersgroupisch artered underth i s i nterna-tional,Masaok asai d.An attempt i sbeingmadetosecureunionmembersh i pforth eIssei onth ebasisth atth eywillfileforfirstpapersandperfectciti zensh i passoonasth eymaydosolegally.Anappealmaybemade toth e i nternationalofficeforaruling.

VenturaContributesLargeSumtoADCVENTURA,Calif.—A totalof$1543wasraisedi nbeh alfofth eJACLADCbyth eVenturach ap-teri ni tsrecentADCcampaign.Th efi nancialcampaignreceivedcountywidesupportandwascon-ductedona h ouseto h ousebasisbymembersandsolici torsofth eVenturaJACLADC drivecom-mittee.

Cinci nnati JACLDoublesCh apterMembersh i pRollCINCINNATI,o.—Th ecJnati ch apter,JACL,doubli i ßM1947membersh i pth i syearvrttßtotalof72members,accord!

KayeWatanabe,IstvicepresiUMoreth an85 percentoflcity'seligi bleJapaneseAmeriJarenowregistered i n th eJamTh emembersh i preportwas j i ,atth eMarch 19meetingofich apteratth eFi rstUnitedch jSixtyfivepersonswerepr«J

to h earUniversityofQnci3lawstudentsRoyNak adaanilKabutanofHawai i speak onpjtical,economicandsocialprok j jofHawai i .Movi esonHawai i a3March ofTime ofWash i nJD.C.werealsosh own.FlorenceSuzuk i ,2ndvicemli dent,presentedth ecalendu*comiri ßevents,wh i ch i ncludesaMdayatth eYWCAi nApri l,ulandaspeak eronth eUnited1tionsi nMay,anoutinginJuw