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PACIFIC CITIZEN Volue 40 No. 18 Frday, May6,1955 LosAngeles, Calforna 10 cents per copy Vagares BY LARRY TAJIRI PERPETUATION OF LIES Denver In our colun of Aprl 8we cted a textboo called Mod- e World Poltcs (Crowell, NewYor, 1948) asexe plfyng te ardness of te les about A ercansof Japanese ances- try wc were crculated on tePacfccoastsortly after Pearl Harbor. Tese stores about esponage and treason, wc elped preparetepublc nd for te acceptance of ass evacuaton, long ave been proved counter- fet, but Modern World Poltcs, ostensbly an autortatve wor for te use of col- lege classes, repeatedtesefalseoods seven yearsafter. ModernWorldPoltcs,wrtten by Torsten V. Kalarv and assocates(te capter of te"Strategy of Treacery and Esponage" was wrtten by Josep C. Rou- ce) parrotsa now-falar, long-dscre- dted, lbel aganst te loyalty ofteJapa- nese A ercan populaton onte west coast andHawa. On p. 409 s te stateent tat Japanese fft colun actvtes n Hawa "were secondonlyto tefft colunprogra tat enabled teGerans to overpower Norway." Onp. 409-410 s te cargetat "a ongte undredsof sall fs ng boatstat long ave operatedoff LosAngeles, soe wereconvertble nto ne-layngcraft and soewere equppedwt g power rado sets and anned by reserve offcers ofteI peral Ja- panese navy.. .Japanesetruc gardeners, producng uc of te food of te Los Angelesarea, concentratedter far- ngactvtes n areasadonngor close to ol storage tans, arplane factores, s pyards, drydocs, andoter vtal ponts wereesponageand sabotage gt bepractcal uponorder." Tewole capters aco pendu of s lar carges. " Snceteappearance of our colun, several letter ave beensent toteautors andpublsers of ModernWorld Po- ltc*. Me M. Masaoa, wrtng asWas ngton representatve of te JACL, ased f te Crowell publs ng fr were wll- ng"tolstento tefacts aswe now te andcandocu ent te n order tat you ay correct your textboo n te lgt of actual facts." MarvnSegal, aBeverly Hlls, Calf.,attorney, n aletter toProf. Rouce declared tat f "your contrbuton toteboo s notngbut areas of old anddscredted storesof alleged Japanese A ercan treacery andperfdy, youowe your read- ng publcas well as tetousands of loyal and patrotcJa- panese A ercansanapology." All tswould see to be uc adoabout acollegetext- boo publsed seven years ago andpresuablynolongern use. But te facts tat teboo perpetuated lesabout te JapaneseA ercanpopulatonsx yearsafter ost ofte ad been dscredtedn te oresober onts after te ass evacuaton and ass detenton of te Japanese A ercan group ad beenacco plsed n1942. . If te stateents n Modern World Poltcs or n any s - lar publcaton gouncallenged, t could concevablyprovde ateral for soefuturerace-batng de agogue nsoefu- ture te of crss. ANOTHER CAMPAIGN ABOUT BOOKS Teres a wde gap between an effort to correct te record, as n te case of canards about teJapaneseA ercans n ts college textbo andte effortsof a Calforna atron to ban certan boos fro testate'sscools andlbrares. Te JACL svgorously opposed to censors pnany for, boo- purnng ncluded. Mrs. Ann Sart of Marn County, Calforna, s not. If Mrs. Sart succeeds n er present ca pagn,nearly *v^y portant boo n nterracal and ntercultural relatons Publsed n recent years would be bannedfro scools and r Drar'es on te staenassu ptonteyare "subversve." Mrs Sart's boo ncludes anu ber ofboos publsed byor about Japanese Aercans. Id S n Ed Murr°w's CBS-TVprogra , See It Now, onAprl ». Mrs. Sart specfcally entoned and sowed boosse ", ,anded lbrares and scools sould re ovefro ter -neves. A ong tese boos were MneOu bo'sCtzen 13660, ctCCoUnt n Prose and n drawngof lfeat te Tanforan re- £? p center and te Topaz relocaton ca p, and Lous Ada- <■» fro Many Landswc ncludes acapter ttled Aer- <*» wt a Japanese Face. " bonvl 116 lst of autorswo are canddatesfor Mrs. Sart's tn,,^ rng encopasses nearlyeveryonewo as ad a onr * ut te freedo of te ndvdual or te broter- soe uan- Tetragc undercurrent of te stuaton s tat woa ols nd Übrartes avebeen ntdated byte one- nan ca pagn and ave re oved boos fro ter selves. ng."" S°e of our boos." sad co entator Murrow, "are ss- teS1501? 1 at ssue to M"- Sart's ca pagns not so uc trta. e deplores, but tergt of any sngle ndvdual »Se close an.avenueof nforaton to te people as a 1 1_ L.l.a_< ulUMl SEE BREAK IN JAPANESE REFUGEE LOGJAM TO U.S. (Was ngton) Guardedopt - s regardng future operaton of te Refugee Relef Act progra nJapan wasexpressed bySec Henry Ma of Fresno, Calf., n areport to teWas ngton Of- fceof te Japanese A ercan C- tzens League. Ma, a travel agent andn- surancebroer n Fresno, as ust returned fro a flyng trp toJa- pan were evsted ost of te areas fro wc applcatons for ad sson to tscountry as vc- ts of natural cala tes ave been aden order tosee at frst and soe of teprobles n- volved. He dscussed- testuaton as esaw t wt A ercan con- sular offcals n Japan, as well as wt Japanese govern ent and prefectural offcers nterested n ts progra . General graton questons were also consdered. In sreport toMeMasaoa, Was ngton JACLrepresentatve, Ma declared tat condtons were uc provedover last year wen Masaoa self vst- ed tese sae areas. Snce te StateDepart ent ssuednew and ore realstc nterpretatons of telaw andregulatons govern- ng procedures last February, M- a sadtat te refugeeappl- cants teselveswerebegnnng to feel ore ope for te progra Dr. Saada stll crtcally ll (C cago) Dr. Randolp M. Sa- ada, pastnatonal presdent of te JACL, scrtcally ll at s oe,5642 No.Rdge Ave. Tepopular C cagoco un- ty andcvcleader asbeencon- valescngsnce early nJanuary wen e enteredIllnosMasonc Hosptal forobservaton. Heun- derwent aor surgery on Jan. 17and aganonJan. 24. Snce Feb.5, Dr. Saada as beenat oewere e as re- anedunder edcal careand as been attendedby s wfe, Sz. Mesages of ceer and speedy re- covery avepoured ntoteSa- ada oefro frends every- were wo ave nown ofte JACL leader's serousllness. Dr. Nello Pace, cef of te Ma- aluExpedton wc cl bed tefourt gest pea n te H alayas recently, and pro- fessor of p ysologyat te Unv. of Calforna at Bereley,wll b--guest speaer at te May13 San Francsco JACL* capter eetng, 8:30 p.., at te Buc- anan "Y" Hstopc wll be "Te Conquest of H alayas or Mountan Cl bngat Its Best." JonKyasu s prograca^ an, ^ftAJAflH Marysvlle CL sets up $150 scolarsp (Marysvlle) Te Marysvlle JACL wll award a $150 scolar- spto a student enrolled at Yuba Collegedurng tescool year be- gnnng nSepte ber, DanF. N- sta, presdent, revealed. Te scolars p wll beawarded "toany student resdentnSut-' ter, Yuba, Butteor Colusa County udged elgble"by te college scolars p co ttee. It wasstpulated tat te award begranted"strctlynrecognton of ndvdual abltyandpro se, wtout regard for natonalty, race or creed." Nsta sadteawards beng aden recognton of te "oppor- tuntes extended our foregnborn wo were prvleged toattan U.S. ctzens p troug classesestab- lsed for our beneft by Yuba Evenng college." Tescolars p co ttee n- cludes Fran Naaura and Fran O oto. Calf, gardener's lcense bll slated fornter study (Sacra ento) Te glycon- troversal AB 1671 to lcense and regulatete busness of Man- tenance Gardenng as beenre- ferred to teAsse bly Inter Co ttee onGovern ental Eff- cency and Econo y, t wasre- portedbyte JACL. TeBll was ntroduced byAsse bly anTo- asA. Maloney of SanFrancsco at te request of te SanFrancs- co Gardeners Assocaton. At a eated earng n Sacraentote regular co ttee refusedtopass upon tebll andreferred te easure tote Inter Co ttee for furter study. Japanese A er- can Gardeners fro Stocton, Watsonvlle, San Jose,San Ma- teo, Sacra ento,Oaland, Bere- ley, Rc ond, Long Beac,and Pasadenaattended te earng. A ongNse attorneys represent- ngte gardeners groups were Mas Yone ura of Oaland, Wayne Ka- ne oto of San Jose, and Henry Taetaof Sacraento. Altoug te JACL as not taen any postonon te bll be- causeofte any Japanese Ae- rcan gardeners affected by te proposed legslaton, te JACL as studedtebll and ts progress. HaruoIs aru dscussedte bll wt certanlegslatorswo ad- vsed tat tebllsbeng supportedby varous groupsal- toug opppston asrsen. Is- arustated tat teJACL wll sponsor eet ngs of gardeners groups n norternand soutern Calforna norder to fullycon- sder te plcatonsoftebll andto elp tegardeners prepare for te Inter Co ttee's ear- ngswc wll be eld durngte su er. JACL TO PUSH COMBINEDBILLON HAWAII STATEHOOD (Was ngton) Te House In- sular AffarsCo tteedecded Mondayaganst as ngteHouse to reect consderatonof state- oodforAlasaandHawa un- der te procedure proposedby te House Rules Co ttee, w c- would ae t possbleto vote ad sson of one of te terrtores nto te Unonand not te oter. Representatve Saylor (R., Pa.) once stated efelt te co bned bll couldnot pass teHousebut sadtswee e ascanged s nd. Tebll s sceduledfor House debate May 9-10. " " (Was ngton) If tere s no alternatve, teJapaneseA er- canCtzens League wll urge pas- sageof te .cobned Alasa-Ha- wa stateoodbll wen t s de- bated n teHouse of Represen- tatves n te near future, te Was ngton Offce of te League announcedts wee. Last wee, oretansx wees after t was reported byte Inter- or andInsular Affars co ttee, tepowerfulHouse Rules co- ttee fnallycleared te so- calledpacage deal, cobnngn a sngle legslatve pacage te stateoodaspratons of bot ter- rtores,forfloor consderaton under a "closed" rule autorzng seven oursofdebate but barrng all aendents fro tefloor. In addton, an our's debate on weter*to acceptor reectte rule was provded. Seldo as te Houserefused toacceptterule provded byteRulesCo ttee and t snot expected tat ts precedentwll be overturned n ts case,especally snce any wofavor stateoodwll never- teless refuseto voteaganst te RulesCo ttee. In oter words, f te rule s ac- ceptedas antcpated, teRepre- sentatves ust eter vote for te co bnedbll, voteaganstt, or vote to reco t tebll to te co ttee onInteror andInsular Affars wt nstructons to report ts legslaton n twosep- arate bllsprovdngstateood n ndvdual easuresfor Hawa and Alasa, respectvely. It sbeleved byCaptol stra- tegsts tat te sngle pacage deal as cleared by te RulesCo- ttee as lesscanceto beap- provedtan separate blls for Ha- wa andAlasa because addedto tose wo oppose stateoodfor bot aybe tosewo, toug favorng stateoodfor one, wll vote aganst bot rater tan vot- ng to allow te oter to beco e a state. It wasfor ts reasontat ad- vocates for stateood for bot or eterof te two terrtores ar- guedbeforete Rules co ttee for an"open" rule tat wouldal- low aendents fro te floor, te aor obectvebengto a- Tecncal error dscovered on easure ay set bac repeal of alen land ntatve (Sacra ento) A norerror by te statelegslatvecounsel n draftnga bll callngfor a vote next year to repeal te 1920Alen LandLaw ayset bac fnal adoptonofte easure for two years. AB841,passed bybot ouses ofte StateLegslature,was on teGovernor's des for sgnature wen te error was dscovered. Asse bly an Ellott, co-autor of te bll, found te stae—te dateof Nov. 4,1956(a Sunday), nsteadofNov. 6, 1956 (general electonday), was nserted aste datewente easure would be placedonte ballot. Accordng toAsse bly anEl- lott, wen a tecncalerrors found na bll aftert passeste legslature ust be vetoedbyte governor. Te easure, ten, ust be rentroduced and go troug te saecannels, n- cludng co ttee earngs, as f anewbll. HaruoIs aru, regonal JACL drector, wowasn Sacraento last wee soon after s return fro a vst to Japan, was n- fored by Ellott tat e newof noprevousstuaton were te legslatve counsel's error was not foundbeforea fnal vote n bot ouses. " " " TeGovernor sgned te bll last Frdaywtout ang te tecncal canges,t was reported. [ SeePage 3 ] [ See Page 8 ]
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Page 1: pacificcitizen.org · 2000. 8. 31. · PACIFICCITIZEN Volume 40 No. 18 Friday,May6,1955 LosAngeles,California 10centspercopy Vagaries BYLARRYTAJIRI PERPETUATIONOFLIES Denver ...

PACIFIC CITIZEN

Volume40 No.18 Friday,May6,1955 LosAngeles,California 10centspercopy

VagariesBYLARRYTAJIRI

PERPETUATIONOFLIESDenver

InourcolumnofApril8wecitedatextbook calledMod-emWorldPoliti cs(Crowell,NewYork ,1948)asexemplifyi ngth eh ardi nessofth eli esaboutAmericansofJapaneseances-trywh i ch werecirculatedonth ePacifi ccoastsh ortlyafterPearlHarbor.Th esestoriesaboutespionageandtreason,wh i chh elpedprepareth epublicmindforth eacceptanceofmass

evacuation,longh avebeenprovedcounter-feit,butModernWorldPoliti cs,ostensiblyanauth ori tati vework forth euseofcol-legeclasses,repeatedth esefalseh oods—sevenyearsafter.ModernWorldPoliti cs,writtenby

Th orstenV.Kali j arvi andassociates(th ech apterofth e"StrategyofTreach eryandEspionage"waswrittenbyJoseph C.Rou-cek )parrotsanow-famili ar, long-discre-dited,libelagainstth eloyaltyofth eJapa-neseAmericanpopulationonth ewestcoastandHawai i .Onp.409i sth estatementth atJapanesefifth columnactivi ti esi nHawai i

"weresecondonlytoth efi fth columnprogramth atenabledth eGermanstooverpowerNorway."Onp.409-410 i sth ech argeth at"amongth eh undredsofsmallfish i ngboatsth atlong h aveoperatedoffLosAngeles,somewereconvertibleintomine-layingcraftandsomewereequippedwith h i gh powerradiosetsandmannedbyreserveofficersofth eImperialJa-panesenavy...Japanesetruck gardeners,producingmuchofth efoodofth eLosAngelesarea,concentratedth ei rfarm-i ngactivi ti esi nareasadjoi ni ngorclosetooilstoragetank s,airplanefactories,sh i pyards,drydock s,andoth ervi talpointswh ereespionageandsabotagemigh tbepracticaluponorder."Th ewh olech apteri sacompendiumofsi mi larch arges.

"Sinceth eappearanceofourcolumn,severalletterh avebeensenttoth eauth orsandpublish ersofModernWorldPo-liti c*.

Mi k eM.Masaok a,writi ngasWash i ngtonrepresentativeofth eJACL,ask edi fth eCrowellpublish i ngfirmwerewill-i ng"tolistentoth efactsaswek nowth emandcandocumentth em i norderth atyoumaycorrectyourtextbook i nth eligh tofactualfacts."

MarvinSegal,aBeverlyHills,Calif.,attorney,i nalettertoProf.Roucek declaredth ati f"yourcontributi ontoth ebooki snoth i ngbutareh ash ofoldanddiscreditedstoriesofallegedJapaneseAmericantreach eryandperfidy,youoweyourread-i ngpublicaswellasth eth ousandsofloyalandpatrioti cJa-paneseAmericansanapology."

Allth i swouldseemtobemuch adoaboutacollegetext-book publish edsevenyearsagoandpresumablynolongeri nuse. ■Butth efactisth atth ebook perpetuatedliesaboutth e

JapaneseAmericanpopulationsixyearsaftermostofth emh adbeendi screditedi nth emoresobermonth safterth emassevacuationandmassdetentionofth eJapaneseAmericangrouph adbeenaccomplish edi n1942. .Ifth estatementsi nModernWorldPoliti csori nanysimi -

larpublicati ongounch allenged,i tcouldconceivablyprovidematerialforsomefuturerace-baiti ngdemagogue i nsomefu-turetimeofcrisi s.

ANOTHERCAMPAIGNABOUTBOOKSTh erei sawidegapbetweenanefforttocorrectth erecord,as i nth ecaseofcanardsaboutth eJapaneseAmericansi n

th i scollegetextbok andth eeffortsofaCaliforniamatrontobancertainbook sfrom th estate'ssch oolsandlibraries.Th eJACLi svigorouslyopposedtocensorsh i pi nanyform,book -purningi ncluded.Mrs.AnnSmartofMarinCounty,California,i snot.IfMrs.Smartsucceeds i nh erpresentcampaign,nearly

*vyi mportantbook i ni nterracialandi nterculturalrelationsPublish ed i nrecentyearswouldbebannedfromsch oolsandrDrar'esonth emi stak enassumptionth eyare"subversive."MrsSmart'sbook i ncludesanumberofbook spublish edbyoraboutJapaneseAmericans.

Id i SnEdMurr°w'sCBS-TVprogram,SeeItNow,onApril».Mrs.Smartspecifi callymentionedandsh owedbook ssh e",,andedlibrariesandsch oolssh ouldremovefromth ei r-neives.Amongth esebook swereMineOk ubo'sCi ti zen13660,cmtCCoUnti nProseandi ndrawingoflifeatth eTanforanre-£?p centerandth eTopazrelocationcamp,andLouisAdam-<■»fromManyLandswh i ch i ncludesach aptertitledAmeri-<*»with aJapaneseFace.

"bonvl116listofauth orswh oarecandidatesforMrs.Smart'sth n,,rmngencompassesnearlyeveryonewh o h as h adah onri *

utth efreedomofth ei ndi vi dualorth ebroth er-some uman-Th etragicundercurrentofth esi tuationi sth atwoma ols ndÜbrartes h avebeeni nti mi datedbyth eone-nancampaignandh averemovedbook sfromth ei rsh elves.

i ng.""S°meofourbook s."saidcommentatorMurrow,"aremiss-

th eSi 1501?1ati ssuetoM"-Smart'scampaigni snotsomuchtrita.

edeplores,butth erigh tofanysingle i ndi vi dual»h Se closean.avenueofi nformationtoth epeopleasa

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SEEBREAKINJAPANESEREFUGEELOGJAMTOU.S.(Wash i ngton) Guardedopti -mism regardingfutureoperationofth eRefugeeReliefActprogrami nJapanwasexpressedbySeich iHenryMi k ami ofFresno,Calif.,i nareporttoth eWash i ngtonOf-fi ceofth eJapaneseAmericanCi-ti zensLeague.Mi k ami ,atravelagentandi n-

surancebrok eri nFresno,h as j ustreturnedfromaflyingtriptoJa-panwh ereh evi si tedmostofth eareasfromwh i ch applicati onsforadmissi ontoth i scountryasvic-ti msofnaturalcalamiti esh avebeenmadei nordertoseeatfirsth andsomeofth eproblems i n-volved.Hediscussed-th esi tuationash esaw i twi th Americancon-sularoffici als i nJapan,aswellaswith Japanesegovernmentandprefecturalofficers i nterested i nth i sprogram.Generali mmi grationquestionswerealsoconsidered.Inh i sreporttoMi k eMasaok a,

Wash i ngtonJACLrepresentative,Mi k ami declaredth atconditi onsweremuch i mprovedoverlastyearwh enMasaok ah i mselfvisi t-edth esesame areas.Since th eStateDepartmenti ssuednewandmorerealisti c i nterpretationsofth elawandregulationsgovern-i ngprocedureslastFebruary,Mi-k ami sai dth atth erefugeeappli-cantsth emselveswerebeginni ngtofeelmoreh opeforth eprogram

Dr.Sak adastillcriti callyi ll(Ch i cago) Dr.Randolph M.Sa-k ada,pastnationalpresidentofth eJACL, i scriti cally i llath i sh ome,5642 No.RidgeAve.Th epopularCh i cagocommuni-tyandcivi cleaderh asbeencon-valescingsinceearlyi nJanuarywh enh eenteredIllinoi sMasonicHospitalforobservation.Heun-derwentmajorsurgeryon Jan.17andagainonJan.24.SinceFeb.5,Dr.Sak adah asbeenath omewh ereh e h asre-mainedundermedicalcareandh asbeenattendedby h i swife,Sh i z.Mesagesofch eerandspeedyre-coveryh avepouredi ntoth eSa-k ada h omefrom friendsevery-wh erewh oh avek nownofth eJACLleader'sseriousi llness.

Dr.NelloPace,ch i efofth eMa-k aluExpediti onwh i ch cli mbedth efourth h i gh estpeak i nth eHimalayasrecently,and pro-fessorofph ysi ologyatth eUni v.ofCaliforniaatBerk eley,willb--guestspeak eratth eMay13SanFrancisco JACL*ch aptermeeting,8:30p.m.,atth eBuch -anan"Y"Histopicwillbe"Th eConquest of Himalayas orMountainClimbi ngatItsBest."Joh nKiyasu i sprogramch aj ^man, i j ftAJAflH

MarysvilleCLsetsup$150sch olarsh i p(Marysville) Th eMarysvilleJACLwillawarda$150sch olar-sh i ptoastudentenrolledatYubaCollegeduringth esch oolyearbe-ginni ngi nSeptember,DanF.Ni-sh i ta,president,revealed.Th esch olarsh i pwillbeawarded"toanystudentresidenti nSut-'ter,Yuba,ButteorColusaCountyjudgedeligi ble"by th ecollegesch olarsh i pcommittee.Itwasstipulatedth atth eawardbegranted"strictlyi nrecogniti onofi ndi vi dualabili tyandpromise,with outregardfornationality,raceorcreed."Nish i tasaidth eawardisbeingmadei nrecogniti onofth e"oppor-tuniti esextendedourforeignbornwh owereprivi legedtoattainU.S.citi zensh i pth rough classesestab-li sh edforourbenefitbyYubaEveningcollege."Th esch olarsh i pcommittee i n-

cludesFrank Nak amuraandFrankOk i moto.

Calif,gardener'slicensebi llslatedfori nteri mstudy(Sacramento) Th eh i gh lycon-troversialAB 1671tolicenseandregulateth ebusinessofMain-tenanceGardening h asbeenre-ferredtoth eAssemblyInterimCommitteeonGovernmentalEffi-ciencyandEconomy,i twasre-portedbyth eJACL.Th eBillwasi ntroducedbyAssemblymanTh o-masA.MaloneyofSanFranciscoatth erequestofth eSanFrancis-coGardenersAssociati on.Atah eatedh eari ngi nSacramentoth eregularcommitteerefusedtopassuponth ebi llandreferredth emeasuretoth eInterimCommitteeforfurth erstudy.JapaneseAmeri-canGardenersfrom Stock ton,Watsonville,SanJose,SanMa-teo,Sacramento,Oak land,Berk e-ley,Rich mond,LongBeach ,andPasadenaattended th e h eari ng.AmongNisei attorneysrepresent-i ngth egardenersgroupswereMasYonemuraofOak land,WayneKa-nemotoofSanJose,andHenryTak etaofSacramento.Alth ough th eJACLh asnottak enanypositi ononth ebi llbe-causeofth emanyJapaneseAme-ri cangardenersaffectedby th eproposedlegislation,th eJACLh asstudiedth ebi llandi tsprogress.HaruoIsh i marudiscussedth ebi llwith certainlegislatorswh oad-vi sed h i m th atth ebi llisbeingsupportedbyvariousgroupsal-th ough opppsiti onh asri sen.Ish i -marustatedth atth eJACLwillsponsormeeti ngsofgardenersgroupsi nnorth ernandsouth ernCalifornia i nordertofullycon-siderth e i mpli cati onsofth ebi llandtoh elpth egardenersprepareforth eInterimCommittee'sh ear-i ngswh i ch willbeh eldduringth esummer.

JACLTOPUSHCOMBINEDBILLONHAWAIISTATEHOOD(Wash i ngton) Th e HouseIn-sularAffairsCommitteedecidedMondayagainstask i ngth eHousetorejectconsiderationofstate-h oodforAlask aandHawai i un-derth eprocedureproposedbyth eHouse Rules Committee, wh i ch -wouldmak ei ti mpossibletovoteadmissi onofoneofth eterritori esi ntoth eUnionandnotth eoth er.RepresentativeSaylor(R.,Pa.)oncestatedh efeltth ecombinedbi llcouldnotpassth eHousebutsaidth i sweek h eh asch angedh i smi nd.Th ebi llissch eduledforHousedebateMay9-10.

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(Wash i ngton) Ifth ere i s noalternative,th eJapaneseAmeri-canCiti zensLeaguewillurgepas-sageofth e.combinedAlask a-Ha-wai i stateh oodbi llwh eni ti sde-bated i nth eHouseofRepresen-tativesi nth enearfuture, th eWash i ngtonOfficeofth eLeagueannouncedth i sweek .Lastweek ,moreth ansi xweek safteri twasreportedbyth eInter-i orandInsularAffairscommittee,th epowerfulHouseRulescom-mitteefinallyclearedth eso-calledpack agedeal,combini ngi na single legislativepack age th estateh oodaspirati onsofboth ter-ritori es,forfloorconsiderationundera"closed"ruleauth ori zi ngsevenh oursofdebatebutbarringallamendmentsfrom th efloor.Inadditi on,anh our'sdebateon

wh eth er*toacceptorrejectth erulewasprovided.Seldomh asth eHouserefusedtoacceptth eruleprovidedbyth eRulesCommitteeand i ti snotexpectedth atth i sprecedentwillbeoverturnedi nth i scase,especiallysincemanywh ofavorstateh oodwillnever-th elessrefusetovoteagainstth eRulesCommittee.Inoth erwords,i fth eruleisac-

ceptedas antici pated,th eRepre-sentativesmusteith ervoteforth ecombinedbill,voteagainsti t,orvotetorecommitth ebi lltoth ecommitteeonInteriorandInsularAffairswith i nstructionstoreportth i slegislationi ntwosep-aratebillsprovidi ngstateh oodi ni ndi vi dualmeasuresforHawai iandAlask a,respectively.Iti sbeli evedbyCapitolstra-tegiststh atth esingle pack agedealasclearedbyth eRulesCom-mi tteeh aslessch ancetobeap-provedth anseparatebillsforHa-wai i andAlask abecauseaddedtoth osewh ooppose stateh oodforboth maybeth osewh o,th oughfavoring stateh oodforone,willvoteagainstboth rath erth anvot-i ngtoallowth eoth ertobecomeastate.Itwasforth i sreasonth atad-

vocatesforstateh oodforboth oreith erofth etwoterritori esar-guedbeforeth eRulescommitteeforan"open"ruleth atwouldal-lowamendmentsfrom th efloor,th emajorobjecti vebeingtoam-

Tech ni calerrordiscoveredonmeasuremaysetback repealofalienlandi ni ti ati ve(Sacramento)A minorerror

byth estatelegislativecounseli ndraftingabillcallingforavotenextyeartorepealth e1920Ali enLandLawmaysetback fi naladoptionofth emeasurefortwoyears.AB841,passedbyboth h ouses

ofth eStateLegislature,wasonth eGovernor'sdesk forsignaturewh enth eerrorwasdiscovered.AssemblymanElliott,co-auth orofth ebill,found th emistak e—th edateofNov.4,1956(aSunday),i nsteadofNov.6,1956(generalelectionday),wasi nsertedasth edatewh enth emeasurewouldbeplacedonth eballot.AccordingtoAssemblymanEl-liott,wh ena tech ni calerrori s

found i nabillafteri tpassesth elegislaturemustbevetoedbyth egovernor.Th e measure,th en,mustbe reintroduced and goth rough th esamech annels, i n-cludingcommitteeh eari ngs,as i fanewbill.HaruoIsh i maru,regionalJACLdirector,wh owasi nSacramentolastweek soonafterh i sreturnfrom avisi tto Japan,was i n-formedbyElliottth ath ek newofnoprevioussituationwh ereth elegislativecounsel'serrorwasnotfoundbeforeafinalvotei nbothh ouses.

" " "Th eGovernorsigned th ebilllastFridaywith outmak i ngth etech ni calch anges,i twasreported.

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Fromth eFryingPanBY BILLHOSOKAWA

APAGEFROM'HOUSEBEAUTIFUL'Denver

HouseBeautifuli sasomewh atastonish i ngmagazine i nth atyoucan h ardlyfindth ereadingmatterforth eads.Th eAprili ssue,wh i ch runsa h efty268pagespluscover,i sj am-

pack edwith advertisementscalculatedtomak e h ousewivesdi ssatisfi edwith th ei rh omes,h usbandsandfurnish i ngs,andth eedi tori alsidedoesn'tgeti ntoth eactuntilaboutpage119.Soi twassometh i ngofawonderth atwenoticedapiecewith amostforbiddi ngtitle,towi t:Howtoorientyourcook i ngwith Japaneseprinci plesandfla-vors.

Th estory,I'm h appytoreport,i smuchmore i nterestingth anth eti tleindi cates.In i t,PoppyCannon,HouseBeautiful'sfoodeditor,explainstoh erpublicth atJa-

— —.panesecook eryi s"quick ,dramatic,easy,simple—foodth atisbeautifuli nth etruesense."Sh egoesontoprovei tbypresentingrecipesfortempura,custardsoup,beansoup,broiledfish ,turnipswh i ch becomech rysanth e-mums,Japanesesalads,slicedcucumberswith vinegar-sh oyusauce,spinach with sesame,suk i yak i ,andsundryoth erTok yo-typegoodies.Poppy Cannonantici patesth enextquestion—wh erei n

h eck doyougetstuffli k emiso,h anak atsuoandtak enok o—bymentioni ngaJapanesefood"sampler,"containi ng 10 basicfoodstuffsoccurringfrequentlyi nJapaneserecipes.Th i ssam-pler,sh econtinues,costs$10postageprepaidandi sdi stri -butedbyth eOri entalFoodSh op,2791Broadway,NewYork ,

Th eOri entalFoodSh op h appenstoberunbyanevacu-atedCaliforniannamedJ;oeOyamawh o,i nh i syoungerdays,"wasamostunli k elycandidateforash opk eeper.Joe,h owever,h asfilledh i sstorewi th exoticprovenderandstrangesmells,anddoesath ri vi ngover-counteraswellasmailorderbusi-ness.WedroppedJoeanoteaboutth estory,andh eadmi ttedasmallparti npersuadingHouseBeautifultotak ean i nteresti nh i sbusi ness.

BEHIND-THE-SCENESACTIVITYItseems h espok etoHouseBeautiful'sCarolynMurray

aboutastoryonJapanesefood,andwastoldth atth emaga-zinewasplanningaseriesonfoodfromalloverth eworld.EditorElizabeth GordonandWriterPoppyCannontalk edoverth ei deawith GeorgeNak ash i ma.Si nceGeorgeenjoysgoodfoodbutdesignsfurnitureforalivi ng,h ecalledi nh i ssister-in-law,Th elmaHech tBrown,th eformerTh elmaOk a-j i ma,wh oundertook th eresearch .Partofth eprojectwasget-tingth esamplertogeth ertosupplementth estory,andofcourseJfoewasdeligh tedtotak eonth eassignment.

Joesaysth eAprili ssuecameoutonMarch 17,butmailordersforth emonth moreth andoubledth emai lbusinessofth epreviousMarch .Forsomeunexplainedreason,moreth anh alfth eordersforsamplerscamefrom doctors?andoddlyenough ,manyofth eorderscamefromCalifornia.Th esampleri ncludesdash i k onbu,h anak atsuo,fresh gingerroot,driedJa-panesemush rooms,miso,wh i tesesameseed,soysauce,sh i ra-tak i mizuni ,bamboosh oots,mi ri nzuk e,24pairsofch opstick s,arecipeforsuk i yak i wh i ch i sdescribedas"ascrumptiousJa-panesedish ,"butnobicarbonate.

Joedoesbusinesswith awidevarietyofcustomersNisei andIssei,Hawai i anNisei ,Japanesewarbridesi nallpartsback east,offici alsofJapanesebusinessfi rmsex-service-men,andCaucasiansaswell.ArequesttoJoewillgetyouaseven-pagetype-writtenmailorderpricelistwh i ch i ncludesk ei ni k uk ush i sash i (seasonedch i ck enonsk ewers)wh i ch sellsfor69centsth e5*4ounceti n,tosh oyusash i (cruets,attrac-tive,glass,non-drip)wh i ch gofor49cents.Andi fyou'dli k eaJapaneserecordingtogowith yourmeal,Joeh as'emtooIncidentally,PoppyCannonnotesth atth eh i bach i ,"th ech arcoalbrazierofJapan,h asbecomestandardequipmenti nmanyh ouseh olds.Standingdozilyi n,ori nfrontof,th efi re-place,i twarmsth eh eartandfingerswh i le i tgrillsdelieh t-i ulbouch ees."Alwaysth ough ti twasspelledbooch i es.

" " *(Th eNewYork Ti mesMagazine,Apr.24,featuresaspreadof"suk i yak i "and"tempura"with JoeOyama'srecipeasadaptedbyTatsuj i Tada,oncech efatth eJapaneseEmbassyftWash i ngton.)

Minori tyWeek

BobBalcenawasnamedmayorofSeattle'sFili pi nocolonyafterh i sh omeruntiedth escore i nth eSeattle-SacramentbgametwoSundaysago.Asth efi rstFili pi noladtoevermak eprofessionalbaseball,th eoutfielderstandsfivefeetandusual-lybatsMb.1onth eline-ups.Hei sbattingi ntrieh i gh .200s.

Limi tati onofth eUnitedStatesOlympictrapsh ooti ngteamtomembersofth eAmateurTrapsh ooti ngAssociati onwasas-sailedbyRoyWilk i ns,executivesecretaryofth eNationalAs-socjati onforth eAdvancementofColoredPeopleonth egroundth atth eATAexcludesNegroesfromactivemember-sh i p.Trapsh ooti ng,th eNAACPleadersaid,"is-th eonlymajorAmericansportwh i ch excludesNegroesfromorganizedcom-petiti on.Itwouldbeash ameforth eUni tedStatestoberepresentedi nani nternationaleventbysuch ateam"

ADevotedNisei SeesJapanBYTAMOTSUMURAYAMATOKYOTOPICS

Tok yoHaruoIsh i maru,ordainedmin-i sterandNisei leader,h urri edlyleftJapanafterspendingash ortperiodofti meas h eadofatourpartyfrom SanFrancisco.Inspiteofth esh ortvi si tandli mi ta-tionsi nvolvedh eadi ngatourpar-ty,h efoundoutmanyproblemswh i ch requireth e i mmedi ate,at-"tentionofallwell-meaningNiseii nth eUni tedStatesandJapan.Firstofall,Haruo'ssincereat-titudetoserveth ecauseofh u-manityby improving Japanese-Americanrelationsh asbeenmostconvinci ngtoth i sreporter.Hewassurprisedtodiscoverth edrasticcontrasti nth eeconomiclevelsofJapan—onlyth eri ch andpoor.Th eri ch areli k eth e"ch osen

people",th eycandoanyth i ngth eywant.Th epoorarereallypoor.A greatmajori tyofth eJapanesepeoplebarelyek esa liveli h ood,maintai ni ng aday-to-dayh and-to-mouth exi st-ence.Th i s

bleak si tuationmaybeunderstoodwh envisi ti ngorlivi ngwith someJapanesefamili es.Eventh esh ortvi si tofHaruo'sk nock ed h i mdown.Becauseofextremelyh i gh i n-cometaxes i nJapan,livi ngex-pensesareridi culouslyh i gh .Forth eordinarywage-earner,elec-trici ty,food-stuffs, book s,maga-zi nesandtextbook saretooh i gh .Th i s i s j ustwh atHaruosur-

misedi n h i ssh ortvi si th ere.Ifh eh adstayedanoth ertwomonth s,h ewouldh avesuffocatedbyth econtrastbetweenth eri ch andpoor.ProbablyHaruoandth i sreport-ermigh t h ave discussedoth erproblems,butweonly h adanh ourtogeth ersinceh ewasverybusyandIh adtoleavesuddenlyforManilatoattendth eannualCommunicati onofth eGrandLodgeofth ePh i lli ppi nes.

Seek reli efi temsfor3,000warorph ansAnoth erproblem ofth ePacifi cwh i ch wediscussedconcernedth e3,000warorph ansofmixed-bloodh ere.Much h asbeensaid andwrittenofth eseunfortunatech i l-dren.Iti san i mmedi ateproblemforme.Weh aveorganizedaCommit-

teeforWarOrph ansReliefh eretoaidth em.Th epurposeofth ecommitteeistocampaignforoldcloth i ngfrom America,approachth eJapanesegovernmenttoeli-mi nate i mportdutyonreliefgoods,mak i ngarrangementswith

sh i ppi ngcompaniesto donateservicesforth etransportationofsuch i tems,andto i nform Japa-neseconsulatesi nAmericatoar-rangesuch transportation.Iti sagigantictask with alotofgovernmentred-tape.ButJa-panisacountryofred-tape.Offi-ci alsli k etoh avered-tapei nordertosh owoffth ei rauth ori ty.How-ever,someoneh astoi ni ti ateth i ngsi nsteadofsitti ngandcomplain-i ng.Sofar,we h ave beengettingcooperationfrom some offici alsandci vi li anstoacceptoldcloth -i ngandreliefi temsfromAmeri-ca.Haruoiswilli ngtopush th eprojectfrom th eoth erside—atSanFrancisco.Tosh i k oKataok a,wh oarrangedth etourparty,alsoexpressedawilli ngnesstoassist.Iti sfortunateth erearesincereandsympath eti cNisei fri ends i nAmericawh owantto h elp.Th eti mewillcomesoontolaunch th i sprogramfull-scale.

Japani sacountryofpoorpie,wh oarestillwilli ng«tn7foroth er..."Th er, 9won'tlook aroundth eTnoJ**becauseth eyth i nk VZ'Tserveswh ath eh as. de*

OHIOWESLEYANSTUDENTSNAME SCHOLARSHIPFUNDINMEMORYOFNISEICOED(NewYork )StudentsofOh i oWesleyanh aveestablish edaKiyoItoMemorialFundtoaffordsch olarsh i psforforeignstudentsatth eOh i ocollege.Miss Ito,nativeNew York er,wh odi edApr.19ofcancer,wasburiedApr.21i naplotatth eDelaware(O.)sch ool.Sh ewasburiedi nacompan-i onplot,nexttoanoth ergirlfrom NewYork wh oh addi edwh i leattendingth esch ool.Wh enth efi rstgirldied,h erparentsh addecidedtoh aveh erburiedwh eresh e h adenjoyedsomeofh erh appi esth ours.Toth i sendth eybough ttwoplots,soth ati fundersi mi larcircumstancesanoth ergirlpassedawayatth esch ool,th eycouldofferth esec-ondplottoth eparentsofth esecondgirl.Indeath th etwogirlswouldbecompanions.Th eItofamily,k nowi ngth atKiyo h adbeen h appyatth esch ool,acceptedth eoffer.Onth eadviceofth ei rdoctorth emembersofth efamilyarewith h oldi ng newsofKiyo'sdeath from h erfath erbecauseofh i sadvancedage.Heis80yearsold.

IN HONOR OFDisabled442ndveteranWiWMak abeofAuburn,Calif"Spresidentofth e PlacerCouMrJACL, wascertifi edtotak ei h »state j udi ci alcouncil'sexamina!tionforadistri ctjudgesh i p.

" » *DonKubo,senioratGarfieldHigh Sch ool,wasnamedEastLotAngelesExch angeClub"boyofth eyear"andwillviewith oth eryouth forth eNationalBoyofth »Yearti tle. * me

" * "TedSlocum,sonofMr.andMrsTok utaroSlocum ofFresnowash onoredasth eNorth FresnoEx-ch angeClub's"boyofth emonth "forApril.Th eformerFresnoHighstudent-bodypresidenth asasch o-lasticrecordwh i ch i ncludes 17A'sandmembersh i pi nth eCaU.forniaSch olarsh i pFederation.

" * "Nobutak aIk e,memberofth eHooverInstituteandLibraryatStanfordUniversity,i ssch eduledforanacademicpromotion,itwasannouncedbyDr.WallaceSterl-i ng,uni versitypresident.Ik ewiltbeanassociateprofessorfromth efallsemester.

" " "HoyoMigak i ,medicalstudentatth eUni v.ofOregon,andDr,Frank B.Queen,professorofpa«th ology,examinedmoreth an1,509th yroi dglandsi nth ePortlandareaforth eAmericanCancerSociety.Abouth alfexaminedsh owedlumps;ofth ese1.5percentturnedouttobecancerandanoth er1percentwascancerwh i ch origi natedelsewh erei nth ebody.

" " *TadSh i mamotoofJulesburgwasnamedtoth eColoradoPotatoAdmi ni strativeCommitteefortbaSedgwick area,andi fapprovedbyU.S.SecretaryofAgricultureBenson,willassumeofficeJune1.

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asth evariousconsulatesspeedupth ei nvolvedprocessingrequired,underth e1953statute.Some58Japaneserefugeesare

expectedtolandi nSanFranciscoearly i nJune,Mi k ami said,andth i seventi sexpectedtobrealcth elog jam i nth eprogramandth ereafterasteadyflowofrefu-geesfromJapanmaybeexpected.Alth ough manymorech angesareneeded i nth ebasiclawbe-forei tcanoperateeffectively,Mi-k ami concededth atth erewasroom foroptimi sm regardingth eprogram i nJapan.Heleftseveralrecommendationstoexpediteth eprogramwith Masaok a.Wh i le i nth enation'scapital,

Mi k ami alsoconferredwith U.S.governmentoffici alsandwith Ja-paneseEmbassypersonnelregard-i ngth eRefugeeReliefprogramandgenerali mmi grationproblemsi nJapan.Immediatepastpresidentofth e

FresnoAmericanLoyaltyLeaguech apterofth eJACLandamem-berofth eCountyCentralDemo-craticcommittee,h ealsoconferredwith CongressmanB.F.Sisk ,De-mocratrepresentingFresno,Ma-dera,andMercedcounties,onlegislativei temsofintereststoth eIssei andNi sei ofFresno.

Honolulu NewsletterBYLARRYNAKATSUKA

HANDICAPOFINTROVERTPSYCHOLOGYNisei ,li k eoth erpeopleofso-calledminori tygroups are

quick toreacttowordsli k e"racediscri mi nati on""race'orej udi ce"and"colorlines."Th eyh avebecomesensiti vetosuchterms>andquitenaturally,fromth ei rownsubjecti vepointofview.Itwouldbeunexpected,asamat-teroffact,i fsuch personswerelessraceconsciousth anth eyusuallyare

Butth i stypeofi ntroverted,"defensivepsych ology br.eeds i tsown h andi capsItstimulatesak i ndofi ntoleranceandself-centeredattitudewh i ch such persons soh otlydenouncei noth ers.Letusconsiderseveralexamplesofwh ati smeanth ere.Acoupleweek sago,th eNewYorkTimespublish edalength yletterfromHa-mi ltonBasso,anativeofLouisi ana andauth orofseveralbook sdealingwith th e

South .Bassosaid h i sobservationswerepromptedbyarecentvisi ttoLouisi ana,GeorgiaandSouth Carolina.Hewroteasfollows:"As i nth eyears i mmedi atelypre-

cedingth eCi vi lWar,th eSouth dailybecomesmoreandmoresensiti veaboutwh atmaystillbedescribedasi tspeculiari nsti -tution.Segregation,aswasth ecasewith slavery,i sth efore-mostpreoccupationofth eSouth ernmi nd.Th esubjectfindsitswayontoalmosteveryeditori alpageandintrudesintoal-mosteveryconversation.Itnags,i tboth ersand i twi llnotj j e i gnored."Outofth i sconfusionofopini on,wh i ch rangesallth e

wayfromlogicalargumenttoi rrati onalbitterness,th atwh i chmostclearlyemergesi safeelingofdeepresentmentoverwh atIslook eduponasoutsidepressure."

He th ennotesth atth i sresentmenti sai medmostlyat"th ath azi lydefinedareacalled'th eNorth ,'...becausei ti sbelievedth atth eSouth h asneverbeengivenafairh eari ngi nth eNorth ernpress.Ih aveevenh eardi tsaidth atth erei saconspiracyagainstsuch a h eari ng."

LISTENING TO THEOTHERSIDEInth i sdiscussion,i ti snottoo i mportantwh eth erone

egreesth atth eSouth h asavalidcasetomak econcerningth esegregationi ssue.Iti smorei mportantth atAmericansevery-wh ere,especiallyi nth eNorth ,firstinsi stonh eari ngwh atth eSouth h astosayaboutth equestion.Th i si snoti ntendedtomeanth ewri tersupportsth eSouth ernvi eworfeelingaboutsegregation;th eoppositei sth ecase.Buteverysideofanargurh entsh ouldbeaired—notonly

th esi dewh i ch favorsmixi ngth eraces.Fori tmustbeobvioustoanyfair-mi ndedobserverth atth equestionofracerelationsIsextremelycomplex,with moreramifi cati onsth ancanbereadilyi magi ned,andth ati tcannotbesolvedovernigh tbyth erulingofanycburt.Th ati sprobablywh atth eSouth wouldli k eto h aveunderstoodbyall,regardlessofwh eth erornoti tsviewsareaccepted.

Becauseth eNisei ,asaminori tygroup,wouldtendtoSympath i zewith th ecoloredpeople,i twouldbeth esimplestth i ngtosh utoffth ei rmi ndsandremainuni nformedaboutth e"oth ersi de"ofth eSouth ernracialpicture.«.IEspeciallyforth osewh oh avenofirst-h andcompreh en-sionofth esubject,i ti svi talth atth eyseek outth efactsfi rstbeforeformingfirmconclusions.Forth eNi sei i nHawai i ,par-ticularly,th etemptation i sgreattolosepatiencewith th eSouth becauseHawai i 'sracerelations h appentobeh oh ar-moniouswh ereasth eSouth 'srecordissoback wardbycom-parison.Butlistentosomeofth eresponsiblespok esmenofth e

"■NewSouth ,"andonei sli k elyto h avea h ealth yrespectforth ediffi cultiesconfrontingth eSouth ,both black andwh i te,andforth eeffortsbeingmadebyth eprogressiveSouth ernerstoreform th ei rsocietyfrom with i n..Inth efaceofth erealiti esth eSouth mustdealwith ,th eaverageHawai i anmigh tappearglibandcondescending.

COLONIALISMINU.S.MINDSAsidefromracerelations,th eh umanmi ndcanbestymied

Bndstultifi edwh enth eemotionsswelluponsuch apoliti calsubjectas"coloniali sm."Certainly,nearlyallAmericansfrownoncoloniali sm.By.h i stori caltraditi on,basedonth everyfound-i ngofourrepublic,ourh eartsgoouttopeopleofoth ercoun-trieswh owanttoth rowoffth ei rcolonialfettersandestablishIndependentgovernmentsofth ei rown.SomeofourWesternalliesembarrassusbecauseth eyare

■0slow i ngranting i ndependencetonationalistmovements,sowearequick tocriti ci zeandcondemnth eseallies.Butwh ataboutth esatellitesundercontrolofSovietRussia?Th eyareWorseoffth anth osefewcoloniesth atremainunderWesternpowers?Wh ynotth esame,i fnotgreater,concernforth eseeppressedsatellitecountries?Wh atstrangetrick sourfeelingsplayuponourminds!-unquestionsofracerelations,th eNi sei areparticularlysus-

ceptibletosnap j udgmentsofsituationswh ereth ei rh earts,rath erth anth ei rh eads,i nfluenceattitudes.Anopenmind,responsivebutnotreactionaryorradical,i saprizedasseti ntuch ci rcumstances.

EdwardNish i ,fini sh i ng h i syearaspresidentofth eMosesLak e(Wash .)Jr.Ch amberofCommerce,h oldsaplaqueforbeingth e"outstanding-president"forJC clubsi nth estateofWash i ngtonwith lessth an100members.MosesLak eh as67members.Ofth e77j ayceesi nth eEvergreenState,67 h avefewerth an100members.Hewasalsoelectedstatevice-presidentforDistri ct11.Th eawardwasmaderecentlyatth estatejayceeconventioni nSpok ane.

Ph otoCourtesy: ColumbiaBasinDailyHerald.

NewNICCcabinetplanforJune11graduateh op(Denver) Th eNi sei Inter-Col-legiateConferencewillsponsoradanceh onori ng1955graduatesofth eMountain-PlainsareaonJune11,th elocaleandorch estratobeannounced,accordingtoHank Ta-k aguch i , newly-i nstalledNICCpresident,ofColoradoA&M.Th enewcabinetmembersmetwith retiri ngpresident,MarieMi-zoue,andh ercabinetatth eMi-zoueresidenceApr.24,wh enMinYasui Mountain-PlainsJACLre-presentative,i nstalledth enewof-fi cersasfollows:EleanorKusak a (Colorado),rec.sec;Tak Hori uch i (A&M),treas.;PaulOk a-da (A&M),RobertInai (Colorado),soc.ch mn.; Joh nNagata (Colorado),pub.;StanleyGima(Colo.Mines),v.p.;Marian Ari ta (Colorado), cor.sec;RobertHosh i da (A&M) asst.treas.;GeneKawamoto (Colorado),ath .Afullprogramofsocialacti-

vi ti esh i gh li gh tedbyafallparty,Februarydanceandannualspringconference h asbeenassuredbyth enewofficers.

ColoradoU.luautimeagain—May14evening(Denver) Th eHawai i anclubsatth eUni v.ofColoradoandDen-verUniversitywillco-sponsoraluau,anauth enti cHawai i anfeast,atth eGlennMi llerBallroom,Univ.ofColoradoStudentUnion,May14,6p.m.to12midni gh t,i twasannouncedbyLeonardNevis,generalch ai rman.As i npreviousyears,th eluauisconsidered#neofth eoutstand-i ngeventsatth euniversityandisopenedtoth epublic.Tick etsare$3.75perperson,availablefromCarolAnnTomita,Box56,Cock -erellHall,Boulder,Colo.

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Ch i cagoCornerBY SMOKY SAKURADA

SCHOOLVANDALSCOST$500,000Ch i cago

"Taxpayersarefootingah alf-milli ondollarsch oolbi llbe-causeofvandalism,accordingtoSch oolSupt.Willi s,wh oh asaddedach eerfulnoteth atwi ndowbreak ,agei s9,000panesayearlessth anni neyearsago.Th ati sremark able"wh enoneconsidersweh avemanymorewindowsduetobuildi ng43newsch oolsand54additi onsi nth epastdecade,"Willi sremark ed...Th esch oolch i ef'sreporti ndi catedmostofth esch oolvandalsoperatedi nth eNear-North si deandSouth si de; i nci dentally, i nareaswh eremanyofth eevacueesres"et-tlpd

"Notetoth eEdi tor:Here'sanoth ersug-gestionforbanish i ngj uveniledelinquency,asformulatedbyavisi ti ngDetroitJudge

lieorgeEdwardsofth eWayneCountyCircui tCourt:"Tender,lovingcare"..."Loveisth emostdynamicforcei nlife.Mostdelinquentsneverh adlove.Th eproblem i stofindpeoplewh ocangive i ttoth em,"th e j udgestated."Th etruedelinquenth asnevermetanadultwh om h elearnedtotrust."Offeringch eck poi ntsforadultparents,JudgeEdwardssayspoverty,bad h ousi ng,maritaldiscord,alcoh oli sm,mentali llnessand"overemployedparents"couldfosterdelinquency...Hefeelsdelinquencywillnotbeeraseduntilnewemph asi s i splacedonth efamilyasabasicuni tofsociety."Wemustmak emoth er-h oodacareeragain.Wemustnotregardth ecareerwomanasth eh i gh estform ofwomanh ood,"h easserted.

"Gov.Strattonh aspredictedth eEqualJobOpportuniti esbillwillpassth elegislatureth i ssession.HR27,auth oredbyRep.CornealA.Davis(D.,Ch i cago),h asbeenreportedoutofth eHouseLaborandIndustryCommitteewith afavorablerecommendation.Iti sbeingsupportedbyth eCh i cagoJACL,NAACP,CIO,UAW,ACLU,LeagueofWomenVoters,Ameri-canJewish Congress,etc.

"Th eGreenMillHotel,518N.GreenSt.,wasguttedbyfireearlyTh ursdaymorninglastweek .Eigh tpersonsdiedi nth efi rei ncludingafirecaptainwh owascrush edwh enastairwaycollapsed,andmoreth an20werei nj ured...Th eNear-North si deh otelwasleasedtoTh omasSato,55,andKen.neth Oda,85.Oda,wh oli vedi nth eh otel,saidh eandh i swi fecarriedfourch i ldrentosafetyandracedth rough th ecor-ridorsarousingth eguests.Somepanic-strick en,ch ok i ngfromsmok eandscreaming,leapedfromwindowsofth efour-storybuildi ng...Fireoffici alssaidth eblazewassetbyanarson-i sti narearstairway.

"Th e58th annualexh i bi ti onbyCh i cagovici ni tyartists■willbesh ownJune2-July4atth eArtInstitute.Th eSocietylorContemporaryAmericanArti s h oldi ng i ts 15th annualexh i bi ti onuntilMay30 i ntwogalleriesonth esecondfloor.

"AllenBradley,ch i efedi torofth eCh i cagoDailyNewswillbespeak eratth enextCh i cagoJACLmeeting,May13,atth eWoodrowWilsonRoom,116S.Mich i gan.Th epublici si nvi ted.

"Ch i cago's40th mayor,Rich ardJ.Daley,estimatedanaddi-tional$35milli onwouldbeneededtoi mprovecityservicesfor1956i ncluding2,000policeofficersand500morefiremen.

"Th eLordMayorofLondontoldaCh i cagoNegrobish opDr.Joh nEarlWatleyofth eCh urch ofGodi nCh ri st,wh yEnglandwillnotpracticeracialdiscri mi nati onfoundi nsomepartsofAmerica.Saidth emayor:"Wemigh tfindoutsomedayweh adclosedth edoori nth efaceofourownprotection."

"Planswereannouncedtobuilda 98-room $800,000 h oteltobeconstructedon55th St.acrossfromth eMidwayAirport.

Mrs.K.Patrick (Lily)Ok uraofOmah a,admini strativesec-retaryatth eUni v.ofNebrask aCollegeofMedici neandHos-pital,i sfeaturedonth eMayi ssueofCh armmagazine"WomenatWork "pageasoneofth reech osennationallyfrommoreth an12,000membersofth eNationalSecretaries'Associati on.Asecretaryformoreth an16yearsandonlyNisei memberof*th eNSAsince1949,sh ewasnamedcandidatefor"Secretaryofth eYear"byth eAk -Sar-BenCh apteri nOmah a,th eselec-ti ontobemadeatth eNSAnationalconventionJuly20-24atCh attanooga.DuringNationalSecretaryWeek (Apr.24-30),sh eappearedonapanelatth eOmah aUniversityseminarforallsecretaries,onWOW-TVandch ai redafash i onsh owfeaturingcloth esforcareerwomen.HusbandPatisstaffpsych ologistatBoysTownandisapastnationalJACLvice-president.

EXPECT200DELEGATESFORPSWDCCONFABMAY14-15ATSANTABARBARA(LosAngeles) Nominati onsofofficerstoserveforth ePacifi cSouth westJACLDistri ctCouncilforth ebi enni um beginni ngMay15wererecentlymadek nownasfollows:ElmerUch i da (WestL.A.),ch mn.;DavidYok ozek i (DowntownL.A.),Istv.ch mn.; KenUyesugi (OrangeCoun-ty),2nd v.-ch mn.; George Kodama,(SanDiego),3rd v.-ch mn.; Tom Ito(Pasadena),treas.;Hirok oKawanami(South westL.A.),rec.sec;MasNa.rita (LongBeach -HarborDist.),KenAmamoto (Venice-Culver),ArtIto(Hollywood).Tek Ni sh i moto(Coach el-la),MasInosh i ta(Arizona),dels.-at-lrg.

(Santa Barbara)Enth usi asmismountingforth efourth postwarbienni alPacifi cSouth westJACLDistri ctCouncilconventionmeet-i ng h ereMay14-15atth eMarMonteHotel,accordingtoTomHirash i ma,conventionch ai rmanand.presidentofth eh ostch apter.Some200delegatesareexpectedfrom 18ch apters.Organizati onalmaterswi llbe

discussedandelectionof1955-57PSWDC officerswillbe h eld i nth ebusinesssessiononSaturday,2-5:30p.m.atth eCabrilloCon-ventionHall.Th econventionban-quetfrom 6:30willbefollowedbya sportsformaldanceatth enearbypavili onwi th musicpro-videdbyth eTopHatters.Dr.ElmerR.Noble,deanoflet-tersandsciencesatth eUni v.ofCaliforniaCollegeatSantaBar-bara,willbeguestspeak eratth ebanquet.Specialpresentationsofth eJACLSapph i rePinwi llbemadebyNationalDirectorMasSatow.Th enewdistri ctcouncilcabinetwillbeformallyi nstalledbyNationalPresidentGeorgeIna-gak i .Th ewind-upbusinesssessionwillbeh eldSunday,10-12noon.Forth emanyboosters,th econ-ventioncommittee h asplannedsigh tseeing, h arborcruises,fish -i ng,swi mmi ng andth e Sundayoutingatth eMarMonteHotelbeach .Talentfrom th e South -westLosAngelesJACLwillbedirectingth eentertainment.Th ebiggestdelegation i s ex-

pectedfrom th eSouth westL.A.ch apter,accordingtoTom Hira-sh i ma,wh oexpressedconfidenceth ateveryconventioneerwillen-j oytoth eh i llth erelaxingaimos-ph ereofth econventionth eme:Fiestabyth eSea.

Cinci nnati CLgreetsHawai i residentsatgalasupper-meet(Cinci nnati)Underth eable

ch ai rmansh i pofKenMatsumotoandMrs.K.Watanabe,275Cin-ci nnatianswelcomednewresidentsfromHawai i atasuppermeetingApr.16atth eFi rstUnitedCh urch .Oh i oSupremeCourtJudgeGar-fi eldStewart,guestspeak er,andwartimemayorofCinci nnati,spok eon h i striptoth eOri entandonAmericani sm.Ch apterpresidentKayeWata-nabewelcomedth eguestsatth esupperi nth ech urch h alldeco-ratedi nth eHawai i moti fwithpalm treesandtropicalfish es.Masaj i Tok i ,ch apterdelegatetoth eEDC-MDC convention,pre-sented h i sreportfollowingth esupper.EntertainmentfeaturingTVnetwork personaliti esi nth eHawai i anmoodconcludedth eeve-ning.

Ch apterssoaringi nmembersh i ps(Sebastopol) A totalof240memberswasannounced i nth eApriltabulationofSonomaCoun-tyJACLmembersh i ps,mak i ng i tth elargestrolli nth eh i storyofth ech apter.Membersh i ps,h ow-ever,arestillbeingacceptedbySamMiyano,HiroTaniguch i andMiyoMasaok a.

" " *(SanDiego)Th e SanDiegoJACLmembersh i ptotalforAprilstoodat141,accordingtotreasur-erMasHi ronak a.

" " "(LosAngeles) South westLosAngelesJACLissti llpush i ng i tsmembersh i pdrive,accordingtoPomeroyAj i ma,vice-presidenti nch argeofmembersh i ps.Th eAprilcountwas410,toleadamongth eLosAngelesch apters.

" " *(Centerville) South ernAlame-daCountyJACLrecentlydisclos-edamembersh i pof81 members,23ofth embeingnaturalizedciti -zensandfouri nth e1000Club.

SanDiegoCLtofetenaturalizedIssei May25(SanDiego) Over100Isseiwh oh avebeennaturalizedi nth epastyearh erewillbeh onoredbyth eSanDiegoJACLatatesti-moni albanqueton Wednesday-May25,7:30p.m.,atMiyak oCafe.GeorgeMutoisch ai rman.MasHi ronak ai si nch argeofreserva-tions.

GordenaCLtoh onornaturalizedIssei(Gardena)Nearly200natural-

i zedIssei residents ofGardenaValleywillbeguestsofth eGAt-denaValleyJACLatatestimoni albanquet,June9,atth eWesternClub, 15516S.WesternAve.,ac-cordingtoFrank Kuida,ch apterpresident.JudgeJoh nF.Aisoofth eLosAngelesMunici palCourtwillbeguestspeak er,accordingtoPaulSh i nodaandPaulKoga,co-ch ai r-menofth eevent.GeorgeInagak i ,NationalJACLpresident,wi llin-stallth enewofficers.

Moth ers'Daytea(Centerville)Th etraditi onof

h onori ngth eoldestmoth eraswellasth emostrecentmoth erh i gh -li gh tsth eannualMoth ers'DayteaofSouth ernAlamtdaCountyJACLtonigh tatHansenHallh ere.Doroth yKatoisch ai rladyofth etea,assistedby:June Handa,.SaxieMizota, Setsuumemoto,.JaneYamauch i ,Ch uck Sh i -k anoandYutak aHanda.

SonomaCountlyCLpicni cJuly3atBodegaBay(Sebastopol) Sonoma CountyJACLwillh oldth eannualcom-munitypicni conSunday,July3,atDoran'sStatePark onBodegaBay.Tak Kameok a,picni cch ai r-man,willbeassistedby:GeorgeHamamoto, Kanemi Ono,Mi k eYosh i mura,Ji m Miyano,FredYok oyama.Ch apterpresidentKanemi Onoi nvi tedformerresidentsofth ecountytoattend.

SONOMACOUNTYJACLAUXILIARYORGANIZED(Sebastopol)Mrs.Ann Oh k i ,

R.N.,graduateofth eSt.Joseph 'sSch oolofNursingi nMontana,waselectedpresidentofth enewlyorganizedSonoma CountyJACLAuxili ary.Assisti ngh erare:Mrs.LloydEllis, Mrs.MargaretMu-

rak ami , Mrs.ClaraMiyano,v.p.;Mrs.Doroth yNelson, treas.;LilyMiyano,rec.sec;Mrs.JeanMiyano,cor.sec.Th eMay13eveningmeetingat

th elocalMemorialHallwillbeconcludedwith aget-acquaintedsocialwith allwomenofth eareai nvi ted."Weareextremelygrate-fultoViolaNak anoandMrs.JoyceEnomotoandth eSanFran-cisco JACLAuxili aryforth ei rassistance i norganizi ngth i sgroup,"Mrs.Oh k i sai d.

Mile-Hi JACLi nvi tedtoHumanRelationsInventorydinnerbyDenvermayor(Denver)Variouscivi c .zations,i ncludingth eJapt?Bi'been i nvi tedbyDenverm'(Quigg NewtontoSi May"th e 1955InventoryTSMte«

Relationsforth ecityanrfa«ofDenver.HarrySak aum?"*JACLPresident,assured'ft8yorth elocalJACLwouldi 4th eMay10dinnerSV°m*Dr.Frank Grah amofth ei r■.Nationsstaff,formerU?andformerpresidentofth e,T>ofNorth Carolina,wUIL„"'speak erofth eevening **CHAPTER MEMOSSan Diego JACL:Instrurt".fromVelozandYolandaaSj

dUCtLngJh eCh apterfcncetojSS»atth eDownSYWCA.BenSegawasaidover«h ave signedupandadditJclasseswillbeorganizedi fScienti nteresti sevident.

* * *So.Alameda CountyJACL-StuartNixon,editorofth eNewsRegister,willspeak ofh i sexperienceswith th etownsh i pnew".peratth enextch aptermeetiniMay20,atth eWarm Sprinagrammarsch ool.Apotluck sup"willprecedewith Hisak oMizoUi nch arge.

* * "NewslettersReceived:SanDj.ego,Ch i cago,Rich mond-KlCerri.to,EastLosAngeles,South westLos Angeles,Wash i ngton,D.CCi nci nnati.

* " *SonomaCountyJACL:Pre-waiHirosh i maKenj i nk ai andth eSe-bastopolJapaneseSch oolfund!wereturnedovertoth ech apterandack nowledgedbyKanemi Ono,ch apterpresident.Newlynatural-i zedciti zensh avealsobeencon-tributi ng.

* " "DetroitJACL:Attendingare.centpreviewsh owi ngof"Jigok u-mon"h ereatth eKrim Th eaterwereDorisFuj i ok a,LauraMiyo-sh i andKayMiyayarepresentingth ech apter.

'* " "ParlierJACL:Mrs.Ch arleiSch afferofKingsburg demon-stratedfloralarrangementsfromdri edleavesanddriftwoodtoAuxi li arymembersrecently.Th eylatermetatth eh omeofMrs.TomKobash i forash ortbusinessmeet-i ng.Mmes.JamesKozuk i andKoKomotowereappointedAuxili aryrepresentativestoJACL(men's)meetings.Th enextAuxili arymeeting,May 17,willfeaturespeak eron h ealth .Mrs.KengoOsumi'sgroupwillbe i nch argeoflocationandrefresh ments.Re-fresh mentsforth eAprilmeetingwerepreparedbyMrs.Ralph Ki-moto'sgroup.

» " "SaltLak eJACL:Th eMay 14"SpringFrolic",toclimaxth ecurrentmembersh i pdrive,i sbe-i ngch ai redbyJeanUj i fusaandMi dori Watanuk i .

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CHERRYBLOSSOM TOURSanFrancisco

Inth enextfew issueswewillbetellingyouaboutourrecentth ree-and-a-h alfweek tourofJapanandHawai i -con-sequently,th eti tleofth i scolumnissomewh ati ncongruousun-lessourk i ndreadersgiveusasmuch lati tudeaswecoveredi nourtravels.Possiblyourperipateticramblingscanbegen-erouslyascribedtopoeticlicensewh i ch Iamsurei sth eargu-mentofanywould-becolumnist.

Atlastth ebigdayarrived!At10a.m.Friday,April1,i tgeemedas i fallth emach i neryofth ePanAmericanAirways

wasgearedtotransportingth eAk i Hotel"k ank odan"(tourgroup)onamagicalva-cationacrossth ePacifi c.Sincewewereth etourleaderandwantedtobesureth atallmembersofth epartywouldgetoffsmooth ly,wearrivedatth eairportat8:30i nordertogreetournewfriendsandtoh elpch eck th ei rbaggage.Tosh i Kataok aofth eAk i HotelTravelBureauandAlKo-sak uraofPan Am seemedtobeevery.wh ere i nspectingpassports,ai rplanetick -ets,baggagech eck sanddoingeveryth i ngneededtobedonebeforewecouldclimbaboardourPanAm "Strato"Clipper,th e

Polynesia.Ai i erseeingth atallourtourmemberswereaboardandsettled,weh eavedabigsi gh ofreliefandwewereonourway.Outsideofth econstanth umofth eairplanemotors,i tdid

notseem as i fwewerei nmotionatall.Becausewewerefly-ingso h i gh aboveth eoceanandsinceth erewerenostation-aryobjectswith wh i ch togaugeourmovement,weh adth eeeriesensationofbeingsuspendedh i gh i nmidai r.Th efligh ttoHawai i wasexceedinglysmooth .Ourlunch

wasadeligh tfulsurprise.Antici pati ngourtriptoJapan,th emealconsistedofslicesofmak i zush i ,onigi ri ,andsh ri mp,k a-mabok o,ch i ck enandvegetablesallcook edJapanesestyle.Sinceweh adleftSanFranciscoonlyafewsh orth oursago,v/eweresureth atth efoodwasnoti mportedfromJapan.Uponi nqui ry,wediscoveredth atth emealwasafinaltasteofh ome,beingpreparedbyourgoodfriendsofth eYamatoSuk i yak iHouse i nSanFrancisco.

FIVE-HOUR STOPOVERINHONOLULUOurarrivali nHonoluluwasat6p.m., j ustwh endusk

wasfalling.Look i ngoutofourcabinwi ndowwewereh appytoseeTetsOi,executivevice-presidentofth eHonoluluJapa-neseCh amberofCommerceandavaluedfriendofth eJACL,atth eairportseeingoffsomefriendstoth emai nland.Itwasdeligh tfulmeetingTetsagainwh oh adbeenaguestofh onoratth e12th Nati onalJACLbienni alConventioni nSanFran-Ciscoalmostth reeyearsago.Wh eni tdevelopedth atallplaneswerebeingdelayed,Tetstook usonaquick tourofHonoluluWh i ch weplannedtovisi tfortwodaysonourwayh ome.Alth ough ourplanewassch eduledtostopoveri nHawai i

foronlytwoh ours,welearnedth atth eCi vi lAeronauticsBoardwasrequestingalltranspacifi cairplanestodoublech eck every-th i ng,andbeforemech ani csandvarioustech ni ci ansh adprac-ticallymi croscopicallyexaminedourh ugeflyingpalace,fiveh oursh adelapsed.Alth ough i mpati enttobeonourway,werealizedth ati twasbettertobelateth ansorry.Weweregladtoh avebeendelayed i nromanticHawai i andnotto h avetosufferth epligh tofsometravelerswh oh adtospendtwelveh oursonlonelyWak eIslandwh i leth ei rplanewasbeingover-h auled.Dinnerwasservedatth eHonoluluairportdini ngroom.

Tousfrom coolSanFrancisco,Honolulu,evenatnigh t,wasawarm,h umi dplaceandweweregratefulforTetsOi'sth ough t-fulness i ntak i ng'ustoh i sh omeforaquick sh owerbeforeboardingth eplaneoncemore.

LOSTWEEKENDATWAKEISLANDJustbeforeth ebreak ofdawn,wereach edWak eIsland,

th esecondandlastofourstopsbeforearrivi ngi nTok yo.Al-th ough i twasstilldark wh enwegottoth i sli ttledotonth ePacifi c,i twasalreadywarm,'andmanyofth ePanAm of-fi cersstationed h ereweredressedonly i nsh ortsandsportsh i rts.PanAmericanmaintai nsi tsowndini ng h allonWak eIslandwh erewewereservedbreak fastoffruitj ui ce,h amandeggs,androllsfollowedbyfresh frui twh i lebeingsooth edbygentlebreezesfromth ePacifi c.Averyi nterestingph enomenonwasth atsincewewere

{lyingwestward,wecrossedth eInternationalDateLinesh ort-lybeforereach i ngWak eIsland,andApril2wasforeverlosti romourlivesaswej umpedfromApril1toApril3—literally,sh adesofalostweek end!Wak eIsland,j ustatinyspotalmosth alfwaybetween

HonoluluandJapan,i susedasarefuelingstationbymostofj netranspacifi cairli nes.Itwasoneofth estrategici slandi ni nerecentworldwar,andmanyanti-ai rcraftgunswerestillanJ,~een< Tnerewasverylittletoseeonth i ssmalli sland,anaafteranh our'sstopwewere h appytotak eoff—th i sti meDestinati onTok yo!

GoodPlanningPaysOffBYMASAOSATOWTHENATIONALDIRECTOR REPORTS:

SanFranciscoWe h aveafinereportacrossourdesk fromKayeWatanabe.ablepresidentofth eCi nci nnati

Ch apter,tellingofth ech apter'stremendouslysuccessful"Ni te i nHawai i ".Th eprogram consistedofasupperoforientaldish esandentertainmentbystudentsattend,i ngvariouscollegesi nCincy.Th edecorationswerei nHawai imoti fth rough out,andwesuspect

th efineh andofKenMatsu-motowh owasch ai rman forth eaffairandadisplayartistby profession.LongtimeJA-CLerswillre-memberKenasoneofourNa-tionalVi ce-Presidentspre-war.

meprogramwasentertaini ng,educationaland goodPR,butwh atwas i mpressivewasth eat-tendanceand enth usi asm.Kayetellsusth atth eSRO sign wash ungoutaweek beforeth eeventsinceth ecapacity275 h adbeepdisposedof.Notatallbadcon-sideri ngth ech aptermembersh i pi s j ustunderth eh undredmark .Itgoestosh owth atcarefulplan-ningandgoodpromotionpayoff.Everypersonattendingwasgivenash eetdescribi ngth erecentj oi ntEDC-MDC convention i nWash i ngton,D.C.asreportedbyStogieTok i e,aswellasafactsh eetaboutJACL.

Membersh i psk eeprolling i n

A dozenmore ch apters h aveconcludedth ei rmembersh i pdrivesandh avedonebetterth anlastyear.Sinceth elastlisti ngofh ustli ngch aptersi nth i scolumn,th efol-lowingdeserveacum laude:Gresh am -Troutdale,Alameda,Cortez,Gilroy,Rich mond-ElCer-rito,Delano,Fowler,Selma,Tu-lareCounty,OrangeCounty,Mt.Olympus,andCinci nnati.Ourgratefulappreciati ontoalli nth esech apterswh oh aveh ustledtomak eth i spossible.Sofaraswek now,Mrs.BettySuzuk i ,membersh i pch ai rmanforth eMi leHi (Denver)Ch apter,leadsallperformersth i syearwithwellovera h undredmemberssignedup.Wealsoh aveonpastrecordTak Terasak i ,alsoofMileHi andpresent3rdNationalVeep,h i tti ngoverth ecenturymark ,andRuth Nak aya producing 125 i nCh i cago.Th e topmostperformances onrecordareth oseofMacKanek oofSeattleandGeorgeBaba ofStock ton,both ofwh ompersonal-lyaccountedforover200membersduringth ei rrespectivetermsofch apterpresidency.Justtositdownandsign upth atmanymembersasth eystoodi nlinewouldbealotofwork ,buttoroundth emup i saterrifi cach i evement.

Ye1000Clubk ni gh tsandladiesWe h aveh ad anencouraging

response i n 1000Clubmember,sh i ps.Headquartersh asreceivedanaverageof20newmembersandrenewalseach week si nceth ebeginni ngofth eyear,givi ngusacurrentactivemembersh i pofsligh tlyover800andanoveralltotalof1,250differentJACLerswh oh ave j oi nedsinceth ei ncep-tionofth i sultra-ultragroupofsupporters.Th i smonth wesingleoutStock tonCh apter1000ClubCh ai rmanSamItayaforsecuringfifteenth i syear,wh i ch i sexactlyfifteenmoreth anlastyear.

Stri k eforNisei bowler

Itwasourpleasurei nbeh alfofJACLtopartici patei nth ei mpres-siveopeningceremoniesofth eCaliforniaStateBowlingTourna-menti nStock tonlastweek end.Wei ntroducedafullsquadofStock tonNi sei bowlerswh ooffi-ciallyopenedth edoubles-singlesasth eforerunnersofsome3,500bowlerswh owillpartici patedur-i ngth enexttwomonth s.Itwasanicetri butetoth econductandspiri tofth eNi sei k eglersi nStock -tonandan i ndi cati onofh owfarwe h ave come during th efi veyearssincegaini ngABCrecogni-tion.Th eElDoradoBowlsawsome-th i ngnewas h alfadozencuteSansei girlsaddedcolorwith aJapanesefolk dancewh i ch a

pack ed h ousereceivedenth usi as-tically.

Toth eNorth westEmpireWeranuptoth ePacifi cNorth ,westforaDistri ctCouncilmeet-i ngandtwoch apteri nstallations.Th eSeattleCh apteraffairwascombinedwith h onori ngath i rdgroupofsome300newlynatural-izedci ti zens.Itwasnicetoseeth empersonallygreetedbyGov.Arth urB.Langliewh orecalledh i svi si ttoJapanasaUniv.ofWash -i ngtonbaseballer.MayorPomeroyspok eofth ei rfi nerecordi nSeat-tle,andJapaneseConsulYosh i k a-waextendedcongratulations.CreditHi Hi k i daforafine j obi nlini ngupth ebanquetdetails.Th etraditi onalIssei appreciati onwasdemonstratedwith envelopestotallingoverath ousanddollarsi ncontributi onstoth eSeattleJA-CL.JACLNationalBoardSecretaryBillMimbuandh i sch armi ngwifeMerryh ostedan i nformalget-to-geth erafterth eFridayeveningbanquet,andth ei rspacioush omewasfilledtooverflowing.Weappreciatedth i sopportunitytorenewacquaintancesandmeetsomenew JACLers.We gabbedwith new SeattlePresidentHo-ward"Ch i p"Sak urawh odoublesasBoardCh ai rmanforth eBap-tistCh urch ,andmetoptometristDr.KayToda,th enewPuyallupValleyCh apterPrexy.Incidental-ly,Ch i pwasoneoffourbroth erswh ovolunteeredforth e442ndout

ofMini dok a.FriendsofBillMimbuwillbeh appytok nowth ath ei sliterallyback on h i sfeetagain.Billsus-tainedabrok enlegwh i lebeingagoodfath erandgoingsk i i ngwith h i ssons.OurgoodfriendSh angKash i -wagi,lastyear'sprexy,deserves"atotofcreditforh i sgreat j obi n h elpi ngtostabili zeth ech ap-ter.Wealsoconferredwith PaulKash i no,NationalCh ai rman ofournewlyformedAmericani za-ti onCommittee, and i twasalsonicetoseeKazieYok oyama,Seat-tle's1000ClubCh ai rman,memberofourJACLNationalAdvisoryBoardonBowling,andoneofth eNorth west'stopNisei womenbowlers.Wedropped i natth eMai nBowltolook upFredTak agi ,alsoamemberofourNationalBowl-i ngAdvisoryBoard,wh oi ndi cat-edth atSeattlewouldbei nterestedi nbiddi ngforour1958NationalBowlingTournament.

Ci tyofRoses

Th efollowingSabbath wasarealfullJACLday.Incompanywith ourSeattleh ostSh ang,wewereupat4todrivetoth eDCmeetingi nPortlandpresidedoverbyCh ai rmanDr.MattMasuok a.Th emeetingwoundupi nth elateafternoon, th entoth ePortlandCh apterbanquetwh erewe i n-stalledPresidentNobi Sumi daandh i snewcabinet,followedbyanicei nformalsociali nterspersedwith exh i bi ti onsbyMr.andMrs.NicolasGivas, i nstructorsofth ePortlandCh apterdanceclass,withcommandperformancesbysomeofth epupils.AgoodgroupofGre*sh am-TroutdaleJACLerswereon h andto witnessth ei r"Mr.JACLer"HenryKatoand "Mr.PortlandJACLer"GeorgeAzumanoreceiveth ei rsapph i restuddedJACLpins.Both ofth esefellowsh avebeenrealwork h orsesforJACLi nth ePacifi cNorth westsince1937.Dr.MitsNak ata,outgoingPort-landPresident,h as doneaveryfinej ob.Wearesorrytoh earth atUncleSamwantsh i msoontok eepArmymolarsi nsh ape.

NextStop

Ournextstopwillbe "Fiestabyth eSea"atSantaBarbara,th eBi enni alDi stri ctCouncilConven.ti onofth ePacifi cSouth westth eweek endofMay 14-15.Conven-ti onCh ai rmanTomHirash i maandDC Ch ai rmanKenDyopromiseagalaaffair.Notbeingübiqui tous,wewillh avetoforegoth eregularquar-terlymeetingofth eNorth ernCali-fornia-WesternNevadaDC th atsameweek end,butwe k now i twi llbei ngood h andswith staff-manHaruoandBenFuk utomeandh i sBerk eleyCh apterh osti ngandDCCh ai rmanJack Nodapre-sidi ng.

Orch i dstoSh i gWeaddourh eartycongratula-tionstoourNational1000ClubCh ai rmanSh i gWak amatsuforah i gh lydeservedrecogniti onfromh i sboss,LeverBroth ers,wh i chh asbrough tnationalprestigeandh onortoJACL.Sofaraswek now,th i si sth efi rsttime i nJACL'sh i storyth atafirmofnationalstatureh aspaidtributetoJACL th rough recog-nizi ngth eeffortsofoneofourmostloyalanddevotedJACLers.CongratulationstoLeverBroth ersfork nowi ngwh enth ey h aveah i gh poweredguy.

'1000'CLUBNOTES

(SanFrancisco)Membersh i pandrenewalsreceivedatNationalJACLHeadquartersi nth e 1000Clubduringth emonth ofAprilareasfollows:

EIGHTHYEARGeorgeAratani,LosAngeles;Masao

W.Satow, San Francisco;GeorgeSu-gai,Payette,Idah o.

SEVENTHYEARArth urT.Ito, LosAngeles;Robert

Nak adoi , Omah a; Dr.RoyM.Nish i -k awa, LosAngeles;HideoSatow, Haw-th orne; ManabuYamada,Nampa;Gi--i ch i Yosh i ok a, Hayward.

SIXTHYEARYuk i oInouye,Sh elley,Idah o.

FIFTH YEAR.GeorgeAzumano,Portland;WilsonMak abe, Auburn, Calif.; Dr.JamesTaguch i ,Dayton;Dr.NewtonWesley,Ch i cago.

FOURTHYEARMrs.Masak oNak adoi , Omah a,1Dr.Frank Sak amoto, Ch i cago;MinoruSh inoda, SanLeandro;Tom T.Sh i ma-sak i , Lindsay.

THIRD YEARGeorgeAbe, Kingsburg;Kenj i Fu-j i i ,Hayward;Willi am Ish i da, Colum-bus,Oh i o; FredMatsumoto, LosAnge-les;Frank Mizusawa, SantaAna; Ma-satoMorish i ma,Selma;Sh i geoNak ano,Los Angeles;Ken Nogak i ,Seattle;JamesM.Watamura, TatsuoYata,LosAngeles;EdwardM.Yamamoto,MosesLak e, Wash .

SECOND YEARMatsAndo,Kingsburg;Dr.BenCh i -

k arai sh i , Ch i cago;Sh o Endow, Jr.,HoodRiver, Ore.; Dr.Jack son Eto,St.Louis; Willi am Fuj i i ,Ch i cago;EdH.Fuj i moto,LosAngeles;Dr.SusumuFuk uda, Seattle; Hitosh i Fuk ui , Soich iFuk ui , LosAngeles;GeorgeHasegawa,Brentwood, Mo.; Henry M.Hayash i -da,Ich i roKamiya,MissMich i Kata-ok a,Los Angeles;DenzoKawaguch i ,Ch i cago;RayI.Ki h ara, Seattle;Al-bertS.Kosak ura,Berk eley;Jack Ma-tsumoto,Stock ton.Kiyomi Nak amura, Elmer,N.J.; Dr.Willi am O'Hira, LosAngeles;HaroldY.Ok i moto, Park dale, Ore.; Mrs.SueOmori, Ch i cago;KataroSaimoto,MackH.Saito, LosAngeles;TetsumaT.Sa-k ai , Hayward; Ray Sato, Park dale,Ore.;MosaburoSh i noda,SanLeandro;Katsumi Tamura, Los Angeles;TomTao, Watsonville;ElmerYamamoto,LosAngeles;Mrs.ManetE.Yamamo-to,St.Louis; MissMi wak oYanamoto,Hollywood;Tadaish i Yosh i ok a,Hay.ward; Junich i Yosh i tomi , LosAngeles.

FIRST YEARMissFrancesAbe,Ch i cago;PomeroyAj i ma,LosAngeles;Hach i sak u Asa-k awa,Ainosuk e Esak i , San Diego;HenryHayash i no,HenryHigash i ,Stock ton; MissMaryIch i no, Wash i ng-ton,D.C.; Sh ok i ch i Ish i wi aru, Stock -ton;JamesI.Ito,Dr.Torulura,MasKataok a, MitsuoKato, Dr.KiyotoKa-wabe,Sam Kawaguch i ,Los Angeles;JamesK.Kobayash i ,Santa Ana; Dr.Joh nY.Koyama,LosAngeles;Dr.Vic-torMak i ta, South Gate; Dr.Sh i gJ.Masuok a, LosAngeles;Kosh i roMi ura,SanDiego;Sam S.Miyash i ro,LosAn-geles;SaburoMuraok a, Ch ula Vista;HerbertT.Murayama,LosAngeles.Ich i ro Nak aj i ma,Tosh i o Nak aj i ma,LosAngeles;BenNak ao, Wash i ngton,D.C.;RobertI.Ni i , Joh nY.Nish i mu-ra,Los Angeles;Th omas S.Ok abe,Ch i cago;Tom T.Ok amoto,Stock ton;Miss Hi sak o Sak ata, Suitland, Md.;Ken Sato, GlenSeno, LosAngeles;Dr.Keich i Sh i mi zu, SanLeandro; CarlM.Tamak i , Mrs.Haruk oTamura, LosAngeles;Mrs.S.Torimaru, Ch ulaVis-ta;LouS.Tsunek awa, Stock ton;Sh i -

SenorlTsu.rudom«i National_City,_Ca.--1.;HenryYamamoto,LosAngeles.

AlamedaJACLh onorsnewIssei citi zens(Alameda) Nearly120personawerei nattendanceApr.24wh enth eAlamedaJACLgaveaban-queti n h onorofth enewlyna-turalizedIssei ci ti zensatth eRe-nard's.Yasuj i Koi k ewasch ai r-man.Th eh onoredguestsi ncluded44new citi zens.Amongth osewh oextendedfelici tati onstoth emwasMayorRaymondT.Kranellywh obecameth eh eadexecutiveofth ecityonlyth reedaysearlier.Si mTogasak i deliveredagreetingre»presentingth eJACL.HaruoImura.readamessagefromCongressmanGeorgeMiller,wh i leJack Npda,ch ai rmanofth edi stri ctcouncil,readanoth ermes-sagefromMi k eMasaok ai nWash -i ngton. *Certifi catesofrecogniti onweregiventh enewlynaturalizedIsseibyYasuoYamash i ta.Mrs.Sumi-yeHirai andKei j i Sh i otarespond*ect. "

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Atruncatedcolumnisth eorderofth eday,sayseditorHonda.Sowe'lltruncate.Th eSantaBarbarach apterwas h avi ng k i ttenswaiti ng

forreservationsforth ePSWDC bi enni al"Fiestabyth eSea"slatedforMay14-15,detailsforwh i ch seepage4.Now,fi-

nally,i t'look sli k eaneffervescingk aboodlewillbeon h andtosampleth eh ospi tali tyofconfabbossTom Hirash i ma,etal.It'smigh tyrough onth eh ostch apterandcat-

Istobei nth edark 'tilth elastminute.

:ewe h avetwi cepacedth efloorofth ernityward,we'reimmunetosuspensei ti ons.Wh i ch cornfullyrecallsth enewerwh owasask ed"i s i taboyora1towh i ch h esez"naturally."ustsoourbosses,namelyth e 18PS-C ch apters,h eadquartersandth ena-

tionalboard,don'tgetth ewrongi dea,eveni fi t'sagoodone,th atwespendourtime

travelling,talk i ngandeating,wereciteh eresomeofth ere-gionalofficeactivi ti esth i spastweek .Wedoadmittosometalk andeat,with outwh i ch we'dh avetoch angeournametoKurush i da.Towit:ASundaypeeyem p.r.dealsatusonapanelwh i ch i n-

cludedgradstudentsfromIndia,Nigeri a,IraqandGermany,plusstaffersofafewcommunityagencies,JACLbeingone.Th esubjectwas"Internationalleadersviewminori typrob-lemsi nth eU.S.",aloftyi temfornon-pros.Refresh mentsfol-lowed.Duringth eq&aperiod,anunenligh tenedPearlHarbor

h angoverth rewaloadedqueryatus:"Canyouh onestlycon-demnth eevacuation?Wouldn'tJapan h avedoneth esameth i ngtoAmericans?"Towh i ch wesaid,unequiv,th atth eevacwroteablack ch apteri nAmericanh i story.Wh at'sgood,de-centordemocraticaboutsingli ngoutasmallgroupforspecialtreatmentandviolatingi tsci ti zens'righ ts?GermanandItalianaliensweren'tevacuatedwh i leth eph ysi cally"visi ble",h enceless"dangerous"citi zenNisei were.Alousyprecedentwasestablish edsoth atanyarbitrary

group,sayallleft-h andedblondeswith twelvetoes,canbeexiledtoth eOzark s.Th eth enU.S.SupremeCourtdi dn'th avegutsenuftobuck publich ysteriaanddeclareth eevacuncon-stituti onalalth ough Congresslaterrecognized th e i nj usti ceandenactedth eevacclaimslaw.Besides,wh atJapan,Ger-many,Italyoranyoth ercountrywouldh avedoneisnotth ecri teri aofconductforth eU.S.tofollow,wesaid,addingth atNi sei wartimestrandeesi nJapanweresuspect,someevenj ai led.Amen.

Anoth erp.r. j obwasarrangingth eteeveei nterviewofHowardKak i ta,17,j ratJoh nMarsh allHSonKNXT's(2)2-h ourdailyayem "PanoramaPacifi c", h ebeingasurvivorofth eHi rosh i mapi k a-donandth esh owdoingapieceonth eatombombandqivi ldefense.Atrouperbynow,h ewasonPaulCoate's"ConfidentialFi le"sh owlastyear(KTTV-11).Howardisatall,clean-cut,good-look i ngladwh ogoesoutfortrack .Hi sdad,Frank ,sellsCh evi es.Oth erch ores:acoupleofIssei nationalityproblemsneed-

edattending,with tripstoth eImmig.&Natur.Service.Th ePSWDC convention'spaperwork piledupth i sweek butouramanuensis,Blanch e,goti talloutalongwith th eusualweek -lyquantumofWash i ngtonnewsreleaseswh i ch aremimeo'd,translatedandsenttoallvernacularsfrom h ere.Fundraisi ng,ch apterandpersonalservices,much correspondence,P.C.addept.details,afewnitemeetings,a queen j udgi ngforELAandbattingoutth i sk olyumroundsoutourtime.Visi torsth i sweek :KenSato,Montererytunai mporterand

pastprezofth eM-Penin.Ch apter;Genj i Oh ash i ofVancouver,8.C.,westcoastcorres.forth eNewCanadian.

Korean i mmi grantstatusch anged(LosAngeles) Adjustmentof

statusforaKoreanalienfromstudenttopermanentresidentofth eUnitedStateswi th outleavingth eStateswasapprovedbyth eImmigrationandNaturalizati onService.MissYoungBok Song,born i n

Korea,firstenteredth eU.S.asanon-immi grantstudenti n 1947,attendedPepperdine Collegewh eresh emajoredi npre-nursing.Upongraduation,sh ework edasstudentnurseatth eJapaneseHos-pitalh ere.LastDecember,sh efi ledforanadjustmenti nstatus,wh i ch th eServiceapprovedandch argi ng i tasafirst-preferencequotai mmi -grantunderth eKoreanquota.Sh eli veswith h erfath er,th eRev.H.Y.Song,KoreanCh ri sti anCh urchpastor.DavidT.Yok ozek i ,counselforMissSong,explainedth atth i sprocedurei spermittedunderSec.245ofth eImmigrationandNa-tionalityActof1952,providedqualifi cati onsaremetandanap-propriatequotavisai savailable.Atth epresenttime,quotasareopenatth reelevelsforKoreani mmi grants:(1)specialsk i llsandtraini ng,(2)parentsofU.S.citi -zens,and(3)spouses-ch i ldrenofalienpermanentresidents.Th efourth preferenceforbroth ers,sisters,sonsordaugh tersofU.S.citi zensi soversubscribed.ForJa-pan,onlyth efirst-preferencequo-ta i sopen,alloth ersbeingover-subscribed.

SOCIALNOTES

(Cleveland) Eigh teenJuni orMatronswitnessedalecture-de-monstrationoffloralandleafar-rangementbyMrs.EarleMueller,wifeofaprominentbusinesman,ath erh omerecently.Inch argeofrefresh mentswerePeggyTan-j i andMaeKannowith coffeebe-i ngpouredbyth e h ostess.Th eMayTneetingwillbeh eldath omeofMrs.MinIsh i ge,1890E.81stSt.,with Mrs.Ei k oKawai demon-stratingJapanesecook i ng.

* * "(LosAngeles) Th eWestLosAngelesBuddh i stCh urch Ladi esGuildh eldi tssemi-annualelec-ti ons.Ayak oYabutais th enewpresident.Anoth erpaper-ragdrivei ssch eduledforMay15.

Magazinearticle(LosAngeles) "California'sAmazingJapanese"i sth eti tleofth estoryi nth eSaturdayEveningPostbyDemarreeBess,relatingwh ath asbeen h appeningtoJa-panese Americans since WorldWar11.

HonestTom(Detroit)Afterwinni ngth e

BHydroeventinth eBelleIs-land'OutboardClubmotorboatracesatEdisonLak eApr.24,Tom Ivvaok adisqualifi ed h fm-<selfby'tellingth e.j udges h i sboatwastooligh t.However,th eNi sei outboard

enth usi astwonth eAUandBUclassesso h i sdaywasnotun-successful.Th i rty-five boatswereentered.

SPORTSCOPE

Jim Suzuk i i ssh ooti ngforah alfback berth on th eUni v.ofWash i ngtonsquadwith springpracticeunderway.Twooth ercandidatesfor.th eHusk i es aretwoCh i neseAmericans—h alfbackBobCh ungandguardPeteEng.

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JamesKiyotoTak aok aofth eRoyalCanadianNavyplaced32ndi nth eBostonMarath onrun,re-portsth eContinentalTimes.Hei sth esonofMr.andMrs.Frank Ta-k aok aofCalgary.

* * *NancyItowillbeplayingh ereigh th yeari nth eDenverCityPark Softballleagueth i sseasonassh ortstopforth eBank ofDen-ver, 1954regionalAAU ch am-pions.Sh ewasth eleadingh i tteri nth eleaguelastyear.

(Loomis) South pawGeneRod-ri ck h urledafour-h i tterandstruck out15NevadaCitybattersi nmak i ngth ePlacerJACLdebuti n th ePlacer-NevadaLeague asuccessful7-1 victoryApr.24.BobKozai k uwas.th ebigstick forPlacerwith twoh i ts.Rodrick 'sfath er,Dave,th i syearh unguph i sgloveandspi k esafter25year'sactivedutyaspitch erforRosevillei nth esameleague.

Hamamuratoforego'56BostonrunforOlympics(SanFrancisco)Hjdonnmura,winnerofth eh Slmarath onclassic i naI5ord-break i ng ti me disci ngwillavoidth e 19SfiIosedktrainfotth eOlymlrrunni "SIforedepartingbapafe>lastweek forh ome.He expects h i s tough estr".petiti onfrom Yosh i tak eUch i ^andsadaak lTanabe,wh of£edsi xth andseventh i nth e

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LosAngelesNewsletterBY HENRYMORI

URBANLEAGUERSHEARJUDGEJOHNAISO

I,TT . T.LosAngelesTh eLosAngelesUrbanLeaguewh i ch functionssimi larly

i n4h eorderofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeague,figh t-i ngforminori tyri gh tsandriddi ng discri mi nati onforalargecementofth *Negropopulation,h eldi tsannualmeetingand— awardsprogramlastweek .Princi palspeak -

erwasMunici palCourtJudgeJoh nFAisowh osestirri ng addressentitled"RecentTrendsi nHumanRelations"h adcaptivatedandi nspi redmoreth an200personspres-entatth eLosAngelesHigh Sch oolaudi-tori um.Th epolish edorator,wh owasformer

commissi onerofth eLosAngelesSuperiorCourt,describedth e 1945-1955decadeasa h i story-mak i ngerai nh umanrelations.Hemark edth enotableadvancement

byciti ngseveralexamples:th estri k i ng_..*.,... downofrestricti vecovenants,th eeli mi -nationofth eAli enLandlaws,th ebanningofproh i bi ti onsagainsti nter-racialmarriages,andth edeclarationofsegrega-tioni npublicsch oolsasbeingunconstituti onal."Inth elaststategubernatorialelection,anAmericanof

Mexicanancestrywasth eDemocraticparty'sch oi ceforth epostoflieutenantgovernor,"Aisopointedout."And i nth ecounty,wewitnessedourfirstappointments

toth eSuperiorandMunici palofj udgesrepresentingth eNe-groandJapaneseelectorate,"h eadded.

Th e1947UrbanLeagueCitati onforAch i evementwinnerWh o h oldsth erank ofLt.Colonel,Mili taryIntelligenceRe-serve,didnotleaveoutth efactth atnowrace,creed,colorornationalorigi narenolongerbarstoth eprivi legeofna-j turalizati on.Th eprogressreport,coveringth esh ortspanofadecade,

bervedasagreatencouragementtoth osewh oh eardh i mth at

JudgeAiso,h i mself, h ascomealongway.In1926,h etoecameth efi rstpersonofJapanesedescenttobeelectedEph ebi anupon graduationfrom HollywoodHigh Sch ool.Hewasdraftedbyth eSelectiveService i n1941,andwas

Relievedfrom activeduty i nMayof1947,with rank ofLt.Colonel,AUS.Th eh olderofth eArmyCommendationRi bbonj k th erecipi entofHonoraryDegreeofMasterofArtsfromBrownUniversity.LastSeptemberatth e13th Bi enni alNationalJACLCon-

tentionatLosAngeles h ereceivedth eRecogniti onAwardforDisti ngui sh edCommunity.Leadersh i p.HestoodonlynexttoSgt.Hirosh i MiyamuraofGallup,NewMexico,wh owasth eCongressionalMedalofHonorwinnerandh adreceivedth e"Nisei ofth eBi enni um"award.

UNDERSTANDINGJUDGEGIVESSTRANDEEBREAKAttorneyKei Uch i ma,vice-presidentofth eDowntownLos

Angelesch apterJACL, h aswonan i nterestingstrandeecasei nFederal'di stri ctcourtofJudgeWilli amByrne.RoyMiyagi ,Covina-bornyouth ,leftwith h i sparents i n

early19205,wh enh ewasonlytwoyearsofa'ge.Th esonofMr.andMrs.Gensei Miyagi ,familyfriendsofth eUch i masmanyyearsback ,wasdraftedi ntoth eImperialarmyi nMarchot1945.Hewasaprisonerofwari nanOuterMongolianslavelaborcampfortwoyears.Miyagi 'sunfortunatecircumstancesandh i sstrongdesire

Jo return'!toth eUni tedStatesonapermanentbasiswereh eardbyJudgeByrneth rough i nterpreterGongoroNak a-i i r.ura.

■Th ank stoth eunderstandingviewsh eldbyth e j uri st,Mi-}agi i snowabletoliveh erepermanently,alth ough i sparentsarestilli nOsak a.

GEORGE'SPASTRIES AREREALLYTERRIFICGeorgeIzumi,bak erpar-excellence,took twotopawards,

lorh i sgreattalentduringth eseventh annualconventionoftoeWestCoastMasterBak ersj ustconcluded.Hescoredi nth estrawberrypieandwh i telayercak e.Hi s

'woAwardofMeritci tati onsnow j oi n h i soth ertwowh i chwerewoni n1951and1953.Hewasgivenfirstplacegoldcups'orh i ssuperbapplepieandsupremecak edough nutsi nth oserespectiveyears.Izumi,wh oenjoyedbak i ngforth eboyswh i le i nth e

Army,extendedh i s.versatili tybusiness-wisebystartingai nvt-

ownmo*eth anfi veyearsago.Today,h e i stops"i "i sfield,h avi ngwonovermoreth an1000oth erentriesi ncompetiti onlastweek ...H(eservesastreasurerofth eAlli edTradesofth eBak i ngndustry h ere.Hisbak eryi sk nownasGracePastrySh oppe,werh i swife'sname.

VITAL STATISTICSBirth s

mat..LOSANGELESrJlfrPr-,lv,b?yDonaldD-t°Hen.JFRmrjMISh i nk oTak agi ).JERNIGAN—Mar.30,girlHelenM.toKAWTrrai.gans (Hidek oMak i no).KAWATE—Apr.10,boyGarvJ toKm"KaWates(Suek oMasuda)T h Y*i TApr-8'girlLy"Wk otoKTTRATiCIIuras<GraceNak ata).Rnh li vApr;8|boy JamesK-t°MAPT?rm""3«sh lz"k oSh i ntani ).SprfiS,-Egubch T,RossK-toSam

"-« h °7lApr-6'girlMyraK-toTa-SnTTT'nSh indos«T°yok o Yosh i da).bOTELO—Apr.22, boy DonR to

STF£ank Sotelos(Marth aWatanabe)cA &r-8'boyRobertM.toGeo._Sudas(Esth erOk amoto).

TAnNIMOTO-Apr.2,boyLarryKazuotoWaltTanimotos(Tak ek oNak aga-

TAmiAM(A~iApr-Si boyStanleyNobu-Fuk unaga** 'Tayamas(YoSh i k oWADA.-APr-4,boyBrianR.toTa-vaSSs(Doroth yHayash i da).YAMAMOTO-Mar.29,girlLyndaK.toFrancisYamamotos(Tsunek oKa-

ARIZONANAKAZAWA-Apr. 13,girltoKok iNak azawas,Tolleson.

pppCV'i\INOUYE—Apr.9,boytoTak ash i Ino-uye,Kingsburg.MORITA-Apr.8,boytoTak ash i Mo-ritas, Biola.NAKAMURA—Mar.31,boytoCh arlesK.Nak amuras,ReedleyTAKEMOTO-Apr.7,girltoKazumiTak emotos.TANIGUCHI-Apr.8,boytoSh i geyo-sh i Taniguch i s,Selma.

STOCKTONHARADA—Apr.13,boytoJamesHa-radas, Acampo:KATP—Apr.17,girltoKatsumi Katos,Lodi.KIHARA—Apr.4,girltoYoich i Ki h a-ras,Lodi.TAKEMOTO—Apr.12,girltoFrankT.Tak emotosYENOKIDA—Mar.17,girltoMinoruEnok i das,Lodi.

SANJOSEKATO—Apr.8,girlMaryMari k otoTadaak i Katos,Saratoga.ICTHiKl—Apr.17,girlto Steph enK.Ich i k i s,PaloAlto.ISHIBASHI—Apr.18,girlAprilJoi toTomio Ish i bash i s.FUDENNA—Apr.9,girlBeverlyE.toJamesI.Fudennas,Irvington.MACHIDA—Mar.31,girlJoyceKazu-yeto JamesMach i das.

SANFRANCISCOKATO—Mar.24,girltoRobertM.Ka-tos.MORITA—Apr.8,boytoTak ash i Mo-ritas.P.TP1"-2|S'rltoGeorgeOmis.SUGIYAMA—Apr.13,boyGlenn.Sh i geotoIch i roSugiyamas,

BERKELEYSHIMAMOTO—Apr.19,boyto Wil-li am Sh i mamotos.

RICHMOND2*AKI—Apr.19,boytoMasaoMak i s.SHIMAMURA—Apr.21,girltoSh i geruSh i mamuras, Concord.

SACRAMENTOHAMAKAWA—Mar. 24,girltoEdwardS.Hamak awas.KUBBO—Apr.5,girltoRich ardT.Ku-bos, WestSacramento.MATSUURA—Mar.24.boytoTosh i oJ.Matsuuras.

"MURAKAMI—Apr.1,boytoHarryH.Murak ami s.SUMIDA—Mar.6,girltoRoyK.Su-midas, Elk Grove.

SEATTLEFUJITA—Apr.25,boytoKazumaFuj i tas.HIRATA—Apr.13,boytoHaj i meHi-ratas.MINATO—Apr.14,boytoPaulMina-tos.MIZUKAMI—Apr.12,girltoMasatosh iMi zuk ami s.SAKAI—Apr.12,girltoKatsuSak ai s.SASAKI—Apr.15,girltoEdwinSasa-k i s.TAKASHIMA—Apr.10,girltoMamoruTak ash i mas.

ONTARIO,Ore.ICHIDA—Apr.12,girltoHenryIch i -das,Payette.SUGAI—Apr.14,boytoTom Sugais.

SALT LAKECITYAOYAGI—Apr.19,boytoBenAoya-gis,Magna.KUBO—Apr.18,girltoGeorgeKubosMATSUMURA—Apr.12,girltoKunioMatsumuras, Magna.SHIBA—Apr.20,boytoS.J.Sh i bas.SHINO—Apr.15,girltoTom T.Sh i -nos.YOSHIE—Apr.10,girltoGeorgeYo-sh i es.

DENVERHARA—GirItoFrank K.Haras.NISHIMOTO—Apr.12,boytoHughNish i motos(AliceUrano).

CHICAGOFUJIU—Jan.22,girlJeanMari toVic-torFuj i us.

WASHINGTON,D.C.TAKEMOTO—Apr.7,girlRuth E.toKaname Tak emotos (Alice Iwamo-to).TASAKA—GirILaurieE.toTosh Ta-sak as.

EngagementsKOTO-HIROKAWA — Emi, Denver,toDick , Ph i ladelph i a.MASUMOTO-YAMAGIWA — Yosh i ye,DelRey,toHaruk i , Bowles, Apr.10.

MarriageLicensesIssuedHANASHIRO-OSAKI—Keyosh i n,SanMateo; Matsuye,Fowler.HIROOKA.TSUYUKI— HelenMiyek otoSh i geruofLosAngeles,Apr.23.KIMURA-NAGATA— Joh nK.,Kings-burg;Doroth yC,Fresno.NODA-ISHIKAWA— HideoandMaryofSanFrancisco.SHIMONO-MIURA— Masami S.,Sac-ramento;Sadak oMary,Carmjch ael.THORNTON-WATANABE — Willi amandRubySadami ofSanFrancisco.TOMA-KATO — Doris Ch i zuk o toGlenTak eoofLosAngeles.

WeddingsHAMATAKA-YAMADA — Apr.23,Hank , Oak land; Susie,LosAngeles.HASHIMOTO-OZAWA— Apr.24,Sam,Ch eyenne.Wyo..Yasuk o, LosAnge-

HIRATA-KABUMOTO—Apr.17,Ak lraandYuk i k oofCh i cago.HONMA-NAGANUMA— Apr.16,Th o-masandMaryofCh i cago.

IMAMUBA-KITAHARA— Apr.23,Mi-ch i to, Pasadena; Helen, Ch i cago.KUDO-SAKUMA— Apr.23,Pvt.Koj iandEuniceofLosAngeles.MIZUNO-KURISU— Apr.5,HarryandAlmaofCh i cago.NISHINAKA-UYEMURA — Apr. 24,Ben,SanPedro; Hatsue,LosAnge-les.

Death sABE,Wak i ch i , 60:MountainView, Apr.20,survivedbywife Ri n,sonsGeorge,Kazuo, daugh tersMiyok o,Haruno,Mrs.Fumi k oOgi andMrs.Mitsuk oKawanami.ADACHI,Sh i getaro,74:Berk eley,Apr.12.HAGIWARA,Yonek i ch i ,77: Fresno,Apr.20.

ICHIYASU, Mrs.Toyoe,64:SanFran-cisco, Apr.22,survivedby h usbandKanich i , sons Haruo, Kiyosh i anddaugh terMrs.HanayeDoi.KAIZUKA,Hisae Irene, 40:LosAn-geles,Apr.27,survivedby h usbandFredMasao, sonsDennisT., AllanK., Th omas M., parentsMr.andMrs.Yosh i taro Uyemura,broth ersTok i o, Katsumi.Ch i k ash i andsisterMrs.BarbaraKawai.KAWADA,Ki k utaro, 80:Ch i cago,Apr.

KUROSE, Mrs.Kane, 73:Los Ange-les,Apr.26,survivedby h usbandYasuj i ro,son MasaoEddie.

MASUGUCHI, Ri k i zo, 74:LosAngeles,Apr.27,survivedbywifeSuye,sonsHarry,Satow, daugh terMrs.Ma-tsuk oKawasak i .

MATSUDA, Umasaburo,91:LosGatos,Apr.11survivedbysonsFred, Ben-ny (SanFrancisco),Irvin(Denver),Tom (New York ),daugh tersMrs.Flora Fuj i k awa,Mrs.HelenYuge(Turlock ),Mrs.Bessie Sh i omura(Denver)andMrs.Masak oYamamo-to(Japan).

NAKAMURA, Kanich i , 75:Sacramento,Apr.1,survivedbywifeTosh i ye,sonIch i rodaugh terMasak o.MISAKI,Mrs.Sh i ma, 61:Selma, Apr.14 survivedby h usbandTak ayuk i ,sons Yuk i o, Yuzo, Kiyosh i ,daugh -tersMrs.Ki mi k oSugimotoandMrs.Masak oHirano(LosAngeles).

NIMURA, Kayo,55:LosAngeles,Mar.31,survivedby h usband Yosh i tsu-gu,fi vesonsEdward, Raymond,Ri-ch ard,Herbert, Robertdaugh tersBlanch eandMrs.EdnaSato.NINOMIYA, Ak i k o, 28:Bowles, Apr.13,survivedbyfivesisters Ayak o,Mrs.Ch i yek oNak atani (LosAnge-les)Mrs,Sh i zuye Murak ami , Mrs.NancyMiyao (Ch i cago),Mrs.Fuj iSh i rak awa(Gardena).SAKAMOTO,Goh ach i , 76:LosAnge-les,Apr.8,survivedbysonsMauiMotosh i , Masato, daugh terMrs.Ume-noMogami.

SUZUKI, Mrs.Misao, 54:LosAngeles,Apr.11,survivedbyh usbandKish u,sonRobertdaugh tersMmes.Masak oTanamineSh i gek oKash i wagi ,Fumi-■ k o Moriyama and Ki mi k o Uyeno,broth erMasanoUj i i ye,moth erTo-mo.TAKATA, Jean, I:LosAngeles,Mar.28,survivedbyparentsTosh andDaisy,broth erDavid.TAMURA, Sh i ni ch i , 69:Los Angeles,Apr.24,survivedbywifeSh i nobu,sonsKazunobu, Kazunori, daugh tersMrs.Suzuk oTsuk amoto, Mrs.Ch i yo-k oHamaok a, Mrs.Tak ayama.TANIYAMA, Zentaro:Ch i cago,Apr.3.TATEOKA,Tok i zo, 76:SaltLak eCity,Apr.19,survivedbywifeMatsu,sensSam 1.,Tom Minoru(Riverton,Wyo.),Jim S.,Mattand daugh terMrs.Momok oUsh i o.TOYODA,Toyosak u,83:Fowler, Apr.14(funeral),survivedbysonsGeo.,Don,daugh terMrs.Yonek oDoguch i .

UNO, Mrs.Suye,56:SeattleApr.2.survivedbyh usbandHi k osh i ch i ,sonsJack T.,Joh nH., daugh tersKatsu,Mrs.MabelTamura,. Mrs.Ruth Hi .gash i ,Mrs.MaryFuj i waraand 17grandch i ldren.

YAGI, Kazutosh i , 73:LosAngeles,Apr.28,survivedbywifeKamek o,sonBush Nobutosh i , daugh ters CassieMae,Mrs.Ki mi k oTazoi, Mrs.Tak a.k oMi nami de.

College-accreditedsummertourofOrientoffered(LosAngeles)A65-daysum-

mertourescortedbyEnsh oAsh i -k aga,professorofOrientalcultureandlanguageatth eUni v.ofCali-fornia atLosAngeles,i sbeingi ntroducedbyEi j i Tanabeofth eFarEastTravelService,365E.IstSt.Th etouri saccreditedfor2unitsbyth eUCLAsummerexten-sion.Th esummer-vacationi ti ner-arystartsJune15aboardth eAPLPres.Clevelandembark i ngfromSanFrancisco(June17fromLosAngeles),arrivi ng i nYok oh amaJuly1.Returntripi saboardth ePres.Wilson,reach i ngSanFran-ciscoAug.20.Twotoursarebeingoffered:(1)

25daysi nJapanplusatwo-week sextensioncruise visi ti ngManilaandHongk ongat$1,087plustax,and(2)23 days i nJapanwithtourgroupplustwoadditi onalsigh tseeingorvisi ti ngofrelativesat$956plustax.Handlingth etourj nJapanareth eJapanTravelBureau,Japa-neseStudentAssociati onandWa-sedaUniversityeducationandad-mi ni strativesection...."English editorresignsColoradoTimespost(Denver) Frank Tamura,Eng-lish edi torofth eColoradoTimesth epasteigh tyears,resigned h i spostlastweek andMrs.TayKondowasnamedassuccessorwith"Bee"Kai h araWooassisti ng.

Review 'HomeAgain'onTV(SanFrancisco) "HomeAgain,"JamesEdmiston'sdocumentarynovelofaJapaneseAmerican'fa-mily,willbereviewedonLewisLengfeld'sTVprogram,"Let'sLook atBook s,"onMay8,10:30p.m.,onch annel7.

DECADE AGO

May5,1945

442ndInfantryoccupiesTurin,climaxi ngcoastaloffensive; bigItaliani ndustrialcityenteredbyNisei Americans,Genoaalsooc-cupied...OWIidentifi es30moreNisei k i lled i naction,188wounded.

"# «t "Gov.DempseysaysNewMexi-coopposesevacuees.

» " *"Triotofacenewch argesofvio-lations;defendantsacquittedofterroristactivi tyagainstNiseifarmerSumioDoi ofPlacJrCoun-tycitedforsellingalcoh oli cbev-eragetominors— outgrowth oftestimonygiven i ntrialoftrio.

" " "Mercedsh eri ffask s fundstoprotectreturnedNisei ;i nvestiga-tion i ntoKish i ,Morimotoinci -dentscontinues.

» ♦ "WRAoffici alh i tspromotersofcommerciali zedh atedriveagainstJapaneseAmericans i n Ch i cagoaddress;WRAfigh ti ngth osepro-fiti ngfrom race-baiti ng,declaresmovementmask edi ntermsofpa-trioti sm.

" « *Sparta(Wis.)selectspark sitelormemorialto 100th Infantry.

" * »Evacueegirlsh earFrank Si na-traspeak onraciali ntoleranceatPh i ladelph i a.

" " "U.S.ArmyusesmanyNisei spe-ciali stsi nOk i nawabattles.

" " "Sgt.Frank Hach i yaofHoodRiver,Ore.,awardedSilverStarposth umously;citedforvalordur-i ngLeytecampaign.

" " «Oppositi onofmembersofsomeminori ti estoreturnofevacueestoLosAngelesstudied.

Seattledentistdies(Seatle)Dr.Kazuto Harada,

50,Kumamoto-borndentist,diedApr.23afteralongi llnessath i sh ome.He organizedBoy ScoutTroop252,activewith th eBud-dh i stCh urch andSeattleDi stri ctDentalSociety.

DaytonIssei dies(Dayton) Manh i ch i Yamasak i ,

76,1512Sh aftesburyRd.,diedApr.28.Th eformerFlorin(Calif.)re-sidentwasth efath erofMasYa-masak i ,Dayton JACLch aptervice-president.

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endth ecombinedbi llbydivi di ngth eproposalsforHawai i andAla*>k aandputtingth emi ntoseparatepack ages.Inth emeantime,stateh oodad«vocatesaresearch i ngforsomefor-mulaorstrategyth atwillenableth emtoh aveth esetwoterritori eeconsideredseparately.Th e JACLpositi onwasclari-fi ed i nreplytoa Congressionali nqui rybyMi k eMasaok a,Wash *i ngtonrepresentative.

Editori als

AFRO-ASIANCONFERENCEECHOES;Bandung'sfinalcommuniqueofth e29Afro-Asiannationsabandonedth epassive-resistanceandneutralistth eori esofi nternationalrelationsofIndia'sPrimeMin-i sterNeh ruandth e"peacefulcoexistence"princi plesofRedCh i na'sCh ouEn-lai.Instead,from th eopeningdayofth eweek -longconference,aseriesofanti-Com-munistaddresseswereunleash edbydelegatesfromTurk ey,Iraq,Th ai land,th ePh i li ppi nesandPak i stan.SirJoh rfKotelajvala,Ceylon'sPrimeMini ster,seriouslyquestionedCh ou'sbidfor"coexistence",addingth ati fcommunism weresincere,i twoulddissolveth eComin-form.Fili pi noDelegateGen.CarlosRomulocondemnedRussiancommunism asbearingth e"worstfeaturesofsomecolonialsystemsagainstwh i ch weh avebeenfigh t-i ngallourlives".Itwasth efirsttime i nh i storyth atrepresentatives

ofnon-wh i tenationsofth eearth j oi nedtogeth er.Onemigh tsayBandungwasavictoryforth eWest,butth eresh ouldbenomistak i ngth efactth atCh ouEn-laieclipsedPanditNeh rui ni mpressingth econferenceasawh ole.Hissuaveassurancesandplausiblemoderationsh ouldworryth eWest.

Asonepoliti calpunditputsi t:th erealsigni fi cancelayi ni tsproofth atnoonevoicecanspeak forAsians.Ifneith erIndianorRedCh i nacanleadth em,neith er,ofcourse,canth eUni tedStates.Wesh allswayth emonlyi nproportionasweencourageth ei rambiti onsforpoliti cal,socialandeconomicqualitywith th eWest.

JUDICIALPOSTFORNISEIPreidentEisenh owernominatedBenjami nTash i ro

forafederalj udi ci alposti nHawai i .ItawaitsSenatecon-firmation.Th enoteth atth i sappointmenti sh i gh lyre-commendedbymanyandopposedbynooneconfirmsh i sfitnessforoffice.Th eyh averecognized i ndi vi dualtalentandabili ty—awiseruleforselectingmenwh oserveth epeople.

VeryTrulyYoursBYHARRYHONDA

ACADEMICCHALLENGEWecancountonone h andth enumberoftimesnon-

Japaneseh aveask edth i soffi cetosupplydataconcerningJa-paneseAmericansforapaperh ei spreparing ...But,weh aveaveragedatleastonecallpermonth forsimi larassist-

Iifrom Nisei students...Isupposei gacollegeterm paperfindsth estu-tslidi ng downth epath ofleastre.mce(I'llconfessi twasth atwaywithyearsago);butgraduatestudentsh avei ggerch allengebeforeth em.Afterde-ngwh atph asetoresearch ,h etri estoarth newfacts,translateexisti ngdata

oroffernewth eori es...Itwouldappearth eNi sei graduatestudentcangainmorebystudyingsometh i ngoth erth anapopu-lationstudyofJapanesei nCalifornia,th eevacuation,i ntegration ofth eJapanese,etc.....Possiblyoneexceptioni nth e

Heldofth i ngsJapanesei nAmericamigh tbeagoodpaperonth eIssei.Th eremaybesomeprepared,butweh aven'treadanypersonally.Wh atwouldberefresh i ng i nth i sfi eldofeducationi s

notastudyofth edi fferencesamongmen(wh i ch soci ologicalpapersoftenportray),butastudyofsimi lari ti esamongmen...Somuch h asbeensaidofth eculturesofEastandWest,tlacingofh i storybynationsandoth erverticallinesofap-proach ,i t'sabouttimeastudybemadeonah ori zontalplane—search i ngoutth esi mi lari ti esth atwillspellouth umannaturei n i tsfullgloryandth erebyessayingth eth emeofBroth erh oodWeek :weareallbroth ersunderth eFath erh oodofGod...Historyth rough th eagesh assh ownth ecross-fertili zati onofideasbutsomewh ath i ddenbyanationalisti ci nterpretationgiventoth ecourseofh umanevents...Ifanyth i ng,th eprinci pleofh umansolidari tycannotbesacri.fi cedi nth i snewagewh enth eworldismuch smalleri ntermscfcommunicati onandtravel.IfaNisei graduatestudent,th erefore,wouldundertak e

astudyofth eproblemsofoth erth anth eJapaneseAmericans,noteth eth i ngsweh avei ncommonrath erth anth evariati onsofh umanculture(nomatterh owexotic),th ewi deareacov-eredwouldreapgreaterbenefits...Itpresumesth eNi seik nowsth emak e-upofJapaneseAmericansonth eoutset,butI'msurei nth eendh ewouldunderstandh owdifferentpeoplecangetalong—notbecauseofdifferencesbutbecauseofth i ngsth eyh ave i ncommon.Th emi nutedifferenceswouldbeacci-dental,th eth i ngsi ncommonmoresubstantial...Onedan-gerofself-introspection,wemigh tadd,i sth eapparentsim-plici tybecauseofi tsproximi ty-toeverydaylivi ng.But.wewouldbetoocloseandwouldmissth eperspectivenecessarylorh onestcriti ci smorstudy...Th evariati onsi nth eh umanracearemoreevident,h encemorereadilystudied.Butth esamenessofth eh umanracei snot,h encemorech allengingtoatruestudent.

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MoreonTariff-TradeBYMIKEMASAOKAWASHINGTON NEWSLETTER:

Wash i ngtonLastweek 'sNewsletterdiscussedth evi tali mportancetoth eUnitedStatesandth efreeworldofth ecurrentSenatedebateonth eRe-ciprocalTradeAgreementsPro-gram,with particularreferencetoth eneedforactiveandaggressiveleadersh i ponth epartofth ePre-si denti fth i slegislation i stobeenactedwi th outcrippli ngamend-ments.Speak i ngbeforeth eannualmeetingofth eAssociatedPressi nNewYork citylastweek ,th ePre-si dentdeclaredth atdefeatofth eth ree-yearextensionsough tforh i stradeprogramwouldconsti-tuteaserioussetback toth ecauseofpeace."Toabandonburprogram forgradualreductionofunjusti fi edtradebarriers—toviti ateth eAd-mi ni strationproposalbycrippli ngamendments—wouldstri k ease-vereblowatth ecooperativeef-fortsofth efreenationstobuildupth ei reconomicandmili taryde-fenses,"th ePresidentwarned."Itcouldresulti n i ncreasingdiscri mi nati onagainstourexports.Itcouldleadtowidespreadtraderestricti onsandash arpcontrac-tioni nworldtrade.Itcouldmeanaretreattoeconomicnationalismandisolationi sm.

Two-waytradeneededforpeace&goodwill"Two-waytrade,Ibelieve,"th ePresidentsaid,"isabroadavenuebywh i ch allmenandnationsofgoodwillcantraveltowardagoldeneraofpeaceandplenty.YourAdmini strationi scommittedto h elpi ngbuild i t.Ipersonallybelieveth ati ti sforth egreatergoodofall164mi lli onofourpeo-pleandIsh allnotrelaxmyper-sonalefforttowardsitsach i eve-ment."Th atsameafternoon,on th e

Senatefloor,leadingDemocraticadvocatesofth eReciprocalTradeProgram notedth atth ePresidentwouldh avemorediffi cultyi nse-curingth esupportofh i sownpar-tymembersth anth atofth eDe-mocrats andch allenged h i m togivemoreth anlipservicetoth elegislativefi gh tth atwillbene-cessarytogainenactmentofth etrade-tariffprogram.Th eDemocraticch allengewaslaiddownbySen.AlbertGoreofTennessee,assistantmajori tywh i p.Hedemandedth atth ePre-si dentexertth esamevigorouslea-dersh i p i nth i smatterth ath esorecentlydid,andsuccessfully,i ndefeatingth e i ndi vi dualincometaxreductionproposedbyth eDemocrats.

* " "Th eyouth fulTennesseanspeechh asbeenh ai ledasth eoutstandingappealmadeth usfarforth econ-tinuation ofa depression-bornprogrambegun21yearsagodur-i ng th efi rstadmini strationofFrank li nD.Roosevelt.Hiswasafigh ti ngspeech wh i ch notonlycalledforgreaterleadersh i pbyth ePresidentbutalsoexposedth etextilelobbyandrefutedmanyofth ei rch eri sh edarguments.Rallyingto h i ssupport,byask -i ngleadingquestionsandmak i ngh elpfulcomments,wereSenatorsEstes KefauverofTennesseeJamesEastlandofMissi ssi pp1,PaulDouglasofIllinoi s,AlbenBark leyofKentuck y,RussellLongofLouisi ana,HerbertLeh manofNewYork ,andWayneMorseofOregon.AllareDemocratsand,with th eexceptionofSenatorEast-landandpossiblySenatorLong,areallmembersofth eso-calledli beralorNewDealwingofth epartyi npower.Wh i leth erei snodenyingth atth eywere i ndulgingi nabitofpoliti calbraggadocio,th eywereneverth eless i n earnestasth eyattemptedtoarouseth ePresidentofarivalpartytoactivelycam-paignforth eextensionofaDe-mocraticprogram wh i ch th enowRepublicanch i efexecutive h asembracedaspartofh i sgovern-mentalph i losoph y.

President'spositi onbasedononenationalbasisIndefini ngwh atth ePresident's

positi onsh ouldbe,SenatorGoredeclared"...th ati nsuch mat-tersas i nternationaltradeth eroleofth ePresidentisth edrama-tizati onofth enationali nterest.Wh enth ereisnoeffectiveleader-sh i pfromth ePresident,senatorsandrepresentativesbecomepreytoth especiali nterests ofth ei rownconstituencies.Each senatorh asatleasttwoconstituencieswh i ch h emustconsider.Th efi rsti sth econstituencyh ei sh onored

torepresentdirectly.Th esecondi sth enationali nterest,wh i cheverysenatormustalsok eep i nmi nd."Conversely,th ePresidenth asbutoneconstituency,andth atisallth epeople.Th erefore, i nsuchmatters,i ti sth efunctionand,Ibelieve,th edutyofth ePresident

ofth eUnitedStatesto h oldever i nth eforefront,byef-fective leader-sh i p— andnotlipservice—th enationalinter-estandth erebyencourage andlead membersofCongresstotak eabroadpositi on,rath er

th anpermitth emtoyieldtoth edemandsofinterestswith i nth ei rconstituencies wh omaybelieveorfancyori magi neth atth eywillbedamagedbysuch aprogram."

Textilei ndustryrappedbyTennesseeSen.GoreTh e j uni orsenatorfrom Ten-

nesseeth enexposedth eh i gh -pressure,h i gh -h andedmanneri nwh i ch th e textile i ndustrywasoperatingagainstth emeasure,ch argi ng i twi th misleading th epeopleandconductingafalsecam-paignbaseduponfear.Hepinpoi ntedth etextileindus-try,notonlybecause i twasofi mportanceto h i sstate,butalsobecausei twasleadingth egeneralfi gh tofoth eri ndustrylobbiesagainstth eReciprocalTradeAgreementsBillwh i ch i sdesig-natedasHR 1,th efi rstmeasuredropped i ntoth eHouse h opperwh enth eCongressconvenedal-mostfivemonth sago."Citi ngstatisti cstosh owth atth eratioofi mportstoexportsi sabout12to1 i nfavorofexportsi ntex-tiles,SenatorGoreexplainedth atprobablymorepersonswouldbeunemployed i fforeignnationsre-fusedtotradei ntextileswith usth ani fwecontinuedtoallowth emtoexporttous,th efearsofth etari fflobbynotwith standing.Hesaidth atoffici alfiguresfor1954sh owedth ati mpostsofcot-tonandsynth eti ctextilesandproductstotaledonly$115,000,000i nvaluewh i leth eAmerican i n-dustryexportedtooth ercountriesgoodsvaluedat$534,800,000,or460percentgreater.

" " *IfAmericanfactoriesaregoingtocontinuetoproducesomuchforexport,SenatorGoredeclaredth atth erewereonlytwoalterna-tivesforUnitedStatesi ndustry—eith erprovidetwo-waytradeth atwillenableforeignnationstoearndollarstopayforpurch asesordoleoutsubsidi esorgrantstoth eseforeigncountries.Inadditi ontoth eh ugebalancei nourfavori nmanufacturedex-portsoveri mports,i twasstressedth atrawcottontoowasexportedi nvastquantiti es.Tak i ngJapanasanexample,i twaspointedoutth atlastyearJapan i mported$125,000,000worth ofU.S.cottonwh i leexportingtousonly$23,--000,000worth ,mostofwh i ch wasi nnon-competiti vei tems.Th eTennesseeDemocratem-ph asi zedth atth ei llsofth etex-tilei ndustrywerenotcausedbyi mports,butrath erbyregionalsh i fts i nproduction,bytech no-logicali mprovements,byth euseofsynth eti csandfi bermixtures,andbych anges i nconsumptionpatterns.Herepeatedth ati ni n-ternationaltradewasth eoppor-tunitytodevelopnewmark etsaswellasoutletsforth eraw pro-duct.

Economicbalanceproblemsh own i nJapan'scaseHespecifi callydiscussedth esi .tuationas i trelatedtoJapan'sexportsoftextilesandpointedoutth eso-calledfloodofJapaneseproductsamountedtolessth anone-h alfofonepercentofourownproductionlastyear,wh i chwasaspecialconditi oncausedbyth efinancialpolici esofth eJapa-nesegovernment,a governmentdependentuponworldtradetosurvive."Wh atIwouldli k etoemph a-sizemost,"SenatorGoredeclared,"isth eoverallproblem ofeco-nomicbalance.Th eUnitedStatesi sth e.world'sleadingexporterandi tsleadingi mporter.Oureco-nomicpositi oni ssopreeminentth atwh atwe doaffectseverymemberofth egrandallianceoffreenations."Iti snolongerpossible,as

somepersonsseemtoth i nt"ustoregard i nternaMamatterofdft"Fortunately,wearei naxutionwh ereourownenligh tedV*nomicself-interestand£25!*

ponsibi li ti esconver*i nIJ?policyth atwillpermitSnesSS1sionofi nternationalcomme1

"Inclosing,Ish ouldli k T't.emph asi zefurth er,MrPrwil,?th atth eUnitedStates'isnot5th eworld'sgreatesttrafittion,butalsoth eworld'scredSnationLi k ewater,th eHowi nternationaleconomicsseek s,level—abalance.Th equestioni .forth eCongresstodecidewh eZth atbalance willbe"ffi jth rough two-waytrade,curtaSmentofUnitedStatesexports01continuedforeignsubsidi esbJUnitedStates taxpayers.AsZme,Ich oosetrade."

HouseOKs$200,000forclaimsagain(Wash i ngton) Operationalex.pensesof$200,000forth efiscalyear1956evacuationclaimspro.gram h asbeenapprovedbyth eHouse ofRepresentatives,th iWash i ngtonJACLOfficereportedth i sweek . *"Fiscalyear1956beginsonJuh1,1955andendsJune30,19W/Th eappropriatedsum i sth tsameasth atappropriatedfor195Jfiscalyearforth esesameadminWstrativeexpenses,butis$25,001lessth anth atappropriatedfor'fi j .calyear1954.Th eHouseapprovedtotalnowgoestoth eSenate,wh erei ti sex.pectedth atth i ssumwillalsobeapproved.Admini strativeexpensesi ncludeth esalariesandoperatingfundiforth ecentralofficei nWash i ng.ton,D.C.,andth etwofieldoffieai nLosAngelesandSanFranc*co,respectively.

CALENDARMay6(Friday)

So.Alameda County—Moth ers'Daytea,HansenHall.Centerville,VMp.m.

May7(Saturday)Albuquerque—Potluck dinner,Band»Sch ool.

May8(Sunday)PlacerCounty—JACLCommunityPIC«nto,JACLballground,Penryn.

May10(Tuesday)Seattle—Meeting.JapaneseCommuni-tyHall.1414WeUer,8p.m.Agendafor1955.

May13(Friday)Sonoma County—Auxili ary meetim,SebastopolMemorialHall.SanFrancisco—Meeting.Buch anaa"Y",8:30p.m.;Dr.NelloPace,sptt"MountainClimbi ngatItsBest.Ch i cago—Meeting,WilsonRoom,118&Mich i gan; Allen Bradley,Ch i cagoDailyNewseditor, spk r.

May14-15PSWDC — Distri ct convention,WMonteHotel,SantaBarbara.

May14(Saturday)SaltLak eCity—"SpringFrolic («"tailstobeannounced).,

Rich mond-ElCerrito-BenefitmovWFi nni sh Broth erh oodHall,1970Ch en*nutSt.,Berk eley,7 p.m.Mt.Olympus—SurpriseSocial.

May15(Sunday) MNC-WNDC—Quarterlysession,a»"»Claremont,Berk eley.,~..Rich mond-ElCerrito— Moth erswpotluck dinner. i ..Detroit—lssei Testimoni alDinwr.SternationalInstitute; Mi k eMasaon*spk r.

May17(Tuesday)Parlier—Auxili arymeeting.TopicHealth . , ,

May18(Wednesday) q,Marysville—Generalmeeting,JAW ui«flee,8p.m.

May20(Friday)So.AlamedaCounty—Meeting,«»SpringsSch ool.EditorStuartN«0Ul

May21(Saturday) gEastLosAngeles—Dinner-dance,a«ly'sRestaurant, 8P-m'_w.-!me»1»lSanFrancisco—Meeting.Experima'-*UmS*

May22(Sundayi toUfSanFrancisco—PeninsulaHome(Auxili arybenefit). .ftieDa.EastLosAngeles—Festivalofnwsh i p,Fresno Playground.

"May25(Wednesday)SanDiego-Issei Testimoni albaM"Mlyak oCafe, 7:30 p.m. &t0.jfl.EastLosAngeles—Meeting^,j sh lganCenter,8p.m.Conventton

SanFrancisco—JACLOlymP«*w-Stadium. ■

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8 ■PACIFICCITIZEN Friday,May6,1955


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