VOL 15, NO. 27
An Independent Organ For Canadians Of Japans Origin
SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1952
58 Per Year � 10 c Per Copy
The Weekly Habit
By Toyo Takata-
Other than the odd skelton in , total of everything the Jap:
the closet, the best kept secrets of man are those pertaining to what he's worth. He's reluctant to reveal any information which wouid give intimations as to his dollar value so he avoids revealing 'what hp earns, how much he paid for his.house, how much insurance he carries. They are strictly his private affairs, and are even kept fronv his intimate friends.
The reasons for this reticence are not exactly clear but we presume that social prestige is deeply involved. It is sometimes convenient to have others, believe that he is worth more than he actually is, then there are times when the opposite impression is desirable.
There are two groups of people who aren't top secretive about the. facts of economic life, those on the very bottom and those on the very top of our dollar and cents pyramid.. At the penniless extreme or thereabouts, there is not much motive to hide the truth and it would be foolish to do so. At the other level, his treasure-house is an open book because he has no ofie to surpass and therefore it becomes a matter of pride to show what he has. amassed in the way of fortunes. � ;
It's those in between (the majority), the ones who would 1 ike to go further up the ladder and who have acquired some means; who are the secretive ones who cover the figures on their pay envelopes, bank books and contractual documents. '.-�-�.'
For all intents and purposes, all JC'c fall into this brimming category. So it's impossible to arrive at any accurate figures concerning the economy of the Ja-pauese in Canada.; If we could we would have an unending source of interesting material for the NC. ' '
Then we would .have the: answers to many interesting questions. P^or instance: who are the ten wealthiest. JC's in Canada and what are they worth? What Nisei draws the highest salary? What is the total income for JC's in 19511 What is their total property value ? How much real estate .does.he own?
If we could turn up the answers, we'll come up with some startling figures. For instance, it wouldn't be out of line to expect the total JC earning for one year to be above $20,000,00. If two fifth of the JC's were gainfully employed ami their average annual income was $2,600 (Canadian average for 1951). then the *core would be S20,000T0<"�0.
As for th� total JC worth, the -gsre could be a lot more as-
vnese
owned including cash, real estate,' business, furniture-;, all calculated to the market value;
We would hesitate to oven venture a guess as7to what this amount may bp hut it will amount to a .tidy millions; For instance, residential real estate property in Toronto alone hold .by Japanese must be around $lp.OOO.UoO. And that is just a small beginning -.when other figures:' are included.
...This is an amazing recovery
since the evacuation which was i ed the treat v. The
Japan Peace Treaty Up For Ratification By Canadian Gov't.
OTTAWA � The Japan** Peace Treaty may be officially approved and ratified by the Canadian government before it recesses for Easter next week. Unification will mean a formal termination of the state of war between Japan and Canada.
The Treaty was introduced in the Canadian Senate in Ottawa on March 31 and following, study by a committee, it was approved on April 2. Approval by the House of Commons shortly, is awaited.
After signing in September of last year, Canada is one of the few nations who have not yet ratify
U.S. Senate
a terrific 'economicViol t to. the
ratified the treatv on March 20
JC'S.. Considering, that, and while , by a vote of 60 to 10. there are no Japanese Canadian j Ratification will mean a clari-millionaires, and none of us eaiV fication of Japan-Canada rela-yet thrive by merely clipping ! lions pertaining to such matters coupons^ we've come.a long way '< as trade; currency, fishing and in a short time. Hut we would j immigration; The latter will.have like to know exactly how far, in ; the greatest impact on Japanese $�$$v's. , 'Canadians..
U. S. Women Eye Wallet-GI
TOKYO -:- Sgt. Walter R.�>� Cord, one of the last American >. soldiersto marry,a Japanese girl | before the: expiration of the law I Nuptials Won t Work
which enables^ Gfs to take their ; Oriental brides back. home, is ' very emphatic about the superior- �, ityVpf Japanese 'girls over their American sisters.
"American .wonie^i definitely don't have it;! he claimed. "They put love on a pedestal and' expect their husbands to kowtow to it and to them. They're slobs."
Sgt. 'Cord, a 28-ye'ar.-old Korean veteran,, is one "of 8,000. American . soldiers who married
. VANCOUVER � Mrs: R. F. TJrovin, who Has spent many years in Japan and who has just returned after wording two years with the Red Cross there, doesn't believe that the marriages between American GI's and Japanese girls will work out.
She feels that an Oriental wife will not be wholly accepted into the Occidental community and that with the princip-
Japanese girls. His bride is Shi- a Is 'having entirely different
mako Matsui. i
'-�. -"Of'her, "Sgt.; Cord, said,' ''She j �was'.the.'only girl who ever look-:. j. ed.at me without measuring my ' wallet. -
<i don't have much and she .knows' what ,the score is. She'll walk five' blocks out of her. way to save 10 yen. Find me. an American woman� who'di do that.. �".�"Besides, Japanese women, are more faithful, more; honest and have a" l<'<r'.more .integrlty.""_ad: ded Cord.
The fact" t'ha*.'-S/�'!'� Gl-Japan-cse bride damage? -have legally; taken plnee.and. that there-are manv 'more � u^'recist*.:�:-�:<' w(<i-
backgrotinds, mixed unions face problems which are difficult to overcome.
.Mrs.. Brown and her . three children were prisoners of the Japanese in the Philippines for three years. Her husband was also held captive at a different camp and neither had word-of the other during their internment.
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dings umioi strong arcri Ssn. .Cord's, com
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Plan to Enter Float In Lethbridqe Parade
LETHBRIDGE, Aka. � One of the major ur.d~r:akl:.g? 'p.an-ned 'by the-Lethbr.'-icv JCCA is -the - ^r.terlnz �"* a float'in the ci;y'> arrual Stampede.
Lethhridg-? JCCA D:vi�:.-.r
genera: rr'eeflng >.*'.d -r. March
Ending. This wrnrtd be the sum *- 23
Bolivia Accepting 200 Families From Japan
TOKYO � The Bolivian gov-
���rnmci.t'has-'agreed to allow 20O larni families to settle in the :->uth American republic, according to the Tokyo Asahi newspaper.
Seventy-three Japanese immigrants,'- including a number who were former residents of Peru, sailed for Bolivia'on March 25 to take up new homes. They are said to be the first of the 200 farr.iy group.
Asahi said a Japanese hotel rr.anager was Informed by letter that the Bolivian government h paying for the fare*.
'Democracy' Booklet Gets Canada Wide Distribution, Bright Press Comments
The brief pamphlet, "They Made Democracy Work", which recounts the story of the Co-Operative Committee on Japanese."Canadians,, and which "has ��'�received glowing comment from several periodicals and newspapers, has been distributed widely throughout Canada. Over 3,200 copies have gone out. stated the National JCCA this week.
One hundred copies were sent*-recently to the Alberta JCCA �which plans to distribute them at their, forthcoming Fifth Annual Conference at Lcthbridge on Easter weekend.
The National JCCA is assisting the Committee in distributing the 5/200 copies which were printed. Most JCCA local and provincial chapters in Canada have, ordered copies for distribution to members and interested Occidentals.
Two thousand copies have been sent to the Co-Operative Committee members, 100. copies to the Canadian Jewish Congress, 300 copies to the Women's Missionary Society, 1.25 copies to the Missionary Society Church of England, 150 copies to the YMCA World Services Branch, 50 copies to the CCF Literature ^Depty Out. branch, and 25 copies to the B.C. branch, and 12 copies to "the Can/" Association for Adult Education.
First described by the Toronto Globe & Mail as "one , of the most important political books published in Canada this year", other reviews have subsequently appeared in periodicals such as Food For Thought, a monthly publication of The Canadian 'As* social ion For Adult Education; the B.C, CCF News, and The Canadian Forum.
'The; Dec, 1051, issue of Food For Thought, featured an ana-lyis of the pamphlet, commenting that the success of the Commit-'
Custodian Reports Claims Nearly Paid
OTTAWA � Canada's CusIndian of enemy alien property. reported on March 31 that settlement of B.C. Japanese Canadian evacuees, in accordance with recommendations of Justice H. I. Bird, have nearly been completed.
... To t a I of '1.2% awards '.'amounting'. to :$.1',251,121 have been paid, leaving unpaid 28 claims totalling $60,327.
tee was due "less to any methods or procedures than to people," giving credit to the unselfish work, of .the members and the people''connected"with the body.
The CCF News (Fob. 20) stat-ed: ''This is .'much move than a record of the. Committee's, work. Mrs. Fowke uses live record to show that democracy, even when �it--is''-undermined.-'by a spineless government �a'cqiiiesceiice" in race: hatred and mob-patriotism, can be saved and. made to work by devoted citizens banding together to make it work."
In the current April issue of The Canadian Forum, former NC staff memher Frank' Moritsugu comments in his short review, "Mr*,. Fowke seems to have (lone the Co-Operative Committee full justice, and the credit is in> more than the admirable group deserves."
Nisei Army Officer Believed Most Decorated Korea Vet
CAMPROBERTS,Calif� A }; year-old California Nisei .Army.f officer is believed to be the \ "most decorated'' American sol- j dier of the Korean war. �'���!
Capt. Kaiteinitsu Ito of Wal1 nut Grove, Calif., a 442nd veteran, has been awarded thrve Silver Stars for. action in Kort-a.-No other . soldier is known to , have won three Silver Stars, the Army's third highest combat award, in a single campaign.
In addition tn his Silver Star.-, he has received a Purple H�ar. with five oak leaf clusters.- mat'k- ' i'ng five wounds ri-ceivt.d i:1. c-^:.-" bat during World War 11 and :he Korean War.
At the time he was -returned to the United Sute*, Capt. Iro was a company comrrar.d^r :.r. the 3rd Division^
His fir?t Star wa? award-�d for Ta^oj ;vh*r, as a
lieutenant lending : n platoon, he exposed hi in self to rescue a. woundy'd'"s<>td:t:r-'..and tin.r. "re-, turned t<> his p!;i!�'!<>[: t<t it-ad-.them, into aKrKrt->-<i\(i acti"n. ."against' the p!,cAiy iiittiftiiv;. �}�.��'.< asu;;!-tif*.-". .tS i it* (i f<>:' the. ><�<;>>:.tl
.time wh�-n' "with Ci�":.��!j-!eu- disregard f.)r-.h:?; safety,, (he) left his n�\vred j�i:.---iti''in and 'organ- � ized a - cowing f��rc.-, allowing the �n;i:!i i'i'dy to '.vitlniraw. I'r'-::i his exp-S'-d ].-..-i|tion !><�'. wt e;;.1 if--withdraw!plr*.:-�� -'i and the en�.-::-.v. � .:v. viu'-.-r-.-j.-iv � � d
nudes'ar.d accura-.*- fir-- f' -r w� a>>ii�. k.:-;:?.-g f;v\"
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he won r.~* ?h*rd award ur.t,'' his ci*at'/n arri\fr*. f-.r the h^ad w-ur.d f/- r^'-.-�-� ;\.--4. '-. :he.a.::ion
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