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Vol. 14�No. 3
TORONTO, ONT, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1951
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TIE WEEKLY HABIT
. By TOYO -TAKATA
How far is. Canada going on' her war preparedness program ? That is the prime question of the moment particularly if you're male, between 17 and 21, unmarried without dependents and physically fit. .'However-,- .at :thv> moment, n.o one'seems -to. ;know;-. hot even those supposedly tn the know at Ottawa. Only intimation �we have,� and these are often misleading* is that our Cabinet ministers in their cautious deliveries, here and there, seem to be either readying the public for; , any. bomb- burst of policy or
'portionate call to arms, we would have to/ match it with 300,000 khakis, and -betl bottoms,; or an increase of five times .Canada's present . strength. Her present regular forc.e mimbers 0-,000. .. No\v place the one out of 45 alongside the Japanese -population, of Canada to bring it even closer. At "this.- rate we Would find someAvhor'e between -100 and �f>00'.' Niseis in',...uniform."'And in the -event of an all-out w:ar, it could be twice that figure, for there is a large number..'of .us
... . .. "in/-tho'l.t .to .10 bracket.
sounding out Canadian opinion^- \,,, , , ,�'.'.,. . �
.^�" j t: , > ^ 1 Al.thovigh we have no definrle
towards any overhaul of Cana- ,. , .�. , ,.
' - ,. , figure we .(!<�> not believe it hke-
program which � ��
^e
any
da?s defense would involve sending more men abroad. .. '
Last week Mihister of National Defense .Brooke Claxton made as., .near a patriotic:, fighting speech as a member of the top' circle Would have dared without arousing; the anti-coiiscriptionist elements when, he hinted that Canadians should consider .it a duty .to serve in the armed for-;ces. The between-lihes mterprcr tation, we leave up to you.
Down across ; the "Hhe, irV his grim-lipped address .to; his people last month;- President - Truman told his. people what to expect for 1 i>51. TVprnost- statement in his war-edged speech was that he was putting three and a half million men in service uniform^ This is about as close as he coiil(t get without calling it total mobilization. . - v :
; = The 3,500,000/means that.one of every 45 man, Wbnian and child in the United ^ States will
ly . that there ;are- more .than' a do/.e'n Niseis in uniform av the present .-time; Strangely enough, the navy, the smallest 'of-the. three branches of service, is believed to contain most of the active; service Nisei. -To this imiist be added those who are in the reserve or the militia, and there must be a nuiiiber of Niseis in these ;iion-permaiient iniits.
We do not know or cannot eyen conjecture as to whether -we'll see;: more Niseis in - the service. It is up, to "the rnterhati'diVai conditions .aricl;.;ip to the individual Niseis, At the moment' the Canadian military;manpower is. un-derstrength and present plans call;.for; a total of; 100,000 men or thereabouts in arms by the end of this year. Failing or lagging in that; objective, we can expect a more vigorous recniit-mg.can)j)aign which could attract a large number of .the Nisei. If this stilt (iocs riot produce, then m. i i i t a ry - d ra ft or conscri pt ion
Dr. Norman, For East Advisor at Ottawa.
OTTAWA -^. Japan-born Dr. Herbert Norman, 41, a top Canadian authority, on the Far East, was called to Ottawa last week to head the Far Eastern Division in the departrnont of external affairs. Dr. Norman, who has just recently returned from Ja-pan where he was the head of Canadian liaison mission in Tokyo, has a wide knowledge of Japan and the Japanese, having spent many years in the Orient;
Dr. Norman, who has studied in Jap:i;i, Canada Uritaih and the I". S., received his- M. A. and Phi 1). from Harvard for studies of Japanese lam-;ua<re. and history. ;.._" �' ��..' '' �'.' :.. ; .. ";/. . ��; ..
'His appointment to 'the' .key post at a time when Asian probr lems have, como to the fore is regarded as Vigni-ficant. .
Seek Provincial Charter For Legal Recognition Of Buddhism In Quebec
MOVr.KEAL ~ A private Mil will be iniroduowl in the Quebec Legislature when it opens It's 1!*51 sessions late this month which, if passed, wouldKTant a oluuler l-o ihtv Iimldhist Church of Quebec, : in Montreal. This >\onl;l Je^ally nn'o^m/c Huddhiam ma a religion .ifnQiiebrc \viili rights to '��.>>.!,*i.M-;sh a church within the province, . .'� ..�''.�..��"', :' -.�. ': '.':..'��':�� ; .'�':�'�"��"
. Harriiig unforeseen - develop-, mo.nts, it is expected to pass the house. In accordance - with the laws of the '�province,; a public.' r.xii'e was inserted for four sue^ cossive weeks; in- bol-h English and French newspapers to the offset, that the lmddhist;CJiuu-h .was .seeking incorporation -as an ecclesiastical- body ;to wludv no objection had .been received.
The need for a charter arises j out of the fael that: under
chmvh g
�X'n'jer the charter, the" Biidd-hist Cliuivh will have full power to carry ; tMi religious 'M;ork. It \\ill permit them to acquire pro^ p.orty..-;i.nd .the right to perform ;icfs ;-of civil st at its' �s marriages, and to keep registers of such
charter
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io. apply for a
had its beginning last
:tt th0 Kast^rn Canada
Nisei Dance to Aid Y ''Build for Yputh'' 0
.' On ; .''Saturday; Feb. 3, a dance . open, '-.to' '-Niseis'. will; be hold at the Central YMGA,;)iv aid of the
Build for Tbuth"
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fund campaign in Toronto, which starts oh Jan- 29, V
l^.t >bec lavy Catholicism, P ta.Mtism and J.uchtism are the only religions which are legally iie-
er .. yinin^ Huddlust League Gonven-rotes- J tion held In Montreal at tho time.
A (that t line, the Montreal BUST se.is appealed to. t he League that
i.vistii/.�^i <inu.-.i"^,.:� vii.vi^ M.�oV| n umiertake � a,-campaign to ob-pi-esent a petition for ,a charter [ tah{ the. necessary charter which .to.- the Legislative Assembly. WonM. grant .religious status to Wliile the latter^ and this iu- j HIO Montreal Buddhists as it Was
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light be nvo-'
While the latter t-ludes Huddhism, ally sanctioned . in Quebec^
. rt,,..- ., - -,, L ,, without a charter, .they have not
This' dance wil be sponsored ;,, ..-;�� .... -.'-., �-.,.--.;�;-, i, %, i- iwr/H i VT-' :-'-' -the riisu.al.: p.nvalcges.. accorded to t i'vthe Centra \.MCA Nisei iwem- _. :: -,; ��-.": ,. t ,. . .
b^
bers. committee ^selected from
ai5jong: the; Nisei at Central -YM-GA and'will be assisted by members from the ,VMCA on .INIcGill
Street.;:- � : ^; . '";�-'''�"�. ; Dance is to coininence at 8
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Montreal Huddh.ists. as it Avas .not possible forMonlreal to undertake, it alone Yls the cost of pi-e^entiiig; u bill \vas ?2,000. .
As an���!�'.'..C. Y. IK L. project, al \vas �nadc to all
an
find hiniself voluntarily or other- '��ist be; considered a possibility. wise in '.. fighting regalia. The [ Of -latest is " that? /every �� American j "?-male reaching 18, will be called into the -draft and that exemp-
of
in the event of a ?-r> tncre is .no' other choice:
jt m;ght be r.oted here, : that ' Atlantic .Pact nations,;
tion loopholes will be plugged, j (m[y Iceland, outside of Canada, Bringing the American figures
has
r.o form of compulsory
home, if Canada went, on .a pro- training'.
Alta.'s Largest Nisei BafI Winds Up Booster Drive j
vLKTHBRIDGK, Altn. :� S^-r.-.e liudd. P!! -of L/-thbr;d<re? ' who "5W members "and friend?, in f,-^..; noijoreir ' th->" Aibcrt-a -JCCA as. "tive hiocki Were brought !toi:e-her Avol! :!S ih* ^y jiKron^r v:ii!vi
at the Alberta JCCAV ~<v L:id an- '.--'r P^'^^'e- : ;
nual Snow JJaH f-r":!:? ir:v :;��.-.�. T!>' -vv-;ri^ir v.-a~ - Mr.'hi'.uht-'-d
Quebec JCCA Slates Issei-Nisei Affair
A joint Issei:.Nisei New Year party is .011'-� the?-..Quebec JCCA^s calendar of events, for Saturday, Jan.. 20. This is to take place at the .St. Kd\vard Hall starting, from 7 p.m. ;.. -
A program, balanced to both, Jssci and Nisei likings, is being arranged by the committee in charge of the evening. A kabuki and an English comedy are to be staged as the big number of the >Shin-boku-kai. This .will be tied together \vith other, choices of entertainment contributed by tal-eiKed Diembers of the community. : "'�.'.. . ; ;
Th-? various women's groups are in charge of -the '�refreshment?.
of f ic.ially ; recognised
oi-anizations.: . _ |^ grmjps throi]gK6ut Canada.
In a sense, tlio law seems to I Thy resj)onse: has been very eji-favor these..'--three-- major reli- voiiraging vvith many pledges of gronsj but it is. not (liscritninato-.j a.ssfstance. The E.. C. V. B. L. is ly. It doe.s not bnr any eslab- i planning a concert to be orga^-llsh.ed "religious'.sects from seek- ] .nixed by its" three member chap-ing or�'.'obtaining. a cliarter. So [ iers of Toronto, Ifamil.ton and far as is known, Quebec is the j Montreal to be preschted .in the only province in -which Iiu'ddhism[ spring as one. of the. projects to-.does not enjoy full status, as a | wards raising the charter fund.
Is Sneak Preview
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single -congregation of" N:,:-'-:< .!�> i^y tl;r drri^'Incr <�? ih^ v.;:;::v;- of ;be \vitnes>ed "in A:h,:-rla. T:: :�' 'h- - Ai^r-r'a JCC'AV ('. .-vr. ..:.?:. large attendance at *!>:�� .'-r:,;r ^Ivc-r; ':=:. ' \ ����.r./'.iru-t !'��)!; w::h the event of the AihfT-a-: X :-��:�:. r.rr-.:t:vr- r.)4-|v,-. Mr<. T^::xo:t^.
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New York� 1949 Nobel prize �yinner in physics^ -Dr. Hideki -Yuka-wa, was appointed a full professor in physics at Columbia
. Mu>:c- f"r thrr ball v.2� provjd-r'd by Jack Petey's Orchestra," C^.^'^f-J^ hat.-, balloons a n i ?--':><:rrak^rs adled >rreat!y to the jraifty �-,f thi? dancers.
Th-- � v^-cutjve rrsr mbers of th"-A'Vr,a JCCA expre?? thf-ir
Writing in hi.s column,. L:'.rt'y.-.-Tajiri,.editor of the -Pacific Ci: , tizen, reported "that, an . <>f.fuM.-il of MOM, James \\V Mern<-k:; commented that the M(iM',> recently completed picture "Co F^r. Broke" -about the Japar.e.-o An�'�'�-, rican combat team in V."or!d '\\'i:r II,.as being "terrific".
Tajiri say?: "The fi!:^ >t r;.-about the-"hf-r/',.--?" r.f .'thr- 4iJ.-:' Cornbat Toanv/' a>. th^ p^'or-' bills them, wa< glv/a a �'.:;:!.-�; : erieak" showing las*. K--.?;"': ..�.-
Pico >n West L"? A:--^>�]�'�.-. '.' -\-.\ ment cards \\~<-rf-. I.--'.:'--'! .*���". audience rind r.orrr.R;!y it ' . previews frV�rn 2^) {<-> 2-Vi r.-ir-i are returrir-d. ^i^-rA'.r^ �"orr �'::"=' dience en'hu.-ift^r.\ -Af'-r ' -i � for-.'Brok�'.-!" **"''�- *�!"'1.::- '.'.*'��� cards w�-rf- r*-!'jrrt':. .*"� -r � �� �� than the **ud.^. r� (�*�'.'.-� �; ri.*"*- : .;".
Washington, Honolulu Suggested for Premiere
//WASHINGTON, D. C. � .Mike 7 Masaoka is urging -M(iM Studios that the world premiere of "Go for Broke** b<> held simultaneously in R<K nolulu and Washington, D. C. In letters to th� film company Masaoka wrote, al feel that both cities w.otild fceldeal for premieres, Honolulu be-ciiu^c so many of the 442nd mf-n cane from Hawaii, aad \Vas!tin?fon because the BUH tion picture is a brilliant le�-.s.'.n in demoeracy, and where b'il in the nation's capital should such a filM hare Its
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"Actordinx to Jasu* who has been handlinz tho Kerry �B rfce picfare. nearly �f the cards rated the fi�w� �-and or **e�oll<-nt."
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