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THE NEW CANADIAN
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An independent .'weekly organ published ai a medium of expression among the people of Japanse origin in Canada
','... '� Kacey Oy*ma .,,.,-..'.. ,'.'....�.'.�.............................Editor '.'� , .
T*K�lchrUm�zuki ..j�p�n�tc .Section Editor
Tcukane Mayedn -__Frank Morittugu
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B.C. s Restrictions
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'�' The tide in the affairs of men Is at the flood In British Columbia, its far as the welfare of Japanese Canadians Is .concerned,;
If the citizenship ami /employment rights of ihla underprivileged claaa Is to be brought up to the common-level, an important step mast be taken now.
Public opinion in British Columbiahas never been more favorably disposed toward the abolition oi"racial restrictions.
The storm ' of; protect which followed the provincial govern-jneot's attempt to relmpose an old restriction on Japanese forest workers has been illuminating. M has shown the cirange in the outlook of British Columbians on racial problems; it has also repealed th� way in which employment restrictions-work in British Columbiw; The exclusion of Japanese woi-kern from'crown timber lands is jfiot base<l directly oh law. But a government policy adopted over lorty years ago requires: the logging operators to sign crown timber ftales and licenses containing this clause; "No person of the Chinese race who is not a Mrifish subject, and no person of the Japanese race ahall be employed in or upon the cutting or removal of any.timber-tinder the terms of this license, subject. howeVr, to the, rights Of any ' fiuch person_.under, any treaty having the force of law in Canada.'* (The citizenship riualification; concerning the Chinese was inserted �after they were given the franchise.)
Similar if not identical methods, have been employed to exclude
Japanese Tvorker.s from other fields of employment Public works
and the mining industry are two out standing examples- And the
exqlusion iwlicy extends to some professional societies winch trkike
. the lack of franchise a biisis for tlitv exclusion.
It is pretty clear that Japanese Cahadiaiis cannot be assured of .*>qiial employment opportunity without having the: franchise. This imporaht. .quesMon of Japaiiese, fianc.hise. political observers say.-.' -.'�v;ill bo discussedby (be provincial legislature in March. They add. �'... furthermore, that (here is a good: chance that the ttlet-tions Act will jb& amended to extend the franchise to Japanese Canadians.
The H.C. chapter of flic Japanese Canadian -Citizens' Association has.air.quitted itself well in coping with tho recent employment crisis. "Biit a satisfactory solution to the employment oitostion will not be reached until disci; iminatory laws and regulations '''are: wiped out Completely. ; ,:. . �''.=" '��''��. "�"�/:.'.-'-' .�'.'�'^-�:�'.'� ' �'''��'�-.'�'
: One correspondent has suggested that the li.C.JCCA should fol-. low up their recent, nchieyemem by proparlng a detailed brief Japanese in Uritish Columbia,
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_ �.-�liycr~iiow'~th"'ey".are'^ einpJ6ye<IT th^TrliiTiire plans,. etc. '
Such a: brief will.indicate moro eloquently than any argument that the best way of bringing an '.end to nritish.-Columbia's JapanetfO -'proble'm�-to prevent the evacuees from foi-ining again into undesirable economic, and regional blocks -is to open., all the fields of empioyment hitherto closed to tlu-in. so that .they may become , securely established in the many types of employment available to them now in all [>arts .ot the 'province! and to.-give. � them' the franchise which is theirs by figfit of citizenship . . -
ii lirief shoultl be prepared /immediately j;o that a? copy l>e sent, to the members of t!u' Legislature in time for the expected debate^. �'-..":�". : .
.-�-._� Wo think ibis siii;s:<:siion is a uood Vnio and-.worthy of close stii
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Logging Ban
Editor, The New Canadian:
.The days from .kvnuaiy -J7. \vhon-�|He ban on logging W;*s roimposoci., and .;Ofl ward may bayo boon thr .busiest days for .lap.Yneso r;ir.:uli iau orsanualioiis thion.uhiMii !�.(" Let mO bi ini; 10 iho attention of the Nisois thai th<- various (ir^.in-jfcaiions�ori the � an>]<u> or "..'*>.*" Jlave .lone a inoat �'..�al ^
sure that he would havo t'flt same way. and flint .his determination t.o. servo tho c'Oiiuiry would I'C fijrthor "in� -roased,'. "�'-.. ..
'i'o ti-.o .i;n*iinoso Canadians, os-iVi.-.ia-lly those in n.C.,.let "me. say that t lit- iv woul<[ be .1 sii'cat r'nuire !i>! i:s. In the near fitlvire w�� \vi'l uai;r f hf .rights of ritixons.. Let .us sii�>\\ them then that wo :Ov :"iz!l> o: 'iis.sijnihiii jlu>sis..j-:s:!:t> > or' .
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A Reply to Mr. Virtue
Editor. The New Canadian
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parrtartty r.^r . which ba* \<t*l to m*:noate. wil faatc. that certain
sirous of distorting facts.
, Mr. Virtue hag made an Issue
ot t"it *tatem�nt,J'Vague purposes
innately, your phraseology did no: convey the true reasons for objections to Mi. Virtue's trips.
Lot TiV take'the trip to Ottawa. As. Mr., Virtue states, there wa-the. true purpose, certainly, . but was it necessary fo.r him to make tUe trip? Wpx there not sufficien* representation being made at the time by Mr. Andrew Brewin and .the To-op^erative 'Committee? Why, then, this overlapping attach high expense to the. people of Alberta? Prime Minister had already promised restitution for property losses. A high government official had stated, "I feel that it may be necessary to set up another com-niisMon.'' Mr. Breivin, in March. had urged the ap]K)intmenr Oi' a commission.
therefore, at the time of Mr, Viitne'8 trip, we contended that we should work in conjunction with the Toronto Co-operative '�Committee'- to have .a favorable type pf commission set -up. It must be remembered that it was predominantly through the campaigning of the Co-operative Com' mitt.ee that the government finally did set up a commission.
In Mr, Virtue's trip to Edmonton, there again the purpose was there. It was the stand of the youth group that though there might be the\ desrrabiiriy or a delegation, there was no need :for a lawyer's aecompaniment. tho youth group advised the Southern Alberta Central Committee the reasons''for the stand and actually it is not by any means intended as a charge against Mr, Virtue When we state Our conviction, both before and after the delegation, that his presence: was hot essential.
Mi\ Virtue lias stated that "the desired result was attained.' May. we ask liim jiist what is Uieant by -".the-.'�de'sired result''? Jt is ; alinost a year since tl.ie delegation .-.-osketHfor-reinova 1 �ofvthe pTeWiit discriminatory 'regain:tions. Noth--iiis: was done: in fact .Alberta residents, are still considered .tempor-ary. stilj pay extra'hospital ires. receive no mothers". allowance, havo no franchise. There has been no definite iinproveinent in-.''the status pf. Alberta evacuee residents, . What flien-is it .'that. Mr. .-.Virtue calls ''desired result''?
Thus iu tho two instances o!' "{tips for .ya'a.ue -purposos/' Mi.. Vhtuv J*s tochnicijjiy. correct and justified in slaiiiiii (hat it was untrue; I.Iowove.1.-. as we pointed oii.t . befori-Y- it .was the inaccurate wording of the editorial by the editorial writer that c:i'n.so"d this furoro. May we ask that iii future, more care be given
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to tlio wording of matters.siu-h a.-Vhis sp" that a correct - picture is presented, thus eliminating-.' those" .umrloasani insuuu-fs. \\'e aro.no* 'itTfa.-kint' Mr. \'inn'e t*or (h�- editor;' we -.u'o simply iryin.n- to ron:-ploto. the piv--ontatioMi.oi~ farts. -"Wo iu^v written this'le'te:- l>e-C-iusc \vrv ilt"> ri�n w:int u::;"ai: Tr;-<jji!;ations cast at sonu^ pet>5>le. - -""J-irii't'rcl.^ bolievui:: .ihut'this i-'-iror-a. iftU'V of iibM'Sis. natu-o. h"-vr-' ;i .>tJt|:<i�>:'>.>ir.!- "o. �-;:>?'� t":o O;O:--:tl; :�;;��':;�?�. �'e �. o:vi:-r...
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Mr. Virtue!
(Following J* the complete text of. a brief presented by Mr. A. Q. Virtue, of Lethbridft*. to the Secretary of State on May Sttvang. 9th (New Canadian, Jan. .24)! Mr. Virtue's f'rat brief, preientea to the Alberta government, appeared in th��* column last weel<.)
SUMMARY OF FACTS
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COMPENSATION TO CANADIANS OF JAPANESE ORIGIN AND JAPANESE NATIONALS EVACUATED FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA AS A WAR MEASURE, AND ANCILLARY PROBLEMS,
BACKGROUND OF PROBLEM
1. Necewity of evacuation - .
The necessity of evucuation in 1942 as a measure ot IKU:M:;',.! security Is realized. ".
It'.'was and 15 regarded as a step taken in the national' i.ntoiv.-^. and is therefore not questioned.
2. Methb�t of Evacuation
Evacuation from the coastal areas was an emergency m^asu: .
It was necessarily carried out by ^mer^ehcy methods. By reason thereof property and personal rights were saiiin,.>i for the sake of the national welfare. .. �
This has been publicly recognized by all concerned.
3. Persons: Involved �:'.�.� ;
The great majority of the persons involved were Canadia* citizens..many-by birth, many others by;naturalization. They w-iv innocent victims of a national requirement. .
�' A short classificatibn of those now living in Alberth will .l>t
found by referring to J'age 1 of Brief submitted to Alberta Cabinet Of the 3,446 now living in Alberta, 2,406 were Canadian bor;i, and 351 natuTalized CnnadiaiM�a totnl of 2,760,
4. Principle of Compensation
It seems to be accepted by all concerned, that just compensation should be made to those who were in this emergency depriv: i of their property or rights.
�-��: .Not: only has this, principle of compensation been deciarod by the Prime Minister himself, but it has been accepted and dechmd in piiblic i!'*erances of variovis members oi .the Cabinet, j^tnl b> /representa" thes-of all four political parties. ." ^^.^'^ '
5. Canadian Public as a Whole .
Jt may be safely said that the Canadian nation as a whole wiil . welcome adequate nieasures to provide just compensation .".for. these dispossessed and displaced people; and ussisian.eeJri ;""�."�: rehabilitation. �'.'-, ; . ; . -
MAGNITUDE OF PROBLEMS INVOLVED
. T. Numbers of claims involved . .
I'.ii the-.Province of Alberta alone clainiant-s number ;V2$; K'!�'!''.'-' Vase has "its individual aspects and, -in order to do justice, a f e;>;<-. rate iiiQuiry would be Cosontial. :
.It is undei'stopd that in Ontario alone there 'are/a.nd.ilu'-.r. ""!"";�.. flaimautS'or more. ". ."��'� .
Considerable^numbers.-of claimants 'live in the other Pioviiuoi. !t .will tluis be seen that possibly 2.000 claims will roquke ,�individual consirferati�n7^^;~'~ '" ;
'.-. 2. Amounts Irivplved
.Claimants living iit Alberta iilonp have claims tbtaiirngovi;r
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Possibly 'tho total ��'claims of all -.evacuee's will reach '.>H'uviV>.-. -O^ or more. .-� �� �.,-��". . ".'..� -
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that 'lie X.C'. did not exercise reasonable -care. However, "we "arc sure that Mr. Virun? will overlook this incident .and continue to _strivo".fiS.r justice on behalV of-.Canadians, of .lapahes'e. ancestry;
.\\"o hop.o tjuu the .'editor will nut 1ft this incident unduly' influenco further, oditorial policy. It is'.tHe.
�duty oj" the- -t>ro<< to bring;all'iho:-facts-'brforo the public. Inadvort-ently. � errors wil! "be made .on.-oc--.
cask)!!. That "this unfortunate situ-ijtion.arose attosts to the complex-'--itv .anil"vaeiioiuvs of tho A'heici .
Acknowledgment
The.Now Canadian a e.s with thanks generous doiuftii'i!:
ftom the following:
� Mrv and Mrs. Heix.o Ito'.'Mvo-�Springs;, oil. .the occasion of T:.���; datighter's wedding.
Mr. 0. Mizvrno, Central 1'CiK ^ P.:-J. , -"'. ' -� ���{-.-� ' :
Mr. Chujiro \Vakabay-a?hi.'"':�-I'.^y. B.C., in memory of hi? father.-' ' ,
.Mr; f-nd Mrs'. Kurajiro Ad,: '?'� on tiic oi-c-asion of thoi;' v"--:
-'A,KMJ'ymou?."-Winnipeg-.
Letters --
"f.otu-rs. tor. tl'.e follow:' -being lieHi at The -N"o�v _".-';-��.'_� �'�f?'J; �-�: � . - -
Mi> T. Sasaki c'rom Nf :�"'--.'�'
Some Criticism*
Editor. The New
A- � faiihi'ul reu'i^r �.>: th-m.r- I take tnV I;t�^ -y ,�: tii.i
Wo loo's "orAv.ii'd to" f-rfitprial..'-\vi;h putii-li-: Controversial tonics .treori not "bo- nvoesj-arily. avoided:
" -'!�'�>'>'n:;iv~i ininai'n'atton .is nor ro-� j'-iiro-d to ^;;;:nii>e that tho X-:C\ i-
.a Wi'.'.!H-:\\j. p;i.r�or. wheu,u detailetl rijpo'.t 0". .i Winnipeg commeroia"' :-:o;o:-- �:ik-.- '.;p so nuu-l:.of tho
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Nisri xv^jon having careers. 1:; T.i'-.i;a. To-onto'': -.' f.;-l. ;hr;^ ;?!: ' Tnuvh wro?i|t with Mr. Ho: hiro \\".ikjt.i '-:
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