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Saturday. April ">. 1347
Letter to Ottawa
ivt. Should Hurry Plan to iompensate Evacuee Losses
'Or\'ER.r^De.lay-.;on the part of the federal j in announcing the machinery and procedure
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ion losses would be remedied was criticized Vancouver Consultative Council in a letter to Prime
SPOTTING THENEWS
> More sir:
nuary auary
ate on their way. �'-�'� " "Wai-time Priees Ho;i:\i said;:last week.: jumped $,500 more in - year, compared ; to '^,' But from the looks 'v ^helves,.. S,000: must been'.?l>orts shirts. : Keiiremo;u of Negro bass-itone; Paul Kobesoii from the cert stage was. suddenly an-last month; by the singer a concort in Salt Lake City, b. SaiiL Uobeson:' /' You've my' tuial formal concert. for least two ;. t-ru s. and perhaps many lumvV I'm retiring here tow fi'0!ii concert \vork �I ll iir.g'; I'roiu no\v on, for my (de u:iion :;ui i i. college friends;
Minister Mackenzie Khu:, dated Feb. 7. 1*47;
The letter, with the .council's' report on. its activities' on �.hoh'iJ'f.." of various minority groups in Can ada. w-as made public this we-ek. "Very few of these peopl^. (evacuee* from B.C.) have any de�tre or intention to return to their former � places of residence; but they are sorely in nee'd of funds' satisfactorily to establish themselves in those parts of Canada where they are now seeking to secure permanent hom� and means of livelihood. Accordingly, with deep respect but great earnestness, we urge upon you an early and official clarification of a situation which we feel reflects upon the honor of Canada," the letter "said. , .; ,'�' � ';..-.-'.. -" � -�'�.:' ;
NEXT FEW DAYS IMPORTANT The Consultative Council" report, said.that this letter was acknowledged under dale Of .March 5.' to the effect that ; it xvas be.iru:
otber words, only at gatherings
^ere Ian ;s!ag \\hat I please." brought to :the attention of S. Jirthcoming inotjon picture ver-b'n of Howard Fast's book, "Free-.
rationii'.e- .-in Canada for the cond" tiiai? -si:i. e it \vas intro-ced during Jive pass t''- War;-.. Hus-cd* were .'rei'itcing; that. :they-
not
tary. of State Colonel Gibson-. Therefore,attitudes and opinions C'.te'io iputure Robeson. of ^embers of the House of Com:
[� Last week saw" the ending or mqiis ami -the Senate, during the
next fe\vdays, on policies and legislation . re'lectinir racial di---erimhuitibn and animosities. ...Avil! be or crucial Importaut-v-';1-. .syg-..: gesi^d the report. ; " >.
ABOUT OTHER RESTRICTIONS ' While at'the moment. ihe: Coun-. oil was pressing.espe.cially UK' the'-remedy 'of "notorious- .eennomic injustices" ai'isjnK froni .the>/v;i, � iu\tion to pers(iii5.!U>t guilty of ;\ny_ .miscondiict: it sliould be- rt-nu^r.-!>ei�d that tire Consultative Coi;'.i-cil ami many -othOr org;:tii/:;'.tiov.<
.(Please See "Vancouver" P. 'V.>
K sup;i]y
Fr.ince.--.' �: ones', to''t-h:'r.'-
.to bother about tokens any more, be seei. vheiiier ;ire -rvos wpiiid be :i'i sour fanciers r'�'� situation with
Gas ion Moivner-�-vor'ji iii as .presf-i U-aislati\e house ; pi.isiiipn corre->i""siie speaker or
Evacuation Claims Bill Introduced in Congress
, WASHINGTON. - A InH t > �.-ieute a thu'e'-tmui Kvai nation V!ui;ro Commission to investigate a'rid, utljudU'ate ctM'ta'in. looses suffered . l�y.' Ameriean Japanese in the West Const evacuation of 194:.1 was intro-'diioed in the Uouse:of Uepre-
.'. sematives on Maivh ;J7 by'. Hop. Karl � C. M'ivhener' . i Republican-: Mk'h.i. Chairman of the ,1udu-i-ary Committee,
..' The bill, wliu-h :is supported by a .'ree.e'nr letter sent by ln-
: terior Secretary Julius A. Krug to Speaker Jev^ephViartiiv and Senator .Arthur yandenber�; . Senate, president. is identical to -the one introduced in the . last Congress.
A companion bill is expected to be. Introduced' in .the Senate shortly. . . -
Pearson Introduced B.C. Voting Last Week
VICTORIA, '_B.c;T-Hrhteh jColnm-bi:v'-s new elections bill-was -'finally. tiurodni'od in the Legislature by provincial Secretary George S. JV-arsoji, .'.Thursday. March .27.
.Majority 61' the changes recommended have. io do \v iUv vote? for minority groups. These .�points are': : -<f � Chinese, ar<d Kast Indian "r*si-d -e n t s . o i H . C . w- li o . a" re (.' a n a dla n t-inze-hs get the Y<>ie_ ior:. t'he. firs?
� But Japanese are'.'ba.rn-d^v-x-c- pt for those \\ho-havv sei'vvd. in the :afjne'd.-" forces. :�':' . '-'. � �' - : '.'""a. Native.. Indians- \vho-; have ST-i'-vt'-d in 'the ariiu^i s;;r\ UTS. a:V eniru;u-hist d by ih- Doi.nhiioi'i :��!� "\\iio i'o -r.�x li'-'- '>'>�' .'.>-.> rr-. 'os. .'.v:H lie iivon the. voj..-^ : ; " ". " '.''.:'..
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K tv-ard Flanagan, : � ;"01 Nebraska's � � x- s'vhe'du.led;to visit
"r.. !>-:-'aiis and the rea-K; ior h;s �-:.-:;". iiave. not been �'�'i. b"�::;.- Japanese press ^ rh.-.' rhe priest may vi; .:|.^:o t! h-d to--advise Ma-.A:--;u;r. or the Jap'a--�V:r:iT!--f on th-e problem
ntex; � Welconie-.^p:nngj
8y STAFFVVR1TER ' �".- " "
Herein Winnipeg, the kicls have shed thdr parkas and are out playing ball on the sti-eets. Trae,.they-.:slii!:need
their.mittens-juid..their rubber boo;ts as ihey tread" .......
between; slushy puddles and roiulside streams wuh;
stead.ily 'dwindli;.:?: tHt- .--U-.-A- -:n.i,.-- . - . - -. _-.;-__.. do^H to a .mei'o .wvt gr---y. in�/:uo; y, �- ..�"..-..
hut spring, it 'stt--. ^rrivei!. iii .t' snsr durine
.East-er. holiday.
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Arm Post Against n Proposal for ? Expulsion
of
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STORM HITS EAST HARD ilut it is easy to u:.'!-.-: -'.--
3QVE WINTER
->f s^rirc l-ro of
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w* -' ;�3elUr�g all Ja|M-
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By STAFF WRITER
OTTAWA.--Tiu� comioversiai Omnibus Bill�iie to continue f>7 wartime reynUations^� nioyed into its second reading, tttis week, thus clearing the Vath for an alt-out debate on the Japiine^e question \vheh the MP's come back 1'ronv their Easter holidays.
�Se'wrul. iiniHH'tar.t Qm^tUnis iv-main u'ii;(i\H\\tu'vd. llovs" 'loujj 'is (lie .jvsii'u'iio'n on ;Kipatit-St> .C-;�na-�li;ui movement to !>�^- Continued?
.What' is -to he'do.su1' about the in-dt-ninitiratioiv . of o'v ,i \% u a t i o n losso.^7 What nluxut".lap;Ui�'s�� pro.; ptM'ty stii! hold i>\ tht1 v-iistodiau? A tVw.f.u-ts emerged Nvh'oh tho )o>olutioi\ t.o {ntrod.uc'e1 tmx'Omni-
.bus Hill >vas boitti? pti^hed t.
The gpyernment intended Definitely to continue the. .restrictions over fishing antf movement until March 31, next year: there was a possibility that some men in the government wanted to have it continued longer.
If more Japanese got discouraged with Cafiad') or honie-sick for Japan, the governnient was prepared for .some time yet to help them out by providing them with a one-way ticket and a $200 bonus.
The ..custodian - intended to wind up the disposition of Japanese property during the year. Assets still held by the custodian would be ''d:str}buted or return-. ed to the Japanese before the year has expired." *._;.
.'.Those tUins"s...'\vere looked after usul'i' -fivo ;of the ';""'. uani.iHt.-ordiM^-iii-rouVu-Jl " iiU'I'i.u-'i in '�'!'.�>' hi- bilh. v; /�- .""'; � �' . '"'.'- ;.-:��. �- .-"- :
Control Movement
� . Tru'kit>>l. of 'the five. or�.i ��;'- vva<
� whk-h i)!ar-s ; LI ir.-.nri<.--
SOUTH AITA. YOUTH TO HOLD MEET APRit)2
RAYMOND. Alta. � April 12 \vill be' the date of the Thi^'d Annual Conference of the vSoutbern Alberta Youth Council, at I.ethbridvre YM C A. Many probloni;^ confiiint-
ing ihf J a pauo.se Canadians. esj>�>-cially those in. .Southern Alberta, \\ill be studied and discussed.
Registration will begin at 10 a.m. ancj the conference is slated to end at 4: JO p.m. A new execu- : tive will be elected at that time.
Following the "-supper' ihterniis-Mim. an e-xhibition basketball jiaine will be ..presented, with a dance, laio.r to round out the eve-
Since the coiiference is being held expressty for the advance-ment of the Nise;, says Youth Council reporter Ma's Stinada, all bur friends .cannot be too stroiigly urged to attend.
tiou on JaiKineso inovviiient. ' 'rherl1 WE�<. no longer any iv-il need for it- exoept. for rc:i-sons of polilical rxpcdii-ncy The rt'liu-a--rion program lia<l Ik'Oit conip!et*'d; no. lar.m- anovtMnettis ba^-k to tho Voa^t ;\VL�S rxjiect'.-! if the restrict tions .' Avi're HH>'d. Kve.n'. if s.om;? (Please See "Qmmbus BiU'1: P. 2)
Order-in-Council Pasised in 1934 Wojuld Japanese Nationals From Naturalization
Aii ordor-in-council passed;in iOo-1 and >ii!I sinndinp: is obstructinir Ja])a nose -.nationals in Canada rn>ni acquiring Canadian naturalization. TKe: New Canadian \va< -itvforhiod
-�'�Order'-in-coiUiK-ll P.O..I'TfyX. 10:>-1, pvovidos lhat a Japanese
e required � ceri^f c;H5 ..from
the Japanese' govsrr.-.'i?T. repr.e-
senta'tive rvjs* s:ate that, the.
"3ppl cant for CanatJ:a.''v rr,>tu"r3'i-:
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^:;s t�rm in T'^e j5-:'_if:s; cirrtty
or r. = vy.br is 'u r. ^e'r ,no '2b! i ga t/ r n.
t:- ser'vi 'ilrrou^r; 3g� "�" �T*.d.:-
c?t rcas'c^sr. ar.ri 2; >? dofs -ict
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February Relocation Mostly From Alberta
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