i RECORDS
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y. March 2&*
Arties Group Kit Restrictions Setter to Mackenzie King
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.^^QIVKP..�Opposition t6 continuation.of federal
"ion- "-.iWinit Japanese Canadians was declared hy M^nvavch of the Canadian Civil Liberties Union
1947 Be�t Contract Increase of S2
tly.
On the �:-:i-:i:m*ivt.'''ctf Japa-
[� tho'Tzi'.i!'-' Milliter to elim-
i?i ex-I restore !ian i:ui^'.^ni'i> to those who |it tbioiieh�uY.pqrtation. "- ' [recommended the estab.lish-tt of a judicial, .or ''other ally just' <vid .effective com. tio'n" for the purpose of lering cairns for evacua-; losses. ' . ;. .
, is morally v/rong to penalize nijuse/ai'ty '!w'.u;W: beings be-ktboy have- bveu born, into a h?t i# v.iner'enr from the
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Is to uhieh lite -majority, and te the lawmakers,- belong."
VI^-M\.^V letter to Prime Minister Mackenzie Kingy !*or'liuii:er Lewis, chairman of the organization', out-
Partial Summary of
Vancouver CLU's Recommendations
YAXCQUYKK, iuv Th. us; W
reconunemla lions cohtaiiu'ii . i:>. n\>-Vancouver Branch Civil l.ibei (i,-> Vmon> Jeiter .of Matxh i'.".. io;\-eernfng Japanese � C'anaiiiah>. to Prime Mniisier Macke:i/ie .Kina: is as follows;" '"; :
We, the Vancouver branch of the Canadian Civit Liberties Unron, respectfully encotirage you and urge you, Sir. to use your; great inftiiehce toward securirig the adoption by tlie � federal government of the following recornmendations. viz..-
(1) .That all discriminator/ restrictions upon Canadian citi-2�n$ of Japanese origin, imposed or maintained under the Transitional Powers Act, be allowed to te'rminate on March :31. 11947, wlien that Act itself terminates;, and . � . : v" " ;
� (2) That such -existing "restrictions shall neither be in. any \vay.^ renewed, nor. replaced by others � of a. simiiar diacnm-
. inato'ry nature; and . "
(3) That the Repeal of;orcier: in-council P-C- 7356. December.. 15. 1945, be made retroactive, to the end that._� ail-.Canadian" citizens (born or naturalized) OT' �� Japanese .origin who had. their citizenship revoked in cor] �.&'--�' quence of' leavifiQ Ca/iaca - b'e--�
- tween December.. 15.. .1945;/an3
: January .24, 1947. 'now- iiave it fully ' resfored: arid that ttieir cit.izensh'p � shal! be e.^joyed �hencefcirth. subject oriiy tb'sXich conditions as appiyr to any other
..citizen or '.-.miner child cf-'.aiiy. other racial origin residing, out-
"'side of Canada, and sue;', as ar? described in the ."Canadian; Citi-
� zehship Act, 10 Gccrne Vi, 3ei-".lions "T6 and .17,s'and '<ti Sect ;��� :
�18 as modified.by the.-next fa!-'. '
lowing recommendation: and"
\See "Letter to Pr.'f Page 10: :
V'\i7 labor . M:I; ; ... i ::a> ;.b�-.ru sv!
a'. .^'1 5^;- a, ir. .a:; i'.H'ivaso.oi' ^-:
>���*'! -la.>i \.-ai > Li^'.;;v 'Tiu1 U>u-,".ai;e' i.-oiu'ract j-ii< ^ -'iiaj* l>v.rn in-
i rrsti'ca , from, jv ;'o .<i J''* 0:1 ;v . '.''�Ii>U pri'arro basis. ;;uvOyi5U;i: to
tiio Lelhbriki*:^. He:.d-i. .
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Ap[�:ox;n\at.-ly l.n.ili \vovkt-i."
aiv n.i'fi'.cti iu or. id", to iii-t. tull
� ac'reaye sicanp.. ]( is-; e.\perie�:.
Uiai ai'ound itit.in-n.t ;u'ivs will be
�sisti'eo1-' u\\ (hi?' <t';i>on in the i\vo
.I'aVtoiy areas. Vit.-u.iiv Hutte; a:ul
Proposed in U.S.
Compensation of American Japanese Losses Urged in Bill by Interior Secretary Knig
.&ALT LAKE CITY. t'taH.�A bill to establish ;ui evacu*v Uon vtaiins ?omnu:>sHm will shortly be intrbducwl in th< T.mt.ed States .'CimjriWs, .reported the Pacific Citizen, pulvc lished heiv/last week.
� -Tin* bill is 'sponsored by Julius A. Krup, Secretary of ihe Interior. : - ' � - . � ; .
ppies of tiiv jv-utrf \\vere sent aember? '6.^. rlie 'House ant'. ate. ": , �' . / ^/ . . / ..� Dllo'vving rr.;so;;s \vere-.-ftil-cod for op;ios;ui the .racially
"CiVIL LfBEfiTIES" P. 3)
itarioCCF Resolution jes Remova! of scrimination �
\t>n\-n^/\ i\- ..:. '.-.-
,)KO.N ti).�..-.-- I^is'.'i'iininatpi y
�lation a�u:;is: ;Te(->ons of Asia-:cviu .siiJii--! ' be 'reuioveu a r^nh::;,):: . to the Do-^ion goy.-;;:: v '- VerentU; 'froHi
'Provi-ri;;!'. ;�;>;,;<uu\-e 'of,''thy'.
The 'resolutfo.- said that "al-h Cdn^.ca signed the United Dions' cliarlc-r �-.vhich -pledg.cs
Riernbec. nations not to d.i.s: . fminate on tne grounds .of
�..-creed - z-.s ' colour.fr -yet Dalies v.ho -,vi-e notCanadian -pzsns w'tre -v^: ;a!!owed. ';to
9" the--- �reintives'in.tc' Can-
'^'-v hand, "resi-
>�"- or L.iiiin:
niay bring . iu
forking Together Minority Need >ys Negro Minister to JCCD
!TOnco:vn.
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"You have had main* ol>>tacle> ai^jrnf "'i your 'group .hut you have corukicU'd y^ ::- raole manner. By all means. <e^k cv
sun don't remain thofe. they ha\v i �-.:�' make i'h*-tn ' _J - : -
� r::.i-"h*-r thin*,--:." ni-:st b-e- no st. ':":;:. ^ <': .-^; >�
hiliri^s by ^v.-.s:*.;. ��: .:.'<''�- ~.^
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ar. i i:;i^ar : �" ^-Democracy i* net to nounced 'dem�-cr�2y'. sometimes things done tr its name are actions of people," he �aid.
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. Thr I'l'ojvosi-d i-hritns v sion will ton^iilcf ail rlaiins In Japai.'.�'s�' ' Anieiivans for -'\lauui.iie .to or loss o! " . r'oal or {^rsosial. property, or xXhrr. inij'aii wer.t oc'
. assets.. th;i{ � itroso-, 1'roiu or a^ a ualural � and ;. .reasonable ( oust-tineno1. 01' .the. Evacuation a.nd'.rx elusion program;"
"40ne Man Raid Into Enemy Territory" Says local Paper
rKU. , Crime \\a< the to;iii ot;(he \\tH-k in (his vity A � vlainihe^e youth i^ .alU\sed io hay.' oiuered.the Chiiu-so (,'lub. !J3'� Kiiitr Si.. \Viiiivi pep'.', at- r>:\Uv p. in.. T .(iay.-. and' sra'ljbv-il j-Hi't Horn
../. \Vith tht\ i*h.lii�'se proprietor, C.iiarlH' \1oiu\<.- -01" T'�.v1;^.'-Sinith;.,St.. in-'luu i)ur.>ait, tiio -.lap'aiieso r:u-�>'. tliniiiizh ntm;CfO\v!i ^tieeis. An iinitlviil iiK'd'. cab' �'.; i\ t-r loinod the i ;h:�'se" in 'his car. " . ' r
�Th';1 " iliief �"^jMiipr-i! ;� the �.K-.rtMs -stopp'-d r;>, jui-k if �'.'{;>. TIiv' l!'.v;i�,t�.-r <li;-;i]>;>'".u>';j '"a? 'op ;H:':i->;.'! T.nd":." tiir y" :v; �>!>�� r^li!!. '.onkjnc iar
;;it'.l-% I In1/ � -W "INVASION'
(hat a .draft, of. the proposed, leiis-1 lation (Okit'thVr \vit)i a K-tter uiitiint; its .pa-^^ai'.e has been sent. to. Sen- . ator Arthur .Vandenhers; '(loadtM; it. ihe-Synyto')'' aiuriietiresetitaiiv >> .losoph Martin (speaker of !!ie iloust-.of Representatives'*.
Mr. .KrugVletter said: "At � matter of fairne�$ and good conicience. and because these particular American citizens and law-abiding aliens have borne with patience and undefeated loyalty the unique burdens, which thU government ha* . thrown upon them,. I strongly urge that the proposed legislation be1 enacted into l.iw."
The letter* have'hern acknqvl-ed�e\j and forwarded to tiie re-speVtive .Sexiate ar.i'. Hous^. Ju<iu-�-a i y. t'oinnuttees. � - .
InlrOilnction of .(he bill itself in expeeted "in the ne.\t fe\v days."
Identical Bill Introduced Before
. It is. b'elieyeii tliat the elaith^ bill is UJeiitieal to the ;OIHJ \\-'hivh
�\\iis liVthiihii o<! at .the last (.'oa-tire^s. 'lvhis* bill, \ya.s pas^eii. \it\a>�' jmously iii the Senau-.' but fafK-.ri to roine to u vote-in (he House, (Text of'.thi* bill wa^ rci>ilnt�?u
.in The:'Ne\v \''anadiaiVvJveh. 1-.) : .'. Soi'i't'tary Kiuy'^ .li-tti-r to Sv-';i-alor .Vailile'iib'r-rt; ariit Kepre^ciUa-ii\�-Mai tin ouili.neiV.ilio tangible
:U�s?i-f>. <iUTisriui by tl.uveyai'-iiei^' ;�s
".a i>-s!;li :ol tiu- i-vjirnai i< uif-ii" �<\i'in>i,MI . "iroui" thf
Coast aiva np u>-.laii. -. � 1 ?.�!�."�.
"I'hliko o\ir lurlitini: men ar.d their faintHcs, \vho also made .liuani'ial 'and pt-rsonal s:;� t iliut'.s In this; \\-ar,.this->:roivp-.\\'as uivoii i\o s.taj.utoi'V .. "iii;'M' to ViV.S'lioraliiii; tiiMielits",1' ''Srt'ivtai'y' Kins; do-i-latvtK . . '. ; .'� �'��".
.'." Plu-sc |n-!si�iv> ha\c had to bear'iho'. losst-s- 'Oi'r:i:;iu;M>d. .by thv �Vva< nation in addiiion !<> the \var-'th.no deprivations (!i�-y !;a\ c stiari d \\iih th'- tcsi'ul (!>.o Auii.; ii:;i;�
Property Not Protected Enough
New Exchange Rate For Occupation Forces Places 50 Yen to Dollar
. "TOKYO. -N;'^ v-\. ; a:;^'-:; :K'; <*i
Secretary Krug sard : that
. ir.any �. evacuee's, were :forced to
s?!! their, personal and busirless
f'OSSPGsipns at the tirue of tf>e. ev.ic.isat ion "in a. setting' of !con-f'.iskvj'i'r.hd hysteria" fo; ;t siuntl
oiit that t.tu.�: pi"o'p..i�.<t ^ �! evacua Hon.
i:!a|ihs . hill, provid, ����{ !or a'djudiira-
;' tiois :-.of i-laiius. :�>.r ,ivi:ou!ital>h'
'lo.-.sv'K Mjs!ain�'-d. h> ?.';�/� c\'ar',;i.-<-s.
~ "The �("ouniiL- -;J�';;' vyor.Id ha.vo
� \:n �]-. ;!i� ^JMM: :'f'� ' ;t-i.:i; !had\ n
(�> or loss <>!!��: ;y . nr
i\ rt-:i\ t'ir oih'v-r iin-
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No Chance for Speculative Claims
-'- '!v::'"!.' that !!!�� s>ar, .!;:.'d ^"T
!.;<�;! by ';ln-- ' '�ir,::;;T.-- ;n:; i }:;:'>;:.- -'or JM-, i.:;.-; ' :\ '-n \\ ��: �� v 1 A; !!y <>; � iu' o;.,: .;;i" iy- �!�;.<:�:��
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LILLOOET CO-OP TO BUILD OWN PACKING PLANT
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Saskatchewan's Bill of Rights
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r ar* m~ni .UTt Growers.
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and qu�.--ti'<ninjr "f ("jsT'.adtan ritiz*-n> without <iu�'- it*'**** - � -!;;�%�. in th�- tspionajr- .i:>e^; and the- anti-S**miti>:n <.-�� '^. -Crrdit- Partv ;;. .\*L>ertA and Quebec. Swch rti-*-- 7 & �f that the rijyht- ��:" Canadian citizen- nved t�; j*- r� 'tated an�I exl*nd^<J/" -AK} Pieriu^ri
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