T�K NEW CANADIAN
September |0; XtoU".
*\ O. Drawer A Km% B. C
Aa Independent Weekly Organ Published at a MedJom of fixpreatioa Among the People of Japans Origin in Canada.
The Challenge Is Clear
Some further information is now available regarding the special forms being provided by the Department of Wational Defence for the use of Canadian-bom Japanese imhintf to record a desire to enlist .and serve in the Canadian armed forces.
The social application form, it is reported, is being handled by the Intelligence Department, , and at present seems to be available only in Toronto. It consists of five mimeographed pages, covering a" considerable' amount of detail us.to the personal history of the applicant, information thus* registered is to be strictly confidential.
At the moment, reports from eastern centres indicate that a number of otii4rtwng^ciT1fave alHwly" completed and-signed, the forms, including those whose previous attempts, to enlist met rejections. As further word is spread and the realisation of the significance, of the mutter grows, it is anticipated that an increasing number will sign the volunteer form.
It is unfortunate that a full explanation of . form has not yet been given by official sources. Among ' the second generation Japanese ^concerned, speculation is therefore�-naturally rife as to the origin and implication - of this first gesture at this relatively late date. It does not appear to have any direct connection with the plan to have a semi-judicial commission attempt a segregation' of the -loyal from the disloyal since that- program clearly is envisioned as a civil ono and will have to be directed towards a fur larger group than that physically eligible for armed service. On the other hand there is no indication that any steps will be taken after the forms are completed to puj into actual effect the wishes of those who apply. It is< in short, a situation the significance of which is difficult lo figure:out because of these unknown and unannounced factors.
There is, moreover, a reaction against the-idea on two counts. First, its racial basis is clear- -for Japanese Caiia-(lians are required to answer (|uest ions on a special .forin prepaj;ed_J,or..l of. their...]mrtieular raciaf
ancestry. To apply for enlislment under such terms, some quarters feel, is to aeeept one Oiore instance of discriminatory treatment in a situation where such diserimination is especially olfensiye. Seciiiul. there eaii be no denial (if the fact that .the aflitudes and beliefs of inaiYv second generation eiti/ens\ born and bred as Canadians, liavo been deeply Vinl hi c\ iced, if not. sadly damaged, by their lnanyimhap-[>y expcrierices of the past three years'.
dians. is clear anU mchiMlabieJ
. : Kor the jh\sl time I be opportunity is being given .'for us to take tluvi)>iiiarive, ()ur Anieriean e<)Usiiis, wbo went tbrough an evacuation perhaps . even ruder aiuf more :shc?ckingaliai];;ou^o
fi\)ui bai4)ed^\vire. yarmy-patr<>IU<I desert ea nips. to- actiVe >ervi ce i ii 1 taly and tlK\South 1-a cifiC; Jkivi' glv en'usvtlie ^:e.>& ampi^m
l>ojd and decisive action; wC can �� carry Uie struggle for %Mlj^
rightto lh()se\vh<^ an(l bigcxtry we ha     al-
/ways sought to .c(in()uer.. By otn:.()vvu. holiest and r ing\ "conviction; we can rise^ ahoy
tticJnttcrne^s^i)f: the pa's I.. to se(>k.: a lKii)pier futin-ei for. every: iiusniber of our minority group..      ;     ,.   \.; ./    '
Setrtiinenia An Loyal
(A letter to ttte Editor of the Vancouver Proviac*.)
Sir: Orangemen, at Ke* Westminster, July 12, passed a resolution demanding suppression of the Japanese ^newspaper, ''The New Canadjan."
Reason given was:
Recent attacks made by the �paper on public men, and its tendency, to exercise: a subversive influence, to breed dissatisfaction a)\d discredit democratic: institu- v. fions and the ' adminsitration � of , justice."
I brand this as a scurrilous lie, .Having taken and rend .'-The, New -Canadian"  -from    its " inception, I can honestly  assert  its  sentiments arc those of  Joyalty  and . decency and a plea for^-not again-' st�the justice and sportsmanship � of democracy which is denied td them. � .        *�        _
The writer has two fine nephews �one a prisoner in Hongkong, and one in -Burma. I refuse nevertheless to associate the bloody fiends of Singapore and Hongkong � with the. evacuees of Vancouver, many T-very many�of whom have won our warm friendship and respect in the last two years.
Is this peppery group of Orangemen taking steps for the internment and - deportation of every German and Italian (national or Canadian bom) in Canada? And. why not
A. P. Allsebrook '
Kaslo, B. C.
SMe Jtflftfes (ewart Reheat ion
-f-
Wider Nisei Horizons
-.: A year ago tl\ese:.eohuims \vere abb' tf' report a Vsuc-(Vss story".of a ionner VaYieou vvr -youih: who * entered Normal: School in. .VllnTta ftwl irjH>Ji: gradiKvtioTr has >inctv bcin employai as a teacher in that provfuce^ X()w-a sunk, lar^ttny cau.be told of two more former ; Vaneouve r young. people, both gra�hKttts of the.t amersUy of Uriiish;Columbia. Vvl 10 have recrivid� appoin|me? 11 s as teachers in privatc >ein>o!s in ;Ontari(i; .   / '   -..'*.'   :    - ,-. ��
It.i* perha.jVs unnecessary to d>vc.li u]v�n.. tiio (liftu-iTU-k> "\\bich they have had to ovt ivouh-. upon MiC sludy; .the' work, the jH^rsistent refusal !o be . c|i>ebiiragcd � without Aiiiiiih ibc\" cuuklimii w^tlirougii 4ii tsl)jcctivv*.-plau-iiid at the time <>f their early n hvcatioiT. Vot thtse, iudeid. L^c-iiHiimt^up^0,'amoiiji so nuitiy-: seonid genentti(>n who hivt'cbmbidstowlv hiit simlv to nmki g;>/*! on the nh�-
Bui it may mH W aiui<s to strYiv Ik rx again tlu* fact
kort/.om f�r bevwml anything     tntw in the days befw IVsri I^irhi>r. TVtr:.fca� ht*rn>f�m>�' aral tm�edy aott prrtat -fcnfe But for the sreond j^rnerat'ofi tht rr h�* beeti �fi im-
Ly jbr-thnry wfth crHirwee and ability to
Letters to the Editor
Not Enough Get-togethers
Editor, The New Canadian:
31 am writing this with the hope that some Nisei organization in Toronto will take notice and do something about the lack of dances and get-togethers for. the Niseis in this. city.    .. ��.....- : -.   - ; �
Our last dance Was held last Christmas; although there Was one social after that; held by a bowling club (by invitation only and not o]ien to all) which, anyone will agree, � is much too few. In fact, at the rate we're going, I am rather doubtful; if We will .ever have another dance to look forward to. And T^ along with nvany others, am. very disappointrd.' I have, gone : tbVonly two^Nisei (fahces���=C!a\^t--\H'h|----' loween and Christmas) since arriving :n'Toronto !ait fall. . \
Though I 'do belong to a Nisei organizat ion, I find that I want to inee.t : people; outside -.-a's . well as thoge' Wljp arb in :(he clufc There arc many- Niseis who don't .belong to any- clubs', and I know that they >;wouidiiHk^.,^
; i?inces nnd rc-nevv^: their..old-onbs" as
:Well;-1 tj6^ie:ve; an o^asional dance, would b e. t h e. best. a i is we r. :
% - You ,-c.wi.U- (iiid that- almost: any; Ni^c-i i}\ Toronto is forever; hoping that �.there. wiU. be: a. social soon,
.We've ^had-"<5ur r fingers crossed-smcB.dast :Ghri5thvas; L:;?t'St. Valentine's -,t)ay: caine had went without .a (in-ce; it was same on July 1st. We Wet^.. certain,-ot tather,v
'. hoping that- at - least Vl^ibor Day.
;--^\*jk�ldn?i_;-"-^
had to: be disJippofnted. agiiin. \ \ ' We've been disappointed "too often already. Can /ou blame us for/ Vi-h n ting 'V? a nc o*<". w) ten v.*e. ha ye n't had: one for inpnths ?   After "all, Hamilton andMont real Niseis have theni. Why. can't we^ -It; doessvt necessarily have to be a bfg' .affair.-.. Even a  soMaf at  the YAV.C.A.
'.'.coy hi bring so-much joy to us': who are loiiesome in a Strang^" c.it:v%".
Get - together? : shouhl' be ev^-ou r-a'ged.   Ar.-:i pr.xvett? rr.viX d.-.nces
:'i*rtu!d_be'^'donited to the Ked.'Chw* or  some  olh*r  fur*U.   ^aiiinlay
..nigh*. dAl^-r it^ all -right, feat i:
�wou'.i be nice la 'have a .real, get-t.^gejihef fr*r a rhar:rg/H ^?:rrg...ffrr
. arotbfr Hailrt-we^n iike .Utft
.'   K. LT.
Tataarow (�w.
- �.� *
Not Too Ro*y
* . *. Don't pttort too rofy a p>-tare, ot the laad dot Jwre for itvij fax from % Gttt ygcr readers tte
(Froai The Pacific Ctiren)   -
The population of the. original ten War "Keloearion Authority centres, was, m the beginning, upptox-imately 110,00ft. As tf August 18 this year, the population in the
'now nine centres had dropped to 79,484, a decrease of over 30,000 persons who had relocated i>T been
drafted into military service. .
When the resettlement-program of the WRA was dnstituted in;the
}fali of 1912,-that agency, had hopes for virtually complete resettlement
: of all evacuees under its direction by June this year. That this program: has fallen ; far" short of its major objectives js revealed in the figures above.   ,
8UCCKSS IN ANQTHER PHASE But that the WRA has had little success in another ^ phase of thist program�inv. scllmg* the' idea * of reloc?tioJi to the evacuees�Is brought out in a: revealing authoritative article in the Public Opi-1 ldon Quarterly on a recent reset-
: Uementppll" taken at the Poston �
- Arizona centre.
The article is by Toshio Yatsu-shiro, Ivvao Ishino and Yoshiharu Matsumoto, L former members of the Sociological Research Project of the Colorado River centre, which conducted the poll.
The results were these: 75 per cent of the Issei (luestioned indicated Jhat they were planning to stay in Poston, with an additional � 7 per cent undecided. Only 18, per cent that they planned to resettle: As, might have been expected, the second.generation group -by a large majority favored relocation, with Go per cent answering in the positive to the question, "are you planning to leave Poston?"
10
FAVOR RKLOCATION
.�Only-persons above 18 were polled. In Poston, then, where the population of the adult Nisei is roughly equivalent, to, thnt of the .Issei, only some 40 pei1 cent of the adults, population, favors starting -r life anew in a town or city outside of the prohibited.area, and the remaining 60 per cent will "wait ' it out" for the duration, at least. No figures are given to indicate how many minor childi-en in Pos-. ton" would be afi'ected adversely by tlioir. parents' reluctance � to relocate-, but there is reason to believe, that the- number runs into' large figures. �": \ '� :. ;;'   :    '��
'�  This, then, is the status of re-� location; two years after it was �ittaur;'urated- as the major object^-.-ive of the- V,"PA program. UN DKSIRivAIJ L K UK LUCIA NCK
It is understandable, of course, .that relocation should be a frightening prospect  to many persons .Who ha\<i come through the evai*u- � ation and (hp ensuing two years
and a half. No satisfactory of resettlement has been atr,�rded for  large "families  with  st\V�ir| very   young   children.     But   > remains   that�resettlement be pushed still more to pu<\ont what tb many persons seenu; inevitable�the    establ'sihment    0{ permanent desert camps f>j- j^, nese Americans. And'it is, \n unfortunate that the WftA' i.onps, once regarded a* menacing prisons. guarded by military police. come to.be regarded by nu�v as havens of' refuge. � THK DIPFlGLXXirrs.
The difficulties that stand in the way of. relocation, it'was founity the Sociological Rcsevivh Project, were >these: 1. economic difficulties. 2. difficulties in seeming a good job. 3. fear of discrimination. 4rfamily problems;, and' 0. numeN ous of her -problems, 6llci, as *tn^ desire to return to California, de-days in securing leave cleaiaiice, and the feeling on the paifof doctors^ teachers and cotnnumitv leaders of being needed in- the centre.
In the light of its findings.the research project made note of the following recommendations,* some of which are already-; in' operation; to promote resettlement: . � RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Program of education to cor-rect miscor.ceptions -and inisinfor� mation among the e\acuees, and a well-planned public relations program to dispell hostility directed against the'evacuees.
2. Nc.e.d for adequate communr- � cations   ..to    provide    iinmelinte transmission of essential information from .administration to evaG-uees.
� 3. Development of self-confidence in the evacuees, with a program of vigorous work projects, greater self-government for evacuees and transfer of as much ad: ministrative Work as possible to
^centre .residents.........,       ..
' 4. Security in resettled communities,   with   the   aid   of  church groups, YMCA; YWCA, civic clubs. . and . service organizations. Resettlement of small groups of fasvii-
.lies .in; small--communities was also suggested. ,.
5  P^ar-sighted program, to' fur-/ ther interests 6f.eva.cue.es in post-; war era aii'U'.to fa.cilj;ate' aMnvi'la-v'. tiop. -�'-'�'y::":
�M UST RE ACX^ELEPATIvI)     �: /
�' intensification;of;'.t-h'e":ab'-Vve: program, along with .re6;)e!Tinr of. the west coaist, may. prove;\\)'^. best methods ofencouraging �ai,.d;..ac?e-' lenitihg resettlenient. And r, niAer-ated it inust. be if the iiatbtt w^uiM ipVeyent.'. thO- estnbliAhmontvrjf; p?r- .: niaiVent reservations.\fo^:.t)K=k^in-:;;; oritv :;of ^ts/n^iiaijatiolu    ;.::". -
a
v - "Recoii^inhtion'*;^ the: monthly journal of .tho FeiioW.:hip' p� -Re'-' c^iicilihUou; Which^ 'devoted- a .full issue? o:V ^i^nese; Can?<liai^ prob-leinc-in the month, of March publi-:
fCalionj.'-'cUiteiYt^ in; the:
July; bdi>iohA;;ariicie^-:iw^
broader concept, of the , prejudice which- b> faced l^jr "the Jewish j>eoj)le. . . . � .- " -r_ .. �; '} The. .:?fnijIaYitv.- \\\ the ;jjr-i>anese: Cahadish and ^Jew^.K^lsituatiQn is shown  in - the  following" excerpt
�from ^Signp^st' to' '^aki?m,,."\iy Edith F. Fowkcs whieh;appears in the July .rReeoncitntion";
Thi? journal may rx*;^^rurod by
�'-WHt*f�js--: t*v; �Recjjw'rJliatjfm.- -RffoW 303, 74 King Street East, Toronto, Ont. Y^rly '->uh5c.f1pt|on-."of"" six copied or rm>re ^1 JK>".
An?i-SerhitisTn is not a Jewi*h j�fy*Hem* ijr� fart,""~s'^vWle Writer, pot? it^.Anti-Serit::*m; ha? :pri�-cf'>'jf TTTTTe-to''.To"with JeV?." It h-a peryv?al pTy>bkm >rf ffrety Caxra-<iiaw.cit:�n;w^o <i�e? rot wanl his
erery
hcinan ivinar �ho want* to lire in � tree and peaceful a�ciety.'-The iaay be the first to sa^er. bwt, irhen �e dear tfceta eoval -rifkt* ofetj tla- nf fpr
roDiem
-1 true. vWithin the ' nation - than v he- ? tween hations..  - �    ' �   - �'    ' v' The roots or'v'aiVtiwScjnit-l?�i! e#t; :inv jevery hea!:i\ ,lt -^r.rv^; oi>t 01 . man's priniitK^jnstircti'u ;6f'.dhse^unty,; Ins-]-�eeiI-"."tp".-.;.;.b!ame"; '.-"Soiijeone,; his losing- \? feci --sup.er'-.. ior^Z Just/as V;chi]d >>hp'"st^b]e? - on^: chair VilUhlame^ hurting.him, just     primitiy^l1^; pies blamed their ::\\/^u)^iv-\-z evil -spirits or wikKrl^ai-'day seeks to. find-"<onuti:.nc-' ..sbirifeofie! to blame;'':for-J^s^{hffiv'''4':* ;ies /andfailures.'; . Becaust- ,ti.e causes of poverty aiid une^np^y-merit and war are Vomph'cfitrd �>j>t .difficult td understand, il. i? .to stop looVing; for -the- resl-. -s'-:> tion and" ttnd a c^rv^nif-v,-'. ??;:.t*:' goat. Thus in attacking: the ��� man i?. actually" rrfaring -. -'" 'and-.grapple with.-th.e'pror�:-:V.-'modem% life; He is. srivipg' gtrngarte for der.^>cr,-�cy.   :.     � .
Today';~we "can :no Tin?<;r the emotional luxury.! ?' I-r I:: \ cbiki'sh reaction?. We have "-� a &k> 4m �w[ har>4-. W*        ~. the roergfejr *f all *Ve      t estabfiffh on thh> cart'; ' ?e and free Wrety in vhi h i5-pie aluH *hare e^aaHy "in-' t'r.r tWa^w of life. T�> rffos* to a'-^Tl the Jews as partaen' an�i o^*" \~ hera at thai t�mk is to hajs^r^ �as- ��otts nd to defac*
:1