The New Canadian $M
THE VOICE OF THE SECOND
YAMA TAXI
Stywwr 1.414
VOL. HI No. 40
VANCOUVF.K, B. C
'OCTOBER 2, 1940.
>V�M�kI.v
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By K. W.
�sp,Jt de Corps .'..v.� ;H will; be L-st^r.tcresting to observe the psy-l IcQ-^di^i effects of. Za/montlv of [
Nisei!�vQutns. .,it will be �i Nvhoi!y;ArrfvoS October 7
^v^.^nGe % the; maj6fUy,r but'
i;
/adopt /exclusion ,: pleasures/ against; ;Japanese; and . the \deportation : of
N'isei, ',youMi>....;m c/y �. f Arrives October '7 � i�Japanese;/ ana . me -.aeponouon : oi i
i-xr.v.'ience for the majority, but-,,. </��'. ' '� n V:;'-^ / .all aliens "who entered the :country
'�� �,:�:.[� ' ,� jv.� i- . - .� Successor to Baron lonvi, tfie �� . .. ,, ,
! �>vnk that should be mvalu-|. . � .., ,-. ; -.: ' ' , �.�lleqaltv, *s well; as - well.'-as those-
'.: : . .< new Japanese Minister to Canada,:: ., . �.,.-,. ... .. -r)-
�: ..v � - <c x, .�. � ., , . quilty of breaking- the law... I 1m.*!
. � � \ . \ . � jbei|iio Yoshizawa, js expected mi- �;. >- � � . . . , ;
Qrc, cf ,our gravest vveaknesses Vohcouvcf 0ct! 7; tlbo,fd .t!ic ^yK i.,ncehn^ marred as.usual by a.
Separate Units Planned in Training Camps
. VANCX>U.Vt-R.. B.: 0: ; No Canadian-born Japanese have been included in tho I'ir'st .y,roup of 1000 men vaUvd up (or compulsory mi!itary t rainim> in ibis province, it was leaincsl yesterday from ,ll\o Sotvicos' IVoani in Admin-
istrative District K. 1 lowevcr such calls arc likely to be made in the near ! nunc to I rain second \^snora(i6it Ortontats in
in �he larcjeiuimber of ypiing
so]>arato. units.
r
r;.-;, n our community/- quite un-[f3:v-ior \sith Ore procedure of group ic&'\ ^PP^fently; wholly lack-ijng ia a sense of group responsibility. jTo a very large extent/ this Vveak-[r.f.sV n-a5 arisen from disorgafiized family J^ckgrdunds/. in whkK . as Ih:.^?; tfiey. faOed to^rcceiye adequate d,s;;p!:ne and family training,. THe � renift'b^s; been . tp leayeUs with a I j -ge }i u mbe-r of; yo un g trie n .whose jhink^^- has - hever ;b6en.,directed i .'o ;>g r� s pp n sib I c;.ch a nne U> and who car> sec no'value .Jn.organixed group n'K^vtrr.enis beyond. those of. .the /'�'R'figKb^h'ppiri^'gang^;^ . f;/ 't)i c iT-;iT^<^lf-j tat;: e.y'&tpp'i^ef>.t-'\h'**s /3ie<-> far short of their sisters, upon >vhd^r a/'m6re;\T4gorc^ usually.imposed. -;^ -.;::Vi;^ ;;
: Thj< (t.is'thata mortth'of march^ 'qH^}P9J cali;rtg,;^{eepjn'g/^ah?j u?ii!:!^�ivtc0efher::-.w*tH ^ seyeraf - hun-: qre'ffs ,pf ttieir . fe.ftows, all-under a .c.)T,rr-cn'.code. and; cohimon cpndi-"tip�>;'"eugSyf>/:to/.:dey6lp r.e.c; =ppreciati6n " for the value of o'osnized disciplined
�. h?w Richie �;of- follosyship" and: .r.e'-.
^pr.othdrs/ even;avne\Yr irisight � "irrtpn^-^KSI.g'Vq^e rc'ah'crHhips.:- � ' .. i: .
:v love and P<ite . . .b.isiMusip'ning to tfie.;romadtic/but encpur'agihg io.tns 'realists among" pur. Nisei girls; is a p3ragrAph;-by Arnold Bennett in s recsnt .issue of ^'Keader's; Digest,'.'
"Ab fo'r.'the theory that every ) vJ r b,?5 his or he r own � pa r ticu I a r 'fato' - v(jf^r..,partner J, and Ur>til/; he v.r.s:--> m'e.ets that 'fate' his or'\her ^fe cantwt be" fulfilled/' /He says, r-Tf'^^Vtain'^aS; ai^thtrrg^hiimarr csrithatin. the .a.v.er^g'ev-h'^ppy-tHe .: husband wouId;; have
Hner, Hiye,-;Maru^.
jbpring''.'Wifspoi.<in-'. tirade against the.
"a; f f a i rs, \i n d ^ sp ec i a 11 y ot> Aniericarir Japanese relatiops,
d . j ,. � .� , Japanese �n qeneral. . *
Regarded as.an expert on foreiqn � , , ' . � - . j
- � ' � : 10,000 American Nisei � ;
y . ^Affected by Conscription J
.�. . .. v :..,(,.-� :� - . ,] i The- U.S. Army conscription . bill'� new minister will be made especially , ... . v .. ir. , ^ -h
. . :. �... : ' � ;- . . ' , which gees into effect Oct. 16 will >
welcome. A noted career diplomat, � �� . .v>. v.,- . � � a ' ;'; ' . , , ,. � . . ;:; �: -affect sometO.GOO Nisei m Amen-, he has.been director, of the Amen- � . -. -.; �; . � . -, �
-- w- / � , r- . At, !ca/ it; is estimated; although . only.* can Bureau of the Foresqn Off�ce.. . ,. : , �. : .., , , . , , , : � ./� � � ^ - , ;. , ,-i a. smalt number will be touched dt- .
and has-served in embassies in Lon- .:�.�>'.. ��. >
don/ Berlin, Washington and Rome.i , ';./v ' > : "V �
Ho speaks English, French and Ger- i.Local Department Store
man; fluently..' | Becomes Incorporated.
War Services Bpard Needs Informdtion
\^\NCQUVKRi B;c.>-:An appctti to tho: Nisei to take, niore care in n^akiVig appH-cations for the postponement ]� of military tiat.ning \vits i tnhde � last week by offiuials
; of (he Board of National War
--lerlQcytoJiis. departure^^f Ottawa? S�. Annbunced last NVeek w;as thb tn-:: Services In ;Vaneo\tvci\ \vhich beAvill/ca^xipbri/proyiriciar gp\'ern- |^^rp^
merit officials m Victoria. - / jdepa'-tment : stores" in� -yaticouver's: , In an hilervicw. wiUV Tho.:]^ith japalies^j
City Gbuncil Seeks �:-r-y.-,' "/r : rJapanese .cpmrnuiiity,. T. End^onmntlgra^io^^?^ � yA{MG6UV6R.�Th& City CouV |S1;50'000-cil.Af\onday,- on a motion by .Aid. J/Nlsd Installed as
:Cprn'ett, adopted a- resolution stfathcona Student Head '� : j
^ Strathcpna: Schobl' held its annual] 10,000 bt.her.women,. and the wife inauguratioiv'!bf the student council; with any one ;ojf ' 10,000 men.'' ': ] last Friday "afternoon/, when Eli'20- �'
^lakodos ; and : Baisliakuniiiis will :.beth Yamashita, .last .year's ; pre subscribe to those sentiments-hrJart- 'dent, : Wds chairman./. Four.K'isets 1' ily, but perspnally, T still' like .tb;.were installed; as members, headed, think
Interviewed by The Now C<\\u\d[an, the Board diselos-ed that no Nisei had l)ftisn in-; cludtd in the first ilr;\ft; but � that they would ieceive ealls to report foy tt-ainuig eititor in the. second Rioup in No-j ven^ber, or in the third Rioup , j next January.
I". Military dfficorj; declared ; j that the most of fieienl way- of j training would be; to organize 1 a 11-Japanese ptaloons or c6t\i-'panics.-in order to foitit Itcimo-^ asi; w asJlJic /case ipanese in the last w^r.
Maikawa: New Ganadiap, / stress was\!Ilhvsic;ai - siandards ,ai\d . Ian
- ^ be.Jftrd ,M of; jguaac difficulties... were giv<>n
; supplying. conipreTo/dat^m . / / k lot tors of. application for Hr>mie * - " '
letters of. application post ponemont. '/
/It .is necessary to suly the address stated on Nav� (iorial / Kogistratioiv cards', the present/address of the. /.i))l)licant, and the "k" nnniber on I he/ inert ieal ca 11 and e. erti fie a te .The .
ilopiis ........... ..
j. . 'IMip. adoption of this ..sys jlias necessilatecl tiiepostpbho-jihciUpf calls, sutccd/ypi\v . [nttmbbr , of j appjicaiipns � .for :/postp^t\envcnt;of trai jbeeiv< rec.eive4 from Nisei en-;gaged in seasonal .industries./ .
some
'K^af'Spnie^day^
^/^g/S
should also. be; siyen..
mm
1 come suejy a policy of segrega-f<~*" other Cana(lians; in
,:; VANGOUVER/ b; C. An outline of the/ program � of eV.cnts; fov ihe. Fifth; Annual Convention *of tlie Japanese Canadian Citizeps League, to be held in Vancouver. J^oy:/p/: ir/v"\yas/ annotinced Tuesday foliowiirg a hyeeting of tl\e;hosi
chaplerl exe^ . ;. .;, Opening ecremonics^v
civic speakers and the Na
-V.
equally happy with anyone of1, tional Oratorical Contest will
'. Japaiiese language school/strong of pliysiquc as well as tvr>vhcrs . froin erutiying dis-; oiVeiV/. frank/and . cheerful of tritt^ have/flocked ..to tli^ ?>s he had read about
to hear Jujiro Fujino, eminent /thenvjih/ books and statistical ^nci authoritative educalibnai--accoiints. ; Furthermore, lheh< i/t of 7'okyo; whio will, coivduet;educational' standards, weie a siior-l series of. lectiires oh quite.high, - ": - � /'. - -son-e- factors of . lajiguage:. NiseV and Their Future .'
5f ^V'1- ^a^6?^alU/�c pointed out the;fact that C^Qber 3 to o inchtsive. /in building for. the future; the
Nisei should / put to use the linany advantages"they enjoy over their - parents: namely, ithe>y; hay(2r.-laii adeqiiate.: if liot !e>:ceilent./-:eomniand 'of Eng-
^ Mfe^iybuld ^^a;k^x4lt^!fii^ ing names. *rh^v shouldbci written ybry clearlyV with an indica.tion of which; naniie'is t h c s u r n'a ni e; to a void all pos-sibiiity of eoiifdsLop. ' .
The Board is imxious ,to . CQmiiiimicrite/\yitlv twp; Nisei^ I/.Royhnagi wlvo has apj)lieel \ for; pbstpb.nempnt, � and Fred Kingo Moriyama, present ad-;
be held Saturday, eyening. National. Gouncil% business sessions and convention dis-ciissipns will occupy. the at-fentioh of delegates:for ihc next two days; and the farewell banquet and niixbr will bring Zthe conference to/: a close INlonday. evening v
'^rnycpiivef Cliapter ^also ^an-i /^ houncod that it � wotiId. invite.; Maybr.vljjde/Telfprcl> to vjispeak j: at. the firsi fa 11 -meeting," Oct: j
Cp-opeiaiion/ in//c6nin\iuyity-'// 6Vojects_.AVas gu^i:aiiteJed by/the �
appointment /pf Edward T;.' Although tlie .date is Ouch j/�;:^nd/:.Ce!cil /"G�ka^ a "month; aw;ay //plans; JfoV j
train>\vith-6fhor�-iiwthc.xam they were oi)pbSed^ to. treat-meht. different from others A\\ the ciinVps. /: . /
dress unknown. .Both of these nien.should comnmni*/ cale with ^theboard immediately; and friends are asked . io bring this not ice to their attention. - � V':/;�';' -�: :>
the census
will alsp.be speaking; �';/ /At /the;-first /general assehi-; in '�- the afternobh. league
^lr. Fuji no who came up tiont Seattle Monday decler-c<l to The. Xe\y Canadian v!u> he had been very favor-^bly iniin-cssed by the Niseis he had niet in the States and t^it he was hoping to cpn-'fjiiue; the same friendly intercourse with Canadian
matters and bther resolutions
committee of the.a dyiiainic convention.;t)ie first;bly Canadian Japiinese Assocja-- of its Hind in Nisei Kistory iii|matt tiou: and of President Georgerthese parts, are being surely :5Ubnnttect by Bnssei cliapters Ishiwarii, and Kiu\ito Shoy a-; aiid swiftly sketched and filled j will be aired on ,the floor. 61a v-tb ^he/I/pc^ highlight of the a
after-
Committee, -jimttee headed by the-capabjcjn0on session AV'H" take
Slainland Orafory and resourceful chairmen, Ki-Uy|lc,V tlie convention Will split
r Wv.\t^;\to,^ Vj�oI ^yoshi Siiga and Kazuko Kaga-fUp info two panel discussion Ti^M^nfm^
^nca| coi^t Ay l^i^cl^S
lisK; they, are reaping the benefits of the toil of their parents who have pioneered in healthy economic lines such as farming :- v and fishing: and they enjoy thej
Je said that he had found friendship of many Canadians] m on actual personal. con- with whom they either have j v just a-s weii-built: talland studied or worked together.. j
i ^ w 1 ;i"Si v?SYbung Buddhists with success.,rcvcrcn(is and panel represent
land will be asked to send at; if:i ^ <^ ; _ fr_; iUl� ,Wrin(ir,:-j,
least one speaker to take part,
tertained to have Rev. S. N. Prattv American Buddhist priestess of Tacohia and a most engaging personality, come and conduct an Kng-lish service at the opening morning of the . convention,
November 1G. Bishop Aoki Z -" See "BUSSEl MEET,": P^ge 4
the winner" of this contest receiving the Ifi<aoka: trophy.j Three speakers from this contest are chosen to enter the. finaK : � , . /
Mas.aji Endo. East Fairview; executive, was chosen to rep-f See �JCCL." Page 5 j-
High hopes are 'being icn--lalivcs from the :chaptersjwill:
;jbc on the/paner which will be centred around questions pertinent to the Nisei. The reports iof the discussion will bo given ;jn the concluding general as-sembly. . . .;/�:. .. - ' At the sayohara banquet
