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THE NEW CANADIAN
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JULY io
1940
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THE VANGUARD OF NISEI OPINION ./
TRinity 0309 396 Powell Street
Vancouver, B. C. - '��'�;!
. ''. A paper published In/ and for second generation Japanese in � Canada, and devoted to their welfare as (ili/.ens of Canada. �."�:�;;
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Kunito -7\ 'Shoyamu �Yvshiniiisit ffiyashi. Seiji Oniy.uka
Kiyoaki C. Sfomose : Irene Uchida : Afmoru Yaiabe
�;. ;:.v -'--V -: BUSINESS sianagfr v.7I'�� �''". f.dward T. Ouchi ..; -�/.�;:�';';'. �.�'�/'.
-:� Published Meekly' at the 'Faiyo Printing Co. '
25c per monrh; One year $2.50 iri.advance �
Volunteer. Enlisfmenf
�; Con side rabl e clou bt lias ex is ted c vcr since recru it in g first . began that Ginadi.in would be accepted" in
the Canadian Active Service Force^ and several test cases have a 1 rea t|y i nd tea t ed t hat loca I an t horit ies a re f ol low i n g , a n I accepted precedent bf a r/f /Y/c/o discrimination against Canadian citizens orprientaiprigin, even where none is expressly stated in. recruiting regulations.' ; � Sy^-^V:'^^^
It; is an unhappy situation when race distinctions a^ drawn,.even among -men \Vho.are Aviliing to sacrifice their lives in the service of; their country. Ancl the natural re^^ ;pf; C2?i^ife^r?V ^ ^ne$c \v 111 be;one of ?iex t rtiiiiires^ri t^ meht: a lid irritat i on, add ed to an a 1 read y heavy, burden -of-bitterness.
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sepa r atc uhit be formed� oij 1 y of second generation. Japariesc, jt; a V|i Jl f t>o t' uej ,g rep tedavI t h e nt^ ii s i as m.: ^11> � i s ^ ji el t h e r? ^cdiii^-P1 imentary nor ihspifing to men thaty eycn^hen they vbfuri * ^cerCto die should be,segregate
the. fieic.r'of battle from the^ because of their
racial origin. . .
Such ac(ioh; w^ tunate. precedent,-j^fttally established in. .the. last war a ptceedent that cleiiies-ariy possiW ;of ^dnrnting Cana^ �acccptaiKe" both of Vh zenship." ' -
There is a heed for community .leaders to take action �' oirfhis pd^ tipn of the proper aiithbrities. And most bf-all there is:a 'need-today and no\y, for a more far-sceing policy in oiir recruiting rcgulaiipns Uiat \vt>uld, piVt :an end to this blind, ill-con-siderecl; discriminatipn which can produce only evil : for ;:'Canada;:^ ' ' ;�' � ' ;..''���;;�'. �.:.-::.): � .'� � �"'. ".. ;�' �'
^Cultural
. '�� � A growing aWarenessVor^^t value 0f cultural clevelop . ,M\?.!)l.VaA4.;fe he
mbre :Sighificanf trends Within the. Njse.i c6n\munity; which isto be.seen in the successful prgani'/ation of a Nisei, dramatic society.,�;^-. �; ]\\�'�:.X .��}�' -:\'�.' ;.:;"�'
Those who are willing to :-be honest .with themselves w i 11. ad m i t t ha t th e m a j or it y . of sccb nci � ge ne r a t i on . cl u bs found their basis only in. ^bci.il and sentimental instincts bf the young j^ople, and as such. they, have afforded little more
� tributed but litjt 1 e \b-1he.deepening of luriderstanding or.the brbadening of |Xvrsbnaiity "among the Nisei. \ .' "
'The grp>ving siicc�^ a re d e voted- to more con struct ive ends than socia I amusement; is a significant in second
generatioiv today':ar� $eekirtg.gemm^ s\6n of personality^7: ^ '�� :. .['. ' �' ^ ': "� : � �_
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.7\\.-','';"^NV.;r.iiiusi.. .. tnTr^civys -V;;iinsV::tbc. d,V'n^vr ; of f jlUhg into- the
delusion of r.uc jnUle'-�.is'. Uvuglf.'\kgre-';--\v'c'� 'an :-,rwrirn<.M- of ethical '..(jujtities pevuIi.u';.-ioVour: people.:- I" consider svuh: a "wjrh.iRj -i^ timely� more timely dun when' I(chv:'u.s-:s$few't:caUv reni,\rked Jh.it every..p.eqple .idmireJ its! owri;;t.u:U"s .uui sTio'wid c^nic:::^: x?~. ii" v�ttu'cs"-o"f other .pcoplv: mow.''timely;- th.)h when>:John � S.tuitt MiU'-hUvie-. the observation th.u "of all tluv vulgar mo<.lc< of cscapinv; iroin the1 consideration..-�f:^ the efteet of social-.a nil hioral influences on the humart' niir.d. "the most vulgar is that of attrilmtinc: the diversities of condr.ei"and characteF to-inherent natural differences": more timely than when V^cher .\tc -t-'apo.ugc.'ja'td.
am convinced that--men.will slaughter each other-hy the million in the coniinc century for the sake of .i'"slight difference.in.sKulf -measu'rements.'''. .�Lapouge? prophecv. uttered ^0 vears.ij;o. has been fulfilled all too-well.
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flower.seeds
Black grains trickling through my fingers : .
Pate husks, knobby� urns, liny podt-^-They- are so. easily brushed aside,
lost, spilled; Yet in my palm enough of lorcli-
ness lies hidden To set half the' countryside Aflame with bloom.
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The true realities of ;iife 'cannot be "overlooked;1 7 ^ .or
othenviso, we niust. face it, learn to </takp;it;''"jand look fate in the eye when;it "dishes;, it out" to lis. In - the pa th of {5adhes;st; w.e must sinile with oiir chins up and iipire for a 'hetfei- day, That is iife.. TO .him whoJpan do tlii.s, he is. nvade of the Stuff of. which great men are niade. B\'eryhcidy caii bcVpleas-ant'and 'agreeable, when things go^smoothly.. Rut is it ever>*l}q(Vy wlio Can laugh; in the face of hi is-iorfunb? . . '"r". '.--- ;.'.
Success does hot. con\e to all 0tose^\\h6 -ie.ally--deseiTe stiidioris : schoiai: whoi is looked upon; as "the; niost likely to succeed", at times . turns up to be a "totjirflop". in- life,, while the student:viiio did hot 'shine in his class, sometimes overtakes ..him by leaps and hounds.
;.' George7 Kato was the cream of his graduating class, so to speak. I still remember .the exact wo.ids 01 G' e p i"gc^: i^n ^ p i ra^ ti b n a 1 ^a i-e w e 1 f address. While we stood silent 1 y Svith \hdwed heads.f^^p George KatpMelwered ^
and .emdtioiial talk winch made ns-all ;strdnglyt determlne-to-ovevr come all the phsVacles :Of life and surnipunt the heights, of' success,
� ^Fellow 'cla^mate^ oludedr *-tli;e li^xt; ;time w;e nieet and ask each pther what we are dbiug. let us; - he stble to hold .;Ui) our heads and brace pur i'siioul-ders aiid proudly say, 'I ani dping just thb, type .of; woik I: ai� interested in .: doing--r-not the kind of work J hate to do.'.'.' :;,v ' "�,
.Two years later I nvet George kutip iC aitemploynieiit^;0jfjee. When, we > mot he did not hold iip: his; hend and square hack his shpuhlersiahd-- tfell me; "I .am cloiitg jiist tireif ype :of work I Sm i it[t e res tit d in dp i n g=�rii pt. th e k i nd of w;prk i. hnive: to." J lis was a far 61i^fefeht story, in fact lie was ashamed to meet ine.. let alone tell me he did not even have a ioh. :\ y '-�':;
. ''Well, eivnh. .how are ypu?" he greet ed me, holding .out: a friendly hand. 11 showed callouses which ;w.eie ilie result ...of' haVd wbrk; 'What are you doing/' he questioned.
"I'm working on a newspaper writing" you know.*'/ I answered
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
� Editor, The New Can a din li- .
Dear Sir: Today the danger, of a war between Britain and Japan in the Far Kast is imminent. Already-'... women and children have been removed from Hong Kong as. a possible war zone.: Britain has been instructed to cease trading With the Cliiang Kai-shek. Govern-ment and has refused. Troops are . reported massing on the Indo-China frontier and near Hong Kong. The 'stage is being set for a war whieh, if if should occur, � will involve Canada and Japan. : , . ^ .
The status of the Nisei in such ah' eyoriluallty: wiU^ lie'-"pi'ecar-ious,' especially. for-those having :dual natipnailty. They ; will be citizens of bpfh of tlie countries at war ami trusted by neither. Man can.npt: serve two m as tors n or ye t' C wo cou n t r i esr, esp e eiall y should they be nt war. A choice must be made then and .now. is a much better time to make it..
The choice :ihay be very dlt-�ficult to make. The Nisei, al-' though a Brit Isli.subject ..ond : a Canadian citizeii, iiijas iiPt ail; the rights "of: citizehship/ There, is racial,; and ecpiiojiiic: distin61ion, : aiid e v eh pe rs ecti t ion. Th ere is, h6\yeveiv ^a; ..very "definite lna-ferial difference � hetween.V the ec^bnjrc^quajiiyj^ the so-cailed low standard of liying 1:- of. the Japan esb , Canadians. There is .also. a distinct PQssibili(?, in; sucli � a democratic lxaiiqii ras; Gana;da^tha^^tr>e.'NlSe4;
I)'.; jii^'tii.e Jhe^r ^ului^^w in;;f till; political rights/.The choice :he-tween the in.Othei*. country and
: the. ,��Mye land mv^ v v..
' a�d should bo ukuI- in.Vn.v;;1 Canada. ;' V .Hj'1
. Revocation of J ai>;>heso ality does not 'mean i]u^| overboard all that, brought from' tho Kusi, u movo {0 he 'exinv^i '(ha/|l
' Nisei sltpuld abandon their ^1 giuige, kimonos, aiui-culture ^1 Gaelic, kilts and b^jp^J
;;the;Scots: win; o.v?r:ai)iind^;r "deed it would be a-great lo^l Canada :.should th-n happc-n'^1 there is much that Oio XfsciCi� transplant from/ the culture l�l
'^b ;%st;;aiui;;^rafVfo^(IVsD:fJj on; the rough, yonn� tivi!i2a,p of tlie West, *
;In times of naUonal jtNiJ "� patriPiistn yi^es..in hli:Us' h4d strong fervor and has nlr^d ..; result ed '. in a innnhor ,o f mc* episodes ,of sixth oohinin- aciir. -: ity, 'Such a proof, of.^atrioii^l as the �.reniitiCiation, of- Japa^j, iia.ti.onality. would aid the oa!n;;tI eleineiit.s � of. the; co.miiiuni-iv- h tiieir - eff6rts to control mi?^j ed pa t riot ism and. would in j;^i * he a symbpr'of the true ; ism and; Canadian cUizenship o! the. Niseis... ' .. . ;;['-:: ;;.� �� A rrahgemehts: have he en mii : by; the ' Japaiiese;; goveriini^nt ij get the leiuihciatioji of d.ualw-. tipnality by .those also rer;r,> ered in :another, cottnlry. it V ^p'^tprf iJet N|sei^fp^mal^u^ ; these ."facHities. Such orga^zi-tions as the JCCL* could; inaU this a :part of their nrograra a? ..;: a definite move to improve ti* ;- status of the Japanese C?.nadi53: citizen.
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jlapan An<l ^he U. S* 'n The Pacific
, � , (From) it speech delivered: by. the Japanese. 'Ambass'ctdot;j6 t]y J United States, Mr.. Kensttkc Horinouchi. at the .\V6rld\$: Fw ''Jape* ' � Day" .banquet,, Nciv York;) . , - .' . � ' � ';. .; - V � '
^Jap.an's^policy-tpward^the^Eu--
vppeau situatipii is. to keep out.
of the.war, and to. keep, the :war: �out of Kast Asia ..Heiv policy of.
iipn-involyenierit is aimed at; sPr. ; curing stapility and .'the peace-v
ful continuation of trade in l<iast
Asia, .Japan's. hew treaty . of
friendshii)' with Thailand .is a .... .. ..
�tangible "evidence of oiir p"eace-. Interioj:. Tlie new Chinese Got-ful. in ten t idn s. So also is Japan's . ernineht. under: Wang Chhig^ <\ .announcement of hev keen ;hi-. has begun .reconstruction iu a
1 r'er^--in^m'^i SiiSin^l-'tHYis^ stajtiis -"---f .-:-t ;�tf ^'-Svivi c^ii' "Jnpiude^, a1J-�V: "rjuo - in the^Dutch cferrlh^
^AtUas.t^yeav-S^J.apaiuPayJ.s^. qiiPt, .1 stressed the fact tbat there wasstill an Op.cn Poorn China; J; reaffirm: that stateraeil tbnight;"for it.is even more yalM now than; It was a: year ago. Fighting is still gpin^pn - is China> 'but. ihe field of: militaiy operations; is how;; far in tie
The Japanesp;Forejgir Minister's statement; to this effect: was followed by a siniilaV "statement from : Secretary of State. Hull.
declared a cominpn policy, toward the Dutch East Indies.
:; It is not top much to Say that, the .Uriited States and ' Japan-; have sueh. a common policy with respect to the whole of the Pa-
, ci(icv Area^that Js, to keep thie.
; Pacific peaceful and fre6 from the effects - of the war; in Eii* rope. If each, of our two. nations works toward that end, it is certain that peace and
; trade of the Pacific can be preserved.
great bulk of her.-lespurcej.Tti | Wang G p V er ii ni e'n:i �s af. jounceda^policy of mendj|i>. for ail nations and welcosa commercial and industrial e>> operatibh. Under these, cirecf-stances,. the-Openl^pr in Chp -has x new . iheanijig. Ameries^ trade with both China and Jap^1 is ;in a: position to ir.crfa<? soundly and steadilyr ;. . At ;this critical stage in work; history, ; America and: 'JW^ sliare a great .opporniniiy s'* ;ah'equally': great\;respoitsiMhi!; >Clear: thinking -and;\>vise-st_�^ ^ruaiiship;' oh: both sides' pt M Pacifie will develop"tha.t.ofrv-; tunity .and. - jn;e-H ihM sibility. � . \ '.
�'Good fpr yoii!'.' he exclaimed: ''You always wanted to be a journalist. You really deserve:it." he eomplimented me.
- . \ e d e"s er ve i t ? H o w about. George.K;ito? The tree which he irrigated -aiid cultivated refused to yield fruit. Race di.scrimina-tipn or .'bad luck, ypii may call it. But in ;he face o: sadness, we must 5'nrile" with our chins up and hot'O. for a better day. That is lire.
'�Worthy of note in a sordid, world is the Christian altitude to British: Columbia's racial .,problem: "A new generation has arisen in our midst, Canadian-born, unable to speak the" - home language in a great hi any cases, and with ideals of living | and a general perspective iri | life which is thoroughly Cana-j dian. Thes� people find thern-] selves in a ,very-difficult posi-1 tion, and the Church must be
prepared tp consider this pr^^ lem from every possible angl^ "We should neither urdejUVj nor tolerate in so fa'r'r.s v,e ir� able^to p rev e nt it. art � ra ry ^ discriminatory actior. .agai.r-.^' an individual, or group merM because - he or they befcr.gt.y_ particular racial stock.';rr\"-'Z, PeopfVs Paper/ May; ^ ciaf organ of the Greater v. couver Young People s vr.;- �
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