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THE NEW CANADIAN
DECEMBER (5': 1939
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THE I�E W CAIVAIMAIV
The Vaiiguard of Nisei Opinion
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w ; -;:.;� Our Gcihadian cJemocracy\svyung int6 action once again tfiisvyeekjhroughbut British Gol^ towns andli^Mnicfpal; district who will leOislate for thehii in^rriatters of local civic concern
�� ^ Throughout this-province, every householder -or (. ovvner> (fjale; or female; twenty-one1 years of age or over; Ganadian-born or naturalised citizen, was entitled to go to the polIs to registe.r his decision as to who should govern IpcallVi his .decision Upon by-laws and plebiscites of common concern. ,.-;;;:;;;,;;. �:'� :';-':?�'�� ,- � >'-/."�-;-�;".;':-,"'
; On thV whole our democratic system 'swung smoothly into action. But it creaked badly in one essential part.
If ^ citixen, who otherwise fulfiHed-all these qualifications, happened to have been born with black hair, dark skin, narrow eyes; if at birth he had been given such a name as Quon Wong or Hideo Yamada, then automatically by our Provincial Statutes, he was disbari-eH from the 7>olls.
By accident .of birth/ because their parents came originally from China or Japan, some one thousand young people, quatifie.d by birth and education to call themselves Canadian citizens, \vere denied the right to exercise the .fundamental privileges conferred by that title,
To many citizens the elections were merely of passing interest. But to the Niseiy they were symbolic of a task before them. TheV will wocjc unceasingly to win for themselves their fundamental rights, to establish a truer democracy in Canada, to right a manifest wrong.
Public Nuisance
That perennial nuisance/ Alderman W^lsony has again ^bobbed up .in Gity;CpunciI, with his; private pet phobia, Once again the1 good reason and sense of justice of his colleagues have put a temporary stop: to his antics.
. But he gives notice again of his intention to carry
his campaign against alleged Oriental penetration to the Provincial Legislature next year, although two previous attempts have failed.
In contrast to^His stand; Jt is encouraging to note not only the? intelfigent attitude taken by the majority of his fellow ;alderYrien/;but/also the? ^sition take^^ ;dent of the^Pacific Coast Fishermen's Union^ latest Oc-cider>tal fisherm^n'si/organizati^ the province, who urged equality of citizenship for the second geYieration.
; VVhjl^ Qrieirrtaf citizens may be selffsh vested ihterests^ we have at least the1 assufance that those who know us most ihtimateiy and who have thi? welfare of all the people most genuinely at heart are seeking to solve an admitied, problem in a manrief mpsf consistent With reason and justice^ - ~: ~:.::^^''^':''f^"f^:'rr'r~^r:
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CITIZENSHIP AND THE WAR
By Ken Woodsworffr � '�''.�.{ No tionof Co-Secretary of the Oruiclian Youth Congress)
The �'Canadian1. Youth Congress no's' been the forum for the free expression of y6uth opiniori. In oiir forum .we have insisted that alt youth be representeol and/we have demanded a free voice for pny opinions. . ;
The Conjgress has sought to rial the forces erf youth .for the pro tion of our economic and politica fights and for education rn the rea nieaning ,of : democ rat re action ahc responsrbiirty. Canadian :Gitiz ship has Ibeen built truly in th programs at the Congress,
:s The Canadian YoiHh Cong has also been the medium throug whichthe youth (pf; Canada "mig meet with the youth of other lane through the ^Wor|dY6utlrC6r^0re In: this We have sought to abolis the reasons for hbstrlity between t nations and to prevent;war; The have bean; pur objectives. ; '�Tho Congress And The War
We feel that the present war e hances the rple thpt the Canadi Youth Congress must play on b half of yputh. The war has broug forward more acutely than ever t whole tangle of difficulties whic have faced us in the past. Mo than ever we need the broad, demo cratic discussions and activities o local Youth Councils which for the very back-bone of the move �rnen.f. Now is the time to increas our work, to include more and mor young men and women in the Move mcnt, to make the Canadian You* Congress an even more powerful anc. far-reaching instrument of youth' ideals and efforts. ~ "^ "~^
The Canadian Youth Congress must continue to be that free parliament of youth, where prejudices and animosity may be resolved in common determination to work for the happiness of our people, We need to look to the future and we must do those things how which will bring a future of assured well-being and happiness. ,
The war must not prevent youth {working for realization of the social and material heritage of Canada. Indeed, we cannot be satisfied until we have realized our ultimate hopes for economic justice arid-peace foe all peoples. It is: with these ideals, in mind that the young people. in the Canadian :Youth Congress will continue to work. . ; �.'��"�
Duty To Canada �;;.'
The war has brought td young Canadians rriore forcefully than ever these duties to Carwda and our people. We have been working to build Canada; now that work rnust 6^ pressed forward against the Obstacles presented by ;those who would utilize the war to Introduce dictatorship, regimentation and a lowered standard oF "livingv
Youth must carry forth, the banner of economic justice and I
'�' political liberty. We must also j lay Hie basts for international friendshipand peace. We cannot forget our young friends of other \ nations, who. have been working ; as we have. They, too, have their j hopes for justice and freedom and '
-are working for them. �
Jingoisr propaganda must not be-ariowed to fan a war fever of hatred of other- poopfes. We must keep alive the ideal of human brother^ hood. In cur citizenship, let us' keep i clear-sighted loyalty to deep-; er pnncrpfes and values and show ourselves true sons and daughters of Canada.
LETTERS TO^
JfS,G. AND SOCIALS
(Kditor: The' New Canadian) i
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,l")oa'r.'.Sir: 1 read a letter Jnther
last .Issue which
of your newspaper
which has prompted me to write this letter. The author^ it .seems, was rather doubtful of the ^advisability of the dance \vhfch the
J.C.G.I/. intends to sponsor [in the near future. AVhat interested ^ine most,- however, was the conipari-son which he s made ioltlm League to the Japanese Students1 Club of the' local .university r:for,.viH(leed, i am a m(?ml)Qivof ;the: elut), >
Jie.seeiiiis against the
t prejudiced club; why? /I caii
WAKE UP SLACKERS
(Editor: The New Canad Dear Sir:'.-' I,;vto)y j've reading and hearing blame ed upon the J.C,C,L. Stonj
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a; moment, who s roallv tv -. Is ; it not- (hose who ':-�t-back and ;let the others do � dirty work :and then criticize. -
The main problem is ihat th? J.C,e.L. doesii't gel fullLs or co-Operation, Going to daiices. dpes give/ theni but that's not enough. A the meetings, .giving ypur ions, and studying the lems of :the;:^is"ei are
pr bite your head "off f0 suggestions; �: . ;
}.-, Some ^ say,; I'm jii favour of the J.C.Q.L, even if I'm not a ber. ' I was one of thos who. sat ; back until along and piit some 'head.-"; �- ';;'"^. v'-: �'�'
fate came intorir?
Having dances, etc. is (he opjp way they can get. the so-Caliei men \vith.leisure .Ivours aiidjhe girls who go liuiiting for Jiipre male scalps interested, 7
Wake up, means you, not. (he
J.G.C;L.. but the slackers. De-
I feat isn't bitter until you swallow
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Dave M.
only guess. We have taken upon
ourselves the. obligation;- to do wliat we can for our community, squeezing Aviiat little time we can from bur Valuable and expensive studies; for we have the adlva=nt-ages of the many facilities of the; province's greatest source of knowledge, the university:
Some say:we have done! much, some say w,e have donei little, but, in what yye have done,' we have done It because we enjoyed the: work; and have willingly dug into our own pockets to cover the expenses. If we can do but little, it is because our time is so limited and we cannot af fond to neglect our studies. There is no call for ribald
criticisms. ways of tins country? AmMsno:
Moreover, he, or perhaps his j the greatest obstacle that we have more "serious minded" frien.ds,'to overcome in tliis country, the, appear to h.avp a misconception | social discrimination under which' of the significance of social par-f we suffer and which, has indirect-ties or dances, "lie seems to feel;ly affect<#3 our politica] and et'o:i that a "social" is the sign of the|omic status? degeneration of an organisation�.- _' ."� : ' - ~ ,.
or so it appeared to me. Per- i T ho|'e Mr. \amamolo reahz,5 haps 1 can clear up the nianv:�ow the /importance of a wdl doubts that :he seemed to have. iro?ndeA ^Mc'atioii embracmg not
'only the academic and political
Perhaps he does not realize that:side of ,if6j but also tha( 1110st a thorough social education is,usefuf and essential part of our just as important as or, someilires the social side. would say. even more important; thnn- an academic education. Of' M. Wesley Fnjiwaia;
what good would all our. Vn6wl-i3_.i22 Eton St;
edge be if we did not know how L -;'____________
to apply them to the best advant-j^j, , - , -:
age? , " '���! Ed's Note: Also rcceivedv^
: :a long loiter froni P.F.Y.. who ia
Character Development j reply to ^I.r. Yamauioto''suggest-In fact socials of some form or: that his criticism arises npm "a another are essential to the heal-!decided,y anfi-social bias and an thy develoimient ^of an. i�dividu-|anti athetfc pre;urfice toward the
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versaUy accepted fact. Moreover: H'8-0'" He Amends that "social a responsible organization like:-^""^^^ are cortducive to corn-the-J.aCiL; should undertake to{rnunitysolldarityV, which is 'the educate th^ Nisei sociaUy int6 re-ifirsV rurig in^ the jadder; leading sponslble Canadian ciiizens. For toward national solidarity". "The is; next Giti^nship-a social con- prrmary cortsideratipns of the c0ptr And have not our leadiii* j^^l members is their scholastic
career. Sobidl functions are onjf supplementary to their studies."
debaters and orators repeatedly emphasize'd the necessity of the Nisei to assimilate: the cultural
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. "Excuse me. sir. of course you^re new to �wch thing* know we have a new telephone directory, but that firm* is not 'Established 1823'!".
Serious Loss F
A slowly mountinc f;0fv of the Japanese-v as Gaftlm^rciai groups, fipie.;.6'rgdniz:at|qris, Gh l^arledders in yirtual >oined to demand th^t atcly renewed, rv ;:,
This demand was echoei both the American and Ji ese press..';'of tjie poast, :v totted �P a^ a -warning - tremendous loss in tradci fits and payrolls th$t wpul suit from ruptured cpmrrje relations-With the Far, Eas ;Uading the :way against juore detrimentai to,; our :i�de wjt'li Japan, botiiythe tie^hainbor of Corivmerc^ an jlerchants exchange passe< requesting that ,t be continued.
third Best Customer
[JET t.liat since ^'Jap< #. United States third best onier and in the.first six me of 19;"ft bought over �111,00 of our goods�that Oriental aess constitutes 40 per cent, o: � foreign trade of the state \Va?hiHgton" the chamber's eign Irade cbmihittee "urges e action on a treaty with JE >hai vyili protect and pror trade hotween these two gi ��countries."
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