PACIFIC CITIZENVOL.20;NO.3 SALTLAKECITY,UTAH, SATURDAY,JANUARY20,1945 Price:Fi veCent*

Federal,StateAidPromisedJapaneseAmericanEvacueesWh oReturntoCoastFarms

RepresentativesofPublic,PrivateAgenciesPartici pate i nConferenceCalledbyWestCoastCommitteeonAmericanPrinci plesandFairPlay

SAN FRANCISCO— FederalandStateassistanceforJapaneseAmericans returning to Pacifi cCoastfarmswas i ndi catedatth eclosingsessionofth erecenttwo-dayconferenceonevacueeprob-lems sponsored by th e Pacifi cCoast Committee on AmericanPrinci plesandFai rPlayatth ePalace h otel.Farmexpertsattendingth econ-ferencediscussedgraveproblemswh i ch willbefacedbyJapaneseAmerican farmers, problemsofprocuringfarm equipment,farmloansanalabor.Representativesfrom th eStateWarBoard and th e CaliforniaAAA Committee,tlieCaliforniaDepartmentofAgriculture,th eFarm SecurityAdmini stration,th eAgriculturalExtensionServiceofth eUniversityofCaliforniaandth eFederalLandBank ofBerk -eleydeclaredth ei rorganizati onsreadytoassistwith outdiscri mi n-ationi nth eseproblems,i nsofarasth eyh aveauth ori tytodoso.Ralph W.Hollenberg,regionalFSAdirector,saidh i sdepartmentcan mak e ruralreh abi li tati onloanstofarmerswh ometcertainspecifi cati onsofeligi bi li ty.Holl»enbergsaidth atbeforealoancanbemadetoanyapplicantth ecoun-tyFSAcommittee,composedofth ree prominentlocalfarmers,mustpassonh i seligi bi li ty,ch ar-acterand i ntegrity.Th eFederalLandBank ,wh osecapitalstock i sownedbyfarmersth rough out California,Nevada,Arizona and Utah , and wh i chprevioustoth eevacuationh andledsome400accountsofpersonsofJapaneseancestry,willbereadytoofferth e sametreatmenttoth em on th ei rreturn,Willi ardEllis,president,declared,butadd-ed th atregulations simi lartoth oseofth eFSAwouldbe ob-served.Th e ch i efspok esmanforJapa-

neseAmericansatth econferencewas Saburo Kido,former SanFranciscoattorneyand nowna-tionalpresidentofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeague."Th ereare60,000peoplewon-deringwh eth ertogoeastorwestortostandpati nrelocation cen-ters,"Kido said."Weare i nastateofmentaluncertainty.Wewish th eadvice ofourfriendsh ere.Fewofourpeoplewereonreliefevenduringth edepth ofth e depression years:JapaneseAmericansnowfeeli fth eyremaini nth ecenters,wh ereth eyweresentbyth egovernmentth eywillsuffernostigma,buttoreturnandfindth emselvesonreliefrollswouldbeareflection."Th e Ch roni cle reported th atJudovoicedth emai nconcernofth eNisei :Wouldth eybedeniedemploymentbywh i te employersbecauseofpersonalprejudi ce,orbecauseoffearbyth oseemploy-ersofprejudi ceonth epartofoth eremployeeswith resultantth reatofj obwalk outs.RepresentingFili pi nocommuni-tiesofth eWestern States,An-

«>Wo A.Gonzalesdeclaredth at"HpinoAmericansdidnotopposeth ereturnofth eJapaneseAmer-icans."Th eFi li pi nosarenotfigh ti ngJapanesepeoplebutth eJapanese

system-th ey are figh ti ngfas-c'sm,"h esai d.

Pacifi cCiti zenNon-MemberRateRaisedto$3.00„Jh e.Pacifi c Citi zen's yearlysubscripti onratesfornon-mem-■«■ofth eJACLwillberaisedIr«m $2.50to$3.00onFeb.1.»»j creasedoperatingexpensesWW productioncostsaccountforr»L.dec,.Blon to i ncrease th erates. Heretofore,th ePacifi c"ti zenh asoperatedatasligh tdefici tand i ti s h opedth e i n-creasedratewillh elpth enews-Papermeeti tsexpenses.

JoeScott,NotedAttorney,RepudiatesLech nerCommitteeLOS ANGELES— Joseph

Scott,i nfluentialCath oli clay-manandRepublicanleader,h asresignedfrom th eboardofdi-rectorsofth eAmericani sm Ed-ucational League,ofwh i chJoh nR.Lech neri sexecutivedirector, i nprotestoverth eLeague'sattitudetowardAmer-i cansofJapaneseancestry,i twasreportedlastweek .Mr.Scott,wh oh asbeen i nth enewsrecentlyasattorneyforJoanBarryi nth eCh apli npaternitycase,i sreportedtoh avewrittenLech nernotifyi ngth elatterofh i sresignation.Hei sth esecondprominentCa-th oli ctoresignfromth eAmer-i cani sm EducationalLeague.Inh i sletterMr.Scotti sreportedto h avepraisedth eciti zensh i precordofAmericansofJapa-nese ancestry, adding th atwh i le h ewasonth eBoardofEducation i nLosAngelesandi nth eJuvenileCourtfortenyearsh ewasneverfacedwithaproblem i nvolvingJapaneseAmericanyouth s.

Fish i ngSh i psToBeGivenBack toNiseiCoastGuardWillAllowFish ermentoResumeOperations

LO§L-ANGELES—Fish ermenofJapanese ancestryreturning toth ePacifi cCoastfromrelocationcenterswi llgetth ei rvesselsbackandwillbepermittedtoresumeoperationsunderprevaili ngreg-ulations,DillonS.Myer,WRAdi-rector,saidonJan.12i nexplain-i ngth atFederalagenciesarepre-paredto protectth e righ tsofth oseevacuatedafterPearlHar-bor.Th eCoastGuard,Myerstated,"h asassuredusth eywi llseeth atJapaneseboatowners willgetth ei rvesselsback andwillbeal-lowedtouseth emunderth esameconditi onsandregulationsth ataf-fectoth erAmericanfish ermen.""Idon'tk now h owmanytuna

clippersoroth erfi sh i ngcraftth i si ncludes,i fany,"h eadded."Iamdescribi ngprinci ples,notactualproperties."

REPORTNISEIKILLEDINACTIONONWESTFRONTOneJapaneseAmericansoldier

wasreported k i lledand anoth erli stedasaprisonerofwari nGer-many,according to i nformationreceivedby th e Pacifi c Citi zenth i sweek fromnextofk i n.PFC.KENICHITSUMAKI,

24,broth erofMinoruTsumak iofIdah oFalls,Idah o,k i lled i naction i nFranceonNov.7.PVT.WILLIAM YAMAKA,

sonofth eRev.andMrs.Y.Ya-mak a,TwinFalls,Ida.,prev-i ouslyreportedmissi ng i nac-tioni nFrance, now reportedprisonerofwari nGermany.

VolunteertoDeliverCoal

RIVERS,Ariz.—Japanese Am-ericansoldiersatFortSnelling,Minn.,volunteeredtoaid i ncoaldeliveri estoSt.PaulandMinnea-polis h ouseh olds,wh i ch facedacoldwave recently,th e News-Courierreports.

WarDepartmentIdentifi es363WoundedNisei TroopsCasualtyListRevealsFiveKi lledi nActionOnEuropeanFrontWASHINGTON—Th eWarDepartmentth i s

week i denti fi edfi veAmericansoldiersofJap-aneseancestryk i lled and363 wounded i n ac-tion i nth eEuropeanarea.Iti spresumedth ecasualtieswere sustain-

edbyJapaneseAmericansofth e442ndRegi-mentalCombatTeam afterth eywenti ntoac-tiononth eWesternFrontonOct.15and i n-cludeth osesustained i n th e442ndInfantry'srescueofth e"LostBattalion"ofth e36th Di-visi onnearSt.Die.(Inallofth ecasualiti eslistednextofk i n

h avebeenpreviouslynotifi ed,andh avebeenk epti nformedbyth eWarDepartmentofanych angeofstatus.Becauseofth eti meneces-saryto compile th ese lists, i nformation i sli stedseveralweek safternextofk i n h avebeennotifi ed.Manyofth e casualtieslistedh avebeenpreviouslypublish ed i nth ePacifi cCi ti zenoni nformationreportedbynextofk i n.)Killedi nActionOnJanuary17th eWarDepartmenti denti -

fi edth efollowingAmericansoldiersofJapa-neseancestryk i lled i naction i nth eEuropeanarea,presumablyi nFrance:HORIUCHI,Pfc.PaulF.—Th omasT.Horiuch i ,

broth er,2-14-E,Poston,Arizona.FUJI,Sgt.AbeM.—Mrs.Th elmaHatsuk oFuj i ,

wife,2735 CurtisSt.,Denver,Colo.MURAKAMI,Pvt.LesterT.—Mrs.Bessie J.

Murak ami ,wife,Route2,Purvis,*Missi ssi ppi .INAKAZU,StaffSgt.BenM.—Ki j i roInak azu,

fath er, 244Kah i li St.,,Honolulu,T.H.TENGWAN, Pfc Yosh i o—Mrs. Sh i gek o E.

Lee,friend,1471-DPeleSt.,Honolulu,T.H.

Wounded i nActionARIZONA

ABE,Pfc.George J.—Mrs.Ak i .no SatoAbe,moth er,Poston.AZUMA,Pfc.lemasa—Masah i ch i Azuma,fath -

er,WRA center,Rivers.HAMADA,Pfc.Yoneo—IsamuHamada,broth -

er,Rivers.HARADA,Pfc.Jack V.—GeorgeHarada,broth -

er,Rivers.HIKIDA,Pvt.Toyo—ZetsuoHi k i da,broth er,

Rt.1,Box130,Glendale.INAI,Pfc.Haruo—MissYasuk oInai,Poston.ITO,Pfc.Ak i ta—KazoIto,fath er,Rivers.ITO,Pfc. Martin L—Yenk i ch i Ito,fath er,

Poston.IWANABEPvt.KunioT.—Mrs.Ki k uIwanabe,

moth er,Rivers.IYAMA,Pvt.Masak atsuH.—Mrs.Hataelyama,

moth er,Poston.KOBA,Tech .sth Gr.Haruk i J.—Mrs.Sh i zue

Koba,moth er,Poston.MASUDA,Pfc.Tak ash i —Mrs.TamaeMasuda,

moth er,Rivers.MATSUSHITA,Pfc.Ray—lch i matsuMatsush -

i ta,fath er,Poston.MOCHIZUKI, Tech ,Sgt.Mak oto— Terumi

Moch i zuk i ,broth er,Poston.MOCHIZUKI,Pfc.HaruoE.—EitaroMoch i zuk i ,

fath er,Poston.MORITA,Cpl.Yosh i oJ.—Mrs.KazuyoMorita,

moth er,Rivers.NAGAO, Tech 4th Gr.Sh i genon—MinoruNagao,

broth er,Rivers.NAKAGAKI, Pvt.Sadato—MissEi k oNak agak i ,

sister.Rivers. .„.,.. ».NAKAMOTO, Pfc.Yasuo—Kich i saburo Nak a-

moto,fath er,Poston. "OGATA.Sgt.Mi k i ri M.—Mrs.Yone Ogata,moth er,Poston. .OKAZAKI,Pfc.George—MissSh i zuk oOk azak i ,

sister,Pinal. , . -SAKAI,Cpl.Noboru—Mrs.Miyak oSak ai ,wi fe,

Riven*SASAKI, Sgt.Tak esh i — Mrs.Yuk aSasak i ,

moth er.Rivers...SUGIMOTO,Pfc.SatoruT.—Mrs.MasaSugi-

moto,moth er.Rivers. ■TAKAGAKI, Sgt.PaulE.—Mrs.Yosh i Tak a-

gak i ,moth er,Poston.TANAKA,PfcSeiya—Kiyosh i Tanak a,fath er,

R'vers. ...,«. ,T miTOKUSHIGE, Pfc.Jim J.—Mrs.Ume Tok u-

sh i ge,moth er,Poston.TSUBOI, Pfc. Masao—Saich i Tsuboi,fath er,

Rivers*YAMAMOTO, Pvt.Mitsugi H.—Goro Yama-

moto.fath er.Rivers. ■YOKOI,Pvt.PaulH.—Ki k utaroYok oi ,fath er,

Poston. . _ _, m, .YOSHIMURA,Pvt.Arth urT.—Mrs.Tok i ye

V Yosh i mura,moth er,Rt.2,Box432,Glendale.ARKANSAS

ARIMURA,PfcTadash i — YotaroArimura,fath er,WRAcenter,Roh wer.

HARADA,Pfc.Spfvd M.—Mrs.Rui Harada,moth er,WRAcenter,Rh ower.HASHIMOTO, Pfc. Tadayosh i —Mrs.Tsuruyo

Hash i moto,moth er,Roh wer.HIRAHARA,StaffSgt.DavisX.— Mrs.Ch i z-

uk oHirah ara,wife,Roh wer.ISHIMARU, Pfc.Ch arlesB.—Mrs.MaryW.

Ish i maru(lastWarDept.address),Denson.IWATSURU, Pvt.Ak i ra—Mrs.Tok uye Iwat-

suri i ,moth er(lastWarDept.address)Denson.KISHI, PfcRobertT.— Yak untatsuFrank

Kish i ,fath er,Roh wer.NISHI,Tech .Sgt.Masak azu—Masaj i roNish i ,

fath er,Dermott.SAKAUVE,Cpl.Misao— Masah aruSak auye,

broth er,Roh wer.SUGIMOTO,Pfc.Sak ai R.—Mrs.Tosh i Sugi-

moto,moth er,Roh wer.SUMIDA, Staff.Sgt.Minoru—Kazuh aru Su-

mida,broth er,Roh wer.TAKAHASHI, Pfc George M.—Mrs. Sh i ma

Tak fth ash i moth er(last War Dept. address)Denson.TANIHARA,Pvt.Noboru—Mrs.Yaek oNobu-

Suye,sister,Roh wer.YAMASAKI, StaffSgt.Frank J.—Mrs.Eva

S.Hirasuna,sister,Roh wer.CALIFORNIA

AKIYAMA,Pfc Mak i o—Mrs.MaryJ.Ak i -yama,wife,Manzanar.DOI, Pfc Yosh i o—Vi ncentJ.Doi, broth er,

WRAcenter,Manzanar.FUJIKAWA, Pvt.George M.—Mrs. Masak o

Fuj i moto,sister,Manzanar.HAMADA,Cpl.GeorgeK.—-TeruoD.Hamada,

broth er,Newell.KIM,Capt.YoungOak —Mrs.IdaH.Kirn,wife,

734TempleSt.,LosAngeles.NISHIKAWA, Pfc.Masato—Mrs.Rai Ni sh i -

k awa,moth er,Manzanar.ONO,Pvt.RobertM.<—Mrs. Sanami Yuk awa,

sisterNowell.TERADA,Tech .sth Gr.Riyoj i —Mrs.Masa

Terada,moth er,Manzanar.TERAJI,StaffSgt.Sh i geo G.—Mrs. Sh i na

Teraj i ,moth er,Manzanar.UYEDA,Pfc.Masatsugu—MasatoUyeda,broth -

erN(*'Woll'UYEMURA.Pfc.Benjami nT.—Mrs.HanaUye-muramoth er,6-5-A,Manzanar.WADA,PfcGeorgeS.—PaulS.Wada,broth er,

Rt.2,Box14,Compton.YASUMATSU, Pfc.GeorgeH.—Mrs.Caroline

Joy,moth er,346AustinSt.,San Francisco.COLORADO

AMANO,Cpl.Henry—Sam Amano,fath er,Rt.7;Box474,Denver.HAMATAKA,Pfc.Tosh i o—Mrs.SueY.Hama-

tak a,wife,WRAcenter,Amach e.HOSHIKO,Pvt.Brigh tA.—PaulK.Hosh i k o,

fath er,Rt.1,Box71-A,Kersey.HORIUCHI,PfcBen-JoeT.Horiuch i ,broth er,

2915Arapah oe,Denver.KASHIWABARA, StaffSgt.KayK.— Mrs.

Ki k unoKash i wabara,moth er,Amach e.KASHIWAGI, Pfc.Ich i gi R.—HaitoF.Kash i -

wagi,fath er,Amach e.MASAOKA, dpi.Hisao — Tosh i o Masaok a,

broth er,Box2723,Denver.MORI,Cpl.Yasuo—Mrs.Hannah Mori,wife,\mitenoMORISHIGE, Pfc.Sh i gero—Mrs.Ch i yo Mori-

sh i ge,moth er,122321stSt.,Denver.NITTA,Pfc.GoroT.—HarryA.Nitta,broth -

er,Route2,Box117,Longmont.OKAGAWA, Tech .3rd Gr.TsuruT.—Kaich i

Ok agawa,fath er,Rt.4,GrandJunction.OKUMURA, Sgt.Ken—Sak aemon Ok umura,

fath er,Amach e.SAITO,Sgt.Tadao—Mrs.NobuSaito,moth er,\i i i acneSHIBAO,Pvt.HarryS.—Tosaj i Sh i bao.Rt.1,

Brigh ton. *TADA,Pfc.Benjami nB.—Mrs.Satsuk i Tada,fath er,Rt.4,GrandJunction.TADAKUMA,Tech .4th Gr.Hirosh i —Mr.and

Mrs.Sh i gek i Tadak uma,parents,Amach e.TATARA,Pfc.Hugh es T.—Naoich i Tatara,

fath er,Amach e.TAZIRI,StaffSgt.NobleL.—Miss Uk i M.

Taziri ,si ster,Rt.1.Box 149,Greeley.TOMA,.Tech .sth Gr.Tak eyuk i —Mrs.Muraye

Ando,sister,Box404,Brigh ton.TOMINAGA, Sgt.BobV.—Mrs.AmyE.Tom-

i naga.wife,12044th St.,Greeley.TSUHARA, Pfc.Ch arlesT.—Jack Y.Tsuh ara,

broth er,Rt.2,Box98,FortLupton.DISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA

FUJISHIGE,Pvt.IsaacF.—Haj i meF. Fuj i -sh i ge,fath er,4307Ch arlesSt.,N.E.Wash i ngton.

IDAHOANDO,Pvt.Bob M.—Mrs.Masak i Ando,

moth er,WRAcenter,Hunt.ARATANI,Pvt.AugustineY.—Yetsuj i Ara-

tani,fath er.Hunt.FURUSHIRO, Pfc HenryT.— Mrs.Midori

Furush i ro,sister-in-law.Caldwell.HEYAMOTO, Pfc.Hiromu—Mrs.AsayoHeya-

moto.moth er,Hunt.ISHIDA, Tech .4th Gr.Haruo—Mrs.Asano

Ish i da.moth er.Hunt.KIYOMURA, Pvt.Kazuo—Mrs.Sh i zuye Ki-

yomura,moth er,Hunt.(Continuedonpage2)

KOMACHI,Pfc.RoyK.—Mrs.Tok i waK.Ko-mach i ,moth er,Hunt.MATSUNO,Pvt.FredR—Mrs.SessaA.Mat-

suno,wife,Hunt. .. ,,,MIHARA,Pvt.GeorgeY.—Genj i Mi h ara,fath -

F'OBA,Pfc.JuneusT.— Mrs.Yosh i suk eOba,moth er,Hunt. ,.OGATO,Pvt.IvanH.—Mrs.Uk i Ogato,fath -

er,1635SecondAve.,Pocatello.OKITA,Pvt.FredY.—Mrs.Fusao M;Ok i ta,

moth er,Hunt. ■...*"**_*«.

OTA, SgtKenneth K.—Tok i o Ota, fath er,Hunt. „..." c.SAGAMI,Pfc.Yah ach i — Fusak i ch i Sagami.

fath er,Hunt. ,_SAKAMOTO, StaffSgt.Frank K.—CarlH.

Sak amoto,fath er.Box332,Montpelier.SATO,Pfc.Roy—Mrs.Asano Sato,moth er,

Hunt. .„_ .SAWADA,Pfc.Hirosh i F.—Frank S.Sawada,

fath er,Hunt._

SETSUDA,Pfc.Rich ard H.— Mrs.HatsueSetsuda,wife,Hunt.TERAO,Sgt.Willi amS.—Rev.HideoE.Terao,

broth er.Hunt.TOYOTA,Pvt.Minor—Frank F.Toyota,Hunt.TSUCHIYA, Pvt. Joezo—Mrs.M. Tsuch i ya,

moth er,Hunt.UYEHARA,Pfc.HowardY.—Patrick F.Uye-

h ara,Hunt.WAKAMATSU, Pfc.Joseph — Mrs.HaruN.

Watanabe,moth er,Hunt.WATANABE,Pfc.Ki mi o—Hidei ch i Watanabe,

fath er,Hunt.YABUKI,Pfc.Kiyosh i —Terumatsu Yabuk i ,

fath er,Hunt.ILLINOIS

ARAGAKI, Pvt.Ch arli e M.— George Ara-gak i ,broth er,4522South GreenwoodAve.,Ch i cago.FURUYAMA,Pvt.Willi am M.— GeorgeM.

Furuyama,fath er,5210Winth ropAve.,Ch i cago.HANDA.Pfc.GeorgeJ.—Mrs.TsuruyeIlanda,

moth er,1616HumboldtBlvd.,Ch i cago.HAYASHI, Pfc.Tadao—Miss Masa Hayash i ,

sister,1238-40North Lak eSh oreDr.,Ch i cago.HOMMA, Sgt.Tommy S.—Mrs.Grace F.

Homma,wife,160ProspectSt.,High landPark .IKOMA,Pfc.Arth ur—Mrs.Hagi Ik oma,moth -

er,2214North Bi ssellSt..Ch i cago.KANAZAWA,1stLieut.Kanemi—Mrs.Harumi

Kanazawa,wife,23EastDivi si onSt,Ch i cago10.MIZUNO,2ndLi eut.James—Mrs.FusanoMi-

zuno,moth er,1446WestJack sonBlvd.,Ch i cago.NORIKANE,Pvt.Minoru—Kinnosuk i Nori k ane,

fath er,r/oSpandi k ow,15th andGeorgeSt.,Mel-rosePark .SHIGAKI,Pfc.FredY.—TetsuoSh i gak i ,broth -

er,5325South Ki mbark Ave,Ch i cago.SHINTAKU,Pfc.Katsumi—Mrs.JunSh i ntak u,

moth er.Rt.1,Box445,ArlingtonHeigh ts.TASAKA, Pvt. Arth ur—Miss Ali ce Tasak a,

si ster,c/oConwar,3935EllisSt.,Ch i cago.KANSAS

TAKEOKA, Cpl.JoeK.—Mrs.MaryA.Tak e-ok a,wife,318South 10th St.,Leavenworth .

MINNESOTAHAYASHI, 2ndLi eut.Rich ardK.—Mrs.Lor-

rai neA.Hayash i ,wife,51515th Ave.,S.E.,Min-neapolis.

MISSISSIPPIHIROSHIMA, Sgt.Ki k uj i ro J.— Mrs.Misao

Hirosh i ma,wife.804 Elizabeth St.,Hattiesburg.OKI,Pfc.RobertM.—Mrs.Boleth a Ok i ,wi fe,807 ClaySt.,Vick sburg.

MISSOURITANAKA,SgtCh esterG.—Mrs.GinTanak a,

moth er,4984Berth oleAve.,StLouis.MONTANA

ITOH,PvtYok i ch i —F.RobertItoh ,broth er,Th reeFork s.

NEBRASKAHANDA.Cpl.George—Mrs.Tak i Handa,wife,Rt.1,North Platte.SANO,Pfc.Katsutosh i —Mrs.AliceK.Sano

wife,3701PrescottAve.,Lincoln6.NEVADA

FUKUI,Pfc.LewisL.— Tsunek i ch i Fuk ui ,fath er.623QuincySt.,Reno.OMORI,Tech .4th Gr.Sh i geru-Mrs.Kimi ye

Ish n,cousin.Box55,Spark s.NEW MEXICO

MATSUMOTO,PvtNausiro-Mrs.InezC.Matsumoto.wife,613WestMesaSt.,GallupSHIBATA,Pvt.Edward L.-Mrs.Tosh i e M.Sh i bata.wife,304WestWarrenSt.,GalluDNEW YORK

erH9Q7UVHI:P/C-Sugio-Tak eoHiguch i ,broth -er,1297LexingtonAve.,New YorkKUWAYAMA,Tech .5th Gr.Yei i ch i —Mrs.Sen-Z°M*{rnaIHM,m0er'JJ19L6,)tnSt-LongIsland.MURAKAMI.Pfc.Tak esh i —Mrs.Tosh i yeMur-ak ami ,wife,2805WebbAve.,Bronx63

OREGONWAKAMATSU.Pvt.Eich i —Ei taroWak amatsufath er,Route3,Box143-A.HoodRiver 'vnv TEXASKOYAMA.SgtRaymon S.—Mrs.MariaKo-yama,wife,1147East10th St.,ElPaso.__ UTAH rABO.Sgt.Isamu—Mrs.AmeriaAh o wi f» vasEast2ndSouth St.SaltLak eCity.AKITA.Cpl.Frank K.— Ch arl»att*i "*fath er.2559South 3rdEas St SaltEk ?r£ 'ENOMOTO,Pvt.Eddie T.-TomoWch i F„n-KAWfrS?*Boxk SET*Eno-

wifeWRY'cee;,Spa^**K*»cuseKARIYA's*-Th omasKariya,fath er,Syra-MiySlLX.fGr-T°k y»-Mr»-Mat9Uer,ZV?"*-It8U Y-0ta'-oth -SAGIMORI,Tech .SgtTh omasT M"cgamori.moth er.Topaz. lnomas I.—Mrs.Sa-

TAZOI,Pfc.Ji m Y.—Matak i ch i Tazoi f.tvBox143,Garland. °''fath «.TSUNEKAWA, Tech .Sgt.LouS.—Mrs AYE.Tsunek awa,wife,Topaz. 'IKe

WASHINGTONSUGIURA, Pvt.James—Mrs.Eva Frost<s„

giura,moth er,659BurnsSt.,Seattle.TAKAHASHI, Pfc.Mon — Tok utaroFnlit.

uncle.East510CourtlandAye.,Spok aneYAMAGUCHI, Pfc Jimmi e F.—MissMaaakYamagiucbi ,sister,Route1,Box119,Spok ane

WYOMINGARAL Pfc. Ben—Mrs.Tsuya Arai,moth ..

HeartMountain. ""''ARAKAKI,Pfc.JoeM.—TaroArak ak i ,fath erHeartMountain. "

HIGUCHI,Pfc.Hidemasa—Mrs.HelenOgaw.sister,HeartMountain. *IKEGAMI,Pfc.Sh uzo— JamesT.Ik ei rantbroth er,HeartMountain.INOUYE Pfc.Masami C—Mrs.Kimi yeKuotsuch i ,si ster,Cody.MATSUMOTO,StaffSgtFredM.—Mrs.EtonMatsumoto,wife,HeartMountain.NAKAGIRI, Pfc. Masaich i W.—Mrs.SononNak agi ri ,wife,1615% PioneerAye,Ch eyenne.SATO,Pfc. Mi tch ellH.—Tom Sato, fath erP.O.Box84,Basin. r'SUYEMATSU,Tech .Sgt.Tosh i ro—BenTfe

yematsu,fath er,235EastH St.,Casper.YAMAMOTO, Cpl.RobertT.—AdrienT.fcmamoto,broth er,HeartMountain.YOKOBE,Pvt.Bi llH.— Mrs.Fude Yok obe,moth er,HeartMountain.

TERRITORY OF HAWAIIAFUSO,Pfc.Zenyei H.—Genh ach i Afuso,faft.er,Puuk oli i ,Lah ai na,Maui.AGENA, Pvt.Noboru— Mrs.Kame Agena,

moth er,Box85,Puh i ,Kauai.AJIFU,StaffSgt.Rich ardX.—MissPeggyR,

Aj i fu,sister.2903-DEastManoaRd.,HonoluluAKAMINE.Pfc. Genk i ch i —Genj i roAk ami ne,

fath er,1284Wai alaeAye.,Honolulu.AOKI,Pfc.Yosh i j i —Mrs.Ki yoAok i ,moth er,

Aiea,Oah u.AOTAKI, Pfc.Ich i oS.— Harold H.Aotak i ,

CraterVillage,Lah ai na,Maui.ARAKAKI,Pfc.Jiro—Kuwank i Arak ak i ,fath -

er,Box120,Olaa.ARAKAKI,Pvt.Minoru—Mrs.Ush i Arak ak i ,

moth er,Box89,Lah ai na,Maui.ARAKAKI,Pfc.Rich ardY.—Ank wai Arak ak i

fath er,2123Kam 4th Rd.,Honolulu.ARAKAKI,Pfc.Yei k i ch i —JerryY.Arak ak i ,

broth er,Koloa,-Kauai.ARAKAWA,Pfc.Hideo— Sh i nj i roArak awa,

fath er,Box313,Kah ului ,Maui.ARAKAWA,Pvt.Jack C—Mak ari Arak awi ,

fath er,1710FortSt.,Honolulu.ARATANI,StaffSgtTeruo— Mrs.Sh i zuno

Aratani,moth er,2734Nak ook ooSt.,Honolulu.ARUGA,Sgt.Hirosh i —Kaneh aruAruga,fath er,Honoh i na,Hak alau.ASATO,Pfc.Eisuk e — Eian Asato,fath er,

Kah ek a,Paia,Maui.ASATO,Pfc.HarryS.—TaroAsato,broth er,

243North VineyardSt.,Honolulu.AYABE,Pfc.Tadash i —Sh oh ach i Ayabe,fath er,

Kauai Pi neCo..Kalah eo,'Kauai.AZUMA,Pfc.PaulS.—Minek i ch i Azuma,fath -

er,Box32,Ewa,Oah u.CHAGAMI,Pfc.HenryS.—Mrs.KawayoCh a-

garni,moth er,HarborView,Lot13,Aiea.Oah u.CHORIKI, PfcDannyX.—HaroldS.Ch ori k i ,

broth er,Kah ak a,Kauai.DEMURA,Pfc.Masaj i — Sh i ni ch i Demura,

broth er,705Alabama,Puunene,Maui.DOI,Pfc. Megumi — Nisaburo Doi,fath er,

Halaula.EMOTO,Pvt.Tok uj i —Mrs. Sh i zuk o Emoto,

moth er,Waipah u,Oah u.FUJIMOTO,Pfc.Joe S.—Ch arlesI.Tanabe,

h alf-broth er,917-BHaustenSt..Honolulu.FURUGEN, Pfc.Masao—Mrs.Mainu Sh i ma-

buk uro,moth er,Box64,Halaula,Hawai i .GUSHI,Pfc.Masak i ch i —Buni ch i Gush i ,broth -

er,Camp13,Puunene,Maui.HAGIWARA,Pfc.Hi ram It—Kenzuich i Hagi-

wara.fath er,Box 103,Honok aa.HAJIRO, PvtBarneyF.— Sh i roi ch i Haj i ro,

fath er,Puunene,Maui.HARADA,Pfc.Lyman T.—Mrs.Kath leenI

Harada,wife,Spreck elsville,Maui.HARADA,Cpl.Yosh i sada—Koich i G.Harada,

broth er,1252PaloloAye..Honolulu.HASEGAWA.Pfc.PaulT.—MacI.Hasegawa,

broth er,Box3,Honok aa.HASHIMURA,Pfc.Sadao—TsugioHash i mura,

broth er,Puuk oli i ,Maui.HASUIKE Pfc.Tak ash i —HaroldY.Hasui k e,

broth er,909Kah unaLane,Honolulu. i .HIRATA,Pvt.Jack H.—Sh i gei j i Hirata,broth -

er,848-A AustinLane,Honolulu. „,HIRONAKA,Pvt.Ch arlesX—Mrs.Yosh i »"ronak a.moth er,Box358,Waialua,Oah u.HISANAGA,2nd Li eut.Kazuma—Mrs.Yo*

moHisanaga,moth er,47Lani h uli St.,Hilo.HIGA,Pvt.Saburo—Matsush i geHiga,fath er,

House16,CVillage,Ewa,Oah u.HIGA,Pfc. Yosh i o—Sh i ntaro Higa,broth er,

Pepeek eoMill,CampPepeek eo,Hawai i .HORIUCHI,Pvt.Sadamich i H.—Mrs.HaruW

Horiuch i ,moth er,Box1377.Honolulu. .HOSAKA,Sgt.Fuj i o—TometaroHosak a,f«*

er,2718-B,Waiak aRd..Honolulu. JHOSHIJO,Pfc.Andrew A.— Miss Tatsut'Hosh i j o.sister,Box1497,Hi lo,Hawai i .ICHIYAMA,Pvt.Tom T.—Sh i nj i ro Ich i yami .

fath er.1422YoungSt.,Honolulu. rIDE StaffSgt.Mich aelM.—MissCh arlotte«Ida.sister.Palek aRd Kaneoh e,Oah u.IKEHARA.Sgt.Minoru A.—Gesh i n Ik eh art

fath er,Box91,Kalah eo,Kauai.IMAI.Pfc.Masatosh i —Kenj i Imai,fath er,M

61,Kealak ek ua.Hawai i . ..IMAOKA,PfcRok uro—TedR.Imaok a.brow

er,Box792,Waipah u,Oah u.

Th i sIsHowSgt.MizutariFough t—AndHowHeDied

ByStaffSgt.HowardI.Ogawa

Th eDeath ofaHero:

SOMEWHERE IN THE PHILIPPINES—(Dec.28)—T-onigh tasIsith ereandtypeth i sstory,mymindwandersbacktoth edayofth eNewBritai ni nvasion.Iwouldli k etotellastoryaboutafriendofminewh om some ofth ereadersmayk nowverywell.Hisnamei sTech .Sgt.TerryMizutari,24yearsold,ofHilo,Hawai i ,wh owas k i lled i naction i nNewGuinea i nJune,1944.Iask edmanyofmybuddieswh osubscribetoth ePacifi cCiti zenwh eth erh i snamewasmentioned i nth epaperornotbutnooneseemedtok now wh eth erth eyh adreadanyth i ngabouth i m orh adseen h i sname mentioned.Th i s i s h ow h efough tand h ow h e died.

(Ed.Note:Th edeath ofSgt.Mizutari wasreportedbyth eWarDept.andpublish ed i nth ePacifi cCiti zen.Nodetailswereavailableatth etime,h owever,ofth emannerofh i sdeath i naction.Sgt.Mizutari wasoneofth etwo"lonelysergeants"wh owrotetoth ePacifi cCi ti zenaboutayearagoask i ngforlettersfrom girlsath ome.Afterth ei rletterwaspublish ed i nth ePa-ci fi cCi ti zensome77letterswerereceivedbyth etwosergeantsuntilth eti meofSgt.Mizutari'sh eroi cdeath i naction.)Th estorywillgoback alittlemoreth anayearagotoday.It

w£?„°?rth ?nigh tofDecember14,1943,wh enweboth boardedaLCM (LandingCraftMech ani zed) i nNewGuinea.Beforeth i sth erai nh adbeenpouringsteadilyforth reedaysandsowewaited,sweat-i ngunderourponch os,with ourbluebarrack sbagsslungoyeroursh oulders.At1930h ourswefinallyboardedth eLCM andsteamedacrossth erough CoralSea.Th ecraftrack edandtossedfrom sidetoside,butatth ebreak ofdawnonDecember15th ,wesigh tedth ecoastofNewBritai ni nth efar-offdark h ori zon.Wesawassaulttroops i nth ei rrubberboatscreeping stealth i lytowardth esh oreofAraweandourescortvesselsbombardingsh orepositi ons.Th eylanded,th en i twasourturn.

Wewerei nth ebay,waiti ngforth econvoycommandertogiveusasignalto h eadforth ebeach .Wewerewaiti ng,wh ensuddenlyoutofth eclearbluesk yappeared15to20JapZerofigh tersanddivebombers.Wetriedtotak ecoveri nth eovarcroiwdedcraft,try-i ngtocram ourwh olebodiesundersteelh elmets.Th eroaringplanesspitwh i teandredtracersatusandour.gunnersonth eLCMcourageouslyandbravelytriedtofigh tth em off.Ourgunnersgotoneofth em.Downh ewent,and i nafewminutesh ecrash ed i ntoth esea.Th ensuddenly,th esignalcameforustoland.We h i tth ebeach 50yardsfromth esh ore,waterdeeptoourwaists.Fi rstmantogetoffth ecraftwasSgt.Mizutari.Offh ewenti ntoth e j ungle,movingcautiouslyforwardacross th enarrow beach ,probingth etangledfoliageforsnipersandmach i neguns h i ddenbeh i ndcoco-logAfterwelanded,forth reeconsecutivedaysandnigh tsth eJapscameoyertostrafeandbombusandeach ti meSgt.Mitzuari from

h i ssh allowh ardcoralfoxh olewouldlook upandsh ak eh i sfi statth em Ifh eh adonlyh adagunth atwouldreach th em.Iamsureh ewouldh avebeenrigh tbeh i nd i tfiri ngatth em,with outregardforh i sownlife.Onth efourth dayafterourlanding,ourCP(CommandPost)movedtoanoth erarea closertoth efrontlines,only600yardsaway. TT

Twiceth eenemycounter-attack edduringth enigh tandbrok eth rough ourmainlineofdefense.Sgt.Mizutari wasrigh tth erewith th eguards,with h i scarbinei nh i s.h ands,waiti ngtotak eacrack atth em.Itwasmoonligh t,and11couldseeh i sface,,th atgrin,h i slipsmovingnowandth enas h ewassaying,"Comeonyoufools.Youstartedth i s,andIam goingtofini sh i t."Beforeth eJapanesecouldadvancetoourCP,th eywerestoppedFortwomonth safterouramph i bi ouslanding,th eJapplanescameoverdayandnigh t.Did you see h i m h uggi ngth e groundeach ti meth eycameovertobombus? No, h ewaslook i ngupfrom h i sfoxh ole,muttering"Iwillgetyousomeday."Hewouldventureouttoth eadjacenti slandswith ouri ntelligenceofficerseek i ng i nformationattimes,comingback with abigsmileon h i sface Ik new th ath e h ad successfullyaccomplish ed h i smissi on.i i n?y guts—&>*■*th atnoonecouldmatch .Wh enth i ngssettleddown,andth erewasnolongermuch toworryaboutairraidsweboth wouldlieawak elateatnigh t,talk i neaboutth efolk sback h ome.Hewoulddescribe h owpoorh i sfamilfwas duringh i sch i ldh ood,andh ow h estruggled and work ed h i swayth rough sch ooltogetaneducation,so h ewouldbeabletoEwV ugi n th i scountryofourswh ereopportunityi s£«£$ %Waxfth eV th attimeaStaffSeeant,buth eneverwastedacent.Hesenth omeeverypennyh e h ad,exceptforwh atfll"ledl-H,f?%T*,-"OVAKOK0"t0h i sMoth erandfath er,andveryk i ndto h i sbroth ersandsi sters. «"»w,

Rrh rfS,T[f84reli Td NewBritai nandwen*b*<*toth eRearEch elonm Australia.With i ntwomonth stime,h ewasrigh tback unwasverysick .Butbefore h efullyrecovered,h ewasriri i tun i n£?Wonth ."eS-TAltlTgh 1wasn'twith h i m'atth e ti me h ePwisfflMMpj ai s?asx h eardstfrom th *sewh °— *»

h aras" ^wassomewh erearoundth efi rstofJuneandth efigh ti n"wasth i ck\ 7(fS&L_&&"*-artiUery«llswerefSlftnearth eCP Th edayh ereach ed h i sunitforduty,th atni j rh tth eenemycounter-attack ed th eCPperimeter.Allh elcutlooW Hedidn'teven h aveti metodigafoxh ole,forh ewasondutyth i mo-menth egotth ere.Atth eti meofth eattack ,h ewasi nth eofficeRealizi ngth edangerofh i smen,h eranoutwith h i srifletafiaC'-m utook overbeh i nd atree.Th i swasth eonlysh elterh eh ad.With mach i negunsh ellsflyingallaround,and k nowfngth ath i smen were i ndanger, h e triedtosave th em someh ow bysh outi ngencouragementtoth em.Th ena bullet,maybemeantforSSti i nnf £C"'SOtfelth rou?h th e h eart.Hewask i lled i nstantlywith outsuffering wi th outpain.A braveandfearlesssoldierh ewasIam gladth ath edi edth ewayh ewanted,forwh enweweretogeth er,h e always h adtold me,"Iwanttodiewith outfedtagabitofpainandnotk nowi ngwh atgotme"Th ecounterattack wasrepulsedsuccessfully.Th e G-2 Colonelcamerunning to h fslideandpick edh i mupi n h i sarms.Hecalledh i snamemfnytimesbuth i sTattgPe"0"1«**"** SMBW

rttacted" Commandi »XGen*"lofth euni ttowh i ch h ewasIh avelostacomrade,atrueandloyalfriend,butIam nroud«Lf£th atJI8*1,afriendli k e h i m'HismemorywillalwaysTiedeep i nmyh eartforever.With h i manoth ercomrade meZrvwillalsobem myh eart.He i sth elateSgt.Ken OmurafrW SeattleWash i ngton,wh owask i lled i naction i nth eAdSriesfs£tOmSa'andIcame overseastogeth erandwerelilrpWk «~ *

umurak nown h i m sinceth edays*atVILTi h SeStof°th i tftcomrades,butIk now th ei rspiri twillcarryon i nsi de"meforever

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2 PACIFICCITIZENSaturday,January20,1945

IMOKI,Sgt.Kosuk e—Mrs.KamaImori,moth er,572South St.,Honolulu.INADA,Sgt.Kenneth X.—Mrs.Ritsu Inada,

moth er,1128AuldLane,Honolulu.INOUYE Pvt.Hitosh i —Mrs.MabelYamato,

sister,5997Koali St.,Honolulu.ISHII,Cpl.Sh i geru—FrancisK.Ish i i ,broth er,

634Mai ak ami loRd.,Honolulu.ISHII1,Pfc.Susumu — Mrs.HanaK.Ish i i ,

moth er,House10,Tenney,Ewa,Oah uITOKAZU,Pfc.WarrenK.—SosaburoItok azu,

fath er,Waimea,Kauai.IWAI,Pvt.Mak i ch i —Kameich i Iwai,broth er,

Koloa,Kauai.IWAMOTO,Pfc.Sueo—Mrs.Tak ek oC. Iwa-

moto,wife,Hai k u,Maui.IWANO,Pfc.Henry I.—Mrk .Ki k ue Iwano,

moth er,Box367,Hi lo,Hawai i .IZUMIGAWA,Pfc.StanleyY.— Miss Kay

Kameolzumigawa,sister,1470LusitanaSt.,Hon-olulu.JICHAKU,Tech .Sgt.JacobS.—Mrs.Mak oto

Jich ak u,4429 Si erraDr.,Honolulu.KAGAWA, StaffSgt.Buddy Y.—Torak i ch i

Kagawa,fath er,3260Ch arlesSt.,Honolulu.KAGAWA,Pfc.Seigo— Mrs.Yosh i Kagawa,

moth er.Box4,Waimea,Kauai.KAKESAKO, Staff Sgt.Tsutomu—Kenneth

Kak esak o,broth er,1057Bish opSt.,Honolulu.KANADA, Sgt.Harry H.—Mrs.Kazuyo H.

Kanada,moth er,4285Wai alaeAye.,Honolulu.KANECHIKA,Pfc.Kingo—Mrs.KatsuyoKane-

ch i k a,moth er,Box87,Kah ului ,Maui.KATAOKA,Pfc.Kunio—Di ck Miyamoto,uncle,

2014-AUh uSt.,Honolulu.KAWAHARA,Pfc.Rich ard—Tomok i ch i Kawa-

h ara,fath er,LibbyCamp,Majawae,Maui.KAYA,Pfc.Hideo—RobertM.Kaya,broth er,

2011Waioda,Honolulu.KIDANI,Pfc.Morio—Nobusuk eKidani ,fath er,612North Sch oolSt.,Honolulu.KIMURA, Sgt. Norman M.—Mrs. Yaek o I.

Kimura,wife,Box24,Kalah eo,Kauai.KISHIBA.Sgt.HaroldR.—JiroKish i ba,fath er,

Box675,Wailuk u,Maui.KIYOMOTO, StaffSgt. Ayato—Mrs.Osh i e

Yasui,sister,1118lstAye.,Honolulu.KOBATAKE,lstLieut.GilbertD.—Mrs.Kat-suyoKobatak e,wife,1943DoleSt.,Honolulu.KOGA.Pfc.AlbertS.—Ch otaroKoga,fath er,

nanalei,Kauai.KOHASHI, Pfc. Wataru—Mrs.Momoyo Ko-

h ash i moth er,34Nawah i Lane,Hilo.KOMODA,PvtMasao— Mrs.ItoKomoda,

moth er,153North Kuk ui St..Honolulu.MAEDA,pfc.HarveyT.—Mrs.AliceF.Maeda,

wife,Li h ue,Kauai.MAKABE Pfc.HarutoH.—Mrs.HifutoMak -

abe,moth er,842-AKilani Aye.,Wah i awa,Oah u.MANABE PfcCh i tsugi — Mrs.Gladys H.

Hash i moto,si ster,Kealia,Kauai.MARUMOTO,Pvt.Iwao—Mrs.SvgaMarumotd,tl'Box2*Laic-Oah u.MARUYAMA,Sgt.Kazuo—TetsuzoMaruyama,i Kb 1156>CaptainCook ,Hawai i .MASUDA,Pfc.Kazuo—Mrs.Kiri no Masuda,

moth er,Ki h ei ,Maui.K~..uATSUDA'Pfc-Tak ash i — TadaoMatsuda,"°fe'M-ANorth Sch oolSt.,Honolulu.MATSUMOTO,Sgt.Sh i genori — Mrs.Tsugima"o'moth er,1529-C,Lili h aSt.,Honolulu.MATSUMOTO,Pfc. WalterM.— Denich i romTtJ?;,fath er.Box356.Hak alau.

mi.r.[,MURA's&-FredM.—Matao Matsu-MAo°.th er'Kualapuu.Molok ai .MATSUMURA,Pfc.Teruo—Mrs.Fusak oSasa-MaSS,?262HiuSt.,Honolulu,

sunt. ,OKA-Pfc-Fumi k i ch i —Mrs.MisuMat-ui"*'.Box 16,Kealak ek ua,Hawai i .

M.5A|?USHIMA,Pfc.Yosh i nobu— Mrs.Asaov.8"?.moth er,2606Kui lei Lane,Hnolulu.MATSUYOSHI,Pvt.Bunk i ch i-Seish i n Ina-

mine,step-fath er,Box485,Kek ah a,Kauai.MENDE,Tech .Sgt.Harumi — Mrs.Sek i no

Mende,moth er,Papaaloa,Hawai i .MIHARA,Pfc.Tosh i o—Mrs.HaruyoMi h ara,

moth er,BoxG,Kalaoa.MINATODANI,Pfc.Isamu—Yoich i Minatodani,

broth er,561-BGuinnLane,Honolulu.MIYASATO, Pfc.Nobuich i M.— Yomamoto

Miyasato,fath er,229RoseSt.,Wah i awa,Oah u.MIYASHIRO, StaffSgt.George J.—Tsuneo

Miyash i ro,broth er,Box283,Kappa,Kauai.MURAKAMI,Pvt.Susumu—Yosh i oMurak ami ,

broth er,2833111KolowaluSt.,Honolulu.MURAMOTO,.Pfc.Sh i geo—Mrs.SanayoMur-

amoto,moth er,Box 1604,Li h ue,Kauai.MURATA,Pfc.RaymondT.—Mrs.Tok i Mur-

ata,moth er,153016th Aye.,Honolulu.MURATA,Sgt.RobertS.—KuramatsuMurata,

fath er,1608McGrewLane,Honolulu.NAGAMINE, Pfc.Yasumasa—Yasunori Naga-

mine,fath er,Box184,Waipah u,Oah u.NAGASHIMA,PfcNoboru— K.Nagash i ma,fath er,Paia,Maui.NAGATA,Pfc.Masah aru— Suak i ch i Nagata,

fath er,Box894,Puunene,Maui.NAKAGAWA, Pfc.Ak i ra—Mrs.SazanoNak a-

gawa,moth er,Hak alau,Hawai i .NAKAGAWA, Pvt.Hirao— Mrs.Fumi k oL.

Hayash i ,sister,Waimea,Kauai.NAKAGAWA, Pvt.Yatsuj i —Tetsugi Nak agawa,

fath er,Camp 3,Eleele,Kauai.NAKAHARA,StaffSgt.PaulT.—Mrs.Ki k uno

Nak ah ara,moth er,1022MorrisLane,Honolulu.NAKAHARA,StaffSgt. Sei j i —Mrs.Ki k uyo

Nak ah ara,moth er,Box58,Wah i awa,Oah u.NAKAMA.Pfc.Hideo—Yosh i oNak ama,broth -

er,Pok oli ,Lah ai na,Maui.NAKAMOTO,Sgt.Yuk i o—Mi ssNami k oNak a-

moto,sister,Box37,Kapaa,Kauai.NAKAMURA,Pfc.Masayosh i —Kani ch i roNa-

k amura,fath er,2842DateSt.,Honolulu.NAKASHIMA, Pvt.EdwinI.—Sh i nsak uNak a-

sh i ma,fath er,Box532,Pai a,Maui.NAKASHIMA, Pvt.Tak eo—Mrs.Sumie Nak a-

sh i ma,moth er,Kuiah a,Hai k u,Maui.NAKATA,Pvt.HiloH.—Mrs.Kamek oGi ovan-

etone,moth er,1306MillerLane,Honolulu.NAKATA.Pvt.TedG.—Tok uk i ch i roNak ata,

fath er,729North Sch oolSt.,Honolulu.NAKAUCHI, Pfc.Hideo—Mrs.KuraNak auch i ,

moth er,Box362Pah oa,Hawai i .NISHIJO, Pvt.RobertV.—YosWich i Nish i j o,

broth er,Box113,Spreck lesville,Maui.NISHIMURA, Sgt.PaulT.—Masaich i S.Nish i -

mura,fath er,732 7th Aye.,Honolulu.NOGAWA,Pfc.RaymondX.—ErnestT.No-

gawa,broth er,57HoltLane,Honolulu.NOJIMA, Sgt.Isamu— Yosh i matsuNoj i ma,

fath er.Box1028,Wailuk u,Maui.NOJIRI, StaffSgt.Sueyosh i M.— Tadash i

Noj i ri ,broth er,1125Kawaiah oaSt.,Honblulu.NOMURA, Pfc.Katsuto B.—MissNancy N.

Nomura,sister,c/oFrank Lufk i n,Wailuk u.NOSAKA,Pfc.Sei i ch i ro — Magoich i Nosak a,

fath er, 1728Kam 4th Rd.,Honolulu.ODA,Pvt.Rich ardM.—Mrs.Hidei Oda,moth -

er,2101Waterh ouseSt.,Honolulu.OGAIA,Pfc.WallaceH.—Mrs.Tak i yeOgata,

moth er,Keak uaKauai.OGATA, StaffSgt.Yosh i yuk i —ZenzoOgata,

fath er,Eleele,Kauai.OGAWA, Pvt.JerryG.—Sh i geoOgawa,broth -

er,Kah ului ,Maui._ _'

OKADA, Pfc.HarryH.— Mrs.Y.Tasak a,sister.Box212.Kah ului ,Maui.OKAMOTO.PfcAk i ra—Mrs.Tani k oOk amoto,

moth er,1214LisbonSt.,Honolulu.OKAZAKI, Sgt.Ch arlesI.— Miss Hatsuk o

Ok azak i sister,329-AKali h i St.,Honolulu.OKIMOTO.Pfc Ch arles J.—Jitsuo Ok i moto,

fath er.2643South KingSt.,Honolulu.OKINAKA.StaffSgt.RobertT.—Arth urMc-

Duffle,102011th Army,Uk oi .

FromSomewh ereonth eWesternFront

Th eWarDepartment's cap-tionforth i sArmySignalCorpsph otoreads:"JapaneseAmeri-

can i nfantrymen move pastk nock edoutNazi h alf-track onaroad i nFrance."Th i si sone

ofth elatestph otosofAmeri-cansoldiersofJapaneseancest-ryi naction i nFrance.

MayorBowronofLosAngelesWelcomesJapaneseAmericanEvacueesBack toCalifornia

PledgesCity'sAidInResettlementofReturningNisei

LOSANGELES— Flank edbyth eflagsofth eUni tedStatesandth eStateofCaliforniai nth epub-licreceptionroomofth eLosAn-gelesCityHall,MayorFletch erBowrononJan.13offici allywel-comedagroupofJapaneseAmer-i cansback toSouth ernCalifornia,th eTi mesreported."Wewantyouandoth erciti -

zensofJapaneseancestrywh oh averelocated h eretofeelsecurei nyourh omesand i nyourcom-munitylife,"MayorBowrontoldth egroup."Everyth i ngwh i ch lo-calgovernmentcandotomak eyourrelocationsmooth andpleas-anti sbeingdone.Wewantyoutoj oi nwith us i nourunitedeffortforvictory."Winni ngth ewari suppermosti nth amindsofallofus.LosAn-geles i sa vitalwarproductioncenter. Our citi zens,wh ateverth ei rorigi n,areAmericanswork -i ngtogeth eri nagreatcommoneffort.Ourdemocracyrecognizesnodisti ncti onsofrace,color-orcreed."Among th e Ni sei presentto

sh ak eth eMayor's h andandh earh i sassurancesofprotection,th eTi messaid,wereHarleyM.Ok a,h onorablydisch argedwarveteran,HenryYosh i mi zu,Jack Yosh i mi zu,Mrs.MelbaMatsuuraandMissMari k oHosh i yama.Ok awaspresenti nh i sprivate'suniform andworeacapbearingth e i nsi gni aofth enewlyorgan-i zedWorld WarIIHollywoodPostofth eAmericanLegion.Attending th e receptiop wasWilli am E.Kent,Americani smch ai rmanofth eWorld WarIIpost,andMi ltonLuban,publicre-lationsch ai rmanwh ostatedth atth enewLegionposth adanexclu-si vemembersh i pof464veteransofWorldWar11.Warm i npraisesofth ei rrecep-tion i nth eSouth landwasMaryYosh i mi zuandh erbroth ersHenryandJack . AllaregraduatesofRoosevelth i gh sch ooli nLosAn-geles.Mrs.Matsuura,wh ose h usbandi s i nth earmedservicesatFortSnelling,h asbeenresidi ngi nLosAngelesforth epastyearunderspecialpermit. Sh e i sadentalnurseandreturnedtoh erLosAn-gelesh omeaftermoreth anayearatth eGranadarelocationcenteri nColorado.

Jewish VeteransCondemnPrejudi ceAgainstNiseiBOSTON, Mass.— Formal

protestofth e Massach usettsDepartmentofJewish WarVet-eransofth eU.S.againstth eomi ssi onofth enamesofJapa-nese American soldiers fromh onorrollsi nth eci ti esofGar-dena, Calif.,and HoodRiver,Ore.,was voicedrecently byWilli am Gilman,Statecomman-der.

QuinnDemandsFederalBanOnFish ermenStateSenatorSeek sLegislativeActionAgainstEvacuees

SACRAMENTO—AdemandforFederalaction to preventth eresumptionofcommercialfish i ngoperationsbyAmericansofJapa-nese ancestryoffth eCaliforniacoastwasvoicedonJan.15byState SenatorIrwinQuinn,D.,Humboldtcounty.SenatorQuinn'sstatementwasi nspi redbyareportth atfish i ngboatswouldbereturnedtoJapa-neseAmericanownerstoresumefish i ngoperations.Quinnalsoproposedlegislationtopreventth ereturnofJapaneseAmericanstoCalifornia,butdidnotspecifywh atform h i sbillwouldtak e.Healsopredictedth ataresolutionwillbeofferedi nth eStateSenatecondemningth egov-ernment'spolicyoflifti ngth ebanagainstresidencealongth eWestCoasttopersonsofJapanesean-cestry."Wesh ould i nvestigateth em,"Quinnsaid."Foryearswe h avebeentryingtogetth esefish i nglicensesawayfrom th eJapanese.Weth i nk i ti saneffronterytoth epeopleofCaliforniath atth eWRAsh ouldcome h ereanduseeverymeansto returnth e fi sh i ngli-censestoth eJapanese."

CaptainKinosh i taAwardedBronzeStarForBattleActionHEARTMOUNTAIN,Wyo.—Capt.RobertKinosh i ta,formerph ysi ci an at Heart Mountain,Wyoming,h asbeenawardedth eBronzeStarwith Oak Leafclus-terforgallantryinactionandh asbeenwoundedth reetimes,th eSentinelreportedlastweek .Capt.Kmosh i tawasfirstwound-

edi nth eLevesareai nFranceonAug.16andreturnedtodutytosufferanoth ersligh twoundlater.Refusingtoberelievedofduty,h ewasagainwoundedonSept.21,fourdaysafterh i s secondwound.

Th reeInfantrymenReturnfromWarAgainstJapaneseMIAMI,Fla.—Th reeAmericani nfantrymenofJapaneseancestry,onedecoratedforgallantry,h avereturnedtoth eUnitedStatesaf-termonth s of j unglewarfareagainstth eJapanesei nth eCh i na-Burma-Indiath eater,i twasre-portedrecently.Sgt.Katsush i ro Kono, one of

th eth ree,wasawardedth eBronzeStarforh oldi ng h i spostwh i lebeingfiredonfrom allsidesbyenemysoldiers.

Dworsh ak Ask sForClosingofWRACentersWASHINGTON— VirtuallyallwarrelocationcenterswouldbeclosedbyJune30 undera billpreparedbyRep.HenryDwor-sh ak ,Idah oRepublican,forintro-duction i ntoth eHouseth i swek .Th e onlyexceptionunder*th eproposed Dworsh ak legislationwouldbeforcentersmaintai nedsolelyforpersonsofJapanesean-cestrywh oseloyaltyi squestioned.Rep.Dworsh ak ,regardedasaconsistentcriti cofth eRooseveltadmini stration,recentlycriti ci zedSecretaryofInteriorIck esoverth etatter'sh andli ngofth erelo-cationofevacueesofJapanesean-cestryi ngovernmentcamps.

Nisei SoldiersPlayVitalRole i nPacifi c,SaysColonelSEATTLE—Th evitalroleth atAmericansoldiersofJapanesean-cestry with th e Uni ted StatesArmyinth eSouth westPacifi careplayingi n i ntelligencecannotbepraisedenough ,i nth eopini onofLieut.Col.IvanW.Meyer,form-erch i efofi ntelligencewith th e41stDivi si on wh o recently re-turnedh omeafter29month s i nth eNewGuineasector,th eSeat-tleTimesreportedlastweek .i Col.Meyer,42 yearsold,of9346FauntleroyAye.,praisedth ework th atth eNisei i nterpretingandtranslatingteamsassignedtoArmyIntelligencearedoingwith

th e41stDivi si on,th eTi messaid."Ih adfromeigh tto123Ni sei

boyswi th meallth etime,"th ecolonelsaid."Th eyalwaysdidasplendid j obandwerenevertootiredtok eepgoing."Ifth ereisanyargumentaboutth em h ereath ome,youcanput.medownasbeing100percentforth em.Th eyareplayingalargeparti nth esuccessfulfurth eri ngofourPacifi ccampaignsandarecertainlygoodAmericans."Th e colonel,an arch i tect i ncivi llife,i senjoyi ngash ortleavewith h i swifeandtwosonsbeforereportingtoSantaBarbara,Calif.,forreassignment.

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EDITORIALS:Th eMarch ofHate"Callusfascists i fyouwill!"Th i s i s th ech allengeofth eHood Ri verpostofth eAmericanLegioni n i tsrecentlyissued"wh i tepaper"i nwh i ch i tattemptsto j usti fyi tsvi ci ousdi scri mi nati onagainstJapaneseAmericans.Th i spamph letofth eHood RiverLegionnairesalready h asbeencondemnedbyth e i nfluentialMidwestdaily,th eDcsMoinesRegister,as"fullofh alf-truth s,misleadingfactsand i nferences,anddemagogueryofth eworstsort."Th eHoodRi verpostsumsup i tscaseagainstAmeri-cansofJapaneseancestrywith th edefiantcry:"Callusfascists i fyouwill."Th eorganizedoppositi ontoth ereturnof

th eevacueestoth ei rWestCoasth omesh asbeendescribedasconsisti ngofa"vocifer-ousminori ty."Th i s noisymi nori ty,wh oseactionssk i rtth eth i nedgeofcrack poti sm,h asth rownoverboard,i ni tsbitternessandanger,anypretensions ofbelief i ndemo-cratic government.Th ei rmarch of h ate,from Bainbri dgeIslandto San Diego, i soutsideth epaleofdemocracy i tself.Th ei ractivi ti esare stampedwi th th esh ame andstigmaofanativefascism (orKuKluxKlan-i sm,touse an Americanword),and i ti sapparentth atsome ofth eleadersofth eWestCoasth atebundsarenotunawareth atth eyareth e i deologicalbroth ersofHitler,Goebbels&Co.Inth ewordsofth eHoodRi verLegionpost:"Callusfascists i fyouwill!"Oneofth e i nterestingdevelopmentsof

th i soppositi ontoagroupwfAmericansonth ebasisofparentagei sth efactth ath atemongers h ave found th emselvesforcedtodisassociateth emselvesfrom eventh oseorganizati onswh i ch h avebeen i nth epastth estandard-bearersofanti-Ori entalismonth eWestCoast.Th eHoodRi verLegion-nairesdonotspeak forth eAmericanLegionon th eWestCoast.Infact,th eCaliforniaDepartmentof'th eLegionh asi ssuedawarn-i ngth atth econstituti onalrigh tsofAmeri-cansofJapaneseancestrymustberecognized,andaWorldWarIIpostofth eLegion i nHollywoodh as i nductedaveteranofJapa-neseancestryatatimewh enth eHoodRiverpostwaserasingth enamesofNisei soldierswounded i n action.Th e RememberPearlHarborLeague,th evariousanti-evacueeor-ganizati ons i n Auburn,Vacaville,Bain-bridgeIsland,Gresh am,SantaMariaValley,YoloandSolanocounties,andi nth eImper-i alValleyarenewcoaliti onsofth eextremistwingofWestCoastrace mongers.Inth emai n th esenew-borngroupsrepresentsel-fi sh i nterestswh i ch seek toperpetuateth eeconomicadvantagesth eyh avegainedasaresultofth eevacuationofpersonsofJapa-neseancestryfrom th ei rcommuniti es.Iti salso i nterestingtonote th atth eseevacua-tionprofiteersarenow usingan economicweapontofigh tth ereturnofth eevacueestooth ercommuniti es.Th edoubleboycott,towh i ch manyofth esegroupsarenowpledg-ed,i sanagreementtorefusetodealwithpersonsofJapaneseancestryorwith anypersonwh odealswith JapaneseAmericans.Iti spossibleth atth i sdoubleboycottmayproveeffective i nsomeofth esmallercom-muniti esforatime.Buti twi llnotsucceed.Th erearetoomanyAmericanswh obelievei nth afactofdemocracyand i nth ei ssuesoftljcwartopermitth ese h arbi ngersoffascistrace-baiti ngtoprevail.ftiftaybeth ework i ngsofaguiltcom-

plexwli i ch h asbrough tth eHoodRi verLe-giontoi denti fyth ei ractivi ti eswith i nterna-ti onalfascism.Intimetocometh eopposi-tiontoth eh atemongerswillgrowonth eWestCoastasmore andmoreAmericans

begintoi denti fydevelopmentsath omewithth ei ssuesofth ewar.Soldiersoverseas,i nth ei rpublish edreactionstoth eactivi ti esofth eHoodRi verLegionpost, h avestressedth ek nowledgeth atth ewaragainstfascism,andallth atfascism i mpli es,i s i ndi vi si ble.Itmustbefough ti n Sumner,Wash .,andAuburn,Calif.,asi ti sfough tonth eWest-ern Frontand i n th efarreach es ofth ePacifi c."Callusfascists i fyouwiU!"defyth e

h atemonger?ofHood River, iInth ewordsofth eDcsMoinesRegister,

th attemptsus.

Th eOsh i roCaseNowth atSupreme.Courtdecisi onsh ave

been delivered i nth eEndoandKorematsucasesonth eci vi lrigh tsofpersonsofJapa-neseancestry,th erestillremainsth eOsh i rocase,testingpropertyrigh tsofevacuatedpersonsofJapaneseancestry,on wh i ch adecisi oni sexpectedsoonfrom th eCalifonriaDi stri ctcourt.Inth i scaseofBrownv.Osh i ro,th ede-

fendentOsh i ro executed a leasewith th eplainti ff,Brown,ownerofa h otelbuildi ngi nth eLosAngeles"LittleTok yo"area.Afewdaysbeforeth eCi vi li anExclusionorderbecameeffective on May 11, 1942,Brownfiledasuitforadeclaratoryjudg-menti nwh i ch h esough tto h ave i tdeter-mi nedth atth eleasewasstilli neffect,de-spi teth eexclusionorder.Judgmentwasforth elandlord,Brown

butwasreversedandsentback forretrial.Counselfrom th eAmericanCi vi lLi bertiesUnion,representingalsoth eJapaneseAmer-i canCi ti zensLeague,enteredth ecase asafriendofcourt,andask edth atanewtrialbegranted.Inth eretrialRev.FredFertigofLos

AngelesandCareyMcWilli ams,asexpertsi nth esocial,geograph i cand economiccondi-ti onsof"LittleTok yo,"presentedtestimony.Th elegaldoctrineof"economicfrustration"waspresented,andargumentwasmadeth ataJapaneseAmerican,forbiddenbylaw toremain i nth earea,anddeprivedofpossibleclientelebecauseofth eexclusion ofsuchclientele,sh ouldberelievedfrom acontracti mpossibleforh i m tofulfill.SuperiorCourtJudgeCarlStutsmanruled

i nfavorofOsh i ro,andth ecasewasagainappealedbyBrown.Th eAmericanCi vi lLi bertiesUnionfi led

anoth erbri efasfriendsofcourti nbeh alfofth eACLU and th eJapaneseAmericanCi vi lLi bertiesUnioni nth ecase,now inth eappellatecourt.Th efundamentalri gh tofproperty i n-

volved i nth eOsh i rocase i srelatedtoth eci vi lrigh tswh i ch h ave been clarifi ed byth erecentSupremeCourtdecisi ons.

Civi lRigh tsFundTh etwo-foldfigh tofth eJapaneseAmer-

i cansoldier—forth eAlliedcause andforracialdemocracy i nAmerica—i sexemplifi edi naletterreceivedlastweek byth eJapa-nese American Citi zensLeague.Th eletterwaswrittenbyasergeantwh o

i sservingi nIndia.Enclosedwasadonationfor$50forth eJACLCivi lRigh tsFund.Th esergeanti n h i sletterdeclared:"AfterreadingMr.ErnestBesig'sarticle

i nregardstocivi lli bertieswh i ch tenderlyexposedth eapath yofth eNi sei i ngeneral,Iwasgreatlyabash ed.Furth erembarrass-mentwasaddedbyth eensuingarticleofT.Kak oofDenver,an Issei,wh o sh amedmetounprintableignominy."Mustth elack adai si calNi sei beadmon-

i sh edbyan Issei i nch eri sh i ngand i nde-fendingourrigh tstoth eend?Th eNi seispeak ofourrigh tsasciti zens,butdo weexercieeth eserigh ts?Howmanyofush aveuti li zedourfranch i se i nth erecentelection?Yetwespeak ofourrigh tsbeingabridged,wh enwedon'tfundamentallydisch argeourduties,ourresponsibi li ti esasciti zens.Figh t-i ngforourrigh ts i soneofouri nh eri tedandlawfulrigh ts,andyetmanyofusaresitti ngback complacentlyandwaiti ngforth emattertobesettledfavorably."Th e JapaneseAmerican sergeant,serv-

i ngi nIndia,sendsfiftydollarsfrom h i spayforth edefenseofth eci vi lrigh tsofJapaneseAmericans.T.Kak o,Issei,puts$50 i ntoth ecoffersofth eJACL.Th eresi-dentsofth eTopazcenterraise $1200forth edefenseofth ei rci vi lli berties.Th ese donations express th e desire of

JapaneseAmericanstocontributeconcretelytoAmerica'sfigh tforracialdemocracynow.

nisei USAbyLARRYTAJIRITh eNisei andth ePollsTh e degreeofaccuracywithwh i ch th eso-calledscienti fi cpub-licopini onpoll,such asth eoneconductedbyDr.GeorgeGallup,canreflectth evagaries ofth epublicmind i sstillanopenques-ti on.Th e variouspolls,with th eexception ofElmo Roper'sforFortune,didnotfareverywellduringth elastpresidentialelec-ti on.Th e Gallup poll,forone,sh owedastrongDeweytrendun-til«th eclosingweek softh eelec-ti oncampaign,atrendwh i ch wasnotborneouti nth eelectionre-turns.Th estrawspolled by th evariouspublicopi ni onsurveyor-ganizati onsledtosimi larwi sh fulth i nk i ngbyWillk i efollowers i n1940.Andth erepudiati i pnofth eLiteraryDigest'sh aph azard polli n1936byth eRooseveltlandslidewasablowfromwh i ch th atmag-azineneverrecovered.Th eDigest'stragicmisreadingofth enationaltealeavescanbeblamedonth efactth at,alth oughth emagazineconductedanationalpoll,i tsurveyedth eopini onsofonlyth ose Americanswh o werei ts subscribers and wh o ownedteleph ones orautomobiles. Th eDigestforgotth e milli onswh oowned neith erph onesnorcarsandwh o di dnotsubscribe.Th epresent-daypollsarefarbetterbalancedandattempttoreach across-section ofth e Americanpeople.However,since i ti s i m-possibletoquizeach and everyAmericanonth equestionsofth eday,th esepollsusevarioustech -ni ues i nth ei rsearch foran ac-curateexpression ofth e publicmind.Th usth eanswersreceivedfrom ath ousand i nterviewsare(weigh ted i n aneffortto mak eth atth ousandreflectth evi ewsoftenmilli ons.Th epollsareoftenrigh t,butsometimesth ey arewrong,asth erecordwillsh ow.Th elatestreportof th e Na-

tionalOpini onResearch Centeratth eUniversityofDenver,oneofth ecountry'sleadingpolls, i s acase i n poi nt.Th i ssurvey wasmadetofindoutwh atth epub-licwasth i nk i ngregarding j obsforAmericansofJapaneseancest-ry.Itsfindi ngswereth atth ema-j ori tyofth epeopleofth eUnitedStates,61 percentofth epeople,did notfavor j obequalityforJapaneseAmericans.Since i tsh ouldnotbepresum-

edth atth eNationalOpini onRe-search Centerdeliberatelysough ta negativereport, i ts di rectorswereguiltyofseveralerrorsofj udgment.Inpublicopini onpollsth ewordingofth equestiontobeask edi sofsingularimportance.Forth equestion i tselfoften de-terminesth eanswer.Th eDenverUniversitypoll-tak ersask edana-tion-widecross-sectionofcivi li anadults:"Afterth ewar,do you th i nkth eJapaneseli vi ngi nth eUni tedStatessh ould h ave asgood ach anceaswh i tepeopletogetanyk i ndofj ob?"Th eNationalOpini onResearchCenterwastak i ngapolltodeter-mi nepublicattitudestoward j obsforJapaneseAmericans,notforenemyaliensorforenemyJaps.Iti si nexcusable,th erefore,tore-fertoAmericanciti zensmerelyas"Japanese"Th e questioner h adask edi neffect:"Doyouth i nk Japssh ouldh ave

asgoodach anceaswh i tepeopletogetanyk i ndofjob?"Th epoll-tak erwasluck y i fh edidn'tgetadoorslammed i nh i sface.Th e reference to "wh i tepeople"alsobeggedforaracistanswertoaracistquestion.Hadth epoll-tak erask ed,"Do

youth i nk American citi zens ofJapanese ancestry wh o h aveprovedth ei rloyaltyinth i swarsh ouldh aveasgoodach anceasoth erAmericanstogetanyk i ndofJob?"h ewouldprobablyh avegottenamuch differentresponse.Sixteenpercentofth oseques-

tionedbelievedth at "Japanese"sh ouldh aveth esame j obch ancesas"wh i tepeople,"but21percentmoreth ough tth atth ese "Japa-nese"sh ould h ave equaloppor-tunityi f"th eyareloyalAmeri-canciti zens."Hereagainth e i n-ferencei nth equestioni ngi sonewh i ch castsdoubti ntoth epublicmindregardingth egeneraltrust-worth i nessofth ese "Japanese."Th eNationalOpini onResearchCenterfoundth at56percentofAmericanswith collegeeducationsfavoredequalwork opportuniti es,

wh i leonly30percentofpersonswith gradesch ooleducations orlessfavored j obequality."Th emoreeducationaperson

h as,th emoreli k elyh ei stofav-orgivi ng Japanese Americansequal j obopportuniti es,"th ere-portsummarizes.Insectionalbreak downsofth ei rpollth eDenverUniversitygroupfoundth eleastamount of j obprejudi ce i nth e New EnglandandMiddleAtlantic States andth egreatestamounti nth eWestand i nth eSouth .Inth eSouth ,h owever,amajori tyofNegroespolled,52percent,wasnotop-posedtoequalopportuniti esforth e"Japanese."Th ereportquotessometypicalcommentfrom th e 61per centwh obelieveth at"wh i tepeople"sh ouldgetj obsbeforeth e"Japa-nese."Th eseanswersreflectth efactth atmany ofth ose inter-viewedh aveconfusedth e"Japa-nese"referredtoi nth equestionwith th eJapaneseenemy."Th eJapssh ouldnotbeallowed h ereatall"and"Ain'tth eJapsth eonesth at'sfi gh ti ngus?"aretwosuch replieswh i ch sh owth atth epoll-tak erdidnotmak eanyat-tempttoclarifyh i squestion.Mostofth ewartimeprejudi ces

directed against Americans ofJapaneseancestryare based onexactlyth i stypeofconfusionandi ndentifi cati onwith th eJapaneseenemy.Th eNationalOpini onRe-search Centercould conductani nterestingexperimenti fi tcouldapproach th esame cross-sectionofcivi li anadultswith th esamequestionregardingj obopportuni-tieswordedi nsuch awaytomak ei tclearth ati treferredtoAmeri-cansofJapaneseancestry.So-calledpublic opi ni on polls

h avebeenusedonvariousocca-sionsi nanefforttoch annelpub-licth i nk i ngalongdefini telinesonth epromise th at th e averageAmericanli k estobeonth esi deofth emajori ty.Th i saccountsforth esh ort-livedpollswh i ch popupli k emush rooms around electionti meandwh i ch i nvari ablyreflectth eopini onsofth ei r sponsors.Th eresh ould,ofcourse,beadis-tincti onbetweenth esepollswithapurposeand th ose tak en bysomeestablish edorganizati onsasDr.Gallup's American InstituteofPublicOpini onandth eNation-alOpini onResearch Center.Pollswere employed i n th efigh tofWestCoastToriesagainstth ereturnofJapaneseAmericanstoth eevacuatedarea.Twoofth emorenotoriousofth esepollswereth oseconductedbyth eLosAngel-esTimesandbyth eLosAngelesGrandJury ofPublic Opini onwh i ch purportedtoproveth atth everygreatmajori tyofth eciti -zensofSouth ernCalifornia inal-terablywereopposedtoboth th erigh tsofth eevacueesaswellastoth eciti zensh i pofAmericanswith Japanesefaces.Th e publicreactiontoth eArmy'srevocationorders,h owever,presentconvinc-i ngrepudiati onofboth ofth esepublicopi ni onsurveys.Th euseofpublicopi ni onsur-veysforpropagandapurposesisonewh i ch i sengagingth e i nter-estofaCongressionalcommitteeatth epresenttime,andaHousegroupi sconductingani nqui ryin-toth efunctionsofoneofth ena-tionalpollsduringth erecentelec-tioncampaign.

CapturedJapaneseSoldiersQuiet,Subdued,SaysNiseiHEARTMOUNTAIN,Wyo.-Mostofth e capturedJapaneseprisonersarequietandsubdued,accordingtoT/3Kaoru Nish i da,visi ti ngi nHeartMountainatth eh omeofh i sparents,Mr.andMrs.JinmatsuNish i da,after18month si nth eNewGuinea j ungles,i nani nterview i nth eSentinel.Nish i da,wh osemajorwork i n-volved translation ofdocumentscaptured from enemycommandposts,on occasion i nterrogatedJapaneseprisoners. "Th eyseemtobewelldisci pli nedorresignedtoth ei rfate,alth ough th erearealwaysafewwh oare h ardtoh andle,"h edeclared.T/3Nish i dawentth rough suchbattlepointsasFortMoresby,MilneBay,Lac,Salamaua,allth ewayupth enorth coastofNewGuinaandontoGoodenough i s-land.

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Saturday,January20,19454

OKUHARA,Sgt.Tak ash i — Nobu Ok uh ara,broth er,4338-A Uk oi ,Honolulu.OOKA,Pvt.Sh i geru T.—MorizoOok a,fath er,

5430-A LanaLane,Honolulu.OSHIRO,Sgt.Seich i —Mrs.Isami Osh i ro,moth -

er,Mak awao,Maui.OSHIRO,Tech . sth Gr.Tasuh i k e—Mrs.Usa

Osh i ro,moth er,1255-AHallSt.,Honolulu.OSUMI, Pfc.PaulX.—Mrs.Tamae Uyeda,

sister,2018Pah uk ui St.,Honolulu.OUE,Pfc.George J.—Kensuk e Oue,fath er,

Box145,Kealak ek ua,Hawai i .OURA,Sgt.JamesS.— Mrs.KesayoCura,

moth er,Box62,Kah uk u,Honolulu.OYAMA, Sgt.Kazuma—Mrs.Matsu Oyama,

moth er,Box4,Waipah u,Oah u.PESTANA, Tech .sth Gr.Hidenobu E—S.

Pestana,fath er,Kaunak ak ai ,Molok ai .SAIKI, Pfc.Vernon—Mrs.HaruyoK.Sai k i ,

moth er,Kapaa,Kauai.SAITO,Pfc.Susumu—Sannosuk eSaito,fath er,

Box94,Ewa,Oah u.SAKAMOTO,Tech .sth Gr.OscarX.—James

C.Sak amoto,broth er,Box45,Kah uk u.SATO,Pvt.EdwardM.—Tai j i ro Sato,fath er,

Box211,Holualoa,Kona.SATO,Pvt.Mitsuru—Mrs.MitsuyoYamamoto,

moth er,Box162,Pah ala.SATO,Pfc.Tatsuo—Miss Yuk i Sato,sister,

424MagellanAye.,Apt.1,Honolulu.SAWAI, Pfc.Satoru— Mrs.Fuyuno Sawai,

moth er,Kipapa 5,Wah i awa.SEGAWA,Pfc.Kenj i G.—Mrs.ClaraT.Taise,

si ster,Box456,Naaleh u.SEKI,Pfc.Noboru—StanleySek i ,broth er,2391

ManoaRd.,Honolulu.SEKIMURA, Pfc.Koich i K.— Mrs.Mach i yo

Sek i mura.moth er,86-C Li h oli h eSt.,Hilo.SEKOMOTO,Pvt.Kiyosh i —Mrs.Misak oSek o-

moto,moth er,97Kaineh eSt.,Hilo.SHIMABUKURO, Pvt.Sh i nsuk e—Sh i nzo Sh i m-

abuk uro,broth er,336Kameh ameh aAye.,Hilo.SHIMADA.Pvt.CliffordX.—StanleyT.Hait-

suk a,broth er-i n-law,643 Waiak ami le Rd.,Hono-lulu. .SHIMADA, Pfc.HarryM.—TsuneiceSh i mada,

fath er,Kipapa,BoxA,Wah i awa,Oah u.SHIRAI, Pfc.PaulM.—Miss Fumi k o Sh i rai ,

sister,1625Kah ai St.,Honolulu.SHIROMA,Cpl.Zenk i ch i — SaburoSh i roma,

fath er, Kah ek a.Paia,Maui.SHIMIZU, Cpl.FumioS.—Mrs.SumieF.Ana-

h ori .sister,2320 YoungSt.,Honolulu.SHIROMA,Tech .Sgt.HarryI.—Mrs.UtoSh i r-

oma,moth er,Box715,Wah i awa,Oah u.SHISHIDO, Sgt.Ak i ra—Mrs.Yosh i eSh i sh i do,

moth er,Keh ek a,Paia,Maui.SODETANI, Sgt.Tosh i mi —Kameich i Sodetani,

fath er.Box4,Puunene,Maui.SONEPfcSh i geru—Mrs.ToyoneSone,fath -

er,Waiak oa,Kula,Maui.„,..._ -..SUENO, Pvt.Fuj i o—Tok i ch i Sueno,fath er,

Box52,Hak alau,Hawai i .SUGINO, Pfc.Yosh i masa—Yosh i nobu Sugino,

broth er,Hanah i na,Hawai i .SUGIOKA.Pfc.Jack T.—RayNak amura,uncle,

A-3456HardestySt.,Honolulu.SUZUKI.Pfc.Ich i ro—Yosh i oSuzuk i ,broch er,

1163Maunak eaSt.,Honolulu.TACHIBANA, Cpl.Haruo—Masami Tach i bana,

broth er.Box153.Naaleh u,Hawai i .TAKAEZU,StaffSgt.Gimei —Giyei Tak aezu,

fath er.Waipah u.Oah u..TAKAEZU,StaffSgt.Seich i B.—Mrs Dons

C.Nak amatsu.sister,1254HallSt..Honolulu.TAKAMORI.Pfc.Iwao— Ish i taroTak amon,

fath er.1254Camp5,Puunene,Maui.TAKARA,Sgt.DonaldX.—Mrs.OtomeTak ara,

moth er.Ch i nCh uck ,Hak alau. i Tm«»vnTAKASHIMA, StaffSgt.Minoru—Mrs.Umeyo

Tak ash i ma,moth er,Kapaa,Kauai.

TAKAYAMA,Pvt.Tsutomu—Mrs.Eich i Tak a-yama,moth er,2868 Dilli ngh am Blvd.,Honolulu.TAKEOKA,Pfc.Tetsuo—Mrs.KiyonolTak eok a,

moth er,Box73,Kuk ui h aele.TAKIYAMA,Sgt.Isao—SadaoTak i yama,fath -

er VVJi i 'i lu'i OflJiu'TERAMOTO,Pfc.Sh i zuo—Saich i roTeramoto,fath er,Pepeek eo,Hawai i .TERASHIMA,Pfc.Futao—MissAmyE.Ter-

ash i ma,si ster,Box275,Waialua,Oah u.TOGASHI, Pfc. Masato—Mrs.Mise Togash i ,

moth er,823CaliforniaAye.,Wah i awa,Oah u.TOKUNO,Pfc.Tok uya— HarryS.Nomura,

uncle,1357Cunh aLane,Honolulu.TOMA,Pvt.Katzumi—Masak i Toma,broth er,

273Pah oa,Hawai i .TORIGOE,Sgt.Sunato—Wallace H.Torigoe,

broth er,Wah i awaCamp3,Eleele,Kauai.TSUDA,Pfc.Ri k i o—Mrs.Ch i yoTsuda,moth er,

512-A-2Hi ramLane,Honolulu.TSUKAMOTO, Pvt.Joh nX.—Miss Edi th T.

Tsuk amoto,sister,249North VineyardSt.,Hono-lulu.TSUKAYAMA, Pfc.Tosh i —Senk i Tsuk avam-

fath er,MountainView,Hawai i .TSUTSUI,Pfc.Tami j i R.—Mrs.Sh i zueTsu-

(sui,moth er,3rdSt.,PearlCity,Honolulu.UTSUMI, StaffSgt.Moses S.—Mrs.Ch i yono

Utsumi,moth er,1230Ri ch ardLane,Honolulu.WATANABE,Pvt.FredM.—Mrs.Kimi eWata-

nabe,moth er,2943Kah oloaDr.,Honolulu.WATANABE Pvt.Wallace Y.—Kenj i Wata-

nabe,fath er,Peah i ,Maui.VAGI,Pfc.Ralph S.—Seish i n Vagi,broth er,

415North VineyardSt.,Honolulu.YAMADA,Pfc.HenryT.—Junsak u Yamada,

fath er,Kealia,Kauai.YAMADA,PfcTsugio — Kyutaro Yamada,

fath er,Box433,Puunene,Maui.YAMAGUCHI, Pfc.Yosh i nobuG.—.MissYuk i e

Yamaguch i ,sister,Honok oh ua,Hawai i .YAMANE Pfc.Bobbie— Motosuk eYamane,

fath er,Mah uk ona,Hawai i .YAMAMOTO,Pfc.Harumi—Mrs.MisayoYa-

mamoto,moth er,Box13,Hawi.YAMAMOTO, StaffSgt.Masayuk i — Miss

MisueYamamoto,sister,Puuk oli i Village,Maui.YAMAMOTO,Pfc.PaulM.— Tak umi Kudo,

friend,Box24,Honaunau,"s"Kona.YAMAMOTO, Sgt.Yozo— Mrs.VioletH.

Yamamoto,wife,2113Booth Rd.,Honolulu.YAMASHIGEPfc JamesT.— Mrs.Koma

Yamash i ge,moth er,2550-A Kuh i oAye.,Honolulu.YAMASHITA, StaffSgt.Isao—Mrs. Tsuya

Yamash i ta,moth er,Wailuk ee,Maui.YAMASHIRO,Sgt.Hirosh i —Ji roKanda,uncle,

Hak i puu,Oah u.YAMASHIRO,Tech .4th Gr.Jack W.S.—Mrs.

KatoYamash i ro,2522Waolani,Aye.,Honolulu.YOKOTE Pvt.Tak ash i —Mrs.Murne Yok ote,

moth er,Puunene,Maui.YONAMINE, Staff Sgt.Hideo—Mrs.James

Iwata,sister,Box209Waialua,Oah u.YOSHIMITSU, Pfc.Kazuto— Mrs.Masayo

Yosh i mi tsu,moth er,Pak ala,Waimea,Kauai.YOSHINAGA,StaffSgt.Hisao—Mr.andMrs.

Toraj i Yosh i naga,parents,Mark etSt.,Wailuk u,Maui.YOSHINAGA,Pvt.Nak ao—Mr.andMrs.Tor-

aj i Yosh i naga,parents,Mark etSt.,Wailuk u,Maui.ZAKIMI,Pfc.Sai j i — Mrs.Tsuru Uyesh i ro,

sister,1325Mi llerSt.,Honolulu.

On January16 th eWarDepartmentan-nounced th enameofanAmericansoldierofJapanese'ancestrywounded i nth eCentralPa-ci fi carea:

ABE Tech .3rdGr.Masao—Tatsuo Abe,uncle,CrystalCity,Texas.

From th eFryingPanByBILLHOSOKAWA

Th readbareArgumentsUsedbyRace-BaitersLittleofth eWestCoast'ssoundandfuryoverth ereturn

ofJapaneseAmericansech oesback toth emidwest.Th ereisonlyan i solatednewspaperornewsmagazinei tem toremindoneth ata bare-k nuck le,no-quarterbattle isbei ngwagedonth epacifi cCoastoveramatterth at,*supposedly,allth efederalagenciesfrom th earmydownh avesettled.Onone sideareth e i ncorrigi bleJap-h aters,accordingto

th ei rownstories,butwh o,actually,arefoundtobemotivatedbydollarpatrioti sm or plain

fanaticracism.Onth eoth ersi dearepersonswh obelieveth atAmericanciti -zensandlaw-abidi ng,legally-res-i dentaliensare entitledto th eri Kh tsprovidedth em byth ena-

tion'sbasicdocuments,regardless0fracialorigi norpigmentationofsk i n,andth ese persons be-li eveth i sdeeplyenough togooutofth ei rwayandfigh tforth erigh ts ofth ose wh om circum-stances h ave h andi capped.Iti sastrangecircumstance.Iti sremini scentofth esi tua-tionth reefullyearsagowh enth ewesternareasofth i s na-

tionwereth reatenedwith i nva-sionandnoonedaredtosayforcertain th atth erewasnodangeroftreach eryfrom th eJapaneseAmericans.Butth erearegreatdifferences.Wh ereas,th ree yearsago,onlyafew h ardysoulsdaredto ap-pearbeforeth eTolancommitteeandsayth atth esh eepcouldbeseparatedfrom th egoats,nowth efederalgovernmentandi tsagen-ciesentrustedwith th e nationalsafety h avesaid i neffect:Th esepeople areloyal;th eymayre-turntoth ei rprewarh omes,andi twi llbe expectedth ateveryAmericanco-operate i nth i spro-gramtofurth erth enationalwareffort.Andwh ereas,th reeyearsago,th e Japanese Americans look edtoth efuturewith uncertaintyandleftth ei rh omeswith fear,todaylargenumbersofth em h avefound undreamedofopportunitybeyond th esti fli ngprejudi cesofth eCoastth eylovedsowell.Th eargumentsth atth eanti'snow trumpetaretimeworn andth readbare.Th eyare,asonemid-western newspaperpointed out,i naccurate generali zati onsand"h alf-truth s,misleadingfactsandi nferences,and demagogueryofth eworstsort."Th esameliesandmonstrouslyi naccuratech argesleveledi near-ly1942h avebeenexh umed,andth estench i sworse th an ever.Wewouldh avemorerespectforth e Remember PearlHarborLeaguesandth eHoodRi verLe-gions i fth eyh adth eorigi nali tytocomeupwith newfabricati ons,nomatterh owfantastic.But,unabletofindfactsforth ei rargumentsorto i nventnewlies,th eyreverttostorieslongsince disproved.Wh atth ese "anti"groupsdonotunderstandi sth i s:Th eth reeyearsoftimewasted;th e$400,000,000 property loss;and th eh eartach e,doubtsand h umi li ati onsuffered byJapaneseAmericansmth eevacuationh aveservedonepurpose—to giveth efederalgov-ernmentand allconcerned th etimeneededtosatisfy i tselfofth eloyaltyofth i sraci alminor-i tyTh atsuch atesteverwascon-siderednecessary i satragedyi ni tself,butnow th e record is«*j atleasttomostAmericans.w*orasmallminori tyonth ewestCoastwh oseracisth atredsoreconomicgreedovercomesth ei rAmericani sm, i ti sth ebattleofth eevacuationalloveragain.Butmistimeth eyare i nth eminor-Incontrasttoth ei rpicayunishconcerns,glanceatth eh eadli nes,mere i ssoul-stirri ngnewsth eseoays—th evastRussianoffensives,"cgreatAmericancomeback onwewesternfront,and certainly«W leastth e h eart-warmingfeatsA,4i. ,Padfic fleetand Mac-Arth ur'slandfbrces.h 2H a',mosteveryAmericanwari rontth ereareAmericanswithJapanese faces serving loyally,manym roles wh ereth ei rKm.B£nand k nowledge mayEuLu h §Jesof"h undredsofth ei rbudd.es.Th ese Ni sei Yank s donotquestionwh eth erAmericawillg**ga»with th em.Th eyh aveneverth ough tofnuttingaprice°nth ei rservices.Unfortunatelyth ereareoth erAmericans—th e nation sh ouldm th ank fulth atth esepersons■J*civi li ans—wh oforth egreedwafewacresofappleorch ardortruck gardenwoulddenyth e

Constituti on andallth eprin-ci plesfineyoungAmericansaredyingfor.Wesupposeeveryonei sentitledto h i sopini ons,evenonth i smat-ter.Personally,wech oose tobei nspi redbyth efeatsofourfigh t-i ngmen,rath erth anbedepressedbyawillfulh andfulwh oarecon-vinced everyonebutth ei rparti-cularJoh nnyi soutofstep.

DecorationsWonByNisei i nMarianasEditor,Th ePacifi cCi ti zen:Iwouldli k eto correctsomemisi nformation i nyouri ssueofAugust12 (Six Nisei SoldiersWinCitati onsonSaipan.)Iti strueth atth efellowsyoumentioned were awarded th eBronzeStars,h owever,onlytwoactuallyreceived i tforth especi-fiedcampaign.Besidesth etwomen,Ith ough t

youwouldli k eto k now th atasmallgroupofAJA's(AmericansofJapanese ancestry)figh ti ngwith th e famous 27th InfantryDivi si onfromNewYork weredec-oratedwith oneDSC (firstandth eh i gh estawardreceivedbyanAJAfigh ti ngth eNi ps),twoSil-verStarsandfourBronzeStarsoutofatotaloftenmen. Oneoth erfellownoti nth eDi vi si onwasalsoth erecipi entofa Sol-dier'sMedal.Th eWestCoastsh ouldtak eno-tice!

Sincerely,GIJoe

Somewh erei nth eMarianas.

IncidentIllustratesAttitudeHeldbyWestCoastResidents

FromFloydSch moe:

Seattle,Wash .Manypeopleare ask i ngwh ati sth eattitudeofWestCoastpeo-pletoth ereturnofth eevacuees.Lastweek i nBellevue,Wash -i ngton,ani nci dentoccurredwh i ch ,i nmyopini on,welli llustratesth etruestateofmindofmostcom-muniti esi nwh i ch peopleofJapa-neseancestryformerlylived.ANisei boywh o h adreturnedtotestoutsentimentandch eckuponbusinessaffairswaswait-i ngi nth eBellevuebusstation.Adrivercamei n,look edath i m,anddemanded,"Areyouoneofth osedamnedJapswh oare returningh ere?"

Th eNi sei admi ttedth ath ewasofJapaneseancestry.Th e busdri verretortedangrily,"Well,getoutandgetoutquick ."Severallocalmenwh oh appenedtobe i nth ebusstation,someofth em formerneigh borsofth eJapanese,i mmediatelycameto h i sassi stance.Th ey "toldth e busdriveroff"quiteeffici entlyandmadeh i m apologize.Unfortunateas i ti s,th ereare

such peopleasth eBellevuebusdriveri nmanycommuniti es.Inmostcasesth eytalk bigandarenotdangerous. Someofth em,fortifi edbyafew drink sorarough neck gangtoback th emup,migh tonoccasionresorttovio-lence;but i n every communityth erearemanymoredependable,law-abidi ngciti zenswh obelievei ndecencyandfai rplayandwh owillnottoleratesuch treatmentofformerfriendsandneigh bors.Fortunately,too,th ereareoth -ercommuniti es—especiallyth osei nwh i ch noJapaneseAmericanslivedbeforeandwh i ch th ereforeh avenodeep-seatedanimosi ti es—wh i ch h avebecomeconcernedforth eevacuees,h aveoftenresentedabuseonth epartofoth ercom-muniti es,andwh owillgooutofth ei rwaytobe h elpfulandk i ndtoanyJapaneseAmericanfamilywh i ch decidedtosettle i nth ei rcommunity.

VagariesCivi lService...Th e WRAwi llrecommend toth eU.S.Civi lServiceCommis-sionth atJapaneseAmericansbeplaced i nth e samecategoryasanyoneelse i nloyaltytestsforemploymenti npublic and waragencies.Heretofore,Nisei appli-cants h aveencounteredmoreth anth eusualamountofredtape i napplyingforFederal j obs...Th eHoodRiverAmericanLegionposth asbeen i nformed by th ecountycourtth ati twi llh avetobearth eexpensesofa specialelection,wh i ch th e posti s de-manding,totestpublicsentimentregardingth ereturnofJapaneseAmerican property owners toHoodRi vercounty.Th ecourth asruledth at "taxpayers'money"cannotbeusedforsuch anelec-tion...Th eh ei gh tofsometh i ngoranoth eri sth edemandofanAmericanLegionpost i n Albu-querque,NewMexico,th atallloyalJapaneseAmericansbere-quiredtowear specialloyaltyarm-bands.Itseemsth atNazisusedasimi lartech ni queonth eJews i nGermany.

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SoldierDiary...Notingth atmenofeverycolor

arerisk i ngth ei rli ves i nth eAl-liedcause,Capt.HenryBak erofth eU.S.Armywrites i n h i s"DiaryofaYank i nBurma" i nPM onJan15th at"mostofusouth erearedistressed and notreassuredbyth e persecution ofJapaneseAmericans."He adds:"Ifth eycouldonlyseeth emenofeveryrace,creedandcolor,i n-cludingJapanesewh oarerisk i ngth ei rlifeandli mbforourcauseth eywould disti ngui sh betweenth e Jap enemy and JapaneseAmericans."... Th e DonnellyCommitteeofth eCaliforniaStateSenate,setupto i nvestigateper-sonsofJapaneseancestry i nth eState h asspent$5,154ofitsor-i gi nal$10,000allowance.Th ecom-mitteei sconcentratingonturningupviolationsofth eState'santi-ali enlandlaw...HopesofNi-sei Canadianstoreturntoth ei rcoastalh omesh avebeenraisedbyth erevocationofexclusionordersagainstJapaneseAmericans,butmany Canadian evacuees feelth ere'snoth i ngtowh i ch th eycanreturn.Much propertyofCana-dianevacuees was sold underforcedsaleprocedures,th elegal-i tyofwh i ch i snowbeingdeter-mined i nth e Domini ons courts,andpublicsentimenti n Briti shColumbia i sbeli eved far moreantagonisti cth ani nth eevacuatedareaonth eU.S.WestCoast.

"""Th e Di sabled American Veter-ans,Ch apterNo.20 i nBak ers-field,Calif,recentlyi ssuedastate-mentfavoring supportofth erigh tofth eexacueestoreturntoth e WestCoastand endorsingGov.Warren'scallforsanityonth e i ssue.:..LifeatPostonre-location centeri sdescribed i nafive-pagespreadi nTravelMaga-zineforDecember....SixteenNisei pupils ofth e 6th gradeclassatth e Roh werrelocationcenterrecentlywrotelettersofsympath ytoBenRogers,memberofth eHotSprings,Ark .,policedepartmentwh osesonwask i lledi nactiononth eWesternFrontwh ereh ewascommandingacom-panyofJapaneseAmericansol-diers....JimmyFidlerreportedi n h i s Blue Network broadcastSunday th atLionelBarrymorewasth efi rstHollywoodstartoreengageareturningevacueeofJapaneseancestryfordomesticwork . ' ♦ ""Professor...Oneofth efirstprofessorsatth eUniversityofCaliforniatobequotedpubliclyonth ei rapprovalofth eArmy'sorderrevok i ngth eexclusionofpersonsofJapaneseancestryfromth eWestCoastwasDr.Ch i Poi Sh a,associateprofes-sorofOrientallanguage. "Th eprinci pleofh umanrigh tmusth eapplied universally, i rrespectiveofrace,colorornationalorigi n....Bywordsanddeedswemustconvinceth eJapanesepeople i nJapanth atweaimtodestroyonlyth ei rmili tari sts,"Dr.Ch i stated.a a.aSince evacuationth ere i s,of

course,noJapanesesectioni nSanFrancisco. Th e few JapaneseAmericanswh oreturnedtoSanFrancisco duringrecentmonth susuallymadeabeelineforth ecity'sfamous Ch i natown andaCh i nesedi nner....Incidentally,Japanese American troops sta-tionedrecentlyataWestCoastbasewere"adopted"byaleadingCh i nese Americanfamily i nanearbycity.

WarDept.ListsWesternFrontCasualties(Continuedfrompage3)

PACIFICCITIZENSaturday,January20,1945 5

FROMOURREADERS

Letter-Box

Nisei SoldierWantsLettersfrom Friends

Somewh erei nth ePh i li ppi nesDearPacifi cCiti zen:Herei saGIi nth ePh i li ppi nes,

appealingtoyouforh elpm get-ting i ncontactwi th someofh i sformerLeaguefriendsfrom Seat-tle.It'sbeenalongtimesinceI'vebeentoSeattleorh eardorseen?nyofth eformerassociates;so'yelostallcontactwi th th emandIdon'tk nowwh ereth eyareorwh atth eyaredoing.I'vebeeni nth eserviceforover3years,22 month sofwh i ch h avebeenspentoverseas.Iwish Icouldletyouk now th ei mportanceoflettersouth ere,orperh apsyoudorealize i t. Any-way,wh enaguyfirstcomesouth ere,h i spopularity i suptoex-pectations,butafterh e'sbeenouth ereaslongasIh ave,h i scorres-pondencebeginstowane,and h efi ndsweek sgoingbywith outasingle letter.It's dish earteningwh enonefindsnoletterswaiti ngforh i m atMailCall.Alotofmyformerclosefriendssti lldropmealinenowandth enandth at'sth eonlyluxuryweh ave.Inmy22month soverseas,I'veseenalotofth eSouth WestPaci-fic,h avi ngbeentoAustralia,NewGuinea,Dutch EastIndiesandnowth ePh i li ppi nes;soI'm sureIcouldtellth emofsometh i ngsth atmigh ti nterestth em.Ineverrealizedth atI'dfindmyselfsoclosetoth eOri entandtoTojo'sroost,butth efarth erIgetfromh ome,th emoreIrealizewh ataSh angri-Lath estatesare.Nowandth enmysistersends

meacopyofPCandcamppapers,andth ats'myonlysourceofnewsonth eh omefront.Yourpaperi sworth ak i ng'sransom outh ere,andi t'sgoodto k now h ow th eNi sei aremeetingpresentprob-lems,andi t'sencouragingtok nowth atth eyarefindi ngmanyfriendsi nth eoutsideworld.Iseeth atmanyarefindi ngswellj obsandh oldi ngdownpositi onsofrespon-sibi li ty.Someh ow,k nowi ngth eseth i ngsseemstomak eourfigh tout.h eremoreworth y.Iguessth at'sth eone i nspi rati onth atweNiseiouth ereneedtok eeppluggingalong.Th ereareagood!manyofusouth eredoingagood j obandUncleSamseemstoappreciateus.A coupleofmyfriends(Nisei )h avealreadylostth ei rli vesouth ereandalotmoreofus willprobably go,becausecontrarytoth e generalbeliefth atweNisei donot.goi ntoac-tionagainstth eenemy,wefindourselvesrigh tupfrontwh ereth efrontlineoutfitsare.Infact,Ij ustnowcameoutofth etough estcampaignwe'veh adouth erei nth ePh i li ppi nes.I'm sureyou'dallbeproudofuswh enyou seeh owwellwestandupunderth eh ellwegoth ough .It's really a tough ,dirtyexistence,andouronlyoutlook i s h eari ngfrom youfolk sback h omeandreturningoncemoreto h ome.Solets'h earfrom you all.

Keep up th e good workyou'redoingath ome,andbe-li eveme,Iandallmybuddiesareproudof,youall.Justdon'tletusdown.

Sgt.GeorgeSuda.(Ed.Note:AlllettersforSgt.Sudawillbeforwardedbyth ePacifi cCiti zen.)

VictoryCommitteeToSponsorDanceTh eNisei VictoryCommitteeofSaltLak e CitywillsponsoraCupid'sballonFeb.9atWh i tneyHall,101AStreet,from8:30p.m.ArnoldBergner'sorch estrawillplay.Admissi onwillbe $2.60acouple.Th eaffairi ssemi-formal.

EvacueesReleasedInMontanaCaseHEARTMOUNTAIN,Wyo.—Minoru Horino,22,andKi k uj iMatsush i ta,21,ch argedi nth efed-eraldistri ctcourtwith i mperson-ati ngfederalofficers,werere-leasedMonday,Jan.8,becausieofi nsuffici entevidence,th eSentinelreportedlastweek .Both Hori noandMatsush i taareatlibertyonbondpendingth ei rtriali nfederaldistri ctcourtondraftevasionch arges.Th eywerearrestedatKalispell,Mont.,onJan.5byFBIofficers.

FromMyBroth er'sDiaryTosh i oMori:

November29,1944,France.

TodayIstartedreadingBettySmith 'sATreeGrowsInBrook lynand i tseemsli k egoodreading.Imaynotbeableto

readth rough toth eendbutIh opeto.Maybeyoucanunderstandth efeelingofrestlessnessaguyatth efrontlines h as wh enh ecomesback towh erei ti sn'ttooh otwith actionandtriesto

settledownandreadagoodbook .Forawh i le h ei srestless.Itsh ardtorelax.Here,wearestillatth efrontbuti ti sn'ttoobadascomparedtoth elastplace—becauseth erewefaced someofth ebi tterestfigh ti ngsofar.Th eweath erh erei sverygood,si mi lartosunnyCalifornia.It'ssurprisi ngwh ataGIcan i mprovisetomeeth i ssi tua-

ti onsandforh i sconveniences.Th i ngsmaybebadandh emaybei natick li sh spotbutth ereisalwaysatimetosmileandseeth e h umoroussideoflife.So i nmanyways h e'sversatile.Hecanseelifeasawh ole.Onenigh tfourofusi nalargefoxh olewith branch esanddi rtforcoveringagainstth esh elli ngandrainsatwith ourback sagainstth edirtbank andk neesbentagainstourch est.Th erai nseepedth rough th etopandth esides,graduallyraisi ng th efloorofwater.We stayedupallnigh tj usttok eepeach oth ercompany.Icried i nsi debutlaugh edatth epredicamentwewere i n.Miserable,yes.Ourwoolen drawersweresoak ed,muddydripsofraindroppingonourfaces,back sandneck s,andash oefulofwater.

Wereallylaugh edwh enwestartedbaili ngwateroutofth eh olearoundth reeo'clock .Wecouldn'th elpbutlaugh wh i chwealldidspontaneously.Fastaswebailed,th ewaterk eptris-i ngsowesatonoursteelh elmets.We j ok edwith each oth er.Wesaidwemigh tbemorecomfortable i fwetook allourcloth esoffandgotridofth emiserablefeelingofwetdrawers.Webeganlaugh i ngwh enth ewaterwebailedouth appenedtostream i ntoanoth erfellow'sh oleandh ebegancursing.Atfouri tstartedsnowingwh i ch welearnedbyth i sfellow's

cries.Totop i toffwe h eard h i m h appyandexcitedasa k i dseeing h i sfi rstsnowandagreatdayah eadofh i m.Hisspi ri twasbubblingandIi magi neh i sonlymeansofexpressionwasbysi ngi ng"AsuWaNich i Yogi"andafew oth ersli k e"Oh ,Wh ataBeautifulMorning."Th i ssuddenburstofli feandspiri tmoved allofus.HereIwascrying i nsi deth i nk i ngth atnoh umancanbesomiserableandyetendureallth i s,butasparkwasli tandth eflowofwarmth wastingli ngi nourbodies.Yes,i twasanewdayasth emi nuteswentbyanddark nessturnedi ntoligh t.

Ah ,a touch ofh otcoffeeto h i tth espotand forth emomentforgeteveryth i ng!With acupofcoffeeandastomachfi lledwith Xrationsyousuddenlyrealizeth edayah eadandth enextandth enext...

300PlacerCountyCiti zensJoinEvacueeBoycottGroupVFW Offici alLeadsMovementOpposingReturnofNisei

SAN FRANCISCO,Calif.—Ap-proximately300residentsofPlac-ercounty,ledbyth ecommanderofalocalpostofth eVeteransofForeignWars,onJan.16signedapetiti onwh i ch i neffectoutlaw-edforth atareath eConstituti onofth eUni tedStates,th eBillofRigh ts,th eGoldenRuleandth espiri tofth eTencommandments,th ePeople'sWorldreported.Th epetiti onspecifi callyagreedto boycottreturning JapaneseAmericansand"personswh odobusinesswith Japanese."Th eactioncameasth ecli maxofameetingi nAuburncalledtoprotestth e returnof Nisei toPlacer county's fruit growingarea.Sponsorsofth emeeting,wh oi ncludedbusinessmenandfarmersofth earea,organizedth ePlacerCounty Citi zensAnti -JapaneseLeague,wi th anucleus of275membersandadeterminati ontoopposeth ereturntoPlacercoun-tyofpersonsofJapaneseances-try.Th emeetingwascalledbyDormerpost1942,VeteransofForeignWars.C.E.DeCosta,Auburnbusi-

nessmanwh oserved i nth eMa-ri nesi nWorldWarI,waselectedpresident;MissEmmyLouMiller,aUniversityofCaliforniastudent,i sth esecretary;Joh nA.Livi ng-ston,presidentofth e LincolnCanningcompany,andJoh nHunt-er,fruitsh i pper,publici tydirec-tor.A committee was named todraftby-lawsforth eneworgan-i zati on "containi ng teeth "andpledgingth emembersh i ptoboy-cottpersonsofJapaneseancestryandth osewh odobusinesswithth em.Th ecommitteei ncludesWil-liam Comstock ,G.0.Griffi th ,Fred B. Young,Auburn;Mrs.trancesDenniger,Newcastle,andJ.R.Sears.Th e fi rst Japanese Americanfamilytoreturntoth ecountysinceth elifti ngofth eexclusionorderwasth atofSumioDoi wh o

arrivedwith h i sfath erandmo-th erfrom th eGranadarelocationcenteri nColorado.Th eDoiswerequotedasbeingpleasedwith th ereceptionth eyh ad1receivedfromth ei rfri endsandneigh bors.

VacavilleForumCondemnsBoycottAgainstEvacueesVACAVILLE,Calif.—Aresolu-tion,condemningth e"boycotting"offormerresidentsofJapaneseancestryanddenialofth ei r"legalandmoralrigh tstolife,libertyandth epursuitofh appi ness,"h asbeenpassedbyth eOpenForumofVacaville,i twasannouncedonJan.17byth esecretary,RayKil-patrick .Votingofth eresolutionfollow-edadiscussionbyForum mem-bersonJan.14onth eorganiza-tioni nVacavilleofanAnti-Japa-neseLeaguewi th th eannouncedpurposeofboycottingandrefus-i ngemploymenttopersons ofJapanesedescent.Italsowas resolved atth emeetingth at"allloyalAmeri-cans"wouldbewelcomedtoth ei rformerh omesandassistedi nre-sumingth ei rformerplace i nth ecommunity.

St.LouisNi seiSch eduleDanceForFebruary10ST.LOUIS,Mo.—"MeetMe i nSt.Louis"willbeth eth emeofadancetobeh eldi nth eCryßtalBallroom ofth eJeffersonHotelbyNisei i nSt.LouisonFebruary10. "'AlTuck erandh i sorch estrawillprovideth emusic.Th edance i sbeinggi venonanon-profitbasisbyth eNi sei ofSt.Louisforth eenjoymentofth eNisei andth ei rfri ends. Tick ets,nowonsaleat$2.50percouple,can be securedfrom th eNi seiSponsoringCommittee,1416PaulBrownBuildi ng,St.Louis1.

WarDepartmentAnnouncesAwardingof4SilverStars,9BronzeStarstoNiseiCitati onsRevealActsofHeroismbySoldiersUnderFire

WASHINGTON—Th eWarDe-partmentlastweek announcedth eawardingoffourSilverStarsandnineBronzeStarstoAmericani n-fantrymenofJapaneseancestryformeritori ous and courageousactionunderfire i nth eMediter-raneanandPacifi cth eaters.SilverStarswere awardedto

Sgt.NoboruTogiok a,Poston;Pvt.HenryN.Nak amura,Honolulu;StaffSgt.Sei k i ch i Ganek o(post-h umous),ManaKek ah a,T.H.;andPvt.Eish i nM.Ak amme,Hi lo,Hawai i . .BronzeStarMedalswereaward-edtaTech .4th Gr.MinoruNak a-nish i ,319 CenterSt.,Stock ton,Calif.;Tech .sth Gr.Mich i oSak a-moto,SanJose,Calif.;2ndLieut,(th enPvt.)Rich ardN.Hamasak i ,4354D.WailaeRd.,Honolulu,T.H.;Pfc.Bunich i J.Kimura,435KoulaSt.,Honolulu;Pfc.Satosh iNak aue,Eleele,T.H.;PfcAk i raIsh i k awa,Mak ena,Maui;Pfc.KazutoR.Izumi,Hilo,Hawai i ;StaffSgt.EdwardS.Saito,Wah -i awa,T.H.;andPfc.Th omasT.Mori k i ,517N.Vi neyardSt,Hon-olulu.Th eci tati onsforth eSilverStarMedalswereannounced asfol-lows:TO: NOBORU TOGIOKA,

Sgt.,Infantry,Poston.

FOR:InItaly,onJune26,1944,duringth eperiodi cmortarandartillerysh elli ngsth atth esecondbattalioncommandpoetwassubjectedtoforsixh oursth eteleph onelinesbetweenth ebattalion command post, th eregimentalcommand postandth efrontlines were k nock edout.Uponlearningofth esitua-tionandi tsseriousness,onh i aown i ni ti ati ve,h e secured h i srepairk i tandmade h i swayalongth eteleph onelinesi nth emidstofterrifi cbarrages.Wh entwoofh i smenofferedtoac-company h i m,h erefusedth ei roffer.Tracingth eli nesi nfoilviewofth eenemy,h efinally10.catedth edamagedlineandre-pairedi t.Fullyawareofth edangerentailed,h econtinuedtopatrolth e li nesforoveranh our,mak i ngrepairs'asth elineswereblownapartbyth esh ells.Itwasduringoneofth eh eavi ,estsh elli ngi sandwh i lerepair-i ngalineth ath ewaswoundedseriouslybysh rapnel.Hisdeter-minati onandundaunted brav-eryatth eri sk ofh i sli feisacredittoh i mselfandh i sorgan-i zati on.

""*TO:HENRYN.NAKAMU-RA,Pvt.,Infantry,1424MeyersSt.,Honolulu.FOR:InItaly,onJune26,1944,th eplatoonofwh i ch h ewasamemberwasattack i nginanattempttocutamainroadandth ustrapawh oleenemyfieldartillerybattery,includingapproximately 20 German ve-h i clesandth ei rcrews.Duringafrontalattack by h i ssquadfourGermans,oneofwh omwasanofficer,startedacounterat-tack onth esquadsleftflank .Alth ough h ewaswoundedbyanenemyh andgrenade,wi th sh eerdeterminati onandcourageh eh eldh i apositi onandk i lledth efourGermansth rough th esk i ll-fuluseofh i aBrowningautoma-ticrifle.Hiscourageanddog-geddeterminati onto h oldh i sgroundi nspiteofbeingwound-edservedasan i nspi rati ontoh i scomradesandwereadisti nctcredittoth eArmedForcesofth eUni tedStates.

""*TO: SEIKICHI GANEKO,StaffSgt,Infantry.Posth um-ous.Nextofk i n:Ch osh oGan-ek o,Fath er,ManaKek ah a.FOR:InItaly,on June27,1944,wh enth ecombatpatrolofwh i ch h ewasamember,wash altedbymach i negunemplace-ments,h eadvancedalonetodes-troyth emach i negunnestfroma closer positi on. Alth oughawareofth efactth atth egunwassupportedbyanoth erma-ch i negun,fourmach i nepistolsand aboutsue sniperson i tsflank slessth an100yardsaway,h eproceededtocrawloveropengroundtowardth egun.With i n15yardsofth ebuildi ng h epull-edth epinfromah andgrenadeandpreparedtoth row wh enasniper'sbulletmortallywound-edh i m.Unabletoth rowth egre-nadewh i ch endangeredth emenaroundh i m,h ecalledout"Hey!Somebodygetth egrenadefromme,I'm sh ot!"Alth ough dyi ngfrom h i swound h emanagedtoh olddownth e h andleuntilacomradereach edh i mandreliev-edh i m ofth egrenade.Hisout-standingcourageanddisregardforpersonalsafetyareworth yofth eh i gh estpraiseandacre-dittoth eArmedForcesofth eUni tedStates.

" * "TO:EISHIN M.AKAMINE,Pvt.,Infantry,Hilo,Hawai i .PORs InItaly,onJune26,1943,duringanattack ,h eandacomradesk i llfullycutth eroadleadingnorth outofatownandcaptureda h ouseth atwas i n-dispensable i n establish i ng amortarobservationpost.Laterwh enth eenemycounterattack -edfrom th esouth with aforceof20i nfantrymenandprecededbyah alf-track ,h eandh i scom-rade,with utterdisregardforth ei rpersonalsafety,calmlyfacedth eenemyatadistanceofapproximately150 yardsanddi sabledth eh alf-track th roughth eeffectiveuseofth ei rwea-pons.Inth eensuing engage-ment, h e and h i s companionweresuccessfuli n k i lli ngand/orwoundingfiveGermansandcapturingfivemore.Th ei rcour-ageandaccuracyforcedth erestofth eenemytoretreatandul-timatelyresulted i nth esuccess-fulaccomplish mentofth ecom-pany'smissi on.

Mariti meUnionLaudsMovetoAidEvacueesCIOUnionWelcomesJapaneseAmericanaBack toWestCoast

SAN FRANCISCO— Th eNa-tionalMariti meUnion,CIO,lastweek expressed i tsenth usi asmoverth ework ofth ePacifi cCoastCommittee onAmericanPrinci -plesandFairPlayi nassi sti ngth ereintegrationofreturning evac-ueesofJapaneseancestry.InalettertoMauriceHarrison,

ch ai rmanofth erecentconferenceonproblemsofJapaneseAmeri-can evacuees sponsoredby th eFai r Play group,PortAgentJamesDruryofth eCIOunionde-clared:"Th emembersofth eNationalMariti meUnion i nth i sporth avegreetedwith enth usi asm th enewsofth eWork ofyourcommittee.Iti sh earteningtoth emenwh ok eep'em saili ngtofinduponth ei rre-turntoportth atan i nfluentialgroupofmenandwomenarealerttoth eneedforsafeguardingandstrength eni ngourAmericande-mocracynow engaged i n finalstrugglewi th fascism."Wewelcometh eJapanesepeo-

pleback toth eCoast;j ustaswek nowfrom ourownpersonalex-periences th at torpedoes andbombs k nownoracialdisti ncti onsonsh i ps,wealsorecognizeth erigh tofeach oneofustocontrib-ute h i sfullsh aretowardvictory."

BLACKFOOTNISEIMAYORGANIZEJACLCHAPTERPOCATELLO, Ida.—Possibi li tyth atlBlack footwillform anewch apterofth eJapaneseAmeri-canCiti zensLeaguewasseenth i sweek with th eannouncementfromth ePocatelloJACLth ati twouldaidi namembersh i pdrivetoformth enew ch apter.TomHatak eda,presidentofth e

Pocatello JACL,appointedMich -i k oInnandHelenUyeh araoffPcers-at-largetocanvassth eBlack -footarea.Inpreviousyearsth erewerei n-suffici entmemberstoformach ap-ter,butth eadventofnewresi-dentsnowmak es i tpossible,i twasreported. Sh ouldth emem-bersh i pdriveprovesuccessful,th eBlack footch apterwi llbecome areality,i twassaid.

OsidaLeadsSnellingTeamtoVictoryFORTSNELLING,Minn.—WithJoh nnyOsidascoringninepoints,th e FortSnellingAll-Starsde-featedth eBavalFlyers,36-33,onJan.10.

PACIFICCITIZEN6 Saturday,January20,19451

Ch argeFalseRacialIssuesRaised i nL.A.LOSANGELES— Th ech argeth atafalseraciali ssue i sbeingraisedasasmok e screenbeh i nd=n attemptto exploitdefensework ers i n"LittleTok yo"wasSbyth eRev.L.B.Brown,ch ai rmanofth eProvidenceBap-tistassociati on,i nth eJan.15 i s-sueofth eLosAngelesTribune.,Followingreports i nth edailypapersofapurported h gh tbe-tween NegroresidentsofLi ttleTok yoand Japaneseevacuees,aTribunereporter i nterviewedth eRev.Brown."Th erei snofigh tbetweenth eJapaneseandus,"th eNegroMin-i stersaid."Th estorywas giventh edailypapersbyi nterestsseek -i ngtoevictusfrom th etemple,inordertasecurepublici tyforth ei rcause andtosmok e-screenth ei rreali ntent."

L.A.BUDDHISTSFILESUITONTEMPLEISSUE.3£?ANGELES-Ch argi ngun-lawfuldetentionofth ei rproper-ti esbyth eProvidenceBaptistAs-sociati on,th eLosAngelesHompai Hongwanj i Buddh i stTemplefiledasuiti nMunici palCourtonJan.16i nanefforttorecoverpossessionofth ebuildi ng.Th e suitch argedth e BaptistAssociati onwith refusaltovacateth eBuddh i stTempledespiteth efactth ataleaseenteredi ntobyth etwoorganizati onsh adexpiredJan.5.

Nisei Wi nsBarsAtTexasCampSANANTONIO,Tex.— SecondLi eut.TedMiwa,broth erofKenMiwaofCh i cago,111.,graduatedonDec.29fromth eProvostMar-sh alGeneral'sofficercandidatesch oolonDec.29atFortSamHouston,Texas.

VitalStatisti csBIRTHS

91 a°"r-andMrs-JoeJio(15--tl-A.,.HeartMountain,agirlonJan.9.oAT,°ff¥r-,andMrs-Tom Hanada,<HM6-A,HeartMountain,aboyonJan.10.i ,T,°T*Mr-andMrs-T-Muranak a,1-11-*,Roh wer,agirlonJan.7.,oT ¥.r;andMrs-T-Yasui,7-i D,Roh wer,agirlonJan.6.To.Mr-andMrs.HiromuSasak i ,59-7-A,Gila River,a girlonJan.3.ToMr.andMrs.Sh i getoIto,28--iP'GilaRiver»agirlonJan.4.ToMr.andMrs.Moich i Hatan-

ak a,20-9-D,GilaRiver,aboyonJan.4.ToMr.andMrs.Tak umi Sun-

ada,36-14-A,GilaRiver,agirlonJan.4.ToMr.andMrs.MasaoKawa-uch i ,4-7-C,GilaRiver,agirlonJan.1.ToMr.andMrs.Tak esh i De-guch i ,73-14-B,GilaRiver,agirlonDec.31.ToMr.andMrs.Miyosh i Kish i ,

20-4-C,GilaRiver,aboyonDec.01.ToMr.andMrs.T.Kira,13-7-E,Roh wer,aboyonJan.10.ToMr.andMrs.S.Fuj i moto,4-9-E,Roh wer,aboyonJan.9.ToMr.andMrs.FredMatsu-

moto,Block 222,Poston,aboyonJan.7.To Mr.and Mrs. Sh i getosh iImazumi,7-4-B,GilaRiver,agirlonJan.6.ToPfc.andMrs.Tsuyosh i Ak a-

zawa,49-14-D,GilaRiver,agirlonJan.7.ToMr.andMrs.TetsutaroTa-

k ah ash i ,5-3-C,GilaRiver,agirlonJan-9.ToMr.andMrs.PerryOish i ,31-14-D,GilaRiver,agirlonJan.

ToMr.andMrs.Frank Kimura,63-2-B,GilaRiver,agirlonJan.

DEATHSFuk i k o Kusama,41, 40-11-F,

Roh wer,onJan.8.Masaj i roSawada,58,22-23-E,HeartMountain,onJan.6.Sak ui ch i Sutow, 71, 28-19-E,HeartMountain,onJan.11.Tak eOk a,30-7-A,GilaRiver,onJan.3.Sh i k i h i EdwardAk i yama,3-14-

B,GilaRiver,onJan.4.Yosh i h i to Kouch i , 2, 15-6-E,

Roh wer,onJan.9.Moh ei Hama,62,32-5-A,Pos-ton,onJan.6.M.Kondo,45,ofSaltLak eCityi nPrice,Utah ,onJan.18.Kuni k i ch i Sh i mozono, 8-8-A,GilaRiver,onJan.6.JoeHi tosh i Tsuj i moto,65-6-A,GilaRiver,onJan.6.Kei i ch i Oh ara,73-3-D,GilaRiv-er,onJan.10.

MARRIAGESHirosh i Matsuda to TsuruyeMatsuch i maonDec.16atPoston.Ruby.OtatoKazuoNomura i nDenveronJan.7.Tak aHattori toMelvinM.Satoi nBi lli ngs,Mont.HelenFuruk awatoBob Fuj i -motoonDec.24 i nDetroit.YayeSumi i toJimmi eHirosh i

Kawak ami onJan.4 i nBi lli ngs,Mont.George Yosh i o Tsurumoto toHatsuyeKasaonJan.10atRoh -wer.Rich ard Sh uni ch i Ok i naga toJaniceSatoonJan.12atRoh -wer.Doroth yEmi k oItotoMasaruTak ash i ba onDec. 12atTuleLak e.Sei k i oh i Nak asone to Yosh i k oSh i romaonDec.14atTuleLak e.Kiyosh i Uyek awa to MitsuyeOgoonDec.16atTuleMich i k o Tanabe to Masumi

Hayash i onDec.17atTuleLak e.Yonek oKobash i gawatoSei j i nKobash i gawaonDec.16atTuleLak e.Kazuk o Ono to Isamu Uch i daonDec.20atTuleLak e.Kiyok oOgatatoRev.Jitsush i geTsuh aonDec.14atTuleLak e.Li lli anAsak oGoi sh i toKazun-obuYamabeonDec.25atTuleLak e.Nobuk oNak amatoTak eoOtsuj ionDec.24atTuleLak e.Kiyok oOzak i toMasaoNish i -motoonDec.28atTuleLak e.KazuyeKomatsutoTadaoSh i -mazuonJan.7atTuleLak e.

SaltLak eIsseiWoundedFatallyi nAutoAccidentPRICE,Utah —Injuredfatallywh enth eautomobilei nwh i ch h ewasridi ngsk i ddedandoverturnedon i cypavements28 mi leseastofPriceonU.S. h i gh way50onJan.17,M.Kondo,102WestFi rstSouth St.,SaltLak eCity,diedth efollowingday i nPricecityh ospi tal.

Meth odi stLeaderToBeSpeak erAtBoiseConfab

NAMPA,Ida.—Dr.C.K.Vliet;outstanding Meth odi st ch urchleaderfrom New York ,willbeguestspeak eratth esecondBoiseValley Ch ri sti an conference ofJapanese Americans,wh i ch willbeh eldi nCaldwell,Idah o,onJan.28.Dr.Vlietwilladdressboth Nisei

andIssei atth eworsh i pservice.Edson Fuj i i ,presidentofth eCaldwellYAF,willbe ch ai rmanofth eservice.

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WRADirectorOpposesDemandofLosAngelesPoliceOffici alsfor"ldentifi cati onforNisei ;Flays"VociferousMinori ty"OpposingReturn

LOS ANGELES—FederaIagencies,both ci vi li anandmili -tary,arepreparedtouph oldth erigh tsofreturningevacueesofJapaneseancestry,DillonS.Myer,nationalWRA director,de-clared i nLosAngelesonJan.12.Myerflayedgroupsdescribedasa"vociferousmi nori ty"for

stimulatingprejudi ceagainstJapaneseAmericanevacuees.Heclash edwith LosAngelespoliceoffici alsoverWRApol-

i ci es i nvolvingreturnofth eevacueestoth ei rWestCoasth omes.Th eprinci palclash occurredata- ————— -conferencecalledbyMayorBow-roni nth eCityHallwh enPoliceCommissi onerAlCoh ntook i ssuewith Myeronapolicyofallowingth e evacueesto return with outany i denti fi cati on by WRA ormili taryauth ori ti es.Myerh ad explainedth atth e

evacuees h avebeen di vi dedi ntoth reegroupsconsisti ngofaliens,oth ersrefusedpermissi on tore-turntocoastalareasandth ema-j ori tyoverwh i ch nosupervisi onwillbeexercisedatall.Th eWRAdirectordefendedth epolicyofnotinsi sti ng uponth e lattergroupcarrying i denti fi cati onupon th eground h e di dnotbelieveth eysh ould continuallybeforced toproducecredentials.Hesaidth eyh ad been th orough ly"screened"byth eArmyanyway."But h ow are we going totellwith outidentifi cati oni fth eyarenotaliensorth oseexcludedfromth e'Coastandwh oh avedis-obeyedth ei rorders?"demandedCoh n."Andi fth ey're notspiesbrough toverbyJapsubmarines."

Myerasserted i twasanArmyresponsibi li ty,butCoh nth ough ti twasalsoaWRAresponsibi li ty.Ch i efofPoliceHorrallwantedto k now i fMyer'sofficewould<supplylocalauth ori ti eswithnamesandaddressesofreturningevacueesandMyerrepliedth atth enumberwouldbesuppliedbutnotnamesoraddresses.Th e WRA directorestimatedth atabout50percentofth eori-ginalnumberofpersonsofJapa-neseancestrywh oformerlylivedi nSouth ernCaliforniawouldre-turn.Hesaidth eycouldobtaini denti fi cati on cards from th eWestern Defense Command i fth eydesired butth atth ecardswouldnotbeforceduponth em.Inapressi nterviewMyerde-

clared th atth e groups wh i chk eepalivefeelingagainstpeopleofJapaneseancestryonth eWestCoastare easilyrecognized.Th ese groups h enamed asth oseseek i ngJapaneseexclusionforpoliti calreasons,sinceabout1905;th osewh oarebeing "mis-led"bypropaganda;th osewith aneconomic stak e i nth eJapanesereturn;and,fourth , th esortof"redfacedpatriotswh otak enamesofdeadJapaneseAmericansoldiersoffwarmemorials."Myeraddedth atth eWarMan-powerCommissi on"h assigni fi edi tsi ntentionofusinganyavail-ableJapaneseAmericanlabortoh elpfillth ework ersh ortage i nLosAngeles,currentlysetat25,000."Hescoredth osewh osee i nageneralreturn ofth e evacueesopportuniti esforth e spy andsaboteureith er i mported ordo-mestic.

L.A.CountySupervisorsDropOppositi ontoReturnofNiseiLOSANGELES—Alth ough lastweek th eyfavoredapolicyofdis-couragingAmericansofJapaneseancestryfromreturningtoth ei rformercivi lservice j obswith th ecountyofLosAngelesuntil90daysafterth ewari sover,mem-bersofth eCountyBoardofSu-pervisorsonJan.16ch angedth ei rmi ndsanddecidednottodiscour-aeeJapaneseAmericansfrom re-turningtoth ecountyandresum-i ngwork ,th eTi mesr.eP°f ."'lnth eligh tofoffici alFBIandWarDepartmentstatementscon-

cerningth eloyaltyofJapaneseAmericanciti zensleaving_warre-locationcenters,wefeelth eseem-ployees sh ould be accorded th esame treatment as any oth ercountyemployeeinasimi larsit-uationandth atnoth i ngwillbesaidordoneto j usti fydelay i nrecognizi ng th erigh tsofoth erJapanese Americans wh o latermayseek toreturntocountyser-vice," Supervisor Joh n AnsonForddeclared.Oth ermembersofth eBoardolSupervisorsconcurred with Mr.Ford'sstatement.

Th reeNisei EvacueesReturnToHoodRiverValleyHomesCommunityActiontoPreventReturnFailsToMateriali zeHOODRIVER,Ore.— Despiteeffortstoorganizeaciti zenscom-mitteetomeetreturningJapaneseAmericansand discourage th emfromreturningtoth eHoodRiyerValley,th reeNisei wereback i nth ecountylastweek with outsomuch as an eyebrow raisedagainstth em,th e UnitedPressreported.Th reeformerresidentsoftnevalley,RaySato,S.Noj i andM.Asai—returnedbytrainonJan.12with outattentionfrom residentsreportedtobeforminga"wel-comingcommittee"tomeeti ncom-i ngtrainsbearinganyevacuees.Sato,anorch ard owner,camefrom Cleveland,0.,wh ereh eh adwork edi nawarplant.Th e th ree evacuees were th efi rsttoreturntoth eHoodRiverareaunderth e WesternDefenseCommandorderspermitti ngsuchreh abi li tati on.Meanwh i le,onth edayth eevac-

ueesreturnedth eHoodRiverpostofth eAmericanLegionpublish edanewspaperadvertisementrestat-i ngth ei roppositi ontoth ere-turn.

Rep.MottSeek sToDeportJapanese

WASHINGTON — Rep.Mott,RepublicanofOregon,onJan.15i ntroducedlegislationto deportaliensofJapaneseancestrysixmonth safterth eterminati onofWarwith Japan.Th eproposal,arevisedversionofRep.Mott'sbilli nth elastCon-gress,wouldexemptfromi tspro-visi onsth eparents,grandparents,broth ersandsistersofmeni nth eUni tedStateArmy.

MEMORIALRITESHELD FOR NISEIKILLEDINFRANCEPOCATELLO,Ida.— MemorialservicesforPfc.Kenich i Tsumak ik i lled i nactioni nFranceonNov'7,were h eldonSunday,Jan.21atth eFi rstMeth odi stch urch i aPocatello,Idah o.Hewas i nductedintoth eU.SArmyonMarch 18,1942,andrt

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