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Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-11-01

were employed as seamen ON the
SIS Benjamin Wilson. Upon reach
ing Seattle these Filipinos asked
permission to leave the boat even
under military guard in order to
buy some personal necessities. |
went as far as offering a bond
for each of these countrymen in
order to have their wish granted.
Failing as an individual | resort
ed to the office of the Resident
Commissioner for help. The Com
missioner in a wire promised to
give aid. The office of the Resi-
dent Commissioner at San Fran
cisco was also contacted. Every
thing possible was done, but all the
painstaking efforts made on be-
half of these men proved futile.
So, these men who might have
lost their lives to save the Ameri-
can ship which brought them to
this country were denied in their
pleas for a chance to set their foot
upon the sacred soil of this coun-
try and went back convinced that
Democracy in America does not
mean the same thing as it has
been preached and practised in the
Philippines especially at a time
when liberty, equality, and frater-
nifty were at stake.
Immediate Need
1t is, however, the opinion of
this writer that if there was an
official clothed with the power to
represent the Philippine Common
wealth Government in this part of
the country, the interests of the
Fflipinos here would be sufficien-
ly protected in order that so
much unhappiness and heartaches
would be spared of those who are
not informed adequately to seek
and fight fer their rights. This
is not the first incident of it's
kind. There were a number of
them, most of them have come to
the attention of the officials of
this Union, but lacking the Off
cial cloak to represent their gov
eminent their voices are but
voices in the wilderness begging
to be heard. 1t is therefore hoped
that our officials in Washington
will give more attention to the
immediate needs of their fellow
nationals and compatriots in this
part of the country.
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OSMEMA APPEALS
Continued From Page ID

sistance, which was essential to
the liberation campaign.
Il do not have to tell you that,
during the whole period of enemy
occupation, Filipino resistance was
alive and effective. The military
intelligence work of the under
ground forces went far to assist
in the preparation and execution
of plans to free our country from
the enemy. Let me Illustrate this
by some instances.
During Marianas operations,
the warning transmitted by the
Filipinos to the American naval
forces resulted in a major naval
victory in the sea east of the
Philippines.
Jap AdmiraPs Papers
Another dramatic instance oc-
cured when the Japanese admiral
commanding the enemys naval
forces in the Pacific crashed in
his plane to the south of Cebu
City. His papers, captured by local
civilians, were turned over first
to the local guerilla leader and
then to General Macarthur in
Australia. These papers helped
UNNECESSARILY in bringing rapid
victory to the liberation forces.
You know as well as | do that
none of these could have been
accomplished unless all the people
of the Philippines were in league
against the invader. 1t was a peo-
pies resistance in the peoples
cause. 1t was the whole Filipino
people who refused to submit TO
the enemy.
When the invasion was fmmi-
nent, General Macarthur invited
me to join him so that we could
land on Leyte together. Among
some of my friends in Washing
ton. there was strong opposition
to my accepting his invitation.
was told that the trip was danger
Gus. was urged to stay in the
United States and wait for the
results of the military operations.
But felt that my place was with
my people. that it was the duty
of the head Of the government to
return to the Philippines as soon
as the first square meter of our
soil was liberated. The decision to
land with General Macarthur in
Leyte was my own decision. II
took 1t in order to be of assistance
Continued on Page A.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-11-01
Fi|ipinos Are Aliens;
Owe Allegiance to U. S.
Paradox of Filipino Status Under Peculiar Filipino
American Political Set-up
EXPLAINED
BY PRUDENCE p. MORT

The political status of Flipnos today will remain
of the most perpexng paradoxes in the field of political
science After the Philippines coded to the United
States in 1885, Filpinos made to pledge their allie
glance unreservedy to the flag of the United States The
increase of internal autonomy and subsequently the esab
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-11-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Cabigas' only
son was christened at the Mary
knoll Church Sunday, Nov 25.
Sponsors were Mr.. and Mrs. john
ny Lazaga, and Mrs. Violet Or
finada.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-11-01

The Suico family got together
in its traditional Thanksgiving
dinner at the family home on 1874
f. SOth st. Nov. ID. Only Ernes-
tine, who is teaching down in Ken
lucky, was missing.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-11-01

that political relationship an lotd'
Whatever any juristic thinker or
legalist says about our present
political status, that political al
legiance we owe to the American
government is still a cold fact
and not merely an idle theory.
Our lives and fortune are at the
disposal OF the United States at
any time.
Not long after the outbreak OF
the present war the United States
Congress passed a law making 1t
mandatory for Filipinos to join the
armed forces of this country al
though just after Pearl Harbor d
number of Filipinos who wanted
to leave their household and hotel
jobs to join the U. S. Navy were
informed that they could not join
that branch of service because
they were aliens.
In the famous case In Re Pic De
Cano VS.. The State of Washington,
it was ruled by the Washington
State Supreme Court that De
Cano was not an alien and there
fore, could buy and lease real
estate property in the state of
Washington. Likewise in the case
of CeIestino AIfafara VS.. Mrs.
Frosh, the California State SUI
preme Court ruled that Alfafara is
not an alien and therefore, could
obtain real estate property within
the state. In several selectiye
service cases in which Filipinos
claimed they are aliens, it was
invariably ruled that they were
not aliens and, therefore, are sub
ject to the Selective Service Law.
Failures To comply with Selective
Service Law sent these Filipinos
to state penitentiaries.
DR.. Van Dyke, an outstanding
professor of Political Science says
that Filipinos are not aliens but
citizens of the United States. Mr..
Joseph D. Newman, Jr., Tax Com
missioner of the Department of
Treasury, in interpreting the In
ternal Revenue Laws of the Unit
ed States says that until the po-
liical independence of the Philip
pines shall be formally proclaimed,
Filipinos residing in the United
States should be taxed as Ameri-
can citizens.
AS Aliens
In 1910 Congress passed a law
requiring aliens to register with
the local U. S. immigration and
Naturalization officials. Despite
their protest against this seeming
ly unfair requisite of the laws of
The land. Filipinos had to register
as aliens, but many Filipinos who
believed that they were not aliens
because they owe allegiance to
this country refused as a matter
of principle to register as aliens.
But in 1941 the bold assertion of
some Filipinos that they were CIT
liens came to a real test. Flip
mos coming from the various sal
mon canneries in Alaska were re-
quired to show their Alien Regis
tration Certificates, and those who
did not have any we're herded to
jail. and worst of all, some Filipi-
nos who committed some INSIDE
meanors aside from failing to
register as aliens are subjected
to the extreme penalty of being
deported, a penalty imposed upon
undesirable aliens.
Uncle Sam Said No
Not long ago three Filipinos
who were cleared through the War
Shipping Administration in Leyte
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Continued on Page ~
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-02-03
COR SALE

attend the funeral of their
brother in Cincinnati, Ohio.
VALENTINE POPS given by
Parents Auxiliary of Girl Scout
Troop II and Brownie 2, Thurs
day, February Is, at 1880 pm,
WomeEs Service Club, AGA Mass.
Ave. Refreshments for sale. Ad-
mission 1Sc tax incl.).
At the birthday party for the
President held at the Boston
Garden last Tuesday evening,
the william E. Carter Post was
represented with their national
and post colors carried by Ray
mond Sykes and Arthur Wyche,
accompanied by John E. Ander-
son and Arthur A. Rue, color
guards, headed by Commander
Laurence H. Banks.
The BOOKLOvERS CLUB are
very busy planning and arrang-
ing their reception at $50 Mass.
ave for LANGSTON HUGHES,
internationally known poet,
playwright and novelist after his
lecture at SYMPHONY HALL on
the Finer Arts Program, Sunday
afternoon, February II at 3:15.
The Boston Unit of the I'm
ion Baptist Church, Cambridge,
had their annual party at the
Western Lunch Box last week.
Games were played the earlier
part Of the evening. Sweets and
delicasies were served during
these games. Afterwards a deli
cious dinner was consumed. Ev-
cry member and guest were in
PRODUCED, A good time was had
by all. The chairman was Mrs.
Blanche Brooks. Her committee
were Mrs. Adelaide Hill and Mrs.
Maud Grayson.
Hear and see LANGSTON
HUGHES, Sunday afternoon,
February IL at s:15, SYMPHONY
HALL.
Miss Minnie Townsend, Of West
Rutland So, left Tuesday, for a
short stay In Philadelphia.
PORTRAYALS OF THE FINER
ARTS, classic presentation of
SCULPTURE lin tableaD ORA
MA, PAINTING and MUSIC, will
have the well known lecturer
a n d reader, LANGSTON
HUGHES, SYMPHONY HALL,
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, FEB
RUARY IL, This program is pre-
scented b. Anna B9bitt- Gardner,
Mus. B. S. in enumeration of the
RACE HISTORY WEEK CELE-
BRATION, FEB. IL, no IL.
Mrs. May Persip left on the
midnight train, for New York,
Saturday, to attend her daugh-
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-02-03

If you find roses that you
would disdain
As young men do, what seems
to easy got,
Take what is there for taking,
sought or not,
Lest you may never find a rose
again.
) Never slip past an open garden
/ gate
Thinking that when your long
roads have been crossed,
Still it will wait your coming
back; the frost
Is always too early come, how
ever late,
Spend what is put into your
hand to spend.
Nothing is easy come by in the
end.
ETHEL BARNETT DE VITO.
There have been friendly
queries regarding our bold en-
trance into the literary field es-
pecially from our perplexed bos-
ON friends. They should know
by this time that our varied in
terests change annually-any-
thing rather than become too
domestic!! at the Ruggles
st. USO there is lively pro-
gram being launched Saturday
and Sunday, February 8 and 4 in
the form of an "Open House"
from 2 P. M. to 7 P. M. which
also embraces a panel discussion
on "The Serviceman and Civil
ian in Postwar Planning,
scheduled for the Sunday mite
Coffee Hour" at $50 o'clock.
Speakers include Seaton Man
ming, executive secretary of the
Urban League and Atty. Mat
thew Bullock, distinguished
member of the Massachusetts,
State Parole Board. Doris Dand-
ridge Harris, internationally
known concert pianist, will also
aid in this special program. You
are invited to reap the benefits
Of this cultural project :. The
Communist Political Association
presents Ben Davis Jr., New
York City Councilman on Feb.
at 8 p. m. Whether you be a
Republican, a Democrat, a Com
munistic Democrat or a Re-
publican Communist you should
hear dynamic Ben Davis give out
this Sunday at Symphony Hall.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn on the
same program is also a speaker
you should not fail to hear !.
Did you know that Olivia John
ston Steele had been offered
a commission in the WAVES as
a Lieutenant junior grade?
isis" prefers keeping the home
fires burning for Percy who is
our seabse of the week, Percy
H. Steele, B. M. &c, % Spec,
N. c. B., co. A, I CO FPO, San
Francisco, Cal. If you don't
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-02-03
CITY NEWS
RACE HISTORY WEEK
CALENDAR
AS Presented by
ANA BOBTTT GARDNER,
Mus. B. S.
FEBRUARY 10


FEBRUARY 10
Twentieth Century Club
! Joy St., downtown, Boston.
Exhibition Of rare painting
by Colored artist. A short
musical program will prccede
the MISUNDERSTANDING Mar
ian McCree, vocal soIOist, and
Phyllis Collins, pianist-Sat-
urday afternoon from 2 to 4
the entire Race History week.
FEBRUARY II
Portrayals Of the Finer Arts.
A classic presentation of
Sculpture, Drama, Painting
and Music. Symphony Hail.
Sunday afternoon at 3:15.
Distinguished guest artist,
Langston Hughes. Interna-
tionally known poet, novelist
and playwrite who will speak
on the cOIored man in the
four finer Arts. Reserved seats
are now on sale at Symphony
Hall.
FEBRUARY 10
Hand Craft Exhibition, Lec--
ture Hall, Boston Public Ii
brAry. Entrance on BOylston
st, Sunday afternoon at $3.50
Speaker Rev. Benjamin An
derson Piano sOloist, Alice
Taylor. Public cordially in
vited.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-02-03

The regular business meeting
Of the Liberia College Club Of
Boston was held at Mr.. A.
schaack's home, 1913 Humboldt
Ave, on Sunday, Jan. % at $50
pm.
Winter is now indeed here,
tho. it was. long in arriving
Many new needs arise - more
fuel-Christmas buying left
empty pocket understandable
clothing, and the children wore
/ out many pairs of Overshoes.
If you need extra money for
any Of the above, why not ar
range a loan through the old
reliable firm of H. B. Budding,
ZIG fremont st, room 302 opp.
the Majestic Theatre Courtesy,
privacy and convenience. Call
LIB 3O13 and make appoint
ment for an interview.
Regular monthly meeting OF
the Women's Service Club will
be held Monday, Feb. 5. Special
program, speaker Mrs. George
F. wilkins. Subject: what Are
We Going To Do About It." Re
freshments will be served. Mem
bers are asked to bring a guest.
Harriet C. Hall, Pres. Lucille
Lippman, Sec.
Mrs. Lucy Ross Of fremont st,
and Mrs Anna Je.fries Of Shaw
NUT Ave. left Boston Jan. "a to
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-02-03
WANTED
z CHILDREN TO BOARD
IN PRIVATE FAMILY
PHONE COM. oz3l
ter Dorothy. who is ill.

The entertainment committee
of the Rocco store, los Worces-
ter st, presents a musical tea at
$50 Mass. Ave. Sunday, Feb. II,
4 to 6 pm, with DR.. T. E. A. Nc
Curdy, guest speaker, and musi-
cal program by Charles Douglass
trumpet and saxaphone artist,
Vera Graves contralto, James
Reynolds, baritone, Mrs. V. Leo
nard, soprano, Miss Evelyn
White, soprano, Clifton Cuff,
pianist. Ernest G. O'Banyoun,
accompanist.
An INFORMAL RECEPTION to
CONTEMPORARY COLORED
ARTISTS lin painting) will be
given at the West End Branch
Library, Monday evening, Feb
ruary IL. Anna Bobitt- Gardner
in charge. Entrance by INVI-
TATION ONLY. Speakers to be
announced.
Rev. E. E. Thompson Of South
Medford, entered Mass. Gen.
Hospital, Jan. 20 for an opera
ton. His ministerial brethren
and many friends pray and wish
him a speedy recovery.
The TWENTIETH CENTURY
Club of Boston are holding a
luncheon in Connection with the
Race History Week Celebration,
Anna Bobitt- Gardner, will be
hOnOred guest. Only a limited
number of artists among whom
will be Celestine DOrch, John
Wilson, Allan Critic or his mo-
ther, Calvin Brunette and
friends will be invited to attend.
A public viewing of the artists
mentioned together with Mr..
OsbOrne'S work will be on dis
play Immediately after the
luncheon, Saturday, Feb. 10, 3
Joy st, downtown Boston.
The Ancrum School Studios,
usually crowded at recitals
proved quite inadequate to ac-
commodate the crowd attending
the June in January recital last
Sunday afternoon, Jan. %. There
were fifteen piano solos, violin
solos, selections by the women's
chorus, and vocal solos by Mrs.
Mary Spears, leading soprano of
the chorus, and Mrs. Julia Nc
Cullough. At the close Of the
program, the director introduced
two of the participants, Miss
Marjorie Thompson and Miss
Eulene Brown. Advanced stud
ents, who will give a joint piano
recital on Feb. rs at the Y.WC.
A. in Cambridge.
HonOring the memory of Lin
coin, Douglass and Dunbar, John
Calvin Fidelity Union presents
a program of addresses and
music in addition to the an
nual sermon by Rev. B. ]. An
deson at Gloucester Presbyter~
ian church, Sal Mass. ave, Sun
day, Feb. Is, $3.50 P. M. Speakers:
Rev. o. w. Childers, Miss Gladys
Gray, Mrs. E. Alice Taylor and
others. Musical selections by the
John Calvin Choral Society. Ad-
mission free.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-02-03

write you have wronged :. The
greater Boston bridge wizards
had better look to their laurels
as there are four attractive girls
bridging it in earnest every Fri
day mite, namely Inez Russell,
Camille Taylor Johnson, Mari
Ign Jones and Virginia Thomas
=. Pretty Edwina Campbell Ed
wards, daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
D. D. Hall, has been wreathed in
smiles of late because her sea-
man husband will be home on
leave next week Gaiety and
gifts reigned on the new How
land st residence of the lie Baron
Lipseys, Friday mite. Vivacious
Mary (Foggie) proved herself a
delightful hostess what with
her chicken salad, egg nog and
other choice viands :. Saturday
Winsome Myrtis Andrews was
feted by the Junior League at
the cozy home Of Drina Stewart.
Among those Oh-ing and All
ing over the frilly What-notS
were Irene and Winton Yates,
helma Williams, Olga Parish
Smith, Irma Diggs, Pauline
Crawford, Eleanor Trott, Agatha
Lanier, Virginia Cheltenham,
Marquette Mckinney, Evelyn
Andrews and hostess, Drina
Stewart =. a gentle reminder
to purchase your tickets now for
the classic program, Feb. II, in
commemoration of Race History
Week at Symphony Hall. Erst-
while poet LangSton Hughes, who
has recently completed the
opera, Trouble Island, in col
liberation with eminent Will
Iiams Grant Still, will be guest
speaker. Anna Bobitt- Good
ner, indisputable exponent of
the finer arts, is not only res
ponsible for this cultural pro-
gram but she will also engineer
an interesting Art exhibit on
Feb. II, at the West End Lii
brary on Cambridge st, to which
you are cordially invited !.
Dave Mckinney, Herbie Tucker,
Norris Davis, Mel Ross and Ed
ward Cooper staged a stag on
Bill Brown Tuesday evening to
wish the ole boy many happy re-
turns. Having had their fill OF
Poker and peppered steak the
stays staggered nOmeWard, happy
that 1t was Bill and not they
who had added another year to
his life The Moe RobinsonS
are happily domiciled in their
new Gannet st abode :.
Among the first nighters enjoy
ing Carmen at the Opera House
were Miss Anita Snowden, Mrs.
Mabel Snowden Of Everett, and
Mrs. Mabel Mealy Eiland and
Cpl. Albert Jefferson. Dorothy
and Cpl. Jefferson we're also
among tn fortunate ticket hold
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-02-03
THE SPOTLIGHT
By DORIS and OLGA

you find that write have wronged The
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-02-03

C4 = AOl III COullddy .OJAAAPAAOAAys
William Harrison and guest, too,
were spotted :. Capt. Reynold
(Buster) Birch, Bates College
Alumnus, looking very fine,
wearing the insignia of a Flight
Surgeon of the Army Air Corps
flew into town recently, prior
to visiting his striking wife, Mary
Beazley Birch, member of the
Philadelphia Girl Friends :.
Five U. S. Coast Guards, Tom
Jordan, Otis Dulan, Clyde Ray
ford, L. Pankey and Frank
Spiller are stationed at Brigh-
ton Marine Hospital as Pharmi-
cist mates. Also stationed at this
base is handsome DR.. Asa Yam
cey, first race doctor here, who
halls from the Atlanta :.
The Boston Girl Friends en-
joyed their meeting at Mary Al
media Spiller's attractive Bea-
con st apartment Friday evening.
BY the time you read this
new and restricted club will
have loomed upon the horizon
that will combine the interests
of both Mama and her off
spring, novel experiment to
which hidden prospective mem
berS have responded enthusiast
tically, Those invited to the first
meeting are: Mary Hill Tucker,
Mae Bailey Edmonds, Leone
Blake, Anne Magbie, Essie Perrin
chief, Virginia CheItenham, Doris
Pope Jackson, Margaret McKin-
ney, Nudge Roundtree, Olive
Freeman Hilton, Eleanor I'm
derwood, Olga White Ross, Clio
ria Brown, Doris Roosa, Sydney
Spears and Peggy Gray :.
Happy to know that Irene o.
Banyoun Robinson, versatile
member of the Boston Girl
Friends. talented in so many
ways, as a writer, a musician
(both vocal and instrumentaD as
an actress, is home after a short
stay at Boston City Hospital fol-
lowing a minor operation :.
And next week on Friday eve
ming comes Marion McCree,
gracious and beautiful and pos
sessed of such a lucious soprano
voice to w. Medford, presenting
voice to w. Medford, presented
in concert by the w Medford
Youth Council and Community
ente r. Assisting a r e:
Doris Ringles, reader and Coral
Alexander, accompanist. 1t will
be at Hobbs Jr. High S hool
See adv. for directions The
"brownout' descended on the
Ross menage a week previous
when our meal ticket stealthily
ventured to the outer vestibule
for the morning mail swathed In
winter weight balbriggans and
heard the click Of the door lock
ed fast behind him, resembling
the click of the last gate en-
route to the death chamber.
Much to his chagrin any move
was a painful one, especially
since we, in all our glory, weren't
expected home till evening. All
this on top of having discovered
that his car, which has been
periodically resting on blocks
"for the duration" had been de-
prived Of not only the tires but
OF wire spoked wheels, just the
day before which did complete
the dimout.l -. $1,000 until
next week remember If it wasn't
for the optimist, the pessinnist
would never know how happy he
wasn't.
Nogales international., 1945-02-09
School Has Latin
Glass: z Enrolled

We now have Latin class in
school. Miss Palmer, who taught
Latin before, is instructor Of this
class. The class meets at 800 in
the morning.
There are seven members: Betty
Ann Bertelson, who usually over
sleeps; Gertrude Breaker, the sec
ond brain Of the class; Joyce Capi1l.
who enjoys sleeping after 500;
Mary Lou Carter, who studies all
the time but never gets anywhere;
Frances Peterson, the brain; Sarah
Spohn, the founder of the class;
and Helen Hubert, the new student.
The class began a month after
school started but it has been cover
ing the book so fast that it now is
where it should be. All of the stu
dents receive average or above
grades.
(N.H.S. Apache Warcry)
Nogales international., 1945-02-09
GYM Glasses Plar,
Archery Tourney

The old days of Robin Hood are
being revived on the mis-. campus
as the girls learn the art of the bow
and arrow. Shooting is a bit limited
so far as turns are taken with the
target and chasing arrows. All the
girls are very enthusiastic in learn
ing the ancient art and several
talented girls have been discovered
A tournament between the gym
classes will be held and the winners
will have another tournament
among themselves. Any student in
terested in archery can take part in
the tournament. The archery equip
ment may be used at four o'clock
but reservations must be made a
day ahead of time with Miss How
ard
Little old Cupid will have plenty
of assistance on February 14th!
(N.H.S. Apache Warcry)
Nogales international., 1945-02-09
Living War Memorials

Honor our heroes with memorials that live!
That is the advice being followed in most cities
where memorials in memory Of the veterans OF World
War II are now being constructed or about to be.
Youth centers are becoming very popular as
memorials and that idea is being carried out in thous-
ands of communities.
few such memorials:
Phoenix, Arizona, plans 100000 Y.MCA.
building Special recreational rooms nthat proposed
building will become living war memorials
Seventeen new community centers are planned
for the city of Detroit Each will have modern recre
ationa facilities Thirty million dollars will be spent
and eight new swimming pools are scheduled for
Detroit's postwar recreational program
Seeing the value of living war memorials Port
land Oregon, is to build stadium and develop parks
Birmingham, Ala, proposes $50OOO0 crippled
childrens Clinic part of which will be living war
memoral-so that the crippled may walk.
Five postwar sports buildings are scheduled for
New Orleans. memorial swimming pool there is to
cost $150,000
living war memorial at Kerrville, Texas
community center includes an indoor playground.