The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-02-14

handling of japanese Cana.Hsns
this Vancouver Consultative Gun
oil remained q mall. but DAT ties
voice OF intelligence and re son
have been exposed myself TO
some OF that feeling Any lrli-
Gle in the war daEs calling for
democratic treatment for this
minority was rewarded by do
zen ar more anonymous white
feathers in the mail Even To
day the writer who defends the
rights of those citizens of Japa-
nee extraction can count e
lloo Of vitrioli. hystcriCaI mni
unsigned.
HI organization. unlike reWs-
paper writer's. did not face such
rustraGcn ana discomaecnent
merely ON certain occasions. Il
.aeed it every day and never ad-
mittod delc1t
The EaSy Lies
some d1V when the true per
peetIgc lis possible. historians may
rte he tactical and shameful
osy of This Whole question They
III md am inc e1ihln network of
organized propaganda b. interests
rillme to use amy bludgcon to gain
heir ends
ref mo tell you of one tgpiesl
Incident
Lone before tbs war the brother
IF tn Rutudo listed Vancouver.
'ftef his departure Th, Vaucou-
.er sun received p letter, sisned
With tive japanese names. protest
ua that this ci'e he'd not shown
proper reanee. lor the prince.
Needless to eav it reused the
fghteous anger of The city. The
atter columns we're fun Of abuse.
A eroer of Nisei (secoud-coner-
zion japanese Canadians we're
.onVineed that the letter was n bo-
.us. written only 10 arouse feeling
'gains 'hc Japanese community.
rhee ioafed found no Japa-
lcse with the names ON the letter.
md reported TO The sun
Yet, after thu wartime agi'a-
ton began here. This letter was
dramatically used by apparently
reputable interests. to show hat
the Japanese here had close and
mysterious links with JnDan.
And those interests knew that
the letter was a fabricliion'
There are hundreds of similar
Indeed the whole issue
vas so maooifielentlv confused
hat q LARGO section of the public
.ould never have been frlly aware
If What the japanese were heng
hpned away for uc'en.ial eries.
heap labor unfair competition
abotews or simply because IA
'anese have slanted eyes.
Tragic And Amusing
Tho confusion PERSISTS II f. both
raoic and amusing 10 hear orr po-
iticians rcfutno Eastern Canadi-
N charocG Of intolerance vet lust
$ loudly callino for a pcrmenent
Xclusion of lcoal citizens from this
land Of restrictions
Intolerance. never" Is what
hey say we inst hat, Thorn
And these vo'ecs were TOO 'nud.
too m1sscd too organized 10 yer
give The voices of reason much of
= chance n took no courage
fer politician to shout that vay.
II may interest Won To know hat
IN tl,is whole city. the Vancouver
Consultative Council could re-
cruit on'v one SINGLE BUSINESS
mar willipc 10 have his name
used in this cause
Tho Consultative Council e fold
me- up merely because It. was set
~ ool" rs % warlima aocucv and
.oi hecau-o it l. abandonirr It's
i-ht for fair play It's wor'- vii
70 carried on without abotonen.
" tha Civil Liberties Union rndI-
1dual members Of the Council will
ontinuo 70 oire their help and
.u'danee
No Larrc Return
In most NJ ifs a=ooefa tho Hght
g over. II eocms unlikely that
horc will be INV laroo return Of
he Jap7ooeo when and ~ tho ban
IN the coast area ia lifted earlv
1nzt vaar Mot of the nco1le 7
ave tailed with IRE SIN relving
N heir emotions aud not their
minds Rc"cnt'v 7 asked re-
,oetod acnuaiutance who IS et~onp-
Y enfi-Janoncee what he Worl1
hint If. GOV. the state of Waehina-
o barred mn Nc9roes He th1uoht
hat would be criminal race preju-
lice
= Is hard 10 oaupr how hraW-
:, II hi. wc'-hs On british Col
unb'a.. rnnerirnen The Consul