The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-23


and includes Senators Forrest G.
Donnell, CR.. MOI, and James 0.
Eastland, Cd, Miss
Making one of the longest talks
of the day, Masaoka gave an impas-
stoned plea for passage of the Judd
proposal
He closed on the note that the
Senate could write a brilliant
chapter in the history of the
Japanese in America by righting
old wrongs. And when he finished
speaking a stiIled audience began
applauding, most unusual &C.
currence at a Senate hearing.
Masaoka urged amendments to the
Judd bill to permit the Filipinos and
Chinese to retain their present i'm
migration rights and to remove the
West Indies from the immigration
limitations of the so-called colonial
provisions of the bill.
Both Of these things are accom-
plished in a truncated form OF the
Judd bill which Rep. Walter H. Judd
tR.. Mimi, former missionary to
China. offered as a substitute pro-
posal to the committee yesterday
Masaoka told the subcommittee
that while the JACL Ado was in
terested primarily in the Judd bill
if the Senate did not see fit to pass
the act at this session, at least it
should pass H. J. Res. S3S, the Wal
ter Resolution which removes color
and race as a requisite to naturali-
zation.
However. he said he was convin-
ced that the overwhelming senti-
ment of other witnesses and the
nation as a whole was for passage
of the Judd bill at the earliest posi-
BILE date.
The second days hearings began
with the appearance before the sub
committee of Del. Joseph r. Earring
ton, (R., Hawaii.)
He said he could not urge "toO
strongly my conviction that en-
actment of this bill would give
this nation well-r0unded Pacific
policy Delay, he said, merely
strengthens the hands of those
with evil purposes-the COMMIT
nists"
The delegate from Hawili saio
the bill has special significance te
the people of the Pacific islands
the Guamanians, Samoans and Ia
hitians who, though cousins of the
Hawaiian, are ineligible to citizen
ship.
Pointing out that these groups
proved loyal supporters to the United
States during the war, he said they
have lived for years under the Am
erican flag yet still are denied citi-
zenship. He said some 1900 Guam
anians and $4,000 Samoans would
be affected by the Judd bills Sec
ton giving naturalization rights tc
all without regard to race. color Oh
national origin.
He spoke even more strongly Of
the need for giving both inmigra.
ton and naturalization privileges
to the Japanese and Koreans, anc
said: This is the least we can dc
to recognize the contributions OF
the Japanese to the winning of the
war. Their contributions in the wal
are well known
"It is imperative that we revise
our laws and attitudes on race fol-
all of the people concerned by the
bill"
Del. Harrington introduced
resolution by the Chamber of Com
merce Of Honolulu in support of
equality in immigration and nat
uralizati0n.
Although not present, DR.. Walter
w. Van Kirk, executive secretary
of the Federal Council of Churches
of Christ in America sent a letter
to the Subcommittee which said ir
part:
There is no question today or
which churches have reached the
unanimity of judgment which they
have in support of the Judd bill. He
said the council asks only that Or
ientals be not Disseminated against
on the basis of color
Quietly but fervently. 1t. Col
James M. Hanley, a wartime Of
ficer of the famed all-Nisei 442nd
! Regimental Combat Team laudeo
the Nisei as superior soldiers.
"Those men died, willing to
give their lives to demonstrate
and prove their loyalty to this
nation.
"The men of the 442nd never
gave up any ground The Germans
never defeated them in any battle.
This is a record unmatched by
any other unit of the army. I
have not the slightest doubt about
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