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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-06-14
BY SHIG FUJITA

TOKYO, Japan. June ID Especial
10 Northwest Times)-The other day
a Hideo Minami came to visit me
He turned out to be First Engineer
on one of the IL Liberty ships which
a group of 500 japanese sailors and
ship officers had returned to the
United States in May Since it was
the first opportunity he had had of
visiting the States. it was interest
ing to listen to his impressions of the
Land of Promise.
When they left Japan, they had
done so with the understanding that
they would not be allowed to land.
Consequently, many had only their
work clothes with them and must
have presented a sorry spectacle, in
the opinion of Minami, walking the
streets of Olympia and Seattle.
Minami was lavish in his praise
of the kindness shown the group
by both Americans and japanese
residing i'm Seattle and Olympia.
Only through the unselfish efforts
of these people, he stressed, had
they been allowed to land, an I'M
precedented liberty granted espe-
ciallv to them.
Many had gone ashore full Of
apprehension that they might be
beaten up or be Disseminated against
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-06-14
TAKAGI LAUDS SENATE ACTION
AS LONG FORWARD STEP

Harry l. Takagi. president of the
Seattle chapter of the Japanese Am
arican Citizens league, today lauded
the amended version of the Walter
Resolution, as while not "a compile
tely satisfactory one because of the
limitations" a long forward step In
removing discrimination against Jap
anese.
Text of Takagis comments follows
The Walter Resolution. as passed
by the Senate on June 8, was to have
been returned for approval by the
House. Although the House had. long
ago, passed the Walter Resolution in
its original form, the Senate version
differed from the original in many
respects, thereby requiring approval
by the House before the measure
could be sent to President Truman
for signature.
so far, no report has been re-
ceived concerning House action.
AS passed by the Senate, the nat
uralization measure is limited speci-
fically to Japanese aliens who have
been legally resident in this country
since 1924, according to report from
the JACL. The JACL report also in
dicates that the act will not apply
to treaty merchants and others who
were admitted only on a temporary
basis.
The amended bill was introduced
in the Senate by Senator Russell of
Georgia, whose objections to the
Walter Resolution in the original
form prevented its earlier consider
alton by the Senate.
I'm its new form. about 90ot of
Japanese aliens would be made eli
gible for citizenship through natura-
lization. Thus, while the bill Is not a
completely satisfactory one because
Of the limitations imposed by the
Senate, 1t nevertheless represents a
long forward step in removing dis
elimination against japanese, and it
is hoped that final Congressional ap-
prevail will be obtained In the near
future.
Nothing definite can be said,
other than as indicated above. about
who will or will not be eligible for
naturalization until the measure is
enacted into law and the text Is
available for legal analysis
The JACL's attitude is to accept
whatever bill can be passed at this
time. and thereafter to continue
working for further liberalization m
the future"
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-06-14
Amended Walter Resolution Would Give
Naturalization Rights to Japanese Only;
House Concurrence Sought by JAU

WASHINGTON. ID. C. June IA
tADC)-An effort will be made to
get House concurrence for the
amended Walter Resolution this
week. according to Mike Masacka,
national JACL determination
Committee legislative director.
The resolution. as approved BY
the Senate last Thursday. grants
naturalization privileges only to
alien japanese who have resided
continuously in the United States
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-06-14
Columns Right
by HARRY !. TAKAGI
NATURALIZATION FOR
JAPANESE

While, at this writing, no report
has been received concerning action
by The House of Representatives on
the amended naturalization bill pass
cd by the Senate on June 8, 1t Is
expected that approval by the House
will be only a matter of time, mas
mitch as the original Walter Resolu~
ton, as passed many months ago by
the House. was much more liberal
than the measure passed by the
Senate.
.AAAt any rate, and although we
Viewer like to b. in the position Of
counting chickens before they are
Matched, it looks very much as
though the long awaited day is very
near-the day when Japanese aliens.
or most of them, will be eligible for
naturalization on the same basis as
al other aliens.
This matter of eligibility for nat
uralization, for which Mike Masaoka
and the JACL have been working
for many years, means a great deal
more than the mere legal privilege
of working for citizenship.
It means, for example, that alien
land laws, hunting and fishing laws.
and other legislation affecting
"aliens ineligible to citizenship and
principally aimed against the jap
anese aliens as the only numerically
important group not eligible to citi-
zenship, will become dead letters"
the moment Japanese aliens become
eligible to citizenship.
Even more important, perhaps, will
be the fact that the Nisei will no
longer be "second-class citizens
second class, that is, in that their
parents are not considered good
enough for citizenship, When jap
anese aliens are allowed to apply
for American citizenship, their ma
tive-born sons and daughters can
take a new and even greater pride
in their racial heritage.
In the field of international diplo-
>nacy, too, the Japanese naturaliza-
dion bill will have important effects.
Without doubt, the report of final
Congressional legislation will be very
fa7orably received by the man in
the street" in Tokyo, and will serve
immeaSurably to restore Japanese
face and in corresponding mea-
sure. American prestige in the Or
lent.
The present bill is admittedly not
as liberal as it should or ought to
be. However, JACL leaders have de-
cided, and we believe rightly So to
work for final passage of the natura-
lization bill in its present form. They
have worked too hard and too long
on the measure to risk any other
course. once the law is on the sta
tute books. future efforts can be dir
ected toward amending the law in
order to make it more liberal-a
somewhat easier task, whatever the
difficulties, than obtaining passage
of the law in the first place.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-06-14
CITY CLUB ELECTS
NISEI TO BOARD

CHICAGO, Ill, June 1.-The City
Club of Chicago announced today
that Richard Akagi, Midwest Reg
ional representative of the JACL
was elected to the board of COVER
nors for two years.
The City Club numbers among its
membership civic and business lead
ers of Chicago Akagi has been ac-
tive on their local government, nat
ional affairs and race relations COM
mittees.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-06-14
AT THE NVC PICNIC

1t wouldn't be a picnic without
races of various kinds, so of course
the Nisei Vets included athletic
events on last Sundays annual pic
nc at Shadow Lake.
That didn't surprise us, but some
,pf the winners did. For example,
who would have thought that Rich
ard H. Dick) Setsuda would turn
out to be the Mel Patton" of the
over 30" group? There's plenty of
life left in the old boy, who proved
Continued on Page Two
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-06-14

SHE'S HERE. - Pictured above
is Shirley Yoshiko Yamaguchi,
known as Rikoran, glamorous Jap
ancse cinema actress who this
week opened a two months main
land personal-appearance sched-
ule. Now in Los Angeles, she is
planning to visit Salt Lake City,
Chicago and New York. Her ambi-
ton, of course, is chance to play
on the American screen.
Born in Mukden, Manchuria, of
Japanese parents. she went to
school in Peiping. II was In Shang-
hal and Manchuria that she first
started in the movies after which
she went to Japan. Her first pic
ture, "Byakuran no Uta", made
her an instant hit in Japan in
1888 while still a teen-ager. Fol-
lowed by "Shina no YOru", her
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-06-14

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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-06-14

or Hawaii since July I, 1924. and
are not subject to deportation.
The original resolution simply eli
minated race as a requisite for citi-
zenShip. While the amended bill falls
somewhat short of the detectives
originally sought in the resolution,
it represents a compromise in an eff
fort to get a naturalization bill
through Congress this year
If the House concus without OBJ
lection to the Senate version. the
resolution then will go to the Presi-
dent for his signature
However, If the resolution. SIS
amended by Sen Richard B. Russell
ID Ga), meets with a single OBJ
lection in the House, then the House
and Senate must hold a joint con-
ference to iron out differences and
report a version acceptable to both
Houses.
If the resolution does not go to
conference whatever version is re-
ported out by the conference com
mittee must be resubmitted TO both
Houses for acceptance
Because of the lateness of the
session, Masaoka said that should
the House insist on conference,
rather than cOncurring i'm the Sen
ate version. the resolution might
conceivably remain tied up In con-
ference until Congress adjourns.
This would necessitatc intrOduc-
ton of new bill next year.
Masaoka said there is a good pos
sibility Of getting House concurrence
early this week. clearing the measure
to become law by mid-June.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. June IA
(ADC)-The House has passed and
sent to the Senate 10 private bills
to admit Japanese fiancees. wives
and children of citizens; a bill to
admit a Canadian Japanese and
another to readmit an elderly widow
who caught by the war in Japan,
overstayed her reentry permit. ac-
cording to the JACL Ado.
The widow Is Miiu Iseri Tsuda,
whose citizen children all reside
- Al = Nh lin
State Department 10 issue her
recntry visa.
The Canadian Japanese is Mrs
Misao Hatanaka Deskins. wife Of
Carson F.. Deskins, discharged
World War II veteran.
Wives, fiancees and children who
will be admitted if their bills pass
the Senate are
Mrs Hiroko Fuiiwara and Mimiyo
Matsuoka, wife and child of T'adashi
Matsuoka, a veteran. Mrs. Eiko. Ed
ward and Frances Nagatoshi. wife
and children of Takishi Nagatoshi. a
veteran; Mitsuko Morita. fiancee Of
Ralph Osada. veteran, Ayako Ku-
rihara. fiancee of Steve Seiii Suga-
no. a veteran Chiyoko Yano fiancee
of 1t Kiyoshi q H3chiya; Yoshiko
Emory. fiancee of Francis j Dur
key veteran, Midori Ohta. fiancee
of Cleon L. Schultz, a veteran, Mrs
Hsae Kawauchi Kelly. wife of Corp
Richard c Kelley, now in Japan
Chiyo Furumura Yoshida, wife of
Kay Yoshida. a veteran; Haruye K
Tsugami, fiancee of John Brummels,
veteran.
Mrs. Fumiko and Rie Arakawa,
wife and child of an American citi-
zen; Mrs Michiko Nogami and Ka-
tsumi Cotter. wife and daughter
of Conrad Cotter. a veteran; Teruko
Ishikawa fiancee of Paul Yoshino.
a veteran, and Yuki Nishimura Oku-
DO wife of Floyd Okubo, an Ameri-
can citizen.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-06-14
SUCCESS was established.

success was established.
The young actress, standing a
mere five foot and admitting to all
of 100 pounds. is a friendly sort
of celebrity, and she speaks Eng
fish well As a matter of fact, she
is a versatile linguist, having COM
mand of Russian and French as
well as English, japanese, and
Chinese.
Because of her background in
China during her tender years,
she has great love for the country
and still feels most at home i'm
Chinese dress.
Her favOrite picture is "Shina
no Yoru" while "Akatsuki no Das-
so" is the one she likes best of her
postwar efforts.
Photo courtesy of Nichi Bel Times
Evening star., 1950-10-06

Defense Secretary Marshall was
studying a Joint Chiefs of staff
recommendation that the Ali
Force be strengthened to between
95 and 110 groups in the long
range program.
Current Goal Is So.
When the Korean war began the
Air Force had 48 groups. In July
the President signed legislation
authorizing-but not appropriate
ing money for-70 groups and the
current goal is So by next June
and SO by December, 1858.
Former Defense Secretary Louis
Johnson was reported to have ap-
proved the 95-110-group plan, but
it is now understood that the
White House returned it to Gen
Marshall for his appraisal.
Pentagon officials today saw no
change in the plans for continual
tion of calls for Reserves and
draftees no matter what turn
events take in Korea.
President Truman has stated
that additional troops will be sent
to Germany and they may arrive
there in short time. But the
Army-with only 10 divisions, of
which six are in Korea and one
in Germany-has faced a touchy
Evening star., 1950-10-06
1 Officials See Touqh Fqhnq Ahead North of 38h Parable

is no thought that they will re-
main permanently.
Generally, it is planned to hold
them until new men, and in many
instances new officers. can be
trained and fitted into spots. This
plan also applies to the National
Guard divisions-where one idea
calls for the release of whole
battalions as sufficient recruits
and draftees are taken in to fill
the gaps.
The law states that Reserves
and Guardsmen can be called into
service for 81 consecutive months
or such period as may be author
lied by law. Draftees also serve
for 81 months.
In connection with the possible
release of the five National Guard
divisions, it was noted that Radio
Commentator Fulton Lewis. jr.,
Wednesday quoted Gov. Chester
E. Bowles of Connecticut as telling
43d Guard Division members that
he hoped they would "be back
home by April 15."
The 43d, made up chiefly of
Connecticut residents, is in train
ing at Camp Pickett, Va, and
Mr.. Lewis said it was there that
! Gov. BoWles spoke.
Evening star., 1950-10-06

and to allow time for their sup
plies to catch up with them.
There was some speculation
that the Macarthur plan called
for an amphibious landing above
the 38th parallel similar to the
1nchon operation which caught
the Reds completely off balance
and forced their defeat in South
Korea.
United States Build Up Continues.
AS yet there was no concrete
evidence that the Chinese Reds
planned to come to the aid of the
North Koreans in force. How
ever, there are tens of thousands
of Koreans in Manchuria-some
battle -trained-who have lived
north of the Yalu River boundary
for generations and who might
easily aid the northern forces
without committing either Red
China or Russia.
An end to the Korean fighting
will make a difference in deploy-
ment of United States forces-the
dispatch of additional forces to
Germany, for instance-but the
rearamament program, including
a build-up to million uniformed
men, will continue unabated.
There also was a report that
Evening star., 1950-10-06
|Greeks OK Reforms
Demanded by ECA
BY the Associofed Press

ATHENS. Greece, Oct. 6.-The
Greek government has agreed to
launch American recommended
reforms including a revision of the
country's tax structure to place a
larger burden on the wealthy.
This has long been urged on the
country by the Economic Cooper
alton Administration, which also
pressed for a reduction of waste
full governmental expenditures.
Failure to comply eventually re-
suited in reduction of direct
American dollar aid to Greece.
Paul Porter. head of the ECA in
Greece, restated the recommended
tions in a letter to the gove:n-
ment. It's Economic Policy Com
Evening star., 1950-10-06

problem on how to f1ll that COM
mittment.
2 Possible Alternatives.
Top Army officials see two pos
sible answers: Send Nationa.
Guard divisions, of which five are
now in Federal service, or send a
"cadre" division.
1t is believed that the Army
may follow the latter course
send a nucleus organization which
could be filled out with recruits
either in this country or after it
arrived overseas. It would be
whipped into combat shape at a
German training center.
Use of National Guard divi-
sions overseas bring up a num-
ber of problems:
How long could they be kept
overseas legally under non-war
conditions? What would happen
when the service of draftees sent
to the unit to build it up to
strength expired? Would there
be complaints of discrimination
if only a few of the Guard divi-
sions out of a total of 27 were
sent overseas for long periods?
There is no clear plan on when
reservists now being called into
service will be released but there
Evening star., 1950-10-06
.HyaftsviIIe Church
To Complete Building

The Prince Georges County
Board of Zoning Appeals last night
granted the Hyattsville Presby-
terian Church a waiver of the
building line restriction, permit
ting the church to complete con-
struction of a Sunday School
building in the 5000 block of
Forty-Second avenue.
An objection to the waiver by
Prince Georges County Commits
sioner T. Hammond Welsh was
withdrawn last night by his son,
T. Hammond Welsh, jr.
Immediately afterward, William
E. Roll, chairman of the church S
building council, expressed appre-
citation for Commissioner Welsh S
"co-operation.'
Construction of the building was
interrupted last January by an
injunction granted by Circuit
Court>at the request of the Mary
land National Capital Park and
Planning Commission.
The planning commission origi-
nally issued the permit to the
church permitting a 13-foot set
back. 1t later revoked the permit
on complaint of Commissioner
Welsh.
The commission contended it
had issued the permit in "error"
and that the county code required
a 25-foot setback, except In
cases where a majority of the
house in the same block have a
lesser setback. In such an in
stance, the setback nearest the
street is allowed to govern. Mr..
Welsh owns the house abutting
the church site.
Evening star., 1950-10-06
Austria Back TO Norma
As Reds Drop Efforts
For General Strike
BY the Associated Press

VIENNA, Austria, Oct. Com
munism today suffered one of its
most crushing recent defeats in
Europe as Austria returned to nor
NAL after two days of Red terror
Trains were running on sched-
ule again. StreetcarS operated
unhindered, and $4,000 striking
Reds went back to work.
Ten days of Communist efforts
to foment a general strike to ter
rorize the country, to isolate its
capital and perhaps to set up a
rump government were aban-
doned at midnight.
Barricades Taken Down.
The Communist leaders called
of their ineffective two-day-old
general strike and within minutes
Red demonstrators took down
barricadeS which yesterday closed
all but one of Vienna's main rail
lines and froze traffic from the
capital into the Soviet zone.
The Reds gave up in the face of
calm resistance by the rest of the
Austrians, who since the 18th
century have sat at the crossroads
of the East and West and repeat
edly have thrown back Eastern
aggressions.
The bulk of the country'S labor
ers ignored the Communist strike
call. The non-Communists coura-
geously battled fanatic young Reds
for control of factories, power
plants, transport facilities and
government buildings.
Blame western Pressure"
The Reds said they called, off
their strike because of Western
pressure.
A purge of Red leadership was
definitely in the cards as a result
of the f1asco. But that was of sec
ondary Importance. More i'm
portant was that Austria would
safely remain the Vests eastern
most stronghold on the fringes of
RuSsia's defense line in Europe.
Although Soviet troops and COM
manders aided the terrorist cam
paign, the Russians carefully
avoided any action that might
have caused an international in
cident.
Evening star., 1950-10-06
By John A. Giles

High military officers antici-
pated today some tough fighting
in North Korea but they said the
duration of the war depended en-
tlrely on enemy reinforcements
from Communist China.
The lull in the fighting has al
lowed the Reds to regroup, despite
heavy aerial attacks, but Pentagon
officials pointed out that Gen.
MacArthur's forces also found it
necessary to do the same thing
Evening star., 1950-10-06
Baltimore Child Killed,
Sister Injured by Car
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 6.-Two
young sisters. crossing street to
buy "apples on a stick" were hit
by an automobile last night. The
younger sister was killed.
Seven-year-old Lillian Brooks
was pronounced dead on arrival
at a hospital. Her sister. Beverly,
II, was admitted with serious back
and leg injuries.
Police said the girls were cross
ing Pratt street when they were
hit by an automobile operated by
James w. Trent, 33, of Ellicott
City. He was charged with caus-
ing the child's death.
Evening star., 1950-10-06

mittee yesterday formally aeA
cepted them.
The committee was scheduled
to meet again today to discuss a
proposed increase in the Greek
army from $4,000 men to possi-
bly, $4,000.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-07

Ketchkans representative at Saturdays meeting as
he told of the plan of Ketchikan residents to rent
summer homes to tourists to supplement hotel ac-
commodations.
Undoubtedly other good ideas will be developed
by the Alaska Visitors Association-ideas that will
help put Aaska's natural scenic attractions on
sound and practical commercial basis.
First serious business before the group will be
the raising of the or 100000 necessary to match
whatever appropriation may be made by the Terri
torial Legislature
cheering note at Saturdays meeting was the
intention of all concerned to keep the group and its
activities out of politics.
We hope that this will not be forgotten = and
that those charged with the task of developing AL
askas resource will permit politics to interfere
with Alaskan interests.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-07
THE ALASKA VISITORS ASSOCIATION

If the Alaska Visitors Association manages to
approximate the job being done by the Hawaiian
Visitors Bureau the Alaskan tourist business is due
for sharp upswing-to the benefit of everyone in
the Territory
A thriving tourist business brings new money to
a community money that finds its way through all
of a towns businesses money that would normally
not enter the towns commercial traffic at all.
When George Armitage, Hawaiian Visitors Bureau
executive spoke before the Juneau Chamber OF Com
merce he told of Honoulu's experiment with ten
tourist" dollar bils-and the plan by which their
course was traced through the towns cash registers
These dollars bought groceries, went to the movies
into pay envelopes paid for taxi fares and hamoges
and were spent many times over in single Gay
And they were doars-new money IN Homo
lulu-new money that would not have found us way
to the Islands, save for the tourist industry.
Alaskas chief problem appears to be providing
accommodations for tourists once they are here
utilize what we have" suggested Bill Boardnan