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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-04-21
lFrom Kxodo News Agency

TOKYO. japan. April 21(Special
to Northwest Times)-The Japanese
people are adopting democracy in
th5ir peculiar way in this new era
of freedom. recent public opinion
poll by the Yomiuri, leading Tokyo
daily, revealed.
If judged by Western taste. thsi1
ways and practices may not mea-
sure up to the standards of social
democracy. But foreign. observers
should not fail to see some radical
changes that have taken place il
the lives of the Japanese people.
For instance, only handful O..
pre-war Japanese ever thought tina
men and women should walk arm
In arm. Such topic virtually was
taboo among the cultured set which
had been taught in the Confucian
school stressing. Boys and girls
should not sit together at the age
of seven" But today majority OF
young men and women walk hand
in hand or arm in arm on streets
and elsewhere as naturally as any
In pre-war days, furthermors
other peoples.
few wives expected their husbands
to help them in household work
but many do today as matter o.
fact. Foreign observers, on the o.
ther hand, also take note that ma
ny of the old customs and manner:
still hold sway among the japanese
people, especially among the oldel
generation. But the Japanese in
sist that the minging of old and new
does not necessarily discredit the
accomplishments they have made
in characterization for there can bs
no absolute pattern of democrac
for all the peoples in the world. I
is interesting to note. however, hov
the ordinary run of the Japanese
think and behave, as revealed in the
Yomiuri public opinion survey.
To the Yomiuri question. What
do you think of Lady first Gus
toms?'' 1915 per cent said AL right"
506 per cent mot SO good, 1850 per
cent better not practice that, 1873
per cent don't know.
To What do you think of young
men and women walking arm in
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-04-21
MIKE MASAOKA
National JACL ADO Legislative Director

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 81
tADC)-A Congressional conference
committee this week was studying
differing versions of draft bills APP
proved by the Senate and House but
there was little likelihood conferees
would attempt to restore "volunta-
ny segregation" in the bills, accord
ing to the JACL Ado.
The House twice disapproved add
ing clause to the Senate bill which
would permit inductees to specify
whether they wished to serve in q
segregated or non-segregatd unit.
Among floor leaders fighting a.
gainst segregation were Reps. Chef
Holifield Cd. Calif) and Sidney
Yates Cd, I'D. Each commended
the effort to add voluntary segrega-
ton was unrealistic and wholly at
odds with democratic principles.
In major floor speech, Rep. Ho-
lifield cited the record of the all-Ni-
sci 442nd Regimental Combat Team
not as proof that segregation is adj
visable, but that 1t results in waste
of human life and skills because of
the inability to fill vacancies with
segregated requirements.
He cited a statement by Mike Ma
saoka, national JACL ADO legisla-
tive director, which said:
Another problem faced by the
442nd because of its segregated ma
ture was that of requirements
Since only Japanese Americans
could be used as requirements there
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-04-21
Japanese Slow on Social Democracy?

erm2" SOC per cent said mot SO
good. ETA ger cent better quit,
SO per cent don't know
To What do you think of mar.
ried couples going out together?"
$50 PR cent said "okay', 78 per
cent better not, 10 per cent do
not know.
To What do you think of social
dancing?" 246 per cnt replied ok" !.
461 per cent don't think much of
it,, 1853 per cent "bstter quit, 1874
per cent don't know.
To What do you think of women
smoking in puolic?" 200 per cent
said all right, 69l per c.nt better
not, 80 per cent don't know.
To What do you think of young
people wearing loud clothes and US
ing paint-up?" 11.7 per cent an
swsred "okay", 573 per cent don't
think much of it,. 1858 per cent
better quit, and AZ per cent do
/ not know.
To What do you think of strip
teasing shows?" So per cent dom
mind". 1853 pr cent don't think
much of it,, sos per cent better
quit, 80 per cent don't know.
To DO you respect a woman's
virginity?' 867 per cent said "yes"
81 psr cent no, and 76 per cent
don't know.
To do you think man should
maintain chastity" TAG per cent
said yes, 1853 per cent no, 80
per cent don't know.
To do you approve marriage
without parental acknowledgement
1913 per cent said yes, ass per
cent mot so well'. 24.8 per csnt
mo-, sd per csnt don't know.
TO DO you think husbands should
help in household work." 61.2 per
cent said yes. 32.4 per cent no,
| ga per cent don't know.
To do you approve birth con-
troll" $40 pr cent stated yes, 20.l
per cent don't care, 1877 per cent
! better not, 1912 per cent don't
know"
To do you approve kept wo-
men?' 1876 per cent said yes
76O per cent mo-. "A per cent do
not know
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-04-21

were times when the 442nd was
hard put to field enough troops to
carry out its assignments"
Rep Holifield pointed out that
only five of the almost 5000 mem
bers of the 442nd attended OCS, al
though majority qualified. In
action, however, some rs won COM
bat commissions, he said, indicating
that segregation itself prevented
qualified Nisei from attending OCS.
He further quoted Masaoka to the
effect many in the 442nd felt that
"in the armed forces where one
serves his country there should be
no discrimination in treatment or
opportunity because of race, color,
creed, or national origin"
Rep. Yates argued the proposed
segregation clause attempts to
freeze our social structure as it ex-
lists today, rather than seizing this
opportunity to take advantage of
the possibility of eliminating some
of our current social abuses.
ut seems to me that (segrega-
tom is unrealistic and would place
the dying and in many instances
the dead hand of the past upon the
stormy present and dynamic future.
ut is argued that we cannot alter
our present social standards-that
for the sake of unity we must main
tain the status quo. Why must we
maintain a status quo which even
now is recognized as bad, and for
which it is pleaded that time. will
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-04-21


provide a cure?
THE army is not social frater-
nifty; it is not a tea party; it is not
an army of few States. but
of the United States. The customs
of a civil society which restricts and
relegates to American citizens in
ferior citizenship have no place in
a military system. The blood of Ne
groes should be as precious and
dear as other citizens
What about other races? Mem
bers from Texas win remember, I
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-04-21

am sure, the honorary citizenship
bestowed by their great State upon
the Nisei of the 442nd. Can you
say now that the boys entering SER
vice from Texas should be given the
privilege of not serving with Nj
sei"?
Rep. Yates charged the effect of
voluntary segregation . would
be to tie the hands of the military
and prevent its dealing with inter-
racial groups upon realistic and
sympathetic basis.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-04-21
DIR. Kunitomo Dies

DENVER. Colo. April 21--Dr NO
buya Kunitomo, prominent Japa-
nese physician of Denver, Colo, who
departed for Japan the latter part
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-04-21
NISEI COMMERCIAL LEAGUE
STANDINGS
(As of April III

NIGHTS HIGH
Singles-Jim Nakamura, Sakaha-
ra's, and David Wong. West Coast,
224.
Series-George Tanagi, Red Front
SOL.
Team game-Red Front, 951.
Team ssries-Royal Amusement,
27Ol
Evening star., 1951-05-28
RoiIrood Earnings

Chicago. Burlington G. Quinc,
Railroad in 4 months ended Apri
80 earned $10,062 ,809 or $3.50 &
share VS.. $685. ,464 or $3.50 ir
1850 period.
Wabash Railroad in 4 month;
ended April 80 earned $2,825, ,O5s
or $9.08 share VS.. $1,636,141 o.
$5.26 in 1850 period.
Western Maryland Railroad ir
4 months ended April 80 earned
$2,000,286 or $11.27 a share VS.
81 ,l22,787 or $6.33 in 1850 period
Ann ArbOr Railroad in 4 months
ended March 80 earned 1898 2oe
VS.. $343,890 In 1850 period.
Consolidated Railroads of Cub
& subs. in 3 months ended March
81 earned $1,126,729 VS.. $l,276,3 6,34s
IN 1850 period.
Great Northern Railway in 4
months ended April 80 earned
S272.740 or 9 cents a share VS.
a net loss of $8,894,455 in 1856
period.
Hudson G. Manhattan Railroad
in 4 months ended April 80 earned
$207,740 VS.. $390,68O in 1856
period.
Evening star., 1951-05-28
Business Briefs

Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
and Cities Service Co. announced
jointly the formation of American
Petro-Chemical Corp. to make
chemicals from petroleum hydro
carbonS.
Pennsylvania Water g. Power
Co. announced a $25 million ex-
pansion program to meet grow
ing demands for electric power.
Pennsylvania Power G. Light in
year ended April 80 earned SILL
627, ,180 or $2.36 a share VS.. s10,-
$685. ,678 or $2.41 in 1850.
Trico Products Corp. in year
ended December 81 earned $4,-
|873,75o VS.. s3,4o7,7S3 in 194s.
Gaylord Container Corp. in 8
months ended March 81 earned
$2,369,O60 or $1.01 share VS..
$945, 1853 or Al cents in 1850 period.
Todd Shipyards in year ended
March 81 earned $2,072,40 or
STAT a share VS.. $2,905,61 in 1850
period.
Froedtert Grain & Mailing in
year ended April 80 earned ST.
905, ,005 or $195 a share VS.. ST.
431 ,235 or $2.51 in 1850 period.
Rome Gable Corp. in year ended
March 81 earned $1,922,136 OF
$4.56 a share VS.. $302,209 or 81
cents in 1850.
Brown Shoe Co. in months
ended April 80 earned $725.156 or
1922 a share VS.. $1.545,0 or
$2.95 in 1850 period.
United Printers G. Publishers in
year ended February % earned
81 ,049,4 or $2.10 share VS..
81 ,328,912 or $266 in 1850.
A. B. DuMont Laboratories in IL
weeks ended March Is earned 81,
022,000 or AZ cents a share VS..
81 ,967, 900 or 80 cents in 1850
period.
Hercules Motors Co. in 3 months
ended March 81 earned 1886, 900
or $1.03 share VS.. $21 1,240 or 6
cents in 1850 period.
Bell Aircraft Corp. in 8 months
ended March 81 earned $364.483
or 80 cents share VS.. $179,493 or
Al cents in 1850 period.
Evening star., 1951-05-28
Demand for Railroad
Starts Modest Rally;
Gains Extend 10 S2
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, May 28.-A mod
est rally led by the railroads today
pushed the stock market higher.
Demand for rails quickly spread
to just about every other major
section of the list.
Before the rally spent itself
within an hour, gains among lead
ers extended into the $1-$2 range.
Here and there the advance went
slightly beyond.
| Oils, steels and motors were
prominent on the upside, and
good gains were made by some
chemicals, aircrafts and appliance
and electronic companies.
The radio-teleyision section wa.
quiet.
| National Power & Light ad.
vanced as much as 5-16ths at ont
time at lA. It opened on a bloch
of $4,000 shares. followed by an.
other 10.000-share block, ur
1-16th.
Others advancing included
Santa Fe. New York Central
Union Pacific, Cities Service
Standard Oil of New Jersey, Beth.
lehem Steel, Chrysler. Dow Chem.
ical. ]. I. Case, United Aircraft
and Westinghouse Electric.
Corporate bonds moved narrow
ly in quiet trading. Governments
in the over-the-counter market
were steady.
Evening star., 1951-05-28
CHICAGO Gruin

CHICAGO, May % R.-The highly
snaky ba or soy6ean yb market took another tum
deferred contracts setting new seasonal
an unsettlins influence on the 'as rest Asd Of
It was the second straight session in
which deferred beans registered new
seasonal lows. Prices got down around 4
cents today before rallying slightly Ma
beans.
Wheat near the end of the first hour
corn was iowsE ioweu July 'sy sssa9 snd
cats were ~ lower july july 81. soybean1 Soy ans
were 1h-2A cents lower, July S32ia4
and lard was u to 23 cents hundred
Korean front evidently BROUGHT in G some re
public selling, and this was not Offset
of 6y ne situation in Iran Any ogtbTsaa
in Iran might be more bearish thar
builtsh on prices, traders felt.
On the way down cash houses were
was particularly true in corn. Holland
was credited with, buying one cargo Of
corn oyer the week end.
Sefsns sDrns nstss was n saf bo
both Sides Of of the boundsry. hDrSn"hes however G
ening to choke tender wheat shoots Si in
Early liquidation in soybeans. as wei
to poor professor c6nversion RI ratios. Thers
isn't much, If any profit in turning beans
into oil and meal at present price levels
| Cash beans are stil being delivered or
The corn. belt received quite a bit OF
rain oyer the week end. but the outlook
able Seeding Of corn in the main bell
should soon be completed
Evening star., 1951-05-28
U. n. Europe Group
Asks Currency Shifts
By the Associated Press

GENEVA, Switzerland, May %
The United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe yesterday
urged an immediate and drastic
Irevaluation of European curren.
cies to turn the mounting tide
of imitation"
A special report by the commits
sion declared that an increase ir
the dollar value of sterling anc
other West European currencies
was the only conceivable alterna-
tive to "the vastly disturbing
process" OF permitting imitation tc
run it's course.
The report also suggested that
any revaluation undertaken now
should be reversible at need
since it would be mistake once
more to attempt to establish fixed
exchange rates in a fluctuating
world economy"
The report was a last-minute
addition to the commissions an
nual survey, published a week ago,
which warned of the "menacing
problem of accelerating world
wide imitation and asserted that
the 80 per cent devaluation of
most European currencies in l949
was proved excessive by subse-
quent events.
Evening star., 1951-05-28
New York Produce

ssSs NEW ye,s,o.s5 YoEK N My s.s e e RsButssE {:
sale prices on bulk cartons. Creamery
higher than 90 score (AA) fresh. 7iI
92 score (A) fresh. 70M; 90 score (B)
fresh; Sbssss eSH; Z; 8 80 score Icl fresh 80
Wholesale. sales. fresh american cheese
twhole milk): Chedders 4l-43: Cheddsrs
tcured 1a49-h0). 51-54: single daisies a..
-: single daisies lcured 1949-E0l. 5S-54
tcured I919-5G 1884: hu fats. ArFrles: 4tlfs:
|Ss5h-46R: midgets tcured Jn49-FGO 53.
10; processed ) pounds 4oh-h5h; do.
nestle Swiss (single tuhsl. Grade 40.
a.. grade r. 1895: grade c. 3a-4o
Esgs-Two days receipts. o3.Or0. firm
New York spot quotations, based largels
extra l large. 81: extra ] medium. 49b
current receipts. 45-46; dirties, 42B-43b;
checks. A AZ; Whites; fancy heavyweiehts
30 Browns, fancy heavyweights IS: ex.
ira /, large. SO: Nearby-Whites. extra
fancy heayyweights, 56K: fancy heavy.
weights, " sdinss o3ha-59A; others, large. $3.50
heayyTeights, 56h: fancy heavsweishtss iishts
54-54k; others, large. 1888: mediums
Evening star., 1951-05-28
Chicago Livestock

/. CHICAGO, May % tUsDA) -salable
hogs, 10000; market opened moderately
sesixe STEADY efS,. to 10 cents higher Later
higher on butchers; sows. steady to 25
cents higher; top. 22.00 for around one
load; practical top. 2l.s5; most 10000
scarce; few 270-300 pounds, q ,00-21 so;
around 325 pound weights, 2O.5O; odd lots
150-1S0 pounds. 19.50-21 so; sows, under
450 pounds. 1S.50-19.75; few hghtweights
as high as 20.25; most 100000 pound
sows,. II .50-1S.75; good clearance.
Salable cattle. 10000; salable calves
ehioce and prime fed steers. 35;55-I9 so;
at least 20 loads prime ,075-1 $50 pound
weight weights 59 oo-39 81 80; most good to low
mercial kinds. 2S. .50>32. so: prime 950-
pound heiters. $500; bulk good and choice
heifers. 33.00-36.50; utility and CONNER
cial COWS; q; So O.50;, Gamers and cut.
ters. 20;00-24 30; utility and commercial
bulls; 2S.0O-32 so; good to prime vealers,
30 90,3s oo ~ n most @ Gull to commercial
salable sheep. 1000; all classes active.
fully steady: several small lots choice to
prime native spring lambs, 81 so the top;
approximately two loads choice to prime,
l02-l1 6-pound No. l and No. . fed lambs,
30 to big packers; shorn ewes, 1880
1880; clearance good
Evening star., 1951-05-28

vertising agency in New York.
The new agency will offer a
complete advertising service, Mr..
Levine said
Buying Slows Savings.
Personal savings held by the
Nations savings associations con-
tinued to advance during the first
quarter of 1850, but at a slower
pace than a year ago because of
consumer scare buying"
Statistics released today by
Walter j. L. Ray, president Of the
United States Savings and Loan
League disclosed an estimated net
gain IN total savings by savings
associations of $305 million during
the first three months of the year
This was somewhat under the
net increase for the first quarter
of last year of SAT- million al
though President Ray emphasized
that the 1850 first quarter figure
had set an all time record high
for any similar period.
Purchasing Agents to Meet.
The impact of Government con-
trolls on a semiwar economy will
feature a broad program on pric-
es, materials and economic trends
at the 36th Annual International
Convention of the National Asso-
cation of Purchasing at New York
June 4-6.
Prominent speakers from both
industry and government will lay
particular emphasis on the effect
of regulations and controls in the
day-to-day activities of the men
who are responsible for buying
the materials needed by American
industry.
Among the Government officials
who will speak are Michael v. Di-
Sale, director of the Office OF
Price Sterilization; Manly Fleisch-
\ mann, administrator, National
Production Authority; Walter C
Skuce, GIMP administrator, and
3 Harold Leventhal, general counsel
z Office of Price Sterilization.
Retailers Plan Meeting.
The Retail Children's Apparel
Association of Greater Washing
ton will meet at the Ambassador
Hotel on Tuesday, June S., for 9
discussion of current problems
and market conditions.
United States Thermo Contro.
Co. of Minneapolis will report re.
suits OF its development of new
refrigerator cars in cooperation
\ with American and Canadian rail-
roads at a conference at the May.
over Hotel at $3.50 p. IN. Wednes-
esy. June 6.
Evening star., 1951-05-28
New York Cotton

NEW YORK May % UP.-cotton fu-
day in forenoon trading as another fur.
ry OF liquidation and hedging met only
scale down trade support. Korean de-
velopments continued to create q nervous
undertone in the futures market on the
vived e &C
Traders generally looked for a slight
increase in the mid-May cotton parity
compared with the April figure Of 1919
cents pound Parity is scheduled to
"A leading spot firm SO far today sold
about 5000 bales, of December contracts
possibly against purchases OF surplus cot
ton from mills or new crop Constituents.
Noon prices were 65 cents toSS1.l5 q
44.96; October, 1882 and December 81 Al,
Evening star., 1951-05-28
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. May % R.-Foreign
exchange rates follow (Great Britain in
dollars. others in cents):
Canadian dollar in New York oper
market 6is per cent discount or 93SIk4
Europe-Great Britain (poundl. $50
U. S. cents. off ,ls of a cent.
UNCHANGED: Great Britain 3O-day futures
2 .s0as, UNCHANGED: Great Britain 6O-day
futures. 2.S0ss. UNCHANGED; Great Britain
gium Granc). 1855. UP .00M Of a cent
France (francl. .2S5s of a cent. UNCHANGED
Holland tguilder). 1926 unchanged: Italy
uira). .16A of cent UNCHANGED: Portu.
gal (escudol. $50. unchenged Sweder
(krona). 1875. unchanged; Switzerland
franc) Gree). $500 unchanged
Latin America-Areentina (free>. ITO
unchanged Brazil Ureel. $50. un.
changed: Mexico, 11.57. unclaimed
Venezue:a (bolivarI. 3O.03 unchanged
Far East-HonR KONG dollar. 1850
unchanged.
Evening star., 1951-05-28
IOdd-Lot DEALINGS

The Securities and Exchange Commits
sion reported today these transactions by
customers with odd lot dealers or special
lists on the New York exchange for May
%: $500 purchases involving 157,OS9
shares; sales involving 120,549 shares in
volving 4304 orders including 1.477
shares sold short on 80 orders
The report for May 26: zoos pur.
chases involving 57.437 shares; sales in
volving 40,3l2 shares involving 1433
on SO orders
Evening star., 1951-05-28
Exchange Limitations
Interfere With Trade,
Monetary Fund Warns
BY the Associated Press

Restrictions such as "unneces-
sary" controls limiting exchange
of money between countries are
seriously interfering with the de-
|velopment of world trade, the In
ternational Monetary Fund de-
|clared today.
The Funds directors, in 160-
page report, maintained that such
Limitations should be relaxed or
removed so that greater produc-
tive efficiency and more goods and
services could be obtained from
limited world resources.
Officials noted at a news con-
ference that the Funds articles
Iof agreement specify that none
of the 40 member countries may
keep restrictions on exchange
transactions after March, 1852.
without the Funds approval.
A. N. OVERLY of the United
States, acting board chairman,
said that although due caution
is required, many member coun-
tries" are now able and should
make further progress toward"
easing or dropping exchange re-
strictions.
Not Cited by Name.
No countries were cited by name
in the report. but a Fund state
iment last December put Britain.
Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon
and Southern Rhodesia in that
class. Officials indicated the
same goes for many other coun-
tries.
The Fund report, second in an
annual series on the exchange re-
striction situation, argued that
conditions are favorable for relaxa-
ton and removal of curbs despite
existence of political tension and
Ia widespread rearmament move
ment.
In support of that, it contended:
World trade and other interna-
tional financial transactions, par
ticularly as between the United
States and the rest of the world,
are now nearer balance than in
many years, providing solid foot
ing for unrestricted dealings.
Many countries which in the
early postwar period couldn't af-
ford to risk unrestricted currency
exchange because they were short
on gold and dollars have managed
to rebuild their reserves of such
universally desired money" and
would have cushion against sud-
den. short-lived drains.
Less Reason for Fear.
There is less reason now than
in a long time to fear that large
unemployment would result if do
mestic industries were subjected
to greater competition from for
eign goods. Under present condi-
tions. there would be very little,
tif any. danger to the level of en-
ployment."
/ Countries engaged in rearma-
ment would not have to cut back
civilian home consumption so
much if they could obtain more
goods from other countries. Coun-
tries not so engaged would have
increased access to needed re-
sources.
The report said that the Fund.
while objecting to restrictions i'm
posed for economic purposes and
not actually necessary recognizes
the right of member countries to
keep controls for strategic pur-
poses.
An example of strategic-purpose
controls is the virtual ban the
United States has maintained
under licensing system for the
last three years to prevent ship
ment of war-potential goods to
the Soviet bloc. The United States
has no restrictions on exchange
except for strategic purposes;
their only use now is against Red
China.
Evening star., 1951-05-28

own name at
1924 Vermont
avenue NV.
Mr.. L e vim e
has had a long
experience in
merchandising
and has been
affiliated with
large retail or
ganizations in
New York and
Milwaukee as
well as here.
He also was an
account execu-
tive for an ad-