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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1955-01-15
Yakiman Accepts
Park Department
Job In Santa Rosa

YAKIMA Especial to North
west Times)-Marjofie Matsushi-
ia of this city. who is one of the
first Nisei recognized in the
field of recreation. will begin her
new position as recrea ton super
visor of the city of Santa Rosa
Calf beginning January II. Her
duties will consist of supervising
and training the staff of play
ground workers directing the wo-
men and girls activities under the
recreation department. and work.
ing as an assistant to Hans A
Thompson Thompson formerly
a member of the Seattle Recrea-
ton Department staff is now dir
ector of recreation of Santa Rosa
atty with a population Of more
than 20 ono.
Miss Matsushita has been active
n the recreation field for a num-
her of years. receiving her training
at Hamline University in st Paul
She has worked as playground di-
rector in st. Paul and Yakima ard
az an assistant director of recrea-
ton in Great Falls. Mont She was
also service club director at Larson
Hlr Force Base in Moses Lake
Wash. In assuming the new job
Miss Matsushita returns to recrea-
ton work after a year as news e.
ditor for Radio Station KULE IN
Ephrata, Wash.
Miss Matsushita declined the
Weiser. Idaho. job to accept the
Santa Rosa offer.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1955-01-15
Montana JACL
Names Officers

BILLINGS Mont.-Sam Shira-
sage was recently elected president
of the Montana JACL chapter.
other officers elected for the
1855 term we're David Nagashima.
vice president, Kay Shirasago, re-
cording secretary; Lois Mikami
corresponding secretary; Yugo Ma
yematsu treasurer; Mary Maya
shima historian and reporter; and
Jun Mikami custodian
They will Observation-Disclosures
Birthday February u at the
Shangri-La Club here
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1955-01-15
Last Bar Date For Japanese To File
Vested Property Claims FebruaYS

gainst many persons of japanese
ancestry who had never been told
of the deadline and had never been
given an opportunity to file claims.
The JACL spokesman also point
ed out that many Issei and Nisei in
the United States and Hawaii had
confused the final filing date for
vested property claims With the
closing date for evacuation claims
which vas January 8 1850
FILING PERMITTED
Enactment of the JACL-support-
ed legislation permitted all Issei
and Nisei whose property has been
vested by the United States gov
eminent to file claims for return
of their vested property Without
this legislation. many Japanese
would not have the opportunity to
file claims Cor their property.
The Washington JACL office re-
ported that the law allows any per-
son of japanese ancestry. alien OIL
citizen. regardless of residence tc
file claim for return of their pro-
perty vested by the Office Of Alter
Property or the Alien Property
Custodian. pursuant to the Trad
ing with the Enemy Act
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1955-01-15
The MAILBAG
YOU'RE WELCOME!
Dear editor:

Dear editor:
Your newspapers support OF the
1854 Christmas Seal Sale is deep
ly appreciated by everyone connee-
ted with the Anti-Tuberculosis
League.
You may be interested to know
that on Thursday, January 6 the
Seal Sale was $34 GIT O4 short of
the goal but was SIS 099 A ahead OF
the same date a year ago.
We hope that a follow-up letter
to be mailed soon will bring in the
amount needed to reach our goal
Of S191 937.70 which is the mini
mum necessary to finance the lea
CUES work for 1855
On behalf OF the boar of drec
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s.lcity ch 1irman [ Wish to thank
you for the support gwen by your
newspaper.
May 1865 oe ealth aid pros
pn Gus.
Sincerely yours
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Executive Sc "etary
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1955-01-15

WASHINGTON tJACLl - Sta
tehood for Hawaii bills have been
introduced in both the House and
Senate of the new Bath Congress
reported the Washington office oil
the japanese Americans Citizens
League this week.
In the House Mrs. Joseph X
Harrington dR Hawaii introdnc
ed a bill HR 40 which would
make Hawaii the 10th state in the
Union Mrs. harrington was re-
Gently elected in Hawaii TO fill the
congressional vacancy left by the
death of her husband Hawaii's de-
legate in Congress for many years
On The other side of Capitol
Hill Sen. James E MurraytD
Mont introduced S 40 bill for
statehood for Hawaii and Alaska
Senator Murray introduced his le-
gislation on his own behalf ano
that of 25 other senators of both
political parties.
S 40 would enable the people OF
both Hawaii and Alaska to form
constitution and state govern.
ment and be admitted into the u
Mon on equal footing with the or
iginal states The concurring Sc
majors are Clinton P. Anderson
ID NM Frank A Barrett tR
Wyo) Homer e Capehart (R
Ind Francis CaseeR. SD. Der
mis- chavezD, NM Earle C. Gle
mentsD KY Everett M Dirk
sentR III Paul II Douglas ID
Ill Theodore F.. GreenD, RI
Thomas C Hennings Jr Cd, Mo }
Spessard l. HollandD. Fla Hu-
bert H HumphreyD. Mimi
Henry NJ JacksonD, Wash. Es-
ties KefauverD Tenn Harley M
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1955-01-15
kilqore, Cel'er Chairmen or Groups
Dealing With Loss Claims Measure

WASHINGTON CJACLD = Sen
ator Harley M KilgoreD w Va. }
and Congressman Emanuel Celler
ID N.Y. are scheduled to be the
chairman of their respective judi
ciary committees reported the
Washington office of the japanese
Citizens League today.
Because of evacuation claims le-
gislation these committees are of
particular Importance to persons
of japanese ancestry in the Unit
ed States. the JACL office said
Amendments to the original JAC1
initiated Evacuation Claims Law
are considered by the judiciary
committees in the Senate and
House The recent congressional
evacuation claims hearings con-
Quoted on the West Coast were
sponsored by the House judiciary
committee
Both Senator Kilgore and Con-
gresham Celler have taken an ac-
tive part in JACL-sponsored legis-
lation. having supported the origi-
nal Evacuation Claims Act of 1913
and its amendment of 1851 provid-
ing for the compromising of claims
up to So 500.
ALLOWED TO STAY
They supported the Stay of De-
portation Law which enabled
thousands of Issei to remain in the
United States after World War II
when they were subject to deport-
alton to Japan
These Issei treaty merchants
students from Japan, and others
whose passports had expired dur
ing the war were allowed to remain
in the United States under this
law which was introduced at JACL
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1955-01-15
Penal Institution
Site Sought

DENVER Colorado Times DIS
patch)--A first-term Colorado Sc
nator this week said he will press
for establishment of the proposed
correctional institution at Grana-
da on land used during World war
II for a relocation camp which
housed japanese Americans.
He is Sen Wilkie Ham tDl oil
Lamar
Mayor Herman p Everhart wrote
Senator Ham that Granada has "a
bout $40 acres of land available l
mile southwest of the town and
that it has adequate water facili-
ties 10 supply the proposed insti-
tuition.
During World War II the site
was used for the establishment OF
Camp Amache a japanese reloca-
tom center
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1955-01-15

WASHINGTON tJACL) = Less
than one month remains before
the final bar date for filing vested
property claims against the Office
of Alien Property. reminded the
Washington office of the Japane
sc American Citizens League
Persons of Japanese ancestry
who have not yet filed for return
: of their real and personal property
vested by the United States gov
eminent during and after World
War II should not delay in submit
ting their claims for the return of
such property, the Washington
JACL office added
After February 5 1855 the fin
al filing date title claims received
by the Office of Alien Property
will not be considered as "timely
filed" and cannot be awarded.
The Washington JACL office al
SO noted that the final filing date
means that the vested property
claims must be received by the Of
flee of Alien Property before mid
night. February 8. 1855. The post
office date stamp on the envelope
containing vested property 9lann
is not considered as the filing date
MASAOKA TESTIMONY
Extending the final bar date for
filing vested property claims to the
forthcoming deadline was made
possible through enactment of ia
Unsupported legislation during
the last Congress At that time
Mike Masaoka Washington JACL
representative urged Congress TIC
enact the legislation 10 provide
many Issei and Nisei the opportu-
nifty to file for return of their YES
ted property.
Masaoka testified that the orig-
nal filing bar date of April 80 is4s
or two years after the vesting Of
the property was unduly harsh a.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1955-01-15

request.
Restoration of American citizen
ship was made to hundreds of Nj
sci who lost their citizenship by
voting in Japanese elections dur
ing the occupation. This bill was
enacted into law through JACI
sponsorship and active support
Both Senator Kilgore and Con-
gresham Celler actively aided per
sons of Japanese ancestry in the
United States through their sup
port of these measures In addi-
ton each has befriended many
Issei through the Introduction of
numerous private bills. the Wash
ington JACL office said
HEAVY WORK GROUPS
The judiciary committees in the
Senate and House are considered
to be the heavy work commit
tees In both sessions of the 83d
Congress 4 92l public and Is 1863
private bills we're introduced OF
this total 362 per cent was refer
red to the Senate and House judi
ciary committees.
In the SD Congress Il 855 bills
we're introduced in the House OF
Representatives. The House judi
ciary committee handled A 2 per
cent of all these House-sponsored
measures
The Senate passed 1921 bills in
the 83d Congress The House jul
dietary committee received for
consideration SIS per cent or 7O4
bills passed by the Senate.
Senator Kilgore and Congress
man Celler are expecting a SINH
lar rush of legislation for thei1
respective committees in the 84th
Congress.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1955-01-15
Pays TO Advertise
In The Northwest I1mes.
Prep Bids Due Before Feb. %
50 wv Scholarships Available

gible. The awards are given on
the basis of scholarship, school and
community service and financial
need
In selecting final winners. TIE
scholarship committee also takes
into consider lion tho district In
which the applicant lives, so that
students IRON all parts al the state
have equal opportunities to be Sc
lected
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1955-01-15
Time Writeup

Two California born Japanese
American sculptors- year old
Isamu Noguchi married to screen
star YoShiko YamaguchD and
Ruth Asawa. %. San Francisco
housewife and mother of three
children are featured in the art
section of the current issue of
Time Ns-magazine Both Jap
anese are now giving exhibitions in
New York
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1955-01-15
Ex-441d Regiment
Officer Promoted

FIT KNOX Ky. "A former Off
Ger of the 442d Regimental Com
bat Team was recently promoted to
the rank of lieutenant colonel. He
is Bert Nishimura OF Honolulu
who is currently assigned to. the
Army Field Service Board.
HIS silver insignia leaf was pinned
on him by Col Percy H. Brown
chief of the Army Field Service
former Hannah Minatova III Y
have a son eight-year-old Alan.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1955-01-15

LOS ANGELES (Rafu Shmpo
Dispatch Dorsey High School
became the second institution in
the Los Angeles City Board of Ed
ucation system this semester to e.
lect a japanese American as stud
ent body president In a runoff
this week Bob Hideo Takeuchi. II.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1955-01-15
Classified Ads

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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1955-01-15
Nisei Calendar
FEBRUARY

27-Tacoma YBA bazaar in Ia
coma Buddhist Church Il am to
7 pm,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-19
Reds Gave Sinkiunq
To Russia, Tuipei Soys

TAIPEI, Formosa. Sept. 10 (P1.
The Chinese Nationalist as
serted yesterday that China's
northwest province of Sinkiang
has been virtually handed over
to Russia and that Russia also
lis preparing to annex Inner
Mongolia.
The National Assemblymen's
Association in a statement said
Red China's recent grant Of self
rule to Sinkiang was "a sellout
to Soviet Russia"
Russia always has had q
strong influence In remote Sink
lang. which is rich in minerals.
The Interior Ministry's Tatao
news agency said Russian troops
had been transferred to Sink
lang from Manchuria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-19
Adenouer's Trip to Moscow

TO attain their primary object
Of establishing themselves in
Bonn, and that the demand
for the return of the Russian
and Soviet-orbit refugees In
West Germany was raised for
the purpose Of abandoning It
as an unimportant concession
to good will" tThey did so In
the case OF Austria.)
Soviet policy is to permit the
reunification Of Germany only
on condition that West Ger
many withdraw from NATO
and the European union. and
to conduct negotiations with
the Germans East and West,
separately and without inter-
ference of other powers.
To say that that policy Is
bankrupt" because the So
VETS have decided to recog-
nize the Bonn Republic. Is 10
celebrate a change Of tactic.
not Of policy. It Is to pass over
the fact that the Soyiets alone
can reunite Germany.
On the issue Of reuniiica-
ton III force be ruled out, AZ
1t Isl the Russians have q
stronger position Of strength"
than the West. whose policy
is to reunite Germany with
sovereign German control over
her military and foreign af-
fairs. calculating that q united
Germany will follow the West
German Republic into the
Western alliance, and that the
Soviets will accept 1t.
Neither policy Is bankrupt"
But the West can progress
only by modifying its policy in
o compromise on some new
system Of general security.
Nothing, however. that hap
! pened In Moscow, as far as
revealed, is hopeful as of now
for a mutually satisfactory
solution.
fThe Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-19
Patriotic Fete's Propaganda Hit

the large number Of diplo-
matte posts maintained by the
Vatican In many countries
including some Of those be-
hind the Iron Curtain.
DR.. Blake went on TO argue
also the highly controversial
question Of Government aid for
private schools and limited
that some kind of religious
instruction might be given In
public schools. Declaring that
he was expressing zone con-
Germ In the judicial realm"
the speaker issued. Q warning
to the Supreme Court as fol-
lows:
1.-THE churches of this coun-
try have confidence In the Su-
preme Court that IL viii con-
tinue to interpret the Consti-
tuition in such . way as will
protect the religious liberty Of
even unpopular and splinter
minorities. But in this process
we must confess to asfeaf that
in order to do this, the Court
may tend TO change this Ma
ton from d Nation under God
to a completely secular state
in which the law Is interpreted
as creating q gulf between re-
ligion and government. which
1t was never intended should
exist Most Christians would
prefer this error than the con-
trary one which would allow
the state and It's instruments
to be used by churches for
thar ecclesiastical purposes.
TN education. for example.
American Christians believe In
the primary responsibility Of
parents for the religious edu-
cation Of their children. They
believe In the right OF church,
sst I'm schcoIs far tnase o,,r-
poses but most American
does mi ircl,,de scvey,,uertal
f,nancial s,,n,,ort far theyn
ant thi. c,,rht rat n rear
That the ruhi;c tay.s,,rncrted
school ,rsst - irrelic,n,,s ar
non.reliOio,s or anti.re,,e.
io,,s /.
mr. p,aks said .sorc. dec;.
SLOWS ~ ths S,,rreyre co,,yt
have ccr,e c,oser n ths
ch,,rches, idea, IN this ressrS
than otb.rss ana he r,srrsS
. ~. ".'i a avg mneo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-19

The question OF trade With
the USSR-and possibly with
Communist China - has be-
come q holly debated issue
among top-level officials.
Since the sweetness-and-
light policy was initiated by the
Russian leaders at Geneva last
July there has been strong
pressure on the Government
to relax its trade restrictions
and provide the Communist
world with everything 1t needs
for its people.
The pressure comes not only
from politicians, who, despite
the Kremiin's refusal to offer
tangible evidence OF goodwill,
prefer to hide their heads In
the sand, but also from power
full industrial and banking
centers.
Some industrial leaders are
surprised when, State Depart
ment experts point out that
the enslaved peoples have al
most no purchasing power and
American businessmen could
not expect to export any size
able volume Of consumers
goods.
The deals would be exclu-
sively between American pro-
ducers and the Red govern
ments. II would be the same
kind of trade as existed before
the last war between this
country and the German Maxi
and Japanese Bushido regimes.
Our industrialists are told
that the exports which the
Soviet and Chinese Commu-
mist regimes would seek would
be almost exclusively those to
strengthen, even indirectly.
the Communist war potential.
And so long as the Reds do
not give any definite evidence
by deeds that they have aban-
doned their pursuit OF world
domination, 1t would be fool
ish to strengthen them 80
they could later cut our
Threats. our diplomatic apd
military policy makers believe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-19
M'Arthur Gets
Rhee Tribute

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 R.--
A message from President Syng-
man Rhee of South Korea laud-
ing the sage advice" Of Gen.
Douglas Macarthur in the Ko-
reap war was disclosed yester-
day by the generals Office.
In an exchange Of messages
last Friday between the two tn
observance Of the nth anniver-
sary of the landing Of United
States Marines at Inchon. Presi-
dent Rhee said:
HAD your sage advice been
followed subsequently 1t would
also have won the war and
stopped the advance of commu-
niSm in Asia"
In reply, Gen. Macarthur
cabled that if the pledge to Ko-
rea Of q free and united nation
''is not redeemed the light OF
freedom will have begun TO fade,
the concept Of collective security
win become shattered"
Maj. Gen. Courtney whitney,
aide to Gen. Macarthur, made
public the texts Of the two cables
without comment.
The Inchon landing on Sep
ternber 10. 1850, was O major
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-19

self makes no such claims. The
most he can and does assert
is that he did not return home
wholly empty-handed.
Nor do we think Mr.. Suy-
dams statement to be wise In
advance of the forthcoming
Foreign Ministers meeting. II
we approach that meeting in
the belief that the Soviets'
German policy is bankrupt"
we are likely to encourage both
Soviet intransigeance and con-
tempt. For 1t is not true,
The State Department and the
British Foreign ONCE know 1t
is not true.
The Soviet government
knows that they know 1t. and
are, In fact, very seriously con-
cerned about what may develop
In both the short and long run
out of the establishment OF
diplomatic relations between
the West German government
and Moscow, and the continue
alton Of intimate relations be-
tween the East German gov
eminent and Moscow.
Moscow will soon have an
embassy in both Ceramics,
with the opportunity for con-
facts with West Germany and
furthering contacts between
East and West Germans.
The concession Of the return
Of German prisoners of war
was the only one made TO
Chancellor Adenauer-and ver-
bally only. It will also be
granted the East German del
egation which arrived in Mos
COW on the Chancellor's heels.
Both German governments
will claim and share the credit.
We suspect that the Soviets
ALWAYS intended to concede 1t,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-19
/ Senate Units Constitution Doy Show Seen
As Democratic Barb at Security Program


Senator present last Saturday
objected to DR.. Blake's attack
on the House COMMITTEES ON
Un-American Activities.
DR.. Blake's main thesis was
that s'many citizens" were be-
ing punished for their views
and that the House Committee
has been confused as to the
difference between disloyalty
to our country and the holding
Of opinions which happen to
be politically unpopular or
publicly embarrassing" That's
o parallel point made in the
brief filed before the Supreme
Court last week by the COM
inunist Party itself.
The real reason for the laws
passed by Congress requiring
the Communist Party and anil.
lated organizations to- regis
ter with the Attorney General
Is that Congress has declared
the Communist movement to
be q criminal conspiracy tied
up with q foreign government
that maintains and finances
an espionage apparatus to try
to inflltrate American ifistitu-
lions.
DR.. Blake, however. de-
nounced the extraordinary
power of the Attorney General"
with respect to listing subver-
sive organizations publicly IS
II 1t were an abuse by the
Executive Branch. He omitted
to mention that this function
was specifically prescribed by
Congress.
Or. Blake, moreover, need
lessly revived the controversy
over diplomatic representation
by the United States Govern
ment at the Vatican and used
the occasion to make q speech
in opposition. He said that
whether or not such diplo-
matte recognition can be fairly
construed rs contrary to the
First Amendment may be q
moot question"
II It's O moot question"
isn't the orderly way 10 have
q case brought 20 1t can be
decided by the Supreme Court
on It's merits? What abuse OF
constitutional rights is in
volved in an act that Is not
taking place? Certainly In
the conduct Of foreign rela-
lions, President Truman q
few years ago had the right
at least to propose such q step
and Congress had q right to
appropriate funds for q lega-
ton or embassy and then. II
authorized. the measure could
be tested as TO constitution
atty.
The reasons which Presi-
dents Roosevelt and Truman
had for wanting some form Of
diplomatic relations with the
Vatican had nothing to do
with religious beliefs as such
but with the opportunity the
American Government would
have to obtain timely infor-
nation on world affairs from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-19
Pressure for Trade With Reds

launched the new friendly dip.
lomacy. we were compelled 70
regard the c m m unists In
Europe and Asia Is enemies
who looked only for o favor
able chance to jump Us. We
limited our trade with them.
but our allies In Europe did
not follow the same policy.
Under the excuse that they
needed outlets for their Inc
dustrial production. they dealt
fairly extensively with both
the USSR and Communist.
China. I
Now that the Reds have
changed their frowns TO grins
some Of our own people are
anxious to unload not only
agricultural surpluses but
whole factories. These would
go to governments which our
diplomats and military men
regard as inevitable enemies
who are merely playing for
time. !.
We are not people TO en-.
gage in preventive wars. But
this does not mean that We
should make things easier for
the dictators to consolidate
and expand their holdings.
Superficial observers silchs
as the legislators who are now
visiting the USSR and basling
in the Kremlin friendlinegs
are said to be ready to start
q drive In Congress In January
to improve relations with the
Communist world by extensiveI
trade. This would permit us !,
to dispose Of burdensonae agri-
cultural SURPRISES even II only
for 10 cents on the dollar. i
Those legislators have short,
memories Of how the free
world built up the military ma
chine OF the japanese. and
NaEi war lords. 4