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

sincere desires of peace-loving me
not yet been supplemented to the
say The thought of war is absur
And so with that same realism
we're focusing our speculation on
our own backyard md bordering
for a moment on what might hap
pen to the people in our own cos
mopolitan section of this city.
What will happen to them and
how are they likely to react?
What about the Chinese? Many
people see a parallel between their
position now and the position the
American japanese we're in in 1941
Is it likely that the essence of Tule
Lake and Hunt will be re-enacted
with a Chinese motif? We do not
believe it. but it seems inevitable
that anti-Chinese feeling will run
high. What will Chinese Ameri-
cans do? How will they react to
these pressures?
REDS PROBABLY KNOWN
First of all we are convinced
that all but an infinitesimal mino-
rity are loyal Americans and would
remain so in the event of war AS
for that tiny minority. which we
would estimate to be no greater
percentage wise than the number
of Communists in the non-Orien-
tai population. we are confident
that these individuals are well
known to the F'BI(Federal Bureau
OF Investigations and other securi-
ty officials
How then. will the rest of the
Chinese set out to prove their To-
yalty?
We had a previeW of this Situa-
ton back in l95O-51 when the Chi
nese Reds first entered the Kore-
an conflict AT that time the Local
Chinese community organized a
publicity campaign which empha-
sized the civic activities of Chinese
people Most of these activities
centered around money raising
and news photos in the daily press
showed collections in Chinatown
for the March of Dimes Rec
Cross. American Heart Associa.
ton etc
An Americana born Chinese wa!
also elected president of the ChonG
Wah Benevolent Association ant
that organization wired a resolu-
ton to the United Nations declar.
ing its loyalty to the Chang Kai-
shek government on Formosa
which received local publicity.
ENLISTMENT DUE
1t would seem these actiVitie!
would probably be stepped up a.
gam If the Free World became in.
yolved in a shooting war with thu
Communists. In addition. we be
lieve that young Chinese Ameri
cans would hasten to enlist in thu
armed services. which would alst
receive a good press.
Whether OF not the general pu.
bile will be moved by these over
expressions of loyalty is Difficult
to determine 1t would seem to u.
that a sounder method might bt
for the Chinese Americans to TAKE
advantage of whatever time is lief
to them to assimilate themselve.
into the greater community pri.
marlly outside this area so that E
large number of people would ge
to know Chinese people at frs
hand and would already be con.
WINGED of their Americanism A
publicity campaign might ther
strike on more fertile ground.
How about the Japanese Ameri.
cans? Would they welcome tn,
turning of the tables? Would they
blossom forth in Il Am Japanese
buttons? Would they even priva.
tely, hope for a mass evacuation
OF their Chinese neighbors?
BUTTONS ABSENT
We do not believe they would
The scars of 1941-42 and. the wears
that followed are still too deep and
memories too vivid to permit this
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