Granada Pioneer, Vol. I, No. 94

              August  25,   1943_________________PIONEER________________Page 3	
FIRST  LADY ASKS
NO  DISCRIMINATION
    NEW YORK, Aug. 15-Open-
ing a radio series, "Unity
at Home--Victory Abroad"
broadcast, Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt made an appeal to
Americans to avoid racial
and religious discrimina-
tion.
   Said     the     President's
wife:  
 We think it worth sacri-
fIcing our lives and the
lives of those we love to
prevent slavery and to pre-
serve the hope of world
democracy upon the earth.
How illogical we will be
if we do not watch our own
attitude and wipe out of
our own hearts whatever
causes the lack of unity
among our own citizens .... "
NEW   INSIGNIA APPROVAL
GIVEN   FOR COMBAT TEAM
   CAMP SHELBY, Miss.-- A
new shoulder patch has been
approved for the Japanese
American combat team to re-
place the Third Army insig-
nia which they now wear.
It is described as "a blue
disc bordered in white,
charged with a red and white
bomb burst in back of a
yellow gauntleted arm hold-
ing a sword."
   Infantry regiment person-
nel are also expected to
have their own regimental
insignia. This coat of
arms, approved by the War
department, is shield-like
in shape,with a Mississippi
river steamboat in the low-
er, blue field. The upper,
red field is left blank
for any mark commemorating
any achievement in battle.
the "go for broke" motto
is. enscrolled beneath the
shield.
FEDERAL COURT OVERULES
ARMY. AUTHORITIES' ORDER
  PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20-
That military authorities,
under present circumstances,
do not have the right ar-
bitrarily to exclude per-
sons from defense areas on
the grounds that they might
be potentially dangerous
to national defense, was
ruled by Federal Judge J.
Cullen Ganey.
   His decision was believed
to be the first of its kind
by any federal court in the
United States.   It over-
ruled an order issued by
Lt, Gen. Hugh A.Drum, head
of the Eastern Defence com-
mand, excluding Mr. Ogal
Schueller, 53-year-old
naturalized citizen of Ger-
man birth, from the Third
Corps area.
   Mrs . Schueller has lived
in this country for 33
years,and has a son in the
Navy.
   In a 14-page decision,
Judge Ganey said in part:
   "...a constitutional
guarantee of freedom can
only be abridged when the
danger to the government is
real,impending and imminent
….
   "Suffice it to say that
the factual bases do not
obtain here which would
warrant the abridgment of
the petitioner's constitu-
tional rights."
EVACUEE   LAND
TRANSFER BANNED
   SACRAMENTO, Aug. 12- -
Moves were made by Attor-
ney General Kenny and North-
ern California District At-
torneys to prevent Japanese
in relocation centers from
transferring title of Cali-
fornia farm lands in ef-
orts to evade the State
alien land law.
   State law prohibits
aliens ineligible to cit-
izenship from owning or
leasing agricultural land.
The act permits guardians
to supervise the properties
of their "wards” but does
not allow them to share in
the profits.
RELOCATORS   FIND
PLACE  IN  DAYTON
   A recent issue of the
Dayton (Ohio) Journal,car-
ried a picture of Mario
Kai, formerly of this cen-
ter, and quoted her as say-
ing that "Daytonians…have
been especially kind in
understanding that although
(I am) a member of the
Japanese race,(my) loyalty
lies with America...."
  The story by Charles
Hostetler said that free-
dom and a great share of
the happiness that goes
with it are being found in
Dayton and other cities,
by the nisei who are relo-
cating under the WRA pro-
gram.
   Other evacuees settled
in Dayton and mentioned in
the story were Charles Hi-
satomi, George Azumona,
George Ishii, and George
Domoto and wife.
  From  the
RESETTLERS
   Replies to letters sent
out by Willis J. Hanson,
leave officer,to relocated
evacuees, asking for their
views on "outside"' life,
will be carried in the PIO-
NEER from time to time.
The following was received
from Tokiko Ann Tanaka  in
New York.  It said in part:
   "...As I am satisfac-
torily readjusted, I hope
that this letter might en-
courage others  to leave the
center…Ever since my ar-
rival, I have been perfectly
satisfied with New York.
As I came off the train, a
person from the Travelers’
Aid bureau was there to
meet me and direct me to
the New York Church commit-
tee. The committee  found
housing for me so I didn't
have a thing to worry
about...
   "There is  a decided
shortage of help in almost
every field…Salaries are
comparatively low, but the
housing situation is very
good.   Furnished rooms are
very reasonable, ranging
from $6 and up (per week)
according to the size and
location...
   "...I have almost for-
gotten the meaning of the
word (discrimination). New
York is so cosmopolitan
that you will find the great
majority very broadminded
…As a whole (the people)
are very helpful, and if
they know that you are a
newcomer, they will go out
of their way to do things
to help you…Community
sentiment couldn't be bet-
ter...New York is an ideal
place for relocation...."