Granada Pioneer, Vol. II, No. 13

              Page 2_______________PIONEER_________December 11, 1943
    Just
	Incidentally
		By Sueo Sako
   Watching closely the Los
Angeles Times' poll, which
was conducted between Nov. 22
to Dec. 3, on how to handle
the Japanese problem, I was
not surprised nor shocked
on the final tabulations of
the 11,621 letters from the
Times’ readers.
   As expected the over-
whelming majority favored
Army control of Japanese in
this country for the dura-
tion;felt thatthe IRA had
not properly handled the
Japanese problem;disapprov-
ed relocation; favored ex-
exchanging Japanese for Ameri-
can war prisoners; favored
a constitutional amendment
for deportation, including
the nisei; and would per-
manently exclude all Japa-
nese from the West coast.
   The results of the poll
are rather discouraging to
the nisei, but we must re-
member tjat the ,akprotu pf
these  letters  were  from
people residing ONLY in Los
Angeles  and  her  nearby
towns.  They were letters
written by hysterical peo-
ple,  by people hoping for
economical  and  personal
gains as result of the de-
portation  of the Japanese
or by excluding them from
the West coast, and by em-
ittered people who have
lost their sons, fathers,
brothers  and  sweethearts
in the present struggle.
   Of all the letters pub-
lished by the Times, the
most interesting one for the
nisei was the letter written
by Edna F. Ingham of Santa
Ana, Calif.
   It read:
   "I did not see your ques-
tionnaire about the Japa-
nese Americans until today.
   "It is disgraceful to see
such wanton,unfair and un-
American racial persecution.
Your remarks were made to
inflame race hatred.  How
can we hope to remain free
and decent when such pre-
judiced statements are given
by your paper? The Cali-
fornia press has done the
worst possible wrong on this
matter. If you wanted a
fair opinion, you had no
right whatever to preface
your "ballot"with the sug-
gestions you made.
   "Of course, unthinking
people, not aware of the
international effect, will
do just as you wish. Your
account in yesterday's pa-
per--" No, sorry," etc.,was
utterly childish.  I suppose
our I.Q. must be on a low
level."
    G R A N A D A      P I O N E E R
 Published Wednesdays and Saturdays by the  WRA and
distributed free to each  apartment.   Editorial of-
fice: PIONEER  building, Amache, Colorado,
Telephone:  63                                     Editor: Sueo Sako
   Staff: John Tsuruta,Allan Asakawa, Henry Kusaba,
Roy Yoshida, George Hamamoto, Jim Otsuka,Jim Otsuki,
Dick Kurihara, Amy Minabe, Ailene Hamamoto, Jack  Ki-
mura, Tad Fujii, Roy Murakami,James Sakamoto, Yayeko
Morita, George Morita, Bob Miyoshi, Harry Ioka, Jack
Ito.
A Little More Thouqht
   On today’s front page of the PIONEER, the story of
nine local Co-op employees who disregarded one of the
project laws is carried in detail.
   To many residents, it is another incident where a
group didn't know any better. But therein lies another
story of what might have happened.
   If these nine individuals had been apprehended by
the courtesy patrol or some other law enforcement au-
thority, it might have seriously affected future pass
issuances to center residents.
   It also might have brought  unnecessary pressure on
the local WRA officials from the outside public for
more strict pass regulations.
   All this  calls for just a little use of "common
sense" and observance of rights of others.       --SS
     THANKS
    To our many friends and
relatives of the late Mr.
Yosuke Masuda, 10H-9A,
our beloved father, we
wish to thank each and
everyone for what part
he or she may have played
in placing him to rest
in peace in this world
of conflict.
   May God Bless each of
you.
Sgt.    Mrs.   James   Masuda
   Camp Shelby, Miss.
	VITAL
====STATISTICS====
BIRTHS:
   To Mr. and Mrs. Katsu-
yoshi Ogata,9L-11B, a girl,
Dec.   3.
   To Mr. and Mrs. Iwao
Shirokawa, 12K-7A, a boy,
Dec.   3.
   To    Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albert
Okaneko,     7E-12D,     a girl,
Dec .   3.
DEATH:
   Mrs. Ai Kasai, 9E-6E,age
48,   Dec.   6.
ARMY DEPOT OFFERS
100 CIVIL SERVICE
RATING POSITIONS
   Chicago Signal depot of
the US Army have issued a
call for about 100 nisei
warehousemen to handle sig-
nal corp equipment,include-
ing radio and telephone
articles. This job has
civil service rating so
each employee will be given
full civil service rights.
No joint board clearance
Is needed.
   Starting salary will be
68 cents an hour with over-
time above scheduled 8-hour
shift. At present each
person will work day shift
one month and night shift
the next.
   As soon as the present
plan to raise the night-
shift wage rate goes through,
definite day and night crew
will be set among its 2600
employees.
   Housing facilities can-
not be promised because of
acute housing problems in
Chicago but the local re-
location office will help
alleviate this condition.
Applicants are urged to
write directly to Civilian
Personnel division, Co m-
manding General, US Army,
Chicago Signal Depot, 1819
W. Pershing Road. Further
information may be gained
by contacting the center
employment office.