Granada Pioneer, Vol. II, No. 48

              Page  2_________________PIONEER__________________April  19,   1944
	Just
Incidentally
	By  Sueo Sako
   Just recently,one of my
close associates who had
intelligently reversed Hor-
ace Greeley’s immortal
words, "Go West,young man,
go West," to "Go East, young
man, go East, "returned here
for a brief visit. He had
many things to say. His
experiences and observa-
tions, in my opinion, are
of greater importance than
most of the visiting re-
locatees that I have had
the occasion to hear. There
was a little, but a signi-
ficant   story  he  related.
   This young nisei, like
most of his fellow people,
went streaming back into a
large American city. He was
just another American cit-
izen with Japanese blood
trying to re-establish him-
self…He secured  a job
which required a great deal
of contact with Caucasians.
...Life in relocation center
had made him more "color
conscious," in fact,he was
just "plain scared to death"
that he might offend some-
one ....He didn't know what
to say to "break the ice"
....It seemed that he had
"nothing in common" with
his fellow Caucasian work-
ers ....
   Then one day, an employee
casually mentioned to an-
other about how his brother
in the United  States Army
was making out… Immedi -
ately,all the fellows began
to chatter about his brother
or his sister in the service
….Sensing that here was
the "big break" he had been
waiting for, this lonesome
nisei piped up and said,
"Hey fellows, I've got an
older brother at Camp Sav-
age" ... .Those words seemed
to be magic-for the whole
bunch clustered around him
and declared, "Gee whiz,
I've read about them in the
US Army, but didn't  ever
expect to see one of their
kind," "Golly, can I take
a peek at his snapshot?",
and one went as far as to
say, "I'll drop around to-
night,will you be  in?"....
   And  that wasn't the  end
....Friends  he  never knew
he  had    and his  next    door
neighbors    were     overheard
saying, "That fellow's a
good Jap,he's got a broth-
er   in Uncle   Sam's  Army."
   The foregoing tale may
sound fantastic to many.
Most relocatees do not have
a photo of a brother in the
service   to    display,    but
certainly they must have at
least one nisei friend in
the Army to talk about.
It's an old fact,that per-
'sons who have"something in
common" with others always
seem to get along pretty
well together.
	GRANADA    PIONEER
   Published Wednesdays and Saturdays by the WRA and
distributed free to each apartment.                Editorial of-
fice: PIONEER building, Amache, Colo. 	Telephone 63.
Reports  officer:   Joe  McClelland            Editor:   Sueo Sako
     Staff: Allan Asakawa, John Tsuruta, Roy Yoshida,
George Hamamoto, Jim Otsuka, Jim Otsuki, Amy Minabe,
Ailene Hamamoto, Jack Kimura, Yayeko Morita, George
Morita, Yonemi Ono,Jack Ito, Toshiharu Matsumoto,Roy
Murakami,   Junior  Nakagawa,   Esther  Takei.
   Letter   TO THE EDITOR
TO THE EDITOR:
   Two very interesting letters have recently come to
my desk, both of which I should like for you to print.
Since the Community Council prepared the ordinances
which were approved by popular vote, over 1,200 people
have been inducted into the center. It is estimated
that approximately 1,500 of our original inductees
have relocated since the approval of the ordinances.
A renewed expression of faith and confidence in these
ordinances and such federal and state laws as are ap-
plicable to center residents is appropriate at this
time and such expression of faith and confidence as
expressed   in these two letters  is  very gratifying to me.
   I would like to assure you, the members of the Com-
munity Council, the Block Managers' assembly, and the
center residents that I shall use every effort possible
in the enforcement of the laws and ordinances affecting
the center as my great desire is that we might have a
peaceful, law-abiding center. The cooperation of the
PIONEER, the representatives of the Community Council,
the Block Managers’ assembly, and the center residents
in maintaining  a  peaceful center   is   earnestly solicited.
Very truly yours,
         SIGNED: James G. Lindley
Project Director
PIONEER'S STATEMENT:
   We take this opportunity to make a public announce-
ment that the PIONEER will do everything within its
power to aid Project Director James. G. Lindley in
maintaining a peaceful, law-abiding center. We feel
that every resident in the community will want to res-
pect and abide by the federal and state law's which
are applicable to center residents and the ordinances
drawn up by the Community Council in the interest and
welfare  of this  community.

   (Printed below are the two letters  mentioned  in Mr.
Lindley's  letter-ed. note.)
Dear  Mr,  Lindley:
    The Community Council of Granada relocation center,
Amache, Colo., being duly assembled on Apr. 11, 1944 ,
at Amache Town Hall, do hereby make the following
statement:
   We recognize and respect the federal and state laws
as applicable to us and the ordinances drawn up by the
Community Council as adopted by popular vote of the
center residents. In working for justice and fairness
for the people,we believe that such laws and ordinances
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