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— 75 —
An interesting commentary came also from a Chinese patriot and scholar,
ow associated with the University of Washington:
"I am a citizen of the Republic of China. I was born and brought up'
there. I was formerly assistant professor at the University of Amoy in
South China and now I am teaching at the University of Washington.
"During my travels in Free China between 1939-41, I found that the
leaders in Chungking were very far-sighted in having adopted the policy
of inculcating in the minds of the Chinese masses discrimination between
the Japanese warlords and the Japanese people. Since the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, I have been watching closely the general policy
of the Government of the United States toward the Japanese aliens and
the American-born Japanese. That was why I went to the public hearings on alien evacuation at the county-city building this morning.
"If the people here are not afraid of the thousands of German and
Italian aliens in their midst, there is no reason why they should be afraid
of the Japanese now that all the suspicious characters have been interned. As a matter of common sense, the physical traits of the Japanese
are more easily identifiable than those of the Germans and the Italians,
and, therefore, more effective precautionary measures can be adopted to
keep the Japanese from undertaking activities inimical to the interests of
this country.
"Of course, the American people out here may be concerned over the
possibility of a Japanese invasion on the Pacific coast. But the removal of
the Japanese alone will by no means eliminate all the fifth-column activities from this area. Here again a few Germans or Italians, with the
advantage of their unidentifiability, may give greater assistance to the invaders than the entire Japanese population who, under the present circumstances, will find it extremely difficult to gain access to any militarized zone or war plant, and who, in time of emergency, can easily be
rounded up at a moment's notice."285
The statement of E. W. Thompson is that of a man who had intimate
knowledge of the situation:
take the liberty of presenting a few facts because I am one of the
pastors of a Japanese church in Seattle (Methodist) and am in daily
ontact, not only with the young people, who are Americans but with their
parents who are technically Japanese. I have genuine contacts with these
er because I have some knowledge of the Japanese language and can
talk directly with them.
to the'lThH°Se Wh° Came 15' 2°' 30' °r 4° yearS a9° haVe become strangers
land f their birth. They have become warmly appreciative of the
ideals d^ adoption; tney recognize the superiority of our democratic
them wouldCbSt°mS' Th£y HaV£ ra'Sed the'r children here- Nearly all of
taken tri e Cltl2ens if they were permitted. When some of these have
and strictS ° .an' even in Peace times, they have been under suspicion
pathies =>„jUr ance in Japan because of their obvious American sym-
and lnterests. They belong to us.
"•»*., Statement bv a .
nene Kui> Cheng, March 2, 1942, pp. 11606-11607.
Object Description
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| Subjects | Identity and values--Nisei |
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| Title | Page 75 |
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| Subjects | Identity and values--Nisei |
| Type | image |
| Genre | Books |
| Language | eng |
| Collection | Hirasuna Family Papers |
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| Transcript | — 75 — An interesting commentary came also from a Chinese patriot and scholar, ow associated with the University of Washington: "I am a citizen of the Republic of China. I was born and brought up' there. I was formerly assistant professor at the University of Amoy in South China and now I am teaching at the University of Washington. "During my travels in Free China between 1939-41, I found that the leaders in Chungking were very far-sighted in having adopted the policy of inculcating in the minds of the Chinese masses discrimination between the Japanese warlords and the Japanese people. Since the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, I have been watching closely the general policy of the Government of the United States toward the Japanese aliens and the American-born Japanese. That was why I went to the public hearings on alien evacuation at the county-city building this morning. "If the people here are not afraid of the thousands of German and Italian aliens in their midst, there is no reason why they should be afraid of the Japanese now that all the suspicious characters have been interned. As a matter of common sense, the physical traits of the Japanese are more easily identifiable than those of the Germans and the Italians, and, therefore, more effective precautionary measures can be adopted to keep the Japanese from undertaking activities inimical to the interests of this country. "Of course, the American people out here may be concerned over the possibility of a Japanese invasion on the Pacific coast. But the removal of the Japanese alone will by no means eliminate all the fifth-column activities from this area. Here again a few Germans or Italians, with the advantage of their unidentifiability, may give greater assistance to the invaders than the entire Japanese population who, under the present circumstances, will find it extremely difficult to gain access to any militarized zone or war plant, and who, in time of emergency, can easily be rounded up at a moment's notice."285 The statement of E. W. Thompson is that of a man who had intimate knowledge of the situation: take the liberty of presenting a few facts because I am one of the pastors of a Japanese church in Seattle (Methodist) and am in daily ontact, not only with the young people, who are Americans but with their parents who are technically Japanese. I have genuine contacts with these er because I have some knowledge of the Japanese language and can talk directly with them. to the'lThH°Se Wh° Came 15' 2°' 30' °r 4° yearS a9° haVe become strangers land f their birth. They have become warmly appreciative of the ideals d^ adoption; tney recognize the superiority of our democratic them wouldCbSt°mS' Th£y HaV£ ra'Sed the'r children here- Nearly all of taken tri e Cltl2ens if they were permitted. When some of these have and strictS ° .an' even in Peace times, they have been under suspicion pathies =>„jUr ance in Japan because of their obvious American sym- and lnterests. They belong to us. "•»*., Statement bv a . nene Kui> Cheng, March 2, 1942, pp. 11606-11607. |
