Granada Pioneer, Vol. I, No. 69

              May 29,   1943_____________PIONEER_________________Page 3
Negotiations
For Internees
   WASHINGTON, May 22--An
exchange of approximately
1,500 American civilians
for an equal number of Jap-
anese civilians may be ar-
ranged, announced the State
department.
   Negotiations for fur-
ther exchanges of Americans
held in Japanese-occupied
territory and the Japanese
in the United States had
been under way since the
first transfer took place
last summer.
   The State department is
locating the Japanese in
the United States whom the
Tokyo government desires
to repatriate, the announce-
ment said.   Until the task
is completed, it cannot in-
dicate the date when the ex-
change maybe accomplished.
SC SURVEY   FUNDS
MUCH   MACHINERY
   LOS ANGELES, May 25--
With the way now cleared
by State legislation for
condemnation and purchase
of Japanese-owned farm ma-
chinery, Harry R. Oakley,
local representative of the
WRA,reported a recent Fed-
eral  survey, revealed ap-
proximately 1100 pieces of
equipment in Southern Cali-
fornia.
   Among all of this idle
machinery, there were only
about  100 tractors, said
Oakley.  His explanation
for the comparatively small
number of tractors was that
many Japanese apparently
had sold their more valuable
machinery before evacuation.
   Fresno county has taken
steps to seize all such
machinery.   Other counties
were reported to be plan-
ning similar action.
HOSOKAWA WRITES
ON RESETTLEMENT
   Featured in a recent
issue of the Christian
Science Monitor magazine
section was an article by
Robert Hosokawa, formerly
of Seattle, Wash., now
employed as Copy Editor of
the Intercity.News, Fair-
mont Station, Mo.
   The article titled "An
American with a Japanese
Face," presented Hosokawa's
observations and reactions
to the problem of resettle-
ment .
MOVIES
   TODAY
7:00 p.m.--6H mess hall.
7:45 p.m.--8K mess hall.
   TOMORROW
7:00 p.m.--7F mess hall.
7:45 p.m.--7G mess hall.
   MONDAY 
7:00 p.m.--6E mess hall.
7:45 p.m.--8E mess hall.
   TUESDAY
7:00 p.m.--12E mess hall.
7:45 p.m.--10E mess hall.
   "Zanzibar," featuring
Lola Lane and James Craig,
will be shown through Mon-
day.    At the same time,
Chapter 12, the final epi-
sode, of "Mystery Mountain,"
serial, will be shown over
the week end.
   The tentative plan is
not to start another seri-
al,but to balance the pro-
gram with selected shorts.
If you want a new serial,
drop a line to the 7E rec-
reation office or the PIO-
NEER.
   The new feature start-
ing Tuesday is "Hellzapop-
pin'," co-starring the com-
edy team, Olson and John-
son,, in their own crackpot
and screwball acts from
the New York hit produc-
tion.   The cast includes
Martha Raye, Hugh Herbert,
Mischa Auer, Jane Frazee,
and Robert Paige.   --S.S.
NISEI SOLDIER 
SEIZED ON JAVA
   Frank Fujita,  Jr.,  a
member of the "lost battal-
lion"  of the 131st Field
Artillery which was on Java
when that island was over-
whelmed by the Japanese
more, than a year ago, is
now a prisoner of war of
the  Japanese government.
Confirmation of previous
similar reports was recent-
ly received  in a War de-
partment telegram by Mrs.
Frank T. Fujita, Sr., his
mother, in Abilene, Tex.
   Frank's brother, Herb-
ert Lee, is a member of
the special combat team
at Camp Shelby.
WPB   BANS SPECIAL
TYPES  OF GARMENTS
   WASHINGTON, May 24--The
War Production board decreed
a ban on the manufacture
of women's double-breasted
suits and some other spe-
cial types of garments,
limited cuff buttons to
two,and instituted a 2-way
control of use of fabrics
aimed at trimming the sweep
of  evening  gowns.
   Also brought under re-
strictions are maternity
dresses and all types of
neckwear.
FRANKENSTEIN CONDEMNS
RESOLUTIONS OF NSGW
   An editorial by Alfred
Frankenstein, condemning
the resolution made by the
Native Sons of the Golden
West calling for an amend-
ment to the Federal Consti-
tution barring the-first
generation of American-born
Japanese from citizenship,
appeared in a recent issue
of the SF Chronicle.
   Wrote Frankenstein:
   "This proposal  would,
of course, repeal the 14th
and 15th Amendments.    It
would also repeal science,
American history,and Chris-
tianity.    There is no an-
thropologist on earth...
who will pass a moral judg-
ment on a race.   There is
not a Christian teacher...
who would agree that any
race is inherently and un-
regenerately dishonest....
the whole American system
of law and education is
based upon the principle
that the individual tran-
scends  all considerations
of race and class.
   "That such an amendment
would,if passed, establish
a precedent for the dis-
qualification of any minor-
ity group against which
any other minority group
might choose to raise a
clamor is obvious enough.
That the amendment has no
chance (of passing)...is
also obvious.   Neverthe-
less, it is disturbing to
see it published as the
considered opinion of a
representative   California
group.
   "One hopes that the re-
cent remarks of Governor
Warren are more represent-
ative: 'Now as never be-
fore our faith in the dem-
ocratic form of government
must be sustained to the
utmost in unity against
enemies who would divide
us along lines of race or
creed or origin. '"