Granada Pioneer, Vol. II, No. 4

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   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 Kamamoto, Satoru Kamikawa, Jim
Otsuka,John Kawata, Jim Otsuki, Tosh Matsumoto, Dick
Kurihara, Amy Minabe, Ailene Hamamoto, Jack Kimura,
Tad Fujii,Jim Yamaguchi, James  Sakamoto,Yayeko Norita.
III-Wind Blows Good
   Contrary to all expectations, the Tule Lake riot
publicity wrought forth; and placed more emphasis on the
loyalty of Japanese Americans confined in the nine
other relocation centers--for the first time, the
American public fully realized, the  meaning of the
segregation program. Instead of proving to be a set-
back--it was a great revelation which brought many
long-denied favorable recognitions and reactions. The
nation's leading newspapers published front-page stories
and gradually fact-revealing editorials are making in-
roads in formulating favorable public sentiment for the
nisei cause--especially in the Midwest areas.
   In fact, our center received special mention in
Saturday's Rocky Mountain News editorial which said:
   "The uprising at the Japanese segregation center at
Tule Lake, during which evacuees intimidated War Relo-
cation officials and virtually took control for several
hours, would never have happened had the center been
in charge of the Military Police, where it belonged.
   The  problem at Tule Lake is quite different from
that at Amache, for example.  Amache and other centers
have been  sifted  of the disloyal,   who were sent  to
Tule Lake. Certainly those known to be disloyal should
have been placed under military guard.
   No reasonable person asks that any evacuees, in-
cluding those at Tule Lake, should be ill-treated.
But it is obvious that in time of war all disloyal
persons should be subject to firm control.   That con-
trol was lacking, so the military have been compelled
to take the duty that should have been assigned to the
military before the outbreak occurred."
   Still more  heartwarming was the editorial in Satur-
day's Chicago Sun, which so completely expresses the
sentiment found in the Midwest in favor of the nisei
and the WRA's program, and bluntly stated:
    "The Tule Lake segregation center is a camp for
Japanese who are obvious and self-confessed enemies of
America.     It  houses only those who, as alien foes, will
be  returned     to  Tokyo as   soon as   possible.     A  riot by
such a  group  is   not surprising.
   It would be a mistake, therefore, to make thousands
of other Japanese Americans, whose loyalty has been
certified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, suf-
fer for the Tule Lake incident.  The trouble-making of
avowed enemies should not interrupt the process of re-
leasing individual nisei-American citizens of Japa-
aese ancestry--whose trust-worthiness has been reliably
determined. 
   The country has no reason to tolerate, on the other
hand, any more nonsense at Tule Lake. It is hinted
that our rioting "guests" hope to create a situation
whereby     that     is   sheer     blackmail.      Brutality  is   not
necessary.     Discipline     is,   and the Tule Lake Japanese
must be   forced to accept   it."
   Prospective relocators who are hesitating for the
fear of any anti-Japanese sentiment as the result of
the Tule Lake riot must read the publicity the Japa-
nese Americans are receiving. And then, think clearly
firsthand abandoned any childish or self-created imag-
inary thoughts of anti-Japanese sentiment they may have
been harboring.				--SS
Incidentally
	By  Sueo Sako
   Two ex-Tuleans felt the
power of law-enforcing de-
partment under Harlow Tom-
liason.  A 43-year-old issei
is serving a 60-day sentence
in Lamar jail after "konk-
ing" another old man over
the head with a wooden
sword   last week.
   While only yesterday, a
63-year-old gent who robbed
his friend of $63 while he
was ill in the hospital was
taken to Lamar for a trial.
Chances are he may receive
a term in the penitentiary.
   The police have recovere d
$20  of  the  loot.
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   "Incidentally,the Amer-
ican-born Japanese fighting
in Italy are covering themselves
with glory,"declared Walter
Winchell in last Sunday's
broadcast.
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   The Granada PIONEER fi-
nally was mentioned in Sun-
day's Denver Post .The Post
carried the letter published
in this column written by
a nisei expressing his dis-
gust over the incident in-
volving     five   local   girls
in the “love-affair” at
Trinidad.
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   The newspaper published
at Kalso, B.C. and called,
"The New Canadian” put in
a plug for Taxie Kusunoki's
column,"Between Us Girls,”
which appeared regularly
in the PIONEER.
   Incidentally, Taxie's
a   typist   in Kansas   City.
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  We will use poorer qual-
ity  of paper from the next
issue. The reason is paper
shortage.
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   Since Pearl Harbor in-
cident ,4,110 Japanese were
interned.  Of that total
1,868 were paroled,447 re-
1eased outright and 1798
are still confined in the
concentration  camps.
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   A suggestion to the main
co-op office--why not in-
stall   a   telephone.
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   Jiro "Jib" Sumita, first
PIONEER  sports editor,
dropped in this week for a
chat.
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