: Dear E ditor:.

Mr Ron. Smith's recently publish:
misdirected“

reveulsa
against. the.”

ed: letter

“grudge Japanese-

Canadians whe -were ‘incarcerated -|

during the Second World War. Hi
continual: reference | to: them
“*Japanese"
recognize that’ they are, as Cana-
dian as, he is. .

“AS ca “member. “of
whom Ne vilifiesy I:hereby correct
‘his misconceptions with facts that
are. confirmed “in,
chives,

Contrary: 10 Sritith? $ belief that,

the internment was a military deci-

.sion, . senicr.. military «and. RCMP
officers “advised: the : government =:

against ‘it, for; although‘ they -had
kept the

i

indicates his refusal to!
“the group .

Ottawa" Safe:

: Japanese-Canadians:

ander estrict surveillance?

could:nor find. one who threatened

the security of our coast. ot
‘On whose testimony:doe

claim: that the Japanese-C

vere compensated to their, satisfac.

tion? Let him -produce-any one of

the. idiots who. was -satisfied with

the impoverishment -that followed

‘the. seizufe of their" properties,
which. were ‘held “in ‘trust bya
custodian ‘only. to: be sold through °
government decree Within the year.

at- fire sale prices)’ the proceeds
paying for.their internment.
What justification-was there: for

‘the ‘sale ‘of all of. their properties,
for imposing payment. for: their:

own intérnment, and for. restricting
their freedom until four years after
the. war's ‘conclusion? mos

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OWT COUNTY.
Although: L Support “the POWs

“position ‘and: theit deiniinds for

compensation,

their scapegoat Fo blame. us stric

ly on thesbasisof our raciitl origin ¢

betrays ar autnude, .

Amy Higa ,

West Vancouver

Mr. stith § seems 10, feel that the’
atrocities cominitted against the
Canadian. POWs “iguthe ju 4

issug,: andsthe “tWor issues: should:
not’ be: confused,’ for “the POWS”
soldiers fighting... in

foreign territory, whereas: we, were
civilians ‘residing peacefully in our~

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