AlO - Friday, November 30, 1984 - North Shore News CROSS-FIRE = wevccrs, Japanese redress Should Japanese-Canadians be compensated? CHUCK COOK EN oN absolute scandal. It will North Van-Burnaby MP EO always be a blot on the “Basically, it was a. ’ Canadian psyche. great’ wrong thal was ‘*There should be sym- done to Japanese- : spe wecame ; bolic redress or accep- Canadians. Undoubtedly, SC SS | tance of guilt by the Ca- there were some very s } nadian government. But loyal Japanese citizens — : o \& that doesn’t necessarily the entire Pacific fishing mean the sorting out of fleet was not without © q property and possessions some incidents of sabo- . N a to each individual. Some tage or information con- SS . kind of monument or veyed to the Japanese. | park dedicated to the was told by a former Ca- people involved could be nadian naval officer of ’ considered as such a the time that some heavy 3 symbolic gesture. duty shortwave radio & ‘**As for the issue being equipment was found on a racial issue, at the tame a Japanese-Canadian it may have been racial. fishing boat. He also told ; But the racial climate in me of a second incident and concern that the B.C. has been uneasy in Steveston, where a Japanese community since the turn of the cen- whole row of homes had could have caused some tury. But it really is now their roofs painted in disruption. Whether this more of a question of identical colors and if the jJusufies the mass move- redress for a_ terrible line of the painted roofs ment of entire com- wrong done. was followed it pointed to munities is another port. “The fact that so much a major power station. ‘However, the very tume has passed, should ‘On that basis, there way in which the situa- not negate any claim by was some real suspicion tion was handled was an Japanese-Canadians.”’ Hydro (i705 Company cracks | _ down - = ACTS OF vandalism involv- ing «insulators, transformers and substation bushings are e e eo costing Hydro) customers cS iali ts thousands of dollars, accor pec 1S: WL . ding {to Sstatostics from Hydro’s security department Gourmeb Catering” Dunng the 1983 84 fiscal year the total reached nearly Anita Sorensen and Lynda Rowland have $14,000 The amount tor the moved out of The Silk Purse $12,000 feat year ovet And into The Cypress Inn at 4368 Marine Drive by Light House Park, West Vancouver In the latest incident damage over $4,800 0 was caused to insulators in the Nanaimo area Cocktail Receptions, Buffet Engagements or “Vandaly who shoot at tlegant Festive Dinner Parties Justin time to help with your Christmas Entertainment needs, Parties of 20 of More powerlines are cisking long Catered in The Cypress tin oni The Prwacy pron terms for a single otf Your Home. or Business foolsb acto said chied security Officer Ron Green Call Anita 922.2727 of Lynda 922 1501 The Criminal Code of or The Cypress Inn at 926 7528 | Canada provides up to i4 | yours tmprisoument for Se a NS Oe wilful damage . 3 1 3 3 sPltibyy, rr 3 3 i 2 t DY QLALA LALA ALAA AYAY: \ ‘ of C ae x as | CK - _ arts and crafts ms -unique Brass and Crystal ingenious candles delightfal Fashion Jewelry: original Bavarian: Beer Steins Angels dressed in brocade and velvet NATIVITY SCENES NOW ON SALE pricas fanging between 28.95 to 118.00 3 Seasons Greetings! <<< » Cherry Hill Gallery << | 1516 Marine Dr. 3, y West Vancouver a ) : | 922-2911 nee ee TS ne wet FS I OS ae A a. Pe a Ne he Sat nad) ad Od ad Nae a ado a a t t —: t fi i IRENE NEMETH never accused of a crime Vancouver Redress i or permitted to defend Committee ‘‘Japanese-Canadians were apprehended in 1942, stripped of their rights, livelihoods and themselves, and to heip ensure that other inno- cent individuals or groups will not become victims of such injustice. possessions, interned and ; ¥ " ‘‘There are many loca and dat -— oo freedoms restored unul financial compensation, 1949. Although the ex- including loss of property - and possessions, loss of planation al the time was rights, and loss of liveli- that the actions were nec- h . S ood. essary for security reasons, documents ‘‘l believe the federal recently made public government and Cana- reveal that both the arm- dians as a whole will ed forces and the RCMP realize the significance of felt that such actions were . redress, not only as it af- unwarranted. fects the Japa- “The acts that were nese-Canadians who were committed against an in- an so unjustly treated, but as nocent group of people in redressed. it reflects on our country Our society are so “An apology and ac- and the rights of all’ Ca- disgraceful and so com- knowledgement of the nadians. We have an op- pletely at odds with the wrongs committed 1s nec- portunity now to make most basic. principles essary, both to clear the amends and to take ac- which form the basis of good names of those in- tion which will help en- democracy that these nocent people who were trench the rights of all wrongs must definitely be wrongfully tnterned but Canadian citizens."’ GIVE BLOOD. GIVE LIFE! 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