lor
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Weather
XXXIV
No.
5
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worth
Coast
o
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,
St
Morale
winds,
cloudy
10
i
.im
with
occasional
light
fresh
winds
with
s
nday
areas
dur.n
SSing
and
afternoon,
overcast
British
Advance
l
l
Alf
Hliqe
LUUro
letter
Now
Allird
Armies
Still
Moving
Tord
Juncture
from
North
ind
South
IslRASBOniO
TIIKEATENM
3
PARIS.
Jan.
C
(CP)"
Hie
Land
(irrman
winter
offen
ce
threatened
Mrnsnourg
Lm
three
direction!
today
as
British
and
American
troops
E
aijinst
the
stone
wall
of
a
wrdKe
driven
Dy
ine
Ihjrd
Germans'
first
surprise
attack
and
.truck
across
Luxembourg
Into
Belgium.
Meanwhile
me
Ifitrnun
suddenly
Minenea
tbtir
stand
on
thi?
western
I
point
of
the
Belgian
tftdge
and
ihrrw
Allied
troops
back
as
Imuth
h
1000
yards
at
points.
second
German
drive
IThe
burst
through
American
Sev-
Irr.th
Army
lines
for
fifteen
I
miles
in
five
days
southeast
lot
Bilche
In
Northern
Alsace
PARIS.
Ju::
6
tt
Veteran
BrUJl
inianiry
ana
unuui
r
n.i
if.'
j
the
Belgian
bulge
.
-j
irk
by
Field
Marshal
I'.c:.'
mcr"
now
commanding
,
AL:d
armln
on
the
north
li;
cl
the
-Mmt.
is
continuing
i:
A
cl
-patch
from
the
-i
jts
y
tcrday
said
the
r
j
Lid
made
a
1500-yard
:r
ctii'U'
Uit
ground
anu
In
i
.
i
v.
minefields
south
Mir
;s
Other
British
units
lltacktl
;e
Orrmans
on
the
labklrf:
if
;:-wly
captured
Dure
Ind
Warrclr.
south
of
Rochc-
Lrt
at
the
ucitcrn
end
of
the
Liient
The
Be:;;i
radio
said
that
the
iermaio
broke
through
the
Al
led
:
at
tarrcnirucmlnes
on
?S-m!!e
fr
n'
and
had
"cleared
he
c!d
Ocrman
Reich
area
be
I
ten
the
Saar
and
the
Rhine'
f
Seventh
Army
troops.
A
front,
ci.
oatch
said
Amert
'
i
T..
d
Armv
trooos.
on
the
"i
'dr
of
-.he
bulge
have
?d
17
separate
Nazi
counter-!'"tki
i:t
a
2t
hour
period
end-
l
at
6
a.m,
Friday
W.h
sw
steady
gains
on
a
.t.
:e
fr
uv
on
the
north
side
I''
)f
tl;e
allcat.
the
American
K
Armv
lviv
wVilltlnil
rlnwn
i'he
Ge-man
escape
gap
between
IBirtogne
and
Grandmenlel
to
I
carcely
12
miles.
SEARCH
FOR
BODY
OF
FISHERMAN
The
Prince
Rupert
halibut
tost
Kyneiic
sailed
early
this
nomine
for
mirrnrri
rwn
Aris-
'azablc
Island,
where
its
crew
"l
grapple
for
the
body
of
Ed-
'"
Kristianscn,
69,
Prince
Ru-W
fisherman
who
apparently
le
overboard
while
the
Kyrielle
w
anchored
in
the
sheltered
"tor
there
on
the
night
of
Janu-fy
2.
Kristianscn
is
believed
wmch
resulted
in
him
falling
onboard
when
he
went
on
deck
w
a
cup
or
water
while
the
sn
n
i-
.
-
.
.
.
.
.
ancnorect
lor
the
nign;
m
a
sheltered
cove
110
miles
ot
nere.
DOUG
KERR
IN
BIG
AIR
FIGHT
Flying
Officer
Doun
Kerr
of
n
thers
and
Prince
Rupert,
"King
part
in
a
big
lUr
battle
Germany
last
night,
had
"'a
machine
damaged
by
ma-
'ne
gun
and
cannon
fire
u'
got
his
plane
back
safely
base.
Flying
Officer
Kerr
a
formerly
a
member
vt
the
cai
Post
omcc
staft
nls
1
at
Smithers.
In
last
"
ghts
big
air
battle
33
Brlt-
wi,
Including
nine
Canadian.
-
iaiied
to
return.
-
-
1
i
j
WAR
NEWS
Seventh
Army
Taking
Brunt
rARIS
The
American
Seventh
Army
is
bearing
the
brunt
of
a
new
German
counter-offensive
in
Lower
Alsace.
In
21
hours
of
violent
fishtlnir,
the
Seventh
Army
has
dulled
the
edge
of
a
German
spearhead
jabbing
towards
the
Saverne
Gap,
a
vital
supply
life-line
for
all
Allied
forces
In
northeastern
France.
In
the
last
live
days,
the
resurgent
Nazis
have
plunged
15
mlles
lnto
the
Vosges
Mountains
but
the
German
drive
has
been
stopped
and
turned
back
near
the
Maginot
Line
city
of
Haguenau.
In
Belgium,
British
and
American
forces,
now
under
the
command
of
Field
Marshal
Sir
Bernard
Montgomery,
are
hammering
at
the
northern
flank
of
the
German
bulge
along
a
twenty-one
mile
front.
Today's
communique
says
the
Allied
attack
from
the
nprth
Js.
continuing
In
Jacc
of
still
and
determined
opposition.
On
the
south
flank,
heavy
enemy
pressure
by
tanks
and
mranlry
persisted.
Allied
patrols
were
active
yesterday
along
the
Maas
Kiver
In
Holland
where
the
Canadian
First
Army
last
was
reported
In
operation.
Hanover
and
Berlin
Targets
LONDON
A
great
force
of
American
bombers
has
returned
to
the
attack
on
Germany
by
daylight
today.
The
koii.r.!
iinrlnr
the
nleht
by
more
than
five-
thousand
tons,
pf
British
and
Canadian
bombs.
The
German
cities
of
Hanover
and
Berlin
were
the
main
targets
of
the
British
and
Canadian
overnight
raiders.
Canadians
Take
Town
.
.
II
.1
illffltivll
HOME
Canadian
forces
pusmng
nmui
...-
the
town
of
Sant
Alberto.
Italy's
eastern
To
Valley
have
taken
i-
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,.,iii
north
of
Kavenna
on
the
1
lie
IOWI1
IS
-
'
.
Adriatic
sector.
Klsewhere
in
Italy,
sharp
fighting
has
been
resumed
south
of
the
big
rail
and
industrial
city
of
Bologna
of
comparatively
quiet.
The
Germans
after
a
protracted
spell
have
attacked
the
foremost
tip
of
a
Fifth
Army
spearhead
pointed
at
Bologna
with
artillery
and
mortar
fire.
On
Eastern
Front
MOSCOH'-Soviet
announcements
say
that
the
German
in
Budapest
has
nude
garrison
drlvelto
relieve
the
trapped
lines.
Nor
thwes
of
tl
e
only
small
penetrations
of
Red
Army
Hungarian
capital,
the
Nazis
threw
300
tanks
gainst
''e
Russian
penerallons
we
e
cut
lines,
but
Moscow
says
the
enemy
Inside
Budapest.
Russian
shock
troops
off
and
df.troyed.
Smashed
Into
the
city's
race
track
which
,
th;
.
Germans
had
been
using
as
a
smaii-pianc
hi
-eastern
action.
Marshal
Tito
has
into
front
may
be
stirring
1'artisan
forces
have
cros
ed
the
closed
that
his
Yugoslav
Nazi
positions
between
Klag-fnrt
threaten
border
Into
Austria
to
Lnd
Graz
Berlin
broadcasts
say
that
Soviet
forces
I
I
ing
r
ped
at
the
Vistula
bridgehead
near
Baranov
120
mile
beLw
Warsaw.
Berlin
thinks
this
may
be
the
prepara-tlon
for
an
all-out
Russian
drive
through
Poland.
New
Air
Blows
On
Japan
WASHINGTON
-
American
supcrforiress
oon
ocn.
..a,s
stepped
up
it
ir
attempts
to
knock
out
war
production
centres
Ih?
home
Islands.
A
War
Department
communique
In
Japanese
China-baes
'd
"superfortresses
hit
industrial
targets
on
assault
today.
Details
regarding
the
Kvnslu.
n
a
daylight
Sklng
orce.
specific
targets,
and
damage
have
not
yet
-been
radio
has
told
of
a
new
announced.
Meanwhile,
the
Japanese
rU?Z
seventy
and
eighty
super-
Tokyo
by
a
force
of
between
rtrLses
The"
enemy
broadcast
declared
the
raiders
at-Ucke
the
western
part
of
the
Japanese
capital
this
morning.
Japanese
Retake
Town
.
refnkm
th
Burma
lotjacrii
rnemy
remnants
were
fleeing
rW
Bet,"
JapanU
inv
Lion
of
Burma,
Wanting
was
the
site
of
a
Chinese
customs
station.
VACCINE
SUCCESSFUL
LONDON
0-A
British
vaccine
Is
being
experiment
the
Argentine
against
foot-and-mouth
disease
In
cattle,
parliament
has
ben
Informed.
Firs
results
of
the
vaccine,
a
crystal
violet
dye,
were
termed
WEEK
OF
PRAYER
LONDON,
Oh
Arrangements
have
been
completed
by
the
world's
Evangelical
Alliance
for
Ihe
09th
observance
through
the
world
of
the
universal
week
of
prayer
which
begins
the
first
Rnndav
or
eacn
year,
me
observance
will
be
from
January
7
to
January
14
Inclusive.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BKmSH.il0T
HMLVS
NEWSPAPER
V
spv.i
,
.
t-
win
SEARCIUNO
FOR
SNIPERS
IN
IGIELENKfRCH
EN,
GERMANY
Three
Allied
Infantrymen
advance
nest
during
the
mop-up
operations
in
Gellen-klrchcn,
on
a
house
suspected
of
being
a
snipers'
Germany.
The
town
was
taken
In
a
brilliant
Joint
action
by
the
British
Second
Army
and
the
VS.
Ninth.
University
Term
Being
Speeded
Up
MONTREAL,
Jan.
6
0
War
veterans
entering
college
will
be
able
to
make
swifter
progress
under
a
new
three-year
term
plan
announced
by
McGUl
Uni
versity
In
Montreal,
under
the
Echeme.
students
ready
to
en
ter
the
university
may
begin
their
first
year
now
and
toy
tak
ing
additional
spring
and
.summer
courses
they
will
be
ready
to
advance
to
the
second
year
by
next
fall.
Expanding
Industry
Future
For
Paper
Good
Montreal.
Jan.6
Pub
and
paperj
normally
C&tfadfrfc
M'V'H
est
manufacturing
Industry,
is
stlir
a
comparatively
young
industry,
and
Its
possibilities
for
new
development
are
almost
limitless,
stated
Paul
Kellogg,
general
manager
of
the
Newsprint
Association,
in
an
address
before
the
Purchasing
Agents
Association
of
Montreal.
Rpseareh
In
the
industry,
said
Mr.
Kellogg,
Is
Just
starting,
and
every
day
products
made
on
a
paper
base
or
new
uses
lor
paper
itself
are
being
developed.
Present
products
of
the
industry,
he
stated,
arc
every-day
essentials
and
are
widely
dlver-
ciriprt
Thpse
nroducts
are
so
low
In
cost
that,
whereas
pulp
products
constantly
are
replacing
other
materials
for
various
uses,
there
Is
little
danger
of
pulp
or
paper
being
displaced
by
substitutes.
Tills
gives
the
Industry
a
high
probability
of
nerformance.
From
the
national
standpoint,
pulp
and
paper
are
important,
as
the
industry
helps
provide
employment
for
a
great
many
workers
and
contributes
in
a
major
way
to
the
activity
of
other
Important
industries,
its
bulkness
means
that
transportation
Is
a
big
cost
Item,
and
the
Industry
pays
$60
millions
a
year
for
transportation.
Tnc
industry
also
is
a
major
user
of
power,
one
of
the
biggest
buyers
of
heavy
machinery,
provides
win
ter
employment
for
farmers
as
well
as
using
many
workers
In
the
mills.
A
nroblcm
Is
In
possible
fu
ture
competition
with
subsidized
mills
of
other
countries.
Mr.
Kellogg
suggested
It
may
be
nec-
ccssary
for
Canada,
to
main
tain
Its
true
position
In
the
world
markets,
to
attempt
to
make
some
agreement
with
other
pulp
and
paper
manufacturing
and
exporting
countries
to
pre
vent
ruinous
and
uneconomic
competition.
Local
Temperature
Maximum
45
Minimum
40
Rainfall
for
the
24-hour
period
ending
at
11
o'clock
Friday
night
totalled
.83
Inches.
APPLICATION
FOR
HEARING
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
.
SATURDAY,
JANUARY
6,
1945
Vancouver
Stretf
Railway-men's
Union
Sends
Message
to
National
War
Labor
Board
Chairman
Strike
Still
Threatens
OITAWA.
Jan.
C
IB
Mr.
Jus
tice
Archibald,
chairman
of
the
National
Viur
Labor
Board,
was
yesterday
considering
a
telegram
from
Charle
Stewart,
chairman
of
the
advisory
board
of
west
coast
locals
of
the
Street
Rall-wavmen's
Unlijtt.
making
formal
applies
lion
for
a
re-hearlng
of
tha
union's
wage
application
Stewart's
message
cancelled
previous
messages
in
which
tt
rl
Ua
aMl.-ir,
wna
thrpatptlPfl
If
I
the
Board
failed
to
change
an
(earlier
decision
'refusing
in
creases.
It
was
expected
the
Board
would
confer
later
Friday
on
Stewart's
U-legram.
Strike
Threat
Still
Stands
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
6
05
R.
K
nprvin
nubltcttv
chairman
of
the
Street
PAl'waymen's
Union
of
the
American
Federation
of
Labor,
said
members
who
at
tended
meetings
in
Vancouver
yesterday
vo'ed
unanimously
to
co-operate
with
the
Union
ad
visory
board
regarding
the
situation
twhich
m.iy
sce'2700
em-nlovees
ot
the
British
Colum
bia)
Electric
'Railway
In
Van
couver,
Victoria
-and
New
West
minster-
walk
ut-Tuesday.
Union
officios
said
the
strike
threat
still
starvds
until
a
satis
f:ctory
reply
s
received?
from
the
National
War
Labor
Board
aUOttawa
wtien
a
new
secret
vote
would
have
to
be
taken
to
.nmnon
ctrtkfl
thl-pat
fir
'tint..
counr.il
chairman,
said
the
government
was
in
error
in
Interpreting
a
wire
Trom
him
as
cancelling,
the
strike
threat.
in
CHILD
5UPPORT
IS
COS
I
LY
TO
MUNICIPALITY
Cost
to
the
city
for
malntaln-
an
llleeltimate
child
in
cases
where
uarenthood
has
not
been
established
or
where
the
parents
are.
unable
or
unwilling
to
sup-rwirt
the
child
is
about
$338
a
year,
according
to
figures
worked
out
by
City
Clerk
H.
D.
Thaln.
Basis
of
the
figure
Is
the
cost
of
such
cases
In
1943.
"It
may
even
run
higher,
de-uendine
on
lesal
and
other
costs
Involved,"
Mr.
Thaln
said.
"That
is
what
It
cost
In
1943."
Under
the
Protection
of
Chll-ren
Act.
which
places
the
wel
fare
of
the
cbild
paramount,
the
municipality
of
which
the
par
ents
were
residents
is
respon-kIWp
for
maintaining
the
child
should
the
parents
be
successful
In
neeatln.
tr-Mr
responsioiniy.
Mr.
Thaln
-els
that
the
am-
nhaslx
nlarpfi
bv
the
Act
on
protecting
the
child
Is
wise.
"However,
we
do
our
best
to
keen
the
youncstcr
from
becom
ing
a
public
charge
by
raking
every
means,
ttwludlng
legal
ac
tion,
to
make
the
parents
assume
responsibility
for
It."
For
some
reason
unknown
to
Mr.
Thaln,
the
cost
of
maintaining
children
of
Protestant
parents
In
1943
was
92
cents
a
clay
while
thi
rnst.for
Catholic
thildren
was
DO
cents
a
day.
Cost
nf
maintenance
for
the
year
was
$338
for
the
former
and
$331
for
the
latter.
since
the
city
must
assume
responsibility
Tor
the
support
of
such
children
until
they
are
ia
years
of
age,
the
18
year
cost
on
Ihe
1943
basis
would
De
t,uyo
for
a
Protestant
child
and
$5958
for
a
Catholic
youngster.
Average
cost
woul.i
be
$6027.
SWAMP
RICE
EXPERIMENT
LAGOS,
Nlcerla
0
Experl
ments
in
swamp
rice
cultlva
tlon
now
being
carried
out
In
IJebu
Province
are
said
to
be
going
well.
Four
important
swampy
regions
In
the
Province
have
been
selected
for
the
ex
periments,
and
the
final
results
cf
the
test
arc
awaited
with
Interest
by
local
farmers.
Another
New
Landing
On
Philippine
Islands
Allied
Forces
Digging
In
On
Marinduque
Closer
to
Luzon
PEARL
ilAKUOU,
Jan.
6
(CP)
Allied'
invasion
forces
in
the'
Philippines
are
digging
in
today
on
the
newly
invaded
Island
of
Marinduque,
Just
twenty
miles
south
of
Luzon
Island
and
one
hundred
miles
from
Manila.
MacArthur's
communique
says
the
Allied
forces
seized
Marinduque
Island
without
opposition
from
the
enemy.
Control
of
that
island
gives
the
Allies
direct
contact
with
the
southern
coast
of
Luzon.
The
Tokyo
radio
said
today
that
Japanese
planes
had
spotted
an
Allied
convoy
including
one
hundred
and
twenty
landing
barges'west
of
Luzon
Island.
Tokyo
radio
s'aid
totlay.that
"theiAmericans
may
have
landed
on
Luzon!
Island.'
The
statement
was
recorded
in
London
after-
Tokyo
had
reported
the
big
American
armada
including
120
landing
craft
off
Luzon
which
is
the.
main
island
of
the
Philippines.
Tokyo
said
that
another
strong
convoy
was
sighted
west
of
Panay
Island
and
a
third
was
mov
ing
south
of
the
neighboring
island
oi
XNegros.
MITCHELL
TO
BE
PRESIDENT
E.
T.
Applewhaite
Nominated
As'
Secretary
of
Chamber
of
Commerce
to
Succeed
Arthur
Brooksbank
G.
C.
Mltchelf,
vice-president
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce.
Is
the
sole
nom
Inee
for
the
presidency
in
1945
w.
"
p.
stone
is
nominated
for
Applewhaite
Is
proposed
for
the
secretarv-treasurersnip
in
sue
cession
to
Arthur
Brooksbank
who
li
retiring
after
many
years
of
efficient
service.
Tor
eight
seats
on
the
execu
tlve
council
of
the
Chamber
G.
R.
S.
Blackaby,
C.
A.
Berner,
J.
E.
Boddie,
H.
A.
Breen,
Theo
nnllart.
Arnold
Flaten.
G.
Hunter.
W.
O.
Fulton,
Pete
Lakle,
j.
j.
Little.
Alex
Mackenzie
D.
C.
McRae.
C.
C.
Mills,
S
Parker.
Frank
Skinner.
W.
M
Watts
and
R.
M.
Wlnslow
are
nominated.
TIip
annual
meetillZ
of
the
Chambe'r
will
be
held
next
Mon
day
evening.
T.
D.
Pattullo,
M.L.A.,
con
tinues
as
honorary
president
and
Olof
Hanson,
M.P.,
as
honorary
vice-president
of
the
Chamber.
Bulletins
COACH
LINES
TIED
UP
VICTORIA
All
routes
operated
by
Vancouver
Island
Coach
Lines
Limited
are
idle
as
63
drivers
have
begun
a
strike
in
protest
against
refusal
of
the
Regional
War
Labor
Board
to
give
them
requested
wage
increases.
CASUALTIES
LOWER
At.MKl)
SUPREME
HEAD
QUARTERS
Allied
casualties
have
been
far
below
those
suffered
Jy
the
Germans
and
have
not
been
particularly
high
compared
with
the
scale
of
action
since
the
opening
of
the
Nazi
offensive,
Supreme
headquarters
reported
today.
COLD
ON
TRAIRIES
WINNIPEG
The
temperature
has
dropped
to
45
below
zero
in
Prince
Albert,
Saskatchewan,
and
35
below
in
Min-nedosa.
Manitoba.
In
Alberta
temperatures
are
around
zero.
RUBBER
IS
SCARCER
OTTAWA
Allan
II.
Williamson,
rubber
controller,
says
the
shortage
of
civilian
tiies
will
become
even
more
acute.
OVERSEAS
MAIL
LOST
OTTAWA
Mail
for
the
United
Kingdom
mailed
between
December
15
and
26
was
lost
when
a
TransCanada
Air
Lines
transAllantlc
plane
was
lost
last
wck,
General
Spry
s
"Mentioned"
OTTAWA.
Jan.
6
0)
Major
General
Dan
Spry,
Halifax,
divisional
commander
In-northwest
Europe,
was
among
478
officers
and
men
of
the
Canadian
Army
honored
-with
mentions
in
dis
patches
for
gallant
and
distin
guished
service
In
an
announce
ment
Thursday
from-
Depart
ment
of
National
Defence
head
quarters.
No
Prince
Rupert
names
are
Included
in
the
list.
"
lELtbWKNlffc
FIRE
YELLOWKNIFE,
N,
W.
T.
Extensive
damage
was
done
when
fire
last
night
destroyed
the
Hudson
Bay
Co.
store
and
warehouse
here.
Tides
(Pacific
Standard
time)"
Sunday,
January
7,
1945
High
7:54
18.1
feet
20:31
15.1
feet
Low
1:06
8.4
feet
14:20
8:9
feet
lis
May
Now
Be
On
Luzon
Ag
homes.
Even
those
who
are
in
favor
of
the
general
principle
f
v,o
nmirram.
express
some
rtmiht.
as
to
whether
the
gov
eminent
will
be
able
to
provide
an
effective
check
against
the
lnratlon
of
Japanese
where
they
please
in
Canada,
once
they
have
been
declared
legal
resiaenws
the
country.
However,
that
is
an
issue
mat
can
wait
until
after
the
war
for
settlement.
Criticize
United
States
Move
Announcement
that
the
evacu-
J
atlon
order
in
the
United
Statc3
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
QUESTION
IS
THORNY
ONE
Polish
Government
Issue
to
Be
One
of
Problems
For
Big
Three
Conference
LONDON.
Jan.
6
CD
Russia's
action
in
formal
recognition
of
the
Lublin-
government
of
Poland,
makes
a
clean
break
with
the
Polish
government
in
London
which
still
Is
recognized
by
Oreat
Britain
and
the
United
States,
thus
bringing
to
a
head
one
of
the
thorniest
questions
facing
the
Impending
Big
Three
conference.
The
broadcast
announcement
of
Russia's
action
came
within
fnnr
riavs
nf
a
lolnt
announce
ment
by
Oreat
Britain
and
the
United
States
that
they
stand
by
the
Polish
government.
In
Washington
yesterday
tne
United
States
reiterated
recognition
of
the
Polish
government
In
London.
Greek
Civil
War
Ending
Fighting-
Entirely
Over
at
Piraeus
Only
Odd
Sniping
in
Athens
ATHENS.
Jan.
6
W
A
BBC
correspondent
reports
that
or
ganized
fighting
has
ceased
in
the
Greek
port
of
Piraeus.
The
correspondent
said
that
British
forces
In
northern
Athens;
rne
last
part
of
the
Greek
capital
held
by
left-wing
EXAJ3.
troops,
are
encountering
only
an
occa-:
slonal
sniper.
v
.
,
."
-
-
it,
--
AN
ERA
OF
FLOODS
The
reign
of
Emperor
Ken
Lung
of
China
from
1735
to
1798
was
markad
by
16
major
floods.
WILL
NOT
LET
JAPS
RETURN
TO
B.C.
WHILE
WAR
IS
ON
Favors
Permanent
Redistribution,
Deportations
At
War's
End
OTTAWA,
Jan.
G-Regardless
of
the
policy
being
followed
in
the
United
States,
there
is
small
likeli
hood
of
Japanese
being
returned
to
tne
west
coabt
oi
fori
aril
Kofnrp
thp
war's
termination.
In
the
United
States,
the
order
for
the
evacuation
of
some
120,000
Japanese
from
Calitornia,
uregon
anu
vyasmnsmu
to
Interior
locations
was
retcnujr
revoked,
and
In
some
quarters
there'
-was
a
disposition
-m
believe
that
a
similar
course
would
be
followed
In
British
Colum
bia.
Hnwever.
the
Canadian
pro
gram
toward
evacuated
Japanese
was
set-form
by
tne
govern
ment
some
time
ago
and
it
is
nrnhable
that
this
will
be
main
tained,
whether
or
not
it
con-
fiinfc!
uMth
the
new
policy
OI
A
11V
WJ
"!
the
United
States.
The
Canadian
program,
as
dls
closed
in
Ottawa,
is
to
keep
all
Japanese
from
the
coastal
areas
until
after
the
war,
wnen
ar
rangements
are
to
be
made
to
deport
all
Japanese
wnose
rec
ord
of
loyalty.
Is
not
satisiac
torv.
the
others
being
distrlb
tor)
arrives
Canada
so
as
to
uwu
prevent
a
recurrence
of
the
con-ppntratlon
that
existed,
in
the
Vancouver
and
Fraser
Valley
nrpn
ho
f
ore
U1C
War.
The
weak
point
In
this
policy
appears
to
be
the
obvious
an
fipnitv
of
dictating
in
peace
time
where
people
admitted
to
thp
rnuntrv
are
to
make
their
has
been
revoked
in
the
sense
that
Japanese
of
established
loyalty
will
be
permitted
to
return
to
the
coastal
regions
has
brought
considerable
criticism
from
those
on
the
west
coast
who
fear
new
outbreaks
of
racial
antagonism.
Certainly
any
move
In
Canada
to
shift
the
Japanese
back
to
the
coast
during
wartime
would
cause
widespread
hoitllity,
and
public
feeling
Is
so
strongly
against
such
a
change,
that
the
government
most
certainly
would
not
adopt
It
at
this
time.
B.C.'s
representative
In
the
King
Cabinet
has
often
express
ed
himself
as
being
opposed
to
having
Japaness
in
British
Columbia
now
or
after
the
war.
and
similar
sentiments
are
held
by
others
In
public
life.
Apart
from
political
opposition,
organizations
such
as
the
Canadian
Legion
have
come
out
vigorously
against
the
return
of
the
Japanese
to
the
coast.
Fisn-ermen
and
other
labor
groups
have
also
opposed
it.
The
auestlon
appears
to
uo
tolerated
in
British
Columbia
whether
the
Japanese
will
be
after
the
war
rather
than
whether
some
of
them
are
to
be
permitted
to
return
to
British.
Columbia
while
tne
war
With
the
conflict
rising
In
In
tensity
on
the
Pacific,
there
seems
to
be
no
JusUflcatlon
for
the
relaxation
of
controls
such,
as
the
United
States
has
authorized,
and
British
Columbians
who
have
studied
tho
subject
be
lieve
that
a
mistake
has
1k'C1
made
that
will
certainly
not
be
duplicated
In
Canada
Illi
m
I