Japanese Voter Franchise Stir In British Columbia
The Dominion Government plans to let Japanese veterans in British Columbia vote in the general election. The move provokes anger among BC citizens who fear Oriental influence and question Canadian citizenship for Japanese and their Canadian-born children. The piece condemns Ottawa and recalls previous provincial opposition to the policy amid wartime sacrifices and memorials to fallen Japanese soldiers.
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Dominion
Ottawa
B. C
Pacific Coast
British Columbia
Stanley Park
Canadian
Japan
Canada
J.S. Cowper
Vancouver World
Anti Tobacco Laws and Humbug
A Washington publication says strict anti tobacco laws in Utah Kansas and others are futile and harmful. It cites Washington state decades ago briefly enforced fines for selling cigarettes but dealers kept stock under counters and law fell into disrepute before repeal. The piece argues the country is not ready for such laws and reformers seek payrolls rather than enforcement.
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Utah
Kansas
Washington
State of
Opportunities for Young People Strength of Will
A Canadian periodical urges the nation’s youth to seize the era of rapid growth ahead. It calls on young men and women to build character will and thought to meet new responsibilities and to match Canada’s promise with effort.
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Canada
United States
Exchangeless Rights and Odd Weather Talk in Editorial Snippet
A collage of quips notes women’s rights未 firmly settled. A San Francisco woman is jailed for smoking on the street while other lines mock bootleg liquor, weather, and moral tone. Regional papers riff on sea serpents, taxes, and Empire loyalty in a witched variety of editorials.
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San Francisco
Near Hast
Black Sea
Sam
Henry
Globe-Times
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Cumberland Islander
Cumberland, B. C
Edward W. Bickle
Ben H. Gowen
Vancouver Island
Blue Mountain Hagle
Ore
Cascade
Cascade Beer
Vancouver Breweries Limited
NAVY
Men’s Department
Studebaker
Nanaimo, B. C
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