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ONE OF WAR’S TRAGEDIESOne of the tragedies of war is the inclination on the part of some Americans to repudiate the underlying principles of citizenship of our free democracy which is made up of I many nationalities, colors and creeds.Although there are many Japanese-Ameri-cans who are just as much citizens of this i country as German-Americans, the loyal Japanese born in the United States are being unfairly abused. Atrocities committed by enemy Japanese in the present war are usually given as the excuse for the resentment against American citizens of that race. \ But the fact that the heinous crimes which I the Germans have committed against all1 humanity do not arouse a similar resentment provfes that the prejudices of some Americans are based largely upon an un-American differentiation against color.J Surely, if a citizen of this country is good enough to fight and die for Old Glory, he deserves more respect and protection under that emblem than some are willing to give him. If he doesn’t, then we should remove one of the foremost principles of bur constitution.,• A pathetic case serves to demonstrate that ] something is fundamentally wrong with the 'American conception of a cosmopolitan democracy., Frank T. Hachiya, technician third class, was one of the 16 Japanese-Americans whose names were stricken from the honor roll at Hood River, Ore. On Jan. 3rd, Frank died as a result of wounds suffered at Leyte Island on Dec. 30th, while, as an American citizen, he was fighting for his country.This should have particular significance ,in this vicinity because both his mother and father live at the Hunt relocation center.With other American boys and girls, Frank ,T. Hachiya was graduated from the Odell high school at Hood River. With other American young people, he spent two years at Oregon university. With millions of other Americans, he took up arms for his country. And like thousands of others, he has died on the field of battle.Hood River should be ashamed.
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Twin Falls Times News
Twin Falls, Idaho, US
Thu, Mar 01, 1945
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