VOL.

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HEART
No. 11
MOUNTW Heart Mountain, Wyoming Saturday, March 11, 1944 3 Cents Within City 5 Cents Elsewhere

Our Cards on the Table

Supreme Court Considers
An Editorial
The American public is entitled to know, despite
what reflections might be cast upon us as a race, that
Korematsu Case Petition
selective service in relocation centers is going well re-
gardless of the unfavorable publicity coming upon us Nisei Braves Sniper's Bullets ACLU Acts
from several directions. At some centers small but To Save Wounded Major's life
vociferous groups have been taken into custody by fed-
eral officials for failure to respond to their calls for The major was lying In the rain on a rocky hillside between
As Sponsor
physical examinations. Cassino and the abbey of Mount Casslno.
him and In Action
pre-inducti-on

This is as. it should be. Every one knew he was badly hurt, but between
We hope that the FBI and the office of the U.S. the nearest man was 18 yards of open ground under fire of Ger-
District Attorney will treat any draft evaders at Heart man snipers and a German tank which was on the road to the With the filing of a peti-
abbey, according to a recent tion to review the opinion
Mountain in the same manner and quickly. Associated Press dispatch from There was still 10 yards to go.
At the same time these deluded youths have our of the ninth circuit court
the 5th Army In Italy. "Hell, rm going now," the
deepest sympathy because in most cases they them- of appeals, the constitu-
The major had gone forward sergeant said. "It's getting late tionality of the military
selves are not entirely guilty for their failure to realize
with one of the most advanced and I won't get there til night evacuation orders excluding from
their responsibilities. This situation is due to a num- units attacking a castle above at this rate." the Pacific coast American citi-
ber of factors. Casslno and had gone too far Hlsaoka crouched down, slid zens of Japanese ancestry and
Chief among these factors is the influence of some aver the 11a of a eullv. Snirjers out to the end of his trench. directing their Internment now
issei We frankly believe some of our parents are'ninned him down there. His (Continued on page 6)
awaits decision by the Supreme
skating on thin ice in their relations with their adopted head and the upper part of his Court of the United States. The
country and their native Japan. Unfortunately, they body were protected by a little petition was filed by Fred Ko-
prefer to do no ill toward either nation, thus keeping! rock shelter he had piled up,
legs protruded and he
Trail Blazer rematsu.
clear records. After the war, if there is nothing i"
their The Korematsu case was spon-
against them in either country there is no reason for! ;ve May "' DSC SJSJZl Get sored and Is being carried
their not being able to relations between
the two countries. Anyone thinking that trade rela ,,,, to
.
-

,,, 2gE
Crawling thru the muddy
mine field on Tinrt and
through the courts by the
northern California branch of
" the American Civil Liberties
tionsr between the two warrine nations will not be re-- . . knees, and removing fuses .
union. Supporting the appeal.
stored after the war is denying precedence and reality. Bgt Gary h 1 Hno, from mines with his bare in a brief filed as a friend of
Commerce is the basis of peace. .Hawaii, who came Into the army hands after his mine detection the court is the national office
(Contlaued on
page 4) 'directly from the University ot equipment had failed, Tech. of the ACLU.
Sgt Calvm K. Shlnogaki, an
Many Young JNiselAre Content
In Being 'Quislings9 to Selves
b3z&gt
HawalL

hoping that be would be able

to slide thru It and drag
American of Japanese descent
blazed a trafl of safety for his
company daring a night attack
oa
the ing the to
Casslno front, accord-
an Associated Press
When the case was tried be-
fore thejainth circuit court of
appeals; that court summarily
upheld the evacuation orders re-
lying upon the Supreme Court
v:ews expressed In the Gordon
By JOHN KTTASAKO A high way and a low, And niaJr to safety," Pruning re- -
dispatch from the 5th Army Hirabayashi case. However, it
.. ,. everv man decldeth. Which way lated.
"""' " """-ii-k.11 Hlsaoka had a trench about in
Italy. twas pointed out that In the Hi-
1
ay. n,,T ,,!, V"John Ot.
IT''ulSmirmSMd
remarked, to which his
take,
said, "No, It Isn't YouTe Just happiness, or the way to
shall we
growth and
eight
demy
yards
threw
long
down
when
his
he sud-
shovel.
- Shlnogakl's
advanced only
company

tance when mines began to go

had
a short dis-
rabayashi case, the Supreme
Court merely upheld the curfew
orders, Issued by Gen. John L.
getting used to It" the way to deter l. off. The men were flounder- DeWitt, and expressly avoided
ioration and misery?
Our "coffee" ot life Is not get- 63 Draftees ing in knee-dee- p mud. Sgt passing on the legality of the
ting better. We cannot say that lost winter when the Shlnogaki got down on his exclusion orders.
was a gorgeous sea of
our manners have Improved in groundtwo In the circuit court. Judge
camp, or that our thinking has mud, girls were looking
out of their barrack window.
Take Physicals hands and knees and began to
crawL Soon he whispered over
I

William Denman criticized the

been stimulated, or our attitude his shoulder, "Okay," and ar.t'on of the other Judges of
made more wholesome, or our
sense of values sharpened.
One girl said, "For
what a holy mess of mud!"
Fete sakes, At Ft. Warren tossed a defused mine to one that court for not considering
and passing upon the Issues In
side. Three times in the next
other, girl, casting her
We dont notice it because The BULLETIN 50 yards the column lay pant- that case, and for relying solely
we're getting used to It If we
eyes toward the majestic, PORT WARREN, Wyo. Nine ing In the mud while Shlno- upen the Supreme Court's gen-
think or act bad often enough, yond, said,
snow-cover- ed mountains be of the selectees of the three gaki neutralized the death eral language In the Hirabaya-
the mere fact of repetition win "Aren't those groups called for traps planted by the Germans. shi decision.
deaden our sensitivity to evil. mountains beautiful, so peace- physical examinations from The column then worked its In the brief filed by the
Our attitude and behavior ful and strong!" Heart Mountain this week have way out of the flat to a stone northern California ACLU It Is
are sabotaged by the almless-bc- ss Two girls looking out of the been accepted it was learned wait held that Korematsu was un-
(Continued on page 6) late Friday. constitutionally deprived of sub-
and abandon with which Shlnogaki has been recom-
we go through our daily paces The group leaving Heart mended for the legion of mer- stantially aU his rights of citi
of Uving. It is easy to be-
came "quislings" unto our- Inductees Free Mountain Wednesday had .ax it and the distinguished ser-
acceptables, Including Mb wo Hi- -
vice cress.
zenship in the absence of crime
on his part without due process
selves and sell out our moral HP
and spiritual values for mo- 1U V wno VrClltiCL VlClf
loll rsxnfavr
gashluchi, Mason Funabiki. John
okumura, John Miyamoto, Moto- -
of law by both the act of con-
gress which makes it a crime
mentary pleasures as an' ave- Evacuees nave passea mu Nakasako and Albert Ta
physical ex- - nouya.
Legion Pledges to violate a military order, and
nue of escape from the bore- their the military orders themselves
dom of confinement It Is easy aminauoua may ra w --
,
shirakl was held over
Respect to Nisei as applied to him.
to have our character stand- cauon centre uum season v.
from Tuesdajgp whne Fighting for U.S. The brief concludes:
ard lowered.
These are days when we can or tode.
all that time
aTC ,!?, SPed, Pfrt
Sam Fujishin and Joe Klyan
passed. Of the Monday group "The American Legion has
"This petition presents consti-
tutional Issues of a novel nature
to lower the bars on ductlon into the armed forces only Yosh Tanaka passed. All pledged Its confidence In and and great gravity.
our code of ethics, for these are with their parents or relatives, others were rejected. Its fun support of our army "The final determination of
toys when we are faced with according, to a directive issued and navy. Numerous persons these questions is a matter of
the necessity of meeting and by National WRA Director Dil- of Japanese ancestry are now national concern and, to a de-
solving great problems and mak- lon S. Myer this week. Sixty-thre- e draftees were or- serving with the armed forces gree, is a matter of International
ing wise decisions. ' "It will not be the policy of dered to report for of our country on the battle-front- s, concern. The rights of national
In this vale of problems and the War Relocation authority to physical examinations at Fort and according to all citizenship of the petitioner and
decisions, when we are being consider them to be visitors and Warren this week. The total reports, are serving valiantly 70,000 American citizens and nativ-

tested to see whether or not we require payment for food and called from Heart Mountain and wen. e-born children, who have
have the right stuff, we are on lodging during the period of since the relnstltutlon of selec- "We salute an men and wo- been unfortunate enough ...
to
our own. The right solutions to such residence," the notice tive service last January Is 79 men who love this country have had ancestors, who, for a
problems will be found and the stated. with the next group scheduled enough to flght and, if need period of time, were nationals
correct decisions will be made Such Inductees are advised to to report about March 22. be, die for It Every person of Japan, directly depend upon
by those of us who have clung present to the relocation officer There was a small number good enough to fight for us is the final determination of the
to a, sound, healthy way of life, a certificate of fitness lndicat among those called who failed entitled to our respect and Issues Involved herein. Indirect-
and who have not become dis- lng their acceptance for service, to appear at the assembling equal protection under the ly the rights and liberties of an
eased by the sordid and demor- in the armed forces which win point In Powell, according to constitution." Commander native-bor- n and naturalized ci
alizing aspects of camp life. be certified far their return to. Douglas M. Todd, acting pro-t- he William P. Haughton, in the tizens likewise depend on the
"To every man there openeth, center. (Continued on page S) California Legionnaire. final settlement of these Issues."