JAPANESE NATIONALS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 February 1942, Page 6

JAPANESE NATIONALS

PRECAUTIONS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. ( FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES. ] OTTAWA, January 14. • The Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King, in a statement is- I sued today, announced the Government ' programme regarding persons of Japan- - ese racial origin in British Columbia. In announcing the programme the Government reaffirms these fundamental principles: — (a) National defence and victory are first and over-riding considerations. (b) Canadians of Japanese racial ori- ' gin and Japanese nationals resident in Canada will be considerately treated. (c) Every feasible step should be taken to encourage the maintenance of a calm and reasonable attitude among Canadian citizens generally. The full force of the lawwill be invoked to prevent antiJapanese demonstrations and to protect Canadian residents of Japanese race. j (d) No action will be taken or permitted which would give any excuse to the Government of Japan for mistreating Canadians under Japanese control. Nor will any action be taken or permitted which would help Japanese anywhere to arouse Asiatic hostility against the white race. j (e) Canada will continue to collaborate with Britain and the United States with a view to substantial co-ordination of their policies in relation to persons of Japanese racial origin within their respective jurisdictions. In accordance with these principles, all fishing vessels operated by persons of Japanese racial origin on the Pacific coast have befen immobilised. All persons of Japanese racial origin will be prohibited during the duration of the war against Japan from fishing or serving on fishing vessels operated by Japanese off the British Columbia coast. / For the same period the sale of gasoline and explosives to persons of Japanese racial origin will be directly controlled under conditions to be prescribed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Japanese nationals will be forbidden to possess or use short-wave radio receiving sets, radio transmitters and cameras. The present intensive surveillance] of Japanese nationals will be continued and the Defence of Canada Regulation will be strictly enforced.