"Ottawa's Timidity", Letter to the Editor by S. Henry

"Ottawa's Timidity", Letter to the Editor by S. Henry

Canada, history, Japanese Canadians, Japanese internment, public sentiment, public attitudes

Letter to the editor of The Vancouver Sun in which the author raises concerns about Ottawa's failure to act fast enough to respond to the perceived threat posed by Japanese Canadians. The author refers to the 20,000 (of 25,000) Japanese Canadians who were not yet interned as a possible fifth column in Canada.

S. Henry

The Vancouver Sun, February 5, 1942, vol. LVI no. 107, p. 4 via Google Newspaper Archives: https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xDRlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R4kNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1035%2C4216562

The Vancouver Sun via Google Newspaper Archives: https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xDRlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R4kNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1035%2C4216562

February 5, 1942

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