Show topaz page 32 e d t 0 r GEN JOHN 22 8 1 3 dewitt gen lt the kapril HAVE C CLEARANCE LEARANCE john L devitt deitt commawestern defense command apnder of peared before a congressional subcommittee on april 13 and made a statement of vide nation wide prejudiced opinion he earned nationwide many groups from of american repudiation one of the most influential people groups to voice protests aagainst the generals bitter pronunciations was the washington post a widely circulated daily whose main office is situated almost in Oa capitol the shadow of tho nations nationts Qa the following folio wine is a reprint of the appearing aring in the atop page pap e editorial app post P pril 15 edition of the ost the government of the united states sometimes referred to as the symbol of ameridemocracy now holds some can citizens in places euphemistically hen s pitol called relocation centers T these citi- long stride forward in the resettleprogram was taken this week when the MA leave procedure was decentralized and simplified from now on indA ment efinite leaves may be cleared by the broj act directors as well as by the national office A project director may issue indefito loyal residents who have leaves nite accepted permanent jobs or are able to support the of financial su port show evidence most important of loyalty is question 28 answered during the registration recently conducted in the relocation centers by the and the war department however certain persons among the are applying for leaves must still be cleared by the national office these exceptions are classified in the following carteg categories ries 1 those who have applied for repa- residents who from the pacific coast on the morrow of pearl harbor no triation because of their racial background tria tion violation of t e law has been charged 2 patrolled Pa rolled aliens ap they have been found a dinst them 3 shinto priests guilty of nothing save the peculiar pig4 those who hav been denied inave mentation 0of their skins they are known clearance by the national office as nisei native born americans of japa 5 those whose record at the project ne e ancestry as distinguished from is- would not warrant the project directors sei who are japanese aliens favorable action and gen now john L dewitt who 6 those whose first destination is generalou as co manding gener general at the ITwestern alof estern de- tho anand co mand goaland the eastern arny defense defenso Go fense command carried out the evacuation and relocation was quoted the A japs a jap other day as declaring whether he is an it makes no difference PROGRAM vest coast american citizen or not the west zens were brought inland te lt ICKES SUPPORTS is too vital and too vulnerable to take last week harold L ickes secretary be told of interior made a public statement in consti- a clear defense of tho the present resettletoo vi- ment program any mthe following is a copy of the state- the goneril general shield that american democracy and tho the tution of the united states aie be ignored and flouton by tal to bo the panic of ilitary eilot tho cos any chan chances t resettlement harbor ment 1 I interested myself past there has been ample time for 2 reasons in the of those investigation for the location of 7 US citizens citi yens who are and tho the determination of their loyalty of japanese ancestry on my farm at olney to this country on an individual basia basis mai maryland of a neighbor aland and on excuse thero once was for evaason eason r rason the is that I1 believe first cuating and holding them we should do all that we vie can to ease the ly no longer exists burden that the war has placed upon this is now april 18 less than a week after particular roup of our fellow citizens 1 statement before the congressional I do not like the idea of ayal cisubcommittee gen dewitt a bounced that tizens no matter of what race or color in the light of national interests he being kept in rel any con tors relocation cation centers had signed a proclamation effective fie vie longer than need be following day which would per peritit any the second reason is that these ci tho of japanese ancestry serving in eizens have a background of farming in th US army to travel freely within california and we need competent farm the acidic coa- t evacuation area heln badly helo T is startling contradiction of his involved compose the individuals former statement leads one to believe family groups I1 have had excellent movements ments working for the lifting report on them that inove of restrictions placed on loyal evacuees es are making some encouraging P 16 T I1 JM pro progreso Ila inasmuch is these occurrences hav considerable bearing on the evacuee published tuesdays thursdays and program ment bo saturdays be of at the central atah t tl interest forit would residents to relocation center not ahse ard furth r developments on his rs f ci ws |