Show HON 3 SPECIAL NUMBER NUM BER SPECIAL PEC A L NUMBER NU S I1 M 1 vol 11 II grecial no STATES ERNST OBJECT OF MGM 09i vea registration ae u T tl acy concerning the registration given at the topaz special meeting called by the administration monday evening the principal purpose of the registration beginning february 11 of all ail aomen 17 years of men and women residing relocation cenin the expedite exo edite comto is ters plete relocation of all the residents in these 10 age and over now 10 assisted tey by and governmental arld has set private agencies the necessary offices throughout the country for up finding definite job oport pportunities unities in line with the specific occupational abilities of the men and now residing in the centers in order to give the of the people united a correct evaluastates tion of the residents the VJRA is conducting a nationwide educational campaign the first step was the press release from secret- women ary of war stimson which other things gave evidence that the war department part ment considered american citizens of Ta japanese among ancestry to as be loyal deserving such and the full rights of citizenship the next step was the DISCLOSES DISCLOSE5 9 1943 az JW governments ar of project dicharles F ernsts message to residents of MEETING PURPOSE AT SPECIAL summary rector centers the various tuesday february TOP V war department pro clama ion presented proclamation L tracy at a ant by Lieuter william lieutenant by the administration bringing togeth- official the monday evening meeting called of topaz follows ne are here on a mission which will be made plain ive to you within the next feli fei question- not freedom the circumminutes some not were of your stances be to distribnaires are choosing though own among you and what is it is uted of exmajority the true that here hero of byway said is pla ining what use the gov- you and of your families plaining ernment intends to make of accepted the restrictions placed upon your life with them and withour mission is not an little complaint sandwith experiment but marks the out deviating from loyalty and to the united states extension radical in any time of crisis broadening of a policy when national which has always intended however that ways should be found survival presents itself to return you to a normal as the all important issue the best interests of way of life be as presentations such the few must sometimes bo or sacrificed temporarily this one are being made seems what disregarded for simultaneously at all the relocation centers over the good of the many the the united states all ci- proof of a nations good be found in tizens in this country who faith is to bo to removes are blood whether it are of Ta japanese er representative being told the same things the effort is not a campaign or a drive but is an attempt to find a worksolution for the able acute wartime problem of portion of our popula- one its fundamental purpose is to put your situation on a plane which is tion consistent with the dignity of american citizenship what is done done with the is being authority of store full privileges at car liest opportunity the earliest admittedly this past year has boon been for you a considerable period of hardship and great anxiety that was came because war camo to the united states and burimposed extraordinary bla dens upon all of its citiour citizens everyzens where feel these burdens increasingly your o n on burdens have differed fenci tho majority of those of the our population in kind and the government of the uniyou endorsement of secretary ted states and with the in degree bringing anguish of greater by sons announcement stimsons approval of the war de- perhaps which president ro mind roosevelt the decisions partment ment rosevelt sevelt the part but whether it presidents statement will is to be successful will led to your present situahave the ef effect fact 0of bring depend finally upon the tion were studied as careing all the governmental voluntary acts of free am- fully as the rush of evand the agencies to the support of erican citizens ents permitted wore in the you the iou may object relocation pro that steps taken page 2 on cont d on page 2 id cont this your life here is I 1 |