Show EDITORIAL T A al what are wo we fighting for are we not fighting to prevent a ja jap invasion of our country to protect our country our bustness business and our homes from being over run and p painted by the yellow japs wily why may we ask must we tolerate the planting of those very elements among us any group of people tightly welded together with one ultimate alm aim become a very powerful unit and are arc not to bo be reckoned with lightly tho the evacuating of the japanese from their homes and resettling them would in the process alone wold weld the groups together in ili ono one solid block with one ultimate alm aim for the bene benefit alt of their own kind couple this with military strategy and it is the best opportunity the government of japan ever had to get organizations scattered throughout our nation it seems that a great many of our statesmen have failed to toke into consideration what great danger this resettlement can be ilow how did hitler overthrow germany by tightly welding together a small dinall group of men with one ultimate alin aim and as aa they grew they kept their flanks tightly welded whenever one ono of them secured a strategic position either business or 01 political lip ho succeeded the entire organization was behind him and one by one they worked their way into key positions when the hour came to strike they were successful because each man had been assigned his particular job and schooled I 1 I 1 to perform it tell us then why do wo we want to plant tho the japanese throughout our western states free to operate at will free to drive hiir our businesses to tho the wall until one by one they come into oper ope atlon of every business in the vicinity they are settled it is sata said that the success of the japanese on their at on pearl harbor philippines singapore and the east indies was duo due largely to the number of japanese clec 1 zens in those places under tills this setup it the japanese should bo be vic victorius victo roua evacuees evacuees es are on the ground floor to take over our businesses iffe are victorious they ar estill at the peak because they are c shed leaving lea little room 1 1 for us when we return from battle Is this what nap vo had been fighting for milton S eisenhower Elsen hower director of war relocation authority and Colonel Colonal karl R Bendes tsen assistant aal asi stant chief of staff of the western defense command said at abress a press conference that the tentative program calls for enrollment of the evacuees es in ili the war relocation corps for the duration of the war they are given the opportunity to earn a livelihood in one or a combination of the foll following wing 1 useful public works 2 growing of crops of farm production for sale 3 manufacturing in relocation areas 4 employment 1 5 self supporting communities at a meeting held in salt lake city tuesday april wit 12 western de stern states were informed that the resettling of the japs I 1 is s a military necessity and not a matter of choice 0 on n the part local citizens tho question now arises to who is going to be responsible for the japs after they are relocates relo catel governor dark Clark of idaho te said 1 I have not receded from my position that the federal government should assume responsibility for feeding guarding and supervising the evacuees es during the war and returning them after the war this was the general opinion taken by most of the states but colnel pointed out that the function of the army is 19 to win wan the war not to scatter its manpower and equipment 0 over the nation to guard evacuees es think that over citizens after our nation has been drained of its manpower it would a simple under tinder taking for the japs to overrun our government the F bic is uncovering arms and ammunition dally daily some sa say y it impossible but it has in ili other countries what has happened can happen again remember ibor they were talking peace when they attacked pearl harbor wake island and the philippines let us not be fueled fooled again |