Evening star., 1941-12-08

lllOoV "Aliioao a HAio"
of emotion. She said she was wor-
ried, however. about whether her
husband would be allowed to stay
in this country.
Hes an alien, of course, because
Japanese can't become citizens. But
he's been in this country for 40 years.
OF course, 1 am an American citi-
zen and so are all of our children.
Il heard the other day that they
might let my husband live outside
of Washington but he couldn't live
in the city. Do you know whether
that was right?"
The reporter told her he didn't
know.
She met Mr.. KaWakami in Seat
tie, where she was visiting a sister
one summer. Her sister, she said,
was interested in the international
situation and Mr.. Kawakami had
called on her to discuss affairs. Their
marriage followed in 1907.
During the conversation, her son,
Clarke, came in from next door.
Credentials Seized.
The F. B. I. have taken your
father away" he was told.
Yes, so I heard" he replied.
Have you gotten any instructions
from any Government agency?'
He shugged his shoulders. No
The Secret Service came and got
my press credentials few mo-
ments ago. That was to be ex-
pected. They got my White House
card. of course"
You haven't heard from your
news agency in Toxic, have you?"
No, I'm sure all cables have
stopped"
What do you think about the
WARP
He hesitated for moment. 1T S
the last thing I wanted. I had
hoped and hoped against it." He
spoke quietly.
He was born near Chicago and
is a graduate of Harvard Univer-
sity. His other sister is Mrs. Yuri
Morris of Denver, Col.
Their father is a native of Toxic.
He graduated in law there in 1899
and came to the United States in
1901. He was fellow in political
science at the University of Iowa in
1913 and received his master of arts
degree there that same year. In
1904 he was scholar in political
science at the University of Wis
conSin.
Later he Travelled extensively in
Siberia, Russia and China and con-
trlbuted to many newspapers and
magazines in this country. As a cor
respondent for the old New York
Herald Syndicate. he covered the
Disarmament Conference here In
1922, the Geneva Naval Confer
ence in 1929 and the London Naval
Conference in 1890.
Author of Many Books.
His books include Japan in
China" 1898: ''Manchukuo-Child
of Conflict" 1888: Japan Speaks
on the Sino-Japanese Conflict"
1882, and The Real japanese Ques-
ton" 1921. He also has written a
AAAsoAy VA SSihiolI OOOhS OIl
industrial and labor questions.
Attorney General Biddle said Mr..
Roosevelt's proclamatio was issued
under the law, which provides that
alien enemies may be arrested
where an invasion or predatory in
cursion is perpetrated against the
United States.
In New York at least 200 Japanese
were reported by the Associated
Press as taken into custody as the
Federal Bureau of Investigation be-
gan its roundup. One hundred and
five of them were taken to Ellis
Island on charges of violating the
Enemy Alien Act. and at least 63
were booked at police headquarters.
The group included Kitadai Slug
hiro, president of a japanese bank,
who was found alone in his Park
Avenue penthouse apartment, and
DR.. S. Envy, so. a physician who
has been in the United States 35
years.
Orders understood to have come
from the State Department caused
the closing of the Offices of Tokyo
Asahi and Osaka Asahi, prominent
japanese newspapers, located in
the New York Times Building.
In g. letter to K. Mori, manager,
Edwin L. James( managing editor
of the Times, said Mori would
understand why it was necessary
to request suspension of all opera