The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-23

News reels aud stories telling OF
the evacuation of japanese aliens and
| citizens from critical coast areas in
California apparently created some
erroneous impressions as to how our
government was handling this pro-
blem.
japanese evacuees are not being
paid $50 or $50 or 500 per month by
the government. The maximum any
of them are being paid now is SCI per
month, and they receive that only
when they work.
There are two types of internment
camps being developed One includes
interned aliens picked up by the F!BI
as suspects and prisoners of war. The
army has complete charge of these
camps, and the treatment of prisoners,
pay and all other conditions are set
out in international agreements for
handling prisoners of war.
The other type of camp is for
evacuees, both citizens and aliens, who
are being evacuated from critical
areas on the West Coast. These are
to be managed by the War Relocation
Authority in the Department of Ag-
riculture: with the Army responsible
only for such guarding of them as
may be necessary. Many of the people
in these latter camps are United
States citizens, there is no evidence
of subversive activity against them and
they are being moved as precau-
tionary measure. So far as the gov
eminent is concerned, the same rules
as to pay apply in these camps How
ever, it is hoped that many of them
may be employed privately later on,
in which case they would earn regu-
lar wages. Internees in both camps, Of
course, receive subsistence and do all
the work of maintaining the camps.
Fair and decent treatment of these
evacuees and internees is essential,
because there will then be no excuse
for not according the same treatment
to our nationals who are priaonerS of
Japan. Through the Red Gross and
neutral embassies and legations, both
our government and governments of
Japan and Germany receive reports
of the treatment accorded prisoners,
and these camps are inspected by
neutral observers.
In obtaining these facts. I got the
encouraging information that all the |
reports our Army has received so far |
from neutral observers in Japan are |
to the effect that our people who are !
horizontal freeze of prices or wages /
should be used only as very last |
resort. 1t might have worked out
fairly well had it been applied in
1910. Since then, however, prices and
wages have advanced very unevenly.
There have been great increases in
some items and small ones in others.
It is hoped that the present method
If selective price control under the
existing Price Control Act will do the
Job. Maximum prices on many COM
nodities have already been set, and
he studies which must precede price
king order on numerous other COM
,risonerS there are fairly treated.
Reports that the Administration is
general freeze order
n prices and wages are confusing to :
he public and very disturbing to those
f us who have studied the problem
or many months. There is no ques-
lon but that Leon Henderson, price
has the authority to
ssue a general freeze order on prices,
Elective for six months, under the
ct passed by Congress. However,
now of 10 statute giving the exec
tive branch authority to freeze
ages.
But beyond that, everyone on the
'anking and Currency committee was
onvinced, after long study that the
lodities are under way.