Evening star., 1942-03-03
Military Zone Sc! Up
Along Pacific Coast
To Restrict Japs
Army Muy Exclude Aliens
From Area Extending
IS to ESQ Miles InIond

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3.-A
wide border of the entire Pacific
Coast extending 95 to $50 miles
inland and reaching along the
Arizona-M Mexico border was des-
ignated by the Army today as
Military Area No. /, from which
enemy aliens and American
japanese may be excluded or
their movements restricted.
1t. Gen. j. L. De Witt, command
ing general of the Western defense
command, under whose jurisdiction
aliens now come, said his first
evacuation order would deal with
japanese aliens and American citi-
zens of Japanese descent now in
certain vital military areas.
German and Italian aliens will be
evacuated later. Exceptions will be
made, he indicated, for aged Ital-
ians and Germans and those with
children In the American armed
forces.
Immediate compulsory mass
evacuation of all Japanese and
other aliens from the Pacific Coast
is impracticable," Gen. De Witt
said. Eventually, orders will be
issued requiring all japanese, in
cluding those who are American
born, to vacate all of military area
No. !.
No Immediate Evacuation.
Those Japanese and other aliens
who move into the interior out of
this area now will gain consider
able advantage and in all probable
ity will not again be disturbed"
Gen. De Wits order today, desig-
mated as public proclamation No.
/, ordered no immediate evacuation.
He made it clear that removals
would be a continual process COW
cred by subsequent proclamations.
Todays announcement laid the
groundwork for those orders.
A strip along the coast and Mexi-
can border, ranging from 80 to 125
miles deep, was designated a pro-
hibited zone in Gen. De Wits proc
lamation. Ninety-three other small
sections, surrounding radio stations,
telephone and telegraph Offices.
reservoirs, armories, power plants
and dams were also listed as pro-
hibited areas.
The remainder Of Military Area l,
comprising approximately the west
ern half of Washington, Oregon and
California and the southern half OF
Arizona, was designated as Restrict
ed Zone B. Within this area, some
aliens may be permitted to live with
certain restrictions.
Will Deal With S Glasses.
All of the remainder of the four
States was described as Military
Area No. 2. No regulations or re-
strictions were contemplated for
this area.
The general indicated his future
proclamations would deal with flve
classes of people: /. Those suspected
Of espionage, sabotage, fifth column
or other subversive activity and al
ready being apprehended daily by
the F. B. I. 2. japanese aliens. 3.
Americana born persons Of Japanese
lineage. 4. German aliens. 5. Ital-
ian aliens.
Evacuation from military areas
will be a continuing process" he
commented. Persons in classes 2
and 3 will be required by future or
ders to leave certSin critical points
within the military areas first.
These areas will be defined and an
nounced shortly. After exclusion
has been completed around the most
strategic area, gradual program OF
exclusion from the remainder Of
Military Area No. ! will be devel-
oped."
In Seattle a congressional COM
mittee ended its Pacific northwest