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Representative Costello, Democrat,
OF California, is now preparing a
report containing findings and rec
concentrations, which it expects to
finish about the middle of this week.
A similar segregation recommen-
dation is contained in a 3lS-page
report just filed with the Senate
Military Affairs Committee by
special subcommittee which also in
vestigated conditions in the reloca-
ton centers.
The Senate subcommittee, of
which Senator Chandler, Democrat,
of Kentucky is chairman, found that
many disloyal and vicious persons
have been allowed to remain in the
relocation centers, thus unduly in
fuencing and seriously .disrupting
the normal routine work, even to
the extent of physical violence
The bad ones" the report de-
clared, get away with very nearly
anything including intimidation and
even physical beatings of other resi-
dents of the centers. without being
properly apprehended."
Internment of the disloyal Japs
and the troublemakers in an isolated
camp, the subcommittee pointed out,
is the best way to solve the problem.
Restrictions Observed.
The White House statement de-
clared that move is now afoot to
segregate those japanese whose
loyalties lie with Japan.
The statement touching on life
in the centers said the evacuees, are
fed at cost of "a to ~ cents a per-
son a day. and the food is nourish-
ing but definitely below Army stand
ards" All rationing restrictions i'm
posed on the civilian population are
observed and there are two meat
less days week. Only third-grade
beef is served and in areas where
milk is short, it is provided only for
small children, nursing or expectant
mothers and special dietary cases.
Some of the food is produced;
some perishable commodities are
purchased locally and practically all
other food is purchased through
Army quartermaster depots.
The Senate subcommittee said.
however, that during this time OF
stress, with the press reports con-
flrming severe battles, with many
of our boys being killed and wound
ed daily, and with our civilian food
and normal liberties curtailed, there
is a growing severe and dangerous
resentment in the communities sur
rounding the centers against the
apparent easy, well-fed attitude of
the Japanese evacuees visiting such
communities almost at will for
shopping and pleasure purposes
There is additional resentment at
the fact that. since the Quarter
master Corps purchases their sup
plies. they secure certain foodstuffs
denied other civilians"
Evacuee labor is utilized to the
fullest extent. for all the work of
the centers. the White House state
ment continued. Approximately 80
per cent of the employables were
said to be working, and these re-
ceive $12. s16 or s19 monthly, with
clothing allowances for themselves
and their families. The allowances.
it was amplified, rale,e from $24 a
year for small children in the south
erly areas, to $45 for adults in CEN
ters where the winters are severe.
Top positions are held by non-Japa-
nese civil service employees.
Nj. P.'s Guard Camps.
Housing and medical care are pro-
vided and schools are maintained,
the statement said.
Military police guard the boun-
daries Of each center, and on but
one occasion, according to the state
ment, has their Intervention been
necessary to quell a disorder. The
WRA said there<have been but two
major disturbances at the camps,
though there have been some trou-
bles characterized as petty.
The WRA is attempting to help
"the loyal American citizens and
the law-abiding aliens" to settle
outside of the centers and away
from the evacuated coastal zone in
normal American communities.
Leave permits for this class are
granted. it was explained, after
searching character examinations.
The statement added that "as
further precaution names of more
than IS per cent of the evacuees
have been checked against records
of the Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation" to determine if they have
q known criminal background.
IF there is evidence from any
source that the evacuee might en-
danger the internal security of the
Nation or interfere with the war
effort. permission for leave is de-
MED" it was said.
The evacuation program was un-
dertaken Immediately after the Pearl
Harbor attack as precautionary
measure The Army took over at
first, and built the camps, but the
mana cement has been entirelv ,pder