Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-30
TULE LAKE
EXPOSED
By Ray
Richards
Detroit Time. washington Bureau

Detroit Times Washington Bureau
ERIGHTFUL indignities were
Il heaped upon the United
States by an enemy people in
the Tule Lake camp for SUBJ
versive Japanese in California
this month and Dillon S. Myer.
as the representative of the
government, accepted them and
condoned them.
That was the substance OF
testimony before subcommit-
tee of the Dies House commit
tee on un-American activities
as the group opened its second
hearing this month on the ques-
ton:
"Why Is the War Relocation
Authority permitted 10 exist"
Sole witness of the day was
a ca m-mannered physician
from Tennessee. DR.. John T.
Mason. who was a member OF
the camp hospital staff at the
time of the four-day uprising OF
the $4,000 Japanese disloyalists
there, of which nearly $1,000
are American citizens by virtue
of United States birth.
MYER, director of the WRA,
A'I was at the camp on an in
spection trip.
a mob of 5000 japanese had
imprisoned the camps white
personnel of $50 in the admins
trauon building with Niger. and
there was danger that the
structure would be set afre.
but Myer. seeking prestige, re-
fused 10 call troops stationed
less than 500 feet away on the
other side of a fence. DR.. Ma
son said.
The physician continued that
even though Myer knew a fell
low Caucasian and fellow gov
eminent representative was be-
ing beaten and kicked uncon-
scious i'm the nearby camp hos
pital. he persisted in attempts
10 appease and placate the
sneering Japanese spokesman.
George Kurotami.
1--WE times the Caucasians'
i imprisoned in the hospital
telc Dhoned a plea that the mill
tary garrison be called in 10
save the life of the head physi-
clan DR.. Reece NJ. Pedicord
Myer, listening meekly 10 be-
ratings from Kurotami. made
no move toward the telephone
on the desk before him, con-
Meeting directly with the mill
tary garrison
The doctors testimony was
the first eyewitness account OF
the Tule Lake affair delivered
TO Congress. and the first time
DR. Mason has testified.
WHAT he told of the organ
w lied. implacablc way the
Japanese took over the camp
constituted Shuddery story.
Time after time Or. MaSon's
sworn testimony Numerically
contradicted Myers assertions
in his official statement on
the Tule Lake rebellion.
As an instance, white guard
was injured badly in. the up
rising.
Myer claims as a fact that
the guard cut his head slightly
in an accidental fall
AS physician and sworn
witness, Dr. Mason testified
that the guard said he had been
beaten in the night by gang
OF japanese plug-uglieS. and,
further, his injuries were of =
bind that fall could not have
inflicted
DR.. Mason said he received an
offer 10 take charge of the sur
gerry IN the Tule Lake camp
hospital and reached Tule Lake
three weeks before the out
break.
He said he found struggle
under way for dominance overI
the hospital between Or. Pedi
cord and the japanese ply
sicianS OF the staff. The latter
were all avowed enemies of the
United States.
The japanese doctors jammed
the hospital with Japanese who
did not require hospital care but
wanted delicacies and ease. The
japanese women nurses would
obey only the japanese doctors.
THE ill-feeling of the Japa-
nese toward DIR. Pedicord ara>ss
: NY IN tSdsfstence that govern
ment materials and funds he
conserved" DR.. Mason testified
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