Evening star., 1943-07-02
Jap American Tells
OF Kurusu Forecast
On War in Pacific
By JAMES E. CHINN.

by JAMES =. SnANNs
Pvt. Joseph Tooru Kanazawa of
the United States Army, an Amer
ican-born Japanese and former
Eastern representative of the Jap
anese-American Citizens League, Is
scheduled to testify today before
Dies subcommittee investigating re-
lease of Japs from the 10 relocation
centers in which they were placed
after outbreak of the war.
The soldier was called by the sub
committee to outline the activities
of the league and what part if any
it has played in the release of the
Japs from the relocation camps.
Records and correspondence of the
league were seized by, committee in
vestigators in raid June II at the
headquarters of the Washington
chapter in the 1900 block of Four
teenth street NV.
FBI Laughed at Warning.
The subcommittee was told yester-
day afternoon by Toxic Slocum, an
other American japanese, now
employed by the War Manpower
Commission, that he relayed to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation a
warning he had received in Novem-
ber, 1941, that war was impending
between Japan and the United
States. but that was laughed at"
A veteran of the first World War,
Mr.. Slocum said he fought with
Sergt. Alvin York. He said he got
his present Government job through
Col William M Donovan.
He explained that he had been
aiding Government authorities in
shadowing subversive elements in
., Japanese West Coast communities
when he received the warning OF
war.
Kurusu Predicted War.
did you have any advance infor-
NATION of the impending war be-
tween Japan and the United
States?" he was asked by Represent
: ative Costello, Democrat, of Cali
fornia, chairman of the subcom-
: mittee.
Il gave what I got to the FB1,"
: Mr.. Slocum replied "One time when
:. Kurusu especial japanese emissary
: to the United States just before
: the attack on Pearl Harbor) landed
lin Los Angeles, was told by duly
: constituted authorities to watch
him"
: Mr.. Slocum said he circulated
: around in Little Toxic and other
: haunts of the japanese in an effort
: to get information, without much
success, but one night he was
- aroused at home by knock on his
door.
"A friend" he said, shouted war,
war, war, war;
Envoy Was Drunk"
The friend, according to Mr..
: Slocum. then came into his house
: and said; There's going to be war
: soon," and told him OF meeting a
: Japanese who had been to ban
: quet for Kurusu. who was drunk,
and who said there was going to
= be a war
wait minute" I told him,
"'that might be japanese propa-
ganda.'
mo, he was drunk my friend
insisted.
Il shot the news into the FBI and
they laughed at me"
After outbreak of the war Mr..
Slocum was placed in the Manzanar
: relocation camp in Southern Cali
: fornia and later released. He
described a bloody battle at the
camp hast December on the first
anniversary of Pearl Harbor in
which two of the evacuees were
killed
Jap-Americans Terrified.
He said he was marked for death
In the camp by pro-Japanese ele-
ments because of his pro-American
sentiments, and that loyal Japanese
Americans in the relocation centers
were placed in constant fear, in
suited, pounded. our children stoned
and our wives abused with vile Ian
euage"
Asked by Representative Mundt.
Republican, of South Dakota, if he
felt it possible to make a definite dis
tinction between loyal and disloyal
japanese. Mr.. Slocum said it was
close to 100 per cent possible through
FBI and other Government agency
studies of family histories, acquaint-
snces. background, etc.
All japanese are not bad,' he
declared.