Evening star., 1943-06-22
The Political Mill
Colifornio's Gov Warren Being Measured for
Place on Republican Presidential Ticket

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When the first World War came
along, he became q soldier, an
ofiicer in the infantry, and served
for a year and a half. He still
regrets that he did not get over
seas. When the war ended he
was at Camp Lee, Va, and was
expecting to sail for France at
any time.
Opposes Leniency to Japs.
In his address to the Cover
nors' Conference at its opening
session, Gov. Warren spoke on
civilian defense. He is no tune
full orator, but he speaks in a
pleasant, firm voice that holds
the attention. He aroused much
interest when he assailed the
policy of letting thousands Of
Japanese out of the relocation
camps - Japs who had been
moved away from the Pacific
Coast on the demand OF the
Army authorities, as possible
saboteurs.
He contended this was all
wrong; that many of these
Japanese were really reservists
In the Japanese military forces
and that all of them were poten-
tial enemies, whether or not they
had been born in this country.
He had talked with many mill
tary men and agents of the FBI,
he said, and in no case had any
of them approved of turning
these Japanese loose.
Social Agencies" Blamed.
1t had been done, he said, by
social agencies" And when Gov.
Griswold of Nebraska suggested
that the action had been taken
at the instance of the FBI, or
with the approval of that agency,
Gov. Warren replied that the
only part the FBI had played in
the matter was passing on the
finger prints of the Japs to de-
termine whether any Of them
had criminal records.
The California Governor was
not willing to discuss just what
course this country should take
in its foreign relations after the
war had been won.
Il am not an isolationist,' he
said, but I am not yet ready to
say what should be done. No
one knows what world conditions
will be at the close of the war"
He did say, however, that he
thought the Fulbright resolution,
reported by the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, was a move in
the right direction. This resolu-
ton expresses the belief of Con-
gress that the United States
should take part in setting up
some machinery to maintain
peace.
Must Help Police World.
The United Nations, he said.
would have to police the world
for some time. and the United
States would have to play its full
part. He added that without
the United States such a Job
could not be done.
Returning to the case Of the
interned Japanese, Gov. Warren
pointed out that California has a
rugged, l,00o-mile coastline,
which is patrolled by the Navy
and the Army to protect it from
the landing of any saboteurs from
japanese submarines. In his
opinion it is the height of folly
to free Japanese in this country,
who might blow up an airplane
factory in Columbus just as we'll
as on the Pacific Coast, If they
had the opportunity. Any num-
Der of japanese born in this
country have been sent back to
Japan to become indoctrinated
with japanese ideas and then
have returned to America.
In final effort to get him to
say something about his political
plans, it was suggested to Gov.
Warren that he might be draft
ed" for the presidential nomina-
ton. He merely smiled and re-
piled: Il am not expecting a
draft"
The California Governor was
accompanied by his wife in his
visit to the Governors Confer
ence. His six children he left at
home.