The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1952-04-23


the funds for the compromise pro-
gram are "a proper item for the 1858
budget Citing figures on the eva
cuation claims program. Senator
Saltonsiall declared, There are
23.725 claims pending. and 1924 of
these will probably be compromised.
That is not definitely known yet. Ii
seems to me, as the senator from
Michigan has said that, with two
and a half months remaining, o2-
5ortunity would be accorded to OBJ
ain more definite knowledge"
mo one would be hurt" added
Senator SaltonStall This is not
proper item to be placed in a sup
elemental bill"
Senator Magnuson countered by
saying that the claims should be
paid as quickly as possible. 80 far
as the Department of Justice is
concerned, they have now adjudi-
Gated all the claims they feel will be
adiudicated, declared Senator
Magnuson. although there are
other applicants I think money
ought to be made available as quick
ly as possible. so that those whose
claims have been completely adju-
Dictated may be paid"
1T is known that in many cases
emphasized Magnuson, "the claim
ants have been waiting months be-
cause no funds were available. The
House figure was $14,SOO,0OO. do
not know whether that is the exact
amount
Whereupon Senator Ferguson de-
clared, mo, the compromise figure
was So. 957 900 which is the amount
of adjudicated claims actually ready
for payment at the time of the
hearings"
Then Senator Magnuson made
his suggestion which resulted in the
eventual Senate approval of nine
million dollars for the payment OF
evacuation claims that have been
compromised and settled. 81 should
like to make a suggestion which
may solve the matter" said Senator
Magnuson, land which would do nc
injustice to some who may be inter-
ested Let us insert the figure OF
So, 100000 in lieu of the House fl
cure of $14800O00. II will then PC
to conference: the amount can there
be adjusted and some of the claims
can be paid. It would do no inius-
tice to others who could be taken
care of through the regular appro-
nriation bill"
Senator Ferguson was still moi
completely satisfied: The commit
tee could consider that question in
the regular APPROXIMATION bill. Does
the senator from WASHINGTON favor
the inclusion of 50 100000 in this
hi1l?"
Senator Magnuson: Eyes"
Senator Ferguson then added
"The COMPROMISE figure for the adj
| Indicated claims is nearly 80 NM 900
TO be exact il is $8957 900 A few
other claims NAV be allowed by the
time this bill becomes 2 law"
Senator Magnuson made his mo-
ton: ct withdraw nv amendment
and move that the figure S14 300 00l
be changed 70 50 900 OO0.' With thi
motion the Senate debate on appro
priations for the payment of com
promised evacuation claims came t.
an end
Senator Magnuson's amendmen
was passed thus insuring at leas
80 900 900 TO be paid during the cur
rent fiscal year, which closes Jun
30 1852. to claimants who have bee
given awards under the compromis
settlement formula.
In his closing remarks. Senate
Magnuson eXtolled the cooperatio
given bv the japanese Americans
the evacuation claims program an
declared, regarding evacuatio
claims payment. that although v
are not doing full justice thir
thew are at least more than entit1t
TO what they are to receive und'
this bill"
Pemarkino that "the people il
terested in these claims are to
complimented on the fact that thu
in every case-and thew are all goo
loval American citizens. Senat'
Magnuson declared that the Japi
nese Americans "have sustain'
much greater damages than the
mount of the compromises made
connection with their claims. Thu
are to be complimented upon the
cooperation in irving to get I'll
, matter settled"