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XL, THD APLC AWD TUR JAPANTR Clarence Piexet, Fxecutive Secretary of tha /FSC, is renortud ta have signed a Latter scnt by the Post War horld Council, Ls Eeet Leth Stroct, Kew Yurw City, to Presicunt Hoosevelt, protesting tha evacuation of Jagsnese Croa the hest Coast area in which it wea saids Mia have seen no avidenes to convince us that an order ylving conclete soner to the Secretary of Var end to the Cotwianuer of vich Wilitery Aran to ovacuato from dealgiated areas all citizens or to restrict their actLons in any way he aces fit, le eithor constitutional or denocretic." G. Raynond Esoth, Executive Secretary of the Pacifie Cosst Erench of the AFOC, wrota an article in the "Frienus Intelligencers oa Fabruary 14, LGM? entitled "Paetfie Coss & Fricnds end the da. mnese." In the erticle Mr, Booth etntied that Bo. 5 par cant of all Japanese in the Continentel United States Lived tn the Yacifie Const Stitoe. The wuthor extlained tro Japaneses aituation dn tnat ares, dwellin: on the hardships and treatcent accorded ; them since Lecesbur 7, L941, anc evhoulneg thelr naeds today in the Laternaent cemoo, Tho puthor ends hie article by stating "Le knon them for tha good neighbors, the loyal Americans, and the recutuble business people they really are," Information was recofved in July, L947, thet prior te the cntry of the United Stutey into the present war, representatives of tha FCC rere outsvocen dwthelr decloration thazt-they coneclentiously objected ta tetive porticipation in the war by the- United Shales and ware in favor of a negotiated veace. It was plas yeid that the Comalttee ausuned the ran sonaltility for develooling eo orogrem whereby more than 1,009 drpunesesdAnerioun studeanta could bo reestatlished in aehwols at tho’ rectiant of IM, 3, Eiceniower, Lirector of the liar Reloesthon Authority. Mre ELarnhoner fa axhd to hove stitec Ln & letter to the Coislttee that "It is not fecoltle for the Govornnent to undertana the progr, but this in no way datracts from the deairobility of such an aeconmoLicresent.® The Camalttee La sald to have also bean ective in the rohehiiltation of the dayuneca of thea Preifiec Coast and to have oxuted Ciserictination aygeditst Amoricin eitizons of Jananasa descent in tre Pacific Conut ovacurtione ’ ’