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American Friends Service Committee — Part 18

152 pages · May 08, 2026 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: American Friends Service Committee · 150 pages OCR'd
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oft was confidentially reported on Ccotobar 25, 1942, bis t a . gam cave a talk at & loeting of the Friends noar Fort Din, how Jorrey ' ognesrning a recent trip he had mice throuch the Japanere internmont centers in the United ctatas. He reportedly gtated that hu hed been in varan in and «new the Ja;aneoa people and ha tlemed the United Staten fer the presont war with Javan bonsuse they had becn Lenroperly lanedlad by this ‘. country. He allegadly aowke with pruiee of Unetr culture ond of the fine | way in whieh they condicted thocsclvea in the intarnacnt carps and he 4s gald to heve intimated strongly, that the Japanoege wore baling alatrested Ln thece cunns, Pag many unre without proper foud aml water sup, llon, lacked doeent living conditions ani ware nore er leos trectod in an inconsiderate sanner," Ye ta alco rerorted to hava ougnested to tha autlonse, that they aight vory einily we sone of tha Jepaniaa help because thay were pood workere, knaw faroing uni could grow alsost anybling. Informaticn wis received in Leceaber, 1942, that the Priersda | “Intelligancer of 1515 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, fanneylyania, nas soliciting -funde for too defence of Gardon Hirabaysahi, an American of Japanese dascont, whe vee tried and convictod for disobeying tha Evacuation Orior of the United Stutes Army. Gorden Hirabaysht ie reported to be a meer of the Society of Friecds whitch had been datending him. According to this scuree, more money was needod to bring tae caso to tha Suprese Court of the United Clatos “becauns tha Amardcan Civil Liberties Union woiah aided preatly in hha defonna had . Cropped frei th: case beacause thoy have deciced not to clollenge tiny action of the. Frerident of tha Uplted States as Connander-in-Cidef of the Ansad Forces.* The conviction fas Inter affirmed by thy United otatos Cupresa Couré, A momber of tha Acc, who hed recently viaitod Death Valley and > Manganar to vintt tha Japanossa who were interned thore, is raid to have stated in Jamury, 1943 thet tha Japanese should te resettled outaide tho cusps ag Pthe rugzed physical life won't burt than but tha injusticas being done thos willeesn
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