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te harem wm t——~ (More About \Return of Japanese 000, apa settled permanently in other parts of the Navion, According to this estimate, San Francisco would be required to as- months and ultimately 3188 of the citizens and aliens who lved within the geographical boundaries of thegé- ‘ city in 1940, according ta Census / i Bureau reports, Mayor Lapham yesterday urged that all citizens of San Francisco ald In solving the re-migration problem. His formal statement, commenting on the Army's modifi- cation order, sald: “They are entitled to the sameP’ treatment and fair consideration as residents of any other extraction or lcolor and I call upon our citize and the city agencies to recogni that the military is allowing only @- - those to return whom they consider to be loyal Americans. - MANY FIGHT HEROICALLY “When the story of this war isi told completely, I know that there will be many incidents releated where many of Japanese descentE. have fought as heroically tn thef armed forces as American citizens, as descendants of any ‘other Na- tion.” As the news of the Army's modi- ficatloh order provoked varying comment, teams of officers and en- listea men began their work df in- vestigating the cases of persons in’ the relocation tamps. They will make recommendations concerning individual exclusion or freedom to a board of officers who then will pre- sent the case to Major General H.O. Pratt, Commanding General of the Western Defense Command. The ranking military suthority of the command, General Pratt will issue the final decision concerning exclusion, The individual exclusion orders are expected to be recelved by those barred from the area by Janu- ary2. Those who do not receive them may Presume they are eligible to beta they have the means, .In echolng the Army’s order, the Supreme Court yesterday ruled in two cases, involving Fred Toyosa- buro, Koremasu who refuse to iepore to the evacuation camp, and Mi Endo, 22, of Sacramento, who cor- tended her detention deprived her of her constitutional rights, By a 8-3 decision the Court up- held the constitutionality of the exclusion order at the time it was put into effect. The second decision was unanimous and held that citi- zens must be permitted to return to their homes when their loyalty was established. The Army is the, judge of loyalty in each case. ! While Secretary Ickes sald the! evacuated Individuals would he’ urged by the WEA to establish new; homes outside the Coast region, it will ald “those whe prefer te ex-: erclse their legal and moral right! te return to the West Coast.” The War Relocation Authority will pay travel allotments to those: who ac- cept approved plans for resettle-' ment, The eight relocatlon eentérs ate not expected to close for at lenat a year, after resettlement of the 61,000 residents, “Movement of loyal evacuees will conducted in an orderly manner d no mass exodus from the rel tion centers to any ‘part of untry is contemplated,” said tant WHA Director Cozzens, ence to consider the problem, said: “A. great many Japanese children may re-enter these schools after! January 2, and the schoolyard is; one place where a Ict of friction! might develop. The willingness of! the People of California to comply with it (the miltary modification, order) amounts to test of their. patriotism.” é 1 A statement issued by the Call-: fornia Department of the American | Legion to its members echoed the’ Governor's advice. It said: “If there be any among you who™~ ould bring shame and disgrace on; he American Legion by violating y Principles of the legion, by ae-j ying to a cltizen ‘the rights which ; e his, then you forfeit your right + ‘ be considered 2 good legionnaire.” i Senator Downey, Democrat of! California, warned that Japan still, holds thousands of United States: war prisoners and might retaliate! for any acts of violence against persons of Japanese ancestry in this country. BOWERON’'S FEARS Mayor Bowron'’s comment that’ the Army’s order might lead to Tgce riots was based on his conten- tipn that the returning evacue ight attempt to oust Negro war; ‘wbrkers from their former reside#-! tial sections. The Negro populati SEN Dalssel le saan. rare _