ES 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: War Relocation Authority, Western Defense Command, William Randolph Hearst

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Growing ani-japanese propaganda as war w/ japan grows more inevitable. Earl warren atorney general of ca & later chief jusice of supreme court. That, with malice aforethought, japanese americans had iniltrated themselves into every strategic spot in our coastal and alley counies". Curis b. munson commissioned by the fdr administraion on an intelligence gathering invesigaion of japanese americans on west coast. There is no japanese problem" on the coast. There will be no armed uprising of japanese. Found no problem but japs = 1/3 of populaion & economy couldn"t withstand mass evacuaion. Bombing of ph caused organized, calculated muli-leveled campaign to remove. Ani-jap league & naive sons / daughters reemerged for exclusion movement as proponents of removal. Secretary of war simson the racial characterisics are such that we cannot understand or trust even the ciizen japanese. Presidenial proclamaion 2525 = immediate sweep & detenion. Secretary of navy claiming espionage was present in hawaii; ordered roberts.

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