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Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Sunday Morning, March 1,1942rur-)r-tedindthethe:edec-thetheUtahyTo Harbor JapanesePigeSma.«lt; *V. Jr.SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28— .ocrat, representative, California, (AP)—Opposition of inland states whose house committee is holdingthat some- estimated that evacuation of the enemy aliens would.decrease agricultural production as much as 20 per centSpeedy Action Urged“Possibly we’d- have to import some farm labor,” the governor said. “Possibly we could fill itDppositioto receiving enemy aliens, particu-1 a series of West coast hearings on larly Japanese, who may be evac-1 the alien situation, said In Seattleit ap-to betrr.areck-ter,na;es;JIS-H.urelestan*ny;ert Mc-ny; den L. i S. lar-;be-ny;uated from the Pacific coast a peared, in some instances, decreasing today.Representatives of twc counties In Utah invited the government to send up to 3,000 Japanese aliens to them to work farms on a lease or share crop basis. Gov. Herbert B. Maw, however, has expressed opposition to importation of enemy aliens unless absolutely necessary.Gov. Ralph L. Carr of Colorado announced his state was not inviting enemy aliens but that if thewar department considered it essential Colorado would provide temporary quarters for them as “the only patriotic choice open to the state.”’ State officials in Idaho, Arizona and New Mexico all have opposed suggestions that enemy aliens be moved there from the Pacific states. Arizona has a law which forbid* any alien to hold an interest in real estate.Meanwhile, John M. Tolan, Dem-Switzer’s; Richard J. Walsh, Walsh Brothers; and Mr. O’Malley.A date for the annual membership dinner is to be anrounced in the near future, Mr. Owens said. At that the officers will be installed formally.that he had been informed stringent alien evacuation orders were imminent He telegraphed President Roosevelt urging appointment of ah alien property custodian and a co-ordinator for enemy alien problems before the evacuation order is issued or simultaneously with itLt Gen. John L. DeWitt commander of the Fourth Array, has been authorized by President Roosevelt to designate military areas in the western defense command area and remove from those areas all persons, aliens or citizens, whose presence he considers dangerous.Other Problems SeenGeneral DeWitt was believed to have conferred today with Tom Clark, alien control co-ordinator, concerning the proposed evacuation of Japanese, Italian and German aliens and American-born Japanese. There was no indication when he would take action, other than Tolan’s statement he believed it imminent.It became increasingly clear, meanwhile, that removal of the enemy alien population to decrease danger of sabotage and fifth-column activity would create other problems.Gov. Arthur B. Langlie of Washington told the Tolan committeeourselves. The question is lust aulflittle beyond me but I would sa a delay of 30 days can te the ference between having a crop or none.”At Sacramento, Calif., members of Gov. Culbert L. Olsen’s state cabinet said removal of the aliens probably would cause a shortage of agricultural labor. Governor Olson told the cabinet he expected General DeWitt’s proclamation of mili-cabinet most interior California counties have indicated ”an unfriendly attitude” toward receiving evacuees. On the other hand,William J. Cedi, state director of agriculture, said one big sugar beet company in another stats, which he did not name, had indicated it could use several thousand Japanese workers.California, Oregon and Washington have approximately 200,000 enemy aliens, most of wnom are Japanese. In recent raids on the West coast the Federal Bureau ofthan 6,000 Japanese whom It con--sidered potentially dangerous.. TheySwere turned over to the inuBif**^tlon department.ONLY TWO WBMIBfurr sb rwAUHofor falhu* toINCOMERETURNSa**Mn*fer,saCall ar TImhm; 4-S1Mr«*nl IMOA ItW. Stoto ISA 914*.tary areas in the next day or so anathat co-operation of . inland California communities in this emergency is vitally necessary. But despite the need for farm labor, he said, “no one wants ths Japanese particularly.” * •Interior “Unfriendly** Martha Chickering, California director of social welfare told theHearClearly^With SONOTONEhealthy teeth kept spark-constantSee Ft|« 1, current leans t LIFE. TUBE Teat with Pnrs-ToM AndlsnwtorMr. and Mrs. Fred S. ColesSto Title a Trust Bl«f.important to everyone'* personal appearance. Your dentist will help you keep your good appearance. Stained, decayed and irregular teeth mar good appearance.MSEE YOUR DENTIST TODAYYour dentist offers an easy payment plan to fit your budget.
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Phoenix Arizona Republic
Phoenix, Arizona, US
Sun, Mar 01, 1942
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