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XE, THD APLC AND THD SAPRNT CR Clarence Piccet, Frecutive Secretary of the JEEC, La rencrtud ta have olyned a Latter sent by the Post War horld Council, Lic Exct loth Stroct, Hew York City, to Presicrnt Hoosevelt, protesting tha evacuation of Japanese Cron the heat Coast area in which it wea saids . Mia have seen no avidenes to convince ws thet an order ylving comrlete poner ta tha Secretary of Var ond to the Cotinnuer of wich MAM tary Aren to ovacuato from dealgnated areas all citizens or to restrict their actions in any way he aces fit, Le elthor constitutional er denocretic." G. Raynond Booth, Executive Secretary of the Pacific Cosst Erench of the AFSC, wrota an article in the "Frienua Inutelligeneer™ on Fabrunry 1s, AQA2, entitlad "Pretfie Gorst Friends end the dasnnese." In the erticle Mr Looth etnted that 82.5 par cant of 41h Japanese in tho Continentel United + States lived tn tha Pacdfie Coast Stictoe., The cuthor ex tained the Ja .ness adtuation in tnat ares, dwellin: on the herdshias and treatzent accorded them since Leceasbur 7, L941, ane chowlng thetr nacds today in the Litermoacat ceaoo. Tho puthor ends hie article by statiag "ihe non them for the good neighbors, the loyal Amerkeang, und the resutuble businees people they really Gra.” . : Inforaatien was recotved tin July, L942, thet prior te the entry of the United Stutey into the present wary representatives of tha ARGC were outsvoren in thelr docloration that-they consclentiously objected ta cetive porticipetion in the war by the-United States and ware in favor of 4 negotiated peace. . . It noe also geld that the Comittee ausuned the rassoioltility for develoolng w program whoreby more than 1,02 drnpane sem rlewn studunto could be reeslatlished in schools at tho’ recast of Ha 5, Ricseniorer, Lirector of the tiar Keloesthon Authority. Mre ELarnhover fa svkd toa hove stotec tn a letter to the Cassittee that "It ts not fecaltle for the Govemnuent to undertaca the progrea, but this in no way detracts fron the desirsbility of such an acca Lis * Tha Canaittes La sald te hive also been eetive in the ronebliltation of the Japunece ef the Prcifle Coast aud to have oosoted ry te Clsericination agsdust Amurieen citizens of Javanasa descent in tre Poctfle Const ovacuntiones ‘ .