Japanese-Americans Assert Loyalty

SAN FRANCISCO, Friday, Oct. 17.--(AP)--Protesting that its members are good Americans, the Japanese-American Citizens League today asked for a congressional inquiry to clear it of charges league members helped to raise money for Japan's war chest.

Mike Masaoka, national secretary and field executive of the league, said he had sent letters to President Roosevelt and all United States senators denying charges that the league had shown un-American tendencies.

"As citizens condemned without a hearing, we demand an investigation to prove our loyalty," Masaoka stated.