40 JAPANESE TAKEN FROM KIN, INTERNED

A group of weeping Japanese women and children gathered at the King Street Station this forenoon for a brief glimpse at about 40 of their menfolk, who boarded a barred railway car, presumably to be interned for the duration at Fort Missoula, Mont.

Since the interned Japanese previously had been given the opportunity to bid good-bye to their loved ones, the officers did not permit any fond farewells at the station.

After being unloaded from two inclosed trucks, the 40 Japanese aliens formed a double column in an inclosure surrounded by an iron fence.

Some Men Laugh

Their women and children stood on the outside, reached through and waved handkerchiefs. While many of the women wept, most of the menfolk appeared stoical. Others laughed and joked among themselves.

The 40 aliens were loaded into the two trucks at the Immigration Station, 815 Airport Way, and taken to the railway station shortly after 7 o'clock.

After being unloaded from the trucks, they stood in double column for a moment.

As police and immigration officials ordered the prisoners to march toward the special car, the women and children ran along the opposite side of the fence, still waving handkerchiefs and weeping. When the men rounded a corner, the women and children sadly turned away and left.

103 Already in Montana

The 440 aliens, apparently intending to stay for a long time, had enough baggage to fill a third truck. Some were nattily attired in business suits. Others wore overalls.

Since the bombing of Pearl Harbor, 177 Japanese aliens have been interned at the immigration station. About 108 previously were sent to Fort Missoula.