450 U.S.-BORN JAPS DISLOYAL

LOS ANGELES, June 9.--(AP)--Ralph M. Gelvin, associate director of Poston, Ariz., Relocation Center, says 450 American-born Japanese at the camp have refused to repudiate their loyalty to the Emperor of Japan or swear allegiance to the United States.

Testifying before the Die congressional subcommittee, Gelvin said yesterday that the refusals were written on the questionnaires given to all the center's evacuees over 17 years of age.

Another 180, Gelvin said, gave qualified or evasive answers, such as "I'm neutral," to the loyalty question which asked:

"Will you swear allegiance to the United States and forswear allegiance to the Emperor of Japan or to any other foreign power?"

Gelvin said there are about 11,000 American-born, or Nisei, Japanese of all ages at the center on the Colorado River, most of them under 30 years of age. He said the administrators at Poston were very much surprised at the number of American-born Japanese who answered "no" on the question of loyalty.

Only 24 Women Resist

Only 24 women, he added, gave the negative or qualified answers to this question.

The camp officials said a general questionnaire was submitted to determine who could be released to work outside. He said those who answered no or with qualification were not released.

A well-organized strike took place at the center last November 18, lasting three and one-half days, Gelvin said. About 9,000 evacuees took part in the stoppage, principally a sit-down strike, he testified.

In answer to a question by the committee, Gelvin stated that no effort was made to segregate the "disloyal" Japanese from others in the center.

2,000 Released

Gelvin revealed that, since the opening of the center, 2,000 evacuees have been released to work projects. He said 900 of these were permanent releases and the remainder seasonal. All those released are given $50 in cash and a railroad ticket to the project, he added.

Earlier, Gelvin told the subcommittee that ample meat stocks were available at Camp Poston while a serious meat shortage existed in California.

The camp menu, he testified, including meat at least three times a week.