DISLOCATIONS HIT CALIFORNIA YOUNG

National Headquarters And All Chapters Busy Lending Assistance; Jobs Lost In Civil Service; No More Later

LOS ANGELES WILL MAKE SURVEY

SAN FRANCISCO. -- Greatest single activity for the chapters of the Japanese American Citizens League this week was assisting federal authorities in registering Japanese aliens, as required by the government. The work was thus carried out promptly and efficiently, said reports reaching here.

The National Board, the District Boards, and chapter officials are looking forward to the other great problem, that of assisting those who will be affected by the removal of aliens from designated areas, and those who have lost employment. The officials are co-operating closely with the federal officers, and the various civilian defense agencies now operating.

Second generation are widely affected by the action of the State Personnel Board, taken in pursuance of a resolution adopted by the Legislation regarding them in civil service. Many young persons already have lost positions, and there will be no more available, according to rules adopted by the board this week.

Board Announces Policy

The board took three steps, announcing that it will.

1. Refuse to certify to any state position anyone now on the eligible list who is an immediate descendant of persons any nation at war with United States, whether alien-born or citizen-born;

2. Refuse to receive any new application from any such persons;

3. Ask the State Department of Finance for funds to investigate those in state service of these enemy nationalities.

Business And Farming

Licenses are being withheld from Japanese for doing business. Naturally, the removal or proposed removal of aliens will affect the agricultural situation in the state vitality. Many alien farmers are asking that definite program be announced as soon as possible. They say that if they are to be removed to areas where they can continue as farmers they should know quickly, as the Spring is at hand.

There was widespread interest in the San Joaquin Valley and in Southern California.

Those concerned with the food problem are urging that some plan be worked out whereby the state will not lose the services of these farmers.

Board Names Committee

The Northern California District Board of the JACL has appointed a committee to confer on the agricultural problem.

It is hoped this committee will be able to lay some concrete suggestions of a helpful nature before the authorities.

Help In Registration

In San Francisco and Los Angeles, large Japanese population centers, the JACL committee proved of great value to aliens and the federal authorities in the registration this week.

Meantime, the program for the removal of enemy aliens from certain areas continued. At latest reports received here, the number of restricted areas designated by the attorney general had reached 86. The new areas included portions of Humbolt, Mendocino, Sonoma, Marin, Vallejo Contra Costa, Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo, San Joaquin, Los Angeles and San Diego Counties.

Enemey [enemy] aliens are to be excluded from these areas after February 24.

In a surprise raid on Monday, federal authorities rounded up 500 aliens on Terminal Island near Los Angeles. There are great war industries and defense units there.

Senator Asks Tolerance

In a radio address Tuesday night United States Senator Sheridan Downey urged that tolerance be shown toward the Japanese and others. He said the State of California should take all possible steps to preclude the possibility of subversive actions, but he thought that could be done without working unnecessary hardship on Aliens.

League Active in South

Two important actions backed by the JACL are reported from Los Angeles.

A meeting of committee heads and members of Togo Tanaka's Committee on Vocation and Economic Research was held at the Japanese Christian Church. Reports were given by Carl Kondo on wholesale and retail produce and farming; by Tetsuko Fujii on domestic employment; by Masamori Kojimi on insurance cancellations; by Yeiko Chiba on hotels, and Joe Oyama on members and manufacturers.

A general vocational and financial survey will be made in Metropolitan Los Angeles by a committee sponsored by the JACL Anti-Axis Committee.