LEAGUE PRESENTS EVACUATION PLAN

National Secretary Before Solons With Ideas About Dealing With Aliens

SAN FRANCISCO. -- In a broad, constructive statement before the congressional committee investigating the alien situation on the Pacific Coast, Mike Masaoka, national secretary of the JACL, asserted the absolute loyalty of members of his organization, to the United States.

The secretary also presented a program, suggesting procedure in any evacuation or removal should be decided on.

Submits Definite Program

The following program of procedure was submitted

1. That the actual evacuation from designated areas to be conducted by military authorities in a manner which is consistent with the requirements of national defense, human welfare and constructive community relations in the future:

2. That, in view of the alarming developments in Tulare County and other communities against incoming Japanese evacuees all plans for voluntary evacuations be discouraged;

3. That thransportation [transportation], food, and shelter be provided for all evacuees from prohibited areas, as provided in the Presidential order;

4. That thoroughly competent, responsible and bonded property custodians be appointed and their services made available immediately to all Japanese whose business and property interests are affected by orders and regulations;

5. That all problems incidental to resettlement be administered by a special board created for this purpose under the direction of the Federal Security Agencies;

6. That the resettlement of evacuees from prohibited areas should be made within the state in which they now reside;

7. That ample protection against mob violence, be given to evacuees both in transit and in the new communities to which they are assigned;

8. That effort be made to provide suitable and productive work for all evacuees;

9. That resettlement aims be directed toward the restoration, as far as possible, of normal community life in the future when we have won the war;

10. That competent tribunals be created to deal with the so-called "hardships cases" and that "flexible policies" be applicable to such cases.