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Japanese problem

A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer questioned the loyalty of Japanese people in the United States, stating she knew of instances where loyalty and affinity to Japan were openly displayed and that precautions should be made so as not to…

Japanese Problem

A letter writer to the Seattle P-I said that had Japanese Americans followed the teachings of Kagawa, they would be at peace with this country. With the country at war, he suggested that the Farm Security Administration lease land inland and allow…

Japanese Problem

A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer asked why the Japanese were being removed from this area. She wondered if ulterior motives weren't the reason and that Japanese farmers were needed for the war effort.

Japanese Problem

A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer asked if a previous writer was being ironical or brutally frank in suggesting that the Japanese here be treated the same as the Indians. She mentioned that "Negroes" were still being discriminated…

Japanese Problem

A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer stated that the evacuation of the Japanese should not be controversial and that to let the authorities take care of it just as it would be done if the whole area had to be evacuated, and the people…

Japanese Problem

A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said it was un-American to discriminate against the Japanese in their midst because it punished the whole group and did not single out the individual who should be charged.

Japanese Problem

A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said that she knew of the Japanese language schools here and that they kept the Japanese here Japanese in thought and at heart.

Japanese Problem

A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer enclosed a letter she saw that expressed the feelings of a Japanese American girl in Kent who said she tries to get along and be a good American citizen. The P-I published her letter.

Japanese Problem

A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said the Japanese in this area did things like having their own separate language school, and this and other things caused suspicion and thus they brought the mistrust of their neighbors on…

Japanese Problem

A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer criticized the soft approach expressed by some letter writers and instead urged that support be given to the military authorities who were best equipped to handle the Japanese problem.