1,300 Japanese from the Seattle area met at the Seattle Buddhist Church to pledge their loyalty to the United States and to hear from officials about the importance of being good Americans. Photo shows the crowd gathered around the U.S. flag.
Approximately 1,500 enemy aliens had not registered for certificates of identification, so the deadline was extended two days to accommodate them. The post office was to be open to register them
1,500 Japanese in Seattle were registered at the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Seattle Buddhist Temple for eventual evacuation to the Puyallup Assembly Center
Eviction orders were being prepared for Japanese, German and Italian aliens living in California by federal officials. Areas such as airports and waterfronts were to be prohibited to aliens living in close proximity to those places, and they were to…
Idaho was expected to receive 10,000 Japanese evacuated from the West Coast to be placed in an internment camp. Idaho Gov. Chase A. Clark had opposed the idea, as well as the Idaho Grange and the American Legion, but he was mollified when notified…
Lt. Gen. John L. DeWitt made a visit to the Manzanar camp that was being prepared to accept a total of 10,000 Japanese . Shops were being set up, and wage scales were being set for the new arrivals.
