Article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer about the reluctance of the Japanese farmers to continue planting because of the uncertainty of what is being planned by the government.
Japanese farmers in the White River and Puyallup Valleys were hesistant to do any more planting with the impending evacuation of all Japanese from those areas to come about soon.
Seattle Japanese were winding up their business affairs as they prepared for evacuation of the city and a move to some other place but didn't know where.
A proposal to use Japanese Canadian men to work in highway construction received the interest of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce who heard the British Columbia premier tell of his plans..