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SPECIAL
JAPANESE
MINUTES
NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING
AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE
SECOND SESSION
3 / *l ( *f V-^ S + • MONDAY, MARCH 9, 19 42
The Second Session of the Special National Council Meeting was
called to order by National President Saburo Kido at 9:15 a.m.
ROLL CALL
Roll call was taken by National Executive Secretary James Sugioka which revealed that the following chapters were not represented:
Contra Costa Cy.
Eden Township
Kings County
Lodi
Stockton
TulareX
Washington Tnshp.
Watsonville
Placer County
Y.S .B.C.
Berkeley
Delano--'
San Mateo Cy.
Gilroy
President Kido announced at this time that in order to expedite
matters no one will be permitted to enter the meeting after the Council
has been called to order.
Yakima Valley
Mid-Columbia
Pocatello
Portland
Yellowstone
Seattle
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Fort Lupton
Brawley
Los Angeles
Orange County
Arizona
San Gabriel Valley
San Luis Obispo
San Pedro
Lompoc
San Fernando
Santa Barbara
Ventura
MINUTES OF SPECIAL'NATIONAL BOARD MEETING
Mr. Mike Masaoka asked that we refer back to the minutes of the
National Board Meeting, which was held on Sunday morning, March 7, and
delete No. 19 on Page 5 and the third sentence of No. 8 on Page 3 which
was included by secretarial error.
DISCUSSION OF EVACUATION ,
President Kido asked comments and views from the various chapters
Prior to commencing with comments, President Kido stated that it seems
that the registration center will be in Owens Valley. Nobody seems to
know where the families are to be located. The chair requested a report
on conditions, particularly about the climate in Owens Valley.
Dr. Jrnest Takahashi reported briefly that Owens Valley is unsatisfactory because of the extreme heat in the summer and extreme cold
in the winter.The soil is good in parts but bad in others" The valley
is very narrow. Since Los Angeles County uses the water from the valley
it is almost completely drained out. The Valley is far from the centers
of civilization and the problem of supplying food quickly is difficult.
Comments on Parker Dam were called for by President Kido. Since
no one volunteered to report Miss Ryuko Uyesaka of Arizona was called
upon to comment on the Parker Dam area. Miss Uyesaka stated that she has
no knowledge of this area; however, a report on Blythe area, which is
"lose to Parker Dam region, was that the land is similar to that of Phoenix, Arizona. It is good for certain crops due to the alkali condition
In some parts. The climate is similar to that of Phoenix.
President Kido gave a brief summary of newspaper reports. If
Dwens Valley is fully developed it may accommodate 50,000 people. Owens
Galley and the Parker Dam area are the only two places which have been
considered so far. Owens Valley is definite^ At the entrance the evacuees will be registered and then sent to the different points. The
iev?spapers of March 9, 1942 more or less confirmed the fact that they
^re ready to begin evacuating the people from Los Angeles. The Tolan
Congressional Committee is to recommend to General DeWitt that the Los
Angeles area should be evacuated first.
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Object Description
| Title | National Minutes 1942 Pre-evacuation |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Date Created | 1942-03-09 |
| Description | A collection of minutes that detail various meetings prior to evacuation. |
| Subjects | World War II -- Mass Removal (""Evacuation"") -- Preparation |
| Type | image |
| Genre | Notes |
| Language | eng |
| Source Description | 112 items |
| Collection | Hirasuna Family Papers |
| Project Name | California State University Japanese American Digitization Project |
| Rights | Rights not yet transferred |
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| Project ID | csufr_hfp_0143 |
| Title | Second Session Page 1 |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Date Created | 1942-03-09 |
| Subjects | World War II -- Mass Removal (""Evacuation"") -- Preparation |
| Type | image |
| Genre | Notes |
| Language | eng |
| Source Description | 7.88 x 13.90in |
| Collection | Hirasuna Family Papers |
| Rights | Rights not yet transferred |
| Transcript | SPECIAL JAPANESE MINUTES NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE SECOND SESSION 3 / *l ( *f V-^ S + • MONDAY, MARCH 9, 19 42 The Second Session of the Special National Council Meeting was called to order by National President Saburo Kido at 9:15 a.m. ROLL CALL Roll call was taken by National Executive Secretary James Sugioka which revealed that the following chapters were not represented: Contra Costa Cy. Eden Township Kings County Lodi Stockton TulareX Washington Tnshp. Watsonville Placer County Y.S .B.C. Berkeley Delano--' San Mateo Cy. Gilroy President Kido announced at this time that in order to expedite matters no one will be permitted to enter the meeting after the Council has been called to order. Yakima Valley Mid-Columbia Pocatello Portland Yellowstone Seattle Ogden Salt Lake City Fort Lupton Brawley Los Angeles Orange County Arizona San Gabriel Valley San Luis Obispo San Pedro Lompoc San Fernando Santa Barbara Ventura MINUTES OF SPECIAL'NATIONAL BOARD MEETING Mr. Mike Masaoka asked that we refer back to the minutes of the National Board Meeting, which was held on Sunday morning, March 7, and delete No. 19 on Page 5 and the third sentence of No. 8 on Page 3 which was included by secretarial error. DISCUSSION OF EVACUATION , President Kido asked comments and views from the various chapters Prior to commencing with comments, President Kido stated that it seems that the registration center will be in Owens Valley. Nobody seems to know where the families are to be located. The chair requested a report on conditions, particularly about the climate in Owens Valley. Dr. Jrnest Takahashi reported briefly that Owens Valley is unsatisfactory because of the extreme heat in the summer and extreme cold in the winter.The soil is good in parts but bad in others" The valley is very narrow. Since Los Angeles County uses the water from the valley it is almost completely drained out. The Valley is far from the centers of civilization and the problem of supplying food quickly is difficult. Comments on Parker Dam were called for by President Kido. Since no one volunteered to report Miss Ryuko Uyesaka of Arizona was called upon to comment on the Parker Dam area. Miss Uyesaka stated that she has no knowledge of this area; however, a report on Blythe area, which is "lose to Parker Dam region, was that the land is similar to that of Phoenix, Arizona. It is good for certain crops due to the alkali condition In some parts. The climate is similar to that of Phoenix. President Kido gave a brief summary of newspaper reports. If Dwens Valley is fully developed it may accommodate 50,000 people. Owens Galley and the Parker Dam area are the only two places which have been considered so far. Owens Valley is definite^ At the entrance the evacuees will be registered and then sent to the different points. The iev?spapers of March 9, 1942 more or less confirmed the fact that they ^re ready to begin evacuating the people from Los Angeles. The Tolan Congressional Committee is to recommend to General DeWitt that the Los Angeles area should be evacuated first. - Second Session Page 1 - |
