JAPANESE-AMERICANS
ENDURE HATRED
Official
Expresses Fear of Reprisals by Japanese
WASHINGTON,
D.C.—The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was established in 1938
to investigate allegations of disloyalty and subversive actions in America. Earlier
this year, HUAC, also known as the Dies Committee after its chairman Martin
Dies, Jr. of Texas, released its so-called Yellow Report on the state of
Japanese living in America. In July of this year, director of the War
Relocation Authority Dillon S. Meyer criticized the report, expressing concern
that it has “…stirred up a public hatred of Japanese…”. He speculates that if
news of violence against those of Japanese decent in this country reaches Japan
that American held there might receive “further maltreatment.”
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