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House is in session at ten o'clock on the reading of the Agriculture
Appropriation Bill.
I am not sure how long we can continue. However, we will give
every one an opportunity to be heard sooner or later.
I wonder if any witness wishes simply to file a.statement.
Is there any witness who would be content to file a statement? If so,
we will be glad to receive your statements at this time. If not, we will
hear from Professor Bloom from the University of California.
STATEMENT OF LEONARD BLOOM
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
AT LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Mr. Bloom. I am Leonard Bloom, Assistant Professor of Sociology
on the Los Angeles Campus, University of California.
Do you want me to qualify myself?
Mr. Gwynne. You may suit yourself. We will be glad to hear you*
Mr. Bloom. I have prepared a statement with certain statistical
material which I should like to comment upon.
Mr. Gwynne. Would you like the entire statement included in the
record?
Mr. Bloom. I should, please.
Mr. Gwynne. That may be done and you may comment, if you desire.
A STATEMENT PREPARED FOR SUBCOMMITTEE NUMBER 2 OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON H. R. 2768
by Leonard Bloom, Assistant Professor of Sociology
University of California at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
May 28, 1947
An evacuee claims bill is a clear and pressing need, and delay will
compound the; serious injury Americans of Japanese ancestry suffered during
the war. The bitter tale of injustices and manipulations to which the
people were exposed has been told and the arguments assessed often enough.
In brief compass the most effective discussion was the Harper's article,
"America's Worst Wartime Mistake," (September, 1945). For our purposes we
need only say that a segment of a population was taken into custody precip-
itantly and without provocation. Two-thirds of the people were native
Americans. Many of them subsequently served brilliantly in the armed forces.
AH of them suffered damage to their status in the community, to their
security and self-esteem, to their capacity to act as effective human beings,
to their ability to earn, and to their economic resources.
There can never be compensation for the intangible damages, the loss
of freedom, disruption of lives, and mental suffering. But the very least
we can expect of a working democracy is an effort to indemnify them for
economic damages Suffered by no other segment of our population. If it is
necessary to damage property in the course of military maneuvers, there is
ample provision and precedent for proper restitution. Indeed if the
rationalisation for the evacuation which is given by the Western Defense
Command be accepted, then the removal of Americans of Japanese ancestry
was a military operati on and damages should be assessed accordingly.
The time table and plan of the evacuation was designed so that large
economic losses were inevitable. For most of the population only one week
elapsed between the notice of their evacuation date and their actual removal.
5.
Object Description
| Title | Hearings and Reports on the Evacuation Claims Bills |
| Description | The Committee on the Judiciary from the House of the Representatives presents a report on the evacuation claims bills. |
| Subjects | Redress and reparations |
| Type | image |
| Genre | Reports |
| Language | eng |
| Collection | Hirasuna Family Papers |
| Collection Description | 111 items |
| Project Name | California State University Japanese American Digitization Project |
| Rights | Rights not yet transferred |
Description
| Local ID | csufr_hfp_1446 |
| Project ID | csufr_hfp_1446 |
| Title | Page 6 |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Date Created | 1947 - 05 - 28 |
| Subjects | Redress and reparations |
| Type | image |
| Genre | Reports |
| Language | eng |
| Collection | Hirasuna Family Papers |
| Collection Description | 8.25 x 13.72in |
| Rights | Rights not yet transferred |
| Transcript | House is in session at ten o'clock on the reading of the Agriculture Appropriation Bill. I am not sure how long we can continue. However, we will give every one an opportunity to be heard sooner or later. I wonder if any witness wishes simply to file a.statement. Is there any witness who would be content to file a statement? If so, we will be glad to receive your statements at this time. If not, we will hear from Professor Bloom from the University of California. STATEMENT OF LEONARD BLOOM ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Mr. Bloom. I am Leonard Bloom, Assistant Professor of Sociology on the Los Angeles Campus, University of California. Do you want me to qualify myself? Mr. Gwynne. You may suit yourself. We will be glad to hear you* Mr. Bloom. I have prepared a statement with certain statistical material which I should like to comment upon. Mr. Gwynne. Would you like the entire statement included in the record? Mr. Bloom. I should, please. Mr. Gwynne. That may be done and you may comment, if you desire. A STATEMENT PREPARED FOR SUBCOMMITTEE NUMBER 2 OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON H. R. 2768 by Leonard Bloom, Assistant Professor of Sociology University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, California May 28, 1947 An evacuee claims bill is a clear and pressing need, and delay will compound the; serious injury Americans of Japanese ancestry suffered during the war. The bitter tale of injustices and manipulations to which the people were exposed has been told and the arguments assessed often enough. In brief compass the most effective discussion was the Harper's article, "America's Worst Wartime Mistake," (September, 1945). For our purposes we need only say that a segment of a population was taken into custody precip- itantly and without provocation. Two-thirds of the people were native Americans. Many of them subsequently served brilliantly in the armed forces. AH of them suffered damage to their status in the community, to their security and self-esteem, to their capacity to act as effective human beings, to their ability to earn, and to their economic resources. There can never be compensation for the intangible damages, the loss of freedom, disruption of lives, and mental suffering. But the very least we can expect of a working democracy is an effort to indemnify them for economic damages Suffered by no other segment of our population. If it is necessary to damage property in the course of military maneuvers, there is ample provision and precedent for proper restitution. Indeed if the rationalisation for the evacuation which is given by the Western Defense Command be accepted, then the removal of Americans of Japanese ancestry was a military operati on and damages should be assessed accordingly. The time table and plan of the evacuation was designed so that large economic losses were inevitable. For most of the population only one week elapsed between the notice of their evacuation date and their actual removal. 5. |
