All who observe the work of courts are familiar with what Judge Cardozo described as "the tendency of a principle to expand itself to the limit of its logic." In Kiyoshi Hirabayashi v. United States, And we have had recent occasion to quote approvingly the statement of former Chief Justice Hughes that the war power of the Government is 'the power to wage war successfully.' We are thus being asked to pass at this time upon the whole subsequent detention program in both assembly and relocation centers, although the only issues framed at the trial related to petitioner's remaining in the prohibited area in violation of the exclusion order.

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Summary. 1, [Footnote 2/2] which recites that the entire Pacific Coast is "particularly subject to attack, to attempted invasion . .". If you don’t have one already, it’s free and easy to sign up. U.S. 214, 232] But the facts above recited, and those set forth in Ex parte Metsuye Endo, supra, show that the exclusion was but a part of an over-all plan for forceable detention. of the United States.

In doing so, we are not unmindful of the hardships imposed by it upon a large group of American citizens. . violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. The drawing of fire lines in the case of a conflagration, the removal of persons from the area where a pestilence has broken out, are familiar examples. If this be a correct statement of the facts disclosed by this record, and facts of which we take judicial notice, I need hardly labor the conclusion that Constitutional rights have been violated. Therefore, the validity of action under the war power must be judged wholly in the context of war. acknowledged that “all legal restrictions which curtail the civil rights
Yet they are primarily and necessarily a part of the new and distinct civilization of the United States. There is sharp controversy as to the credibility of the DeWitt report. And it is said that if the military commander had reasonable military grounds for promulgating the orders, they are constitutional and become law, and the Court is required to enforce them. Footnote 3] The Final Report, p. 9, casts a cloud of suspicion over the entire group by saying that 'while it was believed that some were loyal, it was known that many were not.' Consequently, the only order in effect touching the petitioner's being in the area on May 30, 1942, the date specified in the information against him, was the May 3 order which prohibited his remaining there, and it was that same order which he stipulated in his trial that he had violated, knowing of its existence. Instead, the decision to force them into Footnote 15] The Final Report, p. 34, makes the amazing statement that as of February 14, 1942, 'The very fact that no sabotage has taken place to date is a disturbing and confirming indication that such action will be taken.' [323 Ex parte Kawato, 317 U. S. 69, 317 U. S. 73. P. 323 U. S. 219. Kempner, "The Enemy Alien Problem in the Present War," 34 Amer.Journ. 1, but only by the method prescribed in the instructions, i.e., by reporting to the Assembly Center. The justices in the majority compared the case to Hirabayashi v. United States (1943), a previous case in which the Court had upheld a military order imposing a curfew on people of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast. He issues orders, and they may have a certain authority as military commands, although they may be very bad as constitutional law. 1, be and they are hereby U.S. 214, 248] Of course the existence of a military power resting on force, so vagrant, so centralized, so necessarily heedless of the individual, is an inherent threat to liberty. The difference between their innocence and his crime would result, not from anything he did, said, or thought, different than they, but only in that he was born of different racial stock. The Government has argued this case as if the only order outstanding at the time the petitioner was arrested and informed against was Exclusion Order No. The reasons appear, instead, to be largely an accumulation of much of the misinformation, half-truths and insinuations that for years have been directed against Japanese Americans by people with racial and economic prejudices-the same people who have been among the foremost advocates of the evacuation. Citizenship has its responsibilities, as well as its privileges, and, in time of war, the burden is always heavier. Neither the Act of Congress nor the Executive Order of the President, nor both together, would afford a basis for this conviction. We further know that, on March 18, 1942, the President had promulgated Executive Order No. See McWilliams, Prejudice, 119-121 (1944); House Report No. 91, p. 8 (1944). 1, the territory wherein he was previously living, except within the bounds of the established Assembly Center of that area. Every repetition imbeds that principle more deeply in our law and thinking and expands it to new purposes. been confined either in an Assembly Center within the zone in which he had lived or has been removed to a Relocation Center where, as the facts disclosed in Ex parte Endo (post, p. 323 U. S. 283) demonstrate, he was illegally held in custody. In this instance, moreover, there are only two minor instances of violence on record involving persons of Japanese ancestry. March 21, 1942, Congress enacted3 that anyone who knowingly 'shall enter, remain in, leave, or commit any act in any military area or military zone prescribed ... by any military commander ... contrary to the restrictions applicable to any such area or zone or contrary to the order of ... any such military commander' shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. is subject to applicable constitutional limitations," Hamilton v. Kentucky Distilleries Co., 251 U. S. 146, 251 U. S. 156. Had petitioner here left the prohibited area and gone to an assembly center, we cannot say, either as a matter of fact or law, that his presence in that center would have resulted in his detention in a relocation center. At the same time, however, it is essential that there be definite limits to military discretion, especially where martial law has not been declared. The only course by which the petitioner could avoid arrest and prosecution was to go to that camp according to instructions to be given him when he reported at a Civil Control Center. The petitioner, an American citizen of Japanese descent, was convicted in a federal district court for remaining in San Leandro, California, a 'Military Area', contrary to Civilian Exclusion Order No. 34. Final Report, p. 10; see also pp.

whoever shall enter, remain in, leave, or commit any act in any military area or military zone prescribed, under the authority of an Executive order of the President, by the Secretary of War, or by any military commander designated by the Secretary of War, contrary to the restrictions applicable to any such area or zone or contrary to the order of the Secretary of War or any such military commander, shall, if it appears that he knew or should have known of the existence and extent of the restrictions or order and that his act was in violation thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be liable to a fine of not to exceed $5,000 or to imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, for each offense. 2601.

Even though evacuation and detention in the assembly center were inseparable, the order under which the petitioner was convicted was nevertheless valid. 982, provided for detention of those of Japanese ancestry in assembly or relocation centers. . 1. Apparently, in the minds of the military leaders, there was no way that the Japanese Americans could escape the suspicion of sabotage. If the Executive Order No. [ Cf. 115, 54 U. S. 134-135; Raymond v. Thomas, 91 U. S. 712, 91 U. S. 716.

Chastleton Corporation v. Sinclair, 264 U. S. 543, 264 U. S. 547; Block v. Hirsh, 256 U. S. 135, 256 U. S. 155. Consequently, the only order in effect touching the petitioner's being in the area on May 30, 1942, the date specified in the information against him, was the May 3 order which prohibited his remaining there, and it was that same order, which he stipulated in his trial that he had violated, knowing of its existence. [ June 12, 1942, an Information was filed in the District Court for Northern California charging a violation of the Act of March 21, 1942, in that petitioner had knowingly remained within the area covered by Exclusion Order No. 115, 134, 135; Raymond v. Thomas, Congress, and the President, all of whom deemed the measure necessary. P. 323 U. S. 222. In dealing with matters relating to the prosecution and progress of a war, we must accord great respect and con- It was because we could not reject the finding of the military authorities that it was impossible to bring about an immediate segregation of the disloyal from the loyal that we sustained the validity of the curfew order as applying to the whole group.

208, demonstrate, he was illegally held in custody.
A military order, however unconstitutional, is not apt to last longer than the military emergency. Learn more about FindLaw’s newsletters, including our terms of use and privacy policy. The reasons appear, instead, to be largely an accumulation of much of the misinformation, half-truths and insinuations that for years have been directed against Japanese Americans by people with racial and economic prejudices -- the same people who have been among the foremost advocates of the evacuation. Since the petitioner has not been convicted of failing to report or to remain in an assembly or relocation center, we cannot in this case determine the validity of those separate provisions of the order. There is therefore no basis for the argument that on May 30, 1942, he was subject to punishment, under the March 27 and May 3rd orders, whether he remained in or left the area. 9066 and the Act of Congress meant what they said, to leave that area, in the face of Proclamation No. At the same time, however, it is essential that there be definite limits to military discretion, especially where martial law has not been declared. Begin typing to search, use arrow keys to navigate, use enter to select. Approximately five thousand American citizens of Japanese ancestry refused to swear unqualified allegiance to the United States and to renounce allegiance to the Japanese Emperor, and several thousand evacuees requested repatriation to Japan. U.S. 81, 63 S.Ct. States.


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