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Show 15 The yaar1944 saw other changes in attitude toward the 0 a p~nese-Americans.The o~th ~~d in Europe and Asia. become ~ore l~aveorthose Allies were obviously winning the war, The WRA Center at Delta (Camp Topaz) or Less a refuge for those aliens not cleared to who enjoyed its although somewhat Spartan, .- relative, . " . ; s2cLJ.ri ty. 46 .Those: Japanese hav'tn~jobs~in various parts of the sto.te enjoyed a fair a!!!ount· o,f acceptan,ce·,-with some exceptions. . i '; 'Ihe bi6 problem in Uta:h during:'1944 l'Tasr·c discri,mi!1ation in busi- ' ::3S slice nsi ng. Lake' (;i ty, and Provo all had Layton, Ogde,n ,;, Sal t . :0 confront the problem of "vhErth~r; to' allo,,[ evacuees to stSl.rt ~ businesses or not. ~ ; ." If they a 'l~6wed.. businesses to open, the variI ' ._ ~ ~)uS city fathers feared an ov~r~lhelming tide of applications and .. a large amount oC.alien settlement still . . . . in Utah . . . . • . War hatred lias '; . r:igh. ..... . :', ," ,~ , . , ~ tJ;1his alone caused many places to effectively bar Japanese from. business. HOHever, a move:rlent Nas gro1... ing a!Ilong various 'J:',"';aniza tions and individuals to pressure 10c9.1 g )vernrnents to allot'1 Japsnese:l..Americans and aliens to enjoy the full benefi ts of their rights as c i tize ns and peaceful inhabi tants. The first major discriminatory act of the year was in Ogden. To!!! Kinamoto applied to The n~wly 0 pera te a cafe at 260 Tt,rsnty-fifth Street. elected Cit, commiSSion turned down the ~pplication on the basis that Ogden had established i . . P?liC y of not issuing licenses to Japanese after Pearl Harbor. Mayor Kent 3. Bramwell' supported the commission, saying, "Conditions alter things .. Other jobs are available to JSl.psbesides those of settlrig uP . 46 . . . ·Once cle8.red by the ,FBI as to their lo~ralty, aliens c,' ould ~';()rk and Ii ve in most areas, as long as the local populace re~. · r~Elined fairly passive toward them. . .. |
