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Summary printed on title page: "Comments by the War Relocation Authority on statements reported in the press allegedly made by witnesses before the Committee on Un-American Activities during hearings in Los Angeles between June 8 and June 17." Document number C-0278-[page number]-NOBU-COS-WP. ; Series: War Relocation Authority records, 1942-1943 ; Comments by the War Relocation Authority on statements reported in the press, allegedly made by witnesses before the Committee on Un-American Activities during hearings in Los Angeles between June 8 and June 17; Joseph R. Goodman papers on Japanese American incarceration, MS-840; California Historical Society.

The invasion of North Africa by American troops and President Roosevelt's air trip to Casablanca marked the beginning and ending of the current period with resulting emphasis on newspaper coverage of that theater in articles on the press and communications. The government's suit against the Associated Press on monopoly charges attracted a great deal of interest. Censorship of stories going out of this country to England aroused some concern. Advertisers and media, not too displeased with the 1942 showing, fought back hard when a group of social scientists asked that advertising be eliminated for the duration. F. E. M.

Includes biographical sketches of the witnesses. ; "Selections from the testimony of a few of the witnesses who appeared before the Federal communications commission in the newspaper-radio hearings.In some cases the testimony.has been edited."-p.3. ; --Casey, R.D. The historical relationship of the press and radio. --Mott, F.L. History of the American newspaper. --Siebert, F.S. The meaning of the first amendment. --Hays, A.G. The right to free speech. --Angell, Ernest. The danger to the democratic process by absolute classification of the media of communications. --Pound, Roscoe. The origin and development of the Bill of rights. ; Mode of access: Internet.

William M. Cebuar, chairman. ; Pt. 4: Hearing on H. Res. 408 and H. Res. 60. ; [pt. 1] Contract termination and relation matters. Mar. 15-May 3, 1944.--pt. 2. Economic problems of the transition period. May 18-June 6, 1944.--pt. 3. Economic problems of the transition period. June 7-15, 1944.--pt. 4. Problems of foreign trade and shipping. Sep. 25-Jan. 11, 1944.--pt. 5. Post-war agricultural policy. Aug. 23-May 24, 1945.--pt. 6. Postwar public works and contruction. July 27, 1944-April 4, 1945.--pt. 7. The use of wartime controls during the transitional period, April 25, 1945-Jan. 31, 1946.--pt. 8. Financial problems of the transition period, April 24-May 31, 1945.--pt. 9. Export of information media, both government and private, Dec. 20, 1946. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Memo to "all assembly and reception center managers from Karl R. Bendetsen regarding "instruction covering press relation and releases." ; Memo from Colonel Karl R. Bendetsen, Assistant Chief of Staff, Civil Affairs Division of the Wartime Civil Control Administration, to all assembly and reception center managers, April 29, 1942; William J. Mountin material relating to forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans, MS-3196; California Historical Society.

In a democracy, understanding is an essential ingredient of intelligent action. We the people cannot be expected to play our proper rôle in the drama unfolding before us today if we are not kept informed about the why and the how of the war. We ought to know our enemies, and their mad dream of world conquest. We ought to know our Allies and the sacrifices they are making to win a war which we could never have won without their help. We ought to know what we as individuals can do to bring our enemies to their knees more quickly. And finally, we ought to know something about the things we are fighting for. In the words of Mr. Elmer Davis, director of the Office of War Information, "This is a people's war, and to win it the people should know as much about it as they can."To help "facilitate the development of an informed and intelligent understanding … of the status and progress of the war effort"—according to the executive order creating the OWI—the federal government has utilized five main media: motion pictures, the press, radio, graphics, and face-to-face discussion. While reaching a more limited audience, government pamphlets have served as an invaluable sixth medium. A review of a select list of the pamphlets about the war on the world front may be of particular interest to political scientists for two reasons: (1) the publication and distribution of such pamphlets is one important phase of the wartime activities of our government; and (2) they are an excellent source of information for teachers and other community leaders upon whose shoulders has fallen much of the responsibility for keeping our people informed about the war.