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February 5, 1955
The Northwest Times
Seattle, King County, Washington
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The Committee on Japanese American Evacuation Claims (COJAEC), formed by larger claimants, announced 16 objectives to expedite and liberalize processing of evacuation property loss claims under the 1948 Act. Support grows with endorsements from Japanese Chamber of Commerce and JACL backing, aiming for amendments to the Hillings Bill.
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Evacuation
Claims Committee
Announces 16-Point Objectives
LOS ANGELES - The Committee on Japanese American Evacuation Claims organized last month by the remaining larger claimants who have filed for their compensation on evacuation property and drainage losses announced this week its 16 specific objectives under which the processing and payment of evacuation claims would be expedited and liberalized.
The 16 objectives are:
1. Work for the speedy enactment of an expediting amendment, which would also permit claimants to select among adjudication procedure, compromise settlement or judicial determination by the Court of Claims.
2. Work to have so-called "internee" claims accepted as compensable.
3. Work to have the so-called conservation or management costs accepted as compensable.
4. Work to have standards of valuation, particularly on farm crops, revised upward.
5. Work to have fair rental value allowed.
6. Work to provide consideration of certain cumulative losses.
7. Work to have corporate business losses accepted as compensable.
8. Work to have charitable and non-profit corporations and organizations made eligible for claim under the law.
9. Work to have all claims postmarked prior to the January 3, 1950 deadline accepted as timely filed.
10. Work to liberalize the Hillings Bill by providing that adjudications made by the Attorney General may be reviewed by the courts if claimants so desire.
11. Work to liberalize the Hillings Bill by removing the 75 per cent ceiling on compromise settlements.
12. Work to liberalize the Hillings Bill to provide that claimants may reject a tendered compromise by the Department of Justice.
13. Work to liberalize the Hillings Bill by providing claimants a choice to transfer the claim to the Court of Claims.
14. Work to secure reversal of adverse precedents involving non-compensable items.
15. Work to secure early congressional approval of awards authorized by the government or Court of Claims.
16. Work to secure adequate administrative funds from Congress for administration work of the Dept. of Justice and/or the Court of Claims.
The committee will issue periodic progress reports to keep contributors advised on latest developments.
Backing For New Group Growing
LOS ANGELES - Support for the recently organized Committee on Japanese American Evacuation Claims continued to mount this week as the committee's objectives were endorsed by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California and an increasing number of claimants joining the committee, it was announced today by its chairman, George J. Inagaki.
The COJAEC is an independent legislative committee formed to seek expediting amendments to the Japanese Evacuation Claims Act of 1948 in order to speed up payments and to seek payment on items that heretofore have been ruled as non-compensable, thus enabling claimants to recover a far greater award than under the existing act.
Concerned with the slow adjudicating program which threatened to consume scores of years to complete the claims program, the JACL sponsored a "compromise settlement" amendment which was enacted in 1951 and under which almost 20,000 "pots and pans" claims were settled, with approximately 23 million dollars paid by the government in awards.
REPRESENT 65 MILLIONS
It is with the remaining 3,000 "larger" claims with which the COJAEC is concerned, chairman Inagaki stated, explaining that they represent an aggregate of 65 million dollars originally claimed.
Since under the law, the remaining 3000 claims must be adjudicated in the slow cumbersome, technical and legalistic procedure "according to law," the JACL to expedite those larger claims drafted a special amending bill which was introduced in January, 1954, by Rep. Patrick Hillings (R. Calif), Inagaki added.
While Congress failed to act on this bill in 1954, it did send a special subcommittee on claims of the House Judiciary Committee to hold five days of public hearings on the Hillings amendment in both San Francisco and Los Angeles in August and September last year, hearings in which the JACL played an important role in pointing out the merits of the bill.
The subcommittee's recently publicized report urged, in addition to expeditious procedure liberalizations in the interpretation or the language of the basic act, thus reducing the "noncompensable" items which had been arbitrarily so determined by the Department of Justice.
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS
The COJAEC, while it cannot guarantee specific results, is confident that its objectives with representation by Nisei lobbyist Mike Masaoka in Washington and the support of the national JACL, will be attained more effectively than through any other sponsorship.
Claimants joining the COJAEC will be asked by the committee to pledge a contribution to the JACL National Endowment Fund from their award payments as well as contribute to the committee's working fund, in return for the COJAEC's legislative services to its members.
The COJAEC program is expected to begin when a substantial number of the remaining claimants have contributed nominally to its operating fund.
"Every claimant with whom discussed the COJAEC program has readily endorsed and joined the committee," Inagaki reported on his return from a tour visiting claimants in Coachella Valley, Arizona, Imperial Valley and San Diego.
Evacuation
Claims Committee
Announces 16-Point Objectives
LOS ANGELES - The Committee on Japanese American Evacuation Claims organized last month by the remaining larger claimants who have filed for their compensation on evacuation property and drainage losses announced this week its 16 specific objectives under which the processing and payment of evacuation claims would be expedited and liberalized.
The 16 objectives are:
1. Work for the speedy enactment of an expediting amendment, which would also permit claimants to select among adjudication procedure, compromise settlement or judicial determination by the Court of Claims.
2. Work to have so-called "internee" claims accepted as compensable.
3. Work to have the so-called conservation or management costs accepted as compensable.
4. Work to have standards of valuation, particularly on farm crops, revised upward.
5. Work to have fair rental value allowed.
6. Work to provide consideration of certain cumulative losses.
7. Work to have corporate business losses accepted as compensable.
8. Work to have charitable and non-profit corporations and organizations made eligible for claim under the law.
9. Work to have all claims postmarked prior to the January 3, 1950 deadline accepted as timely filed.
10. Work to liberalize the Hillings Bill by providing that adjudications made by the Attorney General may be reviewed by the courts if claimants so desire.
11. Work to liberalize the Hillings Bill by removing the 75 per cent ceiling on compromise settlements.
12. Work to liberalize the Hillings Bill to provide that claimants may reject a tendered compromise by the Department of Justice.
13. Work to liberalize the Hillings Bill by providing claimants a choice to transfer the claim to the Court of Claims.
14. Work to secure reversal of adverse precedents involving non-compensable items.
15. Work to secure early congressional approval of awards authorized by the government or Court of Claims.
16. Work to secure adequate administrative funds from Congress for administration work of the Dept. of Justice and/or the Court of Claims.
The committee will issue periodic progress reports to keep contributors advised on latest developments.
Backing For New Group Growing
LOS ANGELES - Support for the recently organized Committee on Japanese American Evacuation Claims continued to mount this week as the committee's objectives were endorsed by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California and an increasing number of claimants joining the committee, it was announced today by its chairman, George J. Inagaki.
The COJAEC is an independent legislative committee formed to seek expediting amendments to the Japanese Evacuation Claims Act of 1948 in order to speed up payments and to seek payment on items that heretofore have been ruled as non-compensable, thus enabling claimants to recover a far greater award than under the existing act.
Concerned with the slow adjudicating program which threatened to consume scores of years to complete the claims program, the JACL sponsored a "compromise settlement" amendment which was enacted in 1951 and under which almost 20,000 "pots and pans" claims were settled, with approximately 23 million dollars paid by the government in awards.
REPRESENT 65 MILLIONS
It is with the remaining 3,000 "larger" claims with which the COJAEC is concerned, chairman Inagaki stated, explaining that they represent an aggregate of 65 million dollars originally claimed.
Since under the law, the remaining 3000 claims must be adjudicated in the slow cumbersome, technical and legalistic procedure "according to law," the JACL to expedite those larger claims drafted a special amending bill which was introduced in January, 1954, by Rep. Patrick Hillings (R. Calif), Inagaki added.
While Congress failed to act on this bill in 1954, it did send a special subcommittee on claims of the House Judiciary Committee to hold five days of public hearings on the Hillings amendment in both San Francisco and Los Angeles in August and September last year, hearings in which the JACL played an important role in pointing out the merits of the bill.
The subcommittee's recently publicized report urged, in addition to expeditious procedure liberalizations in the interpretation or the language of the basic act, thus reducing the "noncompensable" items which had been arbitrarily so determined by the Department of Justice.
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS
The COJAEC, while it cannot guarantee specific results, is confident that its objectives with representation by Nisei lobbyist Mike Masaoka in Washington and the support of the national JACL, will be attained more effectively than through any other sponsorship.
Claimants joining the COJAEC will be asked by the committee to pledge a contribution to the JACL National Endowment Fund from their award payments as well as contribute to the committee's working fund, in return for the COJAEC's legislative services to its members.
The COJAEC program is expected to begin when a substantial number of the remaining claimants have contributed nominally to its operating fund.
"Every claimant with whom discussed the COJAEC program has readily endorsed and joined the committee," Inagaki reported on his return from a tour visiting claimants in Coachella Valley, Arizona, Imperial Valley and San Diego.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Legal Or Court
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Japanese Evacuation Claims
Cojaec Objectives
Hillings Bill
Jacl Support
Compensation Amendments
What entities or persons were involved?
George J. Inagaki
Mike Masaoka
Patrick Hillings
Jacl
Where did it happen?
Los Angeles
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Los Angeles
Event Date
This Week
Key Persons
George J. Inagaki
Mike Masaoka
Patrick Hillings
Jacl
Outcome
endorsements from japanese chamber of commerce of southern california; increasing number of claimants joining; aims to expedite claims representing $65 million for 3,000 larger claims.
Event Details
The Committee on Japanese American Evacuation Claims (COJAEC) announced 16 objectives to expedite and liberalize processing of evacuation claims under the 1948 Act, including amendments to allow compromise settlements, accept additional compensable items, revise valuations, and liberalize the Hillings Bill. Support is growing with endorsements and JACL backing.