HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984 Resolution No. 039I
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RESOLUT I ON NO . 3 ~
SERIES OF 1984--
A RESOLUTI ON OF 'fl-I E CITY OF m'..LEWOOD UPliOlDI~ 'tilE NATIONAL LF.AGU E
OF CI'r[ES IN ITS SUPPORT OF THE Rl:XX'MMENDAT!ONS OF THE U.S .
<niMISS ION 00 WARTIME RELOCATION AND INT ERNMENJ' OF CIVILIANS.
WHEREAS, on February 19 , 1942 , Executive order 9066 was
i ssued and provided f o r the r e location and in terrrnent of persons
of Japanese ancestry; a nd
WH EREAS , fr an 19 42-1946 , 120 ,000 lvnericans of Japase se
ancestry .ere fo r c ibly ex cltrled fran the wes t Coa s t ~• , '"' un.ted
States by mi l ita ry fia t, inca r c erated and con fi ned Jn <' ,r. ,d
mili ta ry guard , without hear i ng s or charges , and depriv . .il ~)s1c
hunan rights as a result of ac tions of the U.S . Ql verrrnent; a nd
WH EREAS , on J uly 31 , 1980 , PUblic Law 96 -317 was e nacted
authoriz ing the creation of the U.S. Canmission on wa rtime
Relocat ion and Internn e nt of Ci vi lians t o rev i e w t h0 facts and
circlITistances surrounding the i mplenentation of Ex ec utive Orde r
9066 ; a nd
WHEREAS , after two a nd one-ha lf yea rs of sttrly and r e sea r c h ,
the cam,ission ' s findi ng s .ere i ssued on Februa ry 24, 1983 , and its
r ecarm endations .ere released on June 16 , 1983 ; and
WHEREAS , the Canmission' s wor k has already ass isted the
effor ts of sever al cities a nd other local goverrrne n ts t o renedy
pr ior l ocal actions and pol i cies that denied basic rights and
inflicted other injustices upon c i tizens of Japanese ancestry ; and
1-IH EREAS , these loca l effo,ts , incltxling ci ty-enacted
legi s l ation , cann ot subst i t uV• fo r the necessa ry federa l ac t ions t o
renedy the injust ices that occurred pu rsuant t o Exec ut i ve Ord er
9066 , nor do the s e local actions adequately address the issues
rais,yJ i n the Camlission 1 s findrn~s or rec endat i ons ;
N()l;v , THEREFORE , BE rr RESOLVED DY THE CITY COU !'K:IL OF THE
CITY OF =LEl-100D , COLORAOO , thc1t :
Englewoo.1 upho lds t he Na tional I.eag u<> of Cities in i ts
suppor t of the reccmne nd at i on~ of the U.S . Coom i ss ion on \-Jartilne
Relocr1L1on and lntermlent of Civilians as a foona l and honorab l e
way to acknowledg these injustices in t h0 ope that similar
aberr, ti 0 ns of justice shall never rceur .
EngleloOOd urges Congress and the l'dministrat ion to act on
those rec nenclations , inclu:l ing the following major proposa ls :
Congress s hould pa ss a joint resolution , signed by the
Pr esident , acknowledg ing that a grave injustice was
inflicted upon a specific group of U.S. citizens on the
basis of ancestry and offering off i cial apologies of the
u.s . Government ;
President should direct the U.S . Departme nt of Justice to
review all wartime convictions of ime rica ns of Japanese
ancestry arnl to rec01111encl Pr esidential pardons based on this
review.
AOOP'rED A.'ID IIPPROVED thi s 15th day of O:tober , 1984 .
~~~ faLot1s , Mayor
rst :
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ex offici o Cicy Clerk-Tr ea'su~e r
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1 , Gary R. Hi gbee , ex of f icio City Cl.,r k-Treasur er of the
City of Eng lewo od , Colorado, hueby c ertify that the above and
fo r egoing i s a true , accur a t e and canp ~te copy of Resolutir.;i
No -~-• Series of 1984.