Talk:Roberts Commissions

Japanese American espionage accusation

Based on information in Conn, et al, Guarding the United States and its Outposts, pp. 120-123, which I have cited, I've added information on accusations of espionage by Japanese Americans in the Roberts Commission report to this article, and to the articles on Internment of Japanese Americans, the Western Defense Command, and Gen. John L. DeWitt. Information on the report's accusations of Japanese espionage was previously absent from these articles. RobDuch (talk) 01:53, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

This is not quite accurate. The Roberts Commission report vaguely accused Japanese consular agents and "others" of espionage, but made no mention of Japanese Americans. I've just added some additional information to your edit to make this clear. (Same for Internment of Japanese Americans.) MartinaDee (talk) 00:55, 15 August 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for being more accurate about what the report said, while preserving the fact that it was used to justify Japanese-American incarceration. RobDuch (talk) 00:07, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

"Being more accurate" needs better sourcing. In the John L. DeWitt article, in the last paragraph of section "World War II", the phrase "...the Roberts Commission report of January 25, 1942 accusing persons of Japanese ancestry of widespread espionage in Hawaii prior to Pearl Harbor..." was borrowed from the "Conn, et al" source document, which claims that's what the Roberts report says. Can someone with access to the Roberts report check out these conflicting claims? WCCasey (talk) 22:25, 19 February 2021 (UTC)