posed no threat to American security (Freeman 28). Francis Biddle further reasoned that there was no purpose for removing people who were not disloyal citizens (30). Two other men, who were heavy advocates of relocation, were Assistant Secretary of War John McCloy and army officer John L. DeWitt. When asked about the constitutionality of relocating the Japanese Americans, McCloy responded, "Why the Constitution is just a scrap of paper to me" (30). DeWitt was a person with general hatred and fear toward the Japanese. His opinion on the situation was that a "Jap's a Jap" and they were all dangerous (29).
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