g overn ment ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁American ▁dem ocracy . ▁" Good " ▁in m ates ▁who ▁to ed ▁the ▁W RA ▁line ▁were ▁reward ed , ▁while ▁" tr ou blem akers " ▁who ▁protest ed ▁their ▁conf in ement ▁and ▁Is se i ▁el ders ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁leaders ▁in ▁their ▁pre war ▁communities ▁but ▁found ▁themselves ▁stri pped ▁of ▁this ▁s way ▁in ▁camp ▁were ▁treated ▁as ▁a ▁security ▁threat . ▁R esent ment ▁over ▁poor ▁working ▁conditions ▁and ▁low ▁w ages , ▁in ade qu ate ▁housing , ▁and ▁rum ors ▁of ▁gu ards ▁ste aling ▁food ▁from ▁in m ates ▁ex ac erb ated ▁t ensions ▁and ▁created ▁pro - ▁and ▁anti - admin istration ▁fa ctions . ▁Labor ▁strik es ▁occurred ▁at ▁Post on , ▁T ule ▁Lake ▁and ▁Jer ome , ▁and ▁in ▁two ▁violent ▁inc idents ▁at ▁Post on ▁and ▁Man zan ar ▁in ▁November ▁and ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁individuals ▁sus pected ▁of ▁coll ud ing ▁with ▁the ▁W RA ▁were ▁be aten ▁by ▁other ▁in m ates . ▁External ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁W RA ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁head ▁following ▁these ▁events , ▁in ▁two ▁con gression al ▁investig ations ▁by ▁the ▁House ▁Un - American ▁Activ ities ▁Committee ▁and ▁another ▁led ▁by ▁Senator ▁Albert ▁Ch and ler . ▁ ▁The ▁leave ▁clear ance ▁registration ▁process , ▁dub bed ▁the ▁" loy alty ▁question naire " ▁by ▁in m ates , ▁was ▁another ▁significant ▁source ▁of ▁dis content ▁among ▁in