▁of ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁the ▁mass ▁intern ment . ▁Early ▁on ▁he ▁had ▁tried , ▁un success fully , ▁to ▁limit ▁the ▁intern ment ▁to ▁adult ▁men , ▁allowing ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁to ▁remain ▁free , ▁and ▁he ▁pushed ▁to ▁keep ▁W RA ▁policy ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁idea ▁of ▁making ▁the ▁cam ps ▁similar ▁to ▁subs istence ▁hom est ead s ▁in ▁the ▁rural ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁This , ▁along ▁with ▁propos als ▁for ▁helping ▁Japanese ▁Americans ▁res ett le ▁in ▁labor - star ved ▁far ming ▁communities ▁outside ▁the ▁ex clusion ▁zone , ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁opposition ▁from ▁the ▁govern ors ▁of ▁these ▁interior ▁states , ▁who ▁wor ried ▁about ▁security ▁issues ▁and ▁claimed ▁it ▁was ▁" polit ically ▁in fe as ible ," ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Short ly ▁before ▁the ▁meeting ▁Eisen h ower ▁wrote ▁to ▁his ▁former ▁b oss , ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁Claude ▁W ick ard , ▁and ▁said , ▁" when ▁the ▁war ▁is ▁over ▁and ▁we ▁consider ▁calm ly ▁this ▁un pre ced ented ▁migration ▁of ▁ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁we ▁as ▁Americans ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁regret ▁the ▁un av oid able ▁in just ices ▁that ▁we ▁may ▁have ▁done ." ▁ ▁Dis app oint ed , ▁Eisen h ower ▁was ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁W RA ▁for ▁only ▁nin ety ▁days , ▁res ign ing ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 4