The men who were chosen to act as administrators for the WRA were sympathetic towards the evacuees. Dillion S. Meyer the national director of the WRA referred to the Japanese-Americans as "unfortunate people who got caught in the middle of the war" (Lurie 1990: 45).
The regional WRA director of
Colorado, Joseph H. Smart, maintained an office in Denver and
allowed James G. Lindley, the project director of Amache, the
freedom in running the day-to-day operations at the camp. Lindley
was in his late 50's when was appointed Amache's director.
From the beginning he was involved in a number of camp projects
and affairs. He particularly took pride in the outstanding results
achieved by the camp's farm. "As a result of his humane
policies and sympathetic attitude toward the internee's plight,
Amache was considered by many government officials 
and
internees themselves to be the least discordant of all of the
camps in the country" (Lurie
1990: 47). Lindley wrote in his memoirs:
I have a lasting and deep regard for the Japanese people. It is hard for one to visualize any other people who would be so well behaved under similar conditions. In close contact with them for over three years, I can only admire their cheerful acceptance of unfair treatment; their overcoming of fear, resentment and frustration; their willingness to give of their time and efforts to make Amache work (quoted in Lurie 1990: 56-57).
