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Show MAKING READY FOR TEST OFJAPS; RIGHTS Formal Statement of Situation in 'Frisco Schools Basis of Legal Action. SAN .FRANCISCO. Bee. '.The Board of Education. throuRh City Attorney William Wil-liam G. Burke, this afternoon submitted to United States District Attorney Robert Rob-ert Devlin, a Htatcment of the facts bearing: bear-ing: on the scfjreRatlon of Japanese children chil-dren In separate bcIiooIs, which Is planned plan-ned to make the basis of the legal action ac-tion that the Federal Government 1b to take to lest the legality of tho State statute under which the Board of Education Edu-cation made its ruling. The statement of facts presented to Mr. Devlin sets forth nil the facts and conditions leading up to the segregation segrega-tion of the Japanese and Is in the nature na-ture of an ultimatum from I he local authorities, who declare their intention of enforcing It Mr. Devlin stated that it would be necessary for him to personally person-ally verify the facts as set forth and said that on next Monday he would be ready to state whether he could accept the statement as a basis for legal action. ac-tion. The statement was Immediately telegraphed tele-graphed to Washington, where It is expected ex-pected that It will be considered bv Attorney-General Moody. The Japanese government, through Its local consul, has collected a mass of data in connection with the attendance of Japanese school children In the schools or this citv, some of which Ik at variance with tlie statistics stat-istics of the Board of Education. To avoid the necessity of threshing out an enormous mass of evidence from both sides. In the courts, the Government Is endeavoring to agree with the local authorities au-thorities upon certain facts which will he conceded by all parties. The complainant In the case In a Japanese Jap-anese of the age of 10 years, who Iwi3 been barred from the Redding primary school. The United States District Attorney stated his intention to submit the matter mat-ter to the State Supreme court. He would assign no reason for choosing this court, Instead of a Federal court, other than an Intimation that lie preferred to have the matter decided by the Judiciary Ju-diciary of the State where it is In dispute. |