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Show PHELAN SCENTS A "LITTLE JAPAN" ON BORDER LINE SA.V FRANCISCO. March 31. Direct diplomatic representations to Mexico and Japan to prevent the establishment of land grants to Japanese within Mexican borders ''because of their military and industrial menace" are to be urged on the floor of congress by United States Senator Sena-tor James O. Phelan. according to an announcement by the senator here todav He will make a direct plea to the state department also, he announced "While Mexico is well within' her constitutional con-stitutional riKhts in granting this land it will form a 'little Japan' right on our borders." Senator Phelan said "This will increase tho danger of a Japanese invasion of California, v hich is a .m-v t attractive country for them. Jt would ' create a base of supplies and would be a propa&atiriy ground. "Already we know that the Japanese are comivu? over the border from Mexico. The Japanese fishermen, at San Pedro and San Diego maintain a larg-u fleet of hit?!. -power motor boats and it is suspected sus-pected that the Japanese are coming- in also by that means. "Ko a lare Japanese colony in Mexico would be a military and industrial menace, men-ace, and I believe that the policy of the government is to prevent such a settlement settle-ment near our doors." |