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Show JAPANESE THE CAUSE ' i Attempted to Gain a Foothold on the Mexican Coast El Taso, April &. An 'explanation, bearing "all tho marks of authenticity1, clearing up tAio Amerlcan-Mexlcivnf Japanese situation, was given here today to-day bv one of the most prominent Mexican-Americana In tho country. According lo this informant, who is in i. position lo know but who insisted in-sisted upon the suppression of his name, President Diaz was seek.ng' a way to refuse a coaling station on Slagdalerta Islnnd to the Japanese, even beforo the renewal of the American Amer-ican government's contract enmo, up tor discussion. "Diaz," said tac Mexican-American, '"found himself" between the upper and nether millstones He was impressed im-pressed with thd influx of Japanese into Mexico and in particular with the knowledge that they had mapped his entire western coast, SI6w, insistent pressure was brought on him to glvo Japan a coaling station on Magdalena Bay. On the other side was the United Uni-ted States and the Monroe Doctrine.. "Later he received a letter, to his relief, with an unmistakable intimation intima-tion that the Japanese was not to have the station, although the sanio privileges for the United States was not insisted Diaz then Informed Japan that he did not care to release re-lease any part of his country to a foreign powor, ".Not knowing what might be tho result of the Mexican attitude .in Japan. President Tnft ordered the mobilization of a division of American Ameri-can troops at San Antonio, Galveston and El Paso. In Mexico evory citizen of standing and information realizes that. In the event of Japanese aggression, ag-gression, which however baseless the fear may be. Is still feared, Mexico must rely on tho assistance of tho United States. As against any oversea over-sea power, Mexico would stand with her big neighbor to the north. Japan has never attempted the colonization of large bodies of Japanese on certain tracts of land In Mexico, but the Immigration Im-migration figures from tho land of the Rising Sun arc Impressive. "Mexico does not need to import labor. They are mostly veterans of the lato Russo-Japaneso war. They were not brought to Mexico to make an army of protection against the Americans They came of their own accord, and for their own ends. And bear this In mind, thev do not make maps for fun, and we know that many of these Immigrants have had no other oth-er visible occupation." |