Americans assumed that a network of Japanese informers, living on the Hawaiian Islands had aided the attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941. Then, when the Japanese bombed other allied bases and cities, fear of invasion rose among California citizens. Americans also knew that Japan was ready to hit us hard in the event of war. The Japanese on the West Coast were already well prepared in case of a war. They had assembled detailed data on our vital pacific defenses. In the port of Los Angeles, Japanese fishing fleets were permitted to share harbor space with the U.S. Navy. The fishing boats were extraordinary. They had radios capable of working directly with Japan. They had radiotelephones, sonic depth finders, and strong searchlights, electrically driven compressors and winches.

To rectify this, the United States Navy bought 32 of these boats to con

Although the government acted generously and kind toward the Japanese thousands along the West Coast, this was total war. Intelligence authorities were taking no chances. How could they sort out the loyal Japanese from the Japanese who were committing acts of treason and sabotage? America had no

Just as suspicious as the Japanese fishing fleet was the Japanese farmers. Oddly enough, a government investigator pointed out that there was not a single flying field that did not have Japanese farmers nearby. The Japanese often farmed the land even though the soil fertility was no good. Most of these places were made up of poor farm land; nonetheless they had thriving communities of Japanese truck gardeners.

This is all substantiated evidence that at the time led many West Coast Citizens to seriously question the loyalties of those of Japanese descent who were living in there midst. Americans, fueled by these fears, pressured the Federal government to round up the Japanese living on the West Coast and send them to internment camps. Among these Americans were West Coast politicians, newspaper editorial writers, and civic groups.

Intention of jeopardizing the safety and security of the entire West Coast by allowing a few hundred or even a few dozen Japanese fifth columnists to remain and carry out their work.

Also revealed in the same report, the Japanese Government used thousands of Japanese residents of the United States and its possessions to obtain detailed information ab

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