The alien fishing boats were libeled not only because of the fact that they were taking unfair advantage of American fishing interests but because it was well-known that several of the vessels purposely remained close to the United States Fleet in Pacific Coast waters for the express purpose of spying on the Navy's activities.
Many vessels suspected of Japanese ownership were known to have attempted to follow special manceuvres of the Pacific fleet in the past—United Press, the crime. Zung Bing quoted Kono-mi as saying blandly that he had "got rid of the biggest of the anti-Japanese leaders in Shanghai.
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