Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-03-27
A P. C PROBLEM.
How To Evade a Treaty
Clause.


elise must be granted to the
japanese residents in Hawaii.
but the reasoning Of the morning
organ Is certainly not sound ncr
just 1t uses the argumentu1n 0d
homriem that, If we don't grant
the franchise, we will be whipped
because the japanese government
is backed by more guns and
men than is Hawaii. The Id
reItiser asserts that 1t is very
questionable whether the claim
is well founded" although it adj
mits that the convention between
Hawaii and Japan contains some
thing like a faroI'ed nation clause
We do not know how the editor
of the Advertiser reads English
and interprets treaty clanses, but
We cannot see how anybody can
misunderstood Article III in the
japan Hawaii treaty or only see
something like favored nation
clause in it. The article reads:
The subjects Of each of the two
high contracting parties. respec-
lively, shall have the liberty free
" and securely to come with
their ships and cargoes, to all
places. ports and rivers in the
territories of the other, where
trade with other nations is per
mitted; they may remain and
reside in any such ports; and
places respectively, aud hire and
occupy houses aud warehouses.
and may trade in all kinds If
produce, manufactures and mer-
chmd Sc Of lawful commerce,
enjoying at all times THE SAME
PRIVILEGES MS may have been. or
may hereafter be granted to
citizens or subjects of any other
nation, paying at NIL times
such duties and taxes
as may be exacted from the
citizens or subjects oil other nat.
tions doing business or residing
within in the territories of each
OF the high contracting parties.
And III competition herewith
we will ask all the editors of the
Advertiser to read Art Gle " of
the same treaty which says;
1t Is hereby stipulated that the
Hawaiian Government aud its
subjects upon like terms and con-
dtticas. viii be allowed free and
equal participation in all privel.
eyes immumltles. and advantages
that may have been or hereafter
be granted by His Majesty the
Teuno of Japan to the govern
ment citizens or subjects of any
other nation.
We fail to see that the japanese
are not entitled under the above
named articles tn the franchise as
we'll as to all other privileges of
the CITIZENS of the most fvore,l
nations in Hawaii. We cannot
agree with the Adrertiser--pre-
sumably representing the P. G.
that the right of the japanese i !
only backed by guns and men. |
and not by law and justice. If it |
WAS not that law and Justice de-
mands, we should not for a mo-
ment advocate-as we always have
the granting of the franshise TO
to the japanese residing in Ha-
waii aud otherwise qualified.
But wemustsay that If the govern
neut sentiments are represented
by the advertiser, it is indeed in
4 pitiful condition. Bulldoze,l
by the American CD League
even IN to advocating Sunday
soneertsl; fetring japanese guns
md men, and trembling for
Chinese boycott. and uprisings
he men who led the country into
is present sad plight have good
'essons to say Save us, save us
rom our own revolutions. they
Vork like a boomerang If any
lope exists in the mind of the 4,
?. e. that the japanese govern
nent Will not press the claim for I
franehise, let them study the
'olitical situation in
apan as it is to day. The gen.
nal election has Just taken place. {
he Radicals secured 10 seats 1
'hile the combined six parties '
hat support the present g .vern-
aens ooaat On l3l. Ono u the l