The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-05-25
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TOXIC Jspanl, April 4. 1924 -There
are glasses into which one can look, and
the face that answers back. though dis.
tortod out Of all comelincss by the
faults Of the mirror, still retains morti-
flying resemblance, aud we must recog-
nize the reflection as our shadow self.
An American is often put before such
a glass in the circumstances OF life
here in Japan, rejecting in antithesis
our own conditions.
To illustrate: Travellers are allowed.
not welcomed here. and about us is
hedge. This hedge we do not feel as
long as we keep in the narrow way of
buyer, sightseer, stopper at hotels, etc.
But surprising we would hire house
in Toxic, for instance, we can not do it
by paying the sum asked for the house
rent. We must show our patron. and
he must be japanese of standing;
also, we must be employed by Japa-
nese before we can be in position to
get a house. Nor is this all; while we
will be allowed to entertain people
under our roof, we will not be allowed
to take boarders, nor to have any one
to stay with us for any length of time.
So every foreigner in Toxic is under
patronage of "a Japanese--that is every
one who has joined the list OF house.
holders in Toxic.
Four years ago the revulsion against
the foreigner began. Until that time
from early IN the seventies the Western
nations had been welcomed and cult
waited; then began the gradual discharge
from all the schools of the foreign
teachers. The teaching these had
taught was continued 10y native teachers
whom they had taught This has gone
on in this way ever since, Few or no
Americans or English are now EN-
ployed as teachers here. The Japanese
push this 'sand-lot" policy to their own
loss in many other directions.
They have remodeled their Govern
ment on the lines of the German Con
stitution, but do not know, and are not
educated up to its uses. So while this
is the appearance, the reality is, when
any proposition, any vote, is contrary
to the Imperial will il is flung aside
and treated as OF no import-which is
really the case.
They have gathered books of the most
metaphysical erudition, and these are
given to the people to read, and these
read them. Think Of "Bacons Essays"
in japanese commercial school
Another illustration A japanese
gentleman told me that about year
ago company was formed with half a
million dollars capital, and imported
machinery to weave silk. But no Japa-
nese was found who understood the
weaving as done by this foreign i'm
ported machinery. So it has been living
idle, as the Japanese to-day will have
no foreign teachers. A few days ago a
meeting was called; this gentleman at
tended. What was it for? To employ
| foreign skilled weavers? Oh, no, in
deed Japan does not want any more
foreigners in responsible positions at
any price. The meeting was called to
vote for an assessment to buy oil to
keep the machinery from rusting. This
is for the indefinite period that it may
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ufactory at Lyons, where the machin-
cry was bought, learn the method of
use. and then teach their own people.
Japan for the japanese
SO in every direction these people
have got foreign methods, and it will
take great many years, am told, be-
fore people will be able to apply them
successfully to replace their own; espe-
cialy as out OF 100000 people there
are only about 100000 who are ambi-
tious to have this done. Then there is
the weight Of public opinion against the
foreigner and his inventions. So strong
is this feeling that the Government was
forced to replace all functionaries in
bureaus and schools OF foreign birth and
nations by their own people. This
policy began four years ago and is
stringently enforced to-day. II this had
not been conceded Japan would have
witnessed great rebellion.
Just now Professor Inouge of the
University has published book which
he commands all japanese to study
well. In this book he reviews, and
ably, the fall and disappearance Of the
people of Australia, New Zealand and
the Sandwich Islands, before the en-.
croachments of a stronger and clevereI
race. Then he says: ''Such will be
your fate if you open your country to
the Anglo. Saxon. The English and
American will possess your country
you will fade off the earth before theil
temptations. Their vices will break
down your vigor, and their menta
power, their craft, will Guido you al
the time"
Then Professor lnouge warns hit
country people to let in no foreigner
TO obtain residence or to buy land, but
only as visitors, and even then the fewer
the better, if japanese wish to remain
masters of Japan.-COrcspOndence S,
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