The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-04-04
A MEETING on THE JApS.
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A big mass meeting of Honolulu Jap.
anese was held very quietly on Monday
evening. Calls marked with ink on
manila paper were posted at tbs cor.
:.er Of Fort and Beretania and one or
two other places. The response 10 this
summons was crowd of 300 20 400
seats were placed In the billiard hall
over the Commercial saloon ON Nuuanu
avenue. All chairs were occupied and
many stood about the large room and
ON the Verandas. The meeting began
at and was adjourned at IT, A num-
Der remained until midnight. After
all the business had been disposed of
Refreshments were served
Two subjects were considered Bust
ness men and others made addresses.
The principal orator was a Jap.
anese who is credited by others
as being representative of the
home Government. They say this
man sends Hawaiian news direct to the
Foreign Office at Toxic. This was a
secret meeting and haoles were debarred
from attendance
As an opening proposition the Japs
were urged to patronIze the Aikoku
Maru, their own steamship, as against
the Pacific Mail liner China, which is a
favorite with them. Grievances against
the smaller vessel were freely aired.
People who arrived by it said they were
compelled to battle in the salt water,
that fresh water was very short, that
the rice was only half cooked and the
remainder of the food was of an inferior
quality and that the passengers received
very little consideration from the ships
people. Owners OF the Aikoku Alaru
appealed to the Japs to give business to
their own people. If the AiKoku Maru
is encouraged, said the speaker, other
japanese vessels will go into the Or
iental trade and in few years Japan
will control the commerce of the Pacific
A strong appeal was made to national
prejudices as well AS national pride. 1t
was promised that the ship would PROVE e
plenty of fresh water, good food ana
clean quarters and that every passenger
would be treated like "a daimio. 1t was
announced that the cost of a passage
would be S22 instead of $2j as hereto
fore and that if Hackfeld & Company
(the Pacific Mail agents,) made cut for
the trip ON the China, Aikoku Maru
tickets could be had for $l7. There is
still dissatisfaction, but everything pos
sible is being done among the Japs to
convince them of the error of their
ways.
After the speech of the evening on
politics, the discussion became quite
general, but only one view was eX-
pressed. The sentiment was unani-
nous for making determined effort to
secure the ballot. Varied claims were
put forward. Some were rather ex-
t'avagant, but all were applauded. They
say that Japs have citizenship rights
under the treaty. that their i'll
terest in the country entities them to
vote and that they are better fitted to
use the ballot than many to whom 1T is
given without question. There were
expressions of entire confidence in the
purpose and ability of the mother
country to see that her sons in Hawaii
had their full rights. One budding
economist explained how Japanese with
the ballot could easily acquire control OF
Hawaii. AS citizens they would be
allowed lands, and settlement would
quickly develop into colonization.
One speaker suggested the boycott
but no 3tion was taken on this. An
other meeting is to be held in short
time.