The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-04-13
Japanese Freaks IN Diplomacy.

The course which the Japanese
Government appears to be pursuing
in relation to the Sandwich Islands
is somewhat peculiar. The know
ledge that we have Of il is based
only on surmises and conjcctures,
but they all point in the same drec-
ton. There are large numbers of
japanese on tn" group. They have
been brought there as laborers on
contract. which is only a modified
form Of slavery. The japanese Gov
eminent not only permits that sort
OF traffic in men, hut to a large ex.
tent supervises il. This Is n pretty
bad state Of affairs To start with.
The labor marts Of the Island En-.
pire may not be quite as repulsive
a. the baracoons of Zanzibar, but
they cannot be elevating or inspir.
ing.
Allowing its people to lie trans.
ported To foreign land ON terms
which are abhUrernt to civilized ua-
tons, Japan is now, II report bp
true, setting up preposterous claim
in their behalf. II is unders, God
that IL holds that its laborrrs So de-
ported should be- allowed the priv.
legcs OF citizenship in the country
in which they have been dumped
II Is true that that country il weak,
aud il left Ia itself would not be- able
to assert It's rights, hut that fact
docs not in any manner alter the
principle involved. II the japanese
Government is disposed To enter
upon ans policy Of this kind il will
be the first instance in history in
which nation has taken q hand in
pcrfe"ting the repatriation Of its
own citizens who are guilty Of no
crime. II does not appear tn have
struck Japanese statesmen that ac-
cording to tho full privileges OF
citizenship to the Japanese laborers
in Hawaii of itself would absolv.
them from their ALLEGIANCE to their
native land.
To acknowledge two sovcreigntics
at one aud the Same time would be
an anomaly in International rcla.
tions. If cmigrants from one coun.
try to another were To have full citi.
zonship during their sojourn abroad
national authority would become Sc
mixed thnt il would often he found
difficult tn locate il. To bring the
matter home tn Japan itself, for the
rule would have To be reciprocal, q
nation DESTROYS Of shaping its policy
could colonile its citizens or sub,
jccts there and in time turn il up,
side down. But il is beginning to
lbs apparent with regard to the gov,
eminent OF that country that il /.
ono thing to be civilized aud an,
ot her to'profess civilization.
Japan sccs, perhaps, that foreign
ers do come To this country aud in
time become citizens 81 il. That
privilege has not been accorded t.
them because 81 any pressure that
has been brought To bear on us 10y
their home governments, but he
cause "" chose To cOnccde il. Our
Government, il il were so minded
could revoke the privilege to-mor
row Tor all newcomers. As il stands
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compel them l" ahJnr" allegiance to
their former sovereign, In the ras,
OF England, by the treaty Of Wash
ington, the Englishman who b."
comes "a Citizrn Of this country can
not r"tnr" 10 ms native lana ana re-
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mas become ha'urai'>en' when
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