Evening star., 1895-04-27
Hawaii May Have to Seek the Pro-
lection of Great Britain
IF UNCLE SAM REFUSES TO ANNEX
White Citizens Fear the Establish
ment of an Asiatic Slavery.
HAP P ENIN GS

creasing uneasiness felt here about the
probable attitude of Japan toward Hawaii
after finishing the Chinese war. The belief
was expressed that Japan would seriously
contemplate taking possession Of Hawaii.
1t was pointed out that the very large
Japanese element in our population ctnsti-
tuted a great danger, being a restless,
scheming people, ready for quarrel, un-
like the more quiet and plodding Chinese,
who are only half their numbers in this
country. 1t was noticed that with such a
disposition, and impeiled by the aggressive
tendencies OF the Japanese at home, Trey
We're liable to attempt to assert themselves
as power in public affairs here and that
they might even intrigue with the royalist
native element to secure power. 1t was
also suggested how greatly any tendency
of Japan to seize these islands was en-
couraged by the attitude of the Wash
ington administration and it's supporters in
disowning all interest in Hawaii and treat
ing it as country in which America had
little concern.
1t is quite likely that many of your read
ers may have thought that this suggestion
of danger from Japan is faT-fetched and
unworthy of consideration. Some may
have fanc!ed 1t an attempt to raise a
groundless alarm for the purpose of stirring
up annexation sentiment in America. But
this is 4 genuine ground OF fear 1t is a
real danger. More than that, it is a very
imminent danger. / hold that just as soon
as Japan is through with her present war
with China, in which she has thus far
been uniformly victorious, she will revert
to her previous plans about us, and will
be prepared to swallow little Hawaii at a
CUP, unless much more active measures
are taken to fores.all her than now seem
likely. Japan has the prospect of ending
this war with great glory. Her people will
be immensely elated, as they already are,
and will think the whole Pacific is at their
feet. and Japan to be the imperial mistress
of this hemisphere, who has only to reach
out and take possession, as she will. How
ever enlightened her leading statesmen
derce and moderation, the pressure upon
them from the radical and jingo masses
will be irresistible. They will be fmpelled
promptly to reach out and assert their
power. Hawaii will naturally be their first
victim. We are only ten days steaming
from them, and by reason of our large
population of Japanese subjects. they have
become intimate with us, and have learned
to think of US as already partially their
property.
Jnpanese Sentiment.
In order to illustrate the force and
activity of this as prevailing sentiment
in Japan toward Hawaii, am so fortunate
as to obtain extracts from private letters
from Americans in Japan to old friends
alleged. One reads as follows:
Last Sabbath Mr.. Ebina's text was,
BE fruitful and multiply and replenish
the earth He showed how the nation was
increasing in population. The strongest
nations had most children. All young
many children as possible. Other nations
begin to fear Japan,s England Is afraid
lest we take Australia. America Is afraid
lest the Sandwich Islands go to Japan. and
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Japanese navy is stronger and bigger than
the American America is also afraid of
England on the Atlantic side. Now that
we are Christian nation, other nations
fear u.s.
The Rev. Mr.. Ebna, who thus preached,
is one of the foremost Japanese Christian
preachers. He is man of brilliant pow
ers and of great philosophic culture. He
is thoroughly acquainted with the public
sentiment prevailing in Japan. He and
his associates are discarding the influence
of the American missionaries, and are
setting up an independent Japanese Chris
tianity. To make this popular they ap-
peal to the jngo patriotism of the people,
at the same time claiming that Japan has
practically adopted Christianity. 1t is the
full belief of japanese scholars, If not CT
their statesmen, that they are greatly the
intellectual superiors of Europeans and
Americans. They believe it their destiny
to become the ruling nation of the globe.
They are in the sophomore stage of their
their teachers. Their victories in China
have vastly inflated their already inordi-
nate conceit.
A letter from another person confirms the
first account of Ebina's discourse:
Mr. Ebina, in his sermon on Sunday a
week or two ago, said that America was
afraid of Japan, because she was going to
take Hawaii. We get considerable of this
kind of talk, and from the papers. l do
hope you will have no trouble. They say
here that as there are more japanese there
than Of any other nationality, your Islands
really belong to Japan.
"A Tokyo man told me that they expect
ed trouble with England after this war
with China was over, and that they We're
getting ready for it. Some of the papers
are bold enough to say that Australia will
be theirs if they can get it. And there
seem to be few doubts in their minds about
the ability
Jnpnn's Naval Strength.
The immense naval strength Of Japan
has suddenly brought her to the front as
the great naval power of the Pacific. No
other great power can afford to send to
such a distance any force that can possibly
compete with her. Two or three powers by
combining their forces might get the better
of Japan-but such alliances are difficult
to arrange. AS things now stand Japan
has an excellent show for working her will
in the Pacific ocean; and that will Is not
likely to be guided by moderation. 1t is
&
fears that she will embrace the earliest op-
portunity to seize this great strategic cen
ter of the North Pacific, and to fortify it
impregrahly. Once in possession of Homo
lulu and Pearl harbor, Japan would be in
a most commanding position for delivering
naval attacks on San Francisco and other
Pacific ports. America would be without
any adequate naval force on the Pacific
coast to resist such attacks.
If it be alleged that no cause of quarrel
Is likely to arise between Japan and the
United States to render the former prob
able enemy 1t can be answered that race
feeling Is such probable cause. AS Japa-
nese immigration increases on the Pacific
coast these pushing, restless, small people,
with their cheap labor, will be felt even
more obnoxious than the Chinese have
BEEN Severe collisions will arise in which
the Japs will suffer. But Japan is proud
and will keenly resent any disparagement
of her people by Americans. If she pos
sesses Hawaii, she will be able to attack
the coast from an easy coaling distance
with her ample navy, and with twice as
many ships as the United States can Dos
sibly bring to resist her.
It is easy TO see that the menace from
having these islands in the possession of
great naval power like Japan residing IN
the neighborhood is vastly greater than it