The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-02-12
FEARFUL OF JAPANESE.
Interview With Minister Hatch by
thu San Francisco Chronicle

In noticing the departure Of the
Australia the Chronicle SAYS:
F. NJ. Hatch. mentioned as one OF
the passengers, is Hawaii's Minister
OF Foreign Affairs, and is now one
of the most important men on the
islands. Just before the steamer
sailed yesterday morning, Mr.. Hatch
was asked what he thought of the
future of Hawaii, in view OF the re
cent uprising.
THE rebelliop," said the Minister.
sis, to my mind, a thing of the past.
When the Alameda left, Wilcox and
his followers were in the mountains,
fugitives from justice. My opinion
is that when the Australia reaches
Honolulu we shall fud that the
rebel leaders have been captured
and are in jail. We have developed
in the suppression OF this uprising
the ability to take care OF any insular
disturbance without foreign aid. We
have no fear OF any further native
instructions.
"The greatest evil now threaten.
ing us is the alarming increase OF
Japanese immigration and the atti-
tude OF the Orientals in the islands.
The Japanese are supplanting the
natives on the plantations and the
Chinese in the merchandise bust
ness.
"The men, from the merchant to
the lowest laborer, are becoming i'm.
bued with the spirit Of their coun-
trymen at home. They have heard
OF Japan's boast to become the Eng
land OF the Pacific and they fully
believe that such condition OF az
fairs will come to pass. The labor
ers have grown importunate in their
demands for more pay and Tor dif-
ferent treatment. Small.sized riots
have become common on the ISL
ands.
oh Honolulu the trade is being
rapidly absorbed by the japanese
merchants. While the Alameda was
in port there was British ship there
with a cargo Of merchandise from
the Orient for the Japanese. Not
an article was for the Chinese.
"Just what we are going to do in
regard to the problem we cannot say
as yet. We are capable OF taking
care OF our internal affairs, but il
Japan should demand suffrage for
her subjects the situation would be
serious. The Japanese representa-
tives have already sounded the key
note OF their country's policy in that
direction. They are pushing the
demands OF their countrymen in
every instance with assiduity and
clamoring for political recognition
for them. With the Japanese in
power it would be easy to predict
| the future Of the islands.
"For her own sake, America should
assist us in our extremity, for Japa
nese supremacy means the loss Of
valuable trade to the United States
Alone we can do nothing against
such a formidable power as Japan
With the United States or England
behind us we can compel the Japa
nese to moderate their demands and
can properly control the government,
OF Hawaii.
There is no immediate danger Of
SO deplorable a state of affairs az
that Of Japan debating to us, but
remote as the contingency is, II ex.
lists, and it will come as soon as the
oriental war is closed, unless we re-
ceive outside aid.
"With regard to the British sub
jects who have been imprisoned,
apprehend no trouble with the Eng
lish Government. 1t is we'll known
that the prisoners were IN sympathy
with the rebels, and they will b
tried as any other criminals who
have conspired against the Repub