Evening star., 1897-05-18
JAPS IN HAWAII
In Four Years They Would 0utnum-
Der Other Races.
NO APPREHENSION OF TROUBLE
Tone Of the japanese Press on the
Situation.
WHITE LABOR'S CHANCE
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Papers in the vernacular, which Indicate
an excited feeling among the people about
the exclusion of their emigrants by the
government of Hawai-. Their own govern
ment appears to have been acting with
discretion in the matter, although with
manifest disposition to regard the conduct
of Hawaii a clear violation of treaty
rights Special excitement had been shown
when it was learned that the Philadelphia
had been sent to Honolulu. The Japanese
Jeem to have rushed to the conclusion that
her errand was to uphold the Hawaiian
government in their action, regardless OF
Justice. Mere popular agitation, however,
Feed not count for too much.
We also have the important Information
that the Japanese government dispatched
the cruiser Naniwa-ken for Honolulu on
the 10Th, with a prominent official on board
as commissioner to act in the matter so
far as we know his mission is a peaceful,
diplomatic one, although he will probably
make serious demands for certain supposed
infractions of treaty, which are specified
in the papers, whether correctly or not
The ship is sixteen days out, and fully due.
IL is stated that damages amounting to
several hundred thousand yen will be de-
uandeG account of injury done to the
emigrants and the companies transporting
them. whose losses, no doubt, are consider
ebie. majority of three shipments of
immigrants were sent back to Japan.
amounting to l, ,125 persons.
Fee, No Alarm.
Nc trepidation appears to exist in our
government or among our citizens on ac-
count OF these expected demands. Although
our papers treat the subject very seriously,
they do not exhibit any apprehension of
danger. The general feeling is that the
government has only done its plain duty
In interposing such obstacles as law and
justice permit, to an overwhelming tide of
alien immigration, and that the admins
tration has done this after full and careful
consideration of its obligations under the
treaty with japan. II is believed and ex-
pected that this government will finally
adhere to the position which II has taken,
and that it is fully prepared to support its
action with reasons sound in law. No one
suppoSes that Japan has any idea of en-
pioying force to sustain her demands. II
there any such disposition ii would
certainly be checked by the presence of the
Philadelphia evidence of the interest
felt by the United States in our affairs.
No inkling has transDired as to the nature
of any special Instructions which Admiral
Beardsiee may hold. AS l write this the
Naniwa is announced in the off1ng.
Il will remain to be seen how deep
active is the interest felt at Washington
In cooperating with us to prevent the Ha-
waiian Islands from becoming occupied at
an early date by Japanese majority of
the population Such an event Is imminent.
1t is certain to ensue in a very short time
unless the United States effectually sus-
tains our endeavor to prevent It, The en-
tire number of immigrants sent to Homo
lulu from JaDan in March and April was
1C6S- or at the rate OF 10000 d year De-
Quoting, however, 1S1 laborers voluntarily
returned to Japan during the same months,
the number Is reduced to ,4S7 for the two
months. or at the rate Of 1922 of annual
increase by Japanese immigration which Is
nearly 36 per cent added to the present
japanese population yearly, and per cent
b. -l,r1n.
this rate. If unchecked in seven years the
japanese win number 10000. or more than
all other nationalities together.
\ Matter of Four Years.
Those figures. however. fail to express the
actual imminence of the danger. There
are already 10000 male Japanese against
5000 other males. OF the 300 annual in
crease, 500 would be adult males. Only a
little more than four years. therefore, in
stead of seven would be required TO enable
the Japanese males to outnu1nber the re-
naming male population of all natiorali-
ties This Is concrete imminent, visible
peril to Hawaii But the danger is far
greater and nearer even than that. These
Japanese are one united people with an ac-
tive national patriotism, and capable of
being readily combined into concerted ac-
tion. The rest are of diverse and aEtago-
n-suc nationalities, who certainly would
not Unite against the japanese. The 1900
14-4HrSc Hit4tS WoUiu De TOTALLY Inc
1o.Uc adult white males might act to-
gejher- The 5000 adult males of Ha-
waiian and mixed blood would be divided
some leaning to the European side but pos
sibiy majority siding with the japanese
In any attempt to overthrow the republic.
II is. therefore. evident that ,he japanese
need hardly double their present numbers
as they could do in two years, in order TO
insure certain success in such an attempt
provided no foreign force intervened
These are plain facts and figures. They
make II evident that the existence of the
present Hawaiian republic is put into i'm
mtdlate jeopardy by continuance of the
Increasing Japanese immigration which our
government has just been resisting II
continued, the white civilized government
OF these islands must give place to such
government as the japanese can create and
coLduct. 1t is to US simply a life and death
question. whether We are to retain this
beautiful and growing American ciyiiiza-
uoh' or In from three to five years are to
give IL all up. and become a Japanese
colony. This is no matter of speculation
or imagination. but an Immediate perjI
II that commissioner who is ut this mo-
ment entering the harbor succeeds In en-
forcing upon Hawaii the late unobstructed
Immigration Of Japanese then the fate of
these islands Is sealed. and no internal
power can prevent them from speedily be-
coming an aIS4nage of Japan.
AT last, therefore, our government t.s
taken definite stand by every lawful
means TO oDstruct and limit the farther
Increase OF tnlS allen and ambitious
pie, who are so well known to be animated
by a strong desire to own and rule Ha-
wall To this stand they are likely to ad-
here. because IT is so clearly a matter of
life and death to do 1t.
The Jopanese Press.
BY the China I came yesterday into pos
session of an instructive document written
by an American expert In the language and
sentiments of the Japanese In this paper
he has tabulated the topics of a number of
articles relating to the Hawaiian difficulty,
which appeared in the native japanese pa
pers from the 9th to the 18th Of April Ten
Issues OF these papers are named, In which
were thirty-two separate articles relating
70 Hawaii. OF these a majority discuss
with more o. less vehemence the wrongs
OF the immigrants. their deprivation of jus
uce ana their poverty and suffering In re-
turning nome: also the injury and insult
zone 70 Japan. with some outcry against
the delay Of the japanese xoyernment IN