The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-05-04
WANTS TO ANNEX
Japanese Resident Says
United States is Best.
Believes There Are Enough Labor
ers Here-Minister Cooper's Act
ion Should be Approved.

The news received by the China yes
terday regarding the departure Of tbs
warshlp Naniwa for Honolulu seem:
TO have affected people differently. II
the main it has inspired the japanese
with the hope that their eountrymer
will be permitted to land here without
restraint, and that their claims will be
allowed or the guns OF the warship
will blow the bloomin' country 70 the
demniuon bow-wows. But there are
others. One Of them said last night:
The best thing the people can do Is
10 turn in and work for annexation TO
the United States. No other country Of
fers The same induCemsut for your sta
pie. and the success or failure Of the
product means the success or failure OF
The. people in Hawaii. You cannot find
q market for sugar in Canada, because
the demand is small. though I have
heard that Nessrs. Hind and hynners-
Is ship some Of their sugar there. Eng
land is no good. because it can buy
sugar cheaper. Japan2 No. indeed
But I am willing 10 assert that II Jap
an offered a higher price for Hawaiian
sugar than the United States. some Of
the planters would be willing 10 go
there for annexation. After all. il is
Uncle Sans Illuminated mental an
guish plasters thar makes the little
Hawaiian world 90 round.
cerued-I mean the japanese in Ha-
waii-there is no love in their breasts
for the mother country. They are here
for the dollars they can earn and take
back with them. So long as they are
here they don't care a spoonful Of sOya
what becomes OF Japan. For that rea-
son, l say IL is best for them to work
FOR annexation 10 the United States.
The treaty OF annexation would not af-
feet those who are here. and any treaty
af-erwa-d or the abrogation OF the ex-
listing treaty between Hawaii and Jap
an does not mean that the japanese
who are here now would have TO re-
turn. and if IL kept others from com
ing here. so much the better for those
who are on the ground.
When I say our people are not
patriotic. I do not refer 10 those who
are under the Japanese authorities in
their native country. Under those con-
diti9us they are enthusiastically so.
because they are taught to believe that
what the Government does is for their
interest. They believe they are doing
all right and stand M for the Govern
uent.
But let them get away from that at
mosDhere. and they forget almost all
the love they had for their Govern
ment. II further japanese immigra-
ton can he stopped. I an in favor OF It.
There IS japanese labor enough here
now. and the idea OF colonizing on the
plan that IS being carried out here
amounts % nothing. A colony without
capital cannot hope TO make q success
az =. and there are not 1000 jap
auese in Hawaii with a capital repre-
serting three figures. am in favor o.
colorizing as our Government has
started out in Mexico and Guatemala:
there 7 look for q successful ending.
but / never hope 10 find II here. Sup
pose the Hawaiian Government would
decide 20 ah-ogate the treaty. as re
suit OF the japanese Government send
Ing 2 commissioner here 10 investi-
gate the returning OF the immigrants.
do you think that II would mean that
the japanese. who are now here. would
be re-Urced2 4 few years ago Japan
was in q position, practically. 70 die
tate 70 Hawaii in the matter Of labor.
but not so now. When Mr.. Fugii told
the Government that unless the Jap
auese we're given the same rights Of
franchise as other aliens. otherwise he
would ask for the abrogation OF the
treaty and the return OF the laborers
he knew what he was doing. We can
not do this now. because We know you
can get all the Chinese your planters
wish.
In ny letters today I received no
tifcation that the Naniwa is on her
way here. and that she has on board.
besides the commissioner. a lot Of
newspaper reporters and three Of the
rejected immigrants I suppose this
means that our Government will insist
upon these men being admitted, and
they intend having the natter properly
re-orted in the japanese newspapers.
That won't amount TO anything Min
lister Cooper was right, and my advice
70 the commissioner is 70 make his in
vestigation, approve OF everything
done by Minister Cooper, ard then GO
home II they abrogate the treaty and
tell the laborers 10 go home, I do not
believe they will go. The planters hold
the contracts and can hold the labor
ers."