The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-07-27
JAPANESE IN HAWAII.

W ( N-ta A--N
crar.h from the New York Out
look. q July Sd, IN order 10 ccr-
rsrr & uais-s-arement. which has an
important bearing on the japanese
controversy regarding the rights
Of Jauzneze residents IN Hawai-:
E.zs- week. in the United States Sen
ate M Morgan introduced an ordi-
nary hIl providing for the annexation
o. Hawaii r is claimed that this bill
b fr--oEuced. not 20 emharrass the
zdni1 is-rs-lc1. but 20 provide for Ger
tain additional steps. and 10 attain the
desired snE by simple majOrities in
House and senate. The treaty would
require 9 -uo--hir5s vote in the Sen
sre. and while the annexation scheme
has. apparently . majority OF Senators
Il lis favor. i may not command the
uecessa-y rro--hir6s vote. Il may be
-eue-hs-s5 thar the purchase Of Flor
fdz and The admission OF Texas were
effected fy Congressional bills. Il Is
interesting 10 note the comment made
-exzrEc- The principal comment, OF
course. has come from Japan, and II Is
nor s--rrlsirE thar il has come in the
form on e protest since annexation
would deprive The resident japanese
IN -he Islands o. rights 70 which they
are nov entitled under the existing
Hawai- z-lzleSe treaty There are 4
about % GOO japanese in Hawaii. with
large property rights. and with the op- .
po--U-i-- Ct becoming citizens, but IN
The event % annexation they could not .
become c5-fzeus o. the United States .
The decisions Of our Circuit Courts .
are 10 the effect that no Asiatic can .
become q citizen in this country. IN .
czse O. annexation not only would the
Hawaiian japanese lose the right 10
vote. but their large interests would in
Sc far become 5e0psrdized- The exist
iuc r7ezrv can De terminated only by
mutual consent. and Japan justly con-
-en6s that 50 long as she insists upon
EeeVf-c IL IN force. Il cannot be ahro-
gated Japan also insists that, in the
event az annexation. her present
claims mus be- acknowledged and &C
-eV-e6 ty our Government While
Tzuzrese newspapers accuse US Of bad
'z5th with regard 70 Hawaii. The Lon
5o-. Daily G=uLiC saws. however, that
Japan IS Ekely 10 defeat her own ends
b. addressing belliCOSe remOnsJrance
10 the United States On the subject OF
hawaii The policy Of annexation is
bot ve-y popular in America, but any
.r-e-r- a- G5c-z-5Cl VIII only be re-
se-te5 and VIII strengthen the case
or the s-usNa-iCuis-s by the sugges-
ion OF an eventual japanese annex
lio1-
The present Constitution Of Ha-
Val torbi6s the naturalization OF
zny foreigners IN Hawaii, except
the subjects Of countries which
have negotiated treaties Of ma
.u-zIizzuon with Hawaii. Even
Americans cannot become citizens
Of H4waa under the present Con
without provision being
made for II by treaty. We are not (
aware q any japanese subject ever
having become, or expressing a de-
sire To become 8 Hawaiian citizen .
BIZ taking the oath under the Mon
archv OF the Republic. One Jap
anese voter i enrolled at Hilo, Ha-
van. bur lie was born here and Is q
Hawaiian citizen. Consequently,
the Japanese now here can claim
no status As citizens Of Hawaii, (
N the even q annexation, except /
those who have been born here. A
large majority Of the japanese
now here are Of the laboring class.
a few, perhaps q thousand, more
OF les. belong 10 the educated
CLASSES But as these have never
shown any desire 10 become sub
5ects Of Hawaii, they surely can
lzv no claim for special favors
from the United States after an
nexaton Is an accomplished fact,
except the rights and privileges Of
domiciled foreign residents, which .
al foreigners alike eniov In this
IS they DO IN most other countries. /
From this II VIII be seen that
the japanese can have no claim on
Hawsn for rights Of citizenship
forfeited By annexation with the
United States, and can not Close
anv right to vote" for he has never
possessed any here, whatever he
NAV possess IN Japan. Again, the
statement Of the Outlook. that
''there are about $4,000 japanese
IN Hawaii. with large property
rights. and with the opportunity of
becoming citizens" Is misleading,
a there are very few japanese here
who are property holders, and none
II them VII be deprived of what
they DO NOT pessess-~the oppor-