The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-15
JAPAN'S NEW TREATIES
CONSTLAR JURISDICTION
CLOSED.
Views of the Nernacular Press Upon
the Changed Conditions-The Aim of
Thirty Years at last Realized.

The japan venacular press Of Aug
gust 4th reviews the changed conditions
in the empire due to the new treaties
coming into force. TRANSACTIONS from
the most important papers appear in
the Japan Gazette from which the fol-
lowing extracts are taken:
The new treaties with France and
Austro Hungary came into operation
today, says the Nichi Nichi, and at the
same time the consular jurisdiction in
Japan of these countries and of Ger
many ceased to exist. The assumption
of jurisdiction by Japan over aliens
within her borders has now been accom-
plished and Japan in an Independent
country in every sense of the phrase.
While cougratulating the rest of our
nationals on the advent of this auspi-
cious condition, we must give them
warning. The Japanese people should
now realize that they have been ad-
mitted into the comfy of nations. and
will have hereafter to struggle in the
same arena of competition with Euro
peans and Americans. We have no
doubt that the Government and its Of
ficals will not fail to discharge their
duties Conscientiously, and that indiv-
iduals also on their part Will endeaVOr
| in their business and social dealing as
well as in other respects to make them
! selves worthy of being thought ciViliz-
ed people. We do not, however, mean
! that they should initiate every foreign
manner or custom but rather that
| they should be discreet enough not to
! invite the adverse criticism of foreign
! erS. There are people who though no
! longer in existence as nations yet
| thrive as individuals, such as Jews, Chi
nese and Parsees. Is it not cause or
shame that the only nation in the ORR
| hot hng
| be allowed into the family of nations
does not prosper individually? We do
not mean to say that our people should
| initiate Jews or Chinese, but We mean
that their ideal should be the British
or the German who thrive as nations
as well as individuals
''The day to which the japanese people
! have been looking forward for the past
30 years has arrived at last; Treaty Re
vision is now complete, says the Jim
min. Viewed as an event in the world 5
history it is the opening of new epoch
namely, the assumption of jurisdiction
by a people OUTSIDE Christendom over
white Christian people. From the Jap
anese standpoint it means the admis-
sion of this nation into the comfy OF
civilized states, which fact brings with
it the responsibility that the japanese
shall henceforward work for the spread
ng of civilization in common with 9th
er enlightened nations. The first era oi
a new Japan dawned when the RevOlu.
ton some 30 years ago shook the ole
order of things to it's foundation. The
successful completion of Treaty ReVi'
sion marks the Inauguration of the sec
Ond era. August 4, 1899 will remain
in the memory of pOsterity as one OF
Japan's red letter days. \ great respon
sibiity has been laid on the shoulders
of the Japanese by the advent of tn,
new order, and they must be very care
full not to deviate from the path il
which their feet have now been placed.
The Ashia discussing the same sub
ject, attributes the accomplishment q
Treaty Revision to Japan's success il
the China war rather than to the labor
of any of the statesmen who took par
in the prOtraCted negotiations. In brie
says the Ashia, Japan has tasted thu
bitters of the world and thus has beef
bred the resolution that she must haV
an Independent existence no matter a
what cost. We should like that thi
= praisewOrthy spirit on the part of pre-
, sent day Japanese should not be los
sight of among their descendants. |
Treaty Revision has really conferred
on the Japanese an untiagginS spirit O
, independence, past experiences, how
> ever bitter and painful they may haV
ly purchased. AS to the treaties them
selves, there are still some points NOR
or less unsatisfactory but compared
with the old treaties, which were full
of flaws, the new are decidedly better.