The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-25
JAPAN AND AMERICA.

1t may take all the proverbial and
friendship between Japan and
our own country to avert serious differ
ences between the countries over the
alleged discrimination in the matter of
the examination of emigrants of that
nation arriving at our ports. The acute
with which the Japanese
view any reflection upon their accom-
plishments. their advancement or their
racial status, makes 1t very hard for
any nation to take stand, placing
these people apart from others The
japanese are loyal to a fault, and IL at
this time they are inclined to view
what they call discrimination as an
unfriendly act, they will go to any
length to avenge their wounded feel
ings.
Whatever may be said about the Jap
anese coolies. their scientific men have
made for themselves a place among the
thinkers and investigators of the world
which may not be spoken of other than
with respect. OF all the professions lr
which they have entered with spirit, not
one bears so indelibly the mark of their
genius as that of medicine. There Is
not "A single speciality to which they
have not contributed expert knowledge
and their meteorological researches are
standards for the world. The United
States quarantine service men in the
Orient speak in the highest terms cf
the remarkable work done In the
stamping out of the plague. when 1t got
Il foothod on their island; and there
seems good reason to believe that the
world will yet owe to the scientists OF
that nation much for their researches
concerning the yellow pest
While the feeling of irritation Is re-
ported to exist in Japan over the course
of the examining surgeons here, 1t is
we'll that there has been at Toxic no
charge that there was, on the part Of
the examiner in the America Maru af-
fair, any indiscretion, but a recognition
! that the utmost possible delicacy
marked the entire affair. 1t must be
! recognized that there is, on the part
| Of the japanese growing sense of
, their own Importance in the worlds
| politics, and that this Ia no longer "A
people which will mcekly submit to any
sort of discrimination. Where there is
now the most lively feeling Of gratitude
for the part taken by the United States
+ in the opening of the Empire to the
world, there may easily be aroused as
intense feeling of hatred for real or
fancied insults.
! What would be the effect upon IA
waian interests in the even. of u
policy of reprisals by the japanese, is
n question which may not be answered
but that it would be great is certain
d this tirpn there ig nlpr,s In he
world so well known in Japan, spcak
( ing of the country districts, as is HI
wall The thousands of returning Jap
anese have spread the fame of these ISL
ands, until even the names of the plan
tatons, of the managers whose dealings
with the laborers have produced the
best impressions upon them. and OF
the work which is offered, are as well
known there as here.
Reports which are coming by each
ship indicate that the class or emigrants
which Is now coming here, or prepar-
ing to come. is of the best. The peo-
pie are those who have money enough
to pay their passage and provid" ful
their return, are healthy and above al
are coming here in families. This Ia {
class of labOrers which will be mos
desirable, for there would be little dan
+, ger that such people would be otn"
, than steady, and that they would b
leaving the plantati ms worry soon. Tn
a., leading Japanese believe that this emf
grafton will come here from this time
lif there Is no obstacle in the way, II
the shape Of an edigt prohibiting emf
grafton.
Going further there is a side Of TIA,
question which means much to the
world as well. With the critical STATE
of the politics of the East Japan need.
all the friends possible in the worlr
: powers. There cannot be too many q
them, and with any alienation of tn
United states there would be left Il gal
which would be impossible to FILL Thi
would be "A great blow 10 the japanese
and may have the effect of holding of
>, any ultimate action for u time. Thcr
Is no doubt but the American authori
: ties are making a hard fight to proven
, any lodging Of the plague upon our isl
- and and mainland shores, and the ques
tion now Is whether or not there vii
be any modification Of the examination
order, after new representations ar
made at the capital