East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-24

home 10 ttelp Oarry on the war.
THE Japanese are taking the Ha-
waiian islands," said w. ]. Patterson,
prominent capitalist of Baker City,
who is at the Imperial. says the Ore
gon Daily Journal. "They dominate
many island industries and continue
pouring into that country and the
mainland of the United States in large
numbers. The steamer on which 1
came from Honolulu had 400 Japan
| ese aboard, about 200 of whom were
coming direct from Japan and the
other 200 had stopped a short time in
the islands before continuing their
| journey to the mainland"
| Mr.. Patterson spent several weeks
at Honolulu and on islands near
Oahu. There primarily for his health
he naturally devoted attention to So
cial and industrial conditions. The
result of Mr.. Patterson's observa-
tions are not new, yet for a long per-
iod the note of warning he sounds has
not been heard. Since Japanese as
cendancy in the Orient attracted the
world, the colonizing and expanding
influence of the race has been lost in
new traits developed by that nation.
Yet it appears from what the Oregon
man says that Japanese triumph in
the Industrial affairs of the Sand
wich islands is not less sure than
their victory over Russia in Man
churia, unless restrictive measures
are adopted.
Labor All japanese.
Nearly all of the labor on the
sugar plantations is japanese" con-
tinued Mr.. Patterson. Take for in
stance. the Honolulu plantation.
which is nearest the city of Honolu-
lu, on oahu island. Out of a total
of 5000 persons employed there, but
81 on the payroll are white, and these
make up the staff of the management
and supervising forces. There is no
native labor on that place. The lit
tie brown men from the Orient grow
the sugar cane. harvest It and turn
out the crude product for the refin-
cries The planters appreciate the
efficiency and faithfulness of this la
! Dor. and demand it. The Hawaiian.
or Kanaka, does not take to industri-
al pursuits with avidity, but inclines
toward the peaceful. dreamy life of
the South Sea islander.
My tour was not so extensive as
to enable me to speak regarding all
I the plantations but I was informed
that the conditions at the Honolulu
place were about the average in sugar
production. Japanese laborers do the
work of producing sugar, and the
price paid for a mans services is low.
How They Capture Business
I'm Honolulu the little brown men
are capturing many businesses. They
have two japanese banks there, a
multitude of stores and business
houses, hotels, restaurants, shops of
all sorts, six undertaking establish
ments and are to be found in every
aspect of commercial life Wherever
they enter business they succeed as
their tireless patience, fortitude and
contentment with low profits bring
results.
iiNiF 10 llb PlbSptNl III my llllllu
of the present generation of japanese
figuring in any great measure polit-
ically, but the coming generation will
occupy a different position. They
will be native Americans. with rights
of citizens, yet possessing all japanese
characteristics and principles. dc
not think that the fidelity of Jap tC
his parent country will diminish ir
three or four generations, for theil
life in the Sandwich islands is as tru
ly Japanese as at home.
Their Presence a Menace.
/, Here viii be a problem Will
this heavy preponderance of japanese
having access to the political affairs
of the Islands, and their indomitabl,
energy increasing with the marvelou
success of their people at home, wha
will they do? I do not hesitate t
predict that unless restrictive law
b are enacted, the Japanese will be il
a position to control the entire archi
= pelago politically in no great length
of time"
j Mr.. Patterson also says that tn
e immigration of this race into tn
= United States proper is more of
5, menace to labor than people realize
A fight with the great Russian ma
n ton is not sufficient to keep Japan
2 ese at home. Laboring classes, man!
}. under size for army service apparent
= ly are being rushed to America I,
v earn whatever they can to contribute
financially to the struggle being car
ried on by their military brethren
;, The enormous remittances Of Japan
:, ere from Portland. Seattle and Sal
= Francisco. through the postal depart
ment and private banks, is cited a
evidence that this migration has
patriotic tinge and is pursuant to
deep policy on the part of the entir
people.