The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-11
What Herbert
Spencer Thought OF
The Yellow Peril
INTERESTING EXTRACT FROM A LETTER WRITTEN BY
THE AUTHOR OF THE SYNTHETIC PHILOSOPHY TO
BARON KANEKO KTlNTARO CONCERNING THE POL
ICY TO BE PURSUED BY JAPANESE GOVERNMENT,

The Examiner of July publishes the following editorial;
The wholly superficial view OF Chinese immigration winch IS Inn
tied the commercial aspect the question: has recently been given
Importance OF all proportion to its relative merit Secretary
Ias notion that the problem purely OF trade credhabe t.
minds dcernment any difference be-
dollar and deity but there another side to the
broader consideration which rises above practical politics and
ascend the prosperity the drummer 1t has do with the final
development OF the American people rac-e integrity OF their
blood and brain.
It that this present day the people United States
the least homogeneous any that live under flag EARTH but
tie rapid fusion OF Saxon and C OF Gentle and Jew evolving
that another hundred years will the type
the American people Should the be negrod desr
able that there should be reproduced on American soil the character
istcs of the Eurasian?
consideration letter written by Herbert Spencer Japanese
man. Baron Kaneko Kentaro concerning the policy which should
PendN of the late Lacado Hearns last book Japan An Attempt
At Interpretation The first the letter discusses the danger
SOIL while the deals with the ntermaage foreigners
japanese which, Spencer should be positively forbidden He
continues:
1t is question social philosophy at root ques-
ton OF biology There abundant proof alike furnished
when the varieties mingled verge beyond certain slight degree
result is inevitably bad in the long And
breeds America show this The physiological expert
ece appears to be that variety of many
generations acquires constitutional adaptation to its parict
a form life and every variety similarly acquires its own spe
widely divergent have evera become adapted
widely divergent modes OF life get constitution which adapt
ed neithe-a constitution which will not work
properly because fitted for any conditions whatever
all means therefore, peremptory nterdc marriages Japanese with
foreigners.
have for the entirely approved of the regulations
which have been established America restraining the Chinese
immigration and had the would them
est possible amount for this decision being that
two things must happen If the Chinese allowed
lsvey in America they either they unmxed
subject standing in the position of slaves yet
approaching to slaves of they mix they bad hybrid
IN either case supposng the immigration be large immense
mischief must arise and eventually social Reorganization
thing will happen there should be any considerable
pcan or American with the Japanese
In passing it interesting speculate for
tons experienced by Hearn who had taken Japanese WIFE
was most devoted disciple Spencer when he added
ter to his book.
Bi t1e conclusions of Her,ar+ Cnarcar m , t;. az 49,: liz,
be lightly dsregaded they emphasize the fact
that the commercial considerations relations with the Chinese
are comparatively little consequence and shOUd affect
cson on Monaghan immigration little of the loot
should determine mans decision if tempted to burglary
And we need to keep mind that the negro problem
much OF counting and hotel accommodations
root question OF biology