The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-10-07
Hawaii MenaCed
By The JapS.
(0ontim@a from LIST page,
AMERICANS CROWDED OUT,


Territory and engaged in business
for themselves. They soon demon.
strAted their sterling qualities and
became an important factor in the
development and prosperity OF Ha-
wall Some became lawyers, some
members OF the Legislature, Others
journalists, one a priest, and one a
justice OF the Territorial Supreme
Court, Splendid material for
American citizenship they we're, these
sober, intelligent aud thrifty Portv.
guese. Unfortunately, however,
their old rivals OF the plantations
followed them TO the cities and lie
become too strenuous. On oil sides
IL is admitted that they are leaving,
tho islands, aud IL is certainly,s
notorious fact, susceptible OF prcof
that the Portuguese are departing
in large numbers by every steamer
bound for Mexico, Canada and The
United States, where they hops to
find a civilization yet free from Asia.
tic views aud still paying living
wages to white men willing to do a
white mans work.
Since annexation large number
OF Americans have gene to Hawaii
looking for opportunities to better
themselves snd at the same time
add their contribution to the deye-
lopment Of the Territory along
traditional American lines" Where
are these Americans todayi Not in
Hawaii--thats certain. Like the
Hawaiians and the Portuguese, they
have been compelled TO retire before
the onslaught OF the Japanese, aud
have left the latter in full possession
OF one OF the iairest lands under the
canopy OF heaven.
WILL surERsEDE AMERICAN CIVILIZATION.
Dry goods stores, oarpenters shops,
BARRIERS shops, restaurants are 10
the hands OF the Japanese. They
come TO Hawaii nominally to work |
on the sugar plantations, but their I
reatlessness aud unbounded ambition
propel them within a short time to-
ward Hilo, Honolulu or San Fran
cisco. They are the hack drivers.
bTicklayeTs, masons, carpenters,
plumbers, electricians, rsstsurateurs,
etc, Of the two former cities. They
build the houses that should be built
by American woTkingmen, they per-
form the domestic labor which
should be performed by American
servants. they man the island vessels
which should bs manned by Ameri.
san seamen, and. finally, they are
building civilization in an Ameri-
eau Territory which, il something is
not done to check il, will supersede
and ultimately take the place OF the
existing American civilization.
Ten years hence the Japanese will !
be in full control Of the political
destinies OF the Territory Of Hawaii !,
How sol Through the voting priv.
leges guaranteed by the Constitu.
tion to ali American citizens. The +
number OF japanese born 10 Hawaii
10 considerable. Those who we're
citizens Of the republic OF Hawaii
became when the organic act took
effect citizens OF the United States.
And OF course all those born since
with the United States
was consummated are in full enjoy.
ment OF all the rights and privileges
to American citizenship.
10 1897 there were "A, 407 Japanese
in the Hawaiian Islands. In three
yesTs, that 10, by 1900, they had in
creased to 8l,llb, while the Chinese
numbered 25,762 and the Hawaiisns
Of all shades aud cOlors 54,l4l, To.
day there are, in round numbers, in
The Territory OF Hawaii 10000 Japa-
49, 90 OOn IN ..e -. 4 on OOn "