The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-11-17
JAPANESE ARE TAKING
POSSESSION OF HAWAII

lof, white there.
Jap seemed very tracabl satisfactory
the land fairly Woodworking peaceabe creature willing labor
the day long stipend of $4 month and keep himself But
he has increased numbers astounding rate he has ebowed
workers. both skilled and usked from their oothod them
seek fortune omewhees else Already the Jap pretty nearly
owns Hawaii
10000 of him in population of only $4,000
and add to these 2SOOO Chinese and we find 100000 oenta
opposed $1,000 whites And this Of whites includes
besides Americans English French and few other Europ
far of the speaking of
the GENERALIZATION of this territory of Uncle Sans
Well, what of it has not it been shown that the Japs
wonderfully progressive very superior peoples Yes just
acty what by their Civilization very
affair." their code of morality anything but high The Jap quarters
Honolulu are notorious most the poor little dowivs there
painted ladies' The conceed and aggressive they
cke the Jap character not held in highest by the
whites Hawaii Sad has essend enthusiasm for this
regarding civilization japanese they know
well how much they wish adopt how much leave alone
japanese published the islands, the Hawaii Shnpo short
time had editorial which be interpreted after this fashion:
Yes very willing humby honorable churches
and become members of honorable congregations
thereby we obtain free education our schools But accept your
religions Never! Ours is older and BETTER and there
why you should not embrace it!''
The missionaries who brought American civilization
waan New England Protestans when there their
field Christians of the Catholic faith the
greatest fallen converted Hawaii What now must the
descendants of those early New England missionaries think
they find the country by people that make bold protest
against the faith implanted in the Hawaans Surely problem
this way too.
The Japs from the first believe brought along
help in wageearnng for the little brown sturdy work
ing his family with him. remained in Hawaii remained and his chill
dren increased in numbers Look school statistics In
the last four be 1901 1902 1903 and 1904
the number of Japanese children in the schools of the territory has
increased 116 cent the Chinese children % cent the Port
children IA cent and the American and British German
and other European children only II per cent
Concerning their effect in the future the politics of the
country quote from able article in the New York Times
written by resident of Honoluu n 9OO according
a there 5000 native born Asacs Hawaii all of
whom, within few years will have voice in the elections and
political that will be impossible ignore No fault could
Tho
japanese the the sh German and others Amer
canized But impossible The japanese willing acquire
all the learning that the occdent mprt but they refuse stub
bony to be assmaed in the body polite with the result that
has become wenformed people that the islands
becoming orienazed instead of Americanizd American mis-
of and denomination have made earnest and
efforts to convert the japanese Christian and Caucasian
ways of thinking, but in vain
resided in Hawaii from 1S697 and then the problem
beginning make itself felt Wherever there Jap labor
there be or lest troubles strikes lit
tie ong about of quarters
dwe whole the Japs pretty cantakerou Their ability
however when could questioned
They seemed able to put their hand anything As soon as the
coolies had expired off he would ge with his bundle
and search for rule each venture leading
him little higher commercially Jap stores multiplied the is
lands white workmen found their skilled labor undersod from
Kauai the north to Hawaii down the SOUTH the Jap swarmed
town and country taken possession Of
And what has been the result what happened
First shall speak of the Portuguese looked in Ha
wai with much favor Industrious thrifty religious abiding
citizens Twenty they Hawaii from Mad
and the Cape Verde islands, began contract bores Gradually
they dfed from the plantations and in the found wo
that enabled them build homes of their Portuguese
valuable feature OF town life the members good citizens
But the Jap too got tired of the country
into the Portuguese positions The latter leaving Hawai-
in large numbers departing for Mexico Canada United
States, essening the white population considerably
There cashng of interest noticeable the terrtoy tn
planters asking for Aa the Labor Trades
Merchants Association of Honolulu raising their against
further Importation The Merchants Association gives TESTIMONY
that there have been introduced twice Aacs have
for the working of the panatons and that this has
suited competition disastrous but immediate
and that the surplus labor numbering something like 50O0 ha
engaged in mechanical professional and mercantile pursuits
The native too, who poor fellow has been going the wal
time paswhite peril yellow peril the peril of the ohe
fellows ndusryhas lately been ghtened of what
cling and the Jap of the that has his
from him The