Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-12-13


feeling has manifested itself toward
the Japanese - the feeling that has
been shown In shutting them out from
the common schools In San Francisco,
and In mutterings against them In
one or two other places because Of
their efficiency a. workers. TO SHUT
THEM OUT FROM THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IS A WICKED ABSURD.
ITv, when there are no Hrstelass col.
leges In the land, including the uni.
versities and colleges Of California.
which do not gladly welcome Japan.
csc students and on which Japanese
students do not reflect credit. We have
az much to learn from Japan as Japan
has to learn from US; and no nation
10 tt to teach unless u 10 also willing
to learn. Throughout Japan Ameri.
cans are we'll treated, and any failure
on the part Of Americans at home to
treat the Japanese with a like oour.
tesy and consideration 10 by Just so
much a confession Of inferiority In our
civilization.
Our nation fronts on the Pacific.
Just as 1t fronts on the Atlantic. We
hope to play constantly growing
part In the great ocean of the Orient.
We wish, as we ought to wish. for
great commercial development In our
dealings with Asia; and II is out of
the question that we should perma.
nently have such development unless
we freely and gladly extend to other
nations the same measure of justice
and good treatment which we expect
to receive In return.
u is only a very small body Of our
citizens that act badly. Where the
Federal Government has power u will
deal surnmariiy with any such. Where
the several States have power I earn.
estly ask that they also deal wisely
and promptly with such conduct. or
else this small body of wrongdocrs may
bring shame upon the great mass of
their innocent and right.thinking fel.
lows-that Is, upon our nation as u
whole. Good manners should be an
International no less than an individ.
ual attribute. ] ask fair treatment
for the Japanese as | would ask fair
treatment for Germans or English
men, Frenchmen. Russians or Italians.
J ask 1t as due to humanity and civil.
zation. I ask Il as due to ourselves
because we must act uprightly toward
all men.
RECOMMEND TO THE CON.
oREss THAT AN ACT BE PASSED
SPECIFICALLY PROVIDING FOR
THE NATURALIZATION OF JAPAN.
esE WHO COME HERE INTENDING
TO BECOME AMERICAN CITIZENS.
One Of the great embarrassments
attending the performance Of our In.
ternationaI obligations 10 the fact that
the Statutes Of the United States are
entirely inadequate. They fail to give
to the National Government sufficient.
" ample power through United States
courts and by the use Of the army
and navy. to protect aliens In the
rights secured to them under solemn
treaties which are the law Of the land.
! therefore earnestly recommend that
the criminal and civil statutes Of the
United states be so amended and add.
ed to a. to enable the President, act.
Ing for the United States Government,
which 10 responsible In our interna.
tionai relations, to enforce the rights
Of aliens under treaties.
Even a. the law now Is something
can be done by the Federal Govern.
nent toward this end, AND IN THE
MATTER NOW BEFORE ME AZ.
FEcTiNG THE JAPANESE, EVERY.
THING THAT IT Is IN NY POWER
TO DO WILL BE DONE, AND ALL
OF THE FORCES, MILITARY AND
CIVIL. OF THE UNITED STATES
WHICH MAY LAWFULLY EN-.
PLoY WILL BE so EMPLOYED.
There should. however. be no par.
ticle OF doubt as to the power of the
national government completely to
perform and enforce its own obliga.
tons to other nations. The mob of a
single city may at any time perform
acts of lawless violence against some
us into war. That city by itself would
be powerless to make defense against
the foreign power thus assaulted, and
I; Independent OF this government II
would never venture to perform or
permit the performance of the acts
complained of. The entire power and
the whole duty to protect the offend.
ing city or the offending community
lies In the hands OF the United States
Government. It is unthinkable that
we should continue a policy under
which a given locality may be allowed
to commit crime against friendly
nation. and the United States Govern
ment limited, not to preventing tho
commission OF the crime, but, In the
last resort. to defending the people
who have committed II against the
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