The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-07
of all other nationalities comDined?' he

of all other nationalities combined?' he
was asked.
j Why, yes, but what of that? he
replied If there is 10 be trouble with
Japan. the mere fact Of d preponder-
ance of Japanese on the islands does
not mean anything. They might rise
and take the islands if they wished;
they are strong enough to do that
now, but that would settle nothing.
The real struggle for their possession
i would be on the sea.
! Il doubt that there will be any
trouble between Japan and the United
States, because [ realize fully how
much Japan's prosperity, which is
growing. depends on the United States
[ don't know the exact proportion, but
I should say that fully rs per cent Of
her exports are purchased by this coun-
try, and you may be sure that the
Oriental merchant is too keen to per-
nit any light matter to lead his coun-
try into war. Japan has not recovered
from the effects of her war With RuS-
STA, and she must devote years of eff
fort and her best energies to the deVel-
!opment of her resources.
LAS to the trouble in San Francis
co over the Japanese school children,
it comes, as all the anti-Japanese feel
ing on the Pacific Coast has come
primarily, from the labor unions. or
course they are power, and they
have a right to seek redress for any
fancied grievances in any legitimate
way but it is unfortunate that they
should have chosen the Japanese to
pick upon.
1.-The great question of today in Ha-
- a
hardest we are called upon to solve. The
immigration of Japanese has done
much to help US. and recently we have
been encouraging Portuguese immigra-
ton from the Azores. The Chinese,
who make ideal laborers on the sugar
and banana plantations, are barred, of
course, by the United States laws.
I'VE need immigrants who will bring
their wives and families and settle
there; make homes for themselves, and
become real citizens. The Portuguese
do this.
We feel that we are pretty badly
off in Hawaii, as regards protection
from the United States, and we are
hoping that our Delegate to Congress.
Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole 1--WE call him
Prince Cupid on the islands) will be able
to call attention to our needs. Recent
" the Navy Department has recalled
all battleships from the Pacific, con-
tent to have our interests guarded
there by armored cruisers.
NOT A FORT ON THE ISLANDS.
eve have not even a single fort on
the Hawaiian Islands. The last Con-
gress made a small appropriation look
ing to Notifications. and, 1 believe,
ed at Waikiki, Pearl Harbor, and at
Kaimuki back OF Diamond Head, but
there the thing rests
why the government has not even
provided the islands with the neces-
sary lighthouses and buoys to insure
the safety of navigation, and this was
demonstrated in a costly manner
enough by the wrecking of the Man
churia, and within a week the ground
ing of the Mongolia
" AT Pearl Harbor there is supposed
to be coaling station, but there is no
coal there yet, for if there was and
war broke out. the first hostile ship
could come and take it, as far as any
protection we could give it is con-
cerned.
In some ways we feel, of cours,e
that Hawaii has been little benefited
by annexation to the United States In
the old days the customs duties We're
used for the benefit of the islands. To-
day the great bulk goes into the United
States Treasury. After paying all the
expenses of the Territorial government
we send the rest to this country, and
this amounts, in round numbers to
$500 00 annually. We feel that this
should be spent. at al least part of it,
on much-needed public improvements
on lights and lighthouses, on forth
fcations that will protect US, on
breakwater for Pearl Harbor, and other
things"