The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-11-13
Why Throw Down :
Our Friends?


be no doubt that it is the duty Of
Abe American people to fairly with Japanese and accord
rights they entitled subjects OF friendly power
their government But the effort to the
people Of San Francisco and California or any other part of the
lean Republic doing what they ought by pcung alleged pos
sb the Pacific Coast not very complimentary to mer-
courage, and entirely lose sight OF vital facts.
OF with Japan Japan exhausted
country The with Russia which she looked vital to
her national existence left her with load of debt under
staggers piled the Japanese people meet
the obligations of that and the military establishment which it
believes necessary keep up until they could endure
more changes which about in Japan
inevitable her adoption western civilization have
greatly increased the of living there They make impossible the
simple plane of life heretofore prevailing which enabled the
maintain its establishment expense marveousy less
than similar establishment would cost any other country and the
people to give service and revenue to the government in proportion
impossible elsewhere.
The results OF these economic changes being felt everywhere
in an increase in relative poverty and in increasing bitterness the
struggle for existence These conditions WILL constantly aceer
ang degree make impossible the almost universal individual sacr
fees for the good which have given Japan effective sub
stute for inccube material in the past besides that
which is in some aspects worth INFINITELY more than material resources
sublime individual patriotism These personal sacrifices for the
good general include practically every individual
were possible under the old order They are not possible under the
Japan therefore, in her ability and likelihood of making war;
be judged and by the ucenc of her material
Judged that basis Japan make will she be able
for many years Unless something almost serious national
existence were at stake Japan would not now be justified wagng
with any power.
simply because Japan exhausted in position
make war no more reason why her treaty rights should not be
respected than any ability she might nc damage
why they should But there other of securing the
treaty rights OF her subjects than by or the threat of war 1t is tc
be feared that Judge Hatch will greatly advance the interests
of such sentiments he quoted Wash
His suggestion that the of these Isl
ands could instantly and without difficulty these Islands
against the whites puee In the first place the Japanese
would be opposed by merely the whites but by the whole
body of the American population that by whites including
Portuguese by Hawaians, and by all others
European descent Porto Rcans Others all probability by
the Koreans and Chinese we'll SO that the
hers there would be nothing like the disparity that Judge Hatch
But important than numbers organization
the of the of meeting emergencies
The militia the police force, the old Citizens Guard the
and habit that has been developed meeting
batting the plague and other pemcs all agencies which the
American population of the Islands would have
check uprising of the Japanese population of the Islands An
surrecton of the kind Judge Hatch credited with suggesting
wild alarm
But deeper than any question OF whether Japanese choo
children San Francisco be provided with schools separate
from those provided for children of other natontes the
question the right of every sovereign nation order
nal affairs best social conditions
people No nation goes farther than Japan ordering
terna affairs And though may be able
by eXtralega meansthe American people will certainly
their social and economic well as their political condition
Japan will not make the United States Neither, in thu
of such would Hawaii be the mercy Japane
her territory The people of California have been the friend
Hawaii has had the American Union 1t unnecessary
ply opprObrous phrases "sandlot
the Board of Education of San Francisco for action within tn
sphere OF its duty when there nothing
done anything contrary to law sound judgment.