The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-04

understand the public opinion among
the japanese community in Hawaii,
one must not neglect to understand
local japanese newspapers issued on
the islands. which are the most in
f1uential and powerful molder of the
public opinion among the Japanese
here.
There are. il 7 am not mistaken,
about dozen Japanese papers which
are issued on the islands as a whole
But, as Honolulu English papers are
controlling the public in general in
Hawaii, in spite of the fact that there
are bunch of other English papers on
the other islands, so Honolulu Jap
anese papers are counted as the
molder of the public opinion among
the Japanese in Hawaii at large, and
viii attempt to introduce to the
readers of the Advertiser the leading
japanese newspapers which are pub
lished In Honolulu
There are four daily Japanese news
papers in Honolulu: the Nippu-Jiji,
the Hawaii Daily Chronicle, the Ha-
wall Jiyu Shimbun, and the Hawaii
Shimpo.
The Nippu-Jiji or the Japanese
Hawaii Times" is an evening paper
with eight pages at each edition. It
was the paper which was formerly
called the Yamato Shimbun under the
indirect influence of the Japanese i'm
migration companies that had been
doing business here. It's editor and
manager is Mr.. Yastaro Soka. Mr..
Soka, after having his education in
Toxic came to Hawaii and was work
ing with Mr.. Shiozawa who was en-
gaging in keeping store on Maui; but,
when Mr.. Shiozawa came to Honolulu
to manage the Hawaii Shimpo by
himself, he came to Honolulu with
him and edited the Shimpo. 1t was
by the time when the annexation OF
Hawaii to the United States was pro-
claimed, that he showed himself a
competent writer. having poured his
sharp attacks upon the Japanese I'M
migration companies who have tried
to immigrate contract labor against
the law. Since he left the Shimpo and
took the charge of the Yamato Shim-
bun some time ago, which has been
changed to the present paper the
Nippu-Jiji, he has shown his ability
as both the writer and manager to
a great degree. Mr. Soka is a man of
common sense and of a sound judg-
nent. He is assisted by Messrs. Ito
and Tasaka, of whom the former is
a devoted student of industrial prob
lens, especially of agricultural ques-
tions, and the latter, Mr.. Tasaka, is
said to be born reporter in regard
TO personal information. The Jill is,
on the whole, welcome among the in
telligent class of the Japanese, though
not less popular among the majority
of them.
Perhaps the. most democratic and
the most radical Of the Japanese pa
pers here, is the Hawaii Daily Chron-
icle The Chronicle has grown up
from the Honolulu News, which was
the promoter and the defender of the
Christian social movement under the
dictatorship of DR.. T. Mltamura AMI
the invisible, yet the most powerful,
influence of Mr.. T. Okumura. But
the paper has no special interest in
any particular sect of religion at the
present time, since it was transferred
to the hands of Mr.. Hanzo Tsuru-
shima Mr.. Yoshigoro Kimura is the
editor. Mr.. Kimura halls from Higo,
Kiushu, Japan, as Mr.. Tsurushima:
he has had various experiences since
he came 10 Hawaii; one time he
worked on a plantation on Hawaii,
next he was a janftor of the Emma
Hall; then he was found one of the
preachers of the Hawaiian Evangeli-
cal Association on Maui, and then he
turned to be an editor of the Homo
lulu News, which position he holds
now under the name of the editor Of
the Hawaiian Daily Chronicle So
far as / know. Mr. Kimura is one of
my best respectable friends, as he has
shown to all young men the most
practical lesson in regard to the dig
nifty of labor and self-culture; he has
a strong physical and mental energy.
which is seldom to be equaled by any
ordinary Japanese. While other pa
pers are edited by more than one man,
the Chronicle is worked out solely by
the untired courage and pluck of Mr..
Kimura alone. In some sense, Mr..
Kimura is entitled to born editor.
as he has dashing boldness which is
no doubt one of the most necessary
qualities of a good editor Of a news
paper The unique traits of the
Chronicle are probably that the paper
is red in color. and. somewhat clam
nish or provincial in sentiment as
the members of the paper. from top
to bottom, are composed of Higo-
mans But its general tone is not so
vulgar as it is imagined, but rather
instructive and it is gaining a strong
hold among the mass of the Japanese
in Hawaii. 1t is a morning paper
with eight pages.
The Hawaii Jiyu Shimbun. formerly
the shin Nippon, is an evening paper.
Il four page paper. 1t is under the
management of Mr.. Sometaro Sheba.
who is also the proprietor of the Ha-
wall Shimpo. and it is edited by the
editors of the Hawaii Shimpo So il
+may be called an evening edition of
the Shimpo and it has no special in
dividuatity 10 mention
The Hawaii Shimpo is no doubt best
known to the public, owing to its
long standing among local Japanese
papers. It is morning paper with
ten pa ges at each edition. Mr.. Sheba
is the proprietor Of the press, which
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