Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-07
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HAWAII AT MERCY
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NEW YORK, July 6.-"Japan would fight the United States at the drop of the hat should the occasion arise, and you can take it from more than a slight tickling at the ribs before he got through with the trouble"
 This statement was made by Gov. G. w. Carter of Hawaii at the Hol- land House today, shortly after the arrival of the Governor in New York.
 Gov. Carter had been asked particu- larly about the Japanese situation in so far as it was felt in the Hawaiian Islands. He responded by saying that he did not consider that they had any Japanese situation over in the group where he has presided for the last three years.
 Fifty per cent of the population of the Hawaiian group is Japanese" {" said he, and we have, so far, never had the slightest trouble with them. They are treated by the residents the same as other people, and that is practically all there is to it. Many of the Japanese have inteTmaTried with the Hawaiians and have fami- lies. They make good citizens, are
 unobtrusiye, and never DoCHsr any body who does not bother them. They never seek trouble but they never cease to defend themselves in case of trouble.
 "On the Pacific Coast of the United States the situation is entirely differ ent, and has grown to serious propor- tions. There the people just naturally hate Jap as they do Chinaman."
 Do you mean that the Japanese are attacked just because of their race?' T surely do, was in San Francisco not long ago when saw a Jap walking along the street not bothering any body. Suddenly the driver of a wagon struck him with big stick. The Jap then to defend himself jumped in and took the stick away from the driver and rubbed the mans head in the sand. When questioned about the cause of the trouble the Jap said E: That man hit me, me no bother him And that was the truth, for I saw it. 1, This is but one example out of many Do you think that in case of the trouble with the Japanese becoming serious they would attack the United States?"
 There is not the slightest shadow of doubt about it. They are about the
 gamest race of people l know. They do not know. what fear is. They are thoroughly equipped as to both navy and army, and have demonstrated that they are ready for instant action. Why, but a few months ago they mobilized an army of 100000 men in Iuick order just to show that it could be done. Whether or not they had some ulte- rior reason for so doing I do not know"
 What would happen to Hawaii in case of war with Japan?" They would take the islands, hands down.
 What have you in the way of de | fenscs?p
 One hundred and twenty-five scl Hers, provided by a generous Govern. ment at home. We have hopes of ngt | tering ourselves soon, however. for Uncle Sam has promised to double the number"
 What about defense by the navy?' "Oh. we have a revenue cutter and the TrrOUuois cruises around us at stated intervals Yes, cur people hava seen enough of our warships to be able to TeC0%nize enc should iJ steam into the harbor."
 Any forts that would be effective to prevent a bOmbafdmeHt?" Nothing of a modern nature that you could notice. You see Uncle Sam is little lax in these matters, and does not provide defenses until he
 thinks they are likely to be needed"
 Ae 9 matter of fact it has just been decided by the Navy Department that the defenses on the Pacific side of the , United States should be improved. The general strategy board of the navy, over which Admiral Dewey presides, has strongly recommended that the naval establishment be largely in creased, and Secretary of the Navy Metcalf, who is a Californian, is soon to take a trip to ttre Pacific Coast to look over the harbor defenses.
 Asked about the commercial condi- tioRs In the Hawaiian group Gov Car ter said that business was going along very nicely. You see we are too far away from Wall street for the bulls and bears to have much effect on us. Our sugar crops are, of course, our main stay, and this industry is pro gressing as well as could be sx- pected.7
 What about the political conditions in tEe fsiands?'
 The native political DO: has only been glimmering during my admins tration, and I am glad to say that | things look very quiet along that line. 1 I have always found that the better 1 classes of natives have been willing to { give me their earnest support in every. thing attempted for the bettermslt of l the conditions in the group. There is
 seldom any fiery talk, and the, Royal | ists have evidently come to the con
 c1usion that the cake is all doHgh,' with them