The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-05-17

continued fn fuiti DE fIlfi in uu ffIffiN
npd efficient manner fhis fact implies
that t did noi at that time need g.
H. Amoficaniled. having already taken
on the qualities of Americanlsm. II
tad previously become American in its
republican form uf government ana in
it, social as well as political institu-
ti0ns and fha dominant form Of scuti-
ineuf rervading them. 10 was already
well prepared ~ community 90 take
ifs place as one of the constituent
portions oi the great Union. What lla-
wall now needs. therefore, Is not 90
BE- Americauized. That has already
been accomplished. She now needs TO
he strengthened confirmed, permanent
lv established and soiidly rooted IN
that character against All interfering
and conflicting tendencies.
That Hawaii j. q community charac-
feristically American Is nj once ap-
parent 20 the traveller arriving at lio-
nolulg from whatever direction he
crosses the ocean. If from California,
the visitor still finds himself in an
American atmosphere and not in an
alien one. The town is American in
aspect. the customs and institutions are
American. The leading and prominent
elements IN the community are marked
" American, notwithstanding a numcr-
zeal preponderance Of brown Asiatics
and Hawaiians, besides Portuguese. The
current speech is English of the Amer
lean accent. The newsboys cry Amer
lean papers. The street ears are swift
American trolleys. The vehicles are Of
American style American stores and
warehouses line the streets. The law,
medical and other offices bear Amer
lean names. Familiar American
churches point upward their spires. The
vegetation only is that of lands with
out frost-palms, bananas and flame
trees. And the easy-going Hawaiian
rides the bilIow on his surfboard, or
Hthely eapers in his questionable hula.
II the tourist has come from the
Orient he finds an anticipation of the
home land in this American Hawaii.
He has struck Americas great outpost
in the Pacificl If he comes from the
Australian colonies he finds himself
not among Britishers, but among pco-
pie of the somewhat strange Amer
lean tone and fashion of life, as well
as of Yankee accent of speech, pee
pie who say ''lay-dy" and not "ly-
dy," "today" and not "to-die." Ho-
nolulu is a very markedly American
town. Somehow the process of Amer
ieanizing has been most efficient and
successful. Its color and hue have
sunk deep into the life of the com
munity with clear and permanent tone.
The American character of Hawaii is
obvious to notice in the type OF men
who conduct its affairs, who are mainly
Americans. Such are nearly all the pro
fessional men. The lawyers are almost
exclusively Americans. Such are all the
judges of the various courts, exceps in
rural district courts, where native Ha-
waiians often preside. The medical
men are usually American, although a
number of japanese doctors minister
to their own people. The great ma
jority of sehooteachers are Americans,
although many natives and part whites
teach in lower grades Of country
schools. In like manner, aside from
Asiatic trade, only white men, chiefly
Americans, conduct mercantile and
banking business, except that in the
lDwer grades of trade Asiatics, Por-
Tuguese and part Hawaiians ere much
employed. But all these use our Eng
lish tongue as the organ of business.
The commercial life of Hawaii Is
mainly American, although some lead
ing British and German houses of
long standing continue prominent. The
sugar plantations provide the great
backbone of our business; and these
Subordinate labor on the plantations,
however, is mainly other than Amer
fcan, being largely japanese, then Chi
nese, Portuguese and Hawaiian. The
lower grades Of mechanical labor
throughout Hawaii have also largely
zinsn into the hands Of the japanese.
In nothing has the Americanizing of
Hawaii become more complete than in
our educational system. That system
began 20 be organized by our mis-
siOHarics at very early period of
sheir lnbors. The leading schools ar
almost entirely in American hands,
with few teachers of British origin,
The sole medium Of instruction is the
English lnngunge, which the children
Of all races are required TO learn. 4
number Of Chinese and japanese
schools are maintained, which IRE
taught nt later hours thar the Govern
ment schools. our two advanced
academies, the Honolulu High School
aud Oahu College, annually graduate
many pupils ~ both sexes into Amer.
ieaa colleges liesidos these are q num-
beT N ably conducted boarding aud in'
dusifial schools, fof both sexes Of
native llaBaiiabs, which are on pri'
ynie Foundations ~ of 'hrss are rp'
der American teachers, Nl,h ihe ra.
sspiog ~ feN hundred girls under
fagllsl Sisters gpd fitarh nuns
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