Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-23

Japan are going to fight, why, let them
enjoy the brief ecstacy.
The possible complications and re-
suits are interesting to consider, Just
as the possible ending of catastrophe
may interest one who prophesies its
occurrence: but outside of this. what
we may think or say of either Is no
real matter.
War or no war, there Is one thing
we might do to advantage, and that is
to sell the Philippines to japan.
Now, don't lift your hands In horror
before You think n little,
What shall we gain by keeping the
Philippines?
They have been a source of trouble
and expense to us and will continue TO
be.
We have not been very successful
there. us the various reports and writ.
ers of travels give evidence.
The Filipinos themselves are not
particularly glad to have us over them;
we DOUBT II we can ever make good
Americans of the different tribes OF
the archipelago,
What is more we are talking as II
we might do with II as we did with
Cuba-leave Il to its own devices.
The President and n great many other
honest Americans. have "A feeling that
we ought. by and by, turn the country
TO it's rightful owners.
No matter how beneficient our rule
Is. trying to govern and regulate
country of foreigners go far from home
Is not in strict accord with American
principles.
We are not jsalous of ,Japan and we
know that her administration of ar-
fairs Is sufficiently intelligent and
democratic
The Filipinos are tincturcd with the
Orient: they belong more :, the Asia
tic than to the Anplo-Sayon,
To japan the Philippipes would be ell
dorado, and | believe that, on the
whole, Japan would give the PhiIip-
pines a better government than we
have beef, abe to do.
BY selling these islands we would
recoup ourselves. and be rid of
troublesome territory which some Of
our most patriotic citizens have OBJ
jected To owning from the start.
JAPAN AND HAWAII.
There Is no question that II japan
were so inclined she could make trou-
BILE for us in Hawaii.
Until relief should arrive we might
be held up" In good shape, but II Is
the most unlikely thing In the world
that Japan would countenance any
such action among her people here.
Besides, the japanese of Hawaii are
well satisfied with their lot: they are
on good terms with us, and any bel
ligcrency would render their residence
here uncomfortable as well as disturb
their trade relations with us and their
own people.
The japanese Is no fool.
/ The more educated portion are
pleased with Mr.. Roosevelt's action
and recommendations and regard the
San Francisco episode as a local mat
ter in which the mass of Americans
are little concerned.
So, until definite declaration of war
had been made by Japan or the United
States, our Hawaiian japanese would
not be likely to disturb us here.
A NEW VIEW OF THE SAN FRAN
CISCO SCHOOL QUESTION.
There is one view of the San Fran
cisco school question that has not been
considered but which might explain
the position of the San Francisco
authorities and also serve to excuse II
in the eyes of thoughtful japanese.
The class excluded from the schools
are the coolies
Is II so bad. Is 1t a reflection at all
on Japan. that the better class OF
Americans should object to the asso-
citation of their children with a class
of people which the higher classes OF
Japanese themselves refuse to mix
with on a social or educational basis?
Several intelligent japanese here have
informed me that they would very cer-
tainly object to having their children