The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-03-15
THE SENATE KEEPS IT'S WORK AHEAD Il
AND AWAITS ACTION OF THE HOUSE
The SHINpU
is "BEEF|NC"

lntions from local Japanese papers on
the new immigration law. 1t will be
seen the Shinpo bitterly repulses any
showing of the olive branch to the
japanese In the matter The JIyu cor
daily welcomes, ON the other hand,
the friendly sentiments of the Adver-
tiser toward its people:
(From Hawaii Shinpo. Mar. 81.
THE ADVERTISERS ERROR.
The school question has been settled
at last but in such n manner as to be
particularly satisfactory to Ambassa-
dor Aoki, the Hawaiian planters and
the San Francisco 'boxers;" therefore
we extend our congratulations to these
parties only. However, the Advertiser
queer opinion in regard to the settle
ment. as 1t appeared in its editorial
of 2Sth ultimo, ought not to be passed
without some reproof on our part. The
paper says:
1.-THE actual text of the law does not
seem to bear out the impression of our
local Japanese contemporaries that
their country has been worsted in dip
lomacy. The point which Japan most
assiduously sought, that of getting her
children fairly treated in San Fran
cisco schools, has been gained; and in
emigration matters she has lost Moth
ing which she did not originally con-
cede as a legal possibility in the terms
of the treaty of 1894"
And again 1t says:
by its terms the public will see that
while Japanese laborers are not form
ally excluded from the United States
proper. the President, IL convinced that
they have obtained passports to the
insular possessions Of this country or
to the Canal Zone or to any foreign
country( as Mexico or Canada) for the
purpose of entering the mainland ter
ritory therefrom, may proceed to shut
them out"
We think such opinion Is SO IRA
tional that 1t is good only for a fool.
According to the advice from Delegate
Kuhio, the text of the new immigra-
ton law is substantially identical with
the suggestion made by Mr.. McClel-
Ian, the Delegates private secretary,
to Representative Hayes and others In
December. While the text of the law
appears as generally applicable to all
nationalities, the intention of the law
Is to provide the Hawaiian planters
with staple labor; or In other words,
to deprive the Japanese in Hawaii OF
their right of travelling and make them
slaves to the planters. Secretary Root,
who is supposed to have drafted the
law, cabled to Governor Carter to the
effect that the Japanese with pass
ports for Hawaii only are not permit
ted into the mainland, but he has not,
as far as we know, notified authorities
in any other place about the shutting
out of other nationalities.
This would show that the spirit as
we'll as the practical application of the
law is SO shut us out entirely from
the mainland; therefore, in its effect,
there is no choice between the tender
ly phrased new law and the exclusion
vi the JAPANESE now can anyone
to our interests but a great disgrace
upon our honor?
You do not wrap up dirty thing
in a silken handkerchief and make it
a present to your friend. The new
law is a similar outrage upon the dig
ni,y of Japan, and we know 1t as long
as we are not fools. At any rate AM
bassador Aoki being such a great"
man who wasn't a bit sorry to lose
the Liaotung peninsula, we need not
be surprised at seeing him again be-
ing liberal toward America In the con-
cession of our right. What has been
done we can not undo IL now, but the
disgrace is disgrace and 1t shall re-
main SO forever. We wish to show the
Advertiser and the Americans at large
present in the form of the new immi-