The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-21
COMMENTS OF THE
JAPANESE PRESS

The English edition of the Hawaii
Shinpo yesterday gives a number of ex-
tracts from the various japanese papers
of the city, published during last week.
Among these are the following:
The Hawaii Shinpo doubts the need
of the 10000 regular army in the
Pearl HarbOr Notifications, "unless the
United States are preparing for some
troubles in the Far East. . '"Is she
preparing for Japan sake, as a means
of an amfcable termination of the la
Dor question: The Shinpo can not
think so. In its opinion, "'America is
| determined to predominant in the Pa
cifie, and she will not rest assured
until she sees clearer outlook for
China, whose unsettled conditions are
irritating the United States as well as
other powers America the paper
says, Unjust play a most conspicuous
part to solve the Chinese question in
order to pave her way to the suprem-
acy of the Pacific trade of the future.
For the carrying out of this grave re-
sponsibility, the cruising of her feet
and the fertilization of Pearl Harbor
seem to be justified
The Chronicle s editor thinks that
his cOpntrymen are the most loyal
alien population of the Territory-that
is toward the United States. He says
in his article: "While other alien
population are consuming the goods
that pay no duty, we live on and use
those with heavy duty which ultimate
~ goes to the Treasury. Rice pays
l IA cent a pound; soy, 40 per cent;
sake, 50 cents gallon; canned fish and
vegetables, from So to 40 per cent;
japanese patent medicine, 25 per
cent; japanese wooden shoes, 25 per
cent; silk, 60 per cent; cotton goods,
So per cent. Surprising that an aver
age amount of rice a japanese con-
sumes a year around is 900 lbs, he con-
tributes towards the government $12
in duty. With all other duties and
taxes, the editor calculates, the aver
age amount Japanese pays into the
Treasury viii reach $50 year. "Yet, :"
he says, eve have contributed over
$4,000 towards the entertainment of the
American fleet when the whole Portu- |
guese community made excuses with |
only SIS" He ends his article ask |
ing, "Why are they preferable citizens
than the japanese, in the eyes of |
American people?"
''There is no need of looking for the
planters interests, nor be in their |
good graces," is what Nippu Jill says
in its Saturdays editorial. 1t thinks |
that the prevailing wages of japanese
laborers in sugar plantations are alto
gether too low, compared with $22.50 |
paid to Portuguese laborers who are |
incompetent and of no use" 1t I
urges japanese to make a demand for |
better wages right away, ignoring at |
the same time, the opinion of the Ha-
wall Shinpo that thinks 'Fan influence
viii be brought to bear upon the re-
striction of our immigrants, if the pre-
vailing condition is left alone to take
its natural course. y The Nippu, how
ever, thinks it to be an advantage to
japanese immigration in
order to prevent the "tyranny and sell
fshness" of the Hawaiian sugar
planters.
Discussing the question of govern
ment by commission, Nippu Jill finds
fallaey in either opinion as advanced
by the Advertiser and the Star. 1t
finds coincidence in both opinions in
that iHty WISH " uSpiANC Jul 4u'uAN
japanese citizens of their
votes. 1t says: "This is most unjust
and un-American like, as such right is
pledged by the Constitution to every
offspring of the land. 1t shows a mar
row mindedness to make the distinc
ton of color and race; to try to de-
prive one of his sacred right which is
rightly possessed if he shows, by his
birth, education, and environment, that
be is able to discharge his duty as
citizen -
The Jiyu Shinbun, speaking of the
'apid increase of consumptives among
he japanese laborers, describes in
sanitary conditions in few plantation
camps and calls the attention of the
management to them. 1t urges for the
special accommodations for the unfor'
Inmates and the need of segregation
system in the camps.