The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-21
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To destroy that bank and to take the
mercial interests was the work of Jack
sons great political battles. In Japan
the constitution was not ordained by
the people, but was granted from above
by the Emperor. The lowest class of
those people were the merchants, and
they have not been considered. The
literary and military men rule the ma
tion and the merchants must shift for
themselves. Now comes Japan's great
est political battle in which the COM
mercial interests are trying to obtain
representation.
If predictions made by close students
of political affairs here are borne out
by evs nts, the country will divide along
the same lines that have divided all
peoples The party now in power will
receive, the conservative strength and
the Prosressist, or Shimpoto party, will
gather the radicals and democrats to-
gether. The business men are trying
to capture both parties, but are receiv-
ing much more encouragement from the
ShimpOtO, which is now in opposition.
In Japan the unit of the State, so far
as the people are concerned, is not the
individual but the family. ''Family'
means a whole clan Of ancient lineage,
and its organization is as perfect as
piece of delicate machinery. The rights
of the individual are never considered
as against those of the family. The
Shimpoto is attempting to break down
this clan system. Its venerable leader,
Count Okuma, is an individualist and
democrat. He is also something of
fire. eater, and it was he who stirred the
radical japanese on the subject of the
San Francisco school question and the
immigration restriction agitation. While
it is not proper to doubt his sincerity,
there is excellent reason for the belief
that his radicalism on these questions
was more directly the result of his see
ing an opportunity to take a shot at the
cabinet, than because he really wanted
to make trouble with AmdGca.
Party feeling is already running high,
and the newspapers attack the leaders
of opposite parties with as much bitter
ness as the American press has ever
shown. Back of all the party spirit,
however, is absolste unity in loyalty
to the Emperor. If the Emperor cuts
off man s official head, criticism is not
directed toward him as Americans some
times criticize the President, but rather
to the minister "who screened the eyes
of His Imperial Majesty" The Mikado
is real ruler, and many things done
in Japan are his direct acts. For this
reason the influence of the Elder States
men, who have direct access to the
throne, is of such great weight in af-
fairs.
But the Elder Statesmen will pass
away, new emperor will come who
will gradually resign himself to that
position of innocuous desuetude which
so many constitutional monarehs occupy.
and then will come the party rule in
fact. The beginning of that era is at
hand, and from the elections in June
wit emerge the two organizations which
viii in time bring Japan actually into
the circle of the great nations which
derive their powers from the people,
which are responsible to the people,
and which will endure as long as it is
true that "the- Voice of the People
is the Voice of God"