The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-05-08

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~ employees from predatory police
force, the futilty of adopting one OF
the Reverend Thwing's suggestions
and the consideration of host of lesser
Z questions occupied the attention of the
/ Board of Supervisors at their regular
meeting last night. 1t had been ex-
pected by those who sat in the audi
tors benches that the arrest for an
alleged violation of the Sabbath by
some of the road department teamsters
would bring down walls of wrath upon
the head of the Sheriff, but this was
not the ease, the members of the Board
expressing their displeasure very mild
" and passing the question of further
arrests up to the department of the
County Attorney, with full confidence
in his ability to prevent the prosecution
of whoever he wished. That this con-
fidenee was not misplaced was assured
by Deputy County Attorney Milverton,
who stated with a ehuekle that his de-
partment could nol-pros eases quite as
fast as arrests could be made.
There were no disputes between the
members themselves, the nearest ap-
proaeh to this being a little argument
between Archer and Fern as to whether
the moon shone these mornings at two
O'Clock. Archer stated that it did, and
Fern confessed to having been out
twice during the week at that hour
without noticing any orb of night light
ing his >homeward way.
TRANSFERS ARREST.
The arrest of the teamsters of the
road department was brought up by
the reading of communication from
the Road Supervisor, who stated:
'on Monday morning, two team
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great opportunity in that the forms of
government are popular and may
therefore, by a great effort, be actual
ly captured by the people. This is
what the rank and file of the business
men of the country are trying to do.
They are nominating their own men
for the Diet, and if the government
will permit them to be elected by a
fair count, the next parliament will
contain at least a respectable number
of actual representatives of the people
who will set themselves into strong
opposition TO the plans of the military
oligarchy.
a Toxic bank president who has
been earnest in mis- endeavors to point
out the dangers of the present spend
the Lower House. Notwithstanding his
high position in business, his protests
have not only passed unheeded, but
have been smiled at. He is telling his
people now that if he can get into the
Diet he will thunder the protests of
the taxpayers in such a fashion that
they cannot be ignored.
The family, not the individual, Is
still the unit in Japan. The family,
perhaps of a score or more
Of households and of hundreds of mem
bers, is responsible to society as a
whole. The decision of a family coun-
ell in rural Japan is of greater force
and effect than the decision of a legal
y constituted court. These families
nave their ancient clan connections
and the Individual members now, as
Tor a thousand years, take their opin-
ons from the chief of the clan
The Japanese rule of life is exactly
he nunnsira 81 ha
America and out of which our ideas
II free government arose. Anglo
saxon liberty means the liberty of the
Individual to do as he thinks best so
ong as he respects the rights of others.
Japanese liberty means the gracious
md benevolent permission, granted by
higher and superior power to the in
ividual, to do as he thinks best until
he higher will is changed. The Amer
can and English idea OF popular gov
is that the power is granted
rom the people to their representatives.
o govern in the interest of the people.
he japanese idea of constitutional
Oyernment is that the Emperor per-
hts the people to select representa-
ives to assist him in managing affairs
Or the glory of the State.
This difference obtains throughout
II forms of government, national.
zeal, family, and household. A Japa-
csc son is subject to his fathers will
nth he establishes a household of his 5
wn, no matter if he is fifty years old. 7
ne japanese father the other day de-
Jared that if his son went to the
heater he would disown MIN. The son q
as twenty-five years old, but as he I
ad not set up a household of his own I
cannot do the simplest thing against d.
S fathers will This father. in his
I'm, is absolutely subject to the will }
the head of family council. If 1t g
reefs him to disown his son, he has r
recourse but to obey. The family
sacred, it must be maintained. and
) mandates may never be disregard
L For thousands of years these PEG r
e have submitted TO discipline of this !.
nd The law has told them what 1
nd Of clothes to wear, how much food G.
eat, and how to comb their hair ~
hen a question arises as to policy.
e japanese does not ask what is hest.
what is right; he looks to the power II
'ove him for regulation and direction. c
This method OF daily life has not =.
anged by the adoption Of a consti- Z,
uonal form Of government The con- u
tuition itself bows to the law OF the
premacy of the family council. and
ereby recognizes higher power. So
is that the forms of popular gov g
nment in Japan are merely conve- ca
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