The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-09-29
A JAPANESE VIEW
HAWAII MAY BECOME AN OUT
POST FOR PACIFIC PEACE.
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Hawaii, the Cross Roads of the Pa
cific, the advance post of Americas
Western Coast, the center from
which the Gospel of Christ was cir
culated throughout the Southern Pa
cific, has now the opportunity of es-
tablishing herself as a center from
which will go to the East and to the
West a gospel o. peace. Hawaii
pTides herself on the fact that she
stands as a guard to protect America
from invasion on her Western Coast;
it remains with Hawaii to demon
strate to the Orient and the Occident
that the races from each can meet,
mingle and live together in peace,
and thus. through the message that
might go out from these little islands,
have equal pride in that she stands
as the outpost Of America in extend
ing the olive branch of peace to the
Oriental world.
Hawaii has gained her prominence
as a strategic point through her own
and the mainland jingo's policy of
holding up Japan as a bogeyman for
the frightening of those in power at
Washington. Surely the time has
come, however, when those in these
Islands and those on the mainland
who have helped her must know that
now there is as much to gain by
adopting a different policy as there
has been gain through the policy of
working the japanese scare" Ha-
wall, and particularly Honolulu, has
profited greatly in a military sense.
Now is the time to look for a COM
mercial gain as great as that gained
in a military way. Trouble in the
East will not benefit us now. The
appropriations have been passed and
the money is coming in and there is
nothing great to be looked for any
further. The United States has put
it's hand to the plough and there will
be no turning back the work of for
tifying will go on, cannons viii be
mounted, drydocks and forts will be
built and soldiers will be stationed
here. There is no chance now that
Congress will change its mind. II
has got in so far that there can be
no going back. The time has come
therefore, for Hawaiian-Americans to
forget the policy that forced these
things here and take up policy that
will bring more commerce, more
tourists, more wealth.
The DOGGY of an ambitious Japan
always ready to pounce upon Hawaii
has been manipulated smoothly. TIC
those Hawaiian statesmen and plan
ners who played the cards great
credit must be given for the skilful
playing of hand in the great game
of diplomacy. From the time the
Provisional Government refused the
landing to the immigrants who came
here on the Shinshu Maru, with {
view of irritating Japan into some &C
ton that might be referred to Wash
ington as an indication of japanese
intention to seize this place, up unit
the present, when stories of Japanese
regiments drilling in Oahuan cane
fields, Washington has been KEEP
well excited over the DOGGY, excited
to the extent first of annexation
with its assurance of a free marke
for sugar, and then to the tune of sew
eral millions for Notifications. Firs
annexation, then Notifications, ant
now-if wisdom revails-concilia
! ton.
The refusal to allow the Shinshl
Maru Japanese laborers to land
which brought the cruiser Naniw;
here, was skilfully prearranged ant
the annexation that followed wa
cheap at Y150,OOO, the amount of in
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The stream of stories OF Japanes
veterans here among the laborers, O
officers working as servants in pr
Vate families, of designing Japanes
spying upon the harbors, soundin
the channels and generally dom
most utterly absurd things, couple
with continued immigration of labor
ers at the rate then of a thousand
month, brought about the doublin
of the accommodations for troops a
Fort Shafter, brought about apprt
priations for Pearl Harbor, brough
big guns for Diamond Head and He
nolulu and a recommendation 70
forts and military roads throughou
the Island of Oahu. This also wa
well done and the fruits well wort
the little inconvenience that ma
have come to the employers of labo,
But the cocoanut has been abou
sucked dry and the ones who ca
shake the tree should get anothe
nut.
1t has been pointed out by NAM
particularly by Mr.. Francis B. Loomi
during his visit here while on the wa
to Toxic, that Honolulu has much t
expect in a commercial way as 500
as the Panama canal Is opened fc
traffic. At this port will come tn
ships of all nations, seeking trad
and calling for supplies. Among thes
ships will be many flying the flag {
Japan for the Japanese merchaI
marine on the Pacific is large.
: VIII it benefit this city and tn
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