The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-06-02

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HONOLULU, II. T.. May 1.-THE
United States has decided TO spend
some millions Of dollars in fortitying
Hawaii II is equally as necessary that
the American nation do something
practical 20 fo<sify Hawaii with q sood.
sturdy. honest American citizenship
The task OF '.Americanixing' Hawaii
Is one OF the greatest problems which
the people OF this mid-Pacific territory
have to solve. and they should have
help. The AmsricSnixation OF these Is
lands began in iSSo when the rirst mis-
sionaries from New England landed
here White men had come years be-
fore and white men were there then
But they were Of q different type
They were fishers OF whales rather
than fishers OF men. The missionaries
soon had control OF the politics of the
islands. the chiefs and kings inviting
missionaries TO become their advisers,
When q white man advises a chief OF
an inferior race that advice is generally
taken
For many years there was great
rivalry between the Americans and
British as TO which of their nations
should have the prsponderant inhu-
ence. The United States was rep
resented BY the missionaries, England
bv business men and others. The
strife was long andNhitter, and II IS stu
manifest in the scorn which certain
people in Hawaii can put into the SEN
tsnce Hes q missionary. To De
missionary in Hawaii before the
DAYS OF annexation was not necessarily
70 be = preacher Of the gospel mis-
sionary'' might be gambler The
word WAS used to designate that nae
ton which insisted upon American
supremacy. The bittsreSt foe the mis-
siouarisS had was the missionary
Bishop of the Church Of England All
this has changed since annexation, but
the line which defines the mis-
siOuariss- is still drawn quite sharply.
II NAV De mentioned that practically
an Of the territorial officers and large
majority OF the leading business men
s-a missionaries The exceptions
among citizens Of wide influence are
more often British or Germans
So far as politics is concerned Ha-
vail is already Americanized- The task
now is 10 bring the Industrial ana So
eial life to the American standard. and
70 -ssu il there The Overwhelming
majority of japanese and Chinese
makes this task dlrncult
77a The sacred fetish Of business IN
ta-ssts'' is also in the way. The on
coming Of the vast numbers Of Orien-
rails Of Hawaiian birth who VIII De
entitled 10 vote is q danger which must
be faced
The islands are under the business
rule of King Sugar Sugar Is tropical
,-oduct which requires the expenditure
n great labor and that labor must De
cheap. 1t also must be class OF LABOR
which is content TO remain in the cane
fields at SIS a month for q long time
preferably for generations 1t was
King sugar who brought the japanese
md chinese 10 the islands and caused
their economical Decentralization KING
sugar has also brought Portuguese anu
Spanish labOrers who have MADE gOOo
and whose children are good American
citizens
The uoIicy of the American party Is
70 encourage the immigration 10 ha-
vail Of American farmers who VIII
take I'D small hOmesteads and become
citizens. 70 form q nucleus for a mid
de class to stand between great King
sugar and the semi-servile laborers OF
ne cane fields small farming Is
he hobby OF many of the best men in
rha Territory. But il must be admit
-=f that conditions are such as 10 MAKE
this task extremely difficult Hawall
has good homestead lands, and II
offers opportunity for making money
10 the hard-working farmer But
tropical conditions are vastly different
fron those which obtain in the great
agricultural districts Of the United
states and il Is this difference that
breeds difficulties
King Sugar IS not in sympathy with
the small farmer movement Some OF
the planters, it is true. are leaders N
the cause, but the great majority throw
cold water and say il is impossible
They do not like 70 look forward 10
time when there viii be host OF cltl-
zen farmers 10 oppose the plans OF the
few great planters who till the ground
with thousands Of contract Iaborers-
The Japanese have already driven
from the islands the white artisan
class. II is almost pathetic TO hear
the drift OF the talk IN Honolulu about
some things When the news came
that il was practically certain that
Congress would appropriate money 10
improve Pearl HarbOr there naturally
was rejoicing But il Is 70 De doubted
IL Americans generally could guess the
burden OF the self congratulatOry
speeches. II was that the Pearl Har-
Dor work should bring Two or three
Americans 70 Honolulu 10 aid
in -Americanizing the Territory
Thinking men in Honolulu rejoice
because the United States Is al last
awakening % the value Of Hawaii as
: military outpost Not because the
are bloOdthirsty imperials
drunk with sight Of power. but be-
cause they hope Il viii mean garri-
son Of two OF three regiments OF
American troop IF they put q big
body OF troops here Il VIII mean that
some OF them viii take hOmestssds and
settIe here when their term Of enlist
neut expires" Truly. It is Inspiring
to see how these patriotic Hswaiians
grasp al every little thing that viii aid
them IN making citizens Of the genuine
American pattern
Hopeless as the task OF intoxicating
American ideals into Oriental minds
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