The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-09
BY FREDERIC j. HAsKIN.

Honolulu. r. II.
Hawaii is not an 'lnsular possession"
like the Philippines or Forto Rico. 1t
is as much a part of the United States
standing Its purely American political
status, the question OF the hour in
Hawaii is the Americanization OF the
islands. Why? Because Hawaii. an
OF 100000, of which 100000 is orien-
tai. OF this number $4,000 are Japa-
nese. The most spoken language in
the territory is Japanese. The most
widespread religion Is Buddhism.
Apart from the small communities In
the towns the social life OF the Islands
is Oriental rather than Occidental.
Those persons who believe that tie
Opposition to Oriental immigration
manifestlnS itself among many white
peoples in various quarters of the globe
Is the result OF mere busaboo. woui1
do well to consider the case OF Hawaii,
brightest of Neptune's insnlar jewals
Every white man in Honolull VIII
the white artisan from Tire islands:
that the Japanese have made 1T more
difficult to persuade small farmers
to take up homesteadS. and ina. tue
Japanese are now slowly, but sntciy,
crowding out the white niah from re-
tail business. They have already mode
la beginning in the wholesale 1T sin efo,
and have an eye IN tae tninanfe trade
OF the big importing houses. The Sni-
nese came to Hawaii before the lapa a
nexation of the islands to the Unitcd
States. but there are still 10000 of
them here. They have had their snare
OF retail merchandising. but they nave
campaign of competition which has
been pursued by the Japanese.
When Hawaii was annexed to the
United States in 1895 there were many
people here who were annexationists
merely for fear of Japan. The Tokyo
government had picked a quarrel with
Honolulu. and there was not the slight
est doubt among the Japanese In ia,
wall that the rising sun rag "ouio
float over Honolulu harbor, and ad-
toward the rich Occdent The .aisins
Of the American flag put an end 10
those dreams for awhile, but the Jtpa-
inese continued TO reach out III rnsI-
ness way. After awhile the gove*amtn.
inspired immigration companies MADE
Hawaii merely stepping stone - me
richer opportunities on the 'lihiiti:tn !.
Thousands OF Japanese came - da"aii
under passports permitting thc'n 70
20 no further. They stopped q fcw
months. made enough money for II silt
of American clothes. and the stee'as
passage to San Francisco. Then Ha-
wall saw them no more.
The poor, ignorant japanese coni'es
VINO tOll WIN lnSll NiS'-sS III ~ v 49,
cane fields must not be made TO Dear
the whole burden OF the .lrE q of
permitting the Hawaiian Islands 10
become Orientalized. At trs. they
came under contract as co 'r,tb little
more freedom than slaves. They We're
brought here in the good old days
Of the monarchy to work on the sugar
Iplantations-the same plantations
which owed their very ,e; pe ,ha 70 ted
states. Chinese, Japancsc, South Sc, sea
islanders. Porto Ricans, Spaniards.
portuguese and many other nationailtle
have been brought here to work N
the cane fields. The Oriental e., lapor | yhs
nlanters because 1t was cheap and easy
Ia obtain, and because the coolle 10
content to remain u ioolia. $3.50
But after awhile the coolies % ..'a.
f Mho came 70 pel thsm goods
fhem lessons and guide their relis 8 u
Artisans and mechanics poured N - ~
Japan, and the wh..e l1ecnanlc ~ ~ -
a ship and sailed away. ~ - t t,,.
nms money than White man k tra.
ha drives his Western competitor :! TN y
The field. The superior ability 81 ~, ,ne
white man might make up ~ ,asc
difference In wages l'ut .hN ~ vi I'D
lover the dignity Of labor am thc ,ir
men ,,naa1 nv the sweat of their brow rms
~, =. go, hsan the case in all hlslpl a
, ,,ua cheaper and inferior iapo,
,,as interfered with natural coma on. ..nnrn
4 'yhite how in Honolulu "ou.u ,,a .
r. he seen pushing a laWn.n1lonWeeo Il
cause that is "Japss , W. =. some
stiIl is in the Southern States 70 so are
extent where certain n, e gaer's OBS iobs.s
~ vhat Hawaii needs more lha an &c a''S ~
". Is solid middle class -
lnius nnnn,e OF European or A1iiei, :,
wiz IVA ction. All It's pubic lnel,
r,.anoenise that imperative neen, NV a
30 .ynrklng to that end, althoush 90
Ell IL saw nothing against lhe o"p
nese who have caused al IN. me c nuuni.
There are reasons TOT ., VIZ =, i - IL is
/ 10Y wail to rouse the ire of half me
. ,,i,n nn by introducing. q race cues :.
| NV INTO q community where there y
I .lon fnr dozen such issues Anu
tpem TOO. the Japanese who were ~, ,ppI.,
an the islands are citizens. -, W. 81
/ thay reach tWenty-one theS MI M Uni
the right to vote, Whether they W. VIZ
: inuestion for the, immediate future,
NJ II certainly Will not be long untll
thayaare a potent factor in politics; !,
Ant more potent even than tnls
.Enolitical force Is the awe OF King su-
ppar from which no Hawaiian may fs-
Save himself free. The islands i've
nv sugar; they have. sacrlficed many
\ things for sugar, the sugar parol,s
arc It's business giants, and sugar !, ner 9
ers. ar some Of them. have hopes that
1.-THE United States will remove the re,
strirtions from Chinese labor and vii
ndmit them to the Islands, Some OF