The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-17
BENEFITS OF THE STRIKE.


is the opinion of many intelligent citizens of Honolulu that
future years the Japanese 1909 will be looked back
chstang movement of vast benefit to the islands as whole
The plainly speaking that it has brought forward sen-
inevitable later stop the organization of the a-
aian Islands 1t has opened eyes all the fact
long ago realized by California; that the Japanese economic fac
desirable American soil 1t in realization of this TACT
that stated that Maxine al doing nexagger-
the prospects of Japanese herewere in fact striking
fatal blow the most prosperous colony japanese III the world
the one in Hawaii.
There is be repeated prejudice this view
ded the Japanese has shown again. that
they subjects solely OF the Mkado not of Our laws shown
that their better classes do laws and not
willing lift finger put end to attempted anam and
ganzed the situation today every
well informed here knows that the japanese strike who
have grievances steadily contributing funds to support those
who strike The whole programme covery and taciy
ported by the Japanese mercantile community The significance of
few thousand American Iaborers go defy
functions and indulge in riot and intimidation would not the me
chants and all the responsible element of community in America
from Maine California be found the side of law and order
The question does need answering The the responsible
local element OF Japanese are not found on that side mere IS that they
don't recognize it.
What this community needs Of the California spirit There
l. call for prejudice. is of business. It is demon
o easily that as an economic factor the japanese skilled a6orer
here and the Japanese oepe threaten the existence of the
citizen The California spirit that condemns the citizen who
what this community needs The Japanese stand together
American colony her SOIL taking the business OF her c
actually driving the land this community has
of the United States be driven this
soil by the competition of aliens who sepd their profits their native
land and will not respect laws police?
Hawaii be American community She become
SUCH with great of the fertile land settled by
citizens For years she has played with almost tcked this orr
entail element slowly trying grasp the Now sudden
strike the situation has revealed all The planters should
only stand firm in resistance to the strike and all that but
they should help Honolulu every other community fight
restore to American skilled labor the field had here Let
least be patriotic and local another SOIL the
Japanese It will pay in the end.
Stop employing the Japanese and builder buying
your retail goods the Japanese and let live and let us
have a American civilization here
Let us put an end to athletic Sports being followed for living.
What be thought of brute write such stuff
this appearing in the Argonaut:
Even recently convention of sufrags Seattle
has presented spectacle grievous gods and
ing to the reports, minority faction of about fifty
undertook by campaign of violence certain
supported by minority faction of hundred The
ity faction first organized the convention
report of committee credentials which
ity faction not entitled There followed debate"
which degenerated a bowling riot in which such
epthes liars thieves, "scoundrels" and
unprintabe heard above the din of hysca weeping
and screaming. After period of pandemonum
pause in which all parties realizing the enormiy of
procedure agreed exclusion of newspaper reporters This
much achieved the spirit of riot broke loose again, and
only quled by the arrival of squad of police, who found
the convention calm but in tears