The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-09
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Philadelphia Press.--Ihere would pc
no thought Of trouble. with Japan on
account of the dispute between japan
ese laborers and their employers on the
Hawaiian sugar plantations if it were
not for the prevalent notion that Japan
has its eyes open for an excuse to pick
quarrel with the United States
While it is possible that papers have
been discovered revealing d conspiracy
among the japanese laborers and others
to wrest control of the islands from tie
white population. it does not follow
that the government of japan had any
knowledge of such a conspiracy or that
It would think of indorsing it were II
to take form.
Some japanese are much given TO
imagining themselves agents to further
the interests Of their country, although
they may possess no commission or au-
thority of any kind. So it Is possible
that certain over jealous representa-
tfves of the race IN Honolulu formed
the brilliant notion that they would be
serving their country ii they undertook
To overthrow American authority IN the
islands without having any conception
what an Oh thai hli10
involve But it would be unjust to
hold the japanese government response
bic for any such visionary conception.
The strike of japanese plantation
laborers will be settled sooner or later
by the persons interested; and It during
It's continuance conflicts arise OF a
serious nature, the local authorities
may be trusted to deal with them in
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no occasion to drag the national govern
ment of either country into the dispute.
Berkeley (Cal.) Independent-We are
going to thoroughly enjoy that war
scare which the Japs are working up at
Honolulu, the scare being largely
up to the diplomats at Washington who
were SO tender toward the little brown
heather during California S troubles
last winter
There are about $4,000 Jap Iaborers
ON the Hawaiian plantations and most of
them are on strike for more pay. The
authorities have looted one Jap
editor S newspaper office and arrested
some of the strike leaders. There is
anothereJap editor at large who public
ly boasts that there IS plenty of am
munitfon and arms and plenty of Japs
to use them in resisting the territorial
authorities.
The more unruly of the strikers are
awaiting the arrival of the Jap cruisers
Aso and Soya before cutting loose with
their feroeity.
1t is possible that this incident win
be of great benefit to white folks. We
hope there will be no bloodshed, but it
has been impossible to teach about SO
per cent of our nation that there is any
thing in the japanese question beyond
little Jealousy on the part of laundry
men and restaurateurs aud a little
Stiffness over brown and white associa-
tion In the schools of San Francisco.
It may be that this Honolulu racket
will show that the Jap is a calamity to
his country commercially and indus
trially as well as socially. He will not
assinlilate. He is dishonest and
He is a mere destroyer, like
the rat. And if Honolulu can give us
a grand object lesson on these points,
we II soon have the Japanese question
settled, wisely and eourageously, in the
white man s way.