The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-28
KAINAN SHINPO
LAUDS 6. SHEbA
Says Editor Has Worked for
Best interests of Hawaii
Japanese.

Replying to DR.. Hayashi of Kona,
Hawaii, who criticized rather severe
ly the announcement Of Mr.. Yamamura
of Hilo. that he viii follow the policy
OF the Hawaii Shinpo, and take that
paper as a guide for his own news
paper launched at Hilo, Mr.. Yamamura
has published in the initial number of
his paper, the kainan Shinpo, an able
article defining the course taken by the
two opposing papers, the Hawaii Shin
pc and the Nippu Jill, in the recent
controversy over the wage question.
Mr.. Yamamura S criticism is to the
point and quite comprehensive
While the editor of the Kona Echo
condemns the Shinpo as 1.-THE greatest
local paper in its size and makeup but
devoid of the patriotic spirit and,
above all, guilty of suppressing the
higher wage question to the detrlment
of Japanese interest,"" Editor Yama-
mura defends the Shinpo in the fol-
lowing words:
Or. Hayashi is an upright man but
1T IL IAlu1blhG DIS CuIu, SeullulGntdl
to the point Of RIGHTEOUSNESS. He
thinks that he must always be right
and judges others according to his
presumption. His observation is su-
perfcial and his Judgment seldom is
right. Should he carefully consider
the status Of Japan in the world s
politics, particularly in her relation to
the United States of America, with
which nation she must be most friend
ly, and, further take pains to study
| the status of our labor in the United
| States, and could he appreciate the
| difficulties of the planters. in the en-
/ ployment of the Asiatic labor, he
| should see that the peaceful and or
derby policy of the Shinpo is step
much wiser for us to follow than the
| demonstrative attitude advocated by
the Nippu,
| cit is true that the Shinpo made
vigorous attacks upon the leaders of
the agitation, but that was more in
| response to the attacks made upon it
| by the Nippu Jill, and it is not just
to make the Shinpo shoulder all blame.
| 81 am sorry that the Shinpo did not
pursue the course of heaping Goals of fire
| upon the head of its opponents, and
| avoiding any ret0rt to personal attacks
made against it. However, as in the
| heat of battle some cruelties and butch
| erings prevail, so IN the fight with
| pen, Controversies can not often avoid
| personal attacks that sometimes become
means to an end of a controversy in
| which one that failed is to be called a
| knave, a fool, and a traitor. 1t is
| hard for coutrovertialists to fortify
| themselves against such temptation in
| the heat of a fight.
1.-The Nippu Jiji has, through its
radical policy, and the violent and
destructive methods which it has ad-
vocated, accomplished nothing, but has
| brought down upon US the hard feelings
of the capitalists and the employers of
our labor, and above all, disturbed al
most hopelessly the economic condition
among US, to say nothing of the injury
/ to our reputation through the length
| and breadth of the United States. On
the other hand. the Shinpo has shown to
| the public there are elements among
us that are lawabiding in behavior and
conservative in spirit. The Shinpo did
much toward retaining the good rela-
| tions between the white people and the
| japanese and in winning again for our
laborers the faith of the employers
which once they enjoyed, but which
was nearly shattered by the foolish
agitation of the Nippu Jill and the
Higher Wage Association.
| Japan retained her independence
during the disturbance just before the
restoration through the fars ghtedness
and iron will of Premier Ii Ramon, who
! though denounced as a traitor to his
country, and though he fell at last at the
hands Of a score OF fanatical patriots,
steered the nation through the disturb
ed sea to a new civilization. Had not
the Hawaii ohinpo stood alone against
the tide of agitation and checked the
| Nippu from stirring an overwhelming
| disaster, where would we be today
Nothing could have saved the status OF
| our labor.
"'The workmen would have lost their
chance Of returning to their employers
| confidence and our merchants would
never have been able to retain their
! standing which was imperiled. We
certainly owe much to the Shinpo,
which alone fought against odds to save
the SCATTERING Of the foundation which
it has taken Us the past twenty-five
years to build in the economics OF
Hawaii.
'sHow many people were there among
the intelligent and thoughtful class OF
the japanese community that did not
inwardIy indorse the policy OF the
Shinpo even during the general disturb
ance? Did not the Jill itself occasion
allv confess the soundness of the
Shinpo 5 principles3 Unfortunately the
Sbinpo has not shown the magnanimity
of General Kenshin towards his riva
general, Shingen, and did not think OF
beaping Goals OF fire upon the head OF
the Higher Wage leaders; but the paper
remains after all the strongest and best
of all. in spite Of Dr. Hayashi's de
nunciations.
1.-THE Shinpo IS considered the au
thoritv among the local japanese pub
i LEGATIONS. 1t is read all through Japan
where its information is considered as
reliable as any consular reports Oh
Hawaiian affairs. The ShinpO Is ouI
London Times and the policy of the
paper is based upon a wider scope OF
knowledge than that of the rest of US
If ALWAYS has a much wider view IN
IFS consideration; it discusses questions
with the world s politics in view; the
policv of the home government is al