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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-02

as we'll as Syrians and Turks, have
been freely naturalized in this court,
until now, although the statutes IN
this respect have stood substantially
unchanged since the first Congress;
that the word white" as used in the
statute publications, and classification
above referred to, though its meaning
has been narrowed SO as to exclude
Chinese and Japanese in some in
stances. yet still includes Armenians.
Congress may amend the statutes in
this respect To provide more SIZE
officially what persons may be admit
ted to citizenship seems desirable.
While the statutes are unchanged,
without proof, if proof be admissible,
that the meaning OF the word white
has been still further narrowed, this
court will not deny citizenship by rea
son of their color to aliens who, like
the Armenians, have hitherto been
granted it.
The petitioners will be admitted tc
citizenship.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-02

are asking for independence
for venal or unpatriotic motives, but
we do assert that if the disorganized
millions of the population were turned
over to the political guidance of the,
at most, two or three hundred thou
sand that constitute this oligarchial
grouI, unless all the experience of his
tory should be reversed, the doom of
would be sealed. We grant that if the
same number of individuals from the
United States or the nations of Eur
ope were given the same absolute con-
troll over the destinies of seven or
eight unintelligent millions of their
own people they would probably make
little juster use of their authority than
would the Filipino oligarchy.
Democracy in the United States is
perpetuated by the American middle
class. The ruling power is vested in
that class. 1t constitutes the bone
and sinew of the body polite. There
is no middle class in the Philippine
Islands, and until such body polite
has been develoLed here by education
and industrial development it would
be crime against not only the unin-
telligent millions of the population
| but also against the more or less cul-
tured Filipino oligarchy for the United
States to surrender the sovereignty
of the country which it holds in trust
| for the millions of the population to
this small oligarchlal group.
| No one who is at all in sympathy
with the democratic spirit of the age
will question the right of the popula-
ton of these islands to control in the
end their own destiny. There is no
question of imperialism involved in
the situation. The sovereignty of the
country is simply held in trust for the
mass of the people until such time as
they shall be as organized and en-
dowed with a political consciousness
anu an lulGlll5tHI COnCGpIlOu VI luGll
rights and duties and given a suf-
ficiently firm hold on the wealth and
industries of the country as shall pre-
vent their being dominated by the po-
= litical oligarchy on the one hand or
degenerated by the quasi-peon class
on the other. When such middle
class shall have been developed here
there will not be any question about
turning the destinies of the country
over to it.
? Meanwhile we again assert, without
= fear OF truthful contradiction, that the
agitation for independence is at pres
= ent confined to a numerically insig-
. nifcant group of oligarchs while the
millions of the population think moth
ing about the question.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-02
PHILIPPINE REPRESENTATIVE.
CONTINUED from page nire.l
Resident Commissioner from the Phi
ippines.
AN EDITORIAL VIEW.


ippines.
AN EDITORIAL VIEW.
Manila Cablenews-American: Some
days ago this paper made the state
ment that only a small fraction of the
population of the islands were asking
for independence; that in the sense in
which the term is used in the United
States, there was no Filipino people;
that, therefore. neither Resident Com
missioner Quezon, nor even the Phil
ippine Assembly, in point of fact, rep
resented the Filipino people,
Ell Ideal and other native papers
have taken issue with that statement
and reiterate their oft-repeated asser-
ton that the entire population of the
islands desires i dependence. AS
usual, these papers have avoided the
real issue raised by the statement re-
ferred to.
On that occasion we said that the
people discussing and asking for indie
pendence represented small Filipino
oligarchy consisting of at most,
! few hundred thousand. Those who
are best acquainted with the Iopula-
| ton of the country assert that this es-
| innate is too large AS a matter of
fact, the proportion this oligarchy
bears to the total population of the
country is about the same that the in
dividuals in the United States who
have at some time held office bear to
the total population of that country.
! One of the best informed ano most
reliable of Filipino pubic men, DR.
| Justo Lukban, made the assertion in
the presence of the last Taft party to
? visit the islands that the Fiiipinos
r were divided into two general classes:
l those who knew how to rule and those
= who knew how to obey. 1t is the PEG
4 Ile described by DR.. Lukban as those
t who knew how to rule who are ask
a ing for independence. The other class
r would not know independence if they
saw it coming down the road. These
h are the unenlightened millions of the
e population in this country, who, if in
e dependence were granted at the pres
t ent time, would be utterly at the
$ mercy of that small and not alto
/ gether reliable class described by DR.
e Lukban as those who knew how t.
e rule. We do not say that the Filipino
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-02
LOS ANGELES BID
ON RREAKWATER
Continued from page nine.)

CONTINUED from page nine.)
of contractors which is now at work
completing the San Pedro break
water for the Federal government,
and has also been working recently
on some very large power dams for
the company which supplies the state
of Nevada with practically all the
electrical current used ir the section.
He seems confident that he will he
able to underbid the local men and
that his big plant, which is now on
the coast will be exactly what is
wanted for the local work.
The contract under which Mr.. Rus
sells firm is working on the San
Pedro breakwater is for the final
work on that structure. When the
work was originally outlined, it was
planned that the breakwater should
start half mile from shore and il
was not thought that there was any
need of this connecting link. Later
on, however, it was demonstrated
that the currents were such that the
structure should be continuous from
its end through to the shore, and i
is on this work that Mr.. Russells firm
obtained the contract, which is TO
$2S1,O1O.
Mr.. Russell would like very mucl
to find some quarry from which b
can load vessels directly, without tn
use of railroad tracks, He states tina
on Eastern work of this kind this sys
tenn has been used and found exec
! lent and even if the tow is long, tn
plan is one that pays It is mad
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-02
No FINAL DECISION
(Continued from page nine.l

and Africa were brought there and
mixed their blood with that of the
earlier population. A Burgundian'
travelling in Syria shortly before the
conquest of ConstantinOple, casually
noted in that country the presence, as
inhabitants, OF Florentines, Genoese,
Galatians, Venetians, French, Circas-
SLAMS, Saracens, Turkomans, Arabs,
Persians, Tarters, Moors, Greeks, and
Hebrews. lie Voyage d'Outre Mer"
of Bertrandon de la Broquiere. What
was then true of Syria was generally
true Of Asia Minor and of both shores
of the Bosphorus; and the mixture Of
races thus suggested has gone on dur
ing the last 500 years. Doubtless re-
Iigious and racial Quarrels have check
ed intermarriage, and racial types
have persisted more commonly than
we might supp ose, especially in Ar
menia proper. But in Asia Minor and
in European Turkey blood has mixed
otherwise than by voluntary intermar-
riage. History does not show, as sug-
gested by the United States, that:
THE Turks have never commingled
with Europeans, nor can it be said
with any truth that they are descend
ants of Europeans"
Hebrews Asiaties.
To its classification by European
and Asiatic races the United States
makes an extraordinary exception
viz, the Hebrews. Their history is
known for a long Period While abso
Lutte purity of blood is out of the ques
ton, they have sought with unusua
strictness to maintain that purity fo
1000 years at the least. Notwithstand
ing the opinion of Professor RIPPLE!
and Others both Hebrew history ant
an approximation to general typ
show that the Hebrews are a tru
race, if a race can be found widel
distributed for many centuries. Thei
origin is Asiatic. Yet the Unite
States admits that they do NJ belon
to the "Asiatic or yellow race" an
that they should be admitted to cit
zenship. If the aboriginal Peoples
Asia are excluded from naturalizi
.tion, as urged by the United State
it is hard to find a loophole for az
hitting the Hebrew Again, if Hi
docs are to be excluded from natu
alization, as contended BY the Unite
States, because many Englishme
treat them with contempt and ca
them "niggers," like argument a
plies to those who have suffered mo
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-02

even more feasible through the fact
that there are so many barkentines
on the coast at present which are out
of work and might be obtained for a
small sum-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-02
No White Race.

We find, then, that there is no Eur
oIean or white race, as the United
States contends, and no Asiatic or yell
low race VIII CHI includes substantially
all the people of Asia; that the mix
ture of races in western Asia for the
last twenty-five centuries raises doubt
if its individual inhabitants can be
classified by race; that, if the ordinary
classification is nevertheless fol
lowed, Armenians have always been
reckoned as Caucasians and white
persons. that the outlook of their civ
ilization has been toward Europe
We find, further, that the words
white" has generally been used II
the federal and in the state statutes
in the publications of the UniteC
States, and in its classification Of III
Inhabitants, to include all persons no
otherwise classified; that Armenians
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-02
A European" Race?

principles upon which the classified
ton depends
A European" Race?
1t is misleading, therefore, to sLeak
of a European race, of a European or
white race to which substantially all
inhabitants of Europe belong, or of an
Asiatic race, of an Asiatic or yellow
race which includes substantially all
Asiatics. Furthermore the present in
habitants of western Asia have their
racial descent so mixed that there
are many individuals who cannot
safely be assigned by descent to any
one race, however comprehensive. If
| the statutory classification should be
any wise rested upon mental deyel-
opment," or upon ideals, standards,
and aspirations, as suggested by the
/ United States, a reasonable modesty
may well remind Europeans that the
origin of their letters was in Phoeni-
cia, the origin of much of their art in
! Egypt, that Asia Minor claimed, at
least, The birthplace of the first great
huroIean poet, and that the Christian
religion, which most Europeans be-
lieve to have influenced their civiliza-
ton and ideals, was born in Palestine,
Some modern ethnologists, indeed
reject altogether the Caucasian OF
white" classification; but their theor'
les do not help the United States
Ripley, for instance, asserts that there
is no European or white race" and
that there are three great races to be
found in Europe, one of which may
have come from Africa across the Med
itorranean. Topinard, as quoted by
: Ripley has said;
Race in the present state of things
7 is an abstract conception, notion o
/ continuity in discontinuity, of unity il
; diversity. 1t is the rehabilitation of
3 real but directly unattainable thing.
Y Race, thus defined, is not an cas-
r working test of white" color as re
d quired by section 2169.
: In so far as the test is affected b
d "ideals, standards, and aspirations
i the result is the same. In the wa
# fare which has ragged since the begil
l. ming of the history about the easter
), Mediterranean between European
l. and Asiatics, the Armenians have gel
l. orally, though not always, been foun
r on the EuroI can side.
d What "White" Means.
II From all these illustrations, whic
II have been taken almost at random,
D. appears that the word white" hi
st been used in colonial practice, in Il
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-02

federal statutes, and in the publica-
lions of the government to designate
persons not otherwise classified. The
census of 1900 makes this clear by its
express mention of Africans, Indians,
Chinese and Japanese, leaving whites
as catch-all word to include every
body else. A similar use appears $50
years earlier from the provincial cen
sus of Massachusetts taken in 1853,
where French neutrals" are not Teck-
uned as white persons, notwithstand-
ing their white complexion. Negroes
have never been reckoned as whites;
Indians but seldom. At one time
Chinese and Japanese were deemed to
be white, but are not usually reckoned
so today. In passing the act of 1890
Congress did not concern itself par
ticularly with ArmOnians, Turks, Hin
docs or Chinese. Very few of them
we're in the country, or were coming
to it, yet the census taken in that
year shows that everybody but negro
or an Indian was classed as a white
person. This was the practice of the
federal courts. While an exhaustive
search of the voluminous records OF
! this court, sitting as court Of nat
luralization, has been impossible, yet
some early instances have been found
where not only western Asiatics, but
even Chinese, we're admitted TO l,atur
alization. After the majority OF
Americans had come to believe thai
great differences separated the Chi
nese and later the, Japanese. from
other immigrants, these persons wer
no longer classified as white; bu
while the scope of its inclusion hal
thus been somewhat reduced, white
is still the catch-all word which in
clddes all persons not otherwise class
! fed.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-02

cruelty among all men on the earth
from European hatred and contempt
In the application of its classification,
the United States thus contradicts the
principles upon which the classified
ton depends
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-11-30
BUSINESS CHANGE.

Having this day sold my store and
good will located at 315 Main street.
in this city to Mr.. c. j. Day, of
Bookings. l bespeak for him a con-
tinuance of the liberal patronage that
has been extended to me in the past.
The clerks who we're with Mr.. VIM
sey will be retained and the business
conducted in the future as in the
past with a new and up to date
stock, which will be sold at old
prices. l assume all liabilities up
to date and collect all accounts due.
Those that are indebted will please
call and settle promptly at the store
where | will be each day. Thanking
you one and all for past favors.
Very truly yours,
Mrs. M. f. Wimsey.
Dated, Bookings. South Dakota,
November 9th, 1911.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-11-30

Frank Wilson left last night for
Bozeman, Mont, to visit his brother,
Roy.
A "Lutefisk supper" will be given
in the basement Of the Lutheran
church, Thursday, December 18th. If
you want a good supper don't fail to
attend.
Bring your autoes to us. We can
make old cars new by repair and
paint. Just run the car down to our
shops anytime and have it repaired
while winter prevents its use. Cars
left for overhauling will be stored
during the winter free of charge.
Fridley Auto Co.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued by Clerk Of Courts
Hanson the past week: Edward NJ.
Siebrecht, Winona, Mimi, and Anna
f. Void, Brookings; Geo. Maloney
and Tilda Peterson, Elkton; Frank
d.. Coy and Kate l.. Karger, Airing
ton; Benjamin Claussen and Mary f.
Trainor, Elkton; II. p. Claussen and
Louise NJ. Balzer, Elkton; Edward
Lakman and Mary Schramer, Elkton.
Jas. owens, one Of the early and
well known citizens Of Brookings,
passed away at North Yakima, Wash,
last Saturday. During his residence
in Brookings Mr.. Owen was a well
known a%uctioneer and horseman and
had charge Of the race program of
our county fair for years. He was a
quaint character in many ways, but
was universally liked and respected,
and his old friends and acquaintances
here will be sorry to learn of his
death.
The First National bank will the
coming week install a massive burg
lar-proof door to their main vault.
The door weighs six thousand pounds
and is the last word in vault con-
struction. A craftsman may tamper
with it for a week, blow the handle
and dial off or bend it out of shape,
but it absolutely cannot be opened
except by the combination. 1t will
provide the First National with the
best and most modern vault in South
Dakota.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-11-30

House in desirable ne%ighborhood
for rent. The Bank of Brookings.
DR.. A. II. Hume, a%gronomist at the
college. returned Friday morning
from a trip to the ~sub-stations over
the state.
Richard c. Horribly and Miss Sophia
j.. Harms of White, were married by
Rev. w. A. Black at the parsonage
yesterday noon.
President Slagle and Prof. G. A.
Starring departed Sunday evening for
Pierre to attend the meeting Of the
state educational association.
We can make that old auto as good
as new. Bring it in during the cold
weather and see what we can do for
it. Fridley Automobile Co.
DR.. Tilden will deliver a lecture in
the Baptist church on Friday even
ing, December Sth. Subject-'Camp-
ing Through Yellowstone Park" Ad-
mission 25 cents.
A letter from Mrs. Nellie White,
who is now living at Santa Ana, Cal,
says: "The weather here is like
midsummer. We like it, but want to
keep in touch with home people
through the Register. Stanley is at
tending a business college"
The children of the lower grades
of the public schools presented the
play Mother Goose" at the opera
house Tuesday evening. The young
sters aquitted themselves finely and
it was as good a juvenile performance
as was ever put on in Brookings. The
teachers in charge of the play are to
be congratulated upon the fine show
ing. The opera house was crowded
to its utmost capacity and a nice
sum realized.
j. Adam Bede, the well known
Minnesotan, gave a lecture at the
opera house last Friday evening, as
one Of the college lecture course num-
bers. Mr.. Bede during his service
in congress was known as the thu
morist of the House." and in his talk
here he fully lived up to his reputa-
ton. Mr.. Bede is more than a hui
morist, however, and he gave a splen-
did address, Upon items of national in
%terest, his talk being one of the best
that has ever been given upon the
opera house platform. Hon. G.. A.
Mathews introduced the speaker, the
two gentlemen being old friends.
When Mr.. Mathews was in congress
as representative of the Territory of
Dakota Mr.. Bede was n reporter on
a Washington paper and the friend
ship they formed at that time has
lasted through the years.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-11-30
CAN YOU ASK MORE?
Your Money Back for the Asking. You
Promise Nothing.

We are so confident that we car
furnish relief for indigestion and dys-
pepsia that W. promise to supply the
medicine free of all cost to every one
who uses it according to directions
who is not perfectly satisfied with the
results. We exact no promises and
put no one under any obligation what
ever. Surely nothing could be fairer.
We are located right here where you
live, and our reputation should be
sufficient assurance Of the genuine
ness of our offer.
We want every one who is troubled
with Indigestion or dyspepsia in any
form to come to Il store and buy a
box of Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets.
Take them home, and give them a
reasonable trial, according to direc-
tions. If they don't please you, tell
us and we will quickly return your
money. They have a very mild but
positive action upon the organs with
which they come in contact, apparent
ly acting as a regulative tonic upon
the relaxed muscular coat OF the
bowels, thus overcoming weakness,
and aiding to restore the bowels to
more vigorous and healthy activity.
Three sizes, Csc, Soc, and $1.00. Re-
member, you can obtain Rexall
Remedies only at our store-The
Rexall Store. G. d. Kendall.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-11-30

wv " lAC lCdSoht AAS1A
clean, cheap entertainment.
Attorney w. N. Skinner was down
from C%astlewood on legal business
between trains Monday.
DR.. A.. A. Harris and family left
yesterday morning for Eldorado, Ia,
to visit over Thanksgiving with rela-
tives.
Mrs. ]. l.. Lockhart Of Pierre, spent
a few days the past week visiting at
the home of her neice, Mrs. j. p.
Johnson. She went to Clear Lake
Tuesday morning to visit relatives.
c. p. Welch this week purchased
the Hallen stock of merchandise from
G. l.. Johnson, who came here from
Iowa and purchased it from Mr.. Hal
len about a month ago.
o. X. Snow, O. E. Tork and c. H.
Brown of Huron, and S. S. Randall
of Tracy, engineers of this division,
were here Saturday to attend the
lu1tIdl VI fltu Outl iah
Carl G. Thayer, who has been hold
ing down a claim near Timber Lake,
in Dewey county, arrived home Sun
day night. He will spend tho win
ter here, returning to his claim in
the spring.
The weather this week has been
beastly, there is no other fit term
for such miserable weather in No
vember. 1t has been as cold as Feb
ruary with more snow and it looks
as though We were in for a regular
ol~d-fashioned winter.
DIR. Stevenson the vell-known eye,
ear, nose ana throat specialist of
Sioux Falls will be in Brookings,
Thursday, December 18th, and Friday,
December Sth at the Leon Hotel.
Glasses also fitted correctly.
WANrED-A good mich cow, not
over five years old. Certificate must
be furnished showing test for tuber-
CulOSlS. OIdle UlSSu, wight, Soioi,
amount Of milk each day, and any
other information possible. Address
Box %, Brookings.
The union Thanksgiving services
this year will be held in the evening
instead Of the morning, thus giving
the housewife an opportunity to at
tend. The services will be held this
evening at the United Presbyterian
church and Rev. Won Tobel of the
First Presbyterian church will preach
the m
Those who desire, eye, ear, nose
or throat consultation or who wish
glasses accurately fitted, should see
DR.. II. II. Frudenfeld, the Madison
Hospital eye, ear, nose and throat
specialist, who will be in Lake Pres
ton on November 10Th at DR.. Fosters
Office; one day only.
The high school football team,
which went to Pierre Tuesday even
ing to meet the Pierre team today,
had a game scheduled with Fort
Pierre for yesterday, but were in
clined to the opinion that they would
call it off, on account of the inclem-
ent weather and prospects Of a hard
game today with the capital city
team.
G.. A. Mathews arrived from st.
Louis the last of the week to spend a
few days on business. He left the
family at st. Louis, where Marjorie
is taking treatment and Mr.. Mathews
tells us that she is improving and
indications are that she will be per-
manently cured of her ailment, which
followed an attack of ~infantile paral-
ysis. Mr.. Mathews returned to st.
Louis Tuesday.