The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-10
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Japan Times: At last, through the
medium of the Mid-Pacific Institute,
in the beautiful Manoa Valley on the
Island of Oahu of the Hawaiian group,
Japan and America are to clasp hands
across the sea. There, amid banana
and papaia trees; cocoa nut palms and
a profusion of luxurious verdure, cul-
tured in the congenia' warmth of the
tropical sunshine and caressed by cool
ocean zephyrs that cheer, the youth of
the Eastern and Western hemispheres
will intermingle to absorb each others
ideas and motives through coeducation
of the races. The spirit of good will
to all fellow creatures which pervades
that Paradise of the Pacific, secluded
by one vast watery expanse, will be
grated into the tender youth of all
nations to cast it's rays over all the
world, infusing it's lotions of peace,
through better understandings, and
merging the peoples of the earth into
one universal family when that era of
the higher civilization is at hand.
This is the mission upon which Mr..
Theodore Richards of Honolulu has
come to Japan. To offer scholarships
to young Nippons in that international
and interracial academy which was
opened last year as a means to bring
together and assimilate these various
elements, that by their own analysis
of each other in common course of
training, they may learn that earth is
an integral part of humanity and all
are. essentially the same with like in
clinations and ambitions and may to-
gether solve the problems of adjust
ment with a sincerity of purpose I'M
trammeled by suspicious and preju-
dices fostered through ignorance OF
each others ways.
Interests Japanese Leaders.
Mr.. Richards, who is treasurer OF
the Mid-Pacific Institute, has been a
guest at the Imperial Hotel in Toxic
for nearly month, and during this
time he has interested the leading in
tellectual and educational men of ia
pan in the movement. The institution
which he represents Is richly endow-
ed and the offer which he makes to
Japanese students is purely philan-
thropical with no Interior motive of a
pecuniary nature. After introducing
the proposition to the most prominent
and progressive Japanese gentlemen in
Toxic Mr.. Richards was received by a
representative number of them at
Count Okuma's residence on Friday
afternoon. After the usual compli-
mentary speeches Mr. Richards was
Intercepted at length as to the pur-
poses and the means provided at the
Mid-Pacific Institute for the proper
development of the young men and a
committee of five, among those pres.
ent was chosen to work out the de.
tails of the plan. There are at present
about seventeen patrons headed by
Count Okuma, founder and president
of Waseda University here in Toxic
ex-prime minister and one of the
greatest statesmen and educators ever
produced in Japan. Hon. Ebara, who
was elected chairman of the commit.
tee, is an ex-president of the house o.
commons of the imperial diet, prin
cipal of the Azabu Middle School o
Toxic, leading educator and one 0
the few Christians prominent in pub
lie life. Others members of this com
mittee are:
NotabIes Who Support Cause.
Honorable Kamada, president o
Keio University of Toxic and mem
Der of the house of peers; Presiden
Naruse, of the Womans University o
Toxic; DR.. Motoda, president of 81
Paul's School and, College in Toxic, an
DR.. Nitobe, author of Bushido, cele
brated book in Japan, and also hea
of the First High School in Toxic. Tn
other patrons of Mr.. Richards enter
prise are: Bishop Honda, OF the Mett
odist Church in Japan, who is one G
the greatest educators and Christia
leaders in the empire; Mr. Morimurf
head of large importing house o
Broadway in New YORK City and
very prominent business man here
Mr.. Shimada, who has been one of tn
most prominent figures in Japanes
journalism for years, distinguishe
writer on public affairs, ex-presideI
of the house Of representatives of tn
imperial diet, an accomplished oratC
and prominent Christian; Mayor ozal
of Toxic, also an ex-minister of educ
tlon and q most forceful orator; Re