The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-02-17
OUT SOME
GENERAL ERRORS
W. r. CASTLE RnroRrs ooNcnnr.
ma HIS RnOuST MISSION
AT tAKn MoKoNK.

4 short report OF tire mission Of W.
n. Castle at the Mohonk conference,
which he attended 20 remove some Of
che misconceptions regarding Hawaii
and its political status, was presented
by him At the meeting Of the chamber
OF commerce yesterday. MI Castle
said
con behalf Of the representation of
che chamber Of commerce at Honolulu
at the Mohonk Conference held October
IS, 10 and 90 1910, 1 have to report
as follows;
"This conference originated, as
probably you must know, in the at
tempt Of publicists in the United
States 10 ameliorate and better the
condition of the Indians, After num-
Der Of years Of strenuous work, the
country had the satisfaction Of seeing
the condition of the Indians very much
improved and the race itself, as far
as the individuals desired,s allowed to
become citizens of the country, with
all of the rights, obligations and
privileges of citizens.
"TRe subject of international arbi-
tration and kindred matters then com
ing to the front, and the extension of
the United States into the Pacific
Ocean, as well as the acquiring of
Porto cRieO--giving new Importance to
the subject of dependent peoples-an-
other conference has been called in the
spring of each year. This conference
is entitled, Lake Mohonk Conference
on International Arbitration The
fall conference is still entitled, Lake
Mohonk Conference on Behalf of De-
NU1tlo AharofnTn
the invitation was extended by the
Smileys with the same cordiality as
ever to the Honolulu Chamber of Com
merce, as well as to other representa-
tive people from the Islands, to attend
this conference, your delegate could
not help feeling that Hawaii has no
place, properly speaking, in such con-
ference as the object of benevolent at
tention, but might well join with other
philanthropists and publicists in the
consideration of that subject.
In the discussions in the conference
it was evident still that the Hswaiians
are regarded by most of the eastern
people of the United States as in the
same class with the Porto Ricans, Fill
pinos, Indians and others of that type
of races. Your delegate felt that it
was of great Importance to place this
Smatter right before the conference, es-
pecially in view of the misrepresenta-
tions, perhaps unwittingly, made by
The Outlook, published in New York.
with regard to Hawaiian matters The
statements made in that journal prior
to the meeting of the conference, or
as early as last summer and spring,
betrayed the grossest ignorance rela-
tive to our conditions here, and, after
4. -.
and comforting with the executive COM
mittee, Of which your delegate was
made member, he was requested to
present the facts relative to the true
status of Hawaii to the conference, and
this was done, as far as it was possible
to do it in the half-hour which was
granted for the presentation.
"W. A. Bryan read a most interest
ing paper, prepared by himself, on Ha-
waiian matters, in which he suggested
the view which has been advanced by
the anti-imperialists throughout the
East-that the independence of Hawaii
should be restored and the country, by
agreement of all nations, made neutral
ground. While it was evident that his
paper was received with much interest,
yet to your delegate it seemed as
though his conclusions did not recon-
mend themselves to the majority of
those present.
"Your delegate s presentation of the
subject followed that of Mr.. Bryan Is.
Probably the public prints have stated
enough of what was said to make it
unnecessary to repeat that here, and,
when the general report of the confer
ence is received, copy will be fled
with the secretary of this organization.
Tl,,f Il int 10 H..
bers of this association to know that
when yonr delegate took the ground
that, under the terms of the contract
between the independent government
of Hawaii and the Independent govern
ment of the United States, Hawaii was
to become an integral part of the Uni
ted States, to have all of the rights
and privileges accorded to American
citizens, that therefore Hawaii is in
line for statehood as much as any Ter
ritory of that country ever could be,
and that this position can not be alter
ed or changed in the slightest degree
by any act of congress, which can have
no power to change the terms of this
agreement, it was received with en-
thusiastie applause.
sit is also noteworthy that his com.
ments upon the disgraeeful execution
of the Chinese exclusion laws by the
United States authorities were received
with equal enthusiasm, and, in subse-
.quent discussion, many of the public
men present at the conference freely
expressed themselves as being in favor
of such notifications of the Chinese ex
clusion acts as should be justice to that
people and put them at least ON the
same ground with European immigrant:
as to qualifications necessary to enter
the country"