The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-10
OKIDANA
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Of peace and brotherhood tends to
preserve them.
"As to the student essays which It
is hoped will be written in large num-
bers-they may be Of comparatively
slight literary value, but they weigh
heavily with the man who writes and
the community where they are written.
They may convince no adult now, but
the very multitude of them insures a
harvest of public sentiment in years
to come Nay, more: 1t may be the
privilege Of Japanese youth to lead
those of America in an enlightened
discussion where it is so much needed
Incidentally we would be glad OF
the presence of five of your bright
students in Hawaii. In our Islands
where there are nearly eighty thou
sand of your countrymen, whereas we
have much yet 10 learn, we have thus
far advanced beyond our countrymen
on the Western Coast that we know
some of the rudiments of international
brotherhood. The children of many ma
tionalities are taught in the same
school without discrimination and they
study and play in almost total ignor-
ance of racial distinction. We are to
advance rapidly in this art OF assimila-
ton.
zone thing further and I close
Your 'Bushido' which has been opened
to the westerner by the pen of DR..
Nitobe, finds agreement with sages of
all lands, in the conception that Peace
in and of itself may not be worthy
of attainment-mayo often be weakness
and dishonor. The basis of peace
it's complement-is righteousness.
Translated into ordinary terms, fair
play the square deal individually
and nationally are vital part Of that
big but abused word. Gentlemen, 1
am going back to my country. They
must kiss each other By means of
the press, more especially the old
paper The Friend, my effort will be
to try to make America better appre
ciate the attitude of this country-to
strive for fair play and better I'M
derstanding. 1 feel can safely leave
the effort on this side in the hands
of the editors and educators and men
of affairs, such as are represented
here. l thank you again for your
presence and kindly attention. Let me
also assure DIR. Nitobe, that I am per-
fectly aware, that in his interpreting
he has made a much better speech
than 1, and 1 am his debtor"
Accept Scholarship Offer.
The pamphlets containing the offer
of free scholarship for a four years
course in the Mid-Pacific Institute to
the writer of the five best essays I'M
= der the title of Friendly relations be-
tween Japan and America and how
they may be best maintained" were
then scanned by those present to re-
| fresh their memories and then each
one of the learned gentlemen piled Mr..
Richards with questions to satisfy
themselves that the Mid-Pacific In
stitute had the proper facilities for
taking good care of the Japanese boys.
Bishop Honda, who was among them,
has just returned from visit to Ho-
nolulu and with his further enlight-
eminent on the subject all were salts
fed with the proposition made by Mr..
Richards and the vote was unanimous
to accept. Then the committee to
work out the details was appointed
and, this concluding the business Oh
the session, the assemblage of nota-
bles adjourned to Count Okumas
private conservatory where they had
their pictures taken in a group.