The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-09-05

TINS new exclusion law as matter of
course. There are four Chinese papers
published in this city, but except for
this paper all are as silent as a grass
hopper in the dead of winter.
The shinpo's Position.
"The Japanese papers have all ex-
! pressed their indignation over the bill.
The foremost among them, the Hawaii
Shinpo, has voiced the prevailing Jap
anese sentiment, its editorial being
translated and published in English in
The Advertiser. The Shinpo announces
that if America does not want Japan
csc residents, the Japanese can leave.
and states that if it is to be America
for the whites, it should be Asia for
the Asiatics.
We believe that the position taken
by the ShinpO is a strong one, express.
ed too vigorously, perhaps. This Is the
twentieth century, the epoch of the
world 3 communication and intercourse,
and no nation can adopt a policy of
exclusion, The Dillingham; bill is mere
politics, although there may be many
in the American congress ready to sup
port it, But. the Japanese, know the
diplomatic game and her diplomats will
probably be able to end this apparent
ly coming trouble in an amicable and
friendly way.
tTha Star referring to this question,
says that the Japanese could not leave
Hawaii and would not leave, because
they get better wages here and would
remain here, even If an exclusion bill
, be passed. We think that perhaps the
! Star 4 right bit at the same time its
opinion is EXPRESSED in manner that
selfishiy gnores any question of the
rights of others.
Silent, but Indignant
'sThese two opinions probably repre-
! sent the limit of the American and
Japanese public opinion. Our own
merchants do not pay enough attention
to what going on to express OPP Mons
, and they may be compared to fish in
. boiling water who profess to think
J that they are only in the warm water
of some spring. However, silent as
they remain, they are not insensible
to what is going on They are indig-
nant at heart, but they do not see their
way clear to offer any objection to the
passage of the ii. We have no strong
government upon which to rely and
our government cannot take up aay
question on an equality with any other
nation. If our government were strong
we could afford to fight the petty ex
clusion laws of America.
''To protest once against tine dnfail
, treatment of Chinese by Americans W,
i boycotted American goods. The boy
i colt spread allSover China and thl
: world thought that at last the sleep
ing Chinese lion had awakened ant
2 that CHI ma was to assert herself. But
; the government did nothing and th'
hope of the people and the battle they
q fought was lost What was the us'
). of continuing the boycott when GU
f government would not take advantage
r of what ground we had gained2
self-supportipg China.
sTherefore we say, unless we cai
!. get strong goyerpment we can at
tain nothing. If we overthrow tn
Q Manchas and get government of on
own progressive people, China can dea
with all the questions that now perple'
lus. China has large area and grea
resources and the people of Edtope seei
i our market. Why can we not adop
= the industrial methods of Europe an
produce for our own consumption be
j coming self supportinga Then; 1wha
would we care for America and he
petty lawsf
: ssWe would say one word to Amer
Leans. You are taking advantage 0
i our defenseless condition and are pre-
T, hibiting us entry to your shores. w
A. have no means of backing up an OF
h lection. We are already in well an
|, you are throwing stones down upo
Us. from which we cannot escape, bu
!, we want TO say that your exellslo
= bilIsis q flaw in your civilization, an
= graceful page in your history and
= blot upon yodr ayowed prime pie Q
a humanity