Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-10

reply, Nobody of consequence or, in
the words of a far greater than I, am
a voice, merely. | voice gift as well
as call to combined effort
Il have been asked for impressions
of Japan and | fear that it would be
the gravest presumption for me to ven
ture even the usual superficial COM
ments l have not seen your cec-
brated temples, your justly famed art
galleries or museums-I can not say
kek ko, since | have not seen Nikko
Il certainly might write IA large book
upon what | do not know about ia
pan but | promise you | will not.
Il am man of one idea in this
country-at home | sometimes allow
myself the luxury of two. ] am seuu-
lousy pursuing that one idea here.
Hence | hunt noble game nothing less
than men. Aye, and YOU have been
wonderfully patient While l hunted you.
with no suggestion of flattery, am
justified in saying that it was worth
while and if | get no further impress
sion of Japan | will be satisfied with
this hour as prominently worth my
effort For | believe that l am talking
today to the moldcrs of public opinion
of your country, who. understanding
the responsibilities attached to such a
high dignity will understand why 1
said there was no hattery in my ref
erence.
CAS- to the gift (set forth in the
printed matter furnished you), it isl
relatively small. My distinguished
countryman, Mr.. Carnegie, leaves it
pitifully small in comparison; but
with the heart and the purpose which
body like this, it may accomplish more
than a million locked up in vault in
New York city.
"As to the efficacy of voice, it isl
trite to say that constant talk of a |
thing often brings it into being. Re
iteration of war talk makes for war. |
of naval strength. expert
opinion as to the possibility of inva
sion, are like the chip on the Shout
der in boyhood days. The blow often
follows with startling rapdity. How
fortunate that the converse in unfail-
ingly certain. Talk increasingly of
friendliness and you bring it to pass.
of peace and brotherhood
tends to preserve them.
"As to the student essays which 1t
Is hoped will be written in large num-
Der, they may be of comparatively
slight literary value, but they will
weigh heavily with the men who wrote
and the community where they were
written They may convince no adult
now. but the very multitude Of them
nsurcs "A harvest of public sentiment
n years to come. Nay, more, 1t mayI
re the privilege of Japanese youth to
cad those of America in an enlight-
ned discussion which is so much need
ID.
Incidentally, we would be glad of
he presence of five of your bright stu
Tents in Hawaii. In our Islands, where
here are nearly eighty thousand of
our countrymcn, whereas we havel
much yet to learn. we have thus far
dvanced beyond our countrymen on
he Western Coast that we know some
# the rudiments of international
brotherhood. The children of manyl
are taught in the same
chool without discrimination, and they
tudy and play together in almost to-
al ignorance of racial distinction. We
re to advance rapidly yet further in
his art of assimilation
zone thing further and ! close. Your
3ushido' which has been opened to
he Westerner by the pen of DR.. Nj
)be, finds agreement with the sages
all lands in the conception that
eace, in and of itself. may not be
'orthy of attainment. may often be
ealmess and dshonor The basis of
eace, its complement, is righteous =
ess Translated into ordinary terms,
air play the square deal individ- y
ally and nationally. are a vital part
that big, but abused word. Cen
emen, | am going back to my coun
Y to put in my best efforts for these
vo-righteousness and peace. They /
ust kiss each other BY means of
lie press, more especially the old pa