The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-24
PROFESSOR BRYAN ON HAWAII
INTERNATIONALLY THE ISLANDS
RATHER THAN AMERICANIZE, HE SAYS

ton of the Islands as forming a fit
ting conclusion to an Uncertain oh lp-
ter in Hawaii's development, and u.s.
ing that fact as n foundation, direct
an in Jury as 10 what The next step
in adv. rce should be
The development: Of ali the agricul
tural ;>sources az the Islands, brit
more especially tie sugar industry,
reauled in bringing ,aborers of every
class IRON every qDorter to Hawaii,
until today, for any practical purpose
the group may be looked upon as
great international laboratory fitted for
the study of human evolution in all of
its phases. All of the known reagents
Of civilization have been poured to-
gether there and have begun to act
and react upon each other. The mixture
has already begun to boil, to emit
troublesome fumes and throw down
dark insoluble precipitates. Thought
full people wonder what is to be the
result of this wonderful experiment.
Some predict dire things; others take
a more hopeful view. However, all
are agreed that although Hawaii is
annexed and fortified, the mixture of
population among other things that
preceded those events gave more I'M
solved economic, racial, sociological,
commercial, industrial and govern
mental problems to this Pacific para
disc than are to be found in any other
community on the globe. Moreover,
many of them, both large and small,
are insistently pressing their claims
for early solution.
Most of the problems, fortunately,
are minor ones-purely local affairs.
They are being worked out at home.
Others are larger. Some are national
in character and involve in their solu-
ton the application of some of the
most basic principles of our national
government and life. For example,
our Hawaiian-born Chinese citizens
educated in our public schools, now
come with the right of franchise In
their hands and visions of the effect
of China's awakening in their minds.
to inquire If all men are created free
and equal as they once were, and ii
so, they want to know why Russian
peasants of the most disreputable
, class are encouraged to come to Ha
wall, assisted by territorial aid, while
/ their own brothers are shut out from
coming to them by drastic exclu
sion law directed against all the rice
eating nations, while America is de
handing that the door be wide oper
in China.
Other questions have to do will
, the inalienable right, being terri
tory, to demand that in time the ter
ritory be made a State. Before sucl
an event can transpire our Nationa
Congress will have to decide thu
knotty question as to whether or no
it is wise for this nation to raise III
sovereign states out of isolated ter
ritories not contiguous to nor homo
geneous with the other States of tn
Union. These are large questions, in
volving deep thought and much diplo
macy in their wise settlement; blu
there are still larger problems, sine
they involve international problem
of commerce, of religion, of human
liberty, and of right and wrong il
the largest sense, the just solution
of which will without doubt have mucl
to do with the advancement of tn
cause of peace and prosperity amoni
the nations, and the spread of goot
will and right understanding amOnl
all men.
With the magnitude and vital natur
of our problems in mind, wish, with
out further preamble, to direct you
attention to a consideration Of tn
desirability and, within certain limits
the feasibility of the United State
altering the strict Interpretation o
the territorial form of government a
it is now applied to little isolate,
Hawaii, and by so doing take the mex
step forward in promoting and guar
anteeing the peace of the Pacific, ant
at the same time contributing i'm
measurably to the prosperity of tn
Islands,
I AS a panacea for most of Hawaii
local ills and as a solvent for man,
of our most difficult internationa
problems, would urge that instea,
of the Territory of Hawaii seeking t
be admitted to statehood program
that is now well advanced in tn
, minds of the people locally-let
rather strive to become America
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