Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-30
.KlJHIO SPEAKS
At WAIPAHU

honest, sincere fight for principle and
not for the sake of any personality. 4
have been in Congress long enough
and have observed things close enough
to know what Congress thinks OF
these islands and what the sentiment
of the American administration is
concerning this Territory. On the
mainland they don't stop to consider
whether sugar is the. backbone of this
country or not. That is not the
point. America has realized that this
island of Oahu, particularly, Is neces-
sary to the defense of the United
States, Oahu is being fortified apace
and will be still further fortified. Now,
America does not want to see Oahu
Notifications surrounded by thou
sands of aliens, who will never in the
true sense of the word become Amer
lean citizens. The Federal admins
tration wants Americans or those who
will become Americans to man the
land and to back the spirit of Ameri-
can defense. We need a middle class
of Americans or those eligible to be
come Americans to make their homes
here, and to realize that object we
have got to reform the land laws and
the homestead laws.
America wants Hawaii American.
ized and If these islands are not
Americanized to the extent of there
being established here an American
middle class, what does it mean? 1t
means, as the last census shows, and
as has been pointed out in Congress
every time an appropriation for Ha-
wall is. considered, that in fifteen
years time the Japanese will control
the electorate in these islands. The
United States, of course, will not let
any such thing come to pass, but If,
in the meanwhile, We haven't acquir-
ed an American population which can
outvote the Japanese; it will mean
that the United States will make the
government here government by
commission or military government.
Worked for Islands.
81 have seen these things and i
have worked for the Americanization
of these islands. =
mot believing that the local admin.
istration was doing the right thing in
regard to the manning OF the land by
Americans or those eligible to be-.
come Americans, and knowing that
the land administration was not what
1t should be, | brought about the
Fisher investigation, which, believe,
will prove one of the best things that
ever happened to these islands. My
fight with the Governor is nothing
more nor less than my fight for the
middle class-for AmericaniZation, for
broader Interpretation of the land
laws and for the distribution of home
steads. We have got to do something
to retain our individuality as Terri
tory, we have got to advance along
progressive American lines. z
Il am saying nothing against sugar.
| would be fool to attack the sugar
interests. Sugar is the mainstay and
the backbone of this island commu-
nifty. Everybody benefits from it. Bu'
am saying that unless We are more
active for Americanizing. this territory
we will have staring us is the face
the proposition of this island of Oahu
becoming nothing but a Gibralter,
nothing but huge mid-Pacitic mill
tary camp. Had we on this island
eaough men who were Americai citi-
Gems, middle-class men. tillers Of the
soil, small homesteaders and the like,
We would not need so many soldiers
stationed here, for the manhood Of the
land would be a defense in time of
necessity, reinforcing the military. L
dc not mean to disparage the Japan
csc, but l say that they are alien in
their interests and where they ale in
such strong force, and will in few
years control the electorate. there ex-
lists a condition which tae United
States will not tolerate.
Will Work For Changes In Laws.
Il ask you to return me to Congress
where | am in touch with these mat
ters; where l have many strong
friends in the house of representatives
and where | will continue to fight for
the best intereets of my people here in
the islands