Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-09

here are three, namely, the Japanese,
Chinese and Filipinos Tor that several
elements of that considerable mixture
which generally passes under the
| name OF Filipinosl. The Chinese have
been industrious and thrifty to a very
high degree. It was found years ago
desirable, or thought to be desirable
to suspend and prohibit the further
immigration of Chinese, and it was
done. That having been done, further
cheap labor-the Japanese-was invit-
ed here and assisted here. And final
ly the flood became so great as to
become alarming.
After annexation the further influx
of the Japanese was prohibited, but
not until their numbers had vastly out.
numbered any other race or element
We now have her.. They are multi
plying with remarkable rapidity;. and
the school statistics Of today will show
that whereas there are in the public
schools of Hawaii only between 1000
and 5000 English-speaking children
(American and other Anglo-Saxons),
there are something over $500 Orien-
tails. Now those Orientals are grow.
ing up they have the rights of citi-
Zenship.
Will Control Ballot.
In a few years they will make a
vast impression on the ballot here
and there will not be sufficient of
other races to offset them. This is
dangerous condition for a so-called
American community, and believe
that We all agree, at least theoreti-
cally, that there should be further
and more rapid Amerfcanization in
Hawaii The planting interests,
think, however, are not agreed upon
1t. 1t is apparently not to their inn
mediate profit. All business, it is said,
is selfish; and some business is more
so. Planting interests might be well
classified in the latter list.
Reason for Americanization. -
| Now there are certainly many of
US here who do believe that further
and rapid Americanization of these Is
lands should be brought about for
many reasons-the sentimental reason
being that an American community
should be peopled by Americans, with
the idea that American land should be
disposed of to Americans. This does
/ not necessarily mean men who are
born In America and come here from
the mainland, but who are citizens Of
/ America or have the right to become
so; and again would draw a distinc-
ton; that is to say, that i would not
favor the opinions expressed by Mr..
Swanzy on Saturday, Of project
l yrrhf H. - H.,
any one particular element of Ameri-
can citizens or prospective American
citizens
No one should be singled out and
! provided with land at the expense of
the other; but all have an equal
chance to the extent of their desire.
! facilities and means. 1t would hard
/ ly be called an Americanization of
this country If we should divide up
the public lands among the Portu-
gllese on the plantations, or within
the towns of the country.
Under conditions H6w existing and
expected to exist for many years to
come, that population Of Americans
should be planted here, If it can be
done without too great a sacrifice.
II danger should threaten this out
post of the Union it seems to me that
| it would be to that class Of people
that we might most reasonably hope
| to look for assistance In repeiling
the danger, and more particularly
with class of that kind we would
| not be required to keep on guard
such large force Of military as is
now kept here! This policing of these
islands with such large force of
military was made necessary not in
the presence here of the Anglo-Saxon,
but largely because of the presence
here of Orientals; and while I do not
desire to raise the question of Orient.
alism, at the same time anybody re.
| garding the situation calmly and inn
partially must be able to see that
there is a greater element of danger
here with the majority of people COM
posed of Orientals than IL the major
| ity was composed of Americans. This
is not a bad time or place to put into
application that mandate attributed
to George Washington in a time of
Egreat danger PUT none but Arneri-
cans on guard tonight"
There was an objection made by
Mr.. Swanzy upon the stand, or rather
made by Mr. Swanzy in his talk, to
the division of these lands among
homesteaders owing to the necessity
of irrigation in parts of the Territory,
be stating that it would be imprac-
ticable for private owners on small
areas to get along and make sue
cess of ii. Let us assume that it is
a fact that there are irrigation facili-
ties either developed or undeveloped,
now We can see no reason why these
Irrigation facilities should not be
placed at the disposal of citizens or
small owners, as we'll as at the dis
posal of the corporation owners; in
other words, if the water and land
are there, even though the land be
divided into comparatively small
areas, why could the water not be
extended to the small areas, whether
or not small owners are able or not
tn finance tho SchameS