The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-10
JAPANESE IN HAWAII.

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merely meaner and deadller The very
basis of Christianity demands the Gb-
solute admission OF this proposition
namely that humanity was endowed
with the capabilities OF brotherhood.
And the Man. who was Cod leads
the way to its contamination and ex.
poets the aid of His followers.
A Few Of the Elements Necessary In
Bringing This to Pass.
L. AS far as the Japanese are con-
cerned it means first, higher wages on
the plantations and better houses for
the present. 1t is clear that no ade-
quate wage has yet been given to La
Dor, even though prices paid for sugar
should drop very much lower than
! they have been of late. While ad-
hitting that plantation arrangements
have made wonderful strides in the
improvements in the housing of la
Dor, and admitting even that labor
is better housed and paid than under
any similar conditions in the world,
(Which the writer firmly believes)
there is yet room for improvement.
2. There should be opportunity af
forded for ownership of land in con.
nection with the sugar industry, or
as partial substitute for this-the
most desirable status,-proft sharing
This has been in operation on some of
the plantations with some success
The laborers have probably failed to
take up the opportunities offered in
this line, fearing the ordinary risk OF
the crop falling short In general
where there is no capital, there is
much timidity concerning risks
OF course, it is admitted that this
change in the status of the sugar in.
dustry must be gradual, or capital
(the proverbial goose that lays the
golden egg will suffer 1t is neither
fair nor economically wise that CAPT
tai should be endangered by sudden
and radical changes No attemp
will be made in view of the limita
lions of this paper, to specify details
of land, or proft-sharing policy. Our
sugar men are well able to cope with
this problem, when they want to
do so.
8. Another element in bringing
about this fusion of people will be the
educative one. Whereas the territory
officers have made big efforts to ac.
commodate all the children and the
claim has been hitherto recorded that
all desiring school privileges can have
them, still it must be frankly ad.
mi,ted that the accommodations are
very inadequate and the approprla
lions are altogether too small both for
school buildings and teachers. Ger
tain private schools, notably the Mid
Pacific Institute, have gone into spe
cial efforts to meet the need of the
ambitious company of Oriental boy
and girls. They will want more thai
IAN ordinary elementary school train
ing and they ought to have it. Nay
some of us are determined that the,
will have 1.-THE best that the Island
can afford. And we hope to bin
them to us by ties of friendship whicl
no shock of war or industrial cata
clysm can disturb. Already in peac
movement which is known on. two cor
tinents, five of the brightest student
of Japan are seated among their IL
land born brethren, getting the bes
J inspiration that American school lif
can give them. 1t is expected an
. urged that other attempts of this kin
will be fostered.
4. In view of what has been said i
\ the foregoing paragraphs, not muc
4 further comment need be made as t
to the religious possibilities in the /,
lands. A prominent business man {
the western coast once said to tn
4 writer that he didn't know much abou
, missions, but if he were to inves
money in missionary projects concern
ing Japan and China, he would do it !
\ Hawaii. His point was that when
J people have severed themselves fro
old environment and have come to
new country with open minds to Sc
and take in the best which that ne
= country can afford, they are in far be
= ter position to drink in the religion