Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-12

There is no yellow peril, declares
alexander Hume Ford, and the editor
OF the Mid-Pacific Magazine has been
telling the New Zealanders all about
IT. He is quoted at length in the Wei
Hngton Evening Post of October 4.
The article saws:
Much twentieth century talk Is d.
rected into the prcbIematical channel
o. discussion on the yellow peril
question. Particularly does this refer
TO Australia and New Zealand, OWING
TO their comparatively close proxim-i
ity TO China and Japan. The Menace
OF the East has occasioned such
widespread interest since Japafsg SIC.
rial triumph over Russia and the more
recent awakening Of China that the
views OF one OF those IN 4 position to
form an opinion should make inter-
esting reading. Mr. Alexander Hume
Ford. of Honolulu, editor Of the Mid
Pacific Magazine; comes from Ha.
val, whose polyglot population OF
about 250O00 souls Includes in round
figures 10000 Japanese. 10000 Chi
nese, 10000 Koreans and 1000 Ha.
waiiahs. Reckon IN also 1900 Fill.
pii1Os, 5000 Portuguese, $4,000 Euro.
peans. and a sprinkIing OF Spaniards.
and one can realize. pointed out Mr..
Ford. that Hawaii affords plenty, OF
material Tor an 0bject1esson to the
world. From HIS experience IN the
Pacific and his personal observations
in Japan. our infofmant stated that
he was convinced that Australasia
= nj M. A r,axs pi1,, % ,sff,a
all barking up the wrong tree. The
yellow peril. which many Inhabitants
IN these countries pr0fessed to see
looming MP on the Eastern horizon
was all boeeyl The Orientals be.
lieved In q policy Of live and let live.
just keep out OF their country, re.
marked Mr.. Ford, and don't interfere
with their Industrial concerns, and
they viii keep away from your coun-
try and let y0il keep it white. Pro |
ceeding, he went on to point out that
1t was the OFientals who feared Euro.
pean Invasion One only had TO look
TO India and at the Philippines 10 see
the force Of this argument.
Japanese IN California.
Japan believes In b white mans
Australia and III d white mans New
Zealand, asserted Mr.. Ford. 'sShe
VIII not permit her citizens to 90 to |
any white mans country where they
are not wanted. The whole trouble m |
California was simply that Japan
wanted the privilege Of forbfdding heri
citizens to 60 there She resented,
however, the insult of having her peo-
pie directly kicked out! America viii
make mistake If she regards Japan
too lightly. For their national honor
the japanese win fight to the last man.
Il is fool thing to bait Japanl
America may lick her IN the end but /
she VIII cripple herself IN doing sosr
The speaker added that Japan refused
to allow her citizens to 60 to Hawaii, /
the restriction being waived only In
the case of women whose husbands +
had already settled in the islands.
Japan had got Korea to develop with
out going to the Pacific.
No Racial Feeling.
Reverting to the Hawaiian islands,
Mr.. Ford said that despite the hetero-
genous population there was-no race
prejudice In his country There was
no inter-mixture Of races, except mi
The case of Chinese and HaMaiians,
who ihtefmarried considerably. This
fusion of this Pacific and Oriental
blood had turned out to be success.
The Chinese married the Hawaiian
women and their offspring made the
Jest Of school teachers. The children,
most Of whom were college graduates, L
the wonderful business abb
~ Of the Chinese and the gentle tenn
Der Of the native race. Although all
he remaining races did not inter.
marry they had much in common. An q