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

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 Vel.
lington Evening Post Of October 4.
The article says:
Much twentieth century talk is d..
rected into the probIennatical channel
Of discussion on the yellow peril
question: Particularly does this refer
to Australia and New Zealand, owing
to their comparatively close proxim-
ity to China and Japan. The Menace
on the East has occasioned such
widespread Interest since Japan's sig
nal triumph over Russia and the more
recent awakening of China that the
views Of one Of those in a 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-
wall. whose poIyglot population OF
about 2o0.O00 souls includes in round
figures 10000 japanese, 10000 Chi.
.nese. 10000 Koreans and 1000 Ha.
waiians. Reckon in also Is, 900 Fill
pinos, $4,000 Portuguese, $4,000 Euro.
peans, and q sprinkling Of Spaniards,
and one can realize, pointed out Mr..
Ford. that Hawaii AFFORDS plenty Of
material for an Object.lesson to the
world From his experience IN the
Pacific and his personal observations
in Japan, our informant stated that
he was convinced that Australasia
and the American Pacific states were
all barking up the wrong tree. The
yellow peril which many inhabitants
in these countries professed to see
looming up on the Eastern horizon
was all a DOGGY! 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 will keep away from your coun-
try and let you keep It white Pro.
ce6ding, he went on to point out that
it was the Orientals who feared Euro.
pean invasion. One only had to look
to India and at the Philippines to see
the force Of this argument.
Japanese Ia California.
Japan believes In q white mans
Australia and in q white mans New
Zealand. asserted. Mr.. Ford. She
viii not permit her citizens to 60 to
any white mans country where they
are not wanted The whole trouble In
California was simply that Japan
wanted the privilege Of forbidding her
citizens to 60 there. She resented,
however, the insult Of having her peO-
pie directly kicked QUIT America will
make g mistake If she regards Japan
too lightly. For their national honor
the Japanese will fight to the last man.
It Is fool thing to bait Japan!
America may lick her In the end but
she will cripple herself In doing so@
The speaker added that Japan refused
to allow her citizens to go 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 in
the case Of Chinese and Hawaiians.
who intermafried considerably This
fusion Of this Pacific and Oriental
blood had turned out to be a success.
The Chinese. married the Hawaiian
women and their offspring made the
best OF school teachers The children,
most Of whom were college graduates.