The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-05-13


fcctcd japanese In California aud ex.
tend to them whatever aid wo can rem.
der in our unofficial capacity, In fight.
ing the bill OF course, we will make
extensive reports to our associates in
Japan aud Il any action is taken or tho
reports reach authoritative eyes, IL will
be through the initiative Of these So
cictics. They may take the matter up
with the home office on the substance
Of our reports. But personally we will
nave nothing whatever 20 do with it, -
Y. M. @. A. Secretary.
X. Ebuta, the second speaker Of the
evening, the president of the japanese
Federation of Charges and chairman of
the National Committee of the japan
ESQ Young Mems Christian Association,
is stout gentleman whose address was
80 deeply inoculated with religious fer
vor that, according to some eye wit
nesscs, he was moved TO suspicious
dampness about the eyes in the course
of delivering it. Freely translated, he
! spoke as follows:
Gas Christian, which faith ] learn
cd from the Americans and most heart
lily believe in, II has gricved me to the
soul that such an upsetting state of
affairs has been brought about by the
attempted passage of the Anti.alien
Land Bill in California. | have done
everything possible to he done to al
| leviatc the trouble. | have acted in
the cause of humanity. The Christian
Association of Japan, of which | am
member, has carefully drafted and
mailed resolutions to Secretary of State
Bryan, requesting an early and annie
able settlement of these conditions,
Similar resolutions have been forward.
ed to President Wilson and ! am now
going on to do all | can in person to
remedy the ILL.,.
Praying for Peace.
Meanwhile, all Japanese Christians,
like myself, are praying the Almighty
that there may be no breach of peace.
We, as faithful believers, have always
maintained an unquestioning faith and
hope IN Cod righteous management
OF this world anu our feeling now is
that in His onniscience, He will see
"A way to bring about peaceful and
harmonious termination TO all this un-
easincss and legal opposition.
| Certain Christian Americans, like
Peabody ard Hamilton Wright Mabie,
who are learned and prominent men in
the United States, have expressed
themselves in reference to the Califor-
MIA measure to the effect that they are
in thorough and sorrowful sympathy
with the Japanese in the ease. 1t was
another American, Commodore Perry,
who brought MS out of benightedness
by opening our ports to civilized ship
ping. Still another American, DR.. Brig.
man, worked more manfully than any
Japanese during the drafting of the
treaty between the United States and
our country in the interests of Japan
esq, both high and low. Throughout,
true American Christians have never,
to my knowledge, done one injurious
net toward Japan and its people, and
ii is the influence OF these people which
1 feel will be instrumental in putting
an early, decisive and happy quictus to
all this trouble.
81 ask the support of all you jap,
ancse-your religious support-to MD
MS, one and all, to bring about peace
| full answer to this narrowing question.
You all must feel how important it is
to us and our fellow conntrymen,"
A Witty Address. p
| Soroku Epara proved tnc wituest
| sPcaHer oi 'hc eNehing' Whhe ms
| Noice was nourse anu low from age ~
| the farthest ends of the halls, and he
| nau 'le audience s,n,nnR ma laugn!ng
curing INC h'ost OF ms auaress' which
consisted OF pertinent iheiuehts from
uls own experience WIN HAPPY clever
WISHING OF phfasooiogy' me loi,cw'
ing ~ the portion OF ms speech wnieh
appertaihed 10 the MISSION OF the deie'
CATION;
~ Is the duty poth Japan ana
the united states owe tnelr people that
they advance IN CIVILIZATION, com
merclaiiy' elucationaiiy ana socially
me United states was the power when
introduced clpllzation INTO Japan and
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