Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-21
JAP ANESE ENVOY
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port that they found popular friend
ly sentiment toward Japan Throughout
the United States, with the exception
of California, and that the business
men of the country are universally in
favor of maintaining and furtherins
the present friendly relations between
1.-THE two nations.
, Citizenship To Be Urged
They will urge that the Japanese
government use its best efforts to Sc
cure TO its nationals the privilege OF
becoming American citizens. Kamiya
stated, with DR.. Soyeda concurring
that it was manifestly unjust fol
America to charge that The Japanese
the local communities, when they were
not given the opportunity.
The antf-alien agitation, now the
subject Of negotiations at Washington
between the state department and Am
bassador Chinda, has created a very
delicate situation, said the commits
sioners. Acting as spokesman fol-
both, Kamiya said:
1T is a very delicate question, but
we do not think war is probable. II
| it comes it will.c come through the &C
tions of the United States The Japa-
nese have never fought and do not
hope to fight through imperialistic
motives, but only when their nation.
al honor is involved But when it be.
comes a shame to be Japanese we
cannot tell what will happen"
Summing up the result of the. OBJ.
servations of his trip. DIR. Soyeda said,
concerning the sentiment generally
prevailing throughout the country:
Il do not think it is at all altered
The good feeling remains as it was.
This sad event, which has so much
concerned US, must be solved with
justice and forbearance The tradi.
ticnal good between our two countries
has not in any way been impaired,
and must not be impaired The diff.
culties between the two nations. hav-
ing so much in common and nothing
vitality different over which they
should disagree. are not, we hope, so
great that they cannot be adjusted
amicably and not so extensive that
they cannotfbe termed local.
Il have told my countrymen that
they might hope for just and equit.
able treatment at the hands of their
American neighbors. They have be-
lieyed me, and / think their conduct
holds much that is to be commended
and is deserving of compassion.
Promotion of Justice.
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National Chamber of Commerce in
this city today and our meeting was
most cordial. We agree that it is to
our interests to strive for peace and
progress and not retrogress by brutal
and primitive tactics.
America ought to take the lead in
promoting justice and the cause OF
humanity, because the Constitution
and principles upon which your gov
eminent is based pledge it to the car.
rying out of these high ideals. No
other country in the world is SO well
fortified to act as the go-between for
the east and west in harmonizine
their civilizations and teachings.
The new thought of your statesmen
must be The world for humanity and
not always America for the Ameri-
cans
1T has been said that the Japanese
will not make good American citizens
say to you that the oldest teaching
of Japan requires the people to b.
loyal to the authority under which
they are living. Japanese who have
acquired property, homes, family, hap.
piness, in this country, have Their
whole interest here, and nothing in
Japan. In the event of conflict be.
tween the two countries their teach.
tings would lead them to take up arms
in defense of their adopted country
and their mother country would ap-
prove of their Conduct.
The Japanese want citizenship, anC
waht to become a constructive, patri.
otto, upbuilding element of your so.
ciety We do not want to intermeddle
in domestic questions, such as state
fights and federal jurisdiction; we
only petition and make representa-
lions, and we hope that it will shortly
come to pass that there will be NJ
more discrimination against the Jap
anese people who desire to come here
to work and live"
DR.. Soyeda and Kamiya will sail fol
the east tomorrow They will give Z
farewell luncheon at the Fairmont ho
! tel today.