Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-08
A CANADIAN VIEW
OF Alien BILLS


holds the California alti-alien Ian
ownership bill. if tho. following editt
Iial from the Vancouver News-Adve,
User is an indication British Colun
bia some years ago was the scene c
nti-Oriental r.ots that attracted int
1aticnal attention. -: 20.
Popular demonstrations in ia
pan against Californias anti
Japanese legislation are not like
ly TO disturb the serenity Of the
people of tie Golden state or in
duce them to reconsider their in.
tention of eliminating the Asiatic
landowner In fact. if the peonle
Of California are possessed of the
genuine American spirit and there
is no doubt they are to a full
measure, the threats which are
hurled at them from across the
Pacific will make them more reso-
lutte in pursuing the course: on
which they have entered.
That the people of California
have the best of reasons for pre-
venting the agricultural areas az
the state being overrun by Asiat:
les, anv one who has studied con
ditions on this coast must readily
admit. A large farming popula-
ton of Japanese would not only
be a menace to the agricultural
industry, but would constitute Il
peril to the country and in the.
legislation now before the state
senate for ratification the white
citizens are simnlv adopting fair
measure of self-defense against
entertainments by social as well
as a national enemy The Japan
csc of California will never he as
simulated by the white Bopula-
ton; they could never become
loyal subjects Of the republic or
sharers in the ideals of the peo-
ple: They must always remain an
alien and more or less hostile ele-
ment in the country. That being
so ii would be unwise to allow
them to acquire great tracts OF
lend and dominate the farming In
dustrv; it would be fatal to per-
nit them to achieve the designs
they harbor. which is to monopo-
lie the agricultural production:
Nor is it at all probable that the
fury of the Japanese mobs and the
absurd demands of their newspa-
pers will have any. influence with
the Tokyo government. Japanese
statesmen must realize that the
time has not yet come for them
to mediate hostilities against a
rich and powerful Western en-
pire like the United States. A
war with the American republic
would be different proposition
from the struggle with Russia on
the fields of Manchuria, and might :
result in RELOCATING Japan to the
standing among nations occupied
by her before that memorable con-
-fiict.
1t is not at all improbable that
the, federal government at Wash
ington will use its influence to
DT6NSuJ 'lIi0 IuSdS III Cs a. lCNoH IN
its present form. passing through
the California legislature. Such
course would suggest itself to an
administration DESTROYS of main
taining cordial relations with
foreign government We NAV be
sure. too. that pressure will be
brought to bear by industrial In
terests. which look 20 Japan as
an IMPORTANT market. in the fu-
ture. for their commodities. But
we are greatly mistaken if either
federal persuasion or commercial
argument will induce the people
of California to abandon a policy
dictated by the manifest welfare
of the state and the true progress
and happiness of the people.