Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-14

many words. nev..tnesess. he didn't
see how the program decided upon fnf
the whole country could be set aside
to obviate this difficulty in Hawaii
that We had pointed out 10 him.
Remedy Devised
Replying. Mr.. Kinney said. We 10
not feel that Il would be becoming for
as or advisable TO attempt to suggest
to you, Mr.. President, how this threat
ened evil result OF free sugar IN Ha-
wall should be obyiated, particularly
at this stage Of the tariff issue, but we
feel that a remedy should be devised
particularly as the evil Of giving Ha-
Waii up to Asiatic domination would
fall directly upon the citizens of the
i United States on the mainland, quite
as much IL not more than upon those
living In Hawaii" In that connection
Mr.. Kinney said:
we DO not care to 60 into the ques-
ton OF all the possible consequences,
the ultimate consequences to the peo-
pie Of the United States, in allowing
Hawaii TO slip out Of her grasp, so
that she becomes q great center of
|sympathy and goodwill for Asia and
|Asiatlcs Is against the United States,
nv which II might be said that the
sphere Of influence Of the Asiatic ma
|ti0ns would be advanced three thou
sand miles out into the Pacific and
within so hours reach BY fast steam
ing Of the Pacific coast We feel the
American people never would know
lingIy assent to any such situation
coming about, and therefore we had
left the matter IN your hands without
further comment or suggestion, hop
ing and believing some way will be
devised 10 meet the difficulty.
President WIS Frank
Z Shaking hands with the president,
the delegate and Mr., Kinney with
drew Throughout the interview the
manner Of the spresident was cordial
and frank, and there was a total abb
sence Aof any suggestion of irritation
at the apparent opposition on their
part to his program. Mr., Kinney and
the delegate both left with the feeling
that the Interview would make no pos
sible change In the presidents pro-
gram for The present, but that later
on. If g formidable opposition to the
tariff bill arose In the senate. the Ha-
Waiian situation, confessed by him to
be serious one, might become one of
the factors IN inducing him to accept
some further compromise with the SUI
eaf people During the interview
this further was said by Mr.. Kinney:
4 am enphatica1ly instructed by
the delegate to state that In all his
Efforts to promote an Increase of nom
Asiatic population in Hawaii, he never
has had In mind, and does not now
have in mind, any program to show
against American cfti-
Eens Of the Japanese race He wishes
me to say that the Hawaiian people
are opposed to all racial discrimfna-
ton, that they are a people that have
welcomed all races without regard to
racial differences, and that he has
not advocated and will not advocate
any measure or action discriminating
against Japanese who are citizens of
The territory And it is this stand
hat makes 1t peculiarly unfortunate
nat while most of the present Japan
sse citizens are still Under age and
anything should arise to block their
starting q vigorous forward movement
TO promote and permanently increase
1on-Asiatic population capable of
becoming intelligent and loyal cifi-
TENS"
assisted Immigration Expensive
Mr.. Kinney further said during the
Interview: Caucasian immigration is
costing often SEQ for each
person whether man, woman or chIld
brought into theSterritory. Farthsr-
more, it Is becoming apparent that
hese dfnniigraIts when put upon pub
ic lands must receive further ffnan-
,ial aid It has been very generally
recognized also that the KEY 10 the
uceessful hOmesteading Of public
ands Is In raising under government
supervision the price Of cane to be
,a1d BY the mills to %hdffiesteaders /
'aising cane on lands acquired from
he government With free sugar. the
limitations which now are paying. 8
az, less than they can afford to and
'ught to. will be paying more already /
OF the cane than they can afford.
MIR. Kinney further said: eOn the |
question Of the probable length of this
'eriod of reconstruction, If should he
'orne In mind that crops in Hawaii /
axe two years to mature and be l1ar-
'ested as against one year in Cuba, the
esuH being that plantations often
AIRY at one time cane FOR three differ
mt crops; for example. there are
Limitations today that already have
appended money upon and are carry f
az crops for 1913. 1914 and 1916
hereby plans have already matured
nd put into operation for the period /
t three years allowed under the new
ariff for reconstruction.
Mr.. Kinney and the delegate had de-
idcd beforehand not to enter into the 7
eneral arguments involving free SUI
ar versus protected sugar even in (
heir local bearing on Hawaii. as it !
7as known that the president had been
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