The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-14
RACE QUESTION
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not IN any way behind the average
white Of the sane class.
tislf-Whites Make Strong Men.
In the schools the half-White gen
orally excel in athletics As a rule
they are less attentive 10 their stud
Japanese children
There has been considerable inter.
marriage OF Portuguese with part
white and with full-blOoded Hawaii
ans. The part whites marry a good
deal amongst Themselves The full
blooded Hawaiian u gradually disap-
pearinE- The number OF part whites
h increasing
During the monarchy when political
disputes sometimes became acute an
EFFORT was made TO make matters
hinge on the race question. While
became serious. and with the settle
ment OF the political questions which
had occssioned Il disappeared
The intercourse between whites and
HaNaiians or part Hawsiians Is de
termined not by race but By social
who are received socially where
many full-blooded whites are not
Here and there. there may be some
slight racial feeling. but on the whole
IL Is so lacking as 20 strike a stranger
as completely missing
lntermarrispe by Chinese.
The Chinese. a. is always their Gus
tom in foreign country when II is
possible. have intermarried a great
deal with the natives A Chlnaman
even OF the lower class Is always a
good husband and father. He always
takes excellent care OF his women
and children. He is ambitious for his
children. He wants them to succeed
in the world and as a consequence
spares neither pains nor expense TO
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up and get the best education pos
sible.
The Chinese children as a conse-
duence stand well in the schools.
Many of the best students are the
sons and daughters of Chinese who
came to these Islands as laborers OF
the lowst class.
The Portuguese are a reliable ele-
ment in the community. They are
anxious to own their own homes and
many of them do. Their children in
the schools are as rule good stu
dents. but not quite equal TO the Chi
nese and Japanese. The better class
OF Portuguese. however. are very
able. well behaved. and ambitious.
The Japanese. who outnumber all
the other people of colored blood of
any kind. have mixed the least with
the other races. They could marry
with the full blooded Hawaiian
not. The white women whom they
would care TO marry. with few eXcep-
lions. will not marry them. As con-
sequence they stick mostly 10 their
own race. Many undoubtedly prefer
their own women 10 any others.
Japanese an Aggressive Class.
The japanese are the most agrees
sive of any OF the peoples other than
the English. American and Germans in
the islands. They will work readily
together for the accomplishment of a
common end where the other races
often will not. They come mostly
from the farmer and artisan class.
which under the old feudal system in
japan were good
They take full advantage OF the
school Abilities offered them, but do
not permit the American influence OF
the school to do away with their Japa-
nese tendencies. AS a rule the Japa-
nese children 20 each day to a Japa-
nese school before they go TO the
American one and again after the
American school is dismissed This
Japanese schooling amounts TO as
much as i've hours a day as against
five hours OF the American school,
including a recess.
In the Japanese schools they are
very acrefully taught the history Of
their own country and emphasis is
put on patriotism TO Japan In many
OF these schools they have elementary
military instructions such as is com
mon to all schools in Japan. Like the
Chinese those in the higher schools
seem TO realize their opportunities
and desire TO take the fullest advan-
Filipinos Are a Wild Lot.
The F1lipinos. who are the most re-
cent arrivals. are the least law-abid-
ing OF any race in the islands. They,
however. have been recruited from
the worst class OF Filipinos. They
have been here such a short time that
there Is no data as yet with respect
TO their mixture with other races.
In the past whenever two races OF
Inherent colored blood have come in
contact II has. as a rule. led to VIC.
lent disagreement. II has generally
been argued thai il was impossible to
prevent such disagreement, and that
any attempt TO do away with II by a
mixture Of teh blood OF the two races
only served to produce a hybrid who
possessed none OF the good qualities
Of either race and all the bad quail
ties OF both Of them
consideration OF the contact OF
colored races In Hawaii and In Cali
tornia would seem to Indicate that
this racial conflict Is due to economic
and political differences rather than
10 any inherent inability Of two races
WIN ulUeTent cOlOred blOOds TO get
along peacefully each treating the
other In such a manner as not 10 hurt
pride or self-res pect.
Up TO the present time in Hawaii
tehre has been 10 all intents and Dur.
poses no race feeling There has
been no serious economic contest be-
tween the white and the man with
the colored skin. The white NAN. as
rule. has been the capitalist and the
conductor Of the bigger etnrrprises
and businesses The me moi the 9th.
er races have been the .aborcrs. the
small storekeepers. and the owners
OF the lesser enterprise.
japanese Success Rankles.
Recently there has developed a feel.
ing OF hostility 10 the Japanese. due
10 the fact that they are both aggres
siye and successful the japanese
artisan has replaced the artisans Of
the other races The japanese saxE
cab companies are serious competi.
tors Of the companies OF other rice.
The japanese merchants and the
japanese Industries which at first
bothered tho merchants and industries
Of the peoples Of other natlonaiitieg
but little. are daily becoming .~orr
serious competitors
I'm California tho upper class man
whose affairs are not Boo any Way
threatened hy thu Iauauoee fr.ouenf.