Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-22
WHAT HAWAII
VISITORS SAY Of
TRIP TO JAPAN
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down. with friendiiness and hospi-
taiity snrprisinu 10 tsem-even among
this polite and hospitabIe people.
Personally, the writer cannot ex-
press IN words the feeling ne enter.
tains for the dehonair reception given
him BY his old friends and former
pupils, from the great and small
Prof. N. NJ. Scott. principal Of McKin-
ley high school and founder Of ia
pans modern public school system
Business in Japan is not 50 prorni-
nent as In the U. S. A. In All our
travel over Japan was only rarely
approached BY Businessmen who were
eager to inquire.Snto our business re-
lations. There 10 a3certain shyness
which Anay have its reason in the
lack Of knowledge OF the Enolish
language. " you, however, inquire
Into their methods of doing business
they willingly tell you al you want TO
know, even In turn ask for suqges-
tons. One businessman asked me
many questions which he had pre-.
pared on piece of paper and record
cd my answer on the same paper.
which certainly was thorough.
The factories which We visited
made on me wholesome Impression,
though there seems to be merciless
exploitation OF the laborers, especial.
~ the women. Simplicity and slnrewd
saving methods are stamped on each
factory, and I small profit seems 70
90 with them long way George 3.
fsenberg, Of ~. Hackfeld & Co.
went TO Japan believing that the
people Of that country were INHERENT
~ hostile TO Amefiea and Americans.
return convinced that the Japanese,
as 4 nation, desire the friendship Of
the world and Of the United States In
particular.
In common With many Ia Hawaii 4
had the idea that recent events In
the Pacific had Enbittered the Japs-
1ese as 4 people. believed that 1
would fiad common sentiments
against Americans.
found exactly the opposite.
Il would be easy, Of course, to have
had the ai5waiian party met by off,
ciaIs and leaders masking heartfelt
hostility under an appearance Of
friendship and goodwill, but Il would
have been impossible to have had our
party greeted with smiles and cour-
tesy and unbounded hospitality Wher-
ever we went. from the offices Of
higher OFFICIALS ii Toxic 70 the street
corners OF insignificant and remote
villages, had the friendship, courtesy
and hospitality been other than real.
Whatever the officials Of japan
may feel; whatever are the underfy-
ing motives of the men Of the army
and the navy Of that country, the peo.
pie Of Jsnan want no war, want no.
trouble, want nothing but real friend
ship with the United States.
The smiles Of many thousands Of
women and children convince me Of
that. Those friendly smiles could not
have been assumeds--R. o. Matheson,
editor Of the Advertiser.
What Impressed me most during
my five weeks In Japan and among
the Japanese people was their Unborn
sense Of the beadtfful In nature from
which they have developed pure and
high degree Of art. This was seen To-
Be true from the lowest grade Of so
ciety to the highest
Their wonderful initiative powers
were also very noticeable, and they
are adopting much Of the best
ws.- has Developed among the occi.
dental civilization. Their railroad
system; for Instance; taken from the
English, Il certainly very fine.
As nation, too, they seemed ex-
tremely courteous and hospitahIe, and
as individuals very generous and kind
hearted to old friends, be they from
Hawaii, the States or any other coun-
try. In many ways Japan has reason
TO be: proud, but before she can take
q permanent place among the nations
OF history she must break away from
the customs Of centuries and build
her foundations on firner ground,
morally a. we'll as socially. No nation
can stand where disease IL 30 preva-
lent, the morals 50 rotten, and women
and girls Of 30 little Importance
Mrs G. G. Kennedy.