The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-22
Fred Maxine Says Organization
Of Japanese Association viii
Proceed Despite Opposition
CONTEMPORARY BLAMED
FOR PUBLIC ATTITUDE
Society viii Benefit Employers
and Workmen in Many Ways,
Says Journalist

Fred Maxine, owner and editor Of
The Hawaii Hochi and one Of the
most prominent among the organizers
OF the proposed Japanese Association
OF Hawaii said yesterday afternoon
that the reported withdrawal OF the
support Of the Japanese Merchants
Association would In no wise retard
the speedy organization of the Terri
tory-wide Association OF Japanese.
1.-THE statement TO the effect that
the association was in danger of be.
ing broken up In consequence Of the
Japanese Merchants Association re,
tusing 70 join It, said Mr.. Maxine
Yesterday, is utterly erroneous and
without foundation. AS TO tho furth-
er statement that, as the result Of the
Japanese Merchants Association re-
fusing to join the Japanese Associa-
tion, the majority of the Japanese
residents have refused 10 back onr
society, j believe that also is without
foundation and has been given out
with the purpose Of doing damage to
us. M
Denies General DisapprcSai
THE Japanese Merchants Assoeia-
ton is not the powerful or influential
organization among the Japanese that
the chamber Of commerce Is among
the citizens here, and with or without
the cooperation Of the merchants, as.
soeiation, we will 20 ahead with the
organizations to its completion. The
organizers are, confident of their
strength and the trust reposed in them
w the Japanese i'm, general. Further.
more, and want to,.emphasize this
point particularly, this organization
|,f our is not being promoted for the
purpose Of stirring up discomfort
among the laborers employed on the
plantations. II will be found that the
aims OF the organization, If carried
out, will work b benefit to the eapit
talists Of Hawaii. n. lF MI
The principal iwotk which the or
ganizers Of tbeRJapapese Association
have in view, and which we intend TO
immediately carry out, is to remove
legal and other obstacles plaeed in the
way Of immigrants arriving here From
Japan, by the government of the Unit
cd States. The proper treatment Of
helpless and ignorant Japanese, nni.
grants by the steamship companies
also will be soueit. IL is the further
purpose of the airoposed Japanese Az
ISOLATION to exhort the Japanese to
conform TO American manners and Gus
IONS. We will encourage generally
the assimilation Of American civiliza.
zion by the Japanese and teach them
the true value Of American iustitu
tions. ,ta nj
slames Nippu Jill
sThe Nippu Jill is responsible for
The statements which were made YES
terday, regarding the. failure of this
proposed organization. In the early
period Of the European war this "a.
per published a statement, declaring
war had broken out between America
and Japan. Now If a strong organita
ton like the proposed Japanese Asso.
citation is formed, we can easily com
bat the effect Of such Injurious news,
as we will he in position to get our
nows from authentic sources.
I'm conclusion let me say that this
organization is not n labor organita
ton under another cloak Our work
will 90 on and will be completed In
the near future, and win be mutually
benefcent instrumentality to the Japa.
Dese as we'll as the capitalists of Ha,
wall. The statement which was given
publicity seems to be based on an
article which the Nippu Jill intended
70 publish in its MONDAY issue. This
is exactly the same statement which Is
being circulated by some interested
parties for private reasons, The pub.
tic may rest assured, however, that
this association will before long lay a
golden egg - f1