Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-15
HAWAIISAMERICAN- JAPANESE T
PROBLEM seen BY DIR. GULICk
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remember that the oriy OF Japanese III the Islands
peasants with exceedingly limited education III their
language Considering how difficult IS for learn Jap
a1ee gain idea 10 the difficulty for Japanese to
ltam English enough read a newspaper In law
should be passed granting naturalization privileges Japanese
definite standard OF English would be prescribed. Renem
bering that Japanese plantation hands constitute the vast
ory Of japanese the islands and that their opportunity
and time capacity study of the lowest conclude that
all probability per could possibly qualify venture
the guess that five years than 1900 to 20O Jap
Japan would have fulfilled the conditions and
become American citizens.
H. VIII Japanese become loyal American citizens and fight
for America against Japan should arise between
countries? This question has often been put to My
follows: japanese human and behave, in the
main, like other people Japanese Americans would probably
be loyal America as for instance German Americans
Americans for the practice of loyalty has been consciously
developed in Japan of the essential virtues In old Japan
who married into another clan required by the prn
cpe of Bushdo fight for the clan of his wife, against
the clan of his parents order show his wife's clan the
quality of the manhood of the clan of his birth In Japan also
the principle of gir" has been highly exalted story and
dramathe principle of duty in spite of natural feeling In the
of American his feelings would naturally prompt
service for Japan, but his allegiance would demand loyalty
to America While few might falter, doubt japanese
of honor and duty (gi together with his allegiance
would prevail with the majority. ~ $e< 49,"
III SOME PROBLEMS.
studying the American japanese problem in Hawaii have
tried look every phase of the question find several dis
tnct yet nsearaby related questions There the problem of
plantation and the abore there is the problem of the citizen
the problem of assinnlatg vast number Of Oentals and
finally there is the problem of the Chsiaithe giving of the
Gospel those of other faiths and of faith To my mind
the solution intimately
the Of the solution of the third The difficulty of the
task due largely to the fact that small minority seeking
control asiate and Christanize large majority Alb
stracy speaking impossible Nevertheless in practice
being done through the public schools and through evange
lsc work and through the and kindly treatment Of all the
government by plantation managers and by the
I rank and fife of the responsible citizenship
l. THE PRoBLEM OF THE PLANTATION
The plantation as dividend earning enterprise is interested
only question maintaining adequate and efficient labor
supply Under the political and geographical conditions that
exist Hawaii that supply be ensured apart from the
right treatment labor Fresh labor lesept from
the Phppe) be procured any
from United States Europe The number of children
growing up in the Islands however offer adequate
supply if only they be induced upon and continue
plantation work This will be easy matter for life in Homo
lulu and especially in the States will constantly attract young
people away from plantation life The efficient and
bilious the young the young the likely
they TO the country The Genlenens Agreement
holds the Islands only those born in Japan As the young
maturity and independence of parents will they take adj
vantage of their freedom to go to the mainland?
Without further analysis of the conditions it is evident that
plantations need bend their energies the promotion of such
conditions of life in their villages shall satisfy the
aspirations of the rising generation and thus hold them IN the
Islands and to the plantations This win require thought and
expenditure but from the economic standpoint will and
win therefore be justified.
q THE PROBLEM OF THE CITIZEN.
Within of years majority of the the Ter
tory of Hawaii will be of Japanese and Chinese ancestry Will
it be possible then democratic form of Govern
ent? VIII this Territory be Oriental Occidental in its ruling
ideas ideals motives and life? According the ordinary prin
cpes experience the mixture of diverse peoples and races
the majority will rule the language customs morals and
iqon Can it be otherwise in Hawaii? Is the Territory of
Hawaii be essentially Asiatc in its spirit well its blood
or can become essentially Occidental in its life of the spirit
while blood and biological heredi will inevitably
Orental This aspect of the problem that interests
patriotic American citizen
second aspect the loyalty the American flag and
ideals of its citizens of Oriental blood How is their loyalty
be won permanently maintained? Is Hawaii seed
plot of sedon and maintained outpost of American
tory and civilization only by the strong of the American
Army Navy? Or will all its citizens and residents of what
ever ancestry combine defend sovereignty
LOYALTY against every foe? #H
The ideal clear How may be realized in fact? How
the children of Chinese and Japanese of Portuguese and Porto
Rcans of Caucasans and Hawaians and Filpnos to be
welded life and LOYALTY? Can the
permanently prosperous and happy unless such