Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-18
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MiyakaWa Declares His People
in Hawaii are to Blame for
Present Position Here

MaSHji Mfyakawa Of New York, at,
torney at law, graduate of Yale, and
leader OF Japanese progressive opin-
ion on the mainland, came here q
short time ago for a short visit only.
But he has decided that if he wishes
10 work for the bettermept Of the Jap
anese people there is NO place where
he can do more effective work than
IN Ha waii. and has prolonged his stay
for weeks, e..
He was astonished to see Japanese
women walking the streets OF Homo
llu in kimonos and wooden clogs; he
was astonished to find that the Jap
anese man was looked upon as Mon
golian here. He saw with deep re.
gret that a sharp fault Of race distinc-
ton lay between. the two principle
peoples Of Hawaii, the Caucasiaps and
the Japanese.
He has decided that ii is because
there is no community interest for
the japanese here. This he attributes
partly to the fault Of the whites, and
partly to the fault of the Japanese
largely the later. BaSeless, or almost
baseless prejudice is the foundation
of the distrust Of the whites for the
Japanese, he thinks. :" 49,"
Nonaotians Tried invasion. -. - <
They call US Mongolians," he said,
DESPITE the fact that the watchword
of Japanese history has been strife
with the Mongolians. Do you know
what first welded US firmly together
as a nation? 1t was when the hordes
Of Genghis Khan returned from over
eastern Europe and westerH
Asia and 100000 men were poured
into southern Japan. They were Mon.
golfans,' and the whole country rose
against them. They were defeated
annihilated--and IL was to;1ceiebFate
their overthrow that the Japanese
sang their first great song of war
They still sing that song when they
fight. They sang 1t before Port Ar
thur and they sang It before 'M1kden.f
= He STRENGTHENED a little in his chair
and sang few bars Of a weird chant
1T is q song of hate for the Mon
golians, and out of that hate tsprang
the unity which is Japanis national
spirit. The CaucasiaRs call rs Nom
goiians because We have yellow skins,
and we must show them that the color
Of a. skin is not, necessarily the color
Of a manB soul. - y ;
The Japanese here must show.
their willingness to become Ameri-
canized. Ehey must be willing to for
get to q certain extent their old faith.
ef4and and lind q new fathefiaRd here,
Perhaps this generation can not sue
iced ainasuch zpTrposeP but they can
raise their children further towards
hat goal. T.. Fl
Have Themselves to 7tams. -.
LAS it is the Hawaiian Japanese
have themselves to thank for their
position. They keep apart ana enjoy
heir own 81 scustoins, celebrate their |
own holidays i:esaWosa wrestling
alatch at which 5000 must have beetI
spent in order to give more money tel
at athletes, That same sum. OF mon
ey, might have been: given 10 send
youthseto mainland uni |
There they would be edu-
:ated tnsthe ideals and Encompasses
af the United States and ,leaFn to- loHe
feT as foster mother ThenUbyode-t
srees these men mightsrtsee to position |
n Hawaii The time should come; I |
think that the time will Inevitably
,qme, when there will be an army of [
japanese in Hawaii to protect the is
ands from all invaders-eVeR from
bapan. -" =. =: =: = ''.,, .... 4
why not? There are Americans
"a Germans and Scetchmen and
Why should there not be
Japanese:o t1 claim that /
for myself and Esyield to /
10 man rim affection for the; country
where j received my education and I
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