The sun., 1915-03-01
Ha4vaa Safe From Japan
SAYS Ex-Gov. G: K. Carter
Yale Graduate Declares That Fear Of War Is lnlsilicd
and Personally FavOrS Japanese
Immigration.

SAN Francisco. Feb. 2s.-Take II
from Carter. Ph. -, Yale Sheff w
there never will be war between ia
pan apd the United states.
Also. believing said Carter, Uncle
Sans Hawaiian territory is garden
spot OF happiness. where the chief in
dustry OF every one is making good
American citizens
Carter was born In Hawaii and 80
were his mother and father. His grand
father was a skipper hailing from
Chsrlestown. who roved the seas In buc-
cancer fashion $50 Carter himself say vs. =,
and buying the wreck OF a clipper
beached the hull on the white sands OF
the Sandwich Islands and went into
business as a merchant
There Grandfather Carter remained
and married. a sweetheart from Massa-
chusetts making the perilous journey OF
those days for the wedding Then
Grandfather Carter's son married a mis-
sionary's daughter, and e was they who
sent George Robert Carter to Yale Shelf
field
When George Robert got back home
from New Haven the land OF nis birth
was UNDERGOING the hrst tremblores OF
the coming revolution. George Garter sat
tight. incidentally doing whatever he
could 80 push the inevitable to climax
and when the islands became "A part of
the United States and we're organized
into territorial form Of government
George Robert went to the territorial
Senate subsequently, became territorial
secretary afN, topped II all by being
appointed terrt al Governor. serving
from 1903 TO 1908.
And here | am" says Carter. ''an
American. but how to classify myself
at home puzzles me or course. We are
all Americans in the islands. but We are
divided into groups First. there are
the Americans who come from the
United States TO develop trade and in
vest capital ;hen the natives born
since annexation, and then there are
the natives who assimilated citizenship
with annexation Now am a native,
born before annexation. though am
not kanaka-but here take the darn
thing and figure 1t out for yourself
The Ex-Governor is IN san Francisco
for a few days on his way 20 his home
In honolulu from vacation iu the
Eastern cities which began last Mo-
Vember The primary object OF his
visit-Mrs Garter and their young son
are with him by the way--wss TO
place Miss Carter IN "a finishing school
IN Bos on.
Mos pcop.e said Mr. Garter to-day,
when thinking OF Hawaii cherish q.
false IMPRESSION in that they consider
our territory I'm the same group with
'he Philippines and Porto RicO--that is
TO say, as colon al possessions. II * a
common error. YOU would be surprised
20 know the number of otherwise well
Informed persons who entertain this
fallacy.
"On the train com ne out with me
from Chicago was a gentleman slated to
deliver an GRAFTON "a the dedication OF
one of the state buildings at the
Panama Exposition lie had prepared
spec N dealing with Pacific coast ques-
lions and he summoned me into n =
stdteroom to practise it on m. b. at
Go ctll him light 80 the jump fpr his
uisinforuatiuu about Hawaii II" too
had put her IA the CLASS Of ColonIa! pos
sessions. He had 20 revise his speech
"Undoubtedly mis- Impression NJ Ha
wau arises from the fact that she
formally came 20 DC psrt OF the United
States In August 1898 The .uplic
mind AZ that time was absorbed with
the Spanish war results and Hawaii 3
grthed and regulation debut ~ part
OF vnc'e Sans domain became Jumbled
Nith tne military acquisition OF tho
rh'upp.ue group and Porto Rico
~ "a matter ~ 'art Hawaii has
uothiug .n common with these other
stands The difficulties which apply e.
them are 10 100 WAY related u any az
the frOuh - " Wh',' We have AT home
our greatest d'tticultl SO rar as our
corn"ciion with the United States Is
concerned. IS that We are suoh a great
distance away and yet are considered
10y the Government as part Of her