Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-24

educational committee OF me YIN. c.
A. .@.
In introducing Baron Shibuzawa, Mr.
F. G. Anterior said: #..@.E
It is a great pleasure to welcome
today to our midst, such distingu-
ished visitor as Baron ShibuZawa-
one who through his long years OF
service in his own country stands SO
high in the esteem of his countrymen,
and who has also attained such a
worldwide reputation for ability, in
tegrity and broadness of vision. We
appreciate particularly the fact that
he has been willing to accept our in
yitation today and meet with us and
give us the opportunity of exchanging
views with him on some Of the many
problems confronting US here in this
territory.
1T is particularly gratifying to
know that man of Baron Shibu-
zaws's attachments has of his own
accord recently visited many of the
largest cities of our republic and met
the eaders in business and political
life, seeking to promote cordial and
friendly relations between these two
great nations. .....5.:.
"Wb who have lived here in Ha.
waii lor many years, where so many
races are mingling, have been deep.
ly Conscious of the many serious
problms confronting US. ] do not be-
| lieve there is any other place in the
world where there are so many diff.
ferenti nationalities living in such
close contact with each other and
on sub friendly terms. l believe
these friendly relations and lack OF
! any inense racial feeling is due to a
large Gtent to the high ideals and
principles which were brought to
these Hands in the early part of the
last century by those missionary faith.
ers andmothers who helped so large
ly to teyelop this country, and on
/ the shoulders of whose descendants
/ is PLACED to a large extent the respon-
sibiiity Of maintaining the. work
| which theF inaHgurated. Isl.
| The Ieoile from Oriental lands have
feen a great factor in developing our
agricultural resources. They have
worked hard and faithfully and have
ieIpet bring material prosperity to
many people, and large numbers of
hem have also gained material pros
leriV themselves, which is oily fair
| ind fight.
| Many of them in the carly days
i cam here merely with the idea of
aayhg for few years to accumulate
slffiient property to return to their
nati4 country and settle down, but
the opportunities afforded them here
haydso appealed to them in later
iyearthat large numbers have definite,
ly dtided to make this their perma
nenthome. They are bringing UP
theirRmilies in this country and there
is eEy reason to believe that these
childn growing up here will make
this eir permanent home.
"Uier the laws of our republic,
childh of any race or nationality
born the United States on becom.
ing d age, thereby attain the full
lrightSf American citizenship. This
is onef the foundation stones of our
Irepubi.
sThWery rapid development of the
resouHs OF these islands and the
large tmbers Of those coming here, /
have Qfronted us with many and Sc,
rious Dblems, almost faster than we
have hn able to solve them The
wondell Development, of steamship
lines al the cable and wireless has
bronghhll the nations of the earth
into thvery closest contact, and in
conseq,tce there have arisen serioDs
problemalmost before we were pre-
pared fdhem.
Last TAR; when Dr. Sidney L.. GU
4 lick vain this city In conference
with a tnber of gentlemen, here, he
asked nshat we were doing to pre-
pare thilarge body Of youngA men
who wou soon attain their majority
for citizship. This was a matter
which no of us had seriously con-
sidered, hough we realized that it
was somdng which would soon have
70 be lac He urged upon us that
we begins soon as possible to en-.
ieavor tolucate these young men in
what it aoally meant to be an Ameri- |
can citlzelwhat his duties, RESPONSE. |
bilities anirivileges we're and how he /
could preie. himself to later on dis,
Il Onoi SAS DlOpCLAy, anu
5 best take iVantage of those priyi-
leges.
We hayiound upon investigation
that therere several thousands of
young meIf different races, Japan |
ese, Chimes Korean and Portuguese,
besides a &c number of Anglo-Sax- |
ons and Italians, who were receiv-
ing but lii help to prepare them
for the lar responsibilities and |
opportunitit which would soon be
theirs
AT quite large gathering about /
six monthsso it was desided that |
rather thanart any new organiza-
ton in thisty, where there are al
ready such large number, that it /
would be WI to ask some existing /
organization take up this subject |
and help solit. Consequently, the
Y. M. c. A. asked to form CON-
mittee and l1ut q definite program
Of work. Tive have just inaugu-
rated and w is being started
among the ytg men of several diff
ferent races. .-s. -s.-.
AS you wtknow. the number of
Japanese in Is territory is about 7
equal to that all tie other races