The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-02-12
Philippines? NO,
SAYS JAPANESE
Nippon Would Need 81 ,000, 00o,-
600 Fund To Develop
Islands


an, Unless the gift were supplemented |
by an educational and development |
fund Of $l,OOO,OOo,OOO, the Nippon
Kingdom would reject it. On no other
conditions would japan accept the is
lands, much less attempt to seize them.
DR.. Toyokichi Iyenaga, former secre-
tary Of the department of foreign af
fairs Of Japan, gave this assurance TO
a big audience at the Free Synagogue
in Carnegie Hall yesterday afternoon.
The United States suspicious regard
ing Japan 5 "secret designs" in that
quarter, DR.. Iyenaga declared, were en-
tifely unwarranted .,
DR.. Hamilton Mabie, associate editor
of 1.-THE Outlook, - and Hamilton Holt,
managing editor of 1.-THE Indepen-
dent" were the other speakers on the
general subject GLOW Can We Keep
Peace With Japan!" DR.. Iyenaga de.
.nounced the attitude of the Wilson ad-
ministration toward CALIFORNIA; anti
alien land law as inconsistent and char
acterized the measure as discriminatory
and in direct contravention of the Am
erican-Japanese treaty of 1911.
/. "Were | to address Japanese audi
ence on this topic" he said, ~ would
proceed somewhat in this fashion.
My fellow citizens, in dealing
with the American people study with
care their temperament and idiosyncra.
cies. Learn with devotion their ways
and modes Of thought. Appreciate
their great and good parts, and they
will not fail to rec iprocate. BE frank,
Open-hearted and speak out your heart
without reserve of mincing words.
o." If any act of injustice be done by
your stand. Most of all, do your best
to make known to them Japan and the
Japanese, for the vast majority Of the
Americans are quite ignorant of your
thoughts, ideals and conditions
Japsn's Love for U. 8.
Snow / turn to my American audi
ence; {.
ef"To the noble acts of America, I ar
happy TO say, Japan has never been
slow to respond and show her sincere
appreciation. The sentiment of graft
tude toward America has pervaded the
whole nation. To be an American
therefore, commands the respect and
love Of the japanese peoplel eFF
81 believe that the present admins
! tration Is inconsistent in its attitude
| toward the California anti-alien land
law. I fail to understand why Presi
| dent Wilson sent protest after protest
to the California Legislature asking II
to desist from passing the law, or why
Mr.. Bryan raced across the continent
to plead at the doors of the California
Assembly to confide to him the settle
ment of the question through diplo
matte means, had those two great lead
erS of the nation been minded to 81
tight after the enactment of the law
"I believe that the American gov
| eminent is in honor bound to right tn
wrong Of violating the sacred treat.
entered into with Japan.
"There is suspicion of Japan havini
some design on the Philippines, whie'
Is source of constant irritation l.
Americans. The Philippine Island
form the one vulnerable spot in you
vast invulnerable territory. Because o
this vulnerability it is easy for lingo
list politicians or yellow journalists I
use the Philippines as a tool for tn
prosecution of their Interior objects, a
pawns in their game of politics.
at is well for the American peopl
to kill once for all this green monste
of suspicion. Japan has never dream
ed, nor will ever dream, of Selling tn
islands. Nay, even if you present ther
as a gift, unless it be accompanied wit
an educational and development fun
of 81, 100000, 900, Japan will surely de
cline to accept your offer.
No Island Lure for Nippon
"Why should Japan covet the Phi
ippines-for the purpose of colonies
tionf No. Our experience in Formos
Las conclusively proved that the troI
ical climate is as unfit for us as fo
you.
"Then shall we covet the Philippine
for the purpose of taking upon ouI
slves the humane task of elucatin
various barbarous tribes and race
found thereinf Were this the cas-
Americans ought not to shrink from tn
responsibility. You have received tn
islands as a trust, and we can see n
reason why you should shift that trus
upon another's shoulders.
Further, you can spare many MOI
millions to expend for humanitaria
7 purposes than Japan can. ! hearth
agree with what ex-President Taft say
on the Philippine question. Are theI
great riches in the Philippines ths
beckon US to go theref l know not
but if there are Americans are far be
ter qualified to exploit the hidden T.
sources than are the Japanese.
"Shall we, lastly, eovet the island
, in order to parade the number of pc,
pie thriving under the flag of the Ri
ing SUM- For that matter, we are IL
creasing by 100000 yearly, and ca
afford to wait a dozen years more
reach the respectable mark of $4,000
900 without taking the trouble now {
annexing 100000 Fihpinos. Yor
suspicion about Japan's secret desigI
on the Philippines is entirely unwa
ranted. 1t is the idol you yourseIv'
have raised, and it is time you di
placed it with the truth
81 do not say that the Caiforn
Japanese question is not serious. b.
il there is anything really serious thi
might upset our amicable relations
believe that it would be your choosir
to interfere in the question that sole
concerns China aud japan. But | ca