Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-18
CALLS APARS
PROGRESS LIKE
THAT OF GERMANY
Miyakawa Declares His People
in Hawaii are to Blame for
Present Position Here

But be has decided that ii he wishes
10 work for the betterment Of the hap
aDese people there is no place where
he can do more effective work than
in Hawaii. and has prolonged his stay
for weeks.
lie was astOnished to see Japanese
women walking the streets OF Homo
lHlu in kimonos and wooden clogs; be
was astonished to find that the Jap
anese man was looked upon as a 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 Caucasjans and
the Japanese.
He has decided that it 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. BAseiess, or almost
baseless prejudice is the foundation
of the distrust of the whites for the
Japanese, he thinks.
MonaoIians Tried Invasion.
They cali us Mongolians," he said.
despite the fact that the watchWord
OF Japanese history has been strife
with the Mongoiians. Do you know
what first welded us firmly together
as q nation? It was when the hordeS
Of Genghis Khan returned from over
Whelming eastern Europe and western
Asia and $50, 900 men were poured
into southern Japan. Fhey were Mon
golfans, and the whole country rose
against them Fhey were defeated
annihilated-and it was to celebrate
their overthrow that the Japanese
sang their first great song OF war
They still sing that song when they
fight: They sang it before Port Ar
thur and they sang it before Mukden."
He Strengthened little in his chair
and sang a few bars of a weird chant.
1T Is a song of hate for the Mon
golians, and out of that hate sprang
the unity which Is Japan's national
spirit The Caueasians call us Mon
golians because We have yellow skins,
and we must show them that the color
of a skin is not necessarily the color
OF a mans soul
The Japanese here must show
their willingness to become Ameri-
canized. They must be willing to for
get to a certain extent their old faith
erland and find new fatherland here.
Perhaps this generation can not sue
coed in such a purpose, but they can
raise their children further towards
that goal.
Have Themselves to Blame.
las it is the Hawaiian Japanese
have themselves to thank for their
position. They keep apart and enjoy
their, own customs, celebrate their
own holidays. L saw wrestling
match at which $4,000 must have been
spent in order to give more money TO
fat athletes. That same sum OF mon.
ey might have been given TO- send
four Japanese youths to mainland uni
versities. There they would be edu.
Gated in the ideals and the purposes
Of the United States and learn to- love
her as 3 foster mother. Then by de.
grees these men might rise to position |
in Hawaii The time should come; ! |
think that the time will inevitably !!
come, when there will be GA army of !
Japanese in Hawaii to. protect the Isl
lands from all invaders-eVen from
Japan
why not? There are Americana.
ed Germans and Scotchmen and |
Why should there not be !
Japanese? l claim that
distinction for myself. and | yield "
no man in affection for the country
where | received my education and |
learned my ideals.
But most Of these Japanese here |
are different I heard one OF them
of the position in which
1e was kept by the whites.
Not Willing to Enlist.
Are you willing. TO become a sol
der in the army of the United States,
o fight for her against all the world?
asked him
He had to say no
Then | said, You have no right
&c complain. Nothing IS given for
nothing, but whatever You give shall
De returned to you
II know that when the Japanese
people learn to hook to their :oster
country with whole-hearte.l love. the
American people will return that at
lection and trust. Nations cannot
lind th6ir eyes to service, therefore
say to my fellow Japanese, Let us
serve!
Let us have a mutual understand
ng. Here in Hawaii the people sit
back 70 back. Now. then, can hey
'Ver expect TO understand each other?
)n.y ignorance knows fear. Only ig-
,orance knows distruSt. Only ignOr
nee knows hatred. Let the Caura-
ians consider us as men, not as men
Qualified by the term yellow. | would
SIX both the Japanese and the Ameri-
ans 20 turn around and sit face to /
ace
huch Harmful Progress.
Japan has made great mistakes.
n many respects been harmful. 1t
,as taught the people false ideals.
hey have established an army but
hey have not worked for truth or for
,eautV for their own sakes. Their
'rOgress has been like that of Ger
many, a progress Of material things.
ct all OF Germany's progress during
lie past a. years is not worth one