Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-19
PANESE PRESS
HOLD DIFFERENT
VIEWS ON KUH|O

! "O local Japanese newspapers,
! Nippu Jill and Hawaii Sh npO, took ex-
CoptiOn 10 Prince kuhiO's anti-Japan-
csc speech a. the hearing Of the mill
tary bin last week declaring editorial
~ that IT," congressional delegate
spoke from ignorance Of the racial
situation in Hawaii
| However, the Ehird Honolulu Japan n
csc sheet Hawaii Hochi. has taken
an opposite stand on the question and
dcnOunces the other Japanese papers
rs meddlcrs in American dOmest C
politics. The editors of the two form
or papers have chosen TO disregard
the following editorial clipped from
the Hochi for April 16:
{ We profoundly depiore the unre-
strained language used by our Japan
csc contemporaries in commenting up.
on the views Of Prince KuhiO. the hon
cradle delegate from this territory to
the United States Congress. On the
subject of compulsory military train.
ing. We believe they have gone to
the limit Of American fOrbearance
We apologize to the American people
for their rude manner, and disCOur-
teOus, needless expressions, which ig-
more the common suSceptibilites Of
all mankind We believe it is Ian,
guagc like this which prompted Sen.
atOr BTitten OF the committee OF naval
affairs to say that the next war Of
the United States is to he with Pa.
Cific power meaning thereby Japan.
The American people are long -suffer-
ing and patient, but they resent such
language as used by the Nippu and
the ShinpO as much as any other peO-
pie.
Our people should be particularly
guarded in the use OF language in
matters relating to International rela-
lions, and more particularly in com.
1 E1enting upon the domestic policies
of the United States. We should
strictly refrain from taking the side
of any party. To US who are aliens
living within the United States there
is no Democrat or Republican or
Home Ruler; they are all Americans
and nothing else.
ut is not Prince Kuhio alone who
says we are undesirables. Why
should he alone, be disparaged by the
Nippu and rothe Shinpo? Governor
Pinkham, has said the Japanese should
be made to bear the major part OF the
expenses required for the destruction
OF consumption; and the Territorial
Legislature has passed law disfran-
chisiRgJ the Japanese who failed to
reportf birth within six months after
birth! andt the Republican party has
passed al resolution petitfoning Con-
gress to-disqualify the Japanese from
bidding on government contracts. We
do not and cannot indorse the policy
Of selecting Prince Ruhio for attack
out of many who are more hostile to
Japanese than His Highness. We be-
lieve aits extremely unwise to become
the tool of opponents of the Prince.
The foolishness Of the Japanese pa
pers is astonishing. The opponents
of Prince sKRhio are advocates CT the
commission government, while the
Prince is a staunch advocate of the
continuance of the present represen,
tative, self-governing form of govern
nent. If the Prince be discredited,
and his opponent prevail, commission
government will be the next program
And what does 1t mean? 1t means
the disfranchisement of the rising gen.
Grafton Of American citizens, among
whom are a large number of Japanese
blood. We do not believe in meddling
with American domestic politics, but
IL the Nippu and the Shinpo cannot
resist the temptation, then let them
exercise a little more prudence and
wisdom, so that their support might
not be given to the enemies of their
race.