Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-21
Citizen WORK
of Y. N. GA. Is
now CRITICIZED
Japanese Magazine Declares
"MeIting-Pot" Activities
Not Broad Enough


Criticism OF the Citizenship Educa,
tI6n Committee OF the Y. M. C. A. is
voiced in the July issue OF the indie
pendent Review, q monthly magazine
published here, Of which X. lshida
10 editor. In the section printed In
English the Y. M. c. A. committee
81 thus commented upon:
I'VE appreciate the noble purposes
OF the Citizenship Education Commit
tee Of the local Y. NJ. C. A. TO Amer
icanize the Oriental youths in the Ter.
fitory Of Hawaii.
'.In regard to their methods OF
campaign, however. we can hardly
agree with them. They seem to have
been waging simply lecture works
among the japanese school pupils.
who are Hawaiian born and attend
ants at the public school Do the
committee think that the Hawaiian
born Japanese pupils In the public
school have not been Americanized
or not melted in the American pot?
II SO, Is It not shame on the present
American system Of education. which
IL maintained by the support OF all
dwellers in Hawaii What the peo-
pie are paying taxes for? II the sys-
TEN OF education which prevails at
the present time is not workable well
enough TO Americanize the Orinetal
pupils, the community Is entitled to
demand OF the government Of the ter.
ritory TO reform II. There is little
need 81 citizenship education cam
uaien work outside the public school.
$500, a conmittee will cooperate with
e. r.hIic school nrincinals IN order
"a ma ont What q the best WAYS
"a means m fhe Americanization
w6rt
sr.ls,,snsh,n education committee an.
,,osrt1d fIva direcfors. Of wh0ms three
- Scn.1 r,ericsns We doubt what
the Americans can have done Of
Ire work Of Americanization. The
nwe<icanikafio az the non-Americans
,,1I.l - carried out by only the pa,
4rI<f,r Ar,erIcEn citizens. IN this
roirt fhe nrssent COMMITTEES has done
: src.s s,i.tate We advise the com
,,,;}1SS - FSSrE<nize fts dffectofssa
1890 a. thaf fbe work might be push.
~ ~ lhoro,,eh Ar68rcars only.
.ifSs>f a: ibe methods and organiza.
,i6r - ~ r6m,nitfee I'VE should like
IS can attention Of the committee
"a the problem OF the birth certificate
ss ~ ma ~ ne territorial secretary at
, ,s.s
sThs,e are Ave poiuts OF general
dItpute IN regard to the birth certi-
ecste.
81 The certificate Is net valid with
IN the iurisdicuon Of the United
states. Il Is valid only in the Ter:
rltory Of Hawaii which is part Of
the union. Does the u. s. govern
ment not recognize the authority or
mower Of the territorial officer TO issue
the American birth certificates? Is
the TERRITORY Of Hawaii part of the
American federal government?
-. The certificate Is not perman'
emit. II has to be renewed every fve
wears paying ave dollars at each time
81 Application, in addition to interpret
ere feet and witnesses travelling ex'
penses and so forth. The American
couetituti6n shows that all American
born are Americans. But, the Terri
tory Of Hawaii rules that the Orien.
tails horn here must buy the scertif.
cate and renew q every five years. Is
Il rielt before the American consti-
futioni
%. The orientals are discriminat.
I'd AGAINST While the Germans or Rus
sianS ar the Norwefians or the Portu-
ruesS are not required to renew appli-
eati61 for the certificate the orientals
ONLY are required 10 do It Is the law
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