Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-04
JAPANESE TEXT
BOOK HERE gets
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Toxic Paper Says Hawaiian
Born Nipp0nese Not Taught
Loyalty to Emperor
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TOXIC. Japan. July 3 -Bitter criti-
Hongwanii Missions language schools
for Japanese children in Hawaii is
voiced today in the Yamato Shinbum.
a radical but more or less influential
newspaper here.
This criticism comes following the
publication OF portion of the con-
tents of the text book. the Yamato
Shinbum calling attention in caustic
language TO the fact that the book
contains nothing pertaining to the
loyalty of the Observation-Disclosures chill
bred to the Emperor of japan. or
nothing regarding the patriotism OF
those children to the mother country.
The Yamato even goes as far as
to attack the Japanese government for
allowing the publication of the text
hook. Explanations of the condition
OF the Japanese language schools in
Hawaii, offered to clear the view
which has been taken by the Yamato.
have only met with ridicule by that
paper.
The foregoing translation OF the
Hawaii Shinpo's cablegram. received
by that paper yesterday. was furnish
ed the Star-Bulletin today by an at
tache at the local Japanese consulate.
A similar cablegTam has been re-
ceived by the Nippu Jill. although in
the publication the name Of the Toxic
newspaper putting forth the criticism
is not mentioned.
II is reliably established that the
text book in question is that recently
adopted by the local Hongwanji Mis-
sion. which has decided that in the
future its books and methods shall be
more along the line of those in use
BY the public schools of the territory.
The mission conducts number OF
Japanese language schools IN the ter
ritory Many of the pupils who at
tend these schools also attend the pub
lie schools.
The main criticism of the Toxic
newspaper seems to be the fact that
in the new text book there is nothing
regarding loyalty to the Emperor of
Japan or japanese patriotism.
In the Nippu Jiii's cablegram it is
stated that Hachiro Arita. former act
ing consul in Honolulu. is in Toxic
making an effort to explain the real
existing in the Japanese
language schools in Hawaii. The
Shinpo cablegram adds that the new
text book in use here Is now In the
hands of T. Ishiyama and three other
graduates of the Imperial University
of Toxic. but whether they are to
make q report on its contents is not
stated.
The Toxic paper points out that the
absence Of reference to Japanese pa
triotism is the text books one defect
Whether it believes there are other
defects is not stated 1t further points
out that the Japanese children in Ha-
wall. although they may be American
are Of the japanese nation
atty, and that at the time o. their be-
coming OF age they will have the right |
to elect the country of which they de-
sire to be citizens. a large number
Of the Japanese children here will |
elect for Japan when they grow up, the |
declares.
Thus far none Of the local Japanese |
have commented on the
stand which is being taken by the |
famato Shinbnm. That newspaper in
fers that portion of the population |
Of Toxic is not in favor of the omis-1
sion from the text book of things re-
Iating to patriotism and respect for
The royalty.