The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-04
AR|EHEHl|{EE,
TO EDITORIAL
Tells Ditsrtncs Between statu-
I tory and Constitutional Law 1
SEA In Letter
QUOTES PRESIDENT WILSON
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EIf law d Too lax Congress- and
Not cohgis Mast Amend sllI
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Replying. TO nm edftprisl which APP
peared IN Knokoa, the leading, Hawai-,
ian Newspepsr Of the Ialanas, priii-
eizing bis Filipino, natufAlizat deci..
sion, a literal Translation of which was
lppblishHd IN The Advertiser 81 Sunday,
Judge CHARLES Ueni6ps Of the federal
court yesterday sent the following cons
iflunication To- this paper: ",
n Editor Advertiser, q
II Il not my intention, TO add 10 the
epidemic OF newspaper controversy now
raging, but sense, OF dhty As q plain
citizen impels me 70 Ray that ''the lead.
ing Hawaiian newspaper Of the Ter
Iritofy1 a. dnoted IN the sunday IA.
yeffiserJ y not, fair 70, IT. readers IN
fadyiling them effoneousIy as to fnndA.
MENTAL principles Of their own govern
ineht, their own Constitution. For no
one in the fespbnsible position Of the
Contributor as leader Of public opinion,
looked to for exact knowledge in mat,
ters Of govenment,--both.t teacher and
leader, -rshplld, surely, be so poorly adj
vised IN TO speak, 10 those who look
10 him for enlightenment, of the dis
tinct and plain wording Of the Con-
stitution, that people 70 be eligible
TO american citizensHip must be On in
dependent white people, "a PROPOSE
tion quite overlooked not only by our
local court, but by Attorney. General
Bonnparte, Justice Gould of the Dis
tfict of Columbia, and Federal Judge
Bose Of Baltimore, as well rs by the
only reported decision adverse to Fiji
Pine naturalization, since 1t failed to
rest its conclusion on any Constitution
al ground. ~
II IAmitstions Were Universal
~ IL \ HE limitstion to free white
Epersonst were universal, and constitu.
Itiunal, then the position of the Kuokoa
Icontffbutot would be Illogical; for In
that ease, the provision Of the Organic
Act effeetihg the citizenship OF the Ha.
waiiah people (which no one has cver
I.questiDned ~ciild he just az uRconsti.
ltptiQnSl a.. the provision of the Natur
EaIizati6n Act (ieetion 3OJ which pm
lt6nft was eonipe]Ied to follow as Great
ing an exception 10 the Act Of 00n
ofess IN Gtitntofy and not q Constitu
ti0hal provision, II WIN be notedA de
elaring the eligibility Of only Z free
white persons aud persons Of Afrieh
nativity ana ~ f.s descent wfiiei
Iteqns 40 not include those, Of the Poly
nesian fnees. d Di,,S ~ "a
q And the confriBhtor, As It may mo-
be nnjustIy saih. appears to be mindfp
OF the spirit of our institutions, so IN
| tolerant is he. 80. regardless of pui
flndamsftal principles Of liberty aAS
lteqnaiity and fraternity hs to speal
Of the fiilipinos a. an inferior race.
a people regarded by o large, learhst
and respeetable body OF our nationa
llsgislat6ra and pien of affairs, as cap
liable Of ssIf.g0Sennient and worthy b
Independence. cannot be disposed Of b,
leallipg tllenf sinferiof.y And, Of course
4 their rights under the law are not 70 b,
aispossd Of by ear to- playground Judi
leial policies or Judicial legislation.,
UhFsrantsd ImpIicntioh 5
i 2, Ard any ifnplieaf ion ID Nunwarrant
Fsd, That u court would admit 10 ,citi
zepship, anyone, be he Filipino or FIRE
white person, = whose other qu8iiflca
4 tfoas, Of ehafaefer and or LEARNING, b
\ non raise Hiin above The .inferidT.f j
Unjust he understood TINT our citizen
ihaye some protection against the in
feript in the reinforcement Of ability b
Ispkak the English language While
hnleans 70 speak 4 and TO lndefstAn'
A it To nm extent enabling the slieh, :
epinpfebend our system Of governmeh
20 Us to take his part as d worthy cit
zen OF q republic; and that means
d ,pfaetieally, IN most cases, TO be abl
1 % read our lFheuage, ss wen us 'speaI
~ = Y ~
4 r,But If the law be too lax, or likel
to be administered too laxly, the legis
lature Congress, and not the Judiciary
should be sought Dor its amendment.
II ftTRe Contributor 3 view shbftsigbi
i ed sas / respectfully submit, il BY n
means friendly to the Hawaiian people
Though OF cobfsea intended 70 be.
/ fails to appreciate that we are no Ions
or b marrow rommunity, that we are !
touch with the whole world, and tina
II behooves the Hawaiian people I
make themselves worthy, as they hay
proved that they can, and to reeogniz
n the worth Of their brother. whatevt
, be his race or color. The color jim
had It's death blow in the Act Of jul
4 14th, 1870 (l6 Stats, 254-256) herei
refdrred 10, enacted pursuant 10. IN
lllsphit of the Constitutional awsndmeni
secured by the Civil War; and the en-
Z Of ffaee lines IHust follow Just rs log
rally, inst as Inevitably. Whoevs
! teaches the HaNaiiAns anything els
Is not alive To- their best'interests, the
e'fihterests in the long run, s4fl'.#
Dtatinction Not Necessary ,a
There ID no necessary distinetio
between the Oriental and the occiden
: sl, the brown MIN and the white mai
/ That the ayeflow BRAIN and III
Japanese heart are ultimately differeI
b from those Of the Yankee or the Britol
1 Is the notion Of Tradition, not tho fh'
\ OF science. 1-IWiiliam Elliot Grifiis.
7 f.'The Jhpaness Nation IN Eyoll
Z tion, y "a. And compare Burns mo-
{ famous saying,fsh mans man, et
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