The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-22
CALLS F|L|P|NOS
UNFIT CITIZENS
Nupepa Kuokoa, Hawaiian Paper
Sees Menace In Opinion Of
Stainback
Hopes Supreme Court win Keep
Aloof From Little Brown
Brother

The Nupepa KuokOa, in lie issue CT
yesterday, takes up the matter of the
naturalization Of Filipinos from the
standpoint Of the Ha~aiians and il Sc.
verely critical. This widely read pub.
lieation, which has much the largest
circulation of al the Hawaiian papers
Of the Territory and speaks with au.
thority, says:
In the opinion Of Attorney General
Stainbaek, within the next two or three
years THE majority Of Filipinos in the
Territory Of Hawaii will be eligible 10
naturalization rs citizens Of the United
States, there being nothing in the law
to prevent these people from taking
out their citizenship papers. e.
"To the Hawaiians, the question Of
the nationality Of the Filipino frst oc.
eurs, and we cannot help but regard
him as an Asiatie, and the Constitution
Of America makes the distinction that
an Asiatic Is not eligible for citizen.
ship. 49,, .
Status Here Different
. - The status Of Hawaii is entirely
different from that Of the Philippines,
as we were annexed as a part and par.
eel Of the great American nation as 0
Territory, on the petition Of the inhab-
itants and not by the fortunes Of con.
quest. ... ~
I" The Hawaiians had, for nearly
century before the raising Of the Amer.
lean flag, been civilized and educated
under American institutions and had
absorbed American ideals and were
anienahle TO Americas laws, and vet
when IL came TO granting citiEsnship
to the inhabitants Of this fnilhedged
Territory, come Of the learned senators
in congress voiced II as d dangerous
thing to give citizenship to an alieS
people. ....E.., =, 81
foFtunes Of war ].
\ .I3"On the ether hand, the Philippines
came Under the dominion Of America
through the fortunes of war and
against the wishes Of that people, as
was shown by the revelations which oc.
Cured In the islands following Ameri.
can domination, Before that time thcse
islands belonged to q despotic and cruel
master: The Filipinos had no eoneep-
tion of law ahd government BY the
people, for the people and OF the peo-
pie, and lived BY The, right 81 might
and cruelty. ..al.is, EES.S ; =.
'sIt is Impossible THAT a. semi.bar.
barrie people can ashimiiate the doe.
tfines, Of .citilizati0n aud master the
principles Of q free nati6h ID 4 single
generation. We cannot help but feel
that the grantine@ - AitizaIGsAip 10
these people vim 6e admitting INTO ithe
family bf our Union 4 dangerous tele.
nent and one thht win cahss us untold
complications IN the future. ~ Z ,
Would Let Dowh Bars as1Ef .! y n.
- Aside Prom the political hpheayal
in Hawaii that snehi d I step : would
cause, We cannot help hut conclude that
from the Filipino criminal record in
these, islahdssih admitting these people
as citizens we would be iettIhg down
the bars safe-gaardsd BY thb American
Constitution. Az 9IFlNb
"By so doing we would lower the
high standard Of American ideals and
make the American institutions and
culture but faith and laughing stock
"Let us hope that the Supreme Court
of America will interDfet the law in
respect to granting citizenship to aliens
so as to raise that standard very high,
thereby making American natnraliza-
ton something to be obtained by edu
cation and civilization; morality ana
right living" safaaf c.,.-.