The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-11
Hawaiian Weekly Remains Firm
In Questioning JUDGE clemons'
Filipino Decision
PAINTS PEN PICTURE OF
JAPANESE. AND FILIPINO
Editor Claims Is Not Narrow:
Only Jealous For His Am
erican Citizenship

Poh picture OF Taka0 OZawa, the
Japanese who was refused American
citizenship by Judge Clemens, and OF
Marcos Soils the Filipino, whom the
same jurist decided recently Is eligible
to citizenship should he pass the other
requirements of the naturalization law
Is painted in an editorial printed in
the kuokoa the leading Hawaiian
weekly Of Honolulu, in its issue Of YES.
tcrday.
while we take exception to the
Judges charge that we are narrow. vet
we admit we are, jealous and jealous of
cur gift Of American citizenship, and
oppose the admittance of a people
which, we feel, judging by its criminal
record. cannot maintain the Ameri.
can 3 highest ideals" the Kuokoa saws
in conclusion.
The editorial is as follows:
Kuokoa Surprised
In The Advertiser of April 3, Judge
Clemens makes an answer, which is
reproduced in another column of this
issue, to the editorial appearing in the
Kuokoa Of March 81. taking him to
task on his decision granting citizen.
ship to the Filipinos.
what surprised us more than any.
thing was that the learned, broad mind
Ell Judge, instead of putting up an ar
enment supporting and maintaining a
defense Of his decision, took the one
man angle point of view, and put up
an able argument in self-defense. and
lncidently abusing his opponent.
As a teacher and leader of public
opinion, the Kuokoa has been cstob.
lished for over fifty years on liberal,
htoad minded foundation, and is not
biased by self'esteem and narrow mind
edness, and that we do not boil over
with righteous indignation when call
ed upon to qualify any of our state.
prents.
when Judge Clemens maintains
that the term we used in re an inde-
pendent white people is not constitu.
tonal then we would respectfully ask,
On what chronological authority did he
refuse. citizenship to Mr.. Ozawa, a
Japanese gentleman of education, cul,
ture and meansf
Quotes the Judge
Zone Of the clauses Of his decision
in that case on March 25, reads as
follows: That Japanese are not
free white person was held by the
dictum Of Judge Sawyer in an early
case arising in California, in re All
\ up, Fed. e. 923. and in the decisions
of other judges whose opinions are
highly respected, as by the learned
Judge Deadly Of Oregon, in re Camille,
e Fed. 256; Circuit Judge Colt of Mas.
sachusetts in re Saito, go Fed 1926;
Judge Chatfeld of New York in re
Knight. III Fed. 299; Judge Cushman
III re Young 1913 Fed. us; Judge Han
ford in re Buntsro Kamagi, 1863, Fed.
9"2; Chief Justice Reavis of Washing,
ton in re Tskuji Yamashita, 70 Pac.
4S2; and the Federal Circuit Court of
Appeals in re Bessho, l7s Fed. 245;
and as early as 1854, the California Su-
IRENE Court in People vs. Hall 4 Cal.
300, held that those of similar race.
were not white
Now then, while admitting that IA
japanese is not a white man, yet we
maintain he is q free and independent
man. On the other hand, we hold
that the Filipino is neither FREE nor
WHITE and challenge our respected
friend. Judge Clemens, to prove other,
wise.
As we do not wish to weary our.
readers with high sounding words Of
howery cloquence, let us draw a pen
picture, so you can study it.
Pen Picture Painted
con March %, there stood noble
man of intelligence and culture before
the tribunal of district court; a man
in whose veins runs the blood of
proud and independent people; man
who was ready to forswear his ale
glance to an emperor, whose forefa,
theirs have not known the yoke of
bondage for centuries. for the priceless
gift of American citizenship; man
who has raised up his children in
American institutions, and in accord
ance with American ideals, and yet
the learned judge said: Depart thee
hence, you are not a white man.
ION the other hand, we see stand.
ing before the same tribunal man
who belongs to race which has had
the yoke of bondage on its neck for
centuries, and which today has a kind
'r master through the fortune of war.
which has no emperor or king or gov
Crnment to which to forcswear the al,
legiance it never had; and yet the
learned judge reaches this man by the
land and says to him: you are not
free or white. yet l give to you the
Priceless gift of American citizenship
and hope you will live up to its ideals.
Auwe! Auwe! We do not understand
it.
Zealous Of Their Citizenship
when Judge Clemens makes the
that Hawaiian citizenship
has never been questioned, he evident,
~ ovrrlooks the fact, that on the floor
of Congress in 1898 occurred one of the
most vigorous debates as to whether
he granted eitiEenship or not. The
Judge, being o man Of considerable Ie-
raj Attainment shOul1 rICarIv aoo that