Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-19
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HAWAIPS Peril
HonoIuIan on Mainland Fore
casts Crisis to Come With
in Next Four Years

f. Arthur Hudson. r.. with Levers &
Cooke who he's been on q vacation
! trip to the mainland and is expected
to return On the Wihelmina Tuesday
visited friends in Syracuse. n Y. and
white there gave out an interview 10
j Syral use Herald on the Crisis that
Hawaii will face within the next four
years III .= " -.
In this interview he spoke Of votes
for American born Japanese as being
the great peril and said: ........ ...@
f.. General Scott saw the crisis com
ing when he left the islands about two
wears age and urged the plan of fOrti-
ficaticn and preparedness which is
now being nut into effect" said MIR.
Hudson. lie urged that 10000 sol
hiers - Gathered at the islands nv
1920 -. r.. enough forts he built
about t..>-f- I'D II command it, - .
In ; -, ~zifh his recommend.
6istan"e If c:X miles. each. supplied
with I6-fnch aisappearing guns with
a range of IN 1,iles TIE rlan is to
completely su~-aund Oahu the princi-
pal island of the group. The present
forts, which are all on this island.
commend the CITY of Honolulu and
the strategic positions.
Great coaling Station
T. ''Of military value 10 the United
States on this island is the deep har-
hor. FURNISHING a great coaling station
and q naval ard submarine base, in
which: thero 40 siv first class sub
mPrsibIes The islands are also a
great ccrar,orFial asset, as they pro-
duce G, retaorable amount of the
sugar used in this country.
.Induetr~ . alrnadv practically in
The hand # tho. Japanesh. There are
%. con Of cilc->, On the islands, consist
ing of = 30 rer cent Of The labor.
They VIC J, hcth the city industries
and the 'a-.ntinns If need be. they
can tie ~ the industries of the ISL
ands in II Fcurs. ~. ...-... .:..:
"A concentration Of political power
i'm that me- wav is feared if the Am
erican-h@ n ..IarGnnse are. granted the
vote. Tho narentS have been living
there fcr =" Taars and there will be
enough of tle~' Of age by 1920 to out
number the whites and natives COM
bined. Given tho vote. they would
easil" ~%.aeD the government into
the;- CIV control ..-... -.
De-. Natural One .@... .
- { natural for them to demand
the 49, as they. were horn under the
flag. cn1awhites and natives are ask
ing =, ss'eplvas what will be done
when IT, demand is made. That is
the most ir1nortart and all engrossing
question there today. There are H.
900 whites. Though the natives now
control the city government the
whites and natives would combine
against the Japanese. Even then,
they would not be able to outvote
them, if they secure the suffrage.
AT the present rate of growth the
Japanese will probably number no.
200 by f-20 They multiply fast and
it is an omen secret that tfiey rear
large fanilies. rs duty to the .Mikado
to supply him with more men. Clearly.
then, if granted the vote they cannot
be exnected to WELD it for the best
interests Of this government. -
Whites May Give Up Vote >. l..
The whites and nat are dis
cussing great personal sacrifice to.
meet this peril They are considering
seriously giving up their own votes
and placing the government of the isl
ands in the hands of the federal gov
eminent. Then executive officers can
be appointed from Washington and
the government of the islands savec.
That is the only solution now present
ing itself and it is popular with whites
and natives alike" II.