The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-11
Nc. Kawasaki, Leader OF Hawaii
Nipponese, Attacks Burnett
immigration Measure
BILL IS UNAMERlcAN
AND INSULTS JUSTICE


representative Burnette's immigra
tion bill, which has passed the hous,
and Re in the senate, has stirred loca
Japanese to the quick. The views Of
2 number have been published in Tn,
Advertiser. To the literature on the
subject u now added q letter from the
pen Of *. Kawasaki.
Mr.. Kawasaki, although Japanese bv
birth, has made Hawaii his home since
the days Of his infancy. He graduated
from the Mckinley High School here
IN 1902, being the first japanese gra-
duate from this institution. He next
spent four years studying law in the
University Of California, were he gra.
dnated with high honors in 1906. While
not practising law, his advice is sought
by his fellow-countrymen in matters of
trust and he is looked up to by them
as one Of their foremost substantial
and lcvelheaded friends in Honolulu.
Mr.. Kawasaki s letter follows:
Mr.. Kavasali's Letter
Editor Advertiser:--Permit me, as
n member Of this cosmopolitan commun.
ity, 10 make q few pertinent remarks
Now, that the temper of the house
has been Enthusiastically recorded, it il
not difficult to gauge the action of the
upper chamber in the matter. What
thenf viii the President, following
the preeedents Of his far-sighted pre-.
deeessors, veto the bill as being unde,
mocratic and un-Americani Or, will
he bow TO the decision of congress AZ
being the will Of the American people I
A subject Of the Emperor of Japan
by birth, and yet, grateful recipient
since childhood, Of innumerable benefits
at the hands Of this great republic, ]
am fully enthused with the high ideals
Of the land, though not necessarily with
ell it's praetises. By circumstances .
true friend of both countries, strive
constantly, be, IL ever in my meagre
way, to bring about an honorable and
harmonious understanding between the
two great nations bordering on the Pa.
ellie. You1 will, no doubt, agree with
me when | say that il is the primary
duty OF every true patriot, be he Amer. |
lean, or Japanese, to guide his conduct.
private as well as public, with ever this
purpose in view.
Misunderstanding mated with mis-. |
understandings inevitably give birth tol
mutual suspicious, which finally lead |
to the catastrophe of war. And what
hrst-class modern war signifies, let |
poor, bleeding Europa testify.
Japanese Have Sentiment .,@
1T Is not for Americans, especially !
those in authority, to ignore the hu. |
man sentiments and just aspirations of |
the Japanese people. To pile insult |
and indignity upon our heads is not |
the best way to promote mutual un-
derstandings. Just as the United |
States holds the primacy of the Amer, |
icas so, dare say, Japan is justified |
IN claiming the primary of Asia. Need, |
less to say, we are q proud and SEN |
sitiye people, and to be classed as un-
desirables by Burnett, or any other
man, Is more than we can bear.
X Scarcely half a century ago, we, in |
Japan, had strong faction called the
Anti-Barbarian Party whose principal
aim was to drive out, and keep, out,
all the foreign devils of the West,
We thought then that we had a per.
feet right TO dictate who our next
door neighbor should be. We thought
then that we could, with impunity.
adopt the policy of non intercourse
with the nations of the rapacious
West. II was just at this stage, that
your Commodore Perry appeared of
DraRa and, at the point of his guns
taught us TO think differently.
You viii admit, Mr.. Editor, the JUS
tiee OF the saying, What is sauce for
the goose Is sauce for the gander.' But
nay; the question of Japanese immi-
grafton Il now well defined and settled
disagreement Of the nations concerned.
Even the most vehement proponents of
the Burnett Bill admit that this agree.
ment ID assiduously and faithfully car.
ried out -on the part of the japanese
government
Why, then, this unnecessary affront
70 the honor and dignity of friendly
natiOnf
Japanese Barely Save Face
1--WE have suffered the San FraneiseoI
school insult and barely saved our face
by entering into the so-called Gentle
men 3 Agreement We have borne with
good grace the demonstrative visit to
our shores of your mighty Atlantic
feet. We have coldly resented Knox
audacious proposition for the neutral
zation Of the Manchurian railroads. We
have protested In vain against the dis,
eriminative land laws of California
Aud TO cap them all, now comes this
most insulting exclusion bill
To Us, II seems, the spirit and eff.
forts for cancellation have been wholly
nnilateral In recent years. To what
lT'fs this state of affairs could h.
stretched only the gods can tell. We
are not unaware of the composite ma
tufe IT the American people, nor thu
decentralized form of your
government. which. to say the least, ar
not conducive to the maintenance ant
~ aforementioned comfy. No |
are we totally blind to the sinister and
inpidious machinationE Of that Marhi
nyellian Power, whose sway over con.
press was shown 80 dramatically in the