Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-10

not stopped IL. IL IL true that the
growers this year have complained
very loudly that they were caught
between the price the government
fixed when II bought the entire crop
and the wages the arbitration court
fixed for harvesting the crop, and that
thereby they wouldn't make any mon.
ey, or at least not as much as they
had hoped they would But after let.
ting the ripened cane stand uncut for
a while on the claim that II would
not pay to cut IT at the wages they
we're required TO pay to the cutters.
they finally yielded and began cutting.
and since then haven't seen anything
in the papers about their being ruined
I'll don't think II admits Of any ques.
ton, that on the whole, Australia Is
both prosperous and progressing.
Some Prejudice Against Americans
Yes, found some prejudice against
America. / think Il Is more in seem
ing than in reality. But still there is
no doubt there is some. You hear It
voiced In the newspapers and In other
periodicals. You hear II voiced in ut.
tersnces at public gatherings. And
~ you keep your ears open and your
mouth shut you can hear II IN utter
ances on the street, and In the street
cars, and on the trains. But you've
got to keep your mouth shut. The
Australians can spot you for an Am
erican every time they hear you
speak; and then OF course they are
not so likely to give expression to any
feeling Of prejudice they may feel for
things American.
How do / account for II? Well, until
this war Australia as a nation, and
the Australian people as q people
have never been called on to make
any great sacrifices. They have
never had to fight either for their ma
tionaI rights or their national exist.
ence. They have never had to fight
either foreign or domestic tyranny.
or course they have had the individ-
ual struggle for existence which comes
to the individuals of all nations. But
they have never as q nation or as a
people been called on to make sacri-
fices OF blood and treasure; to face
common danger, moved by q common
spirit Of devotion to q principle or
ideal ready to make whatever sacri-
fees o. blood and treasure may be
necessary b repel the danger. or es.
tablish the principle or attain the
ideal. They are called on to do that
now; and It comes hard. II comes
hard TO any people. but II comes hard.
er TO a people who have never had to
do II before, They have no memories
Of traditions or similar sacrifices he
roically made on unselfishly borne. 10
appeal s. g: sacrif iess seen great be-
cause theEe q hothihg 81 their pre-
Fious history Is 3 nation or as 4 PEG
Die as standard to measure them by.
Then the sacrifices can never Be
equally distributed among 1 people.
nor equally borne. They are exaetedl
more heavily from some than from
others. and III do not have either the
same courage or the same fortitude
20 bear them
fseIlng 81 InjnstIcl
This breeds f1patience. irritation
q feeling that injustice Is being done.
that burdens are uneoually dis
tr1Duted Australians. to take the
case IN point. see themselves called
on to make more sacrifices, to send
more Of their youth to the front, to
contribute more of their earnings IN
taxes or In contributions to the many
funds that have been organized for the
relief Of the suffering caused BY the
war. or for additional comfort or Sc
curity for the men 1t the front. And.
as far as they can see, no end 10
these sacrifices In siShE AT the same
time they see America and Americans
apparently free from all the burdens
OF the war, and apparently reaping
rich financial benefits from ii.
Question: for Amerlea
~Unconscionsly, formulated or nm
formulated. the thought comes to
many minds: Why should this be?
Why should the Americans and Amer
ica not only not be called on to make
sacrifices but actually be in receipt
Of benefits because Of the war? The
very fact that the Australian feels
that We are OF the same blood as them
selves adds to the strength Of this
feeling They feel that the enemy
they are fighting Is the common
enemy Of both people, and that there
fore. while Britain and Australia
fight and suffer, America holds out
and profits. Added to this is asbelief
widely. though Of course not univer-
sally held, that America was equally |
with Great Britain guarantor OF Bel
gums neutrality and therefore, OF
course. equally bound to take up arms
IN behalf Of Belgium.
When one realizes that these con-
ditions and beliefs exist In Australia
II is easily explained why there
should be some feeling, some preu. |
dice against America.
Talk Of prohibitive Tariffs
As to the extent to which Ii exists |
and what IT'S results will be on the |
trade and other relations Of the two |
countries, II Is hard to say. One way |
IN which the feeling is manifested is |
the assumption on the part Of good |
many people, and frequently ex.
pressed, most often in the more ire |
sponsible newspapers and periodi-
Gals, and from other irrespon-
sibie sources, that the quick way |
10 deal with the matter would be to |
put such high tariff on all American |
that they could not be
brought In This, short way with /