The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-15
Now Is Your Opportunity Says
Bishop lmamura TO His
Co-ReIioionists
PREVENT ALL WASTE AND
I RAISE ALL POSSIBLE
Japanese Able TO % Much To.
wards Carrying Out the
Wishes ofthe President

Remember, now Is the hest oppor-
tunity FOR you to discharge your proper
duty 80 the united states, :, says the
head Of the Hompa Honewanji Mission
Of Hawaii 10 the Japanese adherents of
buddhism in the Islands, In state.
ment being given wide publication
throughout Hawaii. The Buddhists Of
Hawaii are awake to the necessity Of
the fullest cooperation with the food
commission and the government in this
time Of war and Of worlds food
shortage.
When Bishop Imamura heard, during
his Journey through Maui and Hawaii,
of the breaking Of diplomatic relations
between the United States and Ger
many and also Of the declaration Of
war from the former to the latter, he
wished very much to advise the mem
bers Of the mission as to how they
should be prepared for such an unusual
timd Now he appeals TO his fellow
believers, asking their consideration
and preparedness. He addresses them
as follows.
Obligation Of shinshuism
sThe idea Of gratitude and thank
fulness Is the most important thing
that believer in sShinshuism' must
keep in his bosom during his life time.
He should give thanks TO Buddha and,
also, express his gratitude to the coun.-
try in which he lives.
Now the United States has been
forced TO take part in the Great War
and an the people Of this land are pre-
pairing in every way for ii; and this
fact Is one Of the most remarkable
events III her history. President viii
son, therefore, appeals to all the farm-
ers Of the land to concentrate every
effort upon the production of food.
stuffs, and calls, at the same time. up
on housewives to exercise the. closest
economy. An easy and effective way
for housewives to attain this end is to
economize in their foodstuifs and, at
the same time, to use every bit of UNI
occupied land around their houses as
kitchen garden so as to partially be-
come self-snpporting. This Is the only
way both useful and effective in case
our communication with the mainland
be cut off, The Presidents appeal is
perhaps the result Of a careful eonsid-
GRAFTON Of the present miserable c0ndi-
ton Of the belligerents concerning food
supplies and also because Of the pres
emit plan of food supply regulation in
England must be prepared.
Hawaii, as all Of You know, is lo-
Gated far from any continent. If IL
be attacked by the enemy, a terrible
calamity will fall upon its two hun
dred thousand inhabitants. Therefore,
the territorial government together
with its both houses and also its peo-
pie has come to seriously consider this
plan OF self supporting as one Of the
most pressing affairs Of the time.
To-day is the time, as President
Wilson says, when every man, woman
and child In the entire land can lend
his or her weight in the winning of
the war against the German olignfchy.l
This Is true not only for the citizens
of this country but also for all the non
citizens who live in this Territory.
81 believe the Japanese are skilfnl
as small farmers. With this ability,
they should exert themselves in the
cause of their adopted country, especi-
ally, in the way of increasing the agri-
cultural production of the Territory.
Remember nowi is the best opportunity
for you to discharge your proper duty
to the United States.
Again, eagerly hope that all the
Japanese in this Territory do their best
for the sake of the Greatest Repnblic.t
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