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

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In Queensland the sugar industT,
is growing The white Australia pol
icy has not only not killed Il, II ha.
not stopped IL. II Is true that thu
growers this year have complained
very loudly that they we're caught
between the price the government
fixed when Il bought the entire crop
and the wages the arbitration eouri
liked for harvesting the crop, and thai
thereby they wouldn't make any mon
ey, or az least not as much as they
had hoped they would. But after let
ting the ripened cane stand uncut fol
a while on the claim that II would
not pay TO cut ii at the wages they
were required 20 pay to the cutters
they finally yielded and began cutting
and since theff-I haven't seen anything
In the papers about their being ruined.
don't think II admits OF any ques-
ton, that on the whole, Australia Is
both prosperous and progressing.
Some Prejuuies Against Americans
Yes, / found some prejudice against
America think II Is more In seem.
ing than tn reality But still there is
no doubt there Is some. You hear Ii
voiced I'm the newspapers and In other
periodicals. You hear It voiced In ut.
terances at public gatherings. And
y 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 81 Well, until
this war Australia as q nation. and
the Australian people as q people
have never been called on 10 make
any great sacrifices They have
never had to fight either FOR their ma
tional rights Or their national exist
lence They have never had to fight
either foreign or domestic tyranny.
OF course they have had the individ-
ual strugele for existence which comes
g the individuals OF al nations. But
they have never as nation or az 4
people been called on TO make sacri-
ficcs 81 blood and fteasnre: 10 face 4
common danger. moved by common
spirit Of devotion to i principle or
idealf ready 70 make whatever sacri-
uct4 u blood and treasure flaT be
nettssery brepel the iaiiref 81 81.
tabIlsl the principle or attain the
Ideal They are called On "a a. tKaf
now; and i comes hard. It comes
naru 70 any people. but II comes hard
ca % people who have never had to
90 I before They have no memories
pr fradItion1 oi similar sacrifices ne.
foiceiiy made O{ l|ilteIfIshll borne. 10
APPEAL To- etcfIIItes seem freaf Be- /
cause theirs 4 1olIf1t III their bre-
fious history a & nation a. a. ! ,,e<. /
pie as sldII.II I6 Intstt,rf {j,sn, * I
tnen the E41|'''tts can never .fe
EQUALLY distributed tI.ion6 4 I,k6i,Ie I
nor equally horne They are txacfs6
more heavily IRON some f.t6 f<o-, 1
others. and I'll DO not have either ne /
i ss'b Ss.r e9 ,Ss.. 9r ths same fortisude
Feeling Of IfjpSlIc>
This Prssds I1ib>iIence. irritation
: feeling ttat Injustice IS being done: !
I4et burdens are uneQually dis
tIipnte4 Auttrtlaians. 70 take the
case ~ point see themselves called |
% 70 make more sacrifices. to send |
more q their youth to the front. 10 |
contribute more Of their earnings IN |
taxes or Ia contributions to the many |
FUNDS that have been Organized for the /
relief Of the suffering caused BY the 4
war. or for additional comfort a. 50 /