Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-24
CONGRESSMAN ASKED BY JAPANESE
To STUDY 4AMERICANIzATION' HERE
Tazan in "open Letter. Speaks He Says as One of 100000
japanese in HaWaii-Says His Race viii Some Day Run
Territorial Government Unless Outlet is Given to Mainland
AN OPEN MESSAGE TO THE CON.
GRESSIoNAL PARTY.
BY Taizan Tsuji, SD, SCI.


myself of this rare opportunity to ex'
press my thanks and wishes to you l
am writing these sentences with deep
respect and a feeling OF as IL / am
4 talking to you in the very room where
you are reading now. AS you know,
before the annexation of the islands,
Hawaii was in her lowest stage OF
. civilization. But since that memorial
day when the Star-spangled banner,
for the first time, unfolded itself In
the breeze of Mid-Pacific, the dark
ness OF political intrigue and coup
d'etat past away, and Hawaii aWoke
and commenced her triumphant
march toward civilization. Ever since
that day, the advancement of Hawaii
continued uninterruptedly and today
she has advanced so far as to win
her title OF the Paradise of Pacific.
(2) Here in this Paradise OF Mid
Pacific, the East and the West meet
in close friendship. Here peace and
friendship reign in perfect harmony.
Here racial determinations, as are
found in the States, are unknown. In
this Paradise of Pacific the people of
different races have understood each
other and no one has ever made anti
oriental statements as are often
found in the Pacific States" This
understanding of each other" has
brought the races into mutual con-
fideHce and respect, which are the
keys to Interracial harmony and good
feelings.
80 In the States where these mu'
tual understandings and confidence
are unknown, people are constantly
been LED to inter-racial ''ill-feelings
by some political and social leaders.
AS you know those statements made
by the Anti-Japanese leaders of Cali
fornia sounded portentious only when
made individually and collectively,
but when they are analysed and
studied with some sense of proportion
they lose every one of their hostile
significance But unfortunately most
of these vague statements are taken
by the Americans collectively without
been logically analysed; and it is
clear that the great majority OF these
statements made constantly by the
Anti-Japanese leaders are finding re-
ceptible soil in the thoughts OF Ameri-
cans. Therefore it is clear that there
is always a danger in California that
racial prejudice may occasion individ-
ual or :ocai insults or injuries which
may develop into international issues
and crisis.
No III-feeTins Here
(4) Thanks to the absence of the
so-called "old-fogies" and '.anti-Japan-
up in Mid-Pacific any ill-feeling be-
tween the Japanese and the Americans
since the day of annexation. This alb
sence of racial prejudice has brought
the oI.ientials and. the occidentals OF
the Territory into close friendship
and brotherhood. No one of you can
stay long in the Islands without re-
alizing that the predominant char
acteristic of the residents OF Hawaii is
this interracial good feeling. There Is
unity of feeling-an element Of CO
hesiveness which binds us in perfect
union which are absolutely lacking in
the States. You will find, or perhaps
you have already found, that Hawaii
has given an effective demonstration
of the statements of Pacifists that per
feet union, friendship, and cooperation
could be obtained among different
races and nationalities when there
are no political and social "bacillii."
The races of Hawaii are united in one
and are cooperating as a great hui
man mechanism adjusted perfectly in
all its part TO efficiency, because there
are no such "back-numbers" who are
trying to spread their vague dog
mas" of "Anti-Japanism," in order
for the simple selfish reason to in
crease their own political prestage and
secure more ballots. This is the rea-
son why the melting pot" of Mid
Pacific is melting peacefully and har-
moniously.
AS every one knows, in this melt
ing pot" of Mid-Pacific, "AmericaniZa-
ton" has been constantly encouraged
and urged, from time to time, among
Japanese residents; and every one
knows that it is their duty to be
"Americanized" while they are living
within the jurisdiction of the United
States. It is a fact that every Japan
csc of Hawaii are actually persever-
ing to be AmericaniZed and are trying
tc the best of their ability to bring up
their sons and daughters as American
citizens. ! do not know to what con-
clusion you will reach after your in
yestigation of the island. If in case
you come to the unfortunate" conelu-
sion that Japanese of Hawaii are not
Americanized to an appreciate de-
gree, be sure that you will not blame
Japanese alone. There are no reasons
Why Japanese are to be blamed alone
if we Japanese are not Americanized
to the degree of your satisfaction.
This failure to reach the proper stan
dard of AmericaniZation does not sig
nifty that the Japanese are not trying
TO be Americanized," nor the lack OF
perseverance required for Americana
cation on the part Of the orientals.
.The failure on the part of Japanese
TO be fully AmericaniZed" signifies
that "the regulations, and the social
and educational conditions OF Hawaii
are. unadapted for Americanisation.
and are actually interfering Ameri-
csnization among the orientals. Let
me point out a few of the many causes
which are constantly retardfng Amer.
icanization in the Hawaiian islands.
Law Of 1907 Cited ~
f6l First of all is the law of 1907
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