The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-18
Hawaii, Americas Western
Outrigger, to Become the
Gibraltar of the Pacific

The Hawaiian Isiands arc Iess
Than 10 per cent white " We cxeIud.
The Arorrans. or Island Portuguese,
of theae various races. the Jan.
aneac number considerably NOR.
than half the total population % the
Islands. They are BY far the most
energetic and snterprlsinE Of her
population. the most restless. or "a
they say. the most -proErcrrivo.
They have their own schools ev.
erywhcrc Ia which Japanese only IL
taught After two hours of this. the
japanese boy or giri may 10 90 the
English public or parochiai school.
but despite his alert mind. IN. task
Is too great for him and there Is
much discomfort
Both Honolulu papers. the Com.
mcrciai Advertiser and star nuite.
Tin "a wen as the lilo Tribune and
Hilo Post have within the month ed.
itorialiy attacked the Japanrm.
schools and urged that all inEtruc
ton be concentrated in English Ian.
guagc schools. public and private.
but nothing Will be done about IL. al.
tho Tho legislature IL now IN session.
Have Own Newspaper
They have their newapaperr In
which America and American ideals
are attacked and criticised almost
daily fsvorite attitude this month
being complaint at the proposed
League OF Nations which they say
will give America and England
power TO control the world" Thesn
words were used In an editorial fn
the leading Japanese newspaper on
March lat.
our little brown brothers" may
be the highest type OF Americans In
the making. nj heart. but why the
on Japanese schools. news.
papers. clubs. societies. and the con.
tinucd cxaltation Of japanese ideals
"a opposed to American idcalsg
Honolulu has The largest and most
costly buddhist temple in the Pa.
cific. and innumerable Young Mems
Buddhist Associations. Now. have
no quarrel with the teachings OF
Guatama Buddha. but even the most
superficial student knows that Bud.
dhism pure and undefilcd IL thing
lost In the dead sea OF Journalism
and hopeless mysticism 10. these
thousand years, and when the Bud
dhist Bishop Of Honolulu. calmly
gives notice as he did the other day
in "A newspaper interview here. that
a ~ the purpose of Buddhists to ex.
tend their propaganda to every Jap.
anosc on the mainland as soon as
possible and to all others as well.
that they may understand better
the ideals OF Japanese culture"
somehow the thing strikes a sinister
chord.
Teach Own Culture"
n ideals OF Japanese culture" are
10 be taught In America under the
aegis OF Buddha. why not ideals Of
Islam under the acgis OF Moham.
med and ideals OF Brahminlsm un.
der the acgis Of Hindoo Swamis7
| talked with n japanese editor
this morning He asked me not 10
use his name;
lie said: we japanese have
no quarrel with America ms
Nhbf's WV f'ut
and your business capacity. We
think You have good govern
mcnt In many ways, aItho II
lacks efficiency. but we think
you Californians have---,lo not be
offend--bad manners In making
racial cause against us.
I'VE do not consider ourselves
the inferior Of any people on
earth and we think that ~ long
rs YOU admit the English or
French or Italian to your coun-
try and permit him 10 own land
and become citizen. you must
in common fairness admit us.
I'VE do not want 10 come par
ticularly. right now. but we
might want TO some day--and
anyhow. we want the right. We
think we have earned H."
Well. IL Is possible that the world
is about to enter upon AN era of "a
thousand years of international hu.
man brotherhood. | hope 40 and we
all pray that this may eventuate
from the peace conference.
But I'm glad that Uncle Sam,