The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28
AmeriCanize All Aliens
Demands r. L. HalSey

AT an AID Club meeting in Honolulu
last week Richard l.. Halsey, head of
the federal immigration bureau in the
territory. made a red-hot and eloquent
address ON the matter of Americanism.
Tic followed This up a day or two later
with q letter to the Advertiser ampli-
ryiug his remarks and incidentally TAX
Jung. ID hard crack at George f. Davies,
E~tcepr.-tient and managing director
n. The drm of Theo. il. Davies d Co.
Mr. Davies had recently had a letter
published in which he offered various
suggestions in connection with the
problem of Americanizing the Japan
.se children in the territory, and it is
upon this That Mr.. Halsey based his
attack.
Tho Halsey letter is as follows:
Americanize All Aliens
Editor Auyertiser-In your report on
the AID Club meeting in regard to
LANGUAGE schools. appearing in the
morning "Advertiser. you seem to
limit The expression | used "interna-
.ioual n|Derlopers in u midst to
men of the German race. l referred
to- Sir. Rodiek as a fitting example Of
tlat class, but my purpose in saying
.hat "there are others here was in
'g"N'" cover also men u oIher races
'''H GERMAN every man TO "ho1h 1t
.'u apply
I'm The matter of Americanization,
the attention OF the citizens of Ha-
"ali should be directed to others be
sides those of Asiatic descent. My
contention is that the effort for Am
oricanization of the residents of Ha-
waii should be extended to every class
and 10 every alien. irrespective of the
land from which they came-East or
West-irrespoctive of their social or
business position. l am in favor of
a persistent effort to Americanize
every alien among us, and every alien
born here, who is or has placed HIM
self under a foreign flag, whether he
De a swaIlow-tail. a bobtail. a pluocrat,
or q proletariat.
The morning paper contains q com.
munication from MIR. George Davies
headed "a Difficult Problem" referr-
ing to- the LEGISLATION in regard to the
children of OrientaIs horn in the Init
ed States These children are citizens
and it is our duty TO see that thev are
educated So as to become lova1 Gift
zans. u until it is shown hat thev
arc moi such and cannot he made sucb
fn my opiuion they sbouId not he de-
priyad of their rights under the Am
elicsn FLAG Mr. Davies bimealf and
men of his stamp. present to us =
more difficult problem" than that
which he calls 10 vour attention Mr.
Davies was born in Hawaii he has
large bsIsiness interests here and no
is registered in tbe British Consulate
and also his cbi1dror os suhioots 81
Great Britain. We generously tolerate
his firm, despite its alien control. but
for a man who makes his fortune here
as "a uradcsman and who is a gentle
man in and of England to endeavor to
advise and criticize the actions of the
citizens of our country, IS a beautiful
exhibition of superlatfve seIf-compla.
cency. We would know where TO find
him i'm case of a difference between
This country. TO which he owes his all,
and the one for which he renounces
fl. 10 is absolutely diverting to find
HMM using such ON expression as "10C
percent American, and he very clever
ly avoids a reference to the renuncia
ton OF his hirth-risht when he speaks
OF 1--WE non-Orientals of Hawaii" He