The Washington herald., 1920-02-02
Orient Does Meet 0ccident
In Hawaii, Now Radiating
Center for Democracy
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l1eIe lntl ALAh anu lAEACu 70 u IAAau
In his own language. but teach all
men the spiritual alphabet of dem
ocracy. Into them, Chinese, Japanese,
Korean and even Filipino students
pour to learn the ways OF progress.
own country like crusaders Of DEM
ocracy heralding new day.
In the United States the poll.
ticians have been Inclined to view
collegians as "Rah. Rahs' boys
and to disregard them as a po-
litical force. But old world
"bosses" have a different species
with which to deal. So they at
tempt to charm or force away
their impulses of revolution and
often they succeed, but some etimes
they fail. Competitive sport is the
exhaust for the American college
boys steam. and the lack of sport
the reason for the devotion of his
overseas brother to political
study. In large measure the stu
dent Is the hope of democracy for
a reactionary old world. May he
be destined to democratize his
government first and become an
athlete afterwaEd!
Student Movements.
DR.. Sun, Vat Sen set the great
democratic ball aroll. which top
pied over the throne of the Manchu
dynasty. He, who more than any
other single individual was re-
sponsible for the establishment of
the Chinese republic, was once an
Hawaiian student.
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Government of the Republic OF 10.
rea." now at Washington. is also
product of Hawaiian schools
The colleges of China and Korea
are permeated with Hawaii's demo
cratic ideas. and these ideas are to
day making political history in the
Far East. Approximately 5000
mOdernly trained Japanese are
leaving Hawaii yearly. and Japan
is not escaping the effect-,of their
impression. Asia is less set in q
political mold than Europe and the
fingers of democracy have softer
clay to handle.
The presence OF c. ]. Mccarthy
and Alexander Hume Ford at
Washington has focused official
light on this territorial statue OF
liberty in the mid-Pacifc. As ex-
poncnts of Pan Pacific ideals, they
follow hard on the trail of the de-
parting Pan Americans. Mr.. Nc
Carthy is the governor general OF
Hawaii. and Mr.. Ford. the secre-
tary Of the Pan Pacific Union.
Specifically. the Pan Pacific Union
Is a trusteeship OF twenty-one men,
bers, appointed by various FacifIC
governments. Its chief objects arr
to bring about a better understand
ing among the peoples of the Pacific
and their cooperation as a whole tc
all forward effort" The Union, which
has its seat at Honolulu, has by rs
very nature assisted and intensified
Hawaiis democratic movement.
Would BE OmciaII.ed.
The Union was organized ten years
ago. when many Of the nations border
ing on the Petite sent delegates tc
Honolulu. On that occasion Japar
was represented by an inquirer" and
she still preserves a "Missourian" at.
titude toward thd undertaking, Off.
ctally speaking. The organization
however, has met with official enthu.
siasm in China, Australia, New Zea,
land and the Philippines.
Plans to hold Pan Pacific
Scientific Congress in early sum.
mer are now under way and othei
Pan Pacific congresses will follow
periodically. Meanwhile, definite
efforts will be made to "officiaHze'
the union just as the Pan Ameri-
can Union has been "officialized.'
Both Mr.. Mccarthy and Mr.. Ford
are now taking this matter uT
with governmental authoritie:
here.
The unions officers are: Hon.
orary presidents, Woodrow Wilson
President. United States; William
y. Hughes. Prime Minister, Aus.
tralia; W. F. Massey. Prime Min.
/ lister, New Zealand: Hsu Shin.
chang. President of China; Sir
Robert Borden. Premier of Canada
Honorary vice presidents: Frank
lin h. Lane. Secretary Interior
| United States: John Barrett, Direc
tor General Pan American Union
| Prince J. X. KaIanianaole, delegat.
I to Congress from Hawaii; tht
i Governor General OF Java: Tn
| Governor General Of the Philip
pines: the premiers OF Australian
| states; the Premier of British Co.
lumbia. President, Hon. c. ]. Nc.
Carthy, Governor OF Hawaii; sec.
retary. Alexander Hume Ford
Honolulu.
Mr.. Ford feels that the Pacin,
should settle her own affairs, an,
keep her own house orderly anC
healthy. Let the Pacific peoples
get together. and build up their ow,
commerce and their own future,
he pleads. Two thirds of tn,
worlds Inhabitants" he continues
live about the Pacific.
IF the Chinese should adop
Americas standards OF living, tn.
United States would have to sent
another $4,000, 900, 900 worth of prod
ucts to China every year. Within
the past fifty years, the Chimes,
rate of living has advanced from
| 2 cents to 81. cents a day. When on,
can say that wages are as high il
| China as they are in Japan, the Cal
ifornia problem will begin to dis
appear.
The Pacific is the theater of tn,
worlds commerce. and inNthe Pacifi,
there should be mutual help instead
of mutual stealing. The time Is a
hand when the TACTIC countries
will be compelled to feed tn,
| world"