South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-19
JAPS IN HAWAII
IN MENTAL RAGE
/ ON CITIZENSHIP
Evangelical Society Blames
Failure to Register Birth
for Main Trouble.
~ uARR1 D. ROGERs

BN HARRY J.. ROGERS
.fFASFiI>CTON Sow 1S.-Amerl-
tar citizen. born 100 Hawaii o.
lanarese parcrtage are complain
g. that thcy are up a-ainst an un-
fer.4Ile same "a sort % Heads. /
f- Tails sou Iose proposition.
Tuo documents II-- received here
frcm Hon0luIg emphasize the Sc
rou.r-s ~ tho problem presented
g. th. anomaly of e0-caued dual
citizenship which IS increasinS
faI. rth the growth OF the Ha-
fa.an-horn Japanese population I'm
fne er-itory
The dr-t is public statement
F-ued by the Hawaiian Evangelical
p orla- Son expressing us view as
row JaDancse-Amctica in Ha-
f1 should conduct themselves The
Second "a a bitter article appearing
On the Hawaii HochL a japanese
fewsDaper. bearing on points
raised hy the Evangelical Associa-
tion a translation OF the news
paper article has been made by the
once OF the Attorney General OF
Che territory
The text Of the Evangelical state
ment follows in part:
The difficulty confronting the
American born japanese in Hawaii
in assuming their full responsibility
g. citizens OF America IS not easy
Tor them 20 overcome.
Can't Prove Birth.
THE first obstacle often arises
over proof Of the fact or their birth
O. Hawaii under the American nag
Since 1896 there has been "A
Statute making it the duty OF the
parent. without cost 20 the parent.
tithin thirty days after the birth OF
& child 20 register the fact OF birth
and ger a certified copy
But. because this law has
rot been vigorously enforced by the
Territorial officers. Il is unknown 20
many residents OF Hawaii
Twenty years ago the Japanese
en- Hawaii considered their resi-
tence here a temporary sojoUrn
Many took no steps 10 re-
cord the birth OF their children.
The result IS that today IL IS not
a. easy matter for Hawaiian-born
Japanese 10 prove that they were
R7rn under the American flag.
Again. there has been a strong
feelinc among many of the older
Japanese that their children,
though born in Hawaii are still
Japanese subjects
Happily for us this feeling Is be
fn- displaced by the conviction that
kmerican-born Japanese should be
tegardcd only as Americans. en-
ttlcd 90 certain definite rights un-
g. he American constitution.
Dual Citizenship.
Nevertheless. this still remains
4 ditfculty which is faced by Amerl-
tan-boru Ja'onese Many OF them
receive calls to- return TO military
Service jon Japan some respond
although American-born
we haze confidence our Ma
touaI Government in Washington
snd the Imperial Jauanese govern
meut at Toxic can find a way out
81 the tdull citizens hin) anomaly
The article from he Hochi. as
translated FOR the attorneys general
Follows pa~t.
"TEo anti-IapaueSe movement.
Which is being harped upon so
toudI today is iu>- ,1. opposite Of
Ah1t was advocated and urged ten
years ago Ten ye1r- ago Japanese
Vcre charged with having mo- inter
est In local politics or problems
hence am excellent proof of their
qppos.tiOn 90 AWcrlcaDiza ton.
LII HaVaiau-t Japaue have
4 real desire 20 become Gouj awori-
can citizens tlez would Voluntarily
last their vote and elect good men
Co. office They are expected TO
Exercise their right OF American
citizenship Anyone who refuses to
eNercise his right IS not entitled TO
be an a uerican citizen. Among the
.fapanes, there are great masses OF
Hawaiian ,boru children. BY the
,srcideut or their birth they are
aAmericlu citizens But only few
Are using their franchise
A-proof THAI they 10 not have luy
qua lGcatiou for American citizen
ship This is tho basis of the anti
Japanese argument ten years ago.
with tho passing of days and
months the auti-Japauesc argument
also underwent radical change
Each year Japanese increased by
5000 Grave fears began 20 arise
Unless the Japanese are eX-
oiuded today Hawaii viii be con-
troned politically 10y japanese Gin
futurel This is the basis of the
anti-Japaucse argument Of 'odly
JIp- PCrplcNcd
Hawaiian born japanese are
grtatly pcrpIexed bv -uea double
tongucd IutlJauansSo ,Euments.
They are at a loss as go wat 10 do
---whethe- 90 have mo- interest in
island politics. or whether Co take
au active interest in H.
rThe japanese did not come 10
Hawaii voluntarily They were inn
migrants invited by its
capitaE~ts Iu those days the capi-
taiisj save the Japanese royal
welcome
"Tf Hawai-. really wants 90 see the
HaVa.au-ro-u Japanese become
cood citizens the dou1-e-tonEued
Japanese arguments should he
DISCOURAGED.
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