The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1925-06-09

don't know the situation as it ex-
lists here"
1.-TWO sets of ideals are prevail
ent in Japanese homes. The citi-
zens have come to adopt American
customs and mode of living, while
their fathers and mothers still
cling to their old-fashioned life.
This divergent understanding Of
life as exemplified in a Japanese
home has been the source of diff
ficulty to the younger people. Time
is a panacea for all ailments. The
older people are coming to realize
the hardships their sons are en-
countering and are openly adopting
means of easing their burden.
While daddy" and ''momsy" are
satisfied with Japanese delicacies.
their children have an inclination
for American food"
l will now reprint below part
of an article on the school situa
ton, written by w. E. Givens.
superintendent of public instruc
ton for the islands:
"In 1880, there were no children
of japanese ancestry in the schools
of Hawaii There were only 81
children of Chinese ancestry and SIS
of Portuguese ancestry. The 1000
children that were in the schools
of Hawaii in 1880 were very largely
Hawaiian and part Hawaiian child
rem.
"In 1890, out of the public school
population of 7,343, there were 80
children of japanese ancestry.
''In 1900, ten years later the pub
lis school population had increased
to 1851. The number of Japanese
children had increased from 80 to
1852
"In 1910, the public school popu-
lation had increased to 20,245. The
children of Japanese ancestry in
creased from 1852 to 6,557.
''In 1920, the public school popu-
lation had grown to 41,350. The
pupils of Japanese ancestry in
creased from 6,557 to 1884.
"In 1925, the public school en-
rollment increased to 55,497. The
children of Japanese ancestry had
increased from 1884 to 23,308.
''The large number of Japanese
children, which we have in our
public schools, are clean, neat and
industrious. They are making fine
progress in the public schools in
face of the fact that to large
number of them, English. is a
strange language. They are, there
fore, having to learn new Ian
guage at the same time that they
receive common school education
Although problems have arisen in
Hawaii and are still arising, 1 am
of the firm conviction that they
can all be settled through toler-
ance, through knowledge of the
other fellow and his problems and
through public education
In the minds of many of the
people l have come in contact with
the problem of the future is more
economic than political.
The young Japs are being edu-
Gated and when educated refuse to
go back to the plantations, where
their parents spend their lives
struggling for a mere livelihood
They are branching, out into all of
the trades and professions and
with their industry and intelligence
they are gradually supplanting the
whites in business and in the pro-
fessions.
With a new generation of Ameri-
can citizens of Japanese and Chin
ese ancestry growing in wealth
and Importance, in the economic
life of the islands, but separated
from the old oriental customs and
family life by reason of the eX-
clusion laws which have stopped
we can expect the
pot" in Hawaii to produce
in time a new race which will
retain the best from all.
With the scarcity of Japanese and
Chinese labor on the plantations,
an influx of Filipinos into the is
lands is seen, which will add still
more to the gaety of nationalities
so interesting a study here.