The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-25
HAWAII AND STATEHOOD.

The large political issue in Hawaii is that of Statehood The Democrats declared for it in the last campaign and at the election in November made inroads on the overwhelming Republican jority in the Islands It is freely stated by close observers that had the campaign continued for ten days more, Lincoln McCandless, the Democratic nominee for Delegate to Congress, would have de- feated Victor S. K Houston, who was reelected to that office Republican.
 Delegate Houston took notice of the growing sentiment for admission to the Union, and de- clared that he would be governed in Congress by the Republican Territorial Committee. meeting of that organization held last winter at Honolulu declared in favor of Statehood, and the Delegate introduced a Statehood bill in Congress The Ter ritorial Legislature passed Statehood reso- lution before it adjourned in April Gov. Judd vetoed it. so the issue will be livelier than
 Statehood is opposed generally by the so-called 'big interests"-the sugar and pineapple "barons." Their objection is based the preponderance of Orientals in the Territory. They do not fear that the Orientals would international trou- bles on account of their racial connections with Asia but allege that they detect symptoms of radicalism among them
 It should be said here that the "bg interests" are by no unanimous in their opposition to Statehood Lincoln McCandless, Democratic leader, who is in the front rank among the Statehood advocates, is heavily interested in sugar, pine apples and land. He is member of the famous McCandless brothers of whom one is Sunny Jim McCandless, who not long ago, when supreme head of the shriners made a speaking tour throughout the United States and attracted wide attention to the Islands, their and attractions and to himself as wit and humorist as well of affairs Lincoln is said to be the largest individual land owner in Hawaii
 The general feeling in Hawaii is that the resi- dent Chinese, Japanese Flipinos Koreans, etc., who are American citizens, are as loyal to the United States are the whites In spite of what has been said to the contrary, visitor in Honolulu detects not a symptom of disloyalty in the yellow races over there. There are few of them who have not attended American schools More than half Of those now attending school in the Islands are Japanese-3e1l5 out of a total of 73,l80. Other races in the schools Hawaiian and part Ha- waiian, 1l,oOo; Chinese 67O6; Portuguese, 6o91; Filipinos, 3344; Anglo-Saxons, 2993; Porto Ricans 1163; Spanish 258; others, 79l.
 Both of the English language daily news papers of Honolulu favor Statehood They profess ultimate confidence in the patriotism, good faith and good sense of the Oriental citizens.
 The prevailing language among the American born people of all is English, Those who at- tend schools are taught patriotism and loyalty to the United States just the school children in the States The school system is admittedly sec ond to few if any, under the American flag They have schools everywhere including magnifi- cent high schools and several colleges and uni versailles. Many of the leading lawyers physicians and surgeons teachers, college professors, news paper writers, bankers, merchants etc, are of the Oriental races There is, in fact, little or no dis functions on account of The races intermarry and mix socially to a growing extent This applies probably more particularly to the native raclal Hawaians than to the Orientals. There are more part Hawaiian than full bloods of that race. ac- cording to the recent census reports There are more of Anglo-Saxon and Hawaiian mixed blood than of Hawaiian and Oriental mixture
 The Legislature of Hawaii usually contains mem bers of all races and nationalities; Anglo-Saxons Hawaiians Portuguese Japanese Chinese, etc However the voters do not divide according te race. Legislative districts that preponderantly Ango-saxon frequently give majorities to Japanese N or Chinese candidates Districts that are prepond Smnty Oriental usually give majorities to Anglo ' Aaxons or Hawaiians.
 K/ However it will be noted from this brief sum- mary that experimentation is not wholly removed from among governmental problems in Hawaii Recognition of that fact makes large part Of tht h,,siness peope of all races, doubtful of the ex pediency of immediate Statehood notwithstanding that the politicians of both parties are now com mitted to it.
 Questions of resources and volume Of business and education and institutions of civilization art not involved in the Statehood issue. In all these respects the Territory takes high place, and sh' is growing fast and is prosperous. Her people ar' happy and devotedly attached to their Islands They are building a great American State of th