IN HAWAII.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160733, 20 August 1920, Page 5

IN HAWAII.

THE JAPANESE MENACE. The need for the big American army which is maintained in the Hawaiian islands may be readily understood when the nationality of the inhabitants of Hawaii is examined (writes the Post’s special correspondent with the Press delegates to Canada). Out of a population of 150,000 in round numbers, the total white population, excluding Latin races, probably does not amount to 30.000. The registered voters at the general election of 1918 were thus classified: Hawaiian 10,901, Portugese 2844, American 3810, British 630, German 642, Chinese 954, Japanese 287. Many years ago there was an extensive influx of Portugese, who now number 25.000. There are 110,000 Japanese, 22,000 Chinese, Koreans, and other Eastern races, besides the remnants of the original Polynesian population, estimated at 22,600, which is rapidly being fused into a hybrid breed, of whom there are already 16,000. It is noted that while the Chinese and Polynesians intermarry freely, the Japanese bring their women with them, and maintain their racial purity to a remarkable degree. And this characteristic constitutes a serious menace to the future of Hawaii, because it is pointed out that while adult Japanese immigrants are deprived of the franchise, :’hMr children yill be native-born American subjects, the Son Francisco Chronicle, reviewing the situation l observes: “As soon as the multitudes of Japanese children now growing up reach the voting ago they will be able to assume political control of the territory. It will not be long before we see a Japanese Legislature sitting in Honolulu. California sees in the Oriental invasion a menace to itself. Governor Stephens, in a recent manifesto, says: “The Hawaiian islands, an American territory, are being coni; quered by the Japanese without opposition, I’m informed, and it is California’s plea to the nation that this State shall not he conquered as Hawaii is being conquered—by a foreign race!”