Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 35, 29 October 1894 — Will Resent Interference. [ARTICLE]

Will Resent Interference.

Xew York, Oet. 14. lu an interview today tbe Japanese Cunsul. N. HashigusLi, spoke feelingly of the patriotism displayecl by the Japanese in New York aud 13rookIyn. ‘"I have already forwarded largo contribntions to my t government frora my c >nutryroen in this city,’ he said, “one raerchaut alone having subscribed $1,200. Our boys m BrookIyn have done nobly. Those in the Brooklyn Navy Yard *and few others, mclnding students, have sent me $1,500. You must re- j raember that the majority of them are in anytbiug but easy circurastauces, buteveryone has sent his entiro savings—his all, iu fact—not keeping oue penny back. It woukl be unbeoomiug for mo to say anything against the Chiuese, but I donbt if any Celestial merchant or Iaundryman has sent as rauch as one cent to his governraent as a contribution to the fuud. True patriotism is a sentiment unkuown to Chinese who are iudividualists, while araoug my countrymen it is allpervading and aIl-po«rerfuI. ‘Ilegarding the a!licd iuterveution of England. Bussia, France und Germany, I do not think it is a possibility. The iuterests of these powers are too mueh at variance with eaeh otber to perrait of harmonious intcrference, besides we do not waut any settlemeut of the ditHculties other ehau a coraplete victory. Japan hos a right to demand just recorapense for the blood of her children that has been shed and the vast fuuds that have beeu expeuded, Inwardly at kast we cannot help resenting the spirit of interfereuce evinced by some powers. It surely soems an ignoble policy to ex P ect a share >'f the spoilg"when we huve done the Hghting V\*e do not want our difficulties patohed up, but definitely settle<l onoe and for all. I thiuk that the speedy eon cission of tho war is most uulikeIy. It is barely possib!e that hostilities may be postponed for a time. but that will not indicate their abandonmont. After the condusion of the war Japan ū °t reet conteut with her former possition in the internaliona! po!itics. She has long been regardcd as the land of |K>etry «nd fiowers, but now she «nust be recogniced as the Und °f warrl °rs acd statesmen. Yet vre shall always seek to retaiu the characteristics of our race. We do n °t scek to become Europe«n**ed. but are proud. ionately proud. of being Japanese. \V e want universal reocgnition and »re fast proving ourselves worthv of it” J A lar ge numb«r of people visited Wnikiki yesterday in apite of hght showers. Sans Sooci, Haniwai and Long Brancb were well patronixed.