Hawaii Filipino New sHONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, U . S. A., DECEMBER 26, 1940

OAHU SUGAR CO. BOY SCOUTS: Boy Scout troops of the Oahu Sugar Co. near Honolulu go into summer camp. Nearlyevery sugar plantation in Hawaii has its Boy Scout troops for sons of the workmen. Many Filipino youngsters are members of this thoroughly American youth organization. (Photo courtesy of Pan-Pacific Press. )

YOUTHS OF THE PHILIPPINESBy MAURO BARADI

I am happy to bring the greetings of the youths of the Philippines to the youths of America and the world at large. Although living about 10, 000 miles away in a group of some 7,000 tropical islands often referred to as the Pearl of the Orient seas, with an area of 114, 000 square miles, the sixteen million Filipinos as a whole can not but feel appreciative and rejoice in the fact that here in the

United States, which can still be called the land of the free and the home of the brave, we, who represent the youth, do meet for a solemn purpose. We have gathered here in this simple but inspir­ing setting under the canopy of heaven to pledge ourselves anew to the ideal of peace and good will among nations.

The Filipino youths are by nature friendly and peaceful. They realize the

value of being good neighbors, having in­herited various cultures and civilizations. Centuries ago, their forefathers had social and commercial contact with the peoples of China, Japan, Borneo, the East Indies, and India. Subsequently, with the land­ing of Magellan in 1521, the Filipinos came under Spanish rule, lasting almost 400 years. Still later, and in 1896, as a result of the Spanish-American war, our country came under the control of the United States. So fruitful is this America- Filipino relationship that there has been inaugurated and successfully established in the Philippines on November 15, 1935,

a Commonwealth government of, by, and for the Filipinos; a government indeed that is republican in form and democratic in substance. Thus, all through these many years w e have been the benefici­aries of Oriental, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon civilizations.

Being the only Christian nation in the Orient, our youths have adopted, and are endeavoring to live, the Christian way of life. Their passion for education, which is proverbial, is surpassed only by their love of, and desire for, freedom. Almost two million of them are enrolled in Phil­ippine institutions of learning and some are studying in different countries. The others are occupying responsible posi­tions in the Government and still others are owners and managers of private en­terprises. They take active part in com­munity affairs and participate intelli­gently in the discussion of national Issues.

The Filipino youths firmly believe not in the rule of gold but in the Golden Rule; they worship not the god of war but the Prince of Peace. They now know that no permanent gain can come out of war but misunderstanding, hatred, untold suffering, and irreparable damage. On the other hand, they are convinced more than ever that only in an era of peace can men and nations contribute their best to the welfare of humanity.

We are witnessing today an upheaval of world proportions. The armies of might and oppression are grappling with the forces of righteousness and justice. One by one nations here and there have fallen and are being crushed savagely and mer­cilessly. Man’s inhumanity to man has about reached its maximum. On the field of battle, in the homes, schools, hospitals, offices, factories, and temples of worship, the old as well as the young, the guilty as well as the innocent, are being indis­criminately bombed and butchered. The youths of my country can not but take notice of, and be alarmed by, this trend of events.

In the face of such realities, we should not, we must not, remain indifferent. We should cooperate to the fullest extent with true and tried leaders and reputable or-

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The OAHU PLANTERS’ ASSOCIATIONExtends Greetings

to the Filipinos of the Territory on the occasion of the

44th Anniversary of the Heroic Martyrdom of

DR. JOSE RIZALAmongst those who have helped build Hawaii, the Filipinos have

taken a creditable part, of which they may be proud.

OAHU PLANTERS’ ASSOCIATIONKAHUKU PLANTATION CO. WAIANAE COMPANY

J N . ORRICK, M gr. ROBERT FRICKE, Mgr.

W AIALUA AGRICULTURAL CO. HONOLULU PLANTATION CO.JOHN H. MIDKIFF, M gr. S. L. AUSTIN, Mgr.

OAHU SUGAR CO. EWA PLANTATION CO.HANS L'ORANGE, Mgr. J. DOUGLASS BOND, Mgr.

W AIM A NALO SUGAR CO.GEO. Y. BENNETT, Mgr.

THE FILIPINO AS A FACTOR IN HAWAIIAN LIFEBy CAMILO OSlAS

The first Filipinos in this territory came at the invitation of Hawaii. They were contracted as plantation workers to help in the development of Hawaiian industries. Starting with an initial supply of about 200 in 1907 the peak was reached in 1930 when there were over 63, 000, consti­tuting then 17. 1 per cent of the total population of Hawaii. This number has seen a net reduction of 10, 622 individuals from 63, 052 in 1930 to 52, 430 as of June 30, 1939. Estim ating the present Filipino population to be 53, 000, about 17, 000 of whom are American citizens by birth and through naturalization, the balance being non-citizens who are really neither aliens nor foreigners but “nationals” owning allegiance to the United States, the Filipinos numerically are an important factor in the life of the Territory of Hawaii.

The 5. 3, 000 Filipinos are a considerable part of the consuming public in a land with a total population of about 414, 000. Many own automobiles, radios, pianos and other musical instruments and are steady buyers of articles of food, clothing, and other necessaries and luxuries. There are approximately 21, 000 on the sugar plantation payrolls and 6, 000 on the pineapple plantation payrolls. Some are employed in other gainful occu­pations and a few are in business and other private enterprises. The annual cash income of the Filipinos may be estimated to be $16, 000, 000. Some have been responsible for the introduction or cultivation of impor­tant plants like marungay, katuray, pal-lang, samsamping, saluyot, parda, patola, ampalaya, tugi, and other Philippine plants which other racial groups in Hawaii would do well to cultivate in greater quantities to help solve the food problem of the territory. Local writers admit that some of the earliest coffee plants were brought from the Philippines.

The Filipinos in Hawaii have shown on the whole great industry and thrift. It is not generally known that there are over 20, 000 Filipino sav­ings accounts in the banks of Hawaii amounting to about $5, 000, 000. These are 11. 35 per cent of the total number of accounts and 10. 52 per cent of the total volume of savings accounts in the Territory. The figures gain added significance when it is borne in mind (1) that about 38 per cent of the 53, 000 Filipinos have savings accounts; (2) that a goodly number have taken advantage of the credit unions and savings facilities on the plantations; (3) that many make periodic remittances to their folks in the Philippines; (4) that a total of about $500, 000 was paid in premiums on insurance policies th is past year; (5) that a considerable but undetermined amount is invested in building and loan associations, in lands and other properties, and (6) a large amount is tied up in mutual aid societies or fraternal organizations of very doubtful financial sound­ness or which are positively actuarially unsound. Unfortunately there are altogether too many who have lost money in gambling or through the activities of high-powered salesmanship and ju st plain racketeers. The facts herein presented give abundant evidence that the Filipino element is a real factor in the economic life of Hawaii.

In the main, I am proud of the Filipino record in Hawaii. Of course, the Filipinos, like other peoples, are not angels but human beings and have their faults. I have been unsparing in my condemnation of their failings, sins, and vices in all the meetings I addressed— and I have ad­dressed not less than 130 gatherings in a period of one month. But I sub­mit that with such a large number taken away from . their moorings, many unlettered, some subjected to occupational and social discrimina­tions, and with a disproportionately large number of men compared with the number of women, the wonder is that their record is n o t worse than it is. The well-nigh unanimous testimony of plantation managers and

This group of women at Waialua Sugar plantation near Monolulu, dressed in the Filipino costumes of their ancestors, is getting a lesson in home hygiene and. care of the sick from Mrs. Burt Bacon, Red Cross nurse. Filipino women quickly adopt American customs and- ideas. (Photo courtesy Pan-Pacific Press. )

M ill of Ewa Plantation Co., near Honolulu, which helps the Territory of Hawaii produce nearly a million tons of sugar annually. A large part of the workmen throughout the sugar mills of the territory are Filipinos. (Photo courtesy Pan- Pacific Press. )

other officials to me is that the Filipinos by and large are law-abiding, industrious, thrifty, and loyal. For this I am grateful but my countrymen should take it as a challenge for them to reflect the best in Philippine life.

Let me speak of the disproportionate number of men which creates a social problem. In 1910 there were 226 female and 2, 135 male Filipinos; in 1930 there were 10, 486 female and 52, 566 male Filipinos. There has been improvement but not enough. One of the fundamental causes of this unwholesome situation in recent years has been the lack of proper under­standing and application of the law regarding immigration of Filipinos to Hawaii. Section 8, paragraph (a) of Public No. 127, 73d Congress, commonly known as The Philippine Independence Act prescribes for “each fiscal year a quota of fifty . ” This applies essentially to immigration into the mainland or continental United States. The same section spe­cifically s ta te s :

“This paragraph shall not apply to a person coming or seeking to come, to the Territory of Hawaii who does not apply for and secure an immigra­tion or passport visa, but such immigration shall be determined by the Department of the Interior on the basis of the needs of industries in the Territory of Hawaii. ”

A liberal, humane, and just construction of this provision regarding the coming of Filipinos to Hawaii “on the basis of the needs of industries in the Territory of Hawaii” is in order. It should include the admission of a greater number of Filipino women especially wives of Filipino men engaged in gainful occupations in Hawaii. This would make for greater social stability not only among Filipinos but of the entire society of Hawaii.

If this contention is ju st and fair to the officials of the government and industries of Hawaii, I appeal to them to take the initiative and actively work to make this fact prevail for the sake of labor and capital, for the good of the social organization in Hawaii.

The Filipinos have a rich social, cultural and spiritual heritage as a people. The Filipinos in Hawaii are lovers of education. The second gen­eration of Filipinos are taking full advantage of the opportunities which the- educational institutions offer. They have brought with them their Christian faith. They glory in the fact that theirs is a Christian nation. I enjoin them to become cultural and spiritual factors in the life of Hawaii.

It is my prayerful hope that the visit of Mrs. Osias and m yself may contribute to better understanding and closer friendship between the Filipinos and other racial groups in this beautiful and hospitable Terri­tory of Hawaii. The Philippine Government and its instrumentality in Washington, the Philippine Resident Commissioner’s office, have broad­ened their scope of service to include looking after the well-being of Fili­pinos abroad including those in this 'territory to the end that they may become, in the future more than in the past, veritable factors in all phases of Hawaiian life,

Filipinos and Sports in HawaiiBy MAX. R. VELASCO

“SI PA-SIPA” P LA YED ON P LA N TA TIO N S OF H A W A II: Spectators at a “Sipa-'Sipa” game on a Hawaiian plantation marvel at the trickiness of the serves and application of “english” given the rattan ball. This ball may look like it is kicked into the crowd, but it is liable to spin at any moment and come back to the court for a kick over the net. Filipinos are skillful at sports. (Photo courtesy Pan-Pacific Press. )

moting the health and welfare of their employees. It is interesting to note that even the 90 per. cent of the Filipinos of the territory who are engaged in agricul­ture are now 100 per cent sport minded. The plantations are spending thousands of dollars. every year for the maintenance of this program.

Before the plantations carried out this healthful project, the Filipinos in rural districts indulged them selves in indoor games and pastimes, such a s ' playing

cards, craps, and checkers. Their recrea-

The trend of sports among the Filipinos of Hawaii is im pressive and prospective. The Filipinos are participating in inore fields of sports every year and are show­ing a very surprising progress.

The Filipinos are free loving people. They love excitem ent, thrill, and adven­ture. These inborn characteristics and

instincts are more or less responsible for their natural talent, aptitude,, and love of sports and games. They adopt, adjust, and progress easily in any game.

The awakening and development of the sportive spirit of the Filipinos of Hawaii are largely due to the kind interest of the different plantation managements in pro-

tional facilities and equipments were limited. However, the Filipinos residing in the city and in place where parks and gymnasiums were available, played most of the outdoor games and sports.

In the plantations the Filipinos’ only exciting game during the early days was volleyball. Teams were formed and com­petitive games were scheduled. Because of the rapid growth of interest in this game, inter-plantation and even inter­island games were promoted.

The sport mindedness of the Filipinos had not been noticed by the sport mo­guls of Hawaii until 1932, when profes­sional boxing was legalized in the terri­tory. Ever since the first boxing card was held in Hawaii, about 80 per cent of the fans were Filipinos. In every card presented there are always four or more Filipino fighters in it.

There has been a continuous influx of Filipino pugilists to Honolulu from the Philippines and the mainland during the last several years. While most of them were really good and great boxers there were also some second raters who had dreams of picking easy money here. Among the foremost leather pushers who have shown their ring skill and general­ship are Little Montana, Little Pancho, Varias Milling Young Tommy Clever Henry, Speedy Dado, Little Dado, Young Nationalista, and Kid Moro.

Filipino boxers do not only shine and predominate the ring professionally, but also occupy the headlines of the amateur division. It is with the greatest pride to mention that Hawaii captured her first national amateur boxing championship in 1939 when Jose Mercado, the shifty and ringwise little-Filipino, won the flyweight division. This year Johnny Manalo won the same laurel for Hawaii by beating his teammate and contemporary, Dado Ma­rino, in the final. Lucas Pasion a. nother member of the team failed to gain the championship of the bantamweight divi­sion, but he established a reputation as the most colorful and the knockout king of the tournament.

Another sport Filipinos have been par- (Continued on page 7)

We congratulate the

Filipinos of Hawaii for their

contribution in the development

of the Hawaiian Islands

LIBBY McNEILL and LIBBYEstablished in Hawaii 1909

THF SPIRIT OF

S he w as aa pretty a wa- hine as ever you saw. Big brown eyes, dark, dark hair and a Ford roadster. Into

the Union Oil Station down on the corner she drove with the above mentioned accouterments, and fifty empty toy balloons.

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" W o u ld y o u p l e a s e b lo w up t h o io b a l lo o n s fo r m o ? " s h e a sk ed th e y o u n g chap w h o w a s on duty.

And the v. c. w. w. o. d. took one look at her and sighed an enthusiastic affirmative.

It s e e m s sh ew a s t h r o w in g a lu a u a t h e r h o u se and the b a l l o o n s w ou ld b e lo ts o f fun , and sh e h ad b low n up te n an d then her brea th g a v e o u t. And her d ad sa id h e ’d b e t t h e b o y s a t th e Union Oil S ta - tion w ou ld h e lp her ou t. (P . S . They d id ! )

Now the whole point of this thing is not so much that the boys blew up balloons for a pretty gal. But what intrigued me was that her dad thought of the Union Oil men as being likely to help.

I th in k t h a t " b e in g l ik e l y t o h e lp , " Is a r e p u t a t io n t o b e d e s ir e d a b o v e a r e a s o n a b le a m oun t o f r iches.

And I’m notby any means sure. but that willingness or n e i g h b o r ­liness, or what­ever you call it, isn’t one of

the chief reasons why Union Oil Stations are so popular in the Islands.

UNION Oil. COMPANY

Parade of Filipino Activities in MolokaiA bove photo shows part o f the many different activities o f prosperous

and happy Filipinos o f Libby, M cN eill & Libby, Maunaloa, M olokai. Top group, from le ft to right: T he Filipino M aunaloa Band, and Mr. M. M arquez delivering his speech during Commonwealth Day. M iddle picture

is a group o f participants in a Filipino fiesta. Bottom , from le ft to right: Filipinos w orking in Maunaloa hospital, and a church.

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Aloha to the Filipinos

W e join them in their venera­tion of Dr. Rizal on the 44th Anniversary of his martyrdom.

Mabuhay and Aloha!T o all F ilip in o s in the T e r r ito r y and to their r e la tiv e s and friend s back hom e in the M oth er lan d on the 44 th ann i­

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Pakasaritaan Panagrangay Industria Ti Asucar Ditoy Hawaii

Agendas—"Lal-Laki Ti Amin a Trabajo"

Industria Tayo Nga Asucar

A PA M AN LA TA NALPAS ti pannakairugin ti panagibangonan ti

plantacion ti asucar ditoy Hawaii, nariknan a daddum a kadagiti ramit- ram it ti pannakaipapagna ti industria ti asucar saan a nakalaklaka ken di met mabalin nga aramiden ti plantacion met laeng.

D agidi nagkauna a m anagers a naiwarwaras kadagitoy a purpuro, nga awan pay lat idi ti sabali nga annongenda no di ti panagpadakkelan, panag- tubboan ken panagdapilan, awan a pulos ti pakabalbalinanda idi a mana- ripato iti panagidanonan kadagiti aggatang naipaim a kadagiti balbalay ti negocio ditoy H onolulu agsipod ta addaanda. idin iti pakabglinan nga uma- rakop iti aniaman a dum teng a parikoten iti panagtagilakoan— ket pudno a narway idi dagidi parikoten kabayatan ti panagdamdam o daytoy kada- daklan nga industria ditoy Hawaii. Karwayan dagidi balbalay ti negocio a sibabangon idin ket nayat a nakitulong nagbalinda a balbalay ti agpastrek tagtagilako ken pannakabagi ti comerciantes nga umarakop kadagiti nag- duduma a pagkalawikawan ti negocio. Ti panagivaporan ken panagilakoan ti asucar nainayon manen a sangoen dagitoy a balbalay ti negocio idi.

N ASAPOL T I TU LO N G D A G ITI EXPERTOS

Saan a nagbayag idin ti pannagaram at dagidi plantaciones kadagiti agencias iti panaggatangan kadagiti kasangkapan; kasta met iti panagi­vaporan, ken nasansan ti pannakaparinggorda a nangted balbalakad maipa­pan iti panagial-latiwan. Kasta ngarod, nagbalin dagiti agentes a kina- tinnulong agram an panagilakoan ti mapataod nga asucar. ' N o m aipapan iti panagitungpalan linlinteg ken taxes, nasapol a masansan ti kabadangan. Nasapol met ti tulong. kadagiti banbanag a na-tecnicoan; sa man simngaten ti pannakapataod ti naan-anay a pirak a pagpuonan. T i pannakaitaginayon ken pannakapasayaat dagiti kasangkapan dagiti plantaciones kinasapolanda ti dakkel a pirak; panakkelen a pakatda isot’ nakassasapol idi tapno adda busbosen ket maidanon ti unas iti panagtangkenda kasakbayan ti panna- kaaram at ti p irak a paglakoan.

D adakkel a pirak ti masapol a katulongan no agdakes ti apit, yaapay ti nababa a precio ti asucar, ken pagpaaram id balbalay, panglakagan iti panagpadanom an ,. kasapolan iti panagial-ladangan, ken pannakapasa­yaat dagiti makinarias a pagdapil. D agiti banbanko id i. saanda nga umdas nga agsungbat kadagiti kasapolan a pirpirak.

N agbanaganda ngarod, dagidi nga agencias nagbalinda a bankeros dagiti plantaciones, babaen dagidi naummong a nasubsobra a pirpirak kada- gidi nagbusbosan, sa naited a kas pauna iti puonan a kasapolan dagiti bankos. Kasta met a nagbalin dagidi nga agentes a fiscales ken mamag- baga. Iti narway a nakadakam atan kadakwada, nakita a nasaysayaat ti pannarabayda ngem no naikum it kuma dagidi parikoten iti ima dagidi mangngasucar.

PA N A G A LA A N M AKITEGGED

Idi agdadarisonen ti trabajo iti pagtatalonan ken iti pagdapilan istay di mairapin idin dagidi managers ti agsapol ti obrerosda. Iti daytoy, dakkel manen a servicio ti impaay ti agencia. D addum a kadagiti agencias binukelda ti Compania ti Trabajo ken Kasangkapan dagiti Planters, iso nga sinunoan ti H awaiian Sugar Planters’ Association. T i panagalaan ti tattao a maki- tegged isot’ maysa idi a karigatan nga aramiden, ket saan laeng nga idi punganay ti panagrigat nga agsapol makitegged, no di pay met idi naka- pagduyosen.

Ti panagpasangpetan ti obreros saan a nakalaklaka nga aramid. Pudno met a tum unggal plantacion saan idi a m apmapnek kadagiti trabaj adoresna. Ket saan laeng a dagiti kadkadawyan a trabajadores ti pasangpeten idi ditoy a purpuro, no di pay met dagiti addaan utek a manggamulo kadagiti trabaj os tecnicos agraman cientificos. Ti kabusor ti unas a mangted sakitna, masapol a gubaten dagiti expertos.

Kuret, saksakit, di panagdakkel ken nadum aduma a di panaglasbang ti unas,. nasapolda ti pannakaikabil dagiti entomologos, patologos ken quimi- cost ti daga. A dot’ naibabaon kadakwada a napan nagbaniaga a nangammo kadagitoy a kabusor ti mula, ken nangtunton pay kadagiti babbaro a kita ti unas. Kalpasan dagitoy, napataod dagiti babbaro a kita ti unas. Gapo kadagitoy a kasapolan ti panagbiag ti unas, inkapilitan a naibangon ti HSPA Experiment Station.

A N N O N G E N T I EJECUTIVO

K adagitoy nga aldaw, dagiti agencias ti asucar ti Hawaii annongenda ti agisayangkat kadagiti kasapolan dagiti plantaciones, ken katulonganda, ngem pasaray dida masapsapol dagiti managers, isuda agsungsungbat kada­giti directores. N o adda parikoten ken gandat nga aram iden a maipapan

iti sapasap, ti aramid ti agencia saan a bibiangan, no daddum a, dagiti managers; ket iti kasta, dagiti ejecutivos ti agencia isudat’ agsungbat kadagiti junta t i directores ti plantacion. Ket no ti banbanag a maipanapan iti tum unggal plantacion, dagiti managers ken ejecutivos ti agencia agtitin- nulongda a mangisayangkat. D agiti agencias binangonda ti HSPA a kas paglilinnaw agan a lugar, babaen ti panagririnnisiris dagiti pam panunot ken no aniat’ aramiden ken pangibanagan.

SASAADEN ITI N A C IO N

Ti landas a nakaibatayan ti industria ti asucar ti Hawaii addat’ iti pan- nakairam anna a kas maysa a mangngasucar iti lakmot ti Estados Unidos. N o Saan a kastoy ti panagsaad, nanipod idi damo ti Tulag iti Panagsisin- nandi (Reciprocity Treaty) idi 1878, daytoy nga industria awan kuma ti nagbanaganna a nasayaat. Iti kabayatan ti uppat a pulo a tawen, dagiti P agtalkan (Trustees) ti HSPA inturongda ti garaw ti negocio ti asucar iti pam anunotan dagiti dwa dwa a sanga ti turay, ejecutivo ken legislativo ti Estados Unidos.

T i nakalawlawag a pakaammoan ti alibtak dagiti agencias iti daytoy a banag, iso ti panagbatabatda iti industria iti nabantot a kasasaad iti biang ti legislatura federal kabayatan dagiti kal-labes a walo a tawen. Ti Enmi- enda ti Jones-Costigan iti Linteg ti Panagm ulmula napalaos ti panangidu- kemna iti industria ti Hawaii, nalpas kuma a naungawen no nabaybay-an ti pannakatinggarna.

D agiti ejecutivos ti agencia, babaen ti tu long ti HSPA, inaripitda a nalaing ti garaw dagiti 38 a plantaciones ket im papagnada ti pannakisup- p iat iti gobierno federal, ket nagbanag ti pannakaaram id ti katulagan iti D epartam ento ti A gricultura, iso a nagbunga iti panagrang-ay ti industria ti Hawaii kadagiti tawtawen a 1935 ken 1936.

Ti nagnunum oan ken ti naaramid a pagbatayan ti aramid iti daytoy a banag tapno agtaginayonen ti katulagan iso ti naituyang a baro a wagas, a ti industria ti asucar ti Hawaii nagsadag iti pannakitupangarna kadagiti mangsaksakem ti kalinteganna iti panagtagilakoan iti xqercado ti America. D agiti ejecutivos ti agencia nagunodanda iti kabayatan ti walo a tawen a pannakituptupangarda ti bassit a nagsayaatan ti panagsasaad ti asucar ti Hawaii iti uneg ti nacion. N arigat a panunoten no kasano kuma ti pan- nakabalin dagiti 38 a plantaciones dagiti mangngasucar a nakiinnusig iti gobierno federal, kabayatan dagitoy walo a tawen a panagrigat, no awan kuma dagiti agencias ti plantacion.

AGKAKAREGTA A COMITES

Babaen ti HSPA, pinatanor dagiti agencias dagiti narway ken naisak-. napen a pannakaipapagna ti aramid. D agiti Trustees tinudinganda dagiti mamukel kadagiti sitatakder latta a comites, a kaadoan kadakwada, isuda met laeng dagiti ejecutivos ti agencia, ngem naanayanda kadagiti managers dagiti plantaciones. Adda sangapulo ket dwa a comites nga isuda dagitoy: Comite ti Relaciones Publicas, ti Ingenieria, ti Estacion Experimental, ti Inspection ti Boiler, ti Legislativo, ti Relaciones Ind u stria ls , ti Comite Concejero ti Comite ti Ingenieria, ti Tecnologos ti Asucar, ti Tax ken Panagcuentaan, ti Panamagrway ti K ita ti M aapit, ti Finanza, ken ti Comite ti Hawaiian-Pilipina. Dagitoy a comites nakassasapol unay ti trabajoda. T i Comite ti Estacion Experimental iwariwarina ti garaw ken balabala ti trabajo nga aramiden dayta a gunglo, iso a mangimaton kadagiti 50 a ta ttao a cientificos, ket busbosenna ti agkanika-guddwat riwriw a dollars iti tunggal tawen gapo laeng i|i panagtaltaluntonna ti nasaysayaat pay a panagrang-ay a nainsisiriban. T i Comite ti Relaciones In d ustria ls , kas pangarigan,, nabalinanna nga istay pinagpapada ti ganaben ken horas ti trabajo dagiti tattao nga agkakaasping ti trabajoda; ket iti kasta, naada- yoan ti pakaigapoanan kuma dagiti gul-gulo. Ti Comite ti Inegnieria, a nabayag a tawenen a nainagnaganan Labor Savings Devices Committee, nagpatanor ditoy Hawaii ken pinasayaatna unay dagiti kangrunaan a ka­sapolan a kasangkapan ti industria ti asucar.

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Tunggal plantacion pasaray makapasamak iti parikoten ifi panagpa- trabajo ken subangsubang a di met makaapplaw a maminpinsan iti indus­tria. D agiti ejecutivos ti Agencia isudat’ dadaulo a katulongan dagiti managers dagiti plantaciones, a makasagang ti parikotenda maipapan iti kasasaad ti puonan ken panagbuisda, isuda a pakasapolan ti naisangsanga- yan a tulong ken pannakailawlawag, ket amin dagitoy ftiayalladingda iti agencia.

Iti pangiababaan, bassit laeng ti saan a pakipagtulongan ti agencia kadagiti plantaciones, m alaksid’ iti panagpadakkelan, panagpukanan ken panagdapilan. Aniaman a kasapolan a maaramid iti kaiimbagan a panna- kaibanag, ti agencia ti umannong. Babaen ti naurnos a panagtitinaulong. dagiti plantaciones ken agencias, iti pannaribin ti HSPA, ipasingkedna ti kasasaad ti kangrunaan nga industria ti Hawaii a pagwadan iti naurnosan ken nain-aalibtakan nga aramid nga awanen ti makaartap.

S E T T IN G U P IN S U G A R : T h is g ir ls ’ gym class goes th rough its d a ily dozen a t a H a w a iia n sugar p la n ta tio n w ith a field of cane as a background. P la n ta tio n s in the te r r i to ry devote m uch a tte n tio n to re cre a tio n a l w o rk fo r em ployes’ ch ild ren . M any young F ilip in a s are b en e fitin g by th is program . (P h o to courtesy of P an -P ac ific P ress . )

Filipinos and Sports in Hawaii(Continued from page 4)

ticipating in tournaments for years is tennis. Handicapped by being little and short in stature, the Filipino racket wielders have not yet won a championship in major tournament, but have mani­fested threatening skill, fighting spirit, and sportsmanship on the. courts.

During the last seven or eight years there has always been a Filipino partici­pant in all of the major tournaments and also in the Honolulu Tennis league. Ten­nis enthusiasm among the Filipinos is evidently increasing. Tennis clubs are being formed even in the different plan­tations throughout the territory.

The Filipino netsters are proud of hav­ing the first and only inter-island tennis tournament. This tournament has been

going on for the last three years. Two legs of the handsome Detor trophy have already been captured by the Honolulu Stars and one leg by the Maui team.

Outstanding Filipino tennis players of today are Paul Johnson, Pio Racimo, Philip Caliboso, Velasco brothers, John Saclausa, Joe Corpuz and Nick Albano of Honolulu; Max Ramos and Fernando Sen- sano of Maui, and Herman Sensano of Hawaii.

Basketball is a fast developing game among the Filipinos. At present prac­tically three teams are competing in the Junior League of Hawaii. The teams are Lawrence Kerr, Kakumanggi, and Ewa Boosters.' Outstanding basketball players are

William Sereno, P. Mago, Paras, Igloria, Ray Imbo, S. Labrador, Sabas, and Al­bert Ramos. Sereno and Ram os were members of th e . McKinley High School team, which won the Tater-Island Scho­lastic championship. Ramos was also awarded the 'honor of being the most valuable player of the season.

Just recently a group of Filipino “Ping- pongists, ”, or table tennis players organ­ized them selves and formed a team. They participated in a Citywide contest and have manifested startling ability. In the women’s division beautiful and petite Flora Labrador copped the championship. Her sisters, Felice and Priscilla, also played consistent games.

In swimming the community has its lone pride and representative in the per­son of Jose Balmori of Maui. Balmori was a member of the Hawaiian team that invaded the mainland this year.

Though some of the best teams of the Philippines have shown their prowess in the baseball diamonds of Hawaii, the public has not been completely convinced that Filipinos are really great baseball players until the competition staged at the last Maui County Fair ended.

During the last three years’ campaign for baseball supremacy of the territory, the Insular Life baseball team, co-man- aged by Earl Carrol and N. C. Villanueva, and coached by Earl Vida, erstwhile pitcher of Hawaii, has established a very enviable record. The team was co-cham­pion in 1938 and 1939. This year the team won the coveted laurel alone.

Members of the team are picked stars from the different parts of the territory. During the last competition, Serafin Du- mancas, a 17-year-old ball twirler, was elected the most valuable player of the tourney. A reliable information unravels the fact that Dumancas will be tried out on the mainland and if he passes the test he will go places in the baseball world. It is also rumored that the Insular Life team will compete in the Senior League next year.

The newest sport that is drawing great interest among the Filipinos is wrestling. Ben, Pilar, hailed as the middleweight

champion of the Philippines, is responsi­ble for it.

Ben Pilar, a product of Bantay, IIocos Sur is a clean-cut bone breaker. He came from the mainland with an enviable rec­ord, having been in the “grunt and groan” profession for three years; he has en­gaged in over 300 battles and lost only eight, after meeting all the toughest muscle angels of the game.

In Hawaii he has not lost a match. He has subdued». handily Joe Perreli and Sammy Cohen, two of the toughest and roughest hombres in the mat -show. He also has Carr and Bobby Coleman to his credit. Im his last showing he drew with Prince Ilaki, the Persian dynamite. Ilaki used the “race track” tactics to gain a no-decision bout.

Pilar has displayed a variety of holds and tactics and has manifested remark­able courage and strength. Dropkick is his pet hold and w ith . it has sent many of his adversaries to dreamland. Pilar has also a pleasing personality, both in and outside the show, and is well liked by the people, especially his compatriots.

The Filipino community is looking for­ward to the creation of a Filipino football squad. I am optimistic that this vision will some day materialize.

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Love and Admiration

for

DR. JOSE RIZALon the

44th Anniversary of his" martyrdom

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The Hawaii Island P lanted

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The Filipino CommunityIts Sincere Good Wishes

on the occasion of the 44th Anniversary of the

martyrdom of

DR. JOSE RIZALand joins in respect to this great leader

A. T. SPALDING,Secretary.

JOHN M. ROSS,President,

Hawaii Island Planters’ Assn.

JOSE RIZAL STILL LIVESBy EDWIN NORTH McCLELLAN

To the Memory of Our Undying Hero

DR. JOSE RIZAL

Jose Rizal is present with us as surely as he was at Bagumbayan Field on that tragic 30th of December in 1896 when his physical body departed. His principles and ideals, today and always, speak to all peoples and to all nations. Jose Rizal lives more than physically now—he lives in spirit. He had the courage of convic­tions that lead to death. He had knowl­edge that death waited just around the corner, yet he deliberately turned that corner.

Jose Rizal was impelled onward by those constructive principles that always have guided humanity to higher levels, and not by selfish and political ideas in which individuals are forgotten. No false patriot was Jose Rizal. No propagandist of. futile hopes.

Jose Rizal kept the principles of his Island-Country, pure and worth while. He was not only willing to live in a manner that kept them pure and honest and thus usefuk but was willing to die for those principles. Jose Rizal did both. He lived for what he knew was right, and he died a willing martyr to those principles.

Jose Rizal frustrated Spain. The Span­ish im perialistic acquisition of the Philip­pines was followed by a determined effort to conquer the Filipino mind. The Cross as well as the Flag and the Sword accom­panied Magellan in 1520 to the Philip­pines. Failing to complete a physical con­quest of the many groups of Filipinos, Spain strove to dominate all channels that influenced the Filipino mind.

Jose Rizal combatted Spain in this plan. He was soon discovered by those he openly charged with oppression. He did not hide. He faced his opponents in the open. Jose Rizal was big not because he led men’s minds but because he did so honestly.

Jose Rizal did not fit into the Spanish schem e of things. He was a menace to the Spanish control of the Philippines. Accordingly, Spain decided that, by fair

or foul means, he must be eliminated. Gangster methods are often used by ma­jor governments against individuals and minor states thwarting their plans. Lead­ing nations seem to have no national con­sciences as do virtuous individuals.

Jose. Rizal and his powerful effect on the Filipino mind had to be destroyed. Spain did what many other states have done. It used illogical force to remove an obstacle even though by so doing an avenging angel was released that de­stroyed what was sought to be saved. Dead, Jose Rizal was a more powerful menace to Spanish domination of the Philippines than Jose Rizal alive.

JoSe Rizal was more dangerous to Span­ish control of the Islands than an Emilio Aguinaldo who, as a mere military leader, never exerted the control over the Fili­pino mind that Jose Rizal did, and still does. Men like Jose Rizal cannot be bought. They have no price. They never run away from duty, from danger, from responsibility, or even death.

Jose Rizal is a Filipino! More than that for while in him the Tagalog Ilocano strain was dominant, Chinese, Spanish, and -even Ja'panese, blood flowed in his veins.

Jose Rizal is revered wherever there breathes a Filipino, and in all parts of civilization. I have been present in the Philippines during historic periods and witnessed noble events. I have talked with every type of Filipino—with the in­tellectuals of Manila, Cebu, Iloilo and Ba­guio, the pagans of Mindanao and North­ern Luzon, the Moros of Mindanao and Tawai-Tawi, the President of the Com­monwealth and the Sultan of Sulu, the leading generals and the leaders of the church, the followers of Aguinaldo and the Sakdalistas of Laguna and Bulacan, the farmer following his carabao and those who lived in the bandit country of the Sierra Madres, and as Justice of the

Peace I met many other classes of Fili­pinos. W herever I went and with the many I met, I found the memory of Jose Rizal honored; Everywhere in the Islands I saw physical evidence of this reverence -—statues, monuments and memorials.

Jose Rizal did not live to see the United States eliminate Spain from the Philip­pines. Nor was he alive when the princi­ples of America and of Jose Rizal even­tually clasped hands. They are blood- brothers. The democracies of America and the Philippines should never sepa­rate. Together they will help the world,

separated there will be a huge loss to civilization.

Jose Rizal still leads the Filipino mind forward. His soul is a living force in the Commonwealth of the Philippines that, on July 4, 1946, is destined to evolve into a sovereign Republic. The mission of Jose Rizal is not completed. It never will be for it is a continuous one. The success of the Commonwealth and the Republic de­pends very much upon how closely the Filipino mind understands and obeys the constructive expression of their greatest countryman—Jose Rizal.

W e join the Filipino People in their love and admiration for

DR, JOSE RIZALas they remember the 44th Anniversary of his death,

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FILIPINO BUILDERS OF HAW AII and HAW AII, BUILDER OF FILIPINOSBy N. C. DIZON

Pastor Filipino Community Church, Honolulu

It is inspiring for Filipinos of Hawaii to feel the meaning of the title of this sup­plement of the Hawaii Filipino News. They owe a debt of gratitude to the man­agem ent of the paper for the inspiration, for, in spite of the fact that everyone who had compiled in the past such a publica­tion as “Builders of Hawaii” invariably selected captains of industries, bankers, scientists, merchants, engineers, sugar technologists, college professors, heads of educational and religious institutions,, etc., it saw fit to apply the term, to hum­ble Filipino toilers of the soil.

But there is truth in the term, “Filipino Builders of Hawaii. ” As the Biblical statem ent is true, that Faith without work is dead, so the brain without the brawn is useless. Hawaii’s prosperity is due both to the thinkers and workers who cooperated in using the capital fur­nished them to make it tenfold and a hundredfold.

In 1906, before the first Filipino immi­grants arrived in Hawaii, the production of sugar in the entire Territory was barely half a million tons, but at present, when the majority of the laborers in the sugar plantations are Filipinos, the production is one and a half million tons, enriching Hawaii to the tune of $100, 000, 000 every year.

But not only in dollars and cents can the contribution of Filipino workers be seen, but also in the erection of actual buildings all over the islands. Such im­posing and palatial edifices as the Alex­ander & Baldwin, Castle & Cooke, T. H. Davies, C. Brewer, Damon building, Bank of Hawaii, Central Union Church, Royal Hawaiian hotel, etc., etc., were all con­structed at the time when the majority of workers, both in the sugar and pineapple plantations, wrere Filipinos.

It should be mentioned also here that merchants without number among dif­ferent nationalities became wealthy through their trading with Filipino labor­ers everywhere in Hawaii.

But if it is true that Filipinos are builders of Hawaii, it is true also that Hawaii is a builder of Filipinos. This is done in the three parts of their being, namely: body, mind and spirit. These three parts of men’s nature are graph­ically expressed by the equilateral tri­angle of the Y. M. C. A.

One cannot help but notice the obvious­ness in the change of the physical ap­pearance of the average Filipino immi­grants to Hawaii. When they first ar­rived from Manila, they looked thin and anemic, and their steps when they walked were slow and faltering. But after a year or even six months, of sojourn in the plantation camps to which they were as­signed to live and to labor, they became so built up physically that their bodies were a picture of vigor, health and beauty.

This physical development is due to the invigorating climate of Hawaii, to the interest of the Filipino laborers in ath­

REV. N. C. DIZON

letics, which they can express fully in the beautiful gymnasiums and athletic fields built by the plantations, which rival the facilities of many colleges and univer­sities of the United States. The whole­some and nourishing food which can be purchased at' all times from the plantation stores helps also in improving the health of Filipino workers.

In the second place, Hawaii is building the Filipinos in an educational way. The different night classes established by public school teachers and other volun­teers, often at the instance of plantation managers, are making it possible for hun­dreds of illiterate Filipino laborers to learn how to read and write both in Eng­lish and in their own Filipino dialect, and to use arithmetic instead of bean seeds in their counting and figuring.

But education is not all acquired from books and schools. All individual con­tacts and experiences contribute also in a man’s education. Since this is true, the mind of the Filipino workers since com­ing to Hawaii has been disciplined by the system atic ways of doing things here. In fact, the plantation is a veritable voca­tional school for the Filipino workers, where they learn various useful trades. No wonder they are sought by plantation owners when they go back to the Philip­pines to live.„ With the above, it ought to be added that through the use of mechanical de­vices and engineering facilities in their various works, the Filipinos have discov­ered that it is not through the whims and caprices of God that things are happening in the world. For here they need not in­voke God’s help for water to come in the way of rain from heaven for the cane that they cultivate. They know that, prayer or no prayer, water will come when the artesian wells and the water pumps are functioning properly. Through this they are eradicating many of their supersti­tious beliefs and are learning God’s fundamental law of cause and effect. This,

in itself, is a great educational attain­ment for them.

Lastly, Hawaii is a builder of Filipinos in a spiritual way. This might seem a paradox, for the usual belief is that ma­terial prosperity is inimical to spiritual growth. This is a medieval conception which has been the cause of the waste of many a life. There is no virtue in suf­fering in itself, and the suffering that is caused by poverty has no spiritual value for it is void of the spirit of vicariousness. It has rather its opposite effect upon the life of the poverty stricken, for it makes him sickly and hence disgusted and vin­dictive in his attitude toward his fellow- men.

The true conception of religious per­fection is incorporated in the description of Jesus’ growth, which says, “And he grew in wisdom, and in stature and in favour with God and men. ” The reli­gious development of the Filipinos of Hawaii is in harmony with this. By their share in Hawaii’s prosperity in the way of good wages it is possible for them to accumulate modest savings in the banks and' to provide them selves not only with the necessities of life, but even with its luxuries and modern conveniences. As a result of this, there is that feeling of

personal dignity that comes to . them, be­cause of the consciousness that they are presentable to their fellowmen.

But more than the subjective feeling of freedom and equality with others, the material prosperity of Filipino laborers of Hawaii enables them to contribute to the support of their aged parents and to the schooling of their bright brothers and sisters in the Philippines. They also give their share in the various yearly drives for worthy causes in the Territory, such as the community chest, the Red Cross, Chinese relief, etc., etc. “It is better to give than to receive. ” How true is this Biblical saying. In Hawaii the depressed spirit of the beggar and the defeated is being eradicated in the mind of the Fili­pinos. In its place the spirit of the giver comes, which is a spirit of magnanimity, of benevolence, of love, of charity and of victory.

In closing the personal contact of Fili­pino laborers with men and women of Christian character of Hawaii should be mentioned, for it is a strong factor in the building up of their spiritual life. It is true that sometimes there are plantation officers who only think of sugar all the time, so that when their laborers greet

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Employes’ cottages, Honolulu Plantation Co., Aiea, Oahu. There are many of this type of homes for plantation dwellers throughout the Territory. (Photo courtesy Pan-Pacific Press. )

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ganizations in the determination to arrest the rising tide of enmity among men and nations lest we find ourselves sooner or later enveloped by the rapidly spreading tentacles of destruction and bloodshed. In the preservation and defense of those things dear and sacred to us, we should by all legitimate means earnestly seele to understand and help in the solution of the problems of others in the same way that we want them to be of assistance to us when in need.

The challenge, therefore, is clear. Be­tween those who believe that might makes right and those who follow the way of peace, we must make our choice. The Filipino youths have taken their stand; they have identified them selves under the banner of peace. In this worthy, cause they shall do their utmost to build the largest and most enduring ship, namely, world friendship.

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them “good morning” in the early hours, answer back, “Never mind ‘good morn­ing’; hurry up to work, ” but they are almost nil, especially at present. The great majority of them put more thought and emphasis in “the human side of Ha­waii” than in any other consideration, thus making it easy for all to bee the truth that “men do not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. ”

P REAM BLE OF T H E C O N S TITU TIO N OF T H E P H IL IP P IN E S

THE FILIPINO PEOPLE, imploring the aid of Divine Providence, in order to establish a government that shall em­body their ideals, conserve and develop the patrimony of the nation, promote the general welfare, and secure to them­selves and their posterity the blessings of independence under a regime of justice, liberty, and democracy, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.

ALOHA and MABUHAYto the

FILIPINO PEOPLEas they pay tribute to the memory of

DR. JOSE RIZALwho gave his life that a

Philippine Commonwealth might be born

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TO THE FILIPINO PEOPLE throughout the Territory of Hawaii

we extend greetings and good wishes on the occasion of the observance

of the 44th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal.

We congratulate the Filipino Community on the part it has taken in building

this great Territory of Hawaii.

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