38 TROPICAL AGRICULTURE 



occurred largely as a result of the white man's interference 

 in the development of the Tropics. Not only have the various 

 .races of European origin freely intermarried with other races 

 of darker color, but they have been instrumental in bringing 

 together a hodge-podge of races in nearly every tropical coun- 

 try as a result of the constant endeavor to secure cheap and 

 abundant labor. Of all the races which are found in tropical 

 countries, the Japanese perhaps intermarry least frequently. 



The social and business standing of half-breeds varies 

 greatly, according to country and locality and according to 

 the apparent merits of the mixed races. In Hawaii, for ex- 

 ample, the half-whites, born of white fathers and Hawaiian 

 mothers, mingle with the best of society just as do the pure 

 native Hawaiians. The point of race inferiority has never 

 been raised by the white man in Hawaii, at least as applied to 

 the Hawaiian. The intensity of race prejudice, however, va- 

 ries greatly with locality and individual. Even in a city like 

 Honolulu, where nearly all the human races and practically 

 all possible mixtures of these races occur, there is grow- 

 ing intensity of race feeling which in all probability will ulti- 

 mately lead to a decided diminution in race mixtures and to 

 a reestablishment of purer races. While it was once thought 

 to be of no consequence whatever that an Anglo-Saxon in 

 Hawaii should marry a pure Hawaiian, there is a growing feel- 

 ing that an individual with pure ancestry running back for a 

 thousand years or more should have too much race pride to 

 allow his family tree to terminate in a nondescript twig of the 

 half-breed type. 



The opportunities offered in the Tropics to the intending 

 settler from colder climates depend on many factors, such 

 as physical acclimatability of the settler, the amount of his 

 capital, his special training, and, above all, his grit and com- 

 mon sense. The white laborer will find little opportunity in 

 ..-'tropical countries for, in the field of labor, either skilled or 

 unskilled, he will have to compete with the ubiquitous Oriental 



