The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-10-09
HAYS EFFORTS
ARE WELL MEANT
BUT IT Is DOUBTFUL If ANY
GOOD WILL RESULT GREAT
POWERS NOT A UNIT.

LONDON, Sept. 26.-"Nothing that will
be of any permanent good can result
from Secretary Hays note to the pow
ers on Roumania's treatment of Jews,
unless somebody is willing to crush
Roumania, and no power seems anXi-
Gus to take on that task" The fore
going quotation is from the utteranCes
of an experienced British official on the
subject of the negotiations between
America and Europe, and represents it
with terse straightforwardnes which
is not likely to figure in the diplomatic
replies which Mr.. Hay note will even
tually produce.
/ The Associated Press is able to say
that England's backing up of the Unit
ed States in ROumanian matters has
only produced evidence that the sig
natOres of the Berlin treaty absolutely
refuse to take other than merely senti-
mental action towards alleviating the
persecution of the Jews. The exchange
of views regarding the American note
solicited by Great Britain has prog
ressed sufficiently to convince the for
eign office here that nothing material
is likely to result.
To achieve more than promises from
Roumania, it is believed in Downing
street and apparently in the foreign
offices of the other capitals interested,
that nothing short of a combined dis
play of force would be necessary. In
surmountabe obstacles appear to rem
der such a step impossible. Inter-Eu-
rOpean jealOusies and the normally eX-
plosive conditions of the Balkans in
themselves are sufficiently powerful
factors to induce policy of united ac-
ton, when a question of armed inter-
vention is involved. According to Of
fetal statements, the British foreign
officers have also received every indi-
cation of willingness on the part of the
several continental governments to
seize the opportunity of conveying to
tn United States government the init
nation that it is interfering in mat
ters which do not concern it, as various
semi-olticial newspapers of European
capitals have put it.
United States Ambassador Choate
has broken up his holiday in Scotland
and returned to London today. He is
likely to spend the next few days in
dealing with the ROumania matter,
The information CLEANED from British
/ diplomats. or part of it, will be unof-
ficially communicated to Mr.. Choate
for transmission to Washington. The
Ihopelessness privately entertained by
the British foreign office of effecting a
change of heart on the part of the
lowed to interfere with the eXterna
course of the negotiations, and there
is still reason to believe that Mr.. Hays
protest may result in a formal joint
note of the Berlin signatories demand
ing better treatment of the Jews. Re-
garding that point, however, nothing is
definitely settled, but if it is DONE it
will be more in a spirit of acquiescence
with the human sentiments expressed
in Mr.. Hays appeal than to any belief
that good will be accomplished.
a foreign office official said to a rep
resentative of the Associated Press:
"Roumania will have no difficulty in
ascertaining that such a joint note is
not supported by the only thing she is
afraid of, namely, superior armies. Her
reply might be either evasive or semi
defiant, according to the degree of sup
port she received from the other Eu-
rOpean powers. Accidentally or as an
International precedent such a joint
note might be of some use, but beyond
focusing public attention of ROuma-
MAS treatment of Jews and thereby
creating certain temporary alienation,
l fear that it's practical effect may be
nil. However, we can only try"