The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-01-21

tertained by members Of the Diploma.
tic Corps, including the German nm
bassador The Count and Countess
will remain in the city for about a
week. being the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
William Littleton Savage, Of 1911
Spruce street A number Of teas, din
ners and social functions have been
arranged by members of society to en-
terrain the couple while in this city.
Berens Predicts War.
Randolph II. Berens reached the
city yesterday and is a guest at the
Bellevue.Stratford He is an accept
ed authority on international ques-
tions, and has stirred London a num-
Der of times with his bold declarations
regarding Germany, advocating the
continuance of fleet construction and
the establishment of a great army. He
was told that Count Zeppelin had said
earlier in the day that a war bet vLen
England and Germany was an absur-
dity and would never take place.
"Of course, Count Zeppelin says we
are good friends. All Germany says
that, but in every tavern, every secret
society in the Empire, when toasts are
drunk, they are for that day. and that
day means when Germany will rule
the world That is what she wants,
and that is what she means to get.
On the bottom of their hearts they
hate the English people and will have
war if it is possible. They are simply
waiting, waiting for that great day,
and they mean to have war, and when
that war comes it will como over
night.
when Germany fought Austria, did
they wait? No. When they fought
France and stole Alsace-Lorraine did
they wait? No. Do you know that
the German Emperor could place g.
100000 men in the field within as
hours and land an enormous army on
our shores over night? They want to
do that and will if England is not on
the watch.
1--WE must build ships and build them
fast, but even if ships are built and an
expensive programme, even greater
than it is today, is followed, there
will be a war, because the guns, figu-
ratively speaking, will go off them
selves-the tension will be too great
'If England falls it will be her own
fault. Greece, Rome and other mighty
powers have fallen, and there is no
reason why we, the mightiest nation
the world has ever seen, shall not also
fall, and fall we will if we are not
alert to the times. Our statesmen
see the danger which is facing us, but
if we fall it will be our just dues for
disregarding what is now the vital
question of our history.
Germany wants to control the world.
, She means to do it, and if England
goes, then her guns will be pointed
at America, and you will go.
when that fight comes, it will be
the worst conflict the ages have seen,
for it means the life of one nation or
the other. Germany must act, and
= will probably act soon. She cannot
J. wait, for she sees that America is
. building a fleet, which might combine
with England, and l would not be sur.
prised to pick up paper any morning
and read of war between my country
and Germany.
''It may come tomorrow, and if II
comes no one can foretell what the re
suit will be. That question is being
8 discussed in every fort, every gunroom
y and barracks on the globe. What q
war that will be-"
= Grateful to Roosevelt.
j England is grateful" continued Mr.
Berens, "for Mr.. Roosevelt's visit. He
{ told the truth and greatly helped us
and only the silly few disregard what
he said He is an outsider and car
see our affairs better than we can, just
', as we can see some of your affairs in
- a better light. What he said was the
= truth and will be taken by the nation
I'VE are grateful. He is the great
est man living today. l saw him il
Egypt when he came from the jungles
and a more noble specimen of man
hood have never seen. He is one o
=, the rarities of human existence. 81
= indomitable, strong, caring for no man
He says, There is wrong and care
for nothing. He is one of the great
" est characters in American history
e. and you will not appreciate him unit
M he is dead, and then you will say, My
ID what a great man he was If tn
~ American peoDle disregard what he i