Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-26
DIR. ELIOT TALKS
OF WORLD PEACE
Declares There Is No POSSIBLE
ity of War Between U. S.
and Japan

at the Opera House last night, Dr.
! Charles w. Eliot delivered a striking
address dealing with his tour of the
world on a mission of international
peace.
Governor Frear presided and a
number of prominent persons had
seats on the platform. among whom
were d. l. Wilmington, Prof. A F.
Grifiths, Doctor Emerson, Doctor Gu
/ lick, Prof. M. M. Scott, General Hart
well, Prof. Alexander, r. s. Hosmer
and James A. Wilder.
Among the occupants of the boxes
were Mrs. Geo. Herbert Hosmer. Mrs.
James A. Wilder, Mr.. and Mrs. James
M. Dowsett, Mrs. Harold G. Dilling-
ham, Mrs. r. B. Anderson, Mrs. d.
L. Wilmington and others.
The ushers for the evening were A.
Wilmington, George Stephenson, e. B.
Watson, A. j. Lowrey and T. M. Hol-
lister.
In speaking of the work undertaken
by the Carnegie organization for the
promotion of International peace, DR..
Eliot frankly admitted that neither
he nor his associates believed that
disarmament by the powers was i'm
minent, nor. he stated, was such at
present wholly desirable.
Outlining the plans under which the
peace trustees are working, DR.. Eliot
gave some moments to an argument
showing that there is no possibility
of a war between the United States
and Japan and that such a conflict
could only be brought about by Amer
lea forcing it. In this connection he
said in part:
Japan's Position.
Japan is In the position of Great
Britain-Ja on the Pacific, Great
Britain on the Atlantic; insular pow
ers, insular populations in large num-
her. Neither nation produces its own
food supply. Both import consid-
cradle proportion of their foods. Great
Britain does not have any stock on
hand at any time for more than six
weeks supply of food for its popula-
ton, absolutely dependent on the
steady coming overseas of the great
er part of its food. Japan is in sim
ilar position; however, not so ex-
treme. Both countries are dependent
for the raw materials for numberless
industries on the seas-the sea-borne
traffic. Both feel that their national
life, not to speak of national prosper
ity, depend on the free access to their
shores under all conditions of these
food supplies and the supplies of their
raw materials.
Navies Are Needed.
On the present state of the world,
what means are there for securing the
free-cOming to the shores of Great
Britain and Japan of the food and
raw materials they need and of the
free outgoing of their products to the
markets where they are sold? What
means Of securing these transits in
both directions! None except a strong
navy. Great Britain says that it must
have navy twice as large as any
other nation. Japan does not go that
length, because it's nearest neighbors
do not now have any navies, but
there is the necessity for great arm
aments and it is. a necessity which
every .person who thinks on the sub.
ject must agree to be necessary. 1t is
necessary to the preservation of the
national life and that is the thing that
every energetic commercial nation
will always fight for-the preserva-
ton of the national life.
Naval Reduction Must Wait.
The trustees of the Cargenie En-
dowment are not looking for the inn
mediate reduction of navies. They
recognize that some very important
world agreements have to be made
before reductions will be possible, be-
fore they can be recommended by any
fraction of the earth to nations which
are in the situation of Great Britain
or Japan. dependent as they are for
their food supplies on the seas. Is
there then no other means except
ornaments and war for securing to
an insular people the safety of its
food supplies in time of war? Yes,
there is another means, and that
means is a doctrine which has been
taught for the century by the public
men of our own dear country-the
United States
''ft is the doctrine of exemption of
private property from capture at sea
in time of war Know that on the
land it has been agreed that private
property shall not be seized or de-
stroyed by invading armies except
Under dire necessity, and then COM
pensation should be made. Know
that the doctrine that we exempt on
land shall be extended on the ocean
is an original idea which the United
States has preached.
No Dominant Power.
I'VE have heard a great deal in this
connection about the domination Of
the seas by this nation or another