The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-07-23
HONOLULU SONS
OF HARVARD GREET
DOCTOR ELIOT
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A Harvard Greeting.

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A Harvard Greeting.
a committee composed Of memL s-s
of the Harvard Club, and including
James A. Wilder, Harold G. billing.
ham and Ralph Hosmer, went out in the
customs launch to greet the Harvard
ex-president.
When the Siberia came TO the wharf
a number of Harvard men there assem-.
bled gave the Harvard yell with a
heartiness which caused the learned doe
tors face to be wreathed with smiles.
The party, on landing, was escorted
to waiting autos and whirled out to the
Moana Hotel. There they spent the re.
mainder of the morning resting up from
the effects of the trip and watching the
glorious seascape and the fascinating
vistas of Waikiki, of which they had
heard so much and which they were
eager to see for themselves. In the
afternoon an auto trip to the Pail was
enjoyed James A. Wilder and Erie
Knudsen placing their cars ut the dis
posal of the visitors.
The trip from Yokohama was a very
pleasant one and both Doctor Eliot and
Miss Eliot were greatly benefited there
by. Both suffered from illness during
their tour and the voyage has complet.
ed their convaleseence very satisfac.
torily.
A Notable Tour.
New York was left behind on Novem.
Der of last year. Then Genoa was
reached via Cherbourg and Paris. From
Genoa the party went to Colombo di-
rect and from there, after stay of a
few days, to Handy.
In Randy Doctor Eliot was strick en-
with appendicitis and was operated on
successfully on December g. Handy was
left on March 10, and direct route to
Hong Kong taken. Canton and Shang-
hal were next visited, and then Tient.
sin, where Miss Eliot suffered from a
serious attack of typhoid fever.
From Tientsin the party went to To
kio via Shimoneski.
Asked for a statement as to his trip
its objects and results, Doctor Eliot
said:
al went, as you probably know, as
an emissary of the Carnegie Peace
Foundation, which may be said to have
three great spheres of activity: the
study of international law, the study of
the economic effects of war, and edu.
cation and international intercourse
with the idea of educating the peoples
of the world in the ways of peace and
the promotion of friendship and advan.
tageous intimacy among the nations.
"The two first named divisions OF
the work have been the subjects OF
conventions which have been held in
Berne, Switzerland. 1t is work in the
third branch that have been doing on
| this trip
No Disarmament Sentiment.
81 regret to state that l found nc
sentiment in favor of national disarma
ment in China and Japan or elswhere
for that matter This. of course, is ma
tural, with the nations pulling and haul
ing as they are at present.
"The causes of war have changed
Desire of conquest, with the exception
of the Tripoli affair, no longer cause.
nations to go to war as was the cas-,
of yore. 1t is social and industrial
problems which will cause the wars ut
the future. There will undoubtedly .,
a fuller submission of all internationa
future.
81 talked most of my mission o.
peace in China and Japan and every
where 1 went was listened to with tn,
profoundest interest Both these grea
nations desire peace. China becaus,
she is helpless, and Japan, because sh,
has great deal on her hands Just a
present, especially at home.
One Way to Advance.
"The chief contributory cause t,
peace, in my opinion would be the ex
tension, adoption and application o
that policy which TIE United State
has carried ont for the past hundre,
years, of exemption of private proper
ty from capture at sea during time o
war If this policy were UNIVERSAL,
adopted the cause of disarmament
would have advanced long step.
"Such a policy generally adopted b.
the nations of the world would max
for peace as natural sequence. TAX
for instance the case of Great Britain
who depends for her food and raw ma
terial on oversee supplies. To protec
her commerce and her very existenc
Great Britain must maintain a nav
| lMlCt lulBt dS bhdb VI ObutI Hd
tion of the world. And Japan is praC
tically in the same boat as Great Br
tain.
Exemption from seizure woul
have to be attained by binding inter
national agreement that would be ell
forced by all the nations in the cas-
! of a war between any of them.
Friendly Japan.
"The feenng of Japan toward til
United States is of the most friendl
nature. The so.called war scare is sill
beyond belief. Beside, Japan, Mt pre-
emit, is in no condition to engage in
war.
1.-TWO days before leaving Japan
was received by the Emperor. II
seemed feeble hut there was then II
anxiety MS to his condition. He coul
=, hardly stand and when he spoke it WI
!, in sentences which he had eyidentl
+. prepared beforehand.
, "When the Emperor passes ava
, there are apt TO be great changes
I. Japan, though there is no prospect {
! political revolution, should say. I'll