The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-05-20
There Should Be No Talk of War; Is His Advice Peace Day
Service = If Diplomacy Fails The Hague Tri-
bunal Will Judge.
(From Monday Advertiser.)

"There should be no talk of war,
said ul.General II. Eitaki of Japan
at the Peace Day. ceremonies which
were observed by fully five hundred
Japanese and dozen Americans in
the Makikj japanese Church last eve
ming. elf diplomacy fails, if all the
provisions of the treaty binding the
United States and Japan fail, there
should even then arise no talk of war.
The matter will be up to the Hague
Peace Tribunal for final adjustment.
Until all this tribunal IS art Of diplo
macy has run its course and brought
about a Statutory legislation of the mat
ter or sprung it to bursting locus,
we must wait. And we must wait
calmly, patiently and broad mindedly.
cit is not for MS to interpose in the
differences which have caused this
strain in diplomatic relations between
Japan and the United States. BE
quiet! Do not 90 anything which will
cause further hiatus in friendship
We have treaty with the United
States. 1t is binding and solemn
promise whereby we swear to do right
by each other. In il is provided for
just such emergencies and urgencies as
this California Anti-Alien Land Bill
has caused. 1t makes it matter for
the diplomats, the learned statesmen
of our country and America to settle.
The Hague Tribunal Clause.
of they fail, if all diplomacy fails,
no war scare should arise. We have
made further arrangements in this
treaty in case that diplomacy should
fail TO mend the friendship and anne
lorate the differences arising between
the two sovereign nations. A certain
clause in that treaty provides that in
such a ease, which ! find almost impos-
sible to imagine, the United states and
Japan shall place these differences for
final adjustment and ruling before the
Hague Peace Tribunal, whichsis com
posed of representative statesmen from
a score of nations on this globe. Al
fairs then will be up to this court of
final appeal. Until there is positive
knowledge that they cannot regulate
these differences to our common salts,
faction, / beg of you to hold firm
hand on the throttle of your feelings.
Always Room TO Compromise.
"Do not be misguided by false
alarms and n garden variety Of pa
triotism There is always opportunity
for compromise. Bat you cnnnot ad-
lust these matters. You cannot regi-
late or ameliorate them. But you can
do a world of harm. You can do
great deal to injure their final settle
ment. | repeat, it is condition be
yond our control. We must wait. We
must wait calmly, patiently and broad
rhindedly until diplomatic maneuyer,
ings have taken their length anu
Jrought about Statutory adjustment
or broken off without being able to
consummate their ends
Described Peace Court.
The consul spoke at length in SINH
lar strain. He opened his address with
a history ia detail of the Hague Peace
Tribunal from when it was first organ
lied mt 1899 mt the call of the Car of
Russia to its present status. He de-
scribed in minuteness its purposes and
ideals. lie went on TO quote that par
ticular clause Of the treaty now exist
ing between the United States and ia
pan which places its final settlement
Of disturbing questions in the hands Of
the Tribunal when all diplomatic deal
ings between the two nations have fail