The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-09-25
WARR|NG NATIONS
STRIVE TOlFOSTER'
AMER|CAhOP|N|ON
Ambassador Of Kaiser In Wash
lngton Suddenly Abandons
Pro-German Propaganda
PRESIDENT IS OPPOSED
TO FOREIGN WAR LOANS
European Conflict Shows People
Of United States Their Per-
sonal Responsibilities
RE ErnasL Q. walker.

WASHINGTON, Sepemher l5.-Eu
ropenn regard for sentiment on this
side of tho Atlantic has been specially
emphasize, o. late. II had striking
illustration whon Emperor Wilhelm adj
dressed eableeram TO President viii
ton, charging that dunn dun bullets had
been found on French prisoners and
that Z" sniping' BY Belgian civilians
had compelled him to reduce Luvain
to ashes. President Wilson, bent upon
most careful observance Of neutrality,
did not feel, OF liberty, of course, to
call the knieet' = attention 70 the Ger
man violation OF Belgium's neutrality
as possible warrant for some Of those
vigorous attentions his soldiers receiy
ed from Belgian citizens N
The Germap ambassador, soon after
his return TO the United States, began
to Issue daily interviews, clearly In,
tended to influence public sentiment
here in favor Of the Germans. Count
Won Bernstorff has enjoyed an exeep-
tional popularity in the United States
but public interviews had not previous
ly been his forte. These utternnces
were rapidly becoming theme of I'M.
favorable comment in official circles at
Washington. Was not the German am
bassador making the United States the
basis Of a pro-German propaganda?
Propaganda Suddenly Ceases
President Wilson has publicly pro
ldbited army and navy officers from
taking sides with ono or another of
the European Nations at war aad oil.
clals of his administration quickly un-
derstood the proprfetics regarding ex-
precision Of their own opinions. And
yeti the German ambassador, supposed
to be persona grata 70 the administra-
ton, was doing the very thing the
President had Prohibited to Americans
The ineonQvity 81 the situation seem
ed TO boesplse 'spnarrcEt. Y III VI, any eRt
the German ainbaElador's interviews
have ceased He Is simply giving out
bulletins from the embassy about war
news from Berlin, Just as the French
and British ambassadors had been do
ing from thu, outset. s,
II appears 10 be well settled that
the warning nations will have no Amer.
lean dollars for. financing their con
tiiet There il little to prevent in
dividuals or certain banks for that
matter from purchasing the war bonds
of any OF the countries involved, If
the terms are regarded sufficiently at
tractiye TO warrant the Investment.
But the flotation of war loans will
probably mot be attempted. -.2
President Against War Loans
President Wilson has set his face
strongly against it. as when j. 2
Morgan inquired whether the admin
istration would object TO his firm TAX
ing charge Of French loan IL was
understood that il French loan were
foated over here, before long the pub
lie would be invited by New York
bankers TO help with German loan
and so on. French, born citizens of the
United States naturally would be dis
posed TO invest for tho aid of France
and German-Americans for the aid of
Germany. 1t was less likely that Great
Britain would want to finance war
loan on this side but there would have
been quite as much justification of it
and the ileep sentiment. Of friendship
for Great1Britain among = very large
class of sibstantial Americans would
assure generous response of gold. But
all this was checked Mt the very be-
ginning iPfesidont Wilson aud Sec.
rotary OF the Treasury McAdoo have
addressed themselves 20 solving the
home problems Of financial character,
proving out of the European conflict Of
arnls.N
interests Linked With Europe
The stock exchanges remain closed
and people are maryelling at the small
Inconvenience of such a status, Those
Who have stocks TO sell, are occasion
ally embarrassed IN disposin9 of their
property. That this Is not AT all seri'
ous is shown by the fact that there has
cen no ontcry about ii. The Europ-
can war, however, has made very
great impression npon the American
Teople in teaching how intimate on,
relations are with our cousius--Brit,
Z in, French, Russiau anil German =
reroFs the ocean, The lesson has beer
4 I nrne home even 10 fartofy employees,
who have found their own wages i'm
TorilleN hy the shutting off Of raw
IoaterialsI from Europe. 70, say nothing
of markets for manufactured goods,
Z Every grower. of al6ar beets hnds his
rext year S crop imperilled because OF
scarcity Of seed, most Of which IL
imported. Those Interested in a
thousand aud one Government enter.
rrises which call for appropriations
from the federal treesury, were made
PAINFULLY aware Of the Importance OF
Z Purone WHEN customs collections began
~ fall aud treasury deficit wac
threatened. This, Of course is TO ps
Cuicty remedied by additional taxes
on beer, wines and freights, whicf
( congress is now debating and will soor