Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-28
GERMANS RESENT
CHURCH PAPERS
ARTICLE ON WAR
Take Vigorous Exception to
What Hawaiian Church
Chronicle Says of Them

German and German-American resi-
dents of Honolulu take vigorous ex.
ception to the leading article appear
ing in the Hawaiian Church Chronicle
for August The publication OF this
article in the Chronicle. Of which
Bishop II. B. Restarick of the Episco-
, pal church is editor-in-chief AMI Rev
w. Z. PotWine is managing editor, is
held to be reflection upon the Ger.
mans and the situation arising out Of
the outbreak of war in Europe
Particular exception is taken TO the
| following paragraphs:
/ 1T is a known fact that for years
the chief toast on German ships has
been ITO the Day." that is to the day
when the German navy was to try it's
strength with England. An officer OF
the United States navy said to the
writer recently as others have done
before, ITO the Day means first Eng.
land and then the United States"
mo doubt Germany felt that Eng
land and the United States by their
policy have hemmed in Germany and
prevented 1t from that expansion
which Germans believed that they
should have and must have"
The Star-Bulletin was informed by
a German-American resident of Homo.
lulu yesterday that the statement that
the chief toast on German ships is
TO the Day" is absolutely fa'se."
The chief toast, as everyone should
know, is to the emperor" said this
man. Furthermore, no such toast as
To the Day'-meaning to the day
when England and Germany shall
meet, is never drunk on a German
warship ...> ~
I'VE are deeply grieved that this
article should appear in the Hawaiian
Church Chronicle because we feel that
it misrepresents us. We should like
to ask Bishop Restarick what officer
of the United States navy made the
statement he mentions. We feel that
no American officer would make that
statement" - -
These excerpts also have aroused
criticism: - !. = :, :. =, =. -. = :
While we have the mingled feeling
of anxiety and sorrow yet we should
all try to be fair. AS students of his.
tory we know that at times nations
have swarmed like bees Germany
with a restricted area has "a 100000
people. 1t is, natural that this great
people should desire room for expan.
sion. Its restlessness under the re.
strictions Of a cramped area are nat
ural. It is natural that Germany
should feel that England has so much,
and holds on to 1t so tightly that there
is no outlet for Germans to found
colonies which shall be German Ger
mansI who come to the United. States
have children who care gnothing for
the language, and very little for the
traditions Of their fathers. The Eng,
fish language Is : the solvent which
brings them to be Americans and in a
degree in sympathy with Anglo Saxon
ideas. ~ L q. : Is -,
Looking out over the world, we may
ask ourselves what In our judgment
would be for the best interest, not for
nation, but for mankind? What
would be the best for advancement of
democratic ideas of freedom and true
/ liberty? Would It be German world
or an Notwithstanding world! Would
Germany be likely to grant that free.
dom for trade and commerce and op.
portunities for all men of European
stock which English-speaking ciYiliza.
tion has given TO men in every quar-.
ter OF the world? or one thing we
may be sure. what is best will uIti
nately prevail. But what seems to be
best for the liberty, progress and de-
mocratic advancement of mankind?'.