Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-23

AT St4teMegt Dy t1e herman c1ante
f6pt the war. II sqeeihetly states M
lGentiemen: os
ureat events have happened since
last We met in session. Every attenIA
made by the Ffenct 10 pierce our west
Iefn lines, though carried out In de
Rance 81 death and III tie utmost sac
Irifce Of human life. has been shat
tered By the tenacious endurance 81
our valiant troops. Italy. tn, s,ns
enemy, who faheied she might make
"a easy conquest Of those alien pos
sessions which she coveted, has been
/ repu1sed in the most brilliant MAJ
ner, despite her numerical snperieffts
and despite the ruthless sacI iices oi
human lives which she did not seru.
pie to make and make d0uoiy IN
vain. pnshaken and unsfalfeable
stands the Turkish army at nc oar.
danellss Ne send greetings to our
faithful allies. Today assembled IN.
der this roof. our thoughts tufh ike
wise to the exalted ruler 6f the Daril-
biah monarchy, Who yesterday enter.
s g. upon the eiehty-sisth year q his
Everywhere - Wherever he have
selzed the offensive. we have beaten
the enemy and hurled him back. IN
ctnJunc tion with our allies we have
freed almost eli Galicia and Poland,
We have freed Livonia aud Courla1d
from the Russian yoke. Ivangorod,
WARSAW and K04no have fallen. Far
distant ii the land Of our enemies our
lines have buff up an fmpene trable
wall We possess powerful armies
which are no& free to strike fresh
blows. Proudly and feaFlessly and
with the hrmest faith in our Inaelli-
IlceHt troops We MAY regard the m
tufe. - ]'s' @
In the very midst OF the terrors Of
war We think gratefully Of thgf hui
manftarisfn, rich IN deeds, Which has
beef shown ds By nelsh boring neutral
states, not only during the return Or
from enemy lands, but also
during the exchaiige of invalid pris.
onets Of war During the second ex.
change or prisoners OF war With
France, al classes OF the Swiss popu4
latfod from Geneva to the German.
frontier. We'd With one another IN the
ancient spltlt on h0spft41,tv IN tkSsr
10 make ON brave war
riors fotget as far as possible, the
that lay behind them. For
the second time the Netherlands have
bestowed their generous care and help
upon the seriously sRounfied that have
returned from ENGLAND. The exchange
Il prisoners with Russia which IS now
taking place for the first time and
which occurs along great stretches or
Swedish territory, proves how the gev-
are unsurpassed IN the philanthropy
and Kindness 10 these three nations
| would express the heartfelt graft
tude OF the German people. would
at the same time utter word of
special gratitude to HIS Holiness the
Pope. He has tOilefi ihdefatigably in
The matter of the exchange Of prison
ers and upon many other humane
tasks. He has conferred enduring
honor upon himself in the execution
of these measures and he has but re-
Gently contributed to alleviate the suf-
ferings OF the people OF East Prussia
BY means Of a most generous dona-
hon.
Gentlemen, our opponents take upon
9 monstroas and blood
stained burden of guilt IN their at.
tenlpts to deceive their people as to
the true situation. When they cannot
deny their defeats, our victories serve
as excuses for heaping new calumnies
upon US. We we're victorious during
the first year. they declare, because
we had long and treacherously prepar-s
Cd for the war, whilst they had lived
IN in ar innocent love Of peace, total
" unprepared. Well, gentlemen, they
spoke differently before the war. You
may recall the warlike articles circu-
lated in the press by the Russian min
ster of war during the spring of 1914.
articles in which he gave praise to-
he Russian arny's complete preparas
lion for war. You may recall the
laughty and in many ways provoca-
i've language used by France during
recent years? You are aware that
whenever France gratified the Rus
;ian need for money, she stipulated
hat the greater part OF the loan was
% be used for purposes of war arrna-
nents?
And England, gentlemen? On the
I'D Of August Of last year, Sir ED.
sara Grey spoke in parliament as
For US with powerful fleet, which
We believe able to protect our COM
nerce. to protect our shores, and to
,rotect chr interests, II we are en-.
.aged IN war, we shat snrnr but =
ie more than we shall suffer even II
We stand aside
lie who speaks thus in spirit OF
almost grues0me business matter-of.
actness en- the very eve Of his own
OF war. he who directs not
MY his own policy, but the policy OF
lis friends according to this, must
nrely do so merely because he is
ware that ne and, has allies are ready. |
To be sure, gentlemen, it is not |
llfflcult to understand that our op. !
,onents should again and again en-
Ieapor TO absolve themselves from !
he. guilt of this war. have present
d the inner history of these things |
'efcre the Reichstag both at the be.
inning OF the war and again last De. |
ci1nhrr All that hos ciycn traoenirad