Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-19
noted NORWAY
AUTHOR SCORES
GREAT BRITAIN
Nils Kiaer Criticises British
Admiralty for Stopping
Neutral Commerce


(NoTE-Nils kjaer, writing in the
Norwegian weekly Ukens Revy, pub
lished In Christiania, criticizes severe
ly some recent writings Of Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle, favoring the Allies. As
q distinguished author of neutral
country, the following translation of
his article, furnished the Star-5ulletin
by resident Of Honolulu, 10 Of IN
usual interest, whether one agrees or
does not agree with his conclusions.)
An article has been published late
ly In the Scandinavian countries by
Conan Doyle, the writer of detective
stories, favoring the cause of Great
Britain. The time for its publication
has not been well chosen. Its effect
might have been greater before the
closing OF the North sea but under all
circumstances this document should
have been remodeled before IL was
sent out on its errend-that of influ-
encing the sentiments of the northern
that we are just as ignorant about
Germany and the character of the Ger
man people as is evident in wide parts
of the British empire.
There is before me an illustrated
English magazine with the picture of
detachment of Turcos making
bayonet attack. 1t is of course the
product of imagination. but the artist
10 showing full appreciation of the
bestial cruelty, which produces a joy
full disposition for nameless atrocities
ond xyhinh ;s savnracca1 A 90 ~, ,,,,< -
the faces. This picture is subscribed
with the following explanation: Reg
ular French colonial troops in battle
against the Hunnish hordes." There
should have been added: "For the pro-
lection of civilization, freedom, Justice
and the small nations"
spesks Of AHnns.v
Even Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has not
considered it beneath his dignity to
speak of Huns and @Attila'' In con.
nection with the well disciplined and
loyal citizen army Of Germany Great
Britain, who conducts her war with
hirelings, dearly paid and Of many
colors and for whom war is a calling
and q source of revenue, is Mortified
at the 'militarism" OF country where
every young and healthy man consid.
ers 1t duty and an honor to serve
his 'Fatherland. How can they mag.
Inc, that to us as citizens of neutral
states German" militarism is more
obnoxious than that of the allied
forces?
In our country every thinking man
wishes for further extension of mill.
tary service and under those circum.
stances 1t is unlikely that a silly
phrase will influence US In our judg-
ment of state which has created the
only effective army.
We can well understand that the
German militarism is irritating to the
allied powers, just as much as we re-
alize that the militarism of the allied
countries is g. source Of worry to Ger
many. But we have not heard one
single word from Germany condemn.
ing the British navy as Goddess and
terminal or the French or Russian
armies as an insolence. Whatever
may think of German civ.
ilization, in Germany hypocritic words
do not go very far.
Germany,s Unanimous Cause.
1t might be possible to make the
population Of Great Britain believe
that the British cause is the cause
of civilization, democracy, the small
nations and of right and liberty;
preachers and writer's of detective
stories may arise and claim that, in
the end Great Britain is fighting for
the liberation of Germany from mill
tsrism and the rule Of landed aristoc.
racy, In Germany such phrases are
not needed, everyone knows there
without explanation that this war is
for the Fatherland's existence. l am
calling Ii a phrase pnrposely, when
Great Britain repeatedly pretends that
it is fighting for the right of small ma.
TONS A phrase-the real meaning of
which is-that Great Britain prefers
to see all other nations as small as
possible.
Those must be very naive people,
who can be made to believe that the
Island Kingdom is championing the
Belgian cause purely out of high-mind
ed sympathy. But whenever Mr. Peck.
sniff has been warming his own back,
he has done 1t with an air, as though
he was warming the backs of all the
widows and orphans, We have not
forgotten the Boer war. nor has the
bombardment of Copenhagen gone out
of our memories The welfare of small
nations was never a matter of love
and affection for Great Britain, except |
when it served British purposes.
critieises 6ritish Admiralty. /
The resolution of the admiralty tc |
stop our shipping until further notice |
will no doubt open the eyes of the |
people in this country as well as in