Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-05
SUCCESSCOMES
TO MISSION OF
PACIFIC PEACE
Dr.. Scudder. Home From Main
land, Tells of Work Among
Public Men
DIFFICULTIES WITH
JAPAN TO BE SETTLED
Change of Feeling Heralds Bet.
ter Understanding Between
Nations on this Ocean

president Wilson's policy in avoid
ING war with Mexico won for him the
undivided support Of the nation, and
his present peace program 10 in keep
ING with the feeling Of the entire eo0n-
try with reference to the question Of
war That feeling is that the United
States must avoid trouble with any
other nation - that we must live iW
friendship and comfy.
There 10 no change as yet in the
national attitude Of Japan towards
the United States, or vice versa. The
situation Is still delicate, but u 10
hoped that all difficulties will be I'd.
justed before very long.
There is gradually coming a revul.
sion of feeling throughout the United
States regarding relations with Japan,
and in this respect a new note has
been sounded In American politics.
President Wilson 10 fully alive to the
great Importance OF peace, 40 evidenc.
ed by the European war, and 10 thor
ouehly committed to q peace policy.
He is determined to maintain peace
with the entire world. Under no cir
eumstances, he declares, shall Amer;
lea have war.
"As one Of the results Of the cam
paian Of goodwill which has just come
to close on the mainland, II now 10
evident that the feeling Of the Anhsr-
lean public has changed to such d.
gree that there viii be no anti-alien
land holding legislation enacted IN
California this year"
The foregoing summarizes the mes
sage brought back to Honolulu by Dr.
Doremus Scudder. pastor OF Central
Unicn church, who returned in the
steamer Matsonfa this morning after
three months spent In California and
in the East, during which time he
took an active part in a campaign OF
goodwill inaugurated to secure Q. more
comprehensive insight into American
relations in Japan, and especially %
create public opinion against Cali
fornia bringing any anti-alien legisla-
tion before the present legislature.
During the latter part of 1914. DR.
Scudder was invited by the Federal
Council of the Churches OF Christ OF
America to 60 to the mainland and
engage in the campaign He left HOr
nolulu September 22 The campaign
was engineered by two large commit.
tees; one composed of church leaders.
of which DIR. Charles Nash of the Uni
yersity of California, was chairman,
and the other composed OF business
men with Wallace M. Alexander as
chairman. Following the completion
of the preliminary plans for the cam
paign, DR.. Scudder said today. the
business mems committee met, looked
the situation over and decided that II
would be a wise policy not to make
the campaign public one, as II was
feared this would lead to opposition
and lead to just what the committees
did not want to do.
Or. Seudder Works In East.
The plans for the campaign were
DIR. Scudder went on. fsand
was asked to stay In the East and
interest the leading men in public ar.
fairs In matters relative to AmeficaB
relations with Japan I spent two
months in the East, during whichatime
/ had interviews with the president.
Secretary William J. Bryan, Former
Presidents Roosevelt and Taft, Secre-
tary Houston OF the department OF
agriculture, Senators Lodge. New
lands, Lewis and q few of the mem-
bers of the house Of Representatives.
also conferred with the editors OF
various leading newspapers IN the
East, and contributed articles from
time to time
I'm the meantime. the people OF I
California were exerting all energies
to create a public opinion against CALI
fcrnia bringing any anti-alien legis-
lation before the present legislature.
One of the objects Of the campaign
was to have it work both East and
West to secure influence to pear on
California leaders so that there would
be no legislation pertaining to the
Japanese
Doctor Scudder spoke gnardedlg re-
garding the results of the Campaign.
The majority Of the work, he said. was
done quietly and with little publicity.
There was no newspaper notorietys he
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