The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-08-24
HONOLULANS ARE
ADVISED TO KEEP
MONEY IN BANKS
prominent Tourist Thinks Il Un-
safe Anywhere Else Under
Present Administration
Seizure of American Ships BY
British Basis Of Extraordi-
nary Propaganda r


guest at the Seaside Hotel. advises
! Honolulans to keep their gold in the
banks, where Governor Pinkhnm saws
it is lying idle, "as long as we have
an administration at Washington afraid
to demand that ships loaded with food.
stuffs and cotton under the Stars and
Stripes dare not be nterfered with. -
This is the answer which Honolulu
business men should make to the Gov.
eTnor, says Mr.. Schmidt in n letter 10
! The Advertiser. The visitor Il the
author of the q Baltimore Resolutions -
published in the Baltimore Sun last
November, which declared for o. the
neutraIizing of all American waters and
the warning of all beIhgprent ships to
Keep out or be treated as pirates. n..
No Guarantees T..
Referring to the local shining oues-
ton, Mr.. Schmidt writes: =. d.
editor Advertiser Pink
ham 8 question to the Honolulans;
why don't you build hips with your
goldP should be answered by them
with the question: What guarantee
| have we that the ships built with our
eard-earned money will be protected
by our navy7' -.
|
are now interned in British harbors
loaded with food stuffs and cotton,
which the British saw fit to declare
eontraband. Charges are piling up
against these ships and some Of the
owners and shippers are now facing
bankruptcy. -.
"Does the Governor want the gold
Of the Honolulans locked up in Brit.
ish portsf Would this be to the in
terest of the Honoulans7 ..
Keep your gold, gentlemen, as long
as we have an adm nistration at Wash
! ington afraid to demand that ships
loaded with foodstuffs and cotton un-
! der the stars and stripes DARE not be
interfered with.'
Take American Water~
The Baltimore Resolutions, copy of
which Mr.. Schmidt enclosed in his LETT
ter to The Advertiser, have as a pre-
amble this:
awake upl American Fellow Citi-
Gems Safeguard the United States Of
America. To keep this country in peace
remove the cause OF war"
4 The text of tpe resolution isl
/, ''"Citizens deInhnd that the President
and Congress declare that part of the
Atlantic Ocean lying west Of longi.
tude 80 deg. west of Greenwich from
the north to the isouth pole and that
part of the Pacific Ocean lying east
of longitude 1865 deg. west of Green.
witch from the north to the south pole
to be from now on and for all time
to come the neutral territory of the
American Continents, in which ships
of all nations can peaeeably follow
their routes under any flag of any ma
ton in the world, except warships or
troop ships.
"AIl differences or difficulties be
tween these ships Of commerce of all
nations or between their owners or
citizens Of all nationalities owning
these ships or the cargoes or part of
the cargoes must be submitted to the
courts of the countries at which these
ships touch, and appeals from the de
cisions of these courts must be sub
mitted to the International Court at
The Hague.
"Hereafter no warship, no ship car
rying soldiers, no ship carrying naval
or military supplies, Of any nation will
be permitted in this neutral zone at
any time by the United States of Am
erica except such as are owned and
built hv the republics of North Amer
lea and South America.
Treated AS Pirates
"Anv warship, troop ship or naval
or military supply ship of any other
nation, except those owned by and
built by North, Central or South Am,
crican republics found in the waters
or harbors in the zones in the Atlantic
or Pacific Oceans at any time. will be
treated as pirates, disturbing the peace
of the American Continents, and it
shall he the duty of the President of
the United States of America to use
, all forces of the United States of Am,
erica to capture and destroy such war.
ship, troop ship or supply ship.
"Any nation or government sending
or permitting one or more warships,
troop ships or supply ships to cross the
lines and enter the Neutral Waters in
the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans will be
construed as committing an act of war
against the United States of America
| "Anv grievances, claims or Difficult
ties arising between nations and citi
zcns of North America and South Am
, erica and foreign nations and foreign
citizens must be submitted to the In
ternatiOnal Law Court at The Hague,
whose decisions shall be final.
: Navy to Inforce Decisions
"The United States Navy shall be
put at the disposal of the international
curt at The Hague to see that the
decisions Of the International Court
shall be obryrd as far as the America"
continents are concerned, and it shall
IVA the Iutv of the President Of the
United States of America to call the
attention of Congress in special mes
sages to disobedienee or nOn-compli
I ""re 10 the decisions and verdicts %
l The Hague tribunal, SO the United
States Congress can take steps and EN-
power the President to use the nava
r forces Of the United States to enforce
the Court : decisions. There, must be-
resDect for law and order.
, "The President of the United State,
r will cause this resolution and decis on
) to be forwarded to all nations or their
I representatives and notify all warshiu,
. to the zones in the Atlantic and Pa
cifc. 1t shall take effect Immediately