Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-11

Honolulu, T.. H., January Is, 1915.
His Exceliency Senior Don Estrada Ca
President of the Republic OF Guat
emala.
Dear Sir:
Having delivered to his Excellency
w. Wilson, President of the United
States, by means Of a letter dated DC.
tober /, 1914, set of articles for the
reestablfshment of peace in Europe
and for the readjustment of affairs in
general and receiving prompt reply
through official channels, | feel en-
couraged to submit to your Excellen.
cy's consideration copy of said doc.
ument and of the reply from the White
Ho.se
lay before you the fact that our
beloved and wise chief executive
found my humble document worthy of
consideration and beg you to commu-
nicate with him in this matter, offer
ing him your cooperation. Recogniz-
ing the unparalleled heroism of all the
belligerents and realizing that moth.
ing can be gained for either side by
prolonging this terrible strife, the time
is now ripe for all civilized and
thoughtful neutrals to band together
for the purpose Of opening for the bel
ligerents way to honorable adjust
nent.
have mailed similar appeals to the
1. His Excellency. the President of
Guatemala.
2. His Excellency, the President of
Brasil.
3. His Excellency. the President of
4. His ExcelIency, the President of
Chile.
S. HIS Excellency. the President Of
China.
6. His Majesty, the King of Italy.
2. His Majesty, the King of Spain.
s. His Majesty, the King of Dem
mari.
o. His Majesty. the King of Sweden.
10. His Majesty, the King of Nor.
way,
Thus approached by eleven sincere
neutral nations, and with the blessings
of God, the warning countries would
surely not refuse to listen to an ap-
peal to reason.
Once a temporary armistice estab-
ished, the rest would be comparative
" easy.
A grain of sand may become a fac
Tor Of running priceless piece of ma
chinery; although or letter or your
valuable aid may estab-,
ish permanent peace.
Your Excellency's humble servant,
F. H. SCHURMANN.
Hears from Won Bernstorff
The next step taken by the doctor
vas in the sending of letters praying
or a consideration of the proposals to
he rulers of the various warning coun.
ries, but from these men no word
las yet been received. The German
ambassador at Washington, Count Won
3ernstorff. however, asked for more
Ietails on the plans, and DR.. Schur.
mann thinks from the tone of the let
er that the emperor himself is at tho
'ottom of the request This is one
4 the letters which the doctor keeps
ecret although he is willing to let
he letterhead and the signature be
cen to prove the validity of the manu-
cript.
Hoping that the Pope might be help
III In getting the plans through to
he kaiser, a letter was sent to His
Holiness as follows:
Honolulu, T. H, February 90, 1915.
lis Holiness, Pope Benedict XIV,
Vatican, Rome, Italy.
our Holiness:
October Ii mailed to his Excellen-
y, President w. Wilson of the Unit |
d States of America, certain docu- |
lents: lA) For the establishment of |
eace between the warning nations; /
nd tBl For the prevention of future |
vars. My suggestions were very |
romptly considered by our Chief Ex-
cutiye and reply forwarded to me,
hitch reached me November IL.
Encouraged by this, | mailed copies
( the same documents to the rulers
ten neutral powers and later SINH
lr copies to:
His Majesty George v, King of
reat Britain and Ireland, Emperor of
ldia.
His Majesty Nicholas. Gar of Rus
Ia:
His Majesty Peter |, King of Ser
la:
His Excellency Raymond Poincare,
resident of the French Republic.
Yesterday received from the I'M
erial German Embassy, Washington,
/ c., request to forward a copy of
aid documents to his Majesty Emper-
r William ii. addressed at once a
stter to his Majesty with all docu-
tents; but fearing that the documents
lay not reach him by direct mail, and !
cling well acquainted with Your Holt
ess' efforts with regard to the re-
establishment OF peace, / humbly ask
our Holiness, in the name of our Re-
eemer, to forward said documents or
opies to His Majesty. Emperor VIII
am of Germany. l am,
F. II. SCHURMANN,
A few weeks previous to this letter,
letter had been sent to the king of
ngland, reading thus:
Honolulu, T. H., January %, 1915.
lis Majesty George v, King of Great
Britain and Ireland, Emperor of
India: