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

the United States on the question.
i Honolulu. T. "a, january Is, 1915.
His Excellency Senior Don Estrada Ca.
brera,
President of the Republic of Guat.
ema.a.
Dear Sir.
Having delivered to his Excelleney
W. Wilson, President OF the United
States, by means OF letter dated Oc-
tober !, 1914, set of articles for the
re-establishment of peace in Europe
and for the REIMBURSEMENT OF affairs in
general and receiving prompt reply
through official channels. / feel en-
couraged to submit to your Excellen.
cy's consideration a copy Of said doc
ument and Of the reply from the White
Hose.
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 Recognize
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
hgerents way to honorable adjust
-ent.
/ have mailed similar appeals to the
following:
]. His Exceliency, the President of
Guatemala.
2. His Exceilency, the President of
Brazil.
8. His ExceIlency. the President of
Argentine.
4. His E1cellency, the President OF
Chile.
5. His Exccllency. the President of
China.
6. His Majesty. the King of Italy.
Z. His Majesty, the King of Spain.
s. His Majesty, the King of Den
mari.
9. His Majesty, the King of Sweden.
10. His Majesty, the King of Nor
wsy.
Thus approached by eleven sincere
neutral nations, and with tho blessings
Of God. the warriRg countries would
surely not refuse 10 listen to an APP
peal to reason.
Once a temporary armistice estab-
lished, the rest would be comparative
ly easy.
A grain of sand may become a fac
tor Of running a priceless piece of ma
chinery: thought or letter or your
Exeellency,s valuable aid may estab-.
lish a permanent peace.
Your Excellency's humble servant,
#. III. ECHURMANN.
Hears from Won Bernstorff
The next step taken by the doctor
was in the sending of letters praying
for consideration of the proposals to;
the rulers Of the various warning coun.|
tries, but from these men no word
has yet been received. The German
ambassador at Washington, Count Won
Bernstorff, however, asked for more
details on the plans, and DR.. Schur.
mann thinks from the tone of the let
ter that the emperor himself is at tho
bottom of the request. This is one
of the letters which the doctor keeps
secret although he is willing to let.
the ictterhead and the signature be
seen to prove the validity of the manu-
script.
Hop.ag that the Pope might be help
full in getting the plans through to
the kaiser, letter was sent to His
Holiness as follows:
Honolulu, I. H., February %, 1915.
His Holiness, Pope Benedict XIV,
Vatican, Rome, Italy.
Your Holiness:
October Ia mailed to his Excellen-
cy, President w. Wilson of the Unit
ed States of America, certain docu-
ments: 1A) For the establishment of
peace between the warning nations;
and (B) For the prevention of future
wars. My suggestions were very
considered by our Chief Elk
ecutive and reply forwarded to me,
which reached me November Is.
Encouraged by this, / mailed copies |
of the same documents TO the rulers |
of ten neutral powers and later SINH |
lar copies to:
His Majesty George v, King of
Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor Of !
India
His Majesty Nicholas, Car of Rus
STA:
His Majesty Peter /, King of Ser
via: 49,
His Excellency Raymond Poincare,
President of the French Republic.
Yesterday / received from the I'm
perfal German Embassy, washington, |
d. c., request to forward copy of |
said documents to his Majesty Emper- |
or william H. I addressed at once a
letter to his Majesty with all iocu-
ments; but fearing that the documents |
may not reach him by direct mail. and !
being well acquainted with Your Holt
ness efforts with regard to the re-
establishment of peace, humbly ask
Your Holiness. in the name ofieur Re-
deemer, to forward said documents or
copies to His Majesty, Emperor Viii
liam of Germany. i am.
F. II. SCHURMANN,
A few weeks previous to this letter,
a letter had been sent to the king of
England, reading thus:
Honolulu, T. H. January %, 1915.
His Majesty George v, King of Great |