The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-26
Chances For Peace

,;.oIl, interested and the, dispatches from Berne
yesterday that the Kaiser viii make open offer
Ia neace latter a state entry into Constantmopie,
coupled with the suggestion from Henry ford'
following conference with the President, that
Christmas would be good time for a peace con-
ference give added point to the declarations IRON
leading British statesmen and Publicists regard
ing possible peace in the near future
:. Ten DAYS ago. when the various dispatches from
Berlin and Vienna directly and indirectly, began
to hint at possible peace conversations, the Brit
;sb leaders of public opinion made frank state
ments Only one leader quoted, Sir Hiram Maxim,
believed that the time is at all opportuner tor
peace proposals, and he based his contention en-
I the fact that as Germany and Austria were SO
Inearlv exhausted as to be unable to pay anything
Howard the Allies war expenses no good object
lis left to further exhaust theni., 80 -.
! The statements made for cabling to the United
States are: "'aa- ~ ... ....
/ Sir Edward Grey-I can add nothing to what
was recently said in Parliament by Mr.. Lloyd
lGeoree We should moi think OF entering into
fsny peace negotiations except in common with
lou allies and in accordance with the agreement
lof Setdember 5 1914. This has always been made
perfectly clear.
/ Sir Edward Carson-If there has been any re-
mort current abroad that even inconclusive peace
would be welcome at The present moment can
only say that any statesmsnSin this country who
Twas directly or indirectly party 10 such scheme
would find it impossible even to, hdldsHp his head
lagain among his ACKNOWLEDGING not merely.
j at home but throughout the British Empire. 10
conclusive peace" The very wordsworth stink in
1.-The nostrls of all honest men. -.
H. G. Wells: "What foong issthis? Nobody
in England has the remotest disposition to make
peace until Germany is beaten"
b. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Il have heard no
such report as to a premature peace and II there
has ever been one, it is certainly OF German origin
ESuch thought is inconceivabe to any Briton.
The war will certainly go on until each OF the
objects defined by the Prime Minister has been
obtained. To the freeing of the French provinces
and Belgium, the clearing of Russia and Serbia
and the curbing OF Prussian mllitarism is to be
added the punishment of all murderers and GRIM
mails. however high placed. -, y, g.. ,~..,.
! 4 Sir Hiram Maxim am in position to meet
| a good many prominent personages and read many
newspapers, and | am very strongly of opinion
that all the nations in this war would be very
glad to get out of it. The Germans expected
walk-over They expected to be in Paris inside
ten days, but more than 400 days have passed and
they are not there yer and there is very little
prospect that they will ever get there. Germany
has struck her blow and so far as the government
is concerned it has besn a failure. l think the
Germans would be very glad If they could dis
cover way of stopping the war. If they can
not stop it by md-winter they will be at the end
of their tether
The Austrians are in practically the same con-
dition but not quite so bad. l do not think how
ever, that the Austrians would consent to any
terms of peace that would deprive them OF any OF
their territory 1t is quite possible, however, that
all the nations engaged would be glad to get out
, of it, providing they could do without paying
an indemnity to each other, that is, if each nation
: could foot its own bills without insisting any
penalties from others.
Il thing it is quite certain that Germany stands
very little chance of winning, and if she is beaten
the Allies will have very little chance of receiving
1 anything from her, because it is quite impossible
t for the Germans to pay for the trouble they have
t caused and the very fact that they can not pay
v ought to have strong influence France anc
/ Britain to bring the to a close early a.
e possible"
Commenting on earlier statements along ident
e ical lines, made by Premier Asquith before thu
G British commons and Premier BRAND before thu
j. French deputies, Norwaerts, the leading Socalis
J. paper of Berlin, on November g. said
= 1t is obvious tina. France and England
. olute than N their determination to carry the
through to successful close. So Is the GeTE.fn
chancellor But neither Asquith BRAND nor Won
Bethmann HoIweg is willing to state what he calls
"a successful close It is impossible to continue
the indefinitely. New theaters of being
covered with soldiers merely because the warning
J. nations refuse their actual aims Some peo-
Il pie declare Germany must fight until her enemies
for peace but these enemies do feel themselves
1t wOrsted and real result is likely for long time.
i Public discussion about the actual aims Of the
should and must he opened and the governments
" must uncover their purposes. Then only can we
hope the situation will be made clearer and peace
~ brought H.. . .-r+-.
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