Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-12
IgEsDAY .. =. OCTOBER T.. 1915
AUsTRAIIAN cR1T1cIsm ANSWERED:

% other nations, none has been so persistentl,
N.ler. and. fault finding as that Of Australia.
Hawaii has seen and heard a good deal of il
one gay and another, a good many people Of
TINS territory have friends who are Australian.
pr travel in Australia, and as the newspaper.
Of the southern continent have been particu
|arly acrimonious the facts of this criticism
gre faiL1s we'll known IN the territory. Some
ct the harshest expressions have. reused little
but amusement In American minds but offer
tie raps have been Of such . nature AS to caust
deep regret that country bound by many ties
Is the United States could encourage sucl
It's therefore, q relief to find issued in Aus.
tfalia q sane and intelligently .written little
pamphlet Playing the War Game; Americas
part which apparently is attaining wide cir.
6ulttion. q g II. IS [.
One to- one the points argued against the
United States BY Australians are taken up and
examined by the author, Mr.. A. Sheppard, and
one by one they are answered. s. 3
lie declares for instance, not only that the
United States had neither moral nor legal rea-
<en fosEfPtest against German invasion Of Bel
8Iblh, but that Great Britain, France Russia
he Entente Powers have not IN the past pro-
tested against violated neutrality even when
~ llbalx 3hey were both legal and morally
b0r6d to do So s. s., i. y,s..si S e rs ~ q
,iRs thst the United States is neither
s. sifnaiory to the treaty of 1899 guaranteeing
1|IilEity Of ginlIs territory nor bound
~ ag6e Convention to uphold the intio-
|.E'I'l5 IS hsutFaI territory Enlafging on this
latter xisWs zhe points out that the European.
Powers including the Entente nations also
S'gnel Tie Hague convention but did not pro,
10, Nlie1 Austria assumed sovereignty over
HQtfia and Herzegoyina, in sos land when
~ fip0ii sins 81 s.. .ss'lts d !
quotes aadistincts reservation applyS,
IIt To- Tie United States made at the time aof
S6if6 Tie Hague conventio It is cas- fol-.
IpKs and II wiz be well for Americans to re-
member. - &
Nsthihg contalned III this convention shau Be sos
' sss 99It s6 sta e p & sIs
ne upon nor Interfering with. or entanglng ITSELF
ife peiacai qusstIons or policy or internal ad-
ministration O. any foreign state; nor shall any-
thing contained In the said convention be construed
~ Imply q REIMBURSEMENT BY the United States Of
A. arsaitiohsi attitude toward purely Americans
He further shows that for the United States
% have involved itself IN the political question
Of Belgian Invasion would have violated the
traditional American policy laid down By
Washington and Jefferson would have shaken
the foundation on which the Monroe Doctrine
rests and would have been fruitless Of prac-
teal effect ass 4 % -sa. ..t&& ..ss
The ahthor displays commendable open;
mihdedness in discussing the question Of
Atrocities drawing attention to the criticism
Id Australia because the United States did not
protest against alleged German atrocities in
B6lgiunf He readily admits that both sides
have made charges of atrocities which probab-
Twill not stand impartial Investigation and
concludes that with mass of contradictory
lestimeny pouring IN, for the United States FOL
have lodged formal protest with Germany
Would have been exceedingly unFise. H the
reports of atrocities are to be- taken at faee
value, the author says, the United States would
be bound 10 protest to all belligerents
Dealing with the vigorous opposition of the
United States to the British plan OF CONNER
cial blockade in the war zone, the: author In
Inmates that there has been understandable in
reference with legitimate American trade. !.
The pamphlet also devotes considerable dis
cussion to the advantage il has been for the
Allies to have America disengaged from war,
50 that they may secure tremendous stores of
munitions and supplies. In fact, he finds in
this q logical justification of American neutral
III, from the standpoint of the Allies. 1t is
nbt,s however, the justification of neutrality
from the standpoint of neutral America, as
Every good American citizen knows is stand
mo neutral not to reap an industrial harvest