The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-06-08
Peace Delegate Says War
With Germany Sure To Come
Country Is Proud Of the Feat Which Sunk
\. the Lusitania Wilson's Note
s. Was Kept From Public

SlOH rNuut my HhN4N EAVfOItlou Hlth
had been killed or injured. saw some
wounded and maimed men, to be sure,
and / visited some crowded hospitals,
but the conditions did not seem to me
to be abnormal Twas told that last
October there were huge numbers of
wounded, that one stumbled over them
lying on the floors Of railroad stations,
but that since then the number had
steadily decreased. N
Food superintendent RI
As for food i was never so well fed
in Germany as on this trip. Germans
have always been people who over
feed. ia g.,
They served great disproportionate
dishes Of soup and meat Now | found
the meals served more In the French
style, The portions were smaller, but
there were more courses, and nowhere
did see any signs Of scarcity. or
course, there was war bread, but / do
not believe IL was due SO much to lack
of wheat flour as to D deliberate plan
on the part Of the government both to
conserve the supply against the posi-
bility Of future scarcity and 10 bring
home by this means TO every member
Of the population the fact that the
Fatherland Is waging a great war and
make every person feel he has an in.
dividual part in the struggle. And
that feeling, combined with the firm
belief in victory, Is the predominant
sentiment In every German breast. y
As there is no hack Of food and no
lack Of men, so there is no lack Of
amusement in Germany. found little
difference between the Wiesbaden OF
last week and the Wiesbadpn of two
years ago, while Berlin, though 1t was
never as gay as Paris, is now as gay
as Berlin has ever been. The streets
are as well lighted as ever, and the
theaters, the opera, the cafes and con,
cert halls are all running. The thea
tiers give Shakespeare and other En-.
glish plays, and the opera gives the
French and Italian classics. Germany
Is unguestionably q great nation al
war, but as unquestionably a nation
which believes itself marching to vie.
tory. .tss .g
Italy's participation in the European
war, high officials believe, will tend Il
bring the conflict to speedy end. II
is pointed out that almost since the
war began, nine months ago, Italy had
been preparing, with the result that II
she goes into the conflict she will have
well trained army plentifully sup
piled with arms and ammunition ant
everything necessary. Italy's agents
have been purchasing horses, guns, am
munition and foodstuffs In enormou,
quantities in this country for severn
months, According to the figures Of
the department Of commerce, American
exports to Italy have Increased great,
fenif enter thgswaF bettc6 equipped foi
fighting than any other Of the nation,
engaged, with the possible exception o.
Germany. Az, u. ~ n, .Ta
British Note Well Received 4. .s,. q.
The British memorandum regarding
the detentions of American cargoes II
| British ports will not be reviewed by
the President until tomorrow night
II was not received at the White Hous
until near midnight tonight. s ~
! Qualification was expressed in. quar-
tiers close to the President at the teno
and explicit character Of the British
communication. II was felt that tn
course Of the President in refusing {,
open a case with Great Britain, deal
ing with matters of commercial disa
greement while a case ponds with Ger
many regarding the staying Of Amer
lean citizens. could not have been NOR
wisely chosen. The British memoran
DUN, 1t is thought, will serve to ALA,
criticism of the administration ad
! vaneed by cotton shippers and repre-
sentatives of the beef packers, VIII
have sought through another officia
channel to complicate the graver inter
! national question with the side issue o
commercial disagreements,
Credit is also given to the Presiden
for his course on the ground that tn
introduction Of a new controversy wit
Great Britain over commercial affair
had been advocated by the more tin
orous members of his Administrative
as an Offset to the pertinence and pos
tiveness of the note to Germany, wit
the hope of placating the German
American public and, through then
the people of Germany. Il is felt tina
| Germany will be more apt to heed th
suggestions as to her course congeye
in the President s very positive utter
ances than if the situation had bee
complicated by the introduction Q
what the President considers to be Q,
traneOus matter. 49, e.