Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-07
SHOULD THE UNITED STATES
ACT?

/ JANUARY = 1910
Editor Honolulu Star Bulletin.
Sir:-Would you kindly grant ME
space for the following:
In reading the publication. The
Case of Belgium in the Present War,
an account OF the violation CT the neu-
trality of Belgium and OF the laws of
war on Belgian territory, published
for the Belgian delegates to the Unit
ed States" ] find the commission was
received by the President of the Unit
| ed States in Washington on Septem-
Der 10, 1914, when Mr.. Henry Carton
de Wharf, in the name of the commits
sion, made the address, from which
| | make this short extract: Ever since
her independence was first established
| Belgium has been declared neutral ia
, perpetuity. This neutrality. guaran-
! teed by the Powers has recently been
violated by one Of them. Had we
consented to abandon our neutrality
for the benefit of one Of the belliger-
ents We would have betrayed cur obli-
, cations toward the others And it
was the sense Of our international OBJ
legations, as well as that of cur dig,
nifty and honor that has driven us to
resistance" The United States. as |
understand it, is here an Obligant, a
suarantCrinfact, and being so, does
the following extract from the reply
OF President Wilson righteously rep
resent the conscience CT the citizens
of this great Republic and execution
Of their verdict necessary to the in
slant righting of the wrong?
now quote from our Presidents
reply: 1t would be unwise, it would
be premature for a single govern
ment, however fortunately separated
from the present struggle, it would
even be inconsistent with the neutral
position of any nation, which like this
has no part in the Contest, to form or
express final Judgment
Single government" Where was
England?
Neutral position" An bbligant, z.
guarantor-in-fact;" mo part in the con-
test to form or express a final iuGg-
ment!" A nations conscience is al
ways in session-today, as tomorrow
and as in the individual it's duty, at
least enc of it's main duties, is that
of guide-instant in season. The pow
er of the conscience, the dividing of
soul and body-well! If action be the
welfare of the soul-the life of a peo-
pie. True Judge not lest We be
judged" is the divine command Why?
Beca use conscience Il: H3hteu"h from
within-limitations inapplicable in
this prima facia case, the delinquent
having surrendered all rebuttal evil |
HnT, 10 IN - 4 f>N lNxy !
chancellor of the wrong wrought and
being worked on the Belgian nation.
A great power, an obligant a guaran-
tor-in-fact-"no Fart in the contest"
What an opportunity to act lost, mean
while lost t. thee, CD, E:rIntry 0f
my and my children's adoption. The.
shade of Carlyle, yes, the disembod-
led dead moves me is a vote" as =,
an '.incarnate word" o! the millinns J
living, dying a hell, for war is hell
at its hottest. Oh! the pity of it! AS
a nation our opportunity is not fol-
ever removed from us. When man
is to rehabilitate himself in the joy
of the right he acts and with the joy
grieves, as admitting his weakness in
his representation. y
Fer the right, Mr. President, will
you not make protest? Thereby an
the certain experience of
Nike activities within and from out !.
this free and enlightened people-the
united 'incarnate words, to that |
which followed the passing of the !
and near confre- |
res, when great multitudes of men
struck dumb heretofore and as it were
saw che another, how multitudinous
they were and began speaking and
complaining" They are countable by
the thousands and the millions. who
have already suffered cruel wrong
through this our country's weakness
It is not seemingly sufficient that
which but reach a limited
number of readers, have given express
sion Of the grievous wrong done the
people of the United States. The
voice of the masses is to be heard
from; they who are the martyrs. who ,
blindly, grandly obey and die for and
In accord with, the light, which is in
them. Yes, there is a time coming,
being sung of in these our day, when
all men, as equal, will receive from
he administrators of united world
he best externals with the best, which
will be in all. Man is drawing nearer
ana nearer to the faith that Right
eXalteth a Nation" Let US
then save to this nation the great, the
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