Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-24

1.-THE following address Of Henry 1.
stimson, former secretary Of war, was
made before the National Security
League It New York. Former Gov
ernor George r. Carter has received .
copy Of the address from Mr.. stimson.
II 10 given in fuli below.l
During the few months which have
elapsed since tie .,ational Security
League was organized u urge upon
our country the duty Of adequate prep
araficn for national defense. 4 marked
change has occurred in our national
situation. An acute issue between our
government and that of enc of the
warning nations In Europe has arisen
owing to the destruction of American
lives upon the Lusitania. At such a
time no patriotic American would In.
tentionally say or do anything to EN-.
barrass his government in meeting the
heavy responsibilities which confront
II. One the other hand. II is the duty
Of every American to examine care
fully and to discuss thoroughly every
thing which will help us create that
Intelligent public opinion. upon which.
In the last event, every free govern
ment must rely.
What Is the nature OF this issue
which has arisen and what effect has
Il upon the duty OF preparation which
this association urged last autumn7
These are the questions which lie be-
fore us now.
The progress OF cur race towards
civilization has not been along the
smooth pathway Of logic. We have
not succeeded IN abolishing war in the
name CT its inhumanity and In substi-
tuting for It rule Of peace and rea-
son. Instead Of that. we have strug-
gled along. gradually narrowing and
restricting the area Of war as we have
grown less and less willing to endure
its rayages. This may be illogical but
man is not always logical animal.
And so we have found that his prog
ress. attained in this hating and
stumbling method, has been more eff
fective and permanent than tons of
rhetoric and volumes Of theory. It
may be difficult to justify nationally
the distinction which praises the Kill
ing OF man when he is we'll and
s.ISns, pu. Iep.oDa'es eno penisnss =
elts[ no mas peen Nou-,usu, wn.sn VIZ.
sleNsnseIs tns nusy1ne Dul pl ea'..s
.ne Nie, rl'cn le.llosy uosslo - z
cumstances and preserves inyiolate
ether private property under other cir
cumstances. Yet every sane man Of
as knows that it Is the aggregate sum
q just tnese seeminsiy neonslsten.
eno ii,oelceI Isselis,lols unicl llsas
ules tne pIoste9s wnlen wi 49, s nas
ihoe so~aIos Ilsn.eousne -, al,e Jus .os
t'ces Inc sunsnins ~ seseni.y
may nave pierced eil'ousn tne sloeps
q cur nu,psn natu[e oniy - appa.
entiy unIeia.eo spcts q llsnes ~. y
e On tne erortn ana peInsnencs p
.hese sposs y Isns ne. ..s ius 'lI
nope q the Woriu ioF ireeaom iloM
war oepenas.
Two thousand years ago the Greek.
and Roman soldiers regularly put their
male captives to the sword and car.
ried off the women into slavery. To-
day the Spaniard Cervera chivalrousiy
notifies hts enemies that the men who
have been trying to block the gate OF
Santiago haroor have been saved from
drowning; and q fortnight later the
American Philip forbids his sailors to
cheer while their opponents are dying.
Now by far the greatest advance
which has thus been slowly made IN
putting brakes upon the sayagery Of
war has been in the development q