The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-06-04
"A United People

HNHAT' the world will hear soon Of an ulti-
p nahum from Washington to Berlin, with a
declaration of war to follow, is by no means a
fantastic or jingoistic suggestion if the press Of
the United States indicates the temper of the
Nation and furnishes prophetic light upon the
probable course of President Wilson. That the
Nation is, united behind the President, for war If
needs be, and that this country, the champion
OF humanity, would be justified in drawing the
sword against Gernana and her allies the mas
sacring Turks, seems to be the consensus of opin-
ion amongst American writers. r, %
War with Germany is being openly discussed as
aypossibiiity and treated by many magazine and
newspaper commentators probability. Ger
tainly President Wilson, in view of the language
il his own message to Berlin following the sink
ing of the Lusitania and in view of the language
in the quotations from the German reply which
have been; wirelessed here, must now either act
with frmness that will force German acquiesc-
ence with american demands, or must craw6sh
That President Wilson will do the latter, no
American believes. .a..'
Golfers Weekly, in its current issue, speaks for
the. United States when it says: .,.-...
The Presidents note to Germany, signed by his Sec
Rotary Of State, is much than triumph in the
literature Of Diplomats it is a statement direct
and subtle Of the only ground Americans would have
their Government stand upon this the gravest crisis
Of the national life since Lincoln election, fftyfve
years since Upon Germany the responsibility for
IL there Is war; President Wilson and TO the
American people goes the glory of peace with honor If
our hopes are fulfilled and the peace is kept. The
President rectes without rodomontade rhetoric Ger
manys successive violations Of American rights at
the Toss Of an American citizen the British pas
senger steamship Falaba, torpedoed March 2S the
- aeroana attack Of April % on the American
Cushing the tofpedong of the American vessel Gulf
light May Il the torpedoing and sinking of the liner
Lusitania on May 2. In few weeks than one
hundred American citizens lost their lives as direct
consequence of the German submarine upon non
cpmbatants, form Of warfare inevitably involving
the Presidents note points out the violation Of many
sacred principles of justice and humanity and our
specific rights upon the The dates have cited
bear eloquent testimony to American patience; il
s, tswe fertenty believe an outrage 10 the temper of
these tines IL is in light spirit that
8cpme face to face with stern in its hatred Of
war bptsno less stern In its iDsistenee upon
the maintenance Of America a nation. There
times when the question arises Is this country that
truly nation, or is IL but geographical name?-a
i place where people their livelihood? The Presi
dents HoteAnd its acceptance Id spirit of calm and
determined gatefuness by all Americans of whatever
party and whatever birth whether they live by the
Golden Gate in the shadow of the Statue liberty
which beekonssthe shps of all the world NewYork
hafbo whether they labor in the wheat fields Of Kan
the plantations Of the old South-s
that We are indeed united nation united in peace;
united, too, II need there be, in just