Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-07
OCTOBER 1916.
Az UNLIKELY PEACE STORY.

II is hard to place any credit in the newspaper
story originating in New York that Germany is
ready to khe feEbeane through President Wilson.
There are tEo Hpiikely points first that Ger
many is really soc for peace, and secondly that
Germany woibf eapproach peace negotiations
through President Wilson.
so fierce has been German criticism Of the presi-
DENT and hf Ambassador Gerard that Berlin is hard.
" likely 10 begin peace terms through the United
States. Events OF the past year have indicated that
Berlin wlnld be Ear more likely 10 turn 10 King
Alphonso OF SpaInss
But is Germany ready TO talk Of peace as sup
plant? Nothing indicates that the statesmen and
generals OF the Fatherland have abandoned their
dissemination 10 continue the conflict costly though
il be. On the surface al least the Germans are
neither slortening their lines except by slow re
vesEes-nor hesifating 10 take the offensive when
opportunity offers. They still hold almost all the
European soil conquered in two years of aggressive,
acqnisitiye land campaigning. The chancellor's re.
cent Reiehstag speech bore no evidence that Ger.
many was seeking peace except terms Of her own
making, and il is obvious the Allies will pay no
heed 10 these.
Relations between Gerard and the German pub
lie have not been of the best. The controlled Ger
man Iress has been permitted 10 make repeated at
faeEs recently on the American ambassador. A few
DAYS ago.a portion of the press berated him for
remark attributed to him regarding speech made
Recently by DR. Gustav Stresemann, National LIB
era member of the Reichstag, advocating, among
other things, a resumption Of the submarine war
fare
Ambassador Gerard was quoted as saying that he
did not understand how the representatives of dis
fficts formhich export to America was vital ques
lion could advocate ruthless submarine warfare
The Natitmal Liberal press agency, in communica
ton i the newspapers, took the ambassador TO task
for what is termed "unwarranted Intervention in
purely German question: and said that the ambas
fadsrs remark is characterized by '.that naive pre-
sumptnousness which believes that the decision az
iecting Germanys political future will be dictated
BY 6ernhfny's American export interests
The agency declared that Ambassador Gerard
would ddbetter to leave to the responsible German
authorities the decision what use is to be made
OF the means at their command against England
and added
sThe ART and manner in which Ambassador
Gerard and not for the first tinelooks after Brit
sh interests is extremely characteristic of his gen
trai attitade
That Gerard Immediately denied his alleged utter
4nfes did not lessen the bitterness of the situation
The German public continues to'fegard the Amer
lean government with resentment, and this makes
fnnikek that at the present stage OF the war game
Germany would turn to Uncle Sam peace media
tori
The question arises whether the New York Even
ing Post (which published the story, did so for poli
ical reasons TO aid Wilson in his campaign for re
election. The Post is strong supporter of the pre-
sident and, If the political theory be accepted the
Post might be launching campaign to retain the
president on the ground that If he were defeated
hope for European peace would be seriously dim
inished.
There are good reasons against such theory. The
Post is n paper of high repute, with deserved repu