The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-05-23
Mr.. Moroi Thinks That After
Great War World, Powers
win Provide Arbitration
NATIONS or PACIFIC 49, a~a
MUST BE m ACCORD
Peoples Of United States and
Japan Are Constantly Getting
Closer Together
(Erom Mondnv Adrer,iserl

peace Day. last night at the Makik
Japanese Church, under the auspices d
that congregation, and the edifce wa,
crowded. In the audience were mum
Der Of American friends of the Jap
anese. ...
Rev. r. .okumura, pastor of tn,
church, opened the exercises with pray
er, after which q chorus composed Of
students of the Mills school sang a Sc
lection. e
The principal addresses of the eve
ming were delivered by Hon. RokurC
Moroi, consul general from Japan t.
Hawaii, and Secretary Of the Territory
Wade Warren Thayef. The address Of
Mr.. Moroi was as follows:
Address of Consul General.
1--WE are gathered here this evening
to eohimsmorate the first meeting OF
The Hague World Peace Congress which
was held on May rs, 1899. The pur.
pose of this COMMUNICATION of Peace
Day is to promote the human ideals for
wOfld peace. The object for which this
Peace Day is celebrated is being crush.
ed at this very moment, and the nations
which endorsed the principles Of The
,Ha que congress are in the midst Of the
bloody-world conflict. Thus Europe
which was the very center of the ef!
forts for world peace, is now q mighty
battlefield Of world-war. We are dues.
tiohing today whether the reign OF
peace is really better for the world and
whether war and murder are to be pre-.
ferred to peace. We may appear ridic.
ulOns and inconsistent to celebrate this
Peace Day this evening, and our efforts
for peace may seem very hopeless. Il.
Yet as the earth is hardened as a
result Of heavy rain, so we are con
vinced that, after the present d. world
conflict, the reign Of peace viii be more
permanent and lasting. As matter
of fact, war, viewed from one point
of view, is a means toward the coming
of peace in the world. In thus con-
sidering the present world situation,
the European war cry, which is being
heard everywhere, may change, after
the war, to a cry for peace, and 50 win
hasten the establishment of world
peace. The Hague peace congress, af.
ter the present European conflict, will,
no doubt, build up the foundations of
peace which hitherto seemed impossible,
and accomplish great things for the
reign of peace in the world. 1 am fully
convinced that this will be the result
of the present world-war.
Peace q Natural Desire
Therefore, this celebration of Peace
Day and preaching for peace have a
great meaning in Fastening the day
when all international disputes will be
settled by means of peaceful arbitra-
ton. Peace, indeed, is a natural de-
sire of mankind and is a high and ulti.
mate ideal toward which all humanity
ever strives. For the realization of
this universal desire and ideal, the cele-
a great contribution.
at is with such thoughts as these
that | attend this celebration of Peace
Day, and herald and hope with you for
the triumph of the peace IDEAL It is
beyond all doubt that such q gathering
as this, where the representatives. Of
Japan and the United States are met
together, tends toward making the
of peace vitality important
and urgently necessary.
1T is unnecessary for me to say
that Hawaii is the Paradise Of the Paei.
fic, where the waves Of it's mighty ocean
respond to the melodies for peace and
the ever lossoming flowers paint the
color Of universal happiness and pros
perity. Yea, the very winds and the
sunshine and all creatures are singing
peace and joy. And most of all, its
inhabitants, consisting of many differ
ent races and nationalities, are peace.
fully living together as brothers. Thus,
| need not remark, Hawaii is an ideal
place for peace. And it is especially
to be observed that on these Islands
the peaceful and friendly relation be-
tween the United States and Japan Is
being realized. For the Japanese in
Hawaii are striving for the good of the
Islands and the American people are
endeavoring for the welfare of the ia.
panese people. They are becoming
more and more friends to each other.
II cannot be too much emphasized that
this friendly relation existing among
the japanese and American peoples in
Hawaii, means a great deal toward the
establishment Of permanent peace in
the Pacitci and l greatly rejoice with
you in this happy fact.
Peace In Pacific
" With regard to this peace in the
Pacific ! wish to call your attention
to tn" following two recent occurrences.
On" Of these is the announcement
made by the planters association on
May for an increase Of bonus to its
plantation labOrers 1t should be es-
pecially noted that this increase was
not, in reality, sought by the laborers
conc"rnedi but the planters associa-
ton moved by sense Of justice and
love, and thinking that to secure all
the profits resulting from the rise Of
sugar price to itself would be against
the principles Of justice and love, In
creased the bonus voluntarily. To
view this from the standpoint of the
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