Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-30

(, merely ask not 10 De oppressed. Eng
land declares that they are acting
against her privilege in trying to
eyade her oppression. And this new
international Law Is proclaimed amidst
two hundred ships OF the line which
threaten the freedom Of all the seas.
Europe has not moment to lose.
She should consult the two great
masters Of nations, interest and ex-
perience. These will tell her that she
must confederate as she did in the
thirteenth century in order to save
the remnants of her commerce and
her maritime independence. can
not understand what baneful enthusi-
asm occasionally misled the nations
in favor of England to judge her
by the writings Of her apologists but
not by the doings or her diplomacy.
Sea Belongs To All
The sea belongs to all because II
Is sufficient to all without human co
operation. It is only road and means
of communication between the various
portions Of the globe.
Such are the principles of natural
law; but what are they against the
usurpation of force? The modern doc
trines Of the English somewhat re-
semble those of an ancient people, re-
ferred to by Eratosthenes and Strabo.
That people claimed the right of
drowning all traders who did business
in the direction Of the Pillars of Her
cules. That was a law In their mari
time code. The law of ambition and
tyranny was at all times about the
same. And at all times people have
seen that its progress could be ar
rested not by principles, but by re-
sistance and energy.
England Enemy Of
European Continent
II Is time TO set limit to the ag-
grandizement Of this usurping power
to which the Indian rulers are tribu.
tary, and which regards Europe's
kings and princes as its pensioners.
But first Of all we have to form a
clear Judgment Of what England lis
able to do and Of what she fears.
Since the time of Charles ", Aus
tria and France were spccessively
charged with aspirations for q uni
versal monarchy. This project OF
cused was impracticable and Monies
quieu is perfectly right in observing
that Europe was. frightened rather
than reasoning when preferring that
charge.
All continental nations have 'front.'
iers which they cannot cross without
danger. If they extend beyond them
they weaken themselves. Nature is
stronger than ambition, and at the
end Of ali their efforts takes them
back within their natural rivers. seas
and mountains which has assigned to
them as their confines. Moreover
they cannot fight without mutually
exhausting themselves. They are
overwhelmed by their victories as
well as by their defeats. War for
them carries its remedies In its ex-
cesses. Mutual ills and benefits COM
pei the continental powers sooner or
later after their differences to draw
together again: but an island-nation
feels no such need. It grows rich by
everybody else's losses 1t POUNDS its
commercial prosperity on the ruins OF
the commerce OF the other nations.
II rejoices in its repose amidst the
universal destruction. Its interests
seem to be opposed to those OF
humankind.
Thus everything proves to the vari-
Gus states Of Europe that their real
enemy is England.
She sometimes Is represented to us
as being in state OF exhaustion and
weakness so that we may learn to be
less afraid Of her. But II is necessary
to beware of exaggerating the weak
ness as well as the strength Of ones
enemies. Misconception of either are
fraught with similar dangers. Let us
judge by facts. they are more eluci-
dating than arguments.
India Eneiand's Source Of Strength
While the French, in increasing
their glory. have lost some of their
wealth the avaricious policy OF Eng
land has calculated differently. She
has seen glory pass, but she has
gathered in her ports the rich loot OF
both hemispheres. Let us not forget
that their East Indian possessions are
an inexhaustible resource to these ISL
anders. The subsidies which they
via " AAO-a THIS ALAAIICA1oC lollu al 2 ~
vast that the English trading COM
pany which is to receive them is not
large enough to import them into
England and most of the other COM
panies or private persons who do that
trade take drafts on India in London.
II is q remarkable fact worthy of
notice and which is attested by the;
oldest historical documents that the
nations which SUCCESSFULLY ruled
India were the richest in the world.
Constantly that ancient and fertile
country recuperates its wealth, and
time has not yet worn 1t out despite
endless physical and political upheav-
ais. II is India that feeds the pride
and luxury Of the tyrants of the sea.
Hence they must sooner or later be
weakened in what is the center Of
their wealth and actual power.
This important object might be.
achieved IL one day Egypt would open
up again the commercial route of
antiquity to all European nations. In