The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-01-11
Former Member Of Parliament
and Cousin Of Admiral JeIIicos,
Visiting In Honolulu, Thinks
National Disaster Impends
BRIT0NS MUST PAY DEARLY
FOR THEIR PAPT IN STRIFE
Flower Of Empire Being Sacri-
feed To Sustain Misguided
Policy, Says E. ]. JeIIiCoe, Who
Laud's Neutral Policy of Wilson

LaudS Neutral Policy OF Wilson
Britain hour has struck, is the fear
Of f. G. Jellicoe, who. with his wife.
arrived here from New Zealand in the
Niagara on Thursday and is stoppiHg
at the Moana where he was interviewed
by an Advertiser reporter yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. JellicOe is cousin Of
Admiral Sir John Jellieoe of the Brit
ish navy, whose chief of staff is Vice
Admiral Charles L. Madden, brother of
Edward Madden, manager Of the Hilo
Railroad. Vice-Admiral Madden is re-
lated to his chief, Admiral Jeliieoe,
his wife being the sister of Lady Jel-
icoe. Mr.. Jellicoe, while here, will
make trip to Hawaii and possibly
remain in the Territory several weeks.
Mr.. Jeilicoe is well known barrister
Of Liverpool and was formerly mem
Der of parliament. He twice contest
ed Liverpool with Sir +. f. Smith, the
present encouragement of the Brit
ish government, and has been in the
colonies on eases in the courts there
demanding his attention. 'at...E #'f
During the course of his legal and
political career Mr.. Jellicoe has had an
opportunity of taking part in many
interesting matters in the government
and courts, and was sent by the British
government to defend Dinizuln, the
chief Of the Natal Zulus, when the
latter was arrested and charged with
treason and murder. He acquitted him,
even though the matter was taken up
by parliament, and the case was made
one of the first Importance by the gov.
eminent of Natal, which was opposed to
the power of Doniznlu over his people.
In the course of his conYersatiC1
yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Jeflieoe said
that he had been in delightful Homo
lulu several times before;H .s1t '.@'"F
az am simply amazed at the great
progress American civilization and
culture have worked in your midst.'
he said. 'They ought to be an eve
opener to our overseas colonials, who
are several decades behind the United
States in the art of living" = .''F
Mr.. Jellicoe was asked il he was of
the same opinion regarding the British
part in the present war as he was in
the autumn of 1914, when his series
of articles on "Why Britain Is AT
War;" appeared in the English press,
or whether he had seen reasons TO
change his views 'HE Urn 90
Yes" said Mr.. Je;licoe, "and you
are quite ent tied to an answer. IL
may be that I am a unique pessimist,
but have nothing to retraet nor mod.
fly. ] would that events had falsifcd
ny facts, and ] can only say that the
real facts regarding Britain's part In
the fatal and momentous reality, which
is now slowly bringing us to the birth
of a catastrophe, all fell upon stony
places, and lies sprang up and choked
them. ~ ~,
1.-THE men in the street, at the in
stance of Lloyd George, first met my
facts with the cry, Business, as usual
next Victory, as usual, cry which
has now become obsolete and finds its
substitute in loyd.George's last
speech. Hurry mp the munitions or we
shall be too late The glamour and
the gloss have Disappeared and the tri.
umphant chant of business and victory
have died down and are fast being sue
ceeded by naked, bleak reality. -.
BTitain's hour has struck, / am
afraid, II is always what hannens 10
nations that live in laxity and luxury
under a statecraft and policy of wit
and see. ] left England early last
year and have been TO New Zealand,
where / have interests. and attended 10
several cases in court. nm on my
way back to England and pTDpose 10
reach there by the coming spring /
think the United States has acted most
towards the warning nations.
Her attitude will have great effect
in bringing about peace when the time
comes " ..
1.-The end of the war, | think, de-
Ponds on what hanpens to the French,
II the Germans succeed apajnst Frame
It must end the war. The idea of
'onscription giving England an army is
a mOnstrous idea. How can men who
have had no experience in the art of
war stand against seasoned soldiers nj
he game. The experience Of the ARMY
1t GallipOli showed the uselessness Of
sending raw recruits up against trainad
and the best that the colonies
lad was sent to fight. You cannot .
make soldiers in eight or ten weeks.
The people of Australia and New
Zealand know nothing of what Is going
IN except what they learn from the
Iapers. The news contained there is
ar0rnt le to the success of the British
lhd Allies. These people and the neo-
lie of England are asleep to what is
and there will be a sad
in my opinion.
" President w lson is RIGHT IN ,his I'VE.
'aredness program. The United States
h"uh not be "nu"ht in tho Same FIX
1rltaln was. There are eventualities
'"Ssthlr, pftcr the "nd of the war in
'nrope, which ehunl moEo THE conn.
ny prepare for anything which might
lappen -