The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-04-21
THE. gHAWAIIAlN GAZETTE
1@ MTRs EDITOR 'F 4es1l a e. ss9
R0DEMCx o MATHESON. EDITOR
The Dew.
FRIDAY MoRNTNG,
APRIL II. ipi6

ITNcLR SAM appears to have reached the
~ breaking point with the Kaiser. President
Wilson has made it plain that this country IS NOT
prepared AGAIN tn accept fair words with nothing
more behind them of good faith and intention
than has marked the keeping Of former promises
and the living up to OF previous pledges. ) This
country has weared long since Of diplomatic hair
splitting that permitted illegal slaughter OF Amer
lean citizens to continue II has become disheart-
ened at having its desire for honorable peace taken
advantage OF tothe Disruption bf its people, lhe
administration has been patient far beyond the
limit OF the nation, and there will be nothing but
applause for the final decision to demand now an
end to the quibbIngs, the evasions, the receptions
and the violation Of pledges that have marked the
Submarine campaign through many months OF
blood, r...
Should war with Germany be the result of the
final. firm stand Of the President--and it would
seem that President Wilson has his back
against the wall, where he must stand-the nation
would enter upon its new path soberly and sor-
rowfully. but in determination
Should war. come--and it must unless
Germany wholly srecedes-it will not necessarily
i mean the sending OF great army to Europe or
the despatch of the fleet to take part in either
blockade or battle Tie enemies of Germany
They have more than enough OF both to defeat
the Central Powers, provided their deficiencies IN
supplies and munitions can DE made up. Amer
ica's part in the war; II she is play part, will
he to shut off the supplies which reaching
Germany through the neutral countries and TO
throw the tremendous resources of the country
into the scale for the support OF the Allies IN the
trenches. .., ,,l
The war has reached the point where the last
dollar is commencing TO count America, as a
participant in the war, would be able to furnish
the money which would bring toy an end the last
hope remaining for Germany and her allies Should
the United States reach ting, point OF ,declara-
ton OF war, it would probably mean the early con-
clusion of the conflict T., Germany SS9uldd fan for
peace with good grace declarngn tbs, ,impossi-
biiity OF facing a world in arms while it is a
certainty that the Allies will be ready to con
slider peace terms which, under the circumstances
will be as they may desire to dictate.
The Hare with Mexico need Interfere in no wise
with the prosecution OF such warfare as America
may best make against GsefmaIiYY,o II forced into
such war, Mexico IS iritidentA and may be
used as training field FOR the army; such as the
United States now realizes II mist have, What
ever actual fighting Americans will have to do car
be done in Mexico, and it is daily becoming more
apparent that we will have to invade and clean
reply There need be no question Of withdrawal
from Mexico because of the German situation
The few troops the United States has and can
raise for immediate use will be enough to put
Mexico in her place but they would be lost in
the crowd il they taken to Europe.
Mexico is side is>ue, which can be attended
TO without interfering in the least with the main
development.
1t is almost uncomfortable that Germany vii
agree to the demands Of the American note 1t
is wholly inconceivable that the Washington ad
ministration can accept less than complete ac
quiesence in the terms laid down by the President
and presented to congress yesterday.
The severance of diplomatic relations need not
mean declaration of war. but it is practca
certainty that such declaration will come withir
few days after the diplomatic break
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