Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-08
Reported Speech of Introducer
of Resolution is Resented By
0tEer American Citizens

Adverse criticism OF action taken
! by the German American Alliance al
meeting held last night in knights
| OF Pythias hall and Of, remarks at
tribated to one of the speakers is be
ing voiced today about the city. In
business sections this criticism was
outspoken and included not only the
speaker but members OF the alliance
as well. Especially was this directed
at Col. C. ". Ziegler of the National
Guard. .~.... 4.
In army quarters and in guard cir
cles the criticism was less open and
there was more reticence.
The meeting which has caused COM
ment and discussion was one hastily
called following mainland directions
to consider and pass upon certain res
olutions and those resolutions were
adopted. S e.. -. ..:
Meeting Hastily Called ..=<.
A meeting oil the German American
AinanCe Was neId last night 1oiIow-
ing the receipt oI the Ioiio" ing caDie.
gam IN TUESDAY fioin Y. Is. hexamer,
neau VI the nauOnaI organization:
arrange peace meeting adopting
resolution equesung congress TO SUP
NIT qaestion Oh declaring war 10 rel
eren0am ana send resolution TO mem
Ders OF congress Dy wire and letter.
1He meeting was called TO order Dy
Cor. SndrIes w. LlegIer, VINO Is vice
president GI the IocaI branch, acting
In tne absence OF ID. Paul Il. IsenDefs,
the president. = resolution was read
and It's adoption moved by Dr. r. ii
Scnurmann and Eeconoed by Carl du
hoi, Dr. ScnaFmann speaking in, sup
porI OIL the resolution. mis- was adopt
ed as follows: a---- "
BE it resolved by the honolulu
branch Of the National German Ameri-
can Alliance at q meeting held We'd
nesday, February z, 1917, attended by
members, all citizens of the United
States OF America, that the secretary
be instructed and is hereby directed to
telegraph to Honorable Thomas r.
Marshall, president Of the United
States senate, and Honorable Champ
Clark, speaker of the United States
house OF representatives at Washing
ton, d. c., the following petition:
In the interests @of peace the un-I
dersigned members. OF the National
German American Alliance and citizen
voters OF the United States OF Ameri-.
ca respectfully TetitiorS congress to
provide that before any declaration
of war be made against any foreign
country, such proposed action be re-,
ferred to the citizen voters of the
nation for decision
Schurmann Repeats Remarks
DR.. Schurmann, when seen today by
d Star-Buhetih reporter, said that,
upon the @intfoduction OF the resolu-
ton 1T the meeting OF the German
American Alliance Wednesday even
ing he spoke as follows:
I'VE need not care so very much
whether the president desires war or
peace, because the declaration of war
Is an act of congress.
But should congress have the pow
er to declare war; No, certainly not
And especially SO dnH the United
States.
we are telling the world that we
are the most civilized and progress
sive of all nations. That civilization
maintains a growing conviction that
war is unjustifiable.
We point with pride at our demo-
cratic form of government and say it
has been found that war is in the high
est degree inexpedient and destruc.
tive to the best interests OF the human
race and that this democratic form
l. 0f
abolishing war forever.
Christian America tells us that al
though there are in the human heart
principles of strife and human hatred
existing, the Christian religion is
gradually wedding out these seeds
and planting seeds of peace to grow
until they have covered the whole
world.
with those great ideals before us /,
and deeply engraved upon our minds,
why should We, the citizens Of the /
United States, be forced, against our
convictions, against cur principles of /
humanity towards all mankind,
against our better Judgment, against ]
all our religious teachings, to take up |
arms against our fellow men and !
Christian brothers?
Believes People Should Decide
The voice of the few individuals !
in Congress is not the voice of the |
people. And when We consider that |
many of our congressman find pleas
ure and satisfaction IN bringing about
a state of war between our United
States and Germany, it is now ex-
pedient that the question of war and /,
peace should be left to referendum |
of the people i
{ What would then be the certain
result? The horrors of war would be
for all time banished from our soil, !
as a vast majority of the people of