Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-01

The notes to the belligerents are pre-
y Lansing to the American Anibas-
deems It necessary first to settle the
issues Of the present war upon terms
which viii certainly safeguard the In
/. dependence. the territorial Integrity
/ and the political and commercial free
dom Of the nations involved
Ready - Offer Relief
In the measures to be taken to Sc
cure the future peace Of the world the
people and government of the United
! States are as vitality and as directly In
terested as the eoyecnments now at
war Their interest, moreover, in the
means 70 be adopted to relieve the
smaller and weaver peoples Of the
world Of the psril Of wrong and vio-.
lence Is as quick and ardent as that
Of any other people or government.
They stand ready, and even eager, to
cooperate In he accompli Of
these ends, when the war IS over, with
every influence and resource ct their
command But the war must first be
concluded The terms upon which Il
Is TO be concluded they are not at lib
erty TO suggest; but the president
does feel that L y His right and his
duty to point out their intimate inter-
ests Ii its conclusions, lest It should
presently be no late to accomplish.
the erearer things which lie beyond Its.
conclu5ion, lest the situation Of neutral
nations, now exceedingly hard 70 en-
11re, be rendered altogether intoler-
able. and lest, more than all, an In
jury BE done civilization itself which
can never Be afoned for or repaired.
izr'1|'1 Constitutes Hopes
The President therefore, feels al
5oFether ipstified e enTe estiqs ela
Immediate Opportunity for > c0rtp1Ii-
con of views IS 10 the terms which
must rrectde tf0se 1|tim6fe arrange
u&nLs ~ TIE pe.ce oi the world,
which Ill desire and b which The neu-
Er1I nations. as well as those at war
are ready 20 play their fun respon-
sitIe part II the contest must con-
(ihuo 70 proceed toward Underlined
ends bY SLOW nttfition until the one
group Of beIIIgerente or the other isl
exhausted. 4 million after million Of
human lives must continue to be Of
fere1 up until on the one side or the
other there Is no more to offer. II
rcse1(uents must be kindied that can
never cool and despairs engendered
nom which there can Be no recovery,
hopes ol peace and 81 the willing con-
cert d Tee peoples win be rendered
vain and I@Io
human Family Feels
Burden 81 Contest
The lie Of the entire world has
o[ the great family II mankind has
[e'I TIE burden and terror of this I'M
Ifectdcnted contest 81 arms. No na-|
ton n the civilized world can be said
IA truth to stand out to its influence
Or 20 BE safe against It's disturbing
effects And YET the concrete objects
Tor which Il Is being Wased have
never been definitely stated
The leaders Of the several bellig
ctents have. as has been said stated |
those objects IN general terms. But,
stated III general iterns, they seem
the same On both sides. Never yet
have the authoritative spokesman OF
either side aVoWed the precise objects
which would. r attained. satisfy them
and their people that the war had |
been IouEnt out. The world has been |
LETT to conjecture what definitfVe re-
suits What actual exchange Of euaran.
ties what political or territorial |
changes or re1diustments, what stage |
81 military success even. would bring