The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-23
AMERICA
MAYLENGTHENWAR
Such Is Belief Of Baron WaIIeen,
Famous lecturer and
Philosopher

nI am sorry to see the United States
enter the war IL will make Il that
much longer before peace IL restored TO
the world" says Baron A. @. Walleen,
the world-famous lecturer and phil.
osopher, now guest at the Seaside
Hotel.
"The general impression here Is that
the entry Of the United States into the
conflict will shorten the war; the
baron was reminded. UThe ultimate
defeat Of the Central Powers is taken
for granted, and the help Of the United
states will bring that defeat 50 much
the sooner
Eyes, = responded the Swedish Wis
itor, III know II is taken for granttFf
here that Germany will be defeated,
but / do not see how that can be pos
sible--on land.
nBut 1 do not care TO enter into
political discussion. That Is too deli
cate a subject just now, especially for
a visitor to your beautiful city. But,
from what know Of Germany
through personal sources six months
ago, and what have seen Of the
United States during the past FIVE
months, know that the bulk Of the
German people has no more desire to
10 10 war with the United States than
the bulk of the American people has
TO go to war against the people Of Ger
many. That is one reason why / say
that / am sorry to see the United
States enter the war. E
Baron Walleen, who is Swedish
nobleman and who Is known in the edu-
Gated circles Of every capital of Eu-
rope, speaks English almost without q
trace Of accent. He Is said to be
equally proficient In a dozen other
languages. In conversation he ventures
safely even into, the realm Of slang and
while he impresses those with whom he
converses with his wide knowledge of
world politics, he does not talk in or.
binary conversation as a man who lee
lures on the transmigration Of the soul
or the fourth dimension.
In Stockholm, something more than
year ago, Baron Walleen Joined the
Ford Peace Expedition, not as the
oretical pacifcist but as guiding in
terpreter and sympathetic friend Of
the idealists. "Mr. Ford meant well, .
said the baron last night, ''but he had
not the slightest conception Of Europ'
can politics or European thought. He
appeared to think that he could get
| the boys out of the trenches by pay
ing for 1t in some way
As Swede, Baron Walleen is in
tensely interested in the development
in Russia from the standpoint Of the
people Of Finland. the majority Of
whom are of Swedish origin. What h,
has TO tell of the Russian treatment Of
Sweden is reminiscent of the tales told
of the Germans in Belgium. ~ had
TO smile" he says, ''when l read il
Honolulu papers that the nav Russian
government is to give autonomy :,
Finland. That country has always haC
autonomy, but was never able to exer
else it.
az know Milukoff, the head of tn,
provisional government of Russia, yer,
we'll He is the leader Of what nigh
he called the Moderate Liberals an,
he is keen for the continuation of tn
war. He is among those who desire I,
see Russian control in Constantinople
Russian domination of Armenia ant
general extension Of the Slavic idea
Tie will carry on the war, If allowed
but the bulk of the Russian peasantr,
is fast firing of the war. They tax
our young men away, and few com
4 back, they say, and they see no bene
at from II all. They do not understan
anything of the national cause, whethe
il be good or bad
Turning from a discussion of affair
of the world, Baron Walleen espresso
the hope that Hawaii might long cor
tinue to be called ''The Isles Of Peace.
l"I am charmed with Honolulu, =" say
this worldwide traveller, "but wa
that rain you had the other day wha
/ you call Floating Sunshinei' thin
II was rather thick for that, don
yOu''' +. ~