Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-13
EDITOR
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Mutinv of the sailors in the German fleet is ONT
of the wars most impressive evidences of growing
discomfort among the German people. Acts of thi'
character in the branch of the service usually The
last TO revolt also offer promise that the desire fol
peace has its source in an awakened and Determined
intelligence which disccrnS what has brought Ger
many and the world to present distressing cOndi
tiOns.
Among naturally peace loving people, there
can he no heart for the war that Germany is Wag
ing. With every passing day the average German
can better understand the fuility of the present
war and how empty would be the victory for the
German people if the forces of the kaiser were tC
lenJoy reasonable prospect of victory These men
who may have been carried off their feet by the reck
less promises Of the autOcrats managing the great
war machine. begin to think for themselves when
men are sent in millions to horrible slaughter and
the pinch of national poverty is felt in the ranks
of the fighting men, There is nothing in it for these
men or their families They have no greater measure
OF selfgOvernment in prospect With the war won
they will gain no broader liberties Their oppor
tunities or those of their children will not be
widened
The glamor of possible successful conquest and
Prusslansm ruling the world has gone 1t has
come down to the question of whether the leadership
made the victim of horrible folv
OF course, the kaiser and his following want neace
at this Juncture any other place along the line
this side of unconditional surrender
The only hope of Prussanism at the present dav
is to make peace that will leave Germany some
tangible booty to show for the lives so reckIessy
sacrificed. And thus even with it's borders the same
as when the war started, the ruling class still dom
neerng and in position to start over again to pre-
pare for the next war That is the kaisers hope II
is his only way out. He hopes now TO place himself
In the position of serving the people by seeking
peace.
But II may be accepted that no machine-mad pop
uiar call upon the government for peace would be
manipulated In manner to have the demand come
In the form of revolt of fighting men. Not the
most perfectly controlled kaserized organization
would dare to chance the dangers of such an express
sion of popular mind
whether it is lack or proper food, surfeit of
slaughter tor an empty cause, an awakening of the
spirit OF 49, or what not the fact remains that the
mutiny of German sailors is the first tangible evil
dence that the kaiser is facing very serious condi
ton in his own ranks and that the appeal of dem
ocracy and selfgoyernment is steadily if gradually
working its way into the heart and mind of the in
telligent German.
From this time forward the policy of Germany
must be continually eentered on the hope of making
the best possible terms. 1t is not and cannot be
the conqueror. The kaiser has overplayed his hand
His blood and iron policy with which he thought to
rule the world has first brought the world against
him. and 1naly his own people
But this does not mean speedy ending of the war,
unless Germany is more thoroughly honeycombed
with dissension than appears even in censored des-
dhnc Tha oe
kaiser which being interpreted in further American
terms means unconditional surrender. The United
States can accept no other conclusion. And when
that conclusion is reached the United States will be
the first to stand as kind friend of the German
people; first, seeing that they lay down their arms
in good faith, and second that they are guaranteed
the opportunity to conduct their own affairs under
a republican form of government.