Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-09
Honolulu, T. H.. Feb. 5. 1911.

Honolulu, T. H.. Feb. s. 1917. Il
Editor Honolulu S5ar-BdIletin.
Sir: 1t would Ia ct least two issues
Of your worthy raper should attempt
t0wrfte all | have on my mind, but
knowing your limited space devoted
to this sort OF communication ! will
endeayor to express myself in as few
words as possible.
II would be well TO say that, after
reading the resolution OF the German
American Alliance ard words spoken
by its members III your psper, the
temperature OF my anatomy ran up
from normal-9S.2 GesIees-to $50 de-
Srees.
The "Loya! Americans" of German
birth certainly don't think that our
congress has tine power to declare
war The ninth article Of confedera-
ton, section /, reads: The United
States in congress assembled shah
have the sole and exclusive right and
power of determining On peace and
war" As this power of congress
is denied by German-Americans l
shall therefore move that the consti-
tuition of our great country be changed
to suit the German American ALI
ance. Is there any second 20 that
motion?
It would be well for the German
American Alliance to instruct our
congress as to its power and rights.
1t would be only natural, as Germans
are inclined anyhow to show every
body his business. One just can
help to see that this action of said
German-Americans Is absolutely Ger
man and has nothing American about
it at all. No traei American viii ques-
ton the constitution, and all the side
issues as to loyalty and patriotism,
that is only to shut the eyes OF those
less obseryant.
The German-Americans spoke as
Americans to- Americans in America,
requesting a referendum. Should
they speak as Germans to Germans in
Germany, requesting vote Of peo-
pie to declare war, they would be exc
cuted as traitors, or at least the bal
ance of their life would be spent be-
hind the bars. l Know this to be a
fact as spent Is years in Austria, the
German ally, and same conditions pre-
vail in Germany. Today thank God
pie are good but government rotten;
the country whose history for the last
40G years is a record of unparalleled
and unequalled oppression Of all nom
Germans. The hands of Hapsburg
even now are dripping with blood OF
Bohemian martyrs, my brothers and
forefathers condemned to death and
executed simply because they had the
courage and moral backbone to call
for a vote of people to declare war;
that they refused to fight for a gov
eminent much worse in many respects
than that of the worst Oriental des-
potism ever could be.
The action of the German American
Alliance Is seditious and reasonable,
and won't it make you grind your
teeth when you read: I'VE hyphens
of German birth are indeed loyal
Americans. Our oath to the land Of
our adoption" etc.? Should it be put
to a vote-as understand the spirit
of America today--if out of 100 milli-
on people in the u. S. 10 millions are
Germans, the remaining 80 millions
will back up the action Of our presi-
dent and congress, whatever 1t may
be, without question, and ! will re-
joice, should the war be declared, that
/ wear the khaki and that I'll be one
of the first to assist to destroy the
Prussian militarism which today is
the curse of the whole world.
Aloha oe,
ANTHONY W. JULlS,
Sgt. O. NJ. Corps, Honolulu, Z. H.