Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-29
The Presidents Peace Message

ton has produced during MS ddy. hIs EePi1 "
peace suggestion of the Pope is further proc OF
what has been so we'll and so many times Demon
kstrated in Mr.. Wilson's state papers
s The breyitv and simplicity of his statement as
sure that it will be understood by every reader in
seyery language from the cabin to the lace 1t IS
8forceful The utterance perfectly voices the sen
ktiment of the great American people that IL SUITS
deep sense of qualification that the leader OF the
Ecountry has we'll eptcmized wha+ the peopie
( have so long been thinking.
Either the German people have been misinformed
Tor their natural prejudice has blinded them to the
real significance of the entry o. the United states
2 into this world war. The Prussians have sneereo
lat our lack of preparedness and from their stand
Fpoint they may have had good cause to do &c. They
have interpreted our years of inacton as proof OF
#our constitutional weakness. They may indeed
8 have thought that nation that would take sec
Nond Thought over the Lusitania affair would also
be willing to quit the fight before it was well
Fstarted.
President Wilson through the medium Of a courte
letter to the Pope again informs the world ana
Especially the German autocracy that the record OF
he last three years has established the utter irres
kponsibility of the German government; and finally
that the United States can make no peace at this
time with one whose hands are still bright red with
the blood of innocent women and children, ruthless
tly and officially murdered
This means that the United States is ready to
make the same kind of peace with the kaiser's gov
ernment that It made with the childkilling Indians
Eof the early pioneer days.
Our country has been patient. Now it is thor
oughly aroused and it viii see this task through to
the last man and the last dollar. The way il clear
the cause is not befogged with any possible issue OF
abrupt or thoughtless action. The American peo-
Die are united and forward il the spirit of the hour
When the average American reads and rereads
the presidents message he experiences feeling Of
pride. he instinctively wishes to thank the presi
dent for SO well expressing his own sentiments.
This average American should also recall at this
/. time, that the program to which the country is
pledged is one that depends for it's upon the
Intensive hard work Of each individual citizen. The
#president can't pull this through alone
The government is not the presidents govern
meDt. 1t is our government. His success is our
success.
when the president voices our sentiments in
way that makes MS want to take off our hats and
cheer it also means that the only method OF max
ing these sentiments amount to anything is to do
as the president is doing, take of our coats and
work.
The record thus far shows that the American peo-
ple as whole are indeed taking off their coats and
working.
But this is not all The work OF today must be
Followed by harder and more intensively loyal work
&fomorrow. 1t is your eight. It is our fight. It is
3 new and terriAcalIy big fight 1t is the call of
|riahteousness that finds response in every man
with red blood in his veins.
The United States is not revengeful. It's people
do demand that the world shall be freed from the
Immediate danger of domination by blood 'lustful
and ruthless ruler And to this task have they set
their minds, their bodies and all that they have.
The peace which Americans are always willing
TO make is that so we'll outlined by the president,
peace that rests upon the rights Of the people and
mot upon the rights Of the government The rights
of all people, great small weak or powerful are
the equal rights to freedom security, selfgoyern-
@ment and the participation in economic opportun-
.ities of the world
The average man will also add the plain language
that there is only one peace to be made with the
.murderers of women and children.
And thinking this, believing the president and
the country to be right the daily duty of the Amer
Jean citizen is to put every of energy into the
light to the end that it shall be winning fight won
with the speed gained from efficient and smashing
blows. -...,..