The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-17
Lansing Awaits Reply and Mean
time consults With Ambassa-
doris Of Great Britain and
France Who Gable Home
REPLIES EXPECTED FROM
ALL ENTENTE COUNTRIES
No Change Is Expected To Be
Made In Plans Of Allies and
Statement Of United States Will
Give New Light To All Europe

Statement OF united STATES VIII
Give New Light To All Europe
(Associated Press BY q. 8 Naval Com
munication serviee)
w ASHlNGTOM, August TO-
w That the peace proposals
of the Pope are not likely ohaye
the least effect upon the plans of
the Allies to carry forward the
war until Prussian militarism is
a thing Of the past and the power
of the HohenzoIIerns ever to pre-
clpltate another world conflict
has been stripped away is gen
orally agreed upon by those in the
diplomatic service here, but that
the proposals, coming when they
have and from the source they
have, gives to President Wilson.
a golden opportunity to make a
statement to the world, impress
ing upon all the nations the right
fulness Of his position in recon-
Intending to congress that war.
against Germany be declared.
STATEMENT WILL ENLlGHTEN
The case Of the United States
against Germany and her allies
has never yet been told in its en-,
tirety, these diplomats point out,
and especially throughout Ger
many and Austria the truth is
not known. Now, Pope Benedict
having opened the way and at
tracted the ear of all the belliger-
ordinations, a statement of Amer
ica's position would be Of ines
Unable value in heartening Rus
STA; France and Belgium and I'M
making It plain through Austria
and Germany that they have been
deceived by their rulers inthe re-
peated claims that the warts one
of aggression against the Cen
trail Powers and that Germany
was forced into the conflict in de-
tense of her own borders.
Landing Awaits Document "
Secretary of State Lansing has made
no statement as yet regarding the
peace proposals from the Vatican, au-,
nouneing only that he is awaiting the
receipt of the official text Of the
Pope,s communication, which has not
yet been received. ....'''.gJ
Yesterday Secretary Lansing was in,
conference with Ambassador Jusserand
of France and Charge d'Affaires Bar
clay Of the British embassy, the con-
ference being designed, it is stated to
give London and Paris complete
statement Of Secretary Lansing 3
views as q basis of action.
Reply is Necessary
Other conferences in which the rep
resentatiyes Of the Entente and Amer
ienn stnfe department officials parti-i
cipnted were held, and while nothing
was officially given ont respecting
these the conviction is that while the
Pope's communication demands com
prehensiSo reply it cannot in all like
liheod change the attitude of the Allies
nor of the United States, as previously
agreed upon.
The British official view of the !
Pope's proposals, credited to an au-
fhorithtiyn source, is that the social. |
ed peace terms have a distinctly Ger.
man flavor AND, according to this au.
shortly. are believed TO have emanated |
FROM Rome through Austria, which is
prs nOUneed Catholic nation, as test |
TO sound out the Allies frame Of mind |
in the interval since the German ten
tetive peace effer. .a..l ....
All Expected To Reply
In British circles the peace terms |
would revert to the status quo which |
il considered as just what Germany
Is striving for.
II Is expected that the various mem |
hers of the Entente win reply 10 the |
papal prefer individually and no joint !
answer viii be promulgated.
Some newspapers here also attribute
the peace move Of Pope Benedict to |
Austrian influence, while others are re-
fraining from passing any comment un,
I'll an official version is published. In
dieations are that the terms are un.
acceptable 10 the Entente,
The Times, leading English newspa.
per- expresses astoniahment at the vat.
lean y Ignorance Of the opinions held |
by the Allies and the United States.
..The whole. tenor" says the paper,
editorially, "of the note bears the
mark Of German inspection. +" y