The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-31
Text Of Proposals
Made By Pope
To End the War

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. "To the leaders of the belligerent
peoples; Since the beginning Of our
pontifeate the horrors Of q terrible
war, let loose on Europe, we have
in view, above everything, three
things to preserve: Perfect i'm.
partiality towards all bellirerents, as
is suitable for Him who is the com.
mon father and who loves all His
children with equal affection. Con.
tiuually 10 attempt to do all the good
possible and that without exception of
person, without distinction of nation
atty or religion as is dictated TO us
by the universal law of charity which
the supreme spiritual charge has con
Rded to us with Christ. Finally, as our
pacific mission also requires 70 omit
nothing as long as II was in our power
which might contribute to hasten the
end of this calamity by trying to lead
people and their leaders to more mod.
crate resolution to hasten to serene de.
liberation Of a peace just and durable.
Whoever has followed our work
during those three painful years which
have just passed has been able easily
10 recognize that if we had always re.
NAMED faithful to our resolve of alb
solute inpartiahty and to our attitude
of benevolenee we have not ceased 10
exhort the peoples and the belligerent
brothers again to, become brethren, al
though publicity has not been given 10
all that we have done to attain this
very noble aim.
Towards the end of the first year
of the war we addressed to the nations
in conflict most lively exhortations, and
more, we Indicated the part to be fol.
lowed to arrive at stable and hon.
orable peace for all. Unfortunately
our appeal was not heard, and the war
continued desperately for another two
years, with all its horrors. It became
even more cruel, and extended over the
earth, over the sea and in the air. and
one saw desolation and death descend
upon the cities without defense, upon
peaceful villages and on their innocent
population; and now no one can ina
CINE how the sufferings of all would
he increased and aggravated If other
months, or, worse still, other years, are
about to be added to this sanguinary
triennium.
Universal Madness "
rs this civilized world to be moth.
ing more than field Of deathi And
Europe, so glorious ana so hourishing,
is it going to be stricken by a univer.
sal madness to run to the abyss and to
lend its hand to its own suicidef
''ln such terrible situation, in the
presence of menace so serious we who
have no particular political aim, who
10 not listen TO suggestions or to the
interests Of any of the belligerent par.
ties. are solely compelled by senti.
ment of our supreme duty as the com,
mon father of the faithful, by the soil
citation of our children who implore
our intervention and our pacifying
work.
Through the voice even Of human
ity and of reason we once more emit
the cry of peace and we renew a press
ing appeal to those who hold in their
hands the destinies of nations. But
in order no longer to speak In genera
terms as the circumstances had coun
seled us in the past, we now wish to
make more concrete and practical pro,
POSals and to invite the governments OF
the belligerent peoples to come to an
agreement upon the following points
which seem to be basis of Just and
durable peace, leaving to them the task
of analysing and completing them.
First of all. the fundamental points
must be that the material force OF
arms be substituted by the moral force
of right from which shall arise fan
agreement by all for the simultaneou,
and reciprocal diminution of arma
ments according to the, rules and guar
antees to be established In q measure
necessary and sufficient for the main
tenance of public order in each State
"Then in the substitution for armies
the institution of arbitration with it,
high pacifl ing functions, according tC
the rules to br laid down and the pen
altics to be- imposed on a State which
would rrfmc either to submit n nation
al question to arbitration or accept il
decision.
"Oncc the supremacy Of right has
thus been established all obstacles t.
the means of communication of the
peoples would disappear by assuring
by rules to be fixed later, the true lib
erty and community of the seas which
would contribute to end the numerou,
causes Of conflict and would also opeT
to all new sources of prosperity and
progress
GAS to the damages to be repaired
and the war expenses we see no Other
means of solving the question than b,
submitting as a general principle tn,
complete and reciprocal conformation
which would be justified moreover by
the immense benefit to be derived from
disarmament so much so that no on,
will understand the continuation of {
similar carnage solely for reasons OF
an economic order.
. "If for certain cases there exist par
ticular reasons. they would be delib
Grated upon with justice aud equity
but these pacific agreements, with the
immense advantages to be derived from
them. are not possible without o recip
roeal restitution of the territory a
present occupied.
Evacuate Belgium
consequently, on the part of Ger
many, the complete evacuation of Bel
GUM with the guarantee of her full
political, military and economic indie
pendenrc toward il.
"Thc evacuation of French territory
On the part of other belligerent parties
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