The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-07
! Teuto,,;c Warning,

MON HiNDENBURG, speaking from the Ger
q man heights, has thupdered to therwoffd the
startlip8 attenuation that the United States is
staining every point to raise and equip a great
army, and IS making the war an excuse ito that
end AS these wordsswere uttered. we may easily
visualize the great wooden statue tcreaking its
head around in the difection Of Japan With a few
solemn iwinks, Of the>right .eyeiid towards South
America. ]: Y e ss,, y S Is a sstf IN
tistmanyj jdst now lis making another Of its
etepbantine shufAes on,fhe diplomatic board, the
pdndtroas warning, Of yoh Hirdenburg, given out
aSf week, being only one Of "a series Of such ut
8apfees by Teutonic spokesRen: The effort is
tpdifEpis 10 IFS transparency. n The idea is to sow
i6strnst OF AIneTiea in the minds Of Americas
Aiies in the war; stalking "follow-up" of the
sntisAmerieant campaign carried on for years in
Japan and the anti apanese and anti British cam
paigus carried on TOR years throughout the Uni
ted States, = II Is. ~. ~; !. ss y. 3 =;
VI Count Won Hsrtling, the. Bavarian premier, re-
Gently got of his chest q warming to. Britain,
FfiIiee aud Italy somewhat along the lines of Won
Hmdenbufgs dark and sinister hints about the
Akbl,fy armament being prepared by subterfnge
bEthe sshsming leaders at Washington. The Bay-
atiails aYerted; y - ft-qsss =. .I'H,
"a ~ Entsate won with American help America
rsyl4 step into EhglanSs place. America against
Sasass ssSs1 aa 'A' character
Che Washington Post quotes this as an illus
trAtpp, Of the precise working Of the Teuton mind,
throwing a searching light on, its fundamental
sertkd and philosophy NJ ass ~ = &c. H..
.Qf course, - says the Post, ian absurd attempt
10 Swe ken the alliance between America and the
sntkAte sseSident IN this statement. But putting
aside the prompting OF that motive. how truly and
uni1istakaby Teutonic It ringsi Power has and
always WIN have but one use4-to, enable nation
is'the philosophy that works sndessly at the bot
tom or the Tenton mind, That power might be
psfdyfof nnselfsh ends is totally nconceRable
am begend their grasp America, with her vast
rtse,lfcss, now TO raise great army that will be
St4ioped in this wars battles, will emerge doni-
aggressive, military state, the antagonist OF
AltFufnpe, the new bully OF the world, giving UP
a. her pretended sentiments for the organized
ptacf Of the world and taking what she wants by
hfAite force. There is no doubt that this is the
sincttr presentment Of the situation to the vast
ulajQIity of Germahi minds. They are incapable
81. mixing differently, So long have they been
snkeeted TO the installation 81 This hideods phil
dsopby that their very fiber paftakes OF it, tFI
IeTheF deny oategorieally that they have had any
thing but the most pacific attentions, asserting
ghprec edented military preparation was sim
PLY nspss the integrity Of their state, and their
emperor has declared his Innocence before God,
Then, ,naiyely, by such prophecy Of Americas flu
tlte ahtagonism toward Europe and by pointing
the finger Of accusation and suspicion in all di-
tectiSps, thetwhoe lta is revealed, the true soul
df The German state Is laid bare and its philosophy
is ssifarIy reflected for all men TO see, ..a..
Carrying on patch-repairs Of THE greater mileage
81 the streets OF Honolulu is only continuing to
ndaf taxpayers money into the same old rat hole
down WHICH millions have already passed Homo
hllu fat as street work Is concerned has arrived
AZ Ole parting Of the ways, One path before us,
labelled .Cood Business" leads to cityhood in fact
as well as in name The other, labelled The
Political Way leads to loss OF prestige aud NUM-
l1AL haillr hich will We take2 VIII ,le