The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-02

(. Following the talk with the Presi'
deut. Mr.. Stone deelared that there
would be no note to neutral nations
urginR cooperation In efforts TO bring
about peace, for q time, and that the
President had intimated that there viii
he no fnrther action By. this country
iibtIf thgstfny Isifipp, fiithes thAn che
forwarding OF the reply Of the Entente
Alliss ID TIE Central Powers. f5{
Benators Approve
After his conversation with Senator
Hitchcock, Senator Stone declared it
was the sense Of hinself and his asso-
ciates in the upper house that the
pfesident's action was right and had
hui expressed the overwhelming senti-
nient. not only Of both houses of con
gress, but Of the whole country as
well. gE
THE purpose Of that note was to
clear the atmosphere, which had be-
come clouded by the mist Of a multi
tnde Of warring elements" said the
senator. @We were and are prepared
10 act alone in this matter should such
action seem likely TO conserve the
rights Of Americen citizens and Of this
country, but we are worried over some
~ the Developments that have come to
light. The President, understand, Is
concerned over an attempt that Is be-
ing made In certain quarters 10 make
Il appeaf that his note TO the belliger.
ents was a move in behalf OF Germany.
That Is not SO. 1t was move in be.
half Of humanity and Of the United
States. gst,s,.-a..
Nav a ~ peacs tynion .-r Fl
,sIt Is possible, = senator Stone, add.
cd that the President will send an
other note, following the receipt Of the
reply to his first, calling upon all ma
iions to join the United States after
ihe war is over, In an effort to Sc.
cure peace In the future, by some
means which win iAsure that war can
never again, devastate the world.n
Dispatches from Paris yesterday in
dicated that the Entente Allies have
completed their reply 70 Mr.. Wilson,
and intimate that the note will hold
out no hope that the war viii come to
an end within the year just started.
Indeed the terms of the reply are
said to be similar in character as
which the Allies have already trans
mitted 10 this government for forward.
ing 10 the Central Powers In reply 10
the proposals advanced by the German
chancellor. "
Berlin Is chagrined
Berlin regards the reply OF the Allies
as a ssiiat refusal to end the war" ac-
cording TO despatches from the German
capital, received here Yesterday.
Z The text of the Entente reply, as
made public in ,Paris Saturday night
Just after its ,eommnpieation 20 Wash
ingfon for fFansmission, was tele,
graphed to Berlin and has already been
given vide publicity among the Cen
tral Powers. stE f
Expressions 10 those countries are OF
regret at this attitude I" because of tht
suffering 20 neutral nations in eonse-
Gnenee Of continued conflict |, add tbs
dispatches. German comment says that
iiis especially remarkable that the En-
tente note mentions 6reeoenition OF
the principle Of nationality and
rights OF nations anS peoples" in
view of the Entente,s declaration that
they win conquer Coustantinople and
the DaTdaneiles straits.
Uncle Sam Alone
That the United States stood abso
lntely alone In its move 10 sound ths
\ belligerents on peace terms was made
known here yesterday Diplomats OF
the neutral countries were instructed
10 make II known TO the governments
that the United States thought ths
time was Oppcrtune fora move Of tAii