The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-26
Famous British Publisher and
PubHcist, Whose Influence 0v-
erthrew Asquith Believes Pres
ident Victim Of Propaganda
WONDERS WHY MEXICO HAS
NOT YET BEEN MUZZLED
Comment In European Journals
Upon Message To World RAN
ges From "UnconsidereG' To
Enthusiastic Laudations
tAsuociassd Pros. by Federal wireless,

= ONDON, January 24-President
II Wilson Is address before the
American senate on Monday, in
winch he suggested that the United
States should lead in the securing Of a
just peace and must cut away from its
traditional policy to take an active part
in world 5 politics after the war, was
received here with variety of emo.
tions. Throughout the comment in
press and parliament runs note of
wonder as to just what the underlying
motive for the extraord mary words
may have been. The expressed com.
ments run from "splendid I" to Gun!
considered. =" ..at. o.. y.
Lord Ncrthcliffe, owner of the Lon
don Times and a string or other publ
cations, whose influence is said to have
been responsible for the overthrow of
the Asquith ministry and the elevation
of Lloyd George, gives his opinion that
President Wilson has been the victim
of the German propaganda and has
Ybeen led into Misunderstanding of
the situation in Europe, due to his geo
graphical distance from the scene of
the events which he is undertaking It.
judge. @| 49,. ->.-L -.
q ''Democracy, says Lord North
cliffe, "will be mainly puzzled to know
why the President does not begin hia
operations of restoring peace to trou-
bled world by the paeifcution of httle
Mexico, his next-door neighbor." p
Henry Ryndman, leader of the Eng
lish Socialists, in commenting on the
President 3 latest peace move, said ;
As Socialist / am opposed to war,
and will welcome the day OF peace. As
an Englishman feel that this country
is serving the cause of civilization
when it helps to prevent Prussianism
from overrunning Europe and crushing
democracy. Britain's task is not yet
finished" -
The Socialist leader said that some
3. of Wilson IS ideas are excellent, but are
impossible Of being carried out al
present. The general tone of the Presi
dent Is speech is obnoxious, however, he
said. "President Wilson speaks as il
we are some kind of an inferior animal
which needs someone of greater intel
lectuality to coordinate our doing fol
u.s."
Commander Carylon Bellairs, r. N
retired, speaking from the Unionis
benches in the commons, said that thu
leading passage in the President 8 ad
dress appeared to be: awe shall bavt
no choice in determining what thu
terms of peace shall be. This, h
said is 10 be interpreted as meaning
that "it is definitely established tina
the United States does not intend II
have any participation in any peace con
ference and that President Wilson i
still determined that the United State
shall be kept out of the war;"
Percy Alden, member of parliament
who has lectured in the United State
and the British Colonies, said, in III
comment, that "The only CONCEIVABLE
hope that exists for President Wilson
to carry out his purpose is for him I
come forward with the German peac
terms, if he has them"
The Manchester Guardian calls MI
Wilson's speech Statement of spleI
did policy, nobly expressed TIL
Guardian editorially says that the prir
ciples and the phrases used, hOweve
will hardly prove palatable to tn
autocTatic rulers of the Old World, nc
can they be easily recOnciled with III
Old World traditions and methods c
government. t.. e..
The London STANDARD refers to tn
speech as astounding. ....
The London Globe, asking whs
President Wilson has done for justic
and humanity" says that he and tn
Sc United States government did not PR
test against the invasion of Belgium
and that he wrote a note when c.
harder was torpedoed, referring sign
hcantly to the sinking OF the Lusitani
and the Presidents diplomatic cours
on other occasions.