Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-01

Lansing Two
Notes Furnish
New Sensation

Secretary Lansino's two statements.
given out soon after the presidentss
peace suggestions, are pubilshed. In
full below. hitherto only nneaner de-
tails had reached Honoiulu:
Secretary EansiAg's first statement
was as follows:
THE reasons for the sending Of the
Eote were as follows: 1T isn't our
material interest We had IN mind
when the note was sent, but more
and more our own rights are becom.
ing involved by the pellisefents on
both sides. so that the situation Is
becoming increasingly critical.
Entitled to Know eeIlioerent stand
Il mean by that. that we are draw
ing nearer the verge OF war ourselves
and therefore We are entitled TO
know what each belligerent seeks In.
order that we may regulate our con-
duct In the future
No nation has been sounded. No
consideration OF the German oyertures
or Of the speech Of Lloyd George was
taken into account In the formulation
Of the document The only thing the
overtures did was to delay Il g few
days II was not decided to send 1t
until Monday or course. the difficult
ties that face the president we're that
Il might be construed as q movement
toward peace and in aid Of the Ger.
eulan overtnres. He specifically denies
that that was the fact in the docr.l
inent itself.
Consideration Created
''The sending Of this note win In
dictate the possibility Of our being
forced into the war That possibility
ought to serve as q restraining and
SOLDERING force safeguarding Ameri-
can rights. It may also serve to force
an earlier conclusion Of the war.
Neither the president nor myself re-
gard this note as peace note; It Is
merely an effort to get the belliger.
ents to define the end for which they
are fighting.
When word Of what the secretary
OF state had said spread throughout
fhe capital II created the greatest
CONSERVATION IN official circles and
among the foreign diplomats, many
of whom were calling at the state de-
partment to receive their copies ok
lh5 HOtG 1espafched To- tlEtf f8DifNI.
Statement Not Approved
Il became apparent that tie secf6
tary,s statement was not fully ~
proved at the White House, and thai
there was question as 70 the wisdom
Of making any comment that might
be regarded IS an addition to the
rote The White House Wae con-.
cerned lest any word reach the for
.eign capitals to be construed Is indf
eating that the American note was
anything but what It indicated on It's
face. So, after conference between
President Wilson and Secretary Lans-
ing the second statement was formally
prepared and distributed ct the state
department. II follows:
II have learned from several quar-
tiers that wrong impression was
made by the statement which made
this morning and ] wish 10 correct
that impression.
Policy Not 10 Change
Ny intention was to suggest the
very direct ana necessary interest
which this country, as one Of the neu-
trail nations, has ia the possible terms
which the belligerents may have IN
mind, and do not intend to intimate
that the government was considering
any change 10 It's policy Of neutrality
which. It has consistently pursued III
the face Of constantly increasing diff
ficulties.
II regret that my words were open
to any other construction. as / now
realize that they were. think that
the whole tone and Language Of TIE
note to the belligerents show the pur-
pose without further comment on my
part It is needless to say that | am
unreservedly In support Of that pur-
pose and hope to see 1t accepted.