Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-02
ARE YOU AIDING THE ENEMY?

Former Governor Carter IL oolus 8oou n'o'0D
airy work in bringing the people OF Havah 10
realization that We are at war.
Naturally of a kindly disposition and confident
of our strength we have been excessively lenlent
I'm our attitude toward the alien enemy; American
it;zens have taken the att tude of bystanders The
remark has been passed, If we were in their place
we would do the same" assuming that the civilian
citizen is apart from the military organization OF
the country
Ii il time that kind hearted or weak -mlndeo
peOpIe should be reminded that the period OF false
sentimentaIity has passed. The enemy is proved 10
be in our midst.
There can be no fine definitions in determining
the friend the enemy.
You are either for or against
Il Won cannot be an American worthy the name and
sympafhize with the murdeTOus activities or the
enemy.
You cannot be an American and at the same time
either advisedly or through plain weak folly give
aid and counsel to the enemy.
The American people have awakened but Glowfy
to the spy menace and the threat OF German a9en'A
This Is manifested not only in the information that
may be sent to the enemy but also In piottng dis
turbanees throughout the country.
Long before the war began we had EVIDENCES OF
Gerr,an attacks upon the peace and business in
terests of the United States and it IVES proved that
TIE wires that were laid for some Of these plots led
directly to the German embassy at washington.
We know that Won BeFnstorh plotted to embroil
the United States with Mexico and Japan, we know
Of plots against shipping and munition plants Dut
dangerous az these were before the United States
entered the war they are much more dangerous to
day.
Almost every day discloses evidences Of the activ
tiles Of German agents in this country. But short
tine ago two professors at the University OF Ne
braska were arrested charged with plotting. We
have recently read Of efforts BY Tcutonic agents to
cripple the shipping activities the Great Lakes
Plots that have aimed ct the destruction Of growing
ions and munition plants have been discovered and
now government officials are hunting ]. W. w. lead
ers alleging that they were responsible for the re-
cent race riots in East ct. Louis. IT, 8
euch plotting IL new 10 the people Of the United
states, although II has long been in evidence n
European countries Early In the war Great Britain
took the step now taken BY President Wilson OF
placing ban upon the operations Of German ma
rine and war insurance companies. We, al ma.
ton, have moved slowly. Our people are yet unsus
picious but they are getting their eyes opened.
Americans everywhere must keep their eyes open
for suspicious Circumstances and WIN do their full
dnty only IL they make immediate report Of such to
tie proper authorities. II is work IN which all
can assist in making the task Of the officials easier
None know who may be plotting and but the other
day the public safety committee Of Nebraska made
the open statement that Nebraska II permeated BY
German sympathisers and calling upon the people
10 aid in roofing out any improper activities.
This country Ii now at war end the tolerance OF
peace times IL no longer permissible.