Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-09

Honolulu, T.. H.. Feb. s, 1917.
Editor Honolulu Star-Balletin.
h Sir: II would f.I at least two issues
Of your worthy PAPER should l attempt
to write all I have on my mind, but
knowing your limited space devoted
TO this sort of communication / will
endeavor 10 express myself in as few
words as possible.
1t would be well TO say that, after
reading the resolution OF the German
American Alliance and words spoken
by its members in your paper, the
temperature of my. anatomy ran up
from normai-9S.2 Gegrees-to $50 de-
grees.
The loyal Americans German
birth certainly doEt think that our
congress has the power to declare
war. The ninth article of confedera-
ton. section l, reads: The United
States in congress assembled shall
have the sole and exclusive right and
power of determining on peace and
war. As this power of congress
is denied by German-Americans
shall therefore move that the consti-
tuition of our great country be changed
to suit the German American ALI
ance. Is there any second 20 that
motion?
1t would be well for the German
American. Alliance to instruct our
congress as to its power and rights.
1t would be only natural, as Germans
are inclined anyhow to show every
body his business One just can't
help to see that this action OF said
German-Americans is absolutely Ger
man and has nothing American about
it at all. No true American will ques-
ton the constitution, and all the side
issues as to loyalty and patriotism,
that is only to shut the eyes OF those
less obseryant.
The German-Americans spoke as
Americans to Americans in America,
requesting a referendum. Should
they speak as Germans to Germans in
Germany, requesting q vote of peo-
pie to declare war. they would be exc
cuted as traitors. or at least the bal
ance of their life would be spent be-
hind the bars. Know this to be
fact as spent Is years in Austria, the
German ally, and same conditions pre-
vail in Germany Today i thank God
I'm away from country where peo-
pie are good but government rotten;
the country whose history for the last
400 years is q record of unparalleled
and uneQualled oppression OF all non.
Germans. The hands of Hapsburg
even now are dripping with blood OF
Bohemian martyrs, my brothers and
forefathers condemned to death and
executed simply because they had the
courage and moral backbone to call
for a vote of people to declare war;
that they refused to fight for gov
eminent much worse in many respects
than that Of the worst Oriental des-
potism ever could be.
The action OF the German American
Alliance is seditious and REASONABLE,
and won't it make you grind your
teeth when you read: I'VE hypheRsl
OF German birth are indeed loyal
Americans. Our oath to the land of
our adoption etc.? Should 1t be put
to vote-as / understand the spirit
of America today--if out OF 100 milf
on people in the U. S. 10 millions are
Germans. the remaining 80 millions
will back up the action Of our presi-
dent and congress, whatever it may
be, without question, and will re-
joice, should the war be declared, that
I wear the khaki and that I'll be one
of the first to assist to destroy the
Prussian militarism which today is
the curse of the whole world
Aloha oe,
ANTHONY w. JULIS,
Sgt. @. NJ. Corps. Honolulu, 7. H.