The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-01
] World Debate

LLOYD 0eorgeis another demonstration that Presi-
dent Wilson, by his frank exposition OF war aims
has started great international debate, with the
governmental heads OF the greatest nations as
speakers and with the entire world As audience.
Premier Lloyd George spoke on the Entente war
aims on january 2, being followed the next day by
President Wilson, who laid down the war aims"
of the United States in such explicit language that
none could fail to understand. Count Czernin, for
Austria discussed these late in January and again
early in February, and Chancellor llerthng took
them up in part soon afterwards. On February II,
President Wilson again addressed JOIN session
of congress explaining once more the American
position and pointing out where Czernin and Won
Hertfing appeared to misunderstood.
Yesterday the German chancellor presented his
side again. and made it evident that he is begin
ming to grasp some part at least Of the facts the
Entente and the United States proclaiming.
Discussing this, after the President had last
spoken the Chicago Tribune says:
president Wilson is putting classical diplomacy
in its grave In place of the keen fencing OF chan
celleries he gives the world a public debate be-
tween picked representatives of the contestants
with the opinion Of mankind as judge or jury.
ut is an imaginative and masterful device, eN-
pressive of that further characterization Of the
the war. Mr. Wilson refuses to be shut up in the
closet of professional diplomacy. He intends to
do his talking in public that every one may
know what the war is about and what peace can
be got for Lenne and Trotzky more
embarrassing in method and, as it seems to be
turning out, they were not as ruthless in determl
nation. 1t is not they but the bourgeois Wilson
who is making an end of secret diplomacy.
at is indeed one of the ironies OF history thai
even as radical Russia with its mouth full of ths
assertions of internationalism is making a sepa
rate peace with militarst Germany the bourgeois
president of capitalist America is pledgng it tC
a war to the end for new international order
founded upon essential peace in the adjustment
Of Claims and upon the self determination O
peoples.
"Whatever may be thought Of the prospects o
establishing this new order, ENTHUSIASTICALLY pre-
sents the loftiest conception of international rea
tions existing among statesmen today, and on
which appeals strongly 10 the innate pacifsm ant
idealism of the American people At the same tim
it is we'll for Mr. Wilson to avoid, he doe
explicitly in his reply, the inference that the Amer
lean government has any wish to interfere in tn
territorial or other readustments OF Europe O
that he considers the more concrete suggestion
made in previous recent utterances as more tina
. tentative. AS Mr. Wilson says: She (America)
has suggested are not the best or the most endur
ing. They are only her own provisional sketch c
principles and of the way in which they should b
applied.
"What the President insists and has the SUI
port Of the nation, and we believe Of its allies i
insisting is that this most destructive and ineN
cusable of conflicts shall not end merely with
readjustment of the old elements Of internations
disturbance, but that peace shall be brought abou
by a recognition that relations can be stabilize
and wars made less inevitable only by gener;
acceptance OF some code of right which shall b
supported by the consensus of international oplr
ion and enforced by the common sanction of IRE
peoples.
She (America) cannot see her way to peac
until the causes of this war removed, its r.
newal rendered as nearly as may be impossible
The war had its roots in the disregard of the rgh
of small nations and OF nationalities. Covenant
must now be entered into which will render sue
things impossible for the future: and those CO..
eIants must be backed by the united force OF a
the nations that love justice and are willing
maintain it at any cost
"Mrg Wilson takes long step away from Wasl
ington's maxim in this statement That the Anne
lean public realize its full implications do III
believe. But there is not much doubt it represen
the inevitable tendency OF our international deve
opment which has carried us willy nilly, into II
Tnidstream of world events That we could attoI
10 stay out Of general guaranty of the PrinciPl
outlined in Mr. Wilson's address is not likely, al
certainly American idcaism and optimism di
posesIus to throw our weight IN favor OF al
Experiment in the evolution of international rel
fions founded on law and devoted to peaceful a
iustment OF differences.
"The Presidents reply to IIertling and Czcrn
will be interpreted in Europe as all adrot attem