The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-08
WAR ECHOES

| markets are open to European buyers We cannot afford to play favorites. The neutrality of the United States will be preserved. During the past week an effort has been made on the part of England to close other markets and to confine the distribution of American products to England alone.
 Certain shipments to Holland were stopped. Certain shipments to Dem mark were held for awhile, but later released.
 Logically, because of the nearness of these two neutral countries to Ger many, it is natural that England should fear that such shipments might reach the enemy.
 We have nothing to do with this. Wheat and corn purchased in the l United States to be delivered in neus tral port is all that we are interested in. What happens after the shipments have been properly consigned is an other thing entirely. and is one with which we have nothing to do. England is so situated that she Is in better position to bid for the Amer ican output, but England is not in such position that she can say to the United States who shall and who shall not buy our products
 England may rest assured that our | laws of neutrality will not be violated The President has made this perfectly plain.
 The question as to what constitutes n x.r1,. < tured without prejudice to a neutral na- tion's dignity Is replete with techni- calities. The American people can safely leave their interests to the legal advisers of the state department. On second thought England will not cre- ate undue difficulties for us England realizes our good will and friendli- ness and, being an Anglo-S Saxon race, lit Is natural that England should en- courage a continuation of our pleasant relations.
 There is but one course open to the United States. As a neutral nation we have a right to expect respect for our commerce with any and with all other neutral nations, nor are we obligated to search into the intentions of our customers regarding the subsequent disposal of their purchases. We sell foodstuff to England. It is not proper for us to agree to continue to do this and also refuse to supply Germany. It national respect
 We cannot we'll make agreements with any belligerent government which is inspired by a desire to injure the enemy
 We must treat all alike. We cannot show partiality in our commercial re- lations with any country.
 Providence Journal: The seven day battle along the Marne was a stupen- dous conflict, but it is overshadowed in sublime awfulness by the battle along the Aisne, which has ragged now for practically three weeks
 This does not necessarily mean that the conflict has been absolutely con tlnuous, but when the war is over and the official reports are studied we shall probably find that there has been no long period of abstention from struggle. Both sides are desperate, the Germans bent on preventing a flanking movement that might be the beginning of the end for them, and the allies equally determined to accomplish it. Over the details of the record break ing contest the censor has drawn a veil, shutting out a vast amount of misery from the sight of the world, but heightening, by so doing, the sum fnta <xf i. the friends and relatives of those en- gagged in the fearful strife.
 New York Sun: The war long ago waged by two illustrious colonels against MT. Wilson has been penum- brated temporarily by the European shindy. It is recalled to memory by the glad news from Washington that peace has been declared. Colonel George is fully matched with olive and beams benevolence from his gigantic barna- cles. If. as the earliest prophet of Mr. Wilson's political genius and official emInence, .>he has at any time uncon- sciously sought to merge the dscov- cred in the discoverer, the perspective is now corrected.
 Colonel Henry a permanent indepen- dent who has seen many Presidents and made and been an engaging part of two generations of history, surren- ders only to facts. Not captive, un- conquerable, a disinterested observer hc is not the man to nurse a resent ment or to hoard a misunderstanding Having nothing to ask, irredeemably generous, gayly tolerant of world which he has watched so shrewdly and figured in so gallantly, through all the poetry, the passion and the hired know ledge of his political writing, burning controversies and fierce campaigns, he is kindly, placable and essentially friendly, humping thunder out of peo- pie for their own good and his exer- else. He knows a democratic leader when he sees him; and in the fortunes of the democracy he takes almost a paternal interest. Without apology, re- grets, terms or promises he may we'll be at peace with MT. Wilson. The ex- ample is good.
 Besides. peacemaking is the order of the day.
 
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