The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
SOME IMPORTANT REASONS

Some reasons which--on their lace at least-are regarded as strong, explain the hope that the United States and Austria will be able honorably to compose their difficulty. One of these reasons is the belief that after the war is ended Austria will be ready to enter the American mar ket with intent to purchase machinery, tools and all the apparatus needed In order to build up her home industries. The natural resources of Austria are very great. Her government, according to the understanding Iof those well informed, IS already preparing upon large scale TOT the reconstruction of her industries. So it is said: Where can Austria go for commodities of this kind except to the United States2 She cannot obtain them at first in Germany, for Germany will need to drive her own manufacturing plants to the utmost in order to repair devastation. Nor can she obtain them in Italy France or Russia Some com modties may be secured in England, whose industries are likely to be very highly developed at the close of the war"
 If it should be found therefore, inn possible to prevent a break in the friend- l ly relations between Austria and the United States there may remain such resentments as will seriously impair the American market so far as Austria ap- breaches to it are concerned. However, this is said not to be a very strong argu-
 ment, since if Austria must have ma chinery tools and industrial apparatus she will be compelled. to look for nearly all these commodities in the United States.
 Another reason for the hope that the difference may be honorably reconciled | is associated with what is to be very great problem for the United States after 1 the war is ended. Every now and then those who meet men of large affairs oo- serve that they are wondering what re- sources in the way of cheap labor--What 1 is called menial labor-we are to have after the war is closed. These men say there will be no emigration from Ireland. There is likely to be some from England Russia will prohibit the emigration of any | of her people, since all will be needed at
 home The Italian government is likely
 to place restraint upon emigration rom I Italy, France has never sent in conSld- l erabie numbers any of her people to the United States. Those who come from | the Scandinavian peninsula will seek the
 agrirultural opportunities of the west and northwest.
 | But if at the close of the war friendly relations are maintained with Austria
 Hungary we may be compelled to look to
 ! that empire for the kind of immigration which is needed in carrying on so-called ! menial labor. or day labor. Austria nas
 already prohibited emigration of her peo-
 pie to Brazil, and if any Austrians get
 1 to Brazil it is by a roundabout way.
 1 There might be disposition in Austria to | forbid emigration of any of her people | to the United States. We are sure to be 1 sorely in need of immigrants who work
 1 for day wages. And, so far as any one
 can now see, we may be obliged to de- | pend upon the peasantry of Austria Hun | gary for workmen of that kind. New | ertheless it is frankly said that reasons
 ! of this kind should not be permitted to l stand in the way of any diplomatic ne- | gotiations which are based upon the de- 1 termination to uphold our national honor
 and to protect our citizens.
 A HISTORIC COMPANION
 l There have come intimations from Eng
 1 land to the financial district that some as-