The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-04
WAR ECHOES

New York World: Admirers of the fatn' erland who have viewed with anxiety 'n' military situation in Europe VIII pc re- assured by the news from Miiwauhee. Led by the gallant General Pearson oi Roer war notoriety, the German Alliance has bo1d1v assailed a local establishment which is said to be making ammunition for Great Britain and France Not on the stricken field but in state court are the dread issues of this contest to be settled
 Nothing will be asked of the Wisconsin tribunal except that it shall override the constitution, statutes and treatles oi the United States. It is to save German lives, property and institutions even Prussian militarism, by due process or law. It is to accomplish for Germany bv writs of mandamus, injunction, certio- rari and replevin what all the Kaiser's s ships and all the Kaiser's men have not yet been able to do
 As a preliminary to this great move ment a. court commissioner is expected to compel the manufacturers to furnish evi- dence against themselves. Then all that will be necessary to give General Pear sons lawsuit more force than subma- rine or gas bomb in shutting off Brit- ish supplies will be a decree of prohi- bition duly signed by the circuit judge. <Vith Wisconsin thus occupied as effec- tually as Belgium and Luxemburg. the German Alliance will move on Illinois, In- diana. Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and New England in turn, putting all the fabricators of war supplies out of busi- ness as it goes along
 It is possible, of course, that the Ger man empire Is going to be saved in Amer ican state courts, which are justly cele- brated for their wisdom and authority, but no enemy of that country has yet ventured to insinuate that it's cause is as bopeless as this suit would seem to in- dicate
 Pittsburg Sun: Gen. Nelson A. Miles, once head of the military forces Of this country and noted as one of the great est of frontier fighters. was in the city recently and delivered lecture here While adhering to the injuction Of the President that army offivers refrain from talking war. he did hazard an opinion or two. There should be a congress of nations" he said, "to settle and adjust international controversies. | The idea is not new with the general but nevertheless it contains much thai appeals to those who are advocates ol permanent universal peace, and in oui l hearts most of us are such. But-anc there is always "but'-is such thing as permanent international peace possi
 ble? General Miles says that such . federation among nations is just al
 feasible as it was with our colonies
 True. and how did it work with us? Wt
 got along fairly we'll until sectiona question come up, and then like a wave of fire the war spirit spread over tn country and no power in the world coul,
 stay it.
 1 Just so with nations. The war spiri
 starts from a spark: it is famed int
 flame and before anyone realizes it tn
 confiagration is raging and men ar
 back to the primal state. destroying lives and property in the name of pat
 riotism and principle. Permanent peace whether in the association of individua with individual or nation with nation
 Is possible only after the human hear has been despoiled of the qualities tha
 make for emotion and passion. "Seein; red" is an expression of continental ori gin, but 1t means a great deal, and whe | a man sees red" or when a countr
 sees red" all the peace protocols in tn national archives become scraps of pa
 per-" and 1t cannot be denied. War i alwaysc deplorable, a fight is to be de precated and a quarrel is regrettable
 but as long as the heart has passion
 they will follow each other, and in tn
 interim the human family will dwell i harmonious accord-and dream abou | the coming of the millennium-whe peace shall reign permanently on earth