The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10


 HARDEN did not have a longing to sec American dollars earned, inherited or received by marriage, swimming across the ocean, it was noticed that state ot peace did not exist,
 But those who are awed by the fu- ture, feel today. that the rusty lock has granted in the door, opening a way out of prison into freedom. The July sun is shining. Perfume comes from the purple flower beds. The nightingale calls to his mate in ten der warbling notes. There is in the air certainty. of unfading- happi- ness After seven terrible years we are let out of our cage and feel again the breath of whirling. Earth Beautiful
 The earth is again beautiful. Every green leaf whispers hope. The blood runs cheerfully through our veins. The driver of the tram in which the people glance apatheti- cally at the peace message, feels all this and expresses in 1t a popular way by mumbling to himself: l Thank goodness that is over How mad we must have been to go to war with America"
 i The man is right. It was mad | ness But it was not only coincidence | of the mad idea that the submarine would force declaration in such gigantic fight like 8 broken thumb naight force decision in boxing match. It was not to prove the ab- surdity of this idea That our strong est mon fell or were main1ed for | life All those who were sacrificed in the war between the "Star-span- gied Banner" and the Kaisers stand ard must be remembered today with eratefui respect. We must realize that they fought and fell and suf- fered and are still suffering for 2 great cause.
 This war, which with reason in the l first year I called flood. which | the raging crisis for diseased Eu- rope, whose health could be restored l only from another and not from her own poisoned hemisphere.
 Left Their Homes l In the circumstances the great task of the Germans Is to recover the interest and guide arisht the e,erma n Americans who left their homes because they lacked freedom 1 and scope l They soon forgot in Americas big democracy just what 1t was drove l them from Germany. They refusen to acknowledge that the war pe- tween their old fatherland and theH new was caused by sthe deficiencies they originally felt and which nad increased many fold sincS their ds- parture Count Bournsto1ff did hot I dare to say 10. but. the future aW bassador to America must not keep lit from them.
 l II ia not known as yet who inc l ambaasador to America is to be when diplomatic relations have been re- | stored. The latest favorite for tpe place iss the elaborated professor ot l economies, Lujo Brentano, great scholar and a hunane intellectua' man who for many years was an ~ I traction at municipally and aisc familiar in the. drawing rooms or aii cultured nations. It is hoped Una difficulties will not be made in WaaE- Ifrgton because his name figured unaer the notorious manifesto of the sr lin 1sf4. He was asked for his signa lture when away on . journey and hao | not read the contents
 prentano Is 17
 But Professor Brentano is 77' yesrs old. and 1t is therefore uncertain n whether he will be nominated. a. though his mind is perfectly frcsn and clear. Dr. solf. minister of foreign sf- fairs at the time of the armisuce' may be transferred fom Toxio 70 Washington. Dr. Soft is an intetn gent. straight for ward man, accns- toned to Anglo Saxon ways anu whose temperament and manners would please Americans,
 Hut. whoever may be ambassador the two peoples must come to know and respect each other by direct ln. tercourse. It is comprehensibile tnAs the United States. which, during tne war. became q great exporting coun- itry in fini shed articles, has economi- I cally no great interest in Europe which for a long. time will pc unaDie to import goods In large quantities However, goods for domestic econ omy must not be all that m ex- change of intellectual goods partici : sical experience. of mutual partici ra ton fl, serious aims for internation- al morality and other forms Of tns
 human struRgle for existence can and must begin tomorrow.
 For we are not at peace. II is the duty s-of the press which succeeded iin exciting. two continents tc fevst heat for weeks over . boxing match
 to stir incessantly the two recon ]. ci1.d nations on to . desire for truth honesty ana fraternal 1ustice' , | "-- "A x- .-~~ r.