The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-10
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

by ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Jan. 10.-[SpeclaL1-All
OF the fiction writer's. all OF the army
and navy experts. all Of the amateur
s~trategists who have been telling on
paper about the destruction and cap
ture of the United States have shown
how Germany overran the country in
1921 just as she overran Belgium in
1914. Without considering how sicken-
ing is all this balderdash about the
capture OF the United States we may
pass on to the question, What would
the rest OF the world be doing?
To admit that Germany or any other
foreign country except Great Britain
could make n dent upon the United
States first must come the utter ami
hilation of England and her navy. OF
course to those who have been writing
all that f%oolishness that would be easy
enough.
Canada the Best Guarantee.
To imagine that Great Britain, with
Canada containing more area than the
United States. would allow any other
foreign country TO oyerrun this coun-
try and crush ii is preposterous. The
best guarantee for the peaceful posses
sion OF Canada by Great Britain is the
friendliness of the United States. This
country overrun and possessed by a
foreign enemy OF Great Britain would
mean the loss of Canada.
Canada has been the best guarantee
Of peace between the United States
and Great Britain. BY the same token
Canada Is the best guarantee OF Eng
lish support If the United States should
be- attacked by one of the powerful ma
tions of Europe.
But the whole matter Is SO fantastic
that 1t is hardly worth discussion and
argument.
Put Hughes First.
One reason why Colonel Roosevelt
is supposed to name Hughes first
among those Republicans he would
support If nominated for president is
because Hughes Is the most unsatis-
factory of all men TO the odd guard
sters." IL most OF the Republicans
who are Republicans first, last and all
he time. those who went down the
line" for Taft at Chicago and who
stood by Cannon and Aldrich for so
many years, could have their choice
they would undoubtedly say Root.
Weeks would be their next choice,
then Fairbanks and Burton. But of
those really thought to be in the run
ming three stand out prominently
Hughes. Weeks and Burton.
Blizzard From the Cyclone.
Here's what Cyclone" Davis blew
into the Congressional Record when
talking about national defense: 1T
certainly seems to me that all the
great interests that would make mil
lions out of this program and that
have brought On all this pandemonium
for preparedness will line up for Mr..
Wilson and see to ii that he is elected
for four years more to carry out his
five year program"
Notwithstanding Its unpopularity.
When the resolution extending the
emergency tax was under considera-
ton Leader Kitchin told how it would
disarrange the internal revenue sys-
tenn If 1t were not enacted before the
first of the yea II appeal to every
Democrat here" he said, "to vote for
il because 1t Is absolutely necessary,
no matter how unpopular it may be"
And that was from the leader who
must push other tax measures
through the house.
One on MondeIl.
Congressman Mondell tells this one
on himself: "Some of those war scare
fellows say that | am SO set against
preparedness that did not even pre-
ARE my speech on the subject. or
course that Is a slander. but it sounded
pretty good"
Figuring the Cost.
A little pamphlet from the war col.
lege has recently received wide circu-
lation. 1t shows in detail what is
needed in the way of an army for the
United States, provides a system for a
Continental army, etc. The interesting
feature Is at the close. where a few
figures are given. These estimates
show that such an army, as outlined,
with cost the first year 1858, 100000.
No doubt huch will be heard about
these figures during the next few
months, and the Record will become
fat with plans showing what can be
done with that amount of money.
Hope He'll Go to Europe.
Some Democrats are hoping that
Bryan will start soon for Europe and
remain until peace il declared. They
say that he a do more good-for the
Democratic party-by going abroad
and working for peace than by any
other course he may take. They point
out that there Is a splendid field for
him In Europe and that he is not need
ed here, not at all.
1t may be observed that the Demo
cratic party also has a man who keeps