The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-08
Butler Would Keep Out of TrOu-
bic by Winding Own Business.
VOICES SENTIMENT OF MANY
Less Effort Should Be Made to Force
Commerce and Trade Abroad Dur
ing the European Struegle-Cannon
Would Let Interstate Commerce Com
mission Fix Railroad Mail Pay.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

Washington. March 7.-ISpeciaI.
Lots OF people have been able ia
keep out OF trouble by minding their
own business"
This remark was made by Congress
mar Butler OF Pennsylvania. "A man OF
Quaker descent, a man of peaceful ten
denotes, who has voted for every large
battleship proposition that has ever
been presented to congress because he
believes I'm naval defense. Butler was
speaking Of the present war situation
I'm Europe and the possibility of the
United States becoming involved.
He voiced the sentiment of many
people who would rather that this gov
eminent make less effort to force Its
m and trade abroad and In
stead urge Its citizens not to travel on
ships that might involve the nation I'm
war.
His idea II that during such a var as
that now raging I'm Europe 1t Is best
to assert u rights, not waive a sin
gle one of them, but as far as possible
avoid getting entangled in the war.
"Comins Home to Roost."
I suppose that there Is more real
danger I'm the future Over the aggres-
sions Of japan than of war with any
other co%untry-that is, IL a war Is not
forced with one of the European pow
ers during the present struggle. And
that reminds me OF the frequent re
production of the splurge and the
Growing that was done at the time and
since because Commodore Perry more
than sixty years ago forced Japan to
open up her ports. At the point of
naval guns and under the United
States flag Japan was compelled to re-
ceive foreigners and become a part of
the world. Does ii ever occur TO II
people that we could get along very
well now IL Japan was back In the
hermit stage? Would any n want
to open that Pandora box II II was
tightly closed and we knew the conse-
quences?
Not Experts In Rates.
Former Speaker Cannon thought the
matter OF fixing railway mail pay
should have been left to the interstate
commerce commission. I'VE are not
all experts" he said, land even those
who are most expert on this floor do
not know what should be the schedules
of railway mail pay. Here are 435
members who are no experts. | have
listened to the whole consideration of
the bill and all the technical questions
and what | do not know about ii would
make a library"
Pinchot In the Debates.
Clifford pinchot flashes upon the
screen frequently during the debates
or the water power bill. The senate is
opposed to the Pinchot method of con
seryation and Pinchot is determined
which would utilize the esource OF
the country In a manner contrary TO
his views. Pinchot Is stronger In the
house than IN the senate, and be Is
likely to hold up all legislation. Nat
urally his prominence in this matter
us hAih lhAp IN ttdh lElutlilil
Riders and Jokers.
Congressman Campbell OF Kansas
was pointing out the evil of riders on
appropriation bills and said the inter
national chamber of commerce opposed
riders.
What does II know about legislation
In this house?" asked Fitzgerald.
ut knows what a joker is and that
Jokers get In on riders" replied Camp
bell.
What is a joker?' asked Fitzgerald.
II have seer none since the Sixty-fi
congress-"
You should have your eyes treated"
responded Campbell.
Moon MAJ Very Frank.
Congressman Moon was asked by
Congressman Moore why a proposition
relating to bonding government EN-
ployees was left out of legislation put
into the ~postofice bill by special rule.
we think Ii is a splendid provision
replied Moon, land | would like to
have seen it in the bill; but, frankly,
did not want too close a vote on the
general proposition"
II suspected that said Moore, land
as | look into the smiling faces of the
Maryland delegation ] am sure is IL
true"
Il could save twenty-five or thirty
votes by leaving that OUT went or
Moon.
Worth $4,000 a Year.
One of the prominent Republican
members of the house was deprecating
the activity of Minority Leader Mann.
or. rather. his method of dipping into
every detail Of every subject that
comes before the house. He thought
that Mann could accomplish more If
he would leave detail to some of the
other members.
A the same time" added the con-
gresham. The is q most valuable
member Of the house. He is worth
$4,000 a year to the government just
on account Of attention to details"