The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02
Such an Organization Gould
Never Prevent Wars.
WE HAVE TROUBLES ENOUGH
United States Kept Busy Maintaining
Her Own Neutrality and Has Not
Time to Make the Rest OF the World
Quit Fighting-All Such Suggestions
Would Provide For Fighting Forces.



Washington. Feb. Especial. THE
prejudice OF war has warped the minds
OF men to Il great degree, and they do
not seem TO be able to see straight.
Then, again, the fact that the United
States has thus far been able to keep
out OF war has caused many people to
think that this nation has the power to
stop the war and to prevent future
wars.
That Is what accounts for the intro
Guction of bills and resolutions having
for their purpose the formation OF a
court OF nations or for an aggregation
OF representatives of nations to prevent
future wars. The object of all these
measures is to have the United States
take the initiative In the matter and
bring the other nations together In a
general peace movement.
Strange 1t is that In nearly all these
measures there Is the note OF force. A
police force" each nation to furnish
a sufficient naval and military force"
to enforce" the DEGREES of the interna-
tional court, Is provided In the bills.
Has Had Trouble Enough.
1t would seem that the United States
has had trouble enough keeping neu-
trail and trying to protect its W neu-
trality without entering into any ar
rangement looking toward neutralizing
the balance Of the world. 1t Is strange
that the men who stand sponsors for
such propositions do rot realize that
the world at large has an entirely diff
ferent view and that ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
and selfish interests predominant In ma
tons as in individuals. 1t would be
far better simply to adopt the Golden
Rule and go forth with 1t as an en-
blem than to try to have international
courts OF universal peace.
The "YelIow Peril"
The menace OF the Mongol is some
thing real to the people of the Pacific
coast, and people acquainted with
that section of the country know that
they have cause to be apprehensive.
Congressman Hayes of California has
introduced an exclusion bill in congress
which shows just what the people fear.
1t prohibits all these races from enter
ing the United States: Chinese, Japa-
nese, Koreans, Tartars, Malays, At
ghans, East Indians. Lascars, Hindus
and all other persons OF Monaghan or
Asiatic races.
With n group of islands containing
about 100000 of these Aslatics 1t
seems rather strange that we should
be legislating against them, but the Pa
ciic coast is In earnest on the subject
"Pitiless Publicity"
Gone to Its long sleep Is Il resolution
introduced by Congressman Lindbergh
Of Minnesota providing that all com
mittee meetings shall be open to the
public. While many statesmen rant
about ~"pitiless publicity" few are In IA.
vor of 1t when 1t m to a matter af.
fecting themselves. Me who screech
about turning on the light" neye
want the light turned on to their com.
mittee meetings and preliminary ar
-rangements; hence the caucus which
smothers all differences and enables o
majority to do as Its leaders decree
Lindbergh is In earnest. but he will
have little support.
Definition of q Name.
Nevada state or place where some
5 people go to get divorces and Califor
! MIA men go to be elected to the senate
Senator Phelan Of California ave that
definition. He has recently found out
{ that Nevada senators are apt to take
n great deal of interest in California
/ affairs. 1t has often beer said that
l California had four senators, the two
from Nevada being California men.
: Fame If Successful.
Fame goe with success and oblivion
: with failure. That Is true of filibusters
as Of everything else. The successful
flibuster earns the gratitude of those
who believe with him and the re
spect of those who oppose him. Cor
man of Maryland made more fame by
defeating the force bill In a famous
filibuster than anything else he ever
I did In the senate. The men who at
I tempted and failed to defeat the re
peal of the silver purchase bill ar,
G forgotten, though they carried on
lonSCI hIiDLSlGI IN huS tNti DtNi
known In the history OF the senate
But they did not win.
= Want Mors Money.
Just now there is an active move
t ment spreading information as to tn,
d overwork Of the American consular OF
: ficers on account OF the European war
$ Reading between the lines it is OBJ
q served that 1t is simply a move to ge'
more money. There is a demand fol
increased salaries with every such
need of praise.
Want More National Parks.
: The demand for more national parks
s continues. If all the bills which ash
r for such parks should pass we would
? have half a hundred more. which
would be maintained at government
d expense and really be for the beneh'