The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-02
Little Likelihood Of War, Though
Air Is Full OF Crises.
WILSON'S TILT WITH House
Some Leaders In Congress Determined
to Warn Americans to Keep or
the Armed BeiIigerent Merchantmen.
There IL No Desire In This Country
For a War With Any Nation.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

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How often can IA crisis occur over the
general subject: That Is a ques
ton often asked these days when there
is one crisis after another I'm the rela
tons of the United States and Ger
many In regard to submarines.
Enough OF them have occurred to
create an ultimatum. which Is about
the last thing In diplomacy. As
said. as long as n could
avoid the lie direct a real encounter
could be avoided.
As long as there Is no ultimatum
there may be peace. Crisis after
may impend and pass along. In
fact. that bias happened ever since the
Lusitania affair, but the diplomats
have avoieea the ultimatum and main
peare.
Transferring the Crisis.
And after about the second score
OF crises with Germany we suddenly
had the crisis transferred to closer
limits, distance one and one-quarter
miles between the conversationalists.
The president In the White House and
the Democratic leaders In congress
were at each end Of the crisis. Ii
must be said that when they brought
n crisis right down In our midst 1t
made "A lot OF talk. and we had more
respect for the crisis than before.
The important feature of the trans
fer was the anti-war spirit that was
manifested among members of con-
gress. AS people read of the horrors
in the trenches there is no great desire
to have our young men become a part
of the slaughtered and MANNED.
Probably that accounts for the de
mand that Americans keep of armed
belligerent ships.
Was Good Buffer.
While there was such a tense situa-
ton between the president and the ma
jority In congress the old water power
bin served as "A fine buffer In the SEN
ate. All that was necessary TO do was
to keep that bill steadily before the
senate and let senators talk on It.
Good old BILL" remarked n man.
1T is bound to have a stormy time.
perhaps 1t will never pass the house,
and even If 1t does 1t runs the risk of
q veto, but 1t served a purpose I'm this
crisis"
II Surprised Williams.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota had de-
livered some sledge hammer blows
Upon conservation and some of the III
ira conservationists. His remarks
brought Senator Williams TO his feet.
Il agree with everything. upon the
whole, which has been said. By the
way. 1t seems a strange fatality that a
Mississippian and a Norwegian should
agree with one another"
Ii is too bad John Sharp did not pur-
sue that idea n little further. IL would
have been interesting to know why a
Norwegian and a Mississippian should
not agree with each other OF why there
was anything strange In such an agree
ment.
As to Wasting Time.
Minority Leader Mann complained
bitterly because the Democrats devot-
ed a day 10 claims instead OF consider
ing more important legislation.
Since | have been here you have
wasted more time than any one" re
marked Cyclone Davis.
Il may have wasted time" respond
ed Mann. Il have talked more than
the gentleman from Texas. but | have
not wasted nearly as much time as he
did. for all the time that he was talk
ing to the house was pure waste"
Bennet's Honors.
Several years ago." remarked Con-
Bennett of New York, II Sc
cured the adoption OF an amendment
TO a bill and eve since Ii has been
called the Bennett amendment. 1t Is
the only thing | ever had called after
me except a five cent cigar"
Sisson Comes to Bat.
For several years 1t was Macon or
Georgia who made points of order In
appropriation bills and made a record
for economy. He was followed by
Fowler Of Illinois. Both of these econ
cmists disappeared In turn, and then
came Sisson of Mississippi. He be-
comes the watchdog of the treasury
and makes trouble for managers OF APP
preparation bills which increase sal
aries. Ii Is not a pleasant occupation
and lacks the merit of effectiveness,
save for the reputation 1t gives a mem
Der as a man favoring strict economy.
All the salaries are restored by the
senate and accepted by the men who
manage the appropriation bills for the
house in conference.
Fondness For Minnesota.
Oscar Underwood has a great fond
ness for Minnesota. where he once
lived and came near making his home.
He too occasion TO attend the cere-
monies when Minnesota presented the
statue of former Senator Rice and
spoke on the senate of the state which
50 nearly claimed him.