The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-03
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY Ar THUR w. DUNN.
Washington, June 80. Special l-If
Mexico loses territory, If that country
becomes subject to the United States
70 any extent, the blame will rest upon
those Mexican leaders who have forced
the crisis 1t will rest primarily upon
Carranza and Villa. two leaders that
our government have tried TO aid. 1t
will rest upon those who hoped TO unite
Mexico by "A common war against the
United States, the leader OF which
might become the Mexican dictator.
That Mexico will lose territory there
seems to be l-tle doubt, or that some
sort of protectorate win follow seems
inevitable. Senator Underwood of Ala
bama, who is a wise observer. says
that the American people will not fight
purely altruistic contest In Mexico.
viii Want Results.
"A war simply to secure peace I'm that
country" he said. ito establish sta
BILE government and then retire with
out anything to show for our efforts
save the purely altruistic, will not sat
isfy the American people. Where
American blood has been shed and
American money spent there will be a
demand for some recompense, and 1t
viii be the annexation of adjacent ter
ritory or maintaining a protectorate so
as 10 insure peace for our people who
live along the border and have proper
" interests in Mexico
Senator Underwood voices a prevail
Ing idea among many men. Interven.
ton means a long stay in Mexico.
Senators Were There.
The prominent part which United
States senators take In the national
conventions Is an interesting feature of
the great quadrennial contests. At
Chicago Senator Harding OF Ohio pre-
sided over the conventions; Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts was chairman
of the committee ON platform: Senator
Smoot was chairman of credentials and
an important figure In the whole pro
ceedings. as he was also chairman OF
the committee which negotiated with
the Progressiyes. Senator Borah OF
Idaho was member of that committee
and made speeches in both the Repub-
lican aud Progressive conventions.
Weeks, Cummins. La Toilette and
Sherman were candidates before the
convention. Others who loomed up con
sieerably or were delegates were Bra
dy OF Idaho Catron and Fall OF New
Mexico, Kenyon of Iowa. Penrose and
Oliver of Pennsylvania. Lippitt of
Rhode Island, Sutherland Of Utah and
Wadsworth OF New York.
Democratic Senators.
At st. Louis James OF Kentucky was
permanent chairman, Stone of Mis-
souri, was chairman of the resolu-
tions committee. while others who took
prominent parts were: Hollis of New
Hampshire. Walsh of Montana. Hughes
of New Jersey. Kern and Taggart of
Indiana, Johnson of Maine, Salisbury
Of Delaware, Martin and Swanson of
Virginia, Lewis of Illinois. Owen and
Gore Of Oklahoma, Newlands and Pitt
man of Nevada, Phelan OF California,
Smith of South Carolina, Pomerene of
Ohio, Reed of Missouri. Williams and
Nardaman Of Mississippi
Fattening the Record.
The Congressional Record has been
extended Il great deal in order TO
make ready for the campaign. Almost
every political speech and document
bearing on politics has been printed
TO be used under the free franking
privilege in case IL is considered good
campaign material
Hampton Moore Protests.
Congressman Moore Of Philadelphia
Is in Il protesting mood. Il enter my
protest against this government by
rule or even by unanimous consent
agreement" he told the house recently.
There are quite a number OF other
members who have made similar pro
tests, but business in the house goes
on pretty much the same way. Just
at that particular time Moore was pro-
testing against the agreements which
Minority Leader Mann had made and
was somewhat inclined to rebel against
his party leader.
Russell For Pensions.
Congressman Russell Of Missouri,
who has had a great deal to do in han
ding pension legislation, reviewed the
pension work of the session I'm a recent
speech, showing that much had been
done to take care of the old soldiers
of the civil war. He has been an ear
nest worker to this end. In the course
of his remarks he said that he had a
brother who fought on the Confederate
side. 1t frequently happened that fam
lilies were divided in border states
Sharp Contests.
There are some sharp contests be-
tween the houses and between con-
iyress and the administration, but none
quite so bitter as that over the post
office onnl.DDriatiOn bill The dpDart-