The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-09
u. S. OWNERSHIP
OF RAILROADS
Possibility Of Strike Again
Caused Discussion.
MAY COME IN THE FUTURE.
Regulation That Would Prevent
Strikes, Etc., Would Have to De So
Thorough That II Would Practically
Amount TO Government Ownership.
Hardwick's Two Views.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

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Hardwick's Two Views.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington. Sept. 81 pecial.l-
Perhaps a vast majority of the people
will not care whether or not there is
government ownership of railroads,
but those who do take an interest in
such things should know that the
movement toward that ultimate end
has been rapid In the last few weeks.
The country became aware Of the
tremendous possibilities In a tieup Of
all the railroads of the country, and
many minds have been turned In the
direction of preventing such "A catas-
trophe In the future. That is what
has made government ownership a
possibility.
Many thinking people have come to
the conclusion that government regu-
lation will have to be so thorough In
order to prevent strikes that govern
men ownership might as well be i'm
stalled as so much supervision.
Hardwick's Two Views.
Among the senators who discussed
the subject was Senator Hardwick of
Georgia. Interest in his remarks was
enhanced by the strong and fOrceful
argument he made against the child
labor law. He declared In positive
terms that that law was %unconstitu-
tional. Yet In the strike debate he
said that congress had authority to
fix the hours OF labor on railroads and
upon being questioned went further
and said congress could ok wages and
salaries of officers. Perhaps the Geor-
gia senator may change his mind ON
the child labor bin.
Have Their Little Quips.
Minority Leader Mann is said to
have more assorted information than
any man In congress-: consequently
when he processes ignorance Of some
question an effort is made to have fun
with him. Chairman Fitzgerald of
the appropriations committee caught
him without complete Information on
some point and raided Mann, saying:
o course my good friend from mi
nois, after his long experience in
Washington, may not have aceumulat-
ell much information unless some one
furnishes IL to him after an expendi-
ture of money. The progressive mem
bers of congress on this side keep
abreast of the time and have modern
information about Washington"
Il do not see how the gentleman
from New York can learn what is go
Ing on anywhere unless he gets 1t in
New York" retorted Mann. abiding
TO Fitzgerald's absence.
May Be Two or None.
There may be two Sutherlands in the
next senate. and then again there may
be none. Howard Sutherland. now a
member of the house. has got TO de-
feat Chiffon in West Virginia. and
George Sutherland Of Utah is not hav-
ing a complete walk away IN his fight
for a third term I'm that state.
"Well, You Voted For IT.
Every time a Republican member
ventured to cwriticise the vast expendi-
lures of the session of congress some
Democrat would come back with the
question; Didn't you vote for the
army, navy and other preparedness
billsf They are what made the appro-
priations so large
Has Interesting Experiences.
Senator Kern as leader OF the senate
has interesting experiences, some Of
txhfoh nnxvIa H. ra4ha. .n..l...t--
If 1t We're not for his sense of humor.
1t is his business to keep everything
moving and TO keep al matters un-
tangled. Not long ago II of the SEN
ators, who is given to making speeches
on all subjects at all times and who
Is a member Of the steering commit
tee, told Kern that he ought TO have
a meeting OF the committee and adopt
methods TO have Democratic members
more regularly attend committee meet
ings and to refrain from making
speeches on matters not before the
senate.
Kern called the meeting, but this
particular senator did not attend. A
little later Kern found this senator adj
dressing the senate, not on the sub
ject before the senate, but upon a sub
ject which was not likely to come be
fore the senate.
Underwood's Defiance.
Senator Underwood has persisted in
his defiance of the caucus rule and
several times has asserted his indie
pendence of 1t in the debate. Under.
wood put through quite a deal of leg
islation in the house by caucus rule.
But then the caucus was doing what
he wanted and not what he opposed.
Days of Boosting.
Republicans and Democrats do not
hesitate to make boasts of what they
will do this fall. Both sides are conf
dent that they will win, according TO
the claims of those leaders who are
speaking for the party. Naturally this