The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-06-26


tary Baker needs the entire national
guard. Here is another view:
Commenting upon a statement by the
president that he did not have troops
enough to protect the southern border
Senator Fan OF New Mexico remarked
'lf he win withdraw the troops now
there the Texas rangers will protect
the border, and do Ii we'll" But that
was before actual war with Mexico
threatened
Something For the Army.
Somebody was pointing out that the
army bill added only 1900 men TO the
regular army during the first year and
the same number for the next five
years, whereupon Mondell of Wyoming
made this remark, -Four major gen
erals. nineteen brlgndier generals, n
large and juicy assortment of dental
and commissary colOnels and $4,000
600 of nitrate pork are some of the
outstanding and interesting features of
the army Legislation"
A great many men familiar with con
dltions around Washington have Won
dered what I'm the world could be done
with the major generals and brigadier
generals we have at the present time.
but with twenty-three additional OfIl-
GERS in those grades they win he more
Mt "A loss than ever before.
Want Trained Diplomats.
Constantly demands are made that
trained diplomats only shall I'LL the
places In foreign governments and rep
resent this country MT different foreign
capitals. OF course II might rs well be
said that only trained diplomats or
men of long experience should be ap-
pointed 60 the position of secretary OF
state. better I'm fact. for after all our
diplomacy is conducted by the secre-
tary of state. Then 20 one step far
ther. The secretary OF state Is actual
ly controlled by the president. and If
the reasoning is correct the president
should be trained diplomat But this
whole thing is n fallacy. The men who
have best managed our diplomatic af-
fairs have not been trained" I'm the
sense that they have served long at
foreign courts; they have been men of
good, hard. practical sense.
A Few Illustrations.
Elihu Root never spent an hour mt n
foreign court. and he is regarded as
the best diplomat we have. Myron T.
Herrick was plain business man and
politician. and yet he arose to the best
heights when the services OF a real
man We're needed in France at the be
ginning OF the great war.
On the other hand. some OF the big
gest blunders have been made by men
OF supposed training I'm diplomacy. 1t
is generally the trained diplomat
whose recall is asked by foreign
government Twenty years ago n man
with long service on the foreign rela-
tions committee OF the senate and who
was for four years secretary of state
was censured by the house of repre-
sentatives for utteranees as an ambas-
sador i'm foreign country.
Japanese In Hawaii.
While the bigger possibilities OF war
loom up on every side the little ques.
tions which may grow are quite forgot
ten. No one paid much attention to a
report brought from Hawaii to the eff
feet that the Japanese were getting
hold of the sugar plantations I'm the
islands. Ii appears that when sugar
was placed on the free list one OF the
largest planters In the islands thought |
that the industry would be seriously /
crippled and sold his large holdings to |
Japanese purchasers. 1t has been
found In California that where the |
Japs get foothold like that they force |
their neighbors to retire and sell to
other Japs. Men from Hawaii say they |
fear something Of that kind I'm The is
lands. LIZ the Japs acquire large hold !
ings they are apt to be In a position to
control the islands. There are poten |
tial possibilities of trouble over Japa-
nese commercial aggressions In the Pa. !
ciflc
Clark Howell Senior.
Clark Howell, proprietor Of the At
lanta Constitution, is the senior mem |
Der of the Democratic national com
mittce, having been elected to that po-
sition twenty years ago. He has been |
elected for another four years. Jose
phus Daniels, who has served sixteen |
years, has retired. John Il. Osborne
of Wyoming has served sixteen years
and will again be a member Of the |
committee. He is now assistant Sec
retary of state.
Let Americans Learn Something
Both national conventions were open |
ed by singing America" that great |
patriotic American ode. Most people |
know one verse of It. but mighty few |
know any more. The same is true of |
that other great national song, the |
''Star Spangled Banner" III our people |