The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-22
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

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titude OF Carranxa and Oregon.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, May 20.-fSpecial.l J.
close touch with the administration 1t
Is expected that hostilities I'm Mexico
cannot be avoided much longer. With
In eight months 1t Is likely that from
100000 to 100000 American soldiers
will be In Mexico fighting In one way
or another.
OF course there will be only a few
real battles, but there will he fighting
of a kind for years to come, once there
is actual Intervention. That such In
tervention Is only "A question OF time
and that the United States must fight
something like a united Mexico has
been inevitable for a long time.
Politics In Mexico.
Two Mexican politicians have been
playing the political game and watch
ing every corner. One IN Carranza and
the other Ia Obregon. Both know that
the popular side Is the anti-American
side. Villa beat them to 1t by his raid
cross the border, but villa did not
have a sufficient following to capitalize
his achievement.
Carranza and Obregon have been
playing one against the other I'm deal
lncv NTH The ITpitaN Gtutas Zach a.x
has been trying to get the better OF the
other. Each wants to make Ii appear
that the other gave In to the demands
of the United States.
The Mexican leaders have taught
their people for years to hate tho grin
gos," and the man who can capitalize
that hatred stands the best chance OF
having a following among the fighting
element In Mexico. But while playing
politics In Mexico they have afforded
an opportunity for creating political
sentiment in the United States that
may have ~farreaching effect.
"Just Supposing7"
Just supposing there are something
like 100000 American soldiers In Mex.
leo I'm the early days Of November?
What would be the effect on the cleo
ton? Would 1t not be quite likely that
the administration, which during a
time OF war IL the government, would
be sustainedf
mo administration was ever defeat
Ell while fighting a war or which had
just fought a war" That Is what one
OF the prominent Democrats with more
than ordinary political intelligence said
the Republicans to consider.
Race Issue and the Army.
One reason why James Hay, chair
man Of the military committee, and
the solid south fought the volunteer
army plan was on account of the pos
sibility Of tho enlistment of negroes In
the army.
"But this Is In the hands of the pres
ident," was an argument by a Repub-
lcan.
"Yes, but something may happen and
We viii not have a Democratic 2resi-
dent" was the response.
The southerners do not want any
o negro soldiers.
Had . Valuable Item.
Minority Leader Mann supported the
proposition for the Mississippi food
control, which Is virtually a proposition
to levee the Mississippi Its entire length,
and said he wished that more great
projects formerly I'm the river and har-
Dor bill could be considered separately
and Oh their merits and thus relieve
the river and harbor bill OF the charge
Of being a great -pork barrel meas
ure.
II confess" said Mann, that l have
been a party I'm the past to standing by
the river and harbor committee be-
cause / had a valuable item I'm the bill
myself"
This was greeted with considerable
laughter, for that Is the theory OF river
and harbOr bills. Get enough men
with valuable items and the bills
pass.
FARMER onn
There Is mighty little of the dema-
g0gue and almost no humbug about
Uncle Joe Cannon. During the con
sideration Of one Of the several bills
for the benefit Of the farmers he said:
Il think I have been as much OF a
farmer as a great many members here.
Some people think / was a better farm.
er than ! was a lawyer. although
practiced law sixteen years, and 1 can
find q whole lot OF people who think
that J was a better lawyer and a bet
ter farmer than I am a member Of con.
gress-"
Then the octogenarian told the house
some facts about the farmers Of the
country.
Glorious jersey.
II New Jersey does not appreciate
Jim MARITIME, then New Jersey Is un
grateful ] can't begin to tell all thai
MARITIME said about jersey the Other
day, but It vas a-plenty. Besides be
ing the home Of former President
Cleveland and OF Woodrow Wilson
Jersey has ~seashore, crystal takes, glo
~fossc clyvnuto n~oot hnv4taNoa onA