The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-06-01
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

ed Created Sensation.
BY ARTHUR W.. DUNN.
Washington, May 31-tSpecial. J.
Unless all signs are at fault the senate
Is going to go much further than the
house OF representatives I'm the matter
of a large naval program. Significant
speeches have beer made by leading
Democrats on that subject
Senator Tillman created a sensation
by his declaration In favor of spending
$500, 100000 for naval increases, but
men like John Sharp Williams, who
have heretofore opposed large appro-
priations for the navy, have given
voice to similar statements. One sig
nifcant feature OF the attitude of sew
eral senators is the fact that they are
all warm administration supporters,
and IL IL believed that the president
will favor a much larger naval pro
gram than is proposed 10y the house.
II is expected that whatever the
house does the senate will 20 much
farther and that a compromise be-
tween the two houses will provide for
n substantial naval increase at this
session OF congress-.
VIII Roosevelt Be a SPECTATOR
1t In generally understood hat Colo
mel Roosevelt will be In Chicago mt the
time of the national conventions of the
Republican and Progressive parties. 1t
II expected that he VIII take part In
the Progressive proceedings to the ex-
tent of making n speech. and IL Is gen
orally understood that whatever no
wants that convention To do will be
done.
Just now there Is interest In the
question OF whether he will appear In
the Republican convention. or course
IL he does so IL will be- as n spectator.
but he could not enter the hall without
creating n demonstration, and he
would attract more attention than any
other man In the convention even II he
did not occupy n prominent place.
IL might be Just n little embarrassing
10 some of the Republicans. for they
would be I'm doubt az to how 10 handle
a Roosevelt demonstration. No one
would desire to do anything to give
offense To the colonel. because the Re
publicans want his support during the
campaign and at the same time they
would not like to have n demonstra-
ton I'm his honor work as the meal
of stampeding the convention.
"What Shall We DO With MexIcoY"
IF we interviewed I'm Mexico We
should 20 In as we did I'm Cuba, promis.
ing TO establish a stable government
and help the Mexicans work out the
problems which confront them so as
10 bring about peace and prosperity"
That statement was made by Senator
Catron OF New Mexico after his return
from the border, where he had been
investigating the conditions. 1t IN no,
believed that his position Is entirely
satisfactory to many of the people
along the Mexican border, many OF
whom believe that I'm case the United
States intervenes 1t should be with
the idea Of staying there n long time
and perhaps securing more territory.
No doubt Senator Catron understand
hat under the present administrator
there would be no possibility OF inter
vention with the idea of territorial ac
QUESTION. 1t has been proclaimed by
Republicans when In power that they
desire no territory OF the southern re
publics.
1t win be difficult to convince the
NTayfanu sLnt to- - xho sos
of the United States was purely In the
interest of those people, and the Mex
lean leaders would do all they coul(
to impress upon the people that con
quest was the motive which actuatet
this government
Kenyon Sarcastic.
When Senator Wadsworth made hi
speech In favor of retaining the item
in the river and harbor bill for the I'm
rroyement of the East river, In New
York harbor, he said that the commit
tee on commerce had not given tn
subject the consideration that It de
served This gave Senator Kenyon o
Iowa, who vas opposing the bin, a
opportunity for a sarcastic remark.
"As q member of the CON
mittee," said Kenyon, Il feel badl
hurt by the reflection Of the senate
from New York as to the lack Of cor
sideration of this matter by the con
mittee. / think probably the commit
tee on commerce gave nearly five mir
utes' attention to this important item.
Fitzgerald Has a Reason.
A group Of house members were tall
ing about the senate, and one of thel
remarked that there were few poe
men In the United States senate. Coz
gresham Fitzgerald Of New York sal
that, so far as he could recollect, Sen,
tors Hoar, Morgan and Pettus wei
the only members Of the senate WI
died poor and added, zone reason wh
1 should like to go to the senate Is
find out how they all get rich"
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