The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-20

AZ Vera Cruz tie Allowed Considerable
Freedom For Correspondents-Con-
gressnran Slsyden of Texas Says
Loyalty Fluctuates In Mexico, but
That All Factions Dislike Americans.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, March 20.-[Special. j
We may learn what war means If the
brush with Mexico stretches out TO any
kind of proportionsnthnt As, we viii
learn that censorship as applied I'm
Europe win be repeated I'm America.
Censorship during the time of war Is
supposed to be for the p%urposeFof con
cenling from the enemy tho intentions
of the government and the movement
OF troops. 1t Ia renlly exercised for the
purpose OF keeping from tho country
the knowledge Of the atviosscs, the
horrors Of battlefield and camp and
the plumbers OF the war office md the
generals who handle the troops.
Our government has adopted n sys-
tenn OF censorship thatwil make II i'm
possible for anything to get out con
corning the war, if there should be
anything like a war, save that which
meets the approval or the officials.
News From Washington.
Practically all the news will come
from washington, where II VIII be for
warded by the commanding officers.
The war correspondents will not be
permitted to send anything except that
which has been approved by the on
GERS, and this will be the same as the
officers have sent 10 Washington. Dur
ing the little furry over Vera Cruz
news was sent from Vera Cruz by the
correspondents save by those attached
to the navy.
Blamed Daniels.
Secretary Daniels was a newspaper
man himself, and he allowed constd
cradle freedom for correspondents.
Those attached TO the navy sent mat.
ter from Vera Cruz which was very
much disliked, and the point is now
raised that but for the liberality OF
DHllltib LnG bltliltt Vi nhIAltluk htW6
at Vera Cruz would have been per
fect--that is. 1t would have been just
what the officers In charge wanted.
We are very likely to see the system
working I'm perfect order In relation to
the present Mexican trouble.
Campaign Material.
After serving two terms I'm the house
Congressman Morgan of Louisiana con
cluded that there was good campaign
material In attacking the present pen
sion system OF the United States. He
said he knew that the politicians heart
was sensitive to the subject, aud SC
he would be moderate In his language
But soon he said that instead of being
a roll OF honor composed of soldiers II
had inscribed upon Ii "nondescripts,
parasites, drones and deserters."
From what other southerners have
frequently said II is probable that such
speeches are good campaign material
In the, south, but northern Democratic
members suffer when they hear such
language, for II works TO the benefit
OF Republicans I'm their states.
Peculiar Conditions In Mexico.
Congressman Slayden Of Texas was
speaking of the villa raid, in the
course OF which he said:
Conditions In Mexico are peculiar
Loyalty fuctuates. 1t goes from one
side to the other, and whether they be
Carranxa thieves and murderers OF
villa thieves and murderers makes nc
difference. They dislike Americans
and indulge In the pastime of cutting
American threats, no matter whose
uniform they wear
Rural Credits on the Gliding.
Nearly everybody realizes what has
happened In regard to the congestion
of freight In eastern terminals, and
it~hey~have some idea of the difficulty In
picking out certain cars and shifting
them so That they can be unloaded
The process would be much more diff
cult if a lot OF skillful workers were
trying TO keep the car on the siding.
That is about the condition OF the
rural credits legislation. 1t Is on the
siding now, and there is a tremendous
Jam Of other legislative cars all around
II. There would be no very great sur
prise n 1t remained on the siding un.
I'll the next session.
Root Still With us.
Elihu Root Is not on the senate roll
bu. he is still with US In the debates
Root has been quite a target since his
speech to the New York Republican
convention. Stone Of Missouri gave
notice OF his Intention to answer Root
while Lewis Of Illinois and Ransdel
of Louisiana have both made speeches
replying to Root. The eminent New
Yorker Is with us in spirit.
They HFaiI For It."
1t has always been believed In Wash
ington that there Is a little syndicate
OF writers who write the obituary
speeches called eulogies Of dead mem
bers. These utterances when deliver
ed In praise Of an unimportant person
are so much alike thai there Seems n