The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-26
Negotiations FruitIess, Say
Those Who Know MexiCans.
LEADERS DONTOESIRE PEACE
Peopls South Of Rio Grande Have Be-
come Accustomed TO Force During
Past Turbulent Yea~rs-Doubted That
Carranxa Can Succeed In Pacifyins
country-Straw Votes the Rage.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

Washington, Sept. 27.-tSpecial.l-
While negotiations are going on be
tween the commissioners of Carranza
and those appointed by President VIII
son with a view of settling affairs In
Mexico little hope of success Is enter
tanned by persons familiar with the
real conditions In the region below the
Rio Grande. The Mexican people have
become used to force and nothing else.
The men who ere capable of becoming
leaders do not know anything but
power, whether they exert Ii over 9th.
ers or 'lers exert 1t over them. There
Ia no desire among the leaders In Mex
leo for a real peace which means that
they must pursue a different life from
that Of leading bandits about the coun-
try and living at the expense Of more
unfortunate peoples.
In view of that condition how can
treaties and agreements bring about
peaceful conditions?
Can Carranxa Succssd7
1t has been almost three years now
since the American government began
hGiRAuk 1uAAdiiSu. lnt tHlbuEEO WIS
taken of the shipment of arms In or
der to assist Carranza to drive Hnerta
from power. Ever since that time.
Notwithstanding the snubs, the rebuffs
and the naughty treatment of the
American government by Carranza
this government has remained his
friend and assistant, even to the point
OF fighting villa. although Carranza
protested even against that interfer-
ence.
In the face OF the help which the
United States has afforded Carranza
he Is still far from controlling Mexico.
and II he should be vested In supreme
control as a result of present confer
ences he could not last long. as the
bandit leaders would soon he up and
fighting him.
What ls the Answer7
Away back In the Taft administra-
ton the same conditions confronted
this country. American lives were
lost, American property was destroyed.
and protests were made by the Amer
lean government. The same condition
has continued with varying horrors.
What are we going TO do about 1t?
Well. the answer should have been
made long ago, according to those who
understand Mexican conditions. They
say that at the very beginning Ameri-
can lives and property should have
been protected by American troops.
II that had been done IL would have
been Intervention. But Intervention Is
only a matter Of time. no matter what
may be the outcome OF the negotia-
tions now going on at New London.
Conn.,. these folks say.
"Whoss Servants We Ars.v
In a speech not long z Senator
John Sharp Williams said, "-the peo-
pie of the United States. whose serv-
ants we are. the president being chief
only"
The Mississippi senator knew he was
talking humbug. He knew that serv-
ants ms applied to the senator's. rep
resentatives, and especially the presi-
dent, was arrant nonsense. Let some
OF the masters come to Washington
- AhNN hafC thG hulutSt hiid ~ a
time seeing these servants" What is
more, they have TO plead and cajole
them In the hope OF obtaining some ia
vor or of getting some request granted.
A Political Straw In Washington.
A Hughes club has been formed In
Washington. That Is a political straw.
1t means that quite a lot of men be
lieve that Hughes Is going to win.
There are offices in the District of Co
lumbia to be distributed In case
Hughes is elected: hence the Hughes
club.
Making Up the Tables.
Political prophets are making up ia
bles thus early to show how Wilson
will be elected and how Hughes win
be elected. Ii Is not often that the
same man makes the same table, not
unless he Ii writing for two papers Of
different political faith. Then he goes
through the interesting performance of
electing both men-in different publica
lions.
The formula for making these tables
Is to take the solid south and give 1t to
Wilson. pick out a number of rock
ribbed Republican states and give
them 10 Hughes. place the others In
the doubtful column and say that II
Wilson carries New York. New Jersey.
Indiana and quite a number Of western
states he viii be elected; repeat the
same as to Hughes. And there you
have a political representation war
ranted to be read by everybody.
Was = Friend Of Roosevelt.
The late Major General Mills. who
died SO suddenly In Washington. was
4 friend OF Colonel Roosevelt. Their
friendship dated from Their. intimacy
during the Spanish war. Mills lost an
eye in that struggle. Roosevelt thought
10 highly or him that he made him su
perintendent at West Point when he
was still q captain. He afterward pro-
sSox1Hnn him fpnm acaDfain to brfQndlor