The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
Many Ridiculous Measures Are
introduced In Congress.
WOULD FIGHT FOR PEACE.
OF Course They Will Never Be Seri-
ously Considered and Are Framed to
Ease the Consciences Of Those Who
Are Opposed to the Administrators
Preparedness Program.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.


not strange that peace advocates can
not see the humor OF some Of their
suggestions?
Here is a bill which provides for a
tribunal to secure peace for the whole
world. II creates a tribunal Of all ma
tions. Among the duties OF the tri-
bunal ~ to enforce by arms the exc
cutlon Of its decrees;' ito rcpress
preparations for attack 10y one nation
upon another ito intervene in the
Of any nation disordered by
violence and pacify such disorder by
advice. decree or force"-that -. to
fight for peace.
Suppose the United States had inter.
yeued and fought for peace I'm Mexico:
We would be fighting yet. But the
bill goes further and provides for con.
scription by the tribunal to compel ma
lions at war to cease fighting. Think
Of taking our troops to fight for peace
because savage Tartars in Asia or
black tribes in Africa are in revolt
international Complications.
such bills should be entitled bills
10 foster international disputes and en-.
tangle the United States with all the
nations OF the earth i'm perpetual
q%uarrels.'
These measures are introduced by
those whose cOnsciences make them
hesitate about voting for the presi-
dents program OF preparedness. They
are a sort Of salye. something like the
which a man casts fin the water
before he taxes his fatal plunge. hop
ing that it viii save him.
Ii Is TO be hope. that the debates ON
preparedness will develop a spirit OF
holding aloof from the complications
of old world politics and wars.
They Do Not Fear War, But
Senator Works took time by the fore
lock and unloaded a national defense
speech ON the senate during the few
the senate was In session before
the holidays. This sentiment for bet
ter preparedness for war has been
aroused and propagated by interested
parties he declared, then "A few min
utes later, 81 do not believe we are In
the slightest danger of war with any
in the near future at least"
At the anne time he showed that the
Japanese on the Pacific coast and in
Hawaii are a menace to the coun-
try. There are others who can see
prospect OF war. but-well. they
will vote for reasonable prepared
Rural Routes and Roads.
At n time 1t was proposed to use
rural routes for the purpose of getting
appropriations for roads. Ii eased the
mind Of the strict constructionist" to
feel that as the constitution authorized
control by the national government of
p~ostofiices and post roads there was
no reason why he could not vote for
road appropriations If the roads were
to be built where rural routes are To-
Gated. Then came a discovery-rural
routes did not always run TO the ad.
uAAASt VI btidAEhbs NtD OiuCItu 4 Va US.
They wound i'm and out TO fit settle
ment conditions. And now congress
men are finding that even if indirectly
the rural post service is benefited by
roads the constitutional convictions
may not be disturbed. But just as they
get worked up to that idea there Is a
scarcity of money In the treasury. and
it is dropped.
The Budget System.
Everybody is for a budget system,
and by everybody | mean the presi.
dent, writer's who know nothing about
congressional complications, members
of the appropriations committees-ev-
erybody, in fact, save those who have
power TO defeat ii.
More than thirty years ago Morrison.
Carlisle and Mills, with their follow
ing, punished Sam Randall, chairman
of the committee ON appropriations
because he voted for high tariff with
following, by taking a large mum
Der of appropriation bills away from
his committee. The bills have gone
to stay. They can never be returned.
and the budget system was destroyed.
Twenty years ago the young blood
in the senate took most OF the appro-
priation bills away from the appropri-
atoms committee In that body. and
they will never be restored.
The Hands of a Few.
Congressman will never again place
the distribution Of the federal money
in the hands OF a few men. 1t gave
these few too much power. and the
few made the many 100 subservient.
The budget system as a means OF re-
national expenditures is an "ir-
descent dream"
Makes Little Progress.
Congressman Fitzgerald is again the
of n hill ia nreyenf Srurril-