The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-20
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

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BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, April ESPECIALLY
Instead of making any Roadway to
ward stopping further military prepare
lions the pacifsts can see the advance
toward greater military expenditures
than ever before.
Discussion Of the army bin I'm tho
senate has only caused men to grow
more and more pronounced In favor OF
better defenses. while it Is acknowl
edged that neither the house nor the
senate bills do much for the army.
there Is "A promise that the first line of
defense-the navy-will Ice well cared
for before the appropriation bill finally
becomes a law.
There are quite "A number of men ia
congress who have adhered to their
opinions and expressed themselves as
opposed to further military prepara
ton, but when the votes are taken it
is found that the military spirit has
grown.
A. Wonderful Conversion.
1t is probable that no man has made
more speeches I'm favor of peace and
against military preparation than Sen
ator Williams Of Mississippi When
minority leader OF the house he ridi
culed every naval bill and voted
against battleships on many occasions.
And yet only the other day when
speaking on the military bin he declar-
ed that neither the house nor the sen
ate nor any committee could bring in
a naval bin that he would not vote 10
Increase. He asserted that every ship
yard I'm the country ought 10 be set to
work; that half a dozen Of the largest
~battleships ought TO be authorized and
built at once and at least a dozen bat
tie cruisers and 100 submarines should
be added in the shortest possible time.
These ought to be completed by the
end Of the present war fin Europe, as
serted Williams. lie believes that the
victor will he likely to make demands
upon this country which win need the
largest possible navy TO resist.
Two Friends Of Lewis.
or course while we are talking about
war we might also let what little hu-
mor ome along seep into It. James
Hamilton Lewis wore a colonel's uni
form during the Spanish war, and he
spoke OF two brother colonies.
There are two of my eminent
friends, with both Of whom l have
had pleasurable service-Colone Roose-
welt. the leader Of onc school Of
thought on national preparedness or
this question of fight, and Colonel VII
liam Jennings Bryan. | think we
could define Colonel Roosevelts atti.
tude as Fight anybody. anywhere. for
anything On the other hand. of Colo
ne Bryan we may say his attitude
might be termed, Fight nobody. no
where, for nothin'.'"
Under Suspicion.
1--WE ought not to disguise ourselves
to the fact that our river and harbor
bills are under suspicion Minority
Leader Mann told the house one day.
He then went on to say that a few
items In the river and harbor bill en-
couraged that suspicion. He meant by
suspicion that members Of congress
were inclined to vote for pork barrel
bills, for logrolling propositions for
their own districts.
Well. let a bin come forth squarely
and without any agreement. and we
would find that not one item In ten III
the river and harbor bills would ever
have passed on Its own merits amy more
than hundreds of public buildings bills
would have passed as separate bills.
Resented Militia Activity.
Quite a number Of senators resented
the rather peremptory messages they
received from militia officers I'm regard
to the volunteer army provision in the
Chamberlain bill. Senator Nelson Of
Minnesota was among the number.
Speaking of the subject, he said:
"In all my experience here ! have
never seer an instance Of such bald
lobbying as there has been BY these
outside influences to defeat this sec
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More Platform Talk.
Senator Thomas OF Colorado is dis
couraged I'm regard TO carrying ~ one
plank I'm the Baltimore platform, that
relating to economy. Republican sen
ators remind him about II from time
to time, and they always get a rise.
He responds readily enough and says
that he has given up hope, as only
about two senators ever support him
when he tries to be economical.
Hoping For the Best.
Some one has called attention 10 the
long period that our forces remained
In Mexico In the forties before they
accomplished results and how it was
necessary to arm and equip a large
army. Just now we have been Won
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