The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-15

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Washington, Feb l4.-ISlcciai IA
great many people do not realize what
Ii would mean IL we had war With
Germany. IL has been nearly twenty
years since our last war. The Spanish
war occurred In 1895. and a great many
people has come upon the scene since
then who have had no actual war OK.
perience or do not know what 1t means.
Something OF what II meant was
found In Washington and probably I'm
other cities. where there has been a
tightening up Of everything In the way
OF public business. While strict cen
sorship was not ordered Immediately.
there was such a Gordon thrown around
the OF public business that II
was well nigh censorship
Different From Spanish War Times.
One thing was absolutely different
from Spanish val times. and that was
due TO the fact that there were no sym
pathizers with Spain In the United
States at the time the Spanish war
broke out We had no Spanish Amer
cans among us. or at least only a few.
and they were down In Florida. or
they came from the Spanish speaking
countries OF the southern republics
who were still antagonistic TO Spain.
Now II In altogether different. We
not only have a very large number OF
citizens OF German birth and parent
age. but there are a great many peo-
pie who sympathize with Germany. nj.
their expressions owing 10 the over
whelming sentiment that has been
manifested I'm favor OF the allies, par.
ticularly since the sinking OF the Lust.
tania.
A war with a foreign country like
Germany will be much different from
q war with a weak nation like Spain.
Vice p~rssidsnt's Authority.
Vice President Marshall finds that be
has not very much authority. He
thought a short time since that he had
q little authority when be discovered
that the report Of the presidential cleo
tors from Utah was missing. He
searched the statutes to find out wheth
er be had authority TO send a messen-
ger TO Utah to bring In these returns.
He found. however. that this duty de
VOWED upon the secretary OF state.
and. as he tersely put II. 1.-THE vice
president has no more authority since
] took Office than be bad before. and
before ne had nome"
Le and HE c~iearstts.
There has been a delegation OF In
dams I'm the city for some little time.
and many Of them have business at
the capitol before the Indian commit
tees. Mrs. George +. Richards. who
IL an active correspondent OF a mum
Der Of New England papers. passed
through a corridor where there were a
group OF Indians.
II haven't seen anything quite so
amusing during this session OF con
gress." she afterward explained.
why. out there II a great big buck
Indian. six feet six I'm his moccasins.
with long braids Of hair hanging al
most to his knees, and as | came by
he was lighting q measly little ciga-
rette."
What did you expectY- Mrs. Rich
ards vas asked. Don't you know
that Lo. the poor Indian. has been civ
ilized?'
What expected" she replied.
was to see him take a pipe, one made
from the famous pipestone quarry. be.
decked with ribbons and perhaps
scalps. then reach into his buckskin
pouch. pull out a handful OF kinnie-
Sinnick and ill his pipestone pipe. take
q pun and pass II around In the true
Indian style which we read about I'm
our childhood days"
Defense Of Creeks.
IL the people who had the naming
or streams had used the word river
instead OF creek for those which can
be used for navigation they would
have saved a lot Of criticism In the
river and harbor bills. Some way when
people read Of large appropriations for
kaccoon creek. Newtown creek or some
other creek they have an idea that II
simply means a grab. Yet the total
value OF the tonnage on Newtown creek.
New York, last year was $147. OS6. 900
and on Pictaluma creek, California, ST.
5al.OOO. So the size Of a navigable
stream cannot always be told by its
designation
A Very Frank Statement.
II was during the consideration of
the public building bill that Congress
man Emerson OF Ohio explained bis
position: There Is no public building
In my district. and Paynesville, O..
needs such q building. If | have to
vote for the bill that is called q pork
bill. II that Is the manner OF doing
business In congress. l must submit.
II ! must vote for places that do not
deserve q building In order to get one
for Q place that does deserve 1t ! will
ha We to do It,"
And that Is the way public building
bills are made up