The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-27

While our people will very promptly
refuse to accede to anything like Ger
man peace terms. they will not consent
to a ~prolongation OF the wal or the
participation of the United States In
such ~prolongation after the ends are
accomplished which made us enter the
war. 1t is held that our people went
into the war reluctantly, and they will
get out gladly when they can do SO
with honor and results. 1t Is said that
as soon as our people are guaranteed
the freedom of the seas and assured
that neither u ships nor our people
will be destroyed when pursuing peace
ful pursuits we will be ready to stop
fighting.
Sho~rtsighted Germany.
1t is strange hat Germany cannot
see what a difference the entry and
continuance of the United States I'm
the war will make. II Is strange that
that country's statesmen and men
who have been able to accomplish SO
much have not been able to see that
when the United States entered the
war the die was cast and that the
weight of this country was enough to
turn the scale and prevent what would
have been a drawn battle. Germany
has been very s~hortsighted I'm provok-
ing a fight with the United States.
May See Actual Warfare.
Peace may not be proclaimed until
the newly created officers of the grand
army have had an opportunity to get
wrinkles In their uniforms. Ii would
be a shame to have peace talk going
pm before some of the uniforms which
have been ordered could be made and
worn a few times. However. IL Is not
possible that these thousands OF en-
bryo officers are to be deprived of the
pleasure of getting their khaki suits
stained with camp service and allow
the bronze letters and numerals TO
have a little of their luster dimmed by
exposure to sunshine and rain. But II
may be more than that. Ii may be
that these men who are now training
and being trained will have to see
actual wal before we can have lasting
peace.
Crops In the West.
Senator Kenyon OF Iowa, who has
just returned from the west, says that
crops are wonderful I'm the region
which he visited. That statement has
been sustained by men from other Sec
tions of the bread basket OF the
world" as the middle west Is frequent
ly called. Senator Kenyon believes
that there is a supply of crops, II care
fully handled, to sustain this country
and the allies for the next year.
LEST We Forget
Senator McCumber OF North Dakota
made a speech on the revenue bin. or
at least the emu bin was being con-
sidered. II want to remind the sem
ate" he said, that more than three
months g / told the senate that the
great mena was the German subma-
rine." And then he went on to re-
count his warning of long ago and
point out what the submarine has done
In the meantime, and the worst OF 1t
was the North Dakota senator was
right. He did say that the submarine
was dangerous and that II was the
great menace I'm this war. Without the
submarine the war might have been
Yer for all practical purposes.
But the point is that, notwithstand-
ing McCumber's warning and the warn
ing OF many other people. no one has
been able to get the submarine I'm an
effective way.
A North Carolina Contest.
When the revenue bin is finally in
the last stages there will be staged a
North Carolina contest of some inter
est which may I'm time determine
who shall he senator from that state.
kitchin is chairman of the ways and
means committees: Simmons is chair.
man of the finance committee. Each I'm
his way is the dominating power I'm the
final determination OF revenue bills
One stands for the senate, the other
for the house. One or the other must
win.
Unfortunate Critics.
mus lar the GTltiCS Oh tue uuIululS
tration and the conduct of the wal
have been unfortunate in selecting
their men and the subjects of criticism
We have been assured that there Il
plenty to be criticised. but when the
critic gets busy he often grabs tn.
wrong pig by the ear or the right pii
by the wrong ear.
And what is more apparent than any
thing else is that people do not car,
much for carping criticism. What the,
want are results. If there are result,
they will be satisfied.
Dragged About II.
People connected with the house O
representatives were Dragging abou
the fact that they established u recor,
recently by holding a session lastin:
only two minutes. THAT was two min
utes too long, remarked one man VIII