The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-20
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

Must Follow 1lgantlc expenditures
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington. June l9.-tSrecial IL
any one IL under the impression that
our war with Germany is going {
be different from other wars he had
better get that idea u of his head
right away. From some of the things
we read and hear II might have beeu
supposed that no one was to make
money out of the war.
What do you suppose wars are for
IL not to make money!" was the way
one congressman put Ii who is given
to blunt expressions. or course there
is going to be a lot OF money made out
OF the war. No sooner was war de.
clared than Washington was filed
with people who wanted TO make
money out of the war. They came
here to sell materials. to get fat con
tracts, to make big profits. As the
congressman remarked, war means
money making. All other wars have
developed big money for some people.
Viii be Talk OF Scandals.
There is bound to be talk OF scan
dals; there is I'm all wars. In the
Spanish war there was talk of scan
dals in the purchase OF ships and ma
terials. There was bad management
In the way of fayoring certain rail.
roads. Worst Of all was the talk OF
'embalmed beef" which was proved
by a rigid inquiry to have little founda-
ton In fact, but was started by men
who did not get all the glory they ex-
pected out of the war.
Already there have been many
charges of scandal and corruption I'm
armies abroad. There viii be many IN
regard to own management of the
war. The fact is nothing can be moved
ON any such gigantic scale as Is neces
sary and with the speed needed with
out giving cause for talk OF scandal
and big money making.
White House Picksts.
The many visitors who come to
Washington express surprise that the
SO called white House pickets" still
continue TO stand at the gates leading
Into White House grounds bearing ban
ners addressed TO the president as IL
he stood between women and the right
to vote.
why is 1t permitted?' Is a question
frequently asked. Then some one as
sumes that the president must be salts
ied or he would have the women and
their banners removed.
But hat would take nm order to the
police of the city OF Washington. The
women who have been ''picketing" the
White House would like nothing bet
ter than a row with the police and a
trial of their right TO stand on the side
walk and hold aloft their banners.
Perhaps the president does not want
to be a party TO any such n~otoriety.
But the comments on 'picketing" are
not creditable To the women RESPONSE
BILE for II.
One at a Time,
The senate finance committee was
considering the revenue bill, and many
members were trying to express an
opinion. "Mr. Chairman" reared Pen
rose above the general din, II suggest
we proceed by solo rather han In
chorusr'
Bronze Efigies.
Discussing a proposition for a monu.
ment I'm Washington, Chairman Stay
den Of the library committee remarked,
Il agree with my friend from Illinois,
Mr.. Mann, that we are getting too many
bronze effigies In Washington; that we
are making too many futile efforts to
keep some people from plunging into
oblivion, where a good many OF them
are entitled to rest"
And that is a fact Washington has
a great many bronze nobodies stand
ing In various prominent places.
Prophecy by Cummins.
While Senator Smith Of Georgia was
protesting against a grant Of power
which a bill under consideration gave
the president Senator Cummins Of
Iowa interrupted to remark: II under
stand the senator to say he would have
no objection to give the present presi-
len the power provided in the bill.
and | suggest that we amend the bill
10 limit the power until the term of
the present chief executive ends. | am
sure the war will be over by then"
On Delicate Ground.
Critics of river and harbor bills find
themselves on delicate ground when
they condemn in strong language some
of the projects.
HAS not the project been Endorsed
by the army ~engineers?' asks some
one who favors river and harbor bills.
And that is where the man who de.
n the project finds himself EN-,
barrassed. He doesn't want to con.
denim the army engineers, who are sup
posed to be the flower of army officers