The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-11
Congress Complains That De-
lay Has Been Unnecessary.
CLOTHING IS UNAVAILABLE
But What's the Use Of Worrying About
Wear Them7-Wsr College at Work
Day and Night Completing Plans For
Our Participation In War.


washington, july ~ lSIe'lhL
While there has been n great deal OF
talk about the Importance of the food
control bin, the espionage bill and VA
rious other war measures that have
been before congress. II is altogether
certain that the most important and
the most difficult job OF all Is the or
ganization of an army.
1t was not until the actual fact OF
drafting, training, clothing, equipping
and organizing an army OF 100000 men
was upon the nation that those I'm
were up against.
why don't they get to work. Why
don't they get those environments
ready? Why Is there such "A delayT'
These are questions | have heard from
men I'm high positions and who are
anxious TO see the army made ready.
And no one can readily answer the
questions.
War College Plans.
For many years, more than a dozen
at least, there has been an expensive
war college In Washington with a gen
eral STAFF which was supposed to be
working out plans for speedily equip
ping and putting In the field an army.
We do not know whether those plans
included the building of training camps
and the speedy equipping of the sol
dlers and the training of them by skill
ed officers, but we do know that men
In congress are complaining about the
delays.
The greatest difficulty has been a
lack of clothing. There nre guns etc,
but clothing has been lacking. How
ever, the men have not been ready for
the clothing. The fact is. getting ready
for war is a great task.
Back to the Farm Idea.
Senator Sherman OF Illinois In a
speech opposing the food control bin
brought out the back to the farm
idea In new language. IL will tell you
what Is the matter with this country
now" he said. There are too many
~aristocrats. There are too many men
who do not want to be seen with a
dirty shirt and callous places ON their
hands. They do not want TO work on
the farm. We are suffering as ancient
and decayed nations suffered. Their
fields were untitled; their fruits rotted
IN the orchards; their populations gath
cred I'm large cities. That was when
the dark ages were ushered in"
He went along with quite a lot more
OF the same sort. but Ii is a fact that
the era OF high prices has followed the
movement OF people to the cities.
Levers Successful Management.
When Congressman Lever, chairman
of the agricultural committee. first be-
a consideration of the food control
bin In his committee there were only
three men in favor of Ii. When be
was ready to report 1t out there were
only three men against 1t. In the
house II looked as II there was to be
the greatest kind Of opposition, but
when the final vote came there were
only five men voting against II. Much
was due to the adroit n in which
Lever managed the bill. He Is shrewd
hhd pppdiHA III tht hohst iht kiNCc q
little here and there, accommodates ev-
erybody and In the end has his own
way,
Was Not Discouraged.
Speaking for several days on the
food control bin, as well as many 9th
or measures, much Of the time to a
vacant senate, did not seem to discour-
IA M.- n
complained of the lack OF attention.
but he did not swerve from his pur-
pose OF saying all that was In his
mind.
Migratory Birds.
Long z a law was passed TO pro
tect migratory birds. 1t is now In
court. having been upheld by one judge
and declared unconstitutional by two
others. 1t is now proposed to give 1t
force and effect by a treaty with Great
Britain, as the birds go to Canada and
return from that country to the United
States.
A law is necessary to give the treaty
force and effect, but 1t seems that there
will be a long fight over the bill. Mark
Smith OF Arizona tried to get Ii passed
by the senate, but he met with such
opposition that he gave 1t up In dis
enlargement. At least when he had
1t laid aside he indicated that 1t was
to be defeated by a flibuster. And
such may be it's fate.
The Most Active Senator.
Senator Calder is the most active
member Of the United States senate.
He is found at more departments than
any other senator. generally with a few
constituents who are trying to get In
somewhere. In the senate he seems
never to have five minutes to himself.
He is constantly on the 60, either In
seeing people who call him u OF in
going about the senate to see different
senator's. This activity has called at
tention to the Junior senator from the
Empire State.