The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-21
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

necessity for the war.
They must be told the why's and
wherefores; they must be told why the
United States is In the war and why II
Is necessary to sacrifice more men.
more money and sustain more losses
than all other wars have entailed
upon us.
That Is why there Is talk about send
ing forth congressional missionaries;
that Is why -four minute clubs have
been organized. 1t has been found nee.
essary to tell the people Of the country
why they are In this great maelstrom.
Knew About Other Wars.
Even with the limited means OF COM
munication OF that time our people I'M
derstood the necessity for the Revolu-
ton, the war Of 1912. and they knew
the causes II not the necessity OF the
war with Mexico. As to the civil war,
we were preparing for It for ffty years.
The slavery question. dividing the
country on Mason and Dixon's line; the
fierce struggles In congress. the Kan
sas "jayhawkers" and the Missouri
border rufians," the various compro-
misses. John Browns raid and many
other things foreshadowed the war be-
tween the states. or at least the people
understood why they went to war.
As to the Spanish war, sympathy for
Cuba had been a part Of the American
heritage for years. and the desire to
aid her In her troubles with Spain
was an idea firmly implanted In the
American heart. We have known why
we were In other wars.
This 10 Different.
But this war Is different. Our peo-
pie were educated to be neutral, ami
now they are to take hold OF the labor
ing oar. They have been told to be
peaceful and to practice the arts OF
peace. The peace issue was the dom
inant factor In the last presidential
campaign. 1t was a part Of our poll
tics.
Consequently the recent change has
been somewhat bewildering, and q
campaign OF education may be neces-
sary to make our people feel the neces-
sity for making all the sacrifices, for
furnishing men for battlefelds and
trenches. for paying enormous taxes.
for skimping on food and for doing all
that Is possible to make the war q sue
cess.
Supporting the War.
Although there has been shown a
great divergence Of opinion as to meth
DDS, there Is no doubt about the great
majority I'm botk bouses earnestly sup
porting the war. The votes for men,
money and granL1 Ut power to those
who are carrying on the war are suf-
fcient to prove the determination Of
congress to push the war to q success
full conclusion.
Slim Attendance.
sideration Of the revenue bin there
were fourteen senators present, equal
ly divided as to party lines. Most Of
the senators have made up their minds
to vote for the revenue bill no matter
what II contains, and consequently
they do not see the necessity Of listen.
ing to the debates.
above Rsproaoh."
Senator Lewis was making one Of
those famous speeches-famous on ac-
count Of the glib manner In which he
alluded to the sayings and doings OF
the ancients and particularly the Ro-
mans.
II presume the senator" interrupted
Senator Reed OF Missouri. "by contem-
poraneous authorities with those he
has just quoted, could easily demon
strate that slavery Is quite justifable."
The authorities to which l refer
replied Lewis, "and q senator near me
asks IL they are from the books of
James Hamilton Lewis on the two re-
publies, Rome and the United States
"Mr. President" interrupted Reed,
altering down through that particular
channel, I understand that they would,
Of course, come to us with a sort OF
yanctity that would put them above
reproach o. criticism. So I withdraw
my question"
Easy In the Chair.
Vice President Marshall has been alb.
sent for some time, and President Pre-
Tempore Salisbury has been presiding
He IL an easy man In the chair, not %
drastic In enforcing the rules as Mar
shall, nor is he apt to say cutting
things from time to time. Nor is he q
sure Of his rulings at Marshall.
HardwIck's Fear.
Senator Hardwick OF Georgia, who
opposed the food control bill from star,
to finish, hesitated about voting to re
ject the conference report. IF II goes
back to conference" he said, II an
afraid that the cOaferees might 1nd
some wrong left undone." 1t wal hil
opinion that the conferees had made II
: worse bill when they "dxina
Il up"