The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-07
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington. June II Special
While a vast majority Of the people %
this country have shown an acute In
terest In the war and are willing to
make the necessary sacrifices TO bring
about the utter defeat of Germany,
there are a few who have not awaken
ed to the fact that all must help.
There Is no doubt that the liberty
loan bonds will de greatly oversub
scribed, but there have been a few PEG
pie of wealth who have refused to buy
them. Contrast these with the work
ingman who has withdrawn his meager
savings from the bank aud invested
them In the bonds! There are thou
sands of men anxious to buy a bond:
there are thousands OF men willing and
anxious to do any and every thing he
can to defeat Germany; there are thou
sands of women willing and anxious
to join the Red Cross or help In any
other way, but still the fact remains
that there are "A few, and the number
Is growing less every day, who have
not been able to realize, or who have
refused to realize, that the country Is
at war, bloody war, and will remain In
arms until autocracy and militarism
are annihilated.
1t is to be hoped that 1t will not take
an awful tragedy, as I'm former wars.
TO wake them up.
Secret Service Agents Active.
There Is no department OF the gov
eminent that has done better work
since the declaration of war than has
the secret service. These operatives
are at work day and night In every
nook and corner of the United States.
All alien enemies are under the closest
surveillance. Our detectives know
those who are p~eaceable and law abid
Ing Germans, and they know those
who are suspected of being capable of
plotting against the United States. The
latter are quickly ferreted u and
placed I'm internment camps, where they
can do no harm. This was wildly IL
Illustrated the other day when a dozen
men were seized I'm various parts OF
the country ON charges of plotting Il
hinder registration and resist con
scrlption by an armed uprising against
the government. Ii has been prae.
tically established that allen enemies
were back Of these plots. and the quick
work OF the secret service operatives
Is only one illustration OF the efficiency
OF this department.
Saved by the Constitution.
During the discussion of the revenue
bill In the house the question was ask
ed whether federal officials were ex
empt from the income tax. Congress
man Fordney explained that members
of the supreme court and the president
were among those exempt because Il
had been decided the taxing of theil
salaries was unconstitutional.
"Unconstitutional for a member ol
the supreme court to pay an incom,
taxg' asked Congressman Austin Of
Tennessee.
Fordney said he was not a lawyer
but the committee had decided that I'll,
salaries of the court members were ex
empt. Austin further inquired as I,
the exemption of the president ant
was informed by Fordney that unde1
the constitution the salary OF the pres
ident could not be diminished durin.
the term for which he was elected ant
~ x..r eIa-nF,-. ~..a FAw. &c.,.
taxes.
"Much Talk, Little Wool"
Just TO show hat a considerable,
amount of meaningless conversation
takes place in the house, here Is a sam
pie, though there Is a great deal NOR
hat does not even have a CLINT o
amusement In 1t:
Congressman Lunn of New York wa
speaking, and Moore of Pennsylvania
sought TO get in a few words.
Moore-Will the gentleman yield?
Lunn-I will not yield. You are u
Ing to take the time.
Moore-l do not want the gentlema
to yield. His joke is very ancient an
subtle.
Lunn-You should recognize Ii be
cause ii Is SO similar to YOU own.
Moore-I have heard ii so often tina
1t pals.
Lunn-It reminds me of so many @
yours that ! am sure 1t Is in good con
pany.
Moore-The gentleman has not hear
many Of mine. He has been here bu
"A few days.
Lunn-I have heard about forty d
your jokes during this session.
Meeker's Biggest Boost.
When the house was discussing til
censorship provision in the espionag
bill Congressman Meeker of Missou'
voiced his opposition, but took occasio
to say:
II have had three newspaper lie
written about M In one newspape
and then an editorial written upon th
lies. But | insist hat the editor sha
go on, for his opposition Is my biggel
boost"