The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-22
NO Time TO talk
OF PEACE TERMS
And There's No Necessity Of
Explaining Our Position.
ALL FACTS ARE QUITE PLAIN
Demand on the Part Of Some Senators
For Declaration Of Our Aims, to
Arouse Enthusiasm and Patriotism,
viii Not Be Heeded-Germsny May
Construs IL as a Peace Bic.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.


Construs IL as a Peace Bid.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Aug. %. - Especial. !
Quite often OF late IL has been asserted
that the people do not know why we
are In the great war and In order to
arouse them to a proper pitch OF en-
thusiasm there ought to be a declara-
ton, either by congress or the presi-
dent, defining the objects In view.
That might have been proper at the
beginning. but 1t Is not now. To state
what this country intends would be
taken as terms of peace. Suppose
Germany should reply that she accept
ed the terms of the United States.
What an embarrassing position 1t might
be for us on account Of our relations
with the entente allies!
1t is not expected that the admins
tration will heed the demand for a
statement I'm relation to the objects OF
the war, and certainly congress is not
going to take any action In that direc-
ton.
Facts Are Quite Plain.
Upon the demands Of the United
States Germany desisted from her
ruthless methods of submarine war
fare to the extent of letting passengers
and crews OF vessels seek safety and
not sinking vessels without warning.
After a time-when Germany had
built a large number of additional sub
marines-she announced that her
agreement with this government was
at an end and marked out a lane In
the ocean which American ships might
travel, limited the number OF ships that
might sail to English ports and speci-
fed what they might carry.
That position of Germany brought on
a state of war between the United
States and the German government.
Must Go TO q Finish.
And. war having commenced, 1t must
go to a finish without any intermedi-
ate negotiations or talk Of terms upon
which il will end. We have found IL
expensive-much more expensive than
IT would have been to comply with the
terms Germany set forth as a eondf-
ton upon which our ships might sail
the highway of the ocean-but. what
ever may be the cost, our people are
going to see Ii through. And one thing
will be established beyond question
that American ships a sail the seas
and carry cargoes without the consent
OF any other government.
Sept. 30, says Simmons.
IL may be more OF a hope b a
conviction. but Chairman simmons OF
the finance committee says that con-
gress will adjourn Sept. 80. By tina
time he expects TO have h reyenue
bill passed and signed, and the war
appropriations will also be out of the
way. Other senators are not quite so
optimistic.
Taking Q Bold Stand.
Senators representing states where
the |. w. WIS are most active are TAX
ing a bold stand In opposition to the
methods OF that organization. Nearly
every western senator has severely
condemned the operations of this or
ganization, and some have gone so far
as TO criticise their state governments
for not acting I'm a manner to insure
law and order instead Of appealing to
the federal government for assistance.
!, Whom He Meant.
Said Senator Vardaman OF Missis-
: sippi one day I'm the senate. II want to
say that l am nauseated with THU
pharisaical noise that We hear upon
the floor of the senate too often that
somebody or some senator Is withhold
} my from the president the support
which he should have to bring this war
to a successful conclusion"
/, Vardaman said more to the same ef-
feet, but did not mention names. Ev'
erybody knew, however, that he meant
John Sharp Williams, his colleage VIII
liams and Vardaman never speak
{ Neither recognizes that the other Is
2 member of the senate. But occasional
digs like the above quotation show that
: each knows how to land on the Other
when there Is an opportunity.
Inc 00noto ItttoF0u.
Senator Penrose wanted to speak or
the revenue bill, but Senator Reed got
ahead OF him and began to talk on his
favorite topic-Hoover. Penrose In
quired IL the Missouri senator vas go
ing to talk on the venue bill. Reet
responded, 81 will be brief"
| "The senator always is," remarked
Penrose.
0 And a litter went around the senate
for Reed has the reputa ton Of talkin,
/ often and long, especially about Hoove'
and food control.
Keeping at II.
I Senator Swanson of Virginia has tw,
methods Of getting legislation through
which Is placed In his charge. One i
by seeing every senator who might b.
9 inclined to oppose him and explaining
and fixing 1t all up. The other, mos