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


BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington July T. Especial J.
Many years ago, when Theodore Roose-
welt was president, Philander &. Knox
was attorney general and Steve Elkins
was chairman of the interstate con
merce committee I'm the senate, the
administration was urging greater con
troll of railroads and antitrust lcgis-
lation. Elkins went down to see Knox
When he came back he remarked;
There will be no legislation on these
subjects trusts and railroads.. | show
ed Knox enough laws now on the stat
ute books to put every big corporation,
u Of business If they We're enforced
Then he pointed out a number OF
statutes, particularly the antitrust
law, which would have been fatal to
most OF the big concerns doing bust
ness I'm the country Ii enforced to the
letter.
II 10 still Mentioned.
In debates the Sherman antitrust
law IL frequently mentioned. IL came
up the other day I'm a discussion about
the Federal Trade Commission. There
was an apparent suggestion or intlma-
tion that the Federal Trade Commits
sion was not doing all 1t could do to
suppress certain trusts. Then up bobs
the old antitrust law. and II was as
serted that before this commission was
such trusts as have oppressed the
newspapers OF the country I'm the
boosting OF print paper prices. In fact,
they came back to the old idea. More
than t~wenty-seven years ago the Sher.
man law was passed. and IL 1t had
been rigidiy enforced and Its language
carried out to the letter no one can
tell what might have happened.
Tombiobss With Variations.
Zeke Gamblers speech on the Tom
bIgbee this year was the same I'm sub
stance. but with variations to ut war
conditions. Every time a river and
harbor bill il considered I'm the house
Congressman Gambler OF Mississippi
makes a speech about the Tombigbee.
Each time there are appropriate set
tings. This year Sloan of Nebraska.
one of the humorists OF the house. pro
duced the setting and referred to the
fact that the south furnished the coun-
try with Tom Hefiin. Tom Sisson and
Tombigbee, the FIRST two being mem
bers OF the house. He cast enough re
fiections, or. rather, asked enough
questions about the appropriation for
the Tombigbee to bring Gambler out
with his old speech In new garnish
ments.
MY only object" remarked Sloan
after Gamblers speech. was to have
that speech made. No river and har.
Dor bill would be legal without Zeke
Gamblers speech on the Tombigbee."
Unols Joe and Whoep-a-ia.
The night the food control bin passed
the house former Speaker Cannon, who
had been promised three-quarters OF
an hour, talked about five minutes
Il have seen the house time and
again." he said. get into the same
frenzy we have tonight. and, having II
mind something 1t wanted to do. with
a whoop-a-la they went to work and
did It,"
A little later he spoke about "ths
round robins that come and the whoop
ala from all over the country-labol
unions. ministers. prohibitionists"-
and closed by saying. For Gods sake
stand by the Lord and cut this wicked
ness outl'
Hawaii Aroused.
Delegate j. Kuhio Kalanianaole ap
peared In print In the Congressiona'
Record a few days since and In his
speech told how Hawaii was aroused
against Germany. Five sons Of Ha
wall went down when the Aztec wa:
torpedoed by q German submarine
The Hawaii legislature held memoria
services, thousands OF citizens Of tbs
territory participating. The meeting
breathed deep and patriotic devotion
to the United States and earnest sup
port In the war against Germany.
1.-TWO thousand miles out In the Pa
cifc," said Kalanianaole, us the west
ern frontier OF the republic. We Ha
waiians guard the western doorway
While Hawaii stands our coast lin,
down the long stretch from Alaska I,
the Panama canal Is safe from inva
sion or attack"
Valves He P~rerooative.
Senator Myers OF Montana II one 0
the few senators who waive their pre-
rogative to have an elevator run whel
and where they want 1t to 30. He say
Garry this gentleman where he want
to CO." instead Of having an elevate
return up or down to suit his conven
fence.
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