The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-14
Many important Questions Must
Be Settled by Allies,
IRELAND TO Be An ISSUE
Movement For independence, Fostered
In This Country, Is Expected 10 Irri-
tate Great Britsin--Various Or9ani-
nations Here to Insist on Liberty, and
There May BE Action by Congress.


Washington, Aug. IL r Especial J.
When 1t comes to peace negotiations.
and these negotiations may MOI be so
far distant, 1t Is doubtful whether we
will be on such friendly terms with
our present allies as we naturally have
to be during the war. Ii may be that
before the war ends a number of inn
portant questions will be settled which
will not have to be determined in the
peace negotiations. Prominently among
them may be Alsace and Lorraine.
A prominent senator who has indulg-
ed In peace talk occasionally indicated
that a settlement OF this question might
be made by Alsace going to France and
Lorraine to Germany. Germany will
never give up Lorraine as long as she
has power 10 hold It," he said, "for IN
that province are the rich iron mines
which Germany thinks are SO neces
sary for her manufacturing industries"
As to the other questions farther east,
1t Is expected that they will be the sub
ject of a long period Of negotiation.
A Vital Question.
For the United States. Ireland may
become a vital question, and the set
Element OF Its status may have "A great
deal To DO with the relations of the
United States and Great Britain. The
movement which has been fostered I'm
this country for the independence OF
Ireland is receiving an impetus Just
now which annot be otherwise bar
di%sagreeable TO Great Britain. The va
rious Irish organizations have been
prominent In pushing forward claims
for the independence Of Ireland, and
men in congress have responded to
their demands.
This Irish question may be like the
problems that came to the United
States after the Spanish war and prov
ed more difficult In their solution than
the war itself.
A Wise Precsution.
Congressman Campbell OF Kansas
took o wise %precaution In his bill.
which provides that members of the
presidents cabinet shall be selected
from the membership OF the house of
representatives. by providing that II
should not take effect until March 4.
1920. AT hat time the term of Presi-
dent Wilson will end, and unless he
breaks ali previous records another
man will become president. It would
not be satisfactory to President VII
son to be compelled to go to the house
of representatives and pick ten men TO
serve as his cabinet advisers.
or course the Campbell bill Will new
er become a law. In the first place, the
senate would not consent 10 such a
measure when ii Is ignored In the cabi
net selections. Moreover, IL Is not be
lieved that any president would sign a
bill prescribing restrictions upon his
appointment OF cabinet officers.
10 IL a War Measured
During the preliminary discussion In
regard to taking up the woman suf.
frage amendment Senator Hitchcock Of
Nebraska remarked that there has been
a general agreement that only meas
ures TO carry on the war should be re-
ported from committees and considered
at his sasaion.
81 look upon his resolution as def
nitely and certainly a wal measure"
said Senator Cummins of Iowa, who
was e~ndeavoring to get consideration
of the suffrage resolution. There is
nothing hat this country could do that
would strengthen 1t more than TO give
the DISTINGUISHED women of the coun-
try the opportunity to vote" added the
Iowa senator.
As Ii might take anywhere from ten
to fifteen years to secure the %ratifica-
ton of the amendment before II could
become operative, II Is rather doubtful
If the woman suffrage proposition will
figure very much In the present war.
Business by Unanimous Consent
The house of representatives casts
slurs upon the mate as being a body
which can only "legislate by unani-
nous consent" And yet the house is
doing a great deal of business by unan.
imous consent. Blu the members are
consulting their W convenience. They
find that by adopting the unanimous
consent method they can get a great
deal more vacation than otherwise,
and objections would mean holding
members here when they might be
spending the time at some cooling sea.
side resort.
Senators and Art.
A bill came up In the senate provid.
ing for an additional public building
The most interesting fact In cOnnec,
tion with it was a long dissertation on
art, architecture and the general con.
ditions of public buildings in the city
of Washington. 1t was not surprising
that a great many senators failed tc
agree with each other. But what was
brought out. and what is always
brought out in a discussion Of this
kind, Is that congress has failed t.
provide enough buildings in Washing
ton and that large sums are annually
paid for rentals.
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