The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-12
President Strongly Desires C6s-
satiOn of European War.
MEASURE OF PROSPERITY
End of War Will Show Whether or Not
Good Times Are Due to Conflict.
Frank Statement Of High Army OFF,
GERS Cause Considerable Surprise.
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.

cts. 1t is certainly the earnest wish
of the Wilson administration to bring
about peace in Europe. President vii
son desires to be the great peace man,
not only for himself personally. but
because he Is a peace man AT heart.
More han that, he was reelected rs "A
peace president, and he wants 10 carry
peace abroad as well as maintain it In
this country.
Some OF those people who are not a.
optimistic as the real peace people are
saying that IL = to be hoped that In
case peace Is restored In Europe the
same influences will be used to bring
about peace on the American continent
to stop the war in devastated Mex
leo.
Viii See About Predictions.
One fact which peace in Europe viii
determine Is whether or not the pros
perity of this country has depended
upon the European war. In politics
and business Ii has often been assert
ed that the prosperity which our peo-
pie have been enjoying has been tenn
pOldEN hHu NONtu tohit I nh tlAh NhtA 1
the war closed.
Another thing which peace will mean
is a session of congress to meet with
legislation any extraordinary condi-
tons which might arise as "A result of
peace. However, the president may
determine that he can handle every
question which may be presented with
ont the aid OF congress.
The independent Paper
Il hope you will be able TO accom-
plish something for the country pub
Usher" remarked a veteran journalist. |
"for the country publisher Ii the only
vestige of a free press that Is left In
this country"
Then he went on to explain that he
did not condemn all newspapers of the
larger cities, but said that there Were
certain personal and political interests
which controlled many of them, that
connections controlled others, but thai
IL was the country daily and weekly
that remained absolutely independent.
Bold Army Talk.
1t was surprising that army officers
holding high positions-General Wood,
who has been chief of staff, and Gen
eral Scott, now chief Of s~taff-should
talk out SO boldly even to a congress
sional committee about the danger OF
the United States from attack. Both
referred to war with Japan and her
ally, England. There was danger Oh
our northern border and constant dan
ger from Japan. IL was said.
Public utterances from officers of
foreign nations of similar prominence
would give our people deep concern
We might really think there would be
war.
After Big Game.
As usual Ii Is big game which mem
bers of congress are after when they
go cunning. So ii appears in the re
cent effort to increase the rate ON sec
ond class mail, newspapers and peri
odicals. They see quite a lot Of big
fellows apparently prosperous. some
of them making lots of money and
getting the one cent rate OF postage.
They want to hit those big fellows If
they can. Meanwhile, however, it Is
found that they strike a lot of little
fellows, publishers Of trade. fraternal,
religious and other publications which
would be wiped out Of business by the
increase.
Canal In Danger.
Again come our navy officers and
tell congress that the Panama canal is
In danger; that 1t could be taken by a
hostile feet. Let us keep steadily In
mind that the main purpose of build
Ing the canal was to be an all to the
navy, to allow the transfer of the
feet back and forth from ocean to
ocean to meet emergencies. Now WI
find that 1t will take aSbeet at both
ends to protect the canal in case of
war. And nc one says very much
about what some fellow careless of
his own life might do with a stick of
dynamite at one Of the big Panama ca
nal locks.
The Panama canal Is proving a
mighty big liability. The $iooOo0,00o
it cost would prove a mighty help just
now with this deficit they are talking
about.
Wanted to Save Their Ballots.
Senator Sutherland OF Titan, VINO was
defeated for reelection, going down
with Hughes, explained how 1t hap
pened that the head of the ticket when
running well ahead carried other can
didates with him. He first said that
the women Of the west and particular
ly those in Utah voted for President
Wilson ON the issue that he kept us out
of war. He then said that many
women Republicans In his state told
him that after marking their ballots
for president they did not dare at
tempt making further marks for fear
of destroying the ballot, hus voting a
straight Democratic ticket, although
they would have voted for Sutherland
under any other conditions.