The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-05

Washington. June 4.-GSpecial. l.
Over and over again reference has
been made to the vast of the
United States. Sometimes they have
been spoken of as natural resources;
sometimes the reference is to men and
money for any great undertaking. At
all events IL is known that I'm the soil.
the mines, the forests and I'm the EN-.
ergy and brains of the people OF the
country there are vast resources which
have been a guarantee OF the sound
foundation upon which our nation Is
established.
The great question has been how to
assemble these resources and make
them available In a great national
emergency. That is the problem that
has been thrust upon the country at
the present time. With everything
that Is necessary In the way of re-
sources, many are not readily availa-
BILE. They cannot be easily assembled.
Will Be . Powerful Engine.
But as fast as the ingenuity of man
and the machinery of government can
proceed the mighty OF the
country are being harnessed to do a
great work. When ready for action
they will be one great power, a mighty
engine to carry forward the work
which this nation has decided TO do I'm
the world.
1t may be a costly operation, this as
sembling OF the various parts Of the
huge machine that is under construc-
ton. but IL win make itself felt when
Ii gets i'm motion.
That is what the allies saw when
they welcomed the United States into
the great war. They saw the re-
sources of the United States added at
a time when they are most necessary.
Learn Congressional Methods.
Many men have had In opportunity
to learn congressional methods and
parliamentary procedure during the
past month. These are mostly busi-
ness men whose interests were affect
ed by the revenue bin and the other
matters of legislation necessary to car
ry on the war. They came to Wash
Ington and while here learned the
modus operandi OF bills introduced.
considered by committees, reported
from committees, considered I'm the
committee of the whole, reported to
the senate or house from the commit
tee OF the whole and meanwhile being
open to amendment In n way or an
other.
But all that information was OF lit
tie use to them. What they wanted to
know more than anything else was
what all this parliamentary procedure
was going to do TO them.
House psrsihags.
J.. Hampton Moore had the floor.
'Hampy" Is sometimes serious. often
sarcastic and frequently humorous.
He had been criticising an admins
tration measure and administration
methods, being several times interrupt
ed by an Ohio man. whom he finally
brushed aside.
II would yield to the gentleman from
Alabama" said Moore, meaning Tom
Hefin. 'the n great champion of the
administration. IT,
And right here Hefiin interrupted,
saying. 'The gentleman from Alaba-
ma win reply to you later"
"Ah." exclaimed Moore dramatically,
II see Henry of Navarro walking down
the aisle now, and I welcome himw
A little later Hefiin tried to break
into the debate when Hamilton of
Michigan had the floor. saying he had
been asked to get In by Moore. Il did
not anticipate" said Hamilton, that
my melodious friend had been asked
TO be heard"
Il want to respond to the general
clamor,' remarked Hefiin, but he was
shut off for want OF time.
Mccumber Seems to Be Right.
The attention which all foreign ma.
tons engaged I'm the war are giving ia
submarines indicates that Senator Nc.
Cumber Of North Dakota has been
right In persisting that the crux of the
great war is the submarine, and Its
menace must be met Ii the allies are to
win. The submarine is discussed In
the congress of the United States, the
parliaments of England, France and
Italy, and Japan is fighting the sub
marine In the Mediterranean. Every
suggestion that an invention to defeat
the submarine has been perfected at
tracts a great deal Of attention.
Misery In Mexico.
A man who has recently been II
Mexico returns with pitiful stories Of
the condition of the people In thai
wa torn and bandit ridden country
There is much desolation. much de
stroyed property, wrecked railroad.
and rolling stock, many idle people
high prices and, in fact, a condition
which shows what havoc has beer
wrought by the men who have beer
running while trying to rule In Mexico