The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-02

Voted For Food Bill just Took
Chances-Always Trouble In Senate.
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.
Washington, July .. rs Especial. r
Elihu Root was assigned the most din
cult job OF the war.
General Pershing when he enters the
actual fighting will have a sector of
four miles to defend and over which
TO advance when the time comes FOR
pushing forward.
Admiral Mayo has command Of the
Atlantic fleet, but IL is not expected
that the great force under his com
mand Will have any serious work 10
do for a long time to come. Admiral
Caperton. with the former Pacific fleet,
will patrol South American waters I'm
the Atlantic. Admiral Knight will
watch the situation IN Asia. Vice Ad
miral Sims will DO kept busy aud has
the, most important naval command OF
n United States officer.
The time may come when all these
officers will have something to d.
which may be the turning point of the
war. But at present their duties are
small compared with the work Of Mr..
Root.
Almost impossible Task.
1t may be considered a compliment
TO Root that he was selected for this
almost impossible task. lie has gone
TO a country where the people are little
understood, where the people have been
held In subsection by autocratic rule
for centuries. where they are bursting
the bonds and are careless OF what be
ome OF their nation SO that they get
the food, money and privileges they
have been clamoring for.
If Root succeeds IL will be almost
a miracle. With the present disturbed
condition and new elements coming
forth and making demands impossible
TO grant, there Is really little hope that
Russia can be welded into the solid
mass necessary TO make her a cce
full factor In the great war.
Suggestion by Sims.
Congressman Sims of Tennessee
made "A suggestion which may have to
be accepted before the war comes to
an end. He told the house: Ever
since the Germans sent a merchant
submarine to this country with a cargo
and took a return cargo back 10 Ger
many 1t has seemed to me the subma-
rine menace TO transporting food and
munitions was solved. IL we can
build submarine freighters which can
carry food and munitions TO England,
France and italy we Will have solved
the difficulty. SO far as supplying the
allies Is concerned"
Jared Preoonceived Conceptions.
I'm voting for the food control bill
Congressman Mondell no doubt did as
a good many others-took chances. At
least this is the way he explained his
position: IL am heartily I'm favor of this
bin. II has required some shifting OF
view. some jarring OF preconceived no
tons. TO reach the point where | can
accept this sort of thing: but, having
reached the point. there is nc halfway
station"
The large vote for the bin showed
that many other members of congress
accepted the Mondell view In casting
their votes.
Trouble In the Senate.
Amy way you fix 1t there Is trouble
I'm the senate. Senators do not like to
talk to empty space, and yet If there
is q call for a quorum and the sena-
tors come back from the cloak rooms
and committee rooms to the floor they
resume their conversations and there
Is so much confusion that the senator
who is speaking cannot be heard.
In this connection an incident hap
pened while Senator Sherman Of I'LL
nois was talking. Harding of Ohio
interrupted him.
Would 1t be In order" he inquired.
ito ask for a suspension of CONVERSE
tion In the chamber?"
1T Is In order" responded Vice Pres
ident Marshall. but 1t seems to be In
vain"
II Will make myself heard here In
spite of the noise In this body assert
Ell SHERMAN. Il nave nau mucD more
tumultuous bodies to address before
and have made them hear"
Gets Respectful Hearing.
Whether 1t Is Difference to his age,
his long service or the fact that he was
speaker for eight years, 1t is u fact
that the house is very courteous to
Uncle Joe Cannon. He never gets
turned down when he wants to talk.
During the consideration of the food
bin he asked to be excused from talk
ing to empty benches, and he was
granted the privilege of making his
speech under the five minute rule when
there was a large attendance. And
the members give him a respectful
hearing when he speaks.
An important Bill.
This Is the most important bill eve
before congress-" asserted a member
n day.
Does the absence Of members sug-