The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10

Terms With Common Enemy-Frauce
to Insist on Restoration OF Territory.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Aug, 10 = Especial J.
Peace talk continues among the OIL
Gals In Washington both I'm and out
of congress. This is true notWith-
standing the apparent rejection OF the
implied terms Of the central powers
as voiced by Austria In a statement
containing the phrase peace without
conquest"
There liz quite a number OF people In
Washington who believe that President
Wilson meant to say peace without
conquest when he used the words
peace without victory" In case these
phrases mean nearly the same thing
Ii seems TO be possible for peace nego-
tiations to begin unless there Is to be
a redistribution OF territory In Europe.
Before our entrance into the war we
could have d%isregarded the settlement
OF European boundary lines, but as an
ally Of the entente we will probably
be bound to pay heed to the views of
the other countries.
Aisace- Lorraine Looms Large.
The wisest men looking forward TO
possible peace negotiations are aware
that Alsace-Iorraine IL going TO be "A
vital question IN the determination of
the war. France has already shown
that she desires TO have Alsace-Lorralne
made a part of her country, as II was
previous to 1870, and 1t Is believed
that England will support France. just
how far the United States will 60 In
the support OF that contention and
whether our people Will stand for a
continuance OF the war In order that
France may reconquer the provinces
which she lost I'm the war OF 1870 are
matters of mere speculation.
Whether we contend for peace with
out victory or peace without con.
quest" 1t Ia quite likely that u peo'
Pile would be willing to see a settle
ment of the war by the restoration OF
Belgium, Servia. the re-establishmen'
of Poland and perhaps another Sla'
state out of what has been known al
Austrian territory.
Big Money.
OF course since we have begun Il
talk about billions I'm a sort of or
hand manner big money talk does no
seem to have any terror. At the SAM
time the remark of a southern con
gresham the other day about a wa
debt OF $75, 5000. 100000 was rather stag
gerlng. He predicted this In addition
to the billions that wonld he raised b!
taxation every year.
Foolish Talk.
A colonel of Canadian troops was re
Gently quoted In Washington as say
ing. England with the United State
can lick the world" That remark ca
go under the head OF foolish talk. Any
body who has kept up with the pres
ent war situation can see that wha
was true twenty or thirty years x |
not true now.
Shermsn's Memsnto.
In discussing the river and harbo
bin and speaking of the waves OF ei
thusiasm OF running into debt an
spending money which passes over tn
communities at certain times Senate
Sherman said that In 1927 lllinoI
voted a debt of S14,o0 700 for intern,
improvements, which was "A particl
larly useless expenditure.
Il have an old certificate of TIN
bond ISSUE" said Senator Sherman
finely engraved, with a vessel, fu
rugged, sailing down through Il
prairies of Illinois. 1t looks like a
ocean going sailing vessel OF the oI
DAYS. Ii calls for one share OF stoc
I'm the improvement association and
OF no value whatever except as a M
mento."
The Endanqered Constitution.
Nearly every measure that has bee
passed lately has endangered the 90
stitution. We have the word OF Sc
eral eminent senatorial orators to tn
effect. The greatest defenders OF Il
constitution at the present time a
Senator Reed of Missouri and Senat
Hardwick of Georgia. I'VE are pas
ing through a time when every mi
who ventures TO mention the constit
ton makes OF himself a subject OF riC
cule," asserted Reed not long ago, al
then he went on to point out how {
constitution was being outraged by 4
legislation which was passed from TIN
to time.
Would Not Relsnt.
Congressman Walsh Of Massach
sets has been regularly objecting
extension OF remarks by members
the house In the Congressional Recol
He objected to such u request made
Congressman King OF Illinois, and {
latter said:
Il want to say that when the e
tleman knows the subject perhaps
will withdraw his objection. 1t Is
a subject with which | have no dou
the gentleman is entirely familiar, a
that is the diastomaticity OF elementa
bodies, which is not volatile, but hyl