The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-09

people who were Dehlilu the movement
were nervous and excited"
More than that. he said we were SUN
ciently prepared and that the people
were mislnformed; also be said that
young men were not to be forced into
the army.
Let us be Just. 1t would have been
absolutely impossible to prepare for
this war.
II People Would Think.
IL people would think for a moment
Just what would have been the verdict
of the country a year ago If the presi
dent and congress had enacted a con
scription law calling into forced service
100000 young men, had provided for
environments and training camps cost
ing half a billion dollars and made vast
appropriations to arm. equip and sup
Wy such an army No administration
could have survived such preparation.
Our people will meet emergencies
when they arrive and pay heavily II
they must. but they never would have
sanctioned two or three billion dollars
outlay In preparation III times III pthSe.
l~nterooastaI Waterway.
What seemed IA visionary proposition
to So many people for many years past
Is likely to become n reality under the
pressure of a wal necessity. 1t begins
to look as IL the United States were 20
ing TO be committed TO an micronesia
waterway, which has been the dream
of a lumber Of people for many years.
IL is going TO be n very expensive prop
osition before IL IL completed, particu-
larry If 1t is made deep enough for the
big vessels OF the navy. But once the
project is under way IL Is likely to
swallow up many million dollars until
II is wholly completed.
This waterway has been denounced
fercel, on the door of both senate aud
house, called a real estate speculation
deal, and up to the present time the
proposition to purchase privately own
ed canal property has been defeated.
The present river and harbor bin con
tanned propositions looking TO the &C
QUESTION of these properties, which
means that ultimately the United
States will be committed TO an inland
waterway Notwithstanding we have
the whole Atlantic ocean for water
transportation.
The Persistency of Marcus Aurslius.
He writes 1t MARK 4. smith There
are people who believe that away back
yonder I'm Kentucky he was christened
Marcus Aurelius." BE that as 1t may,
Mark A. or Marcus Aurelins has shown
a persistency that might be expected
from a mar who fought for thirty
years for the admission of Arizona as
a state In order that he might become
a United States senator.
Particular reference Is made In this
connection to the continuous fight h II
Senator Smith made for the passage OF
the migratory bird bill. This bill In
connection with treaties made with
Canada is intended TO protect birds
while In their fight from north to
south. 1t has the backing of a great
number Of people throughout the coun-
try. but met with strong opposition In
the senate. which Senator Smith final
ly overcame.
One of the War Straws.
The interest which was betrayed In
Washington In the talk of peace which
emanated from Germany and Austria
showed that many people are not keen
for war. 1t took considerable belabor-
ing on the part of officials and war
advocates to keep some people up to the
fighting point and to prevent them from
g~rasping at the straw which the cen
trail powers cast upon the waters.
Wilson's Winning Ways.
The manne in which President vii
son brought congress to agree with his
ideas I'm the consideration OF b food
control bill shows that he has many
winning WAYS. He is the powerful per