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

Washington. Aug. ESPECIAL
There is talk about the adjournment of
congress early In September, by the
middle OF September at the outside
The senate begins to figure that not
more than two or three weeks will be
taken up In discussion of the revenue
bill, and meanwhile other important
legislation can be sandwiched In and
passed.
OF course 1t is simply a question of
how much talk senators indulge I'm dur
ing the consideration Of the bills that
remain to be passed which are neces-
sary to carry on the war. III they talk
a long time the bills will be delayed,
but there is reason TO believe that most
of the long winded speakers are about
talked out"
1t is interesting to note that the talk
OF getting through I'm September began
when the bot spell came.
10 There a Difference7
Senators. representatives, prominent
public men and men In the army and
navy have been asking each other
whether there is much difference be
tween peace without victory and
peace without conquest" The first
phrase was made famous by President
Wilson In his address to the warning
nations of the world delivered I'm the
senate last January. The last came
from Austria and indicated that the
central powers might be willing to talk
terms Of peace without any territorial
conquest.
Attitude Of the United States.
1t yet remains 10 be seen whether
the attitude OF the United States will
remain unchanged In regard to deal
ing with Germany. From the time of
our entry into the war down TO the
latest uuerance of Secretary Lansing
the dominant idea seems to be that
this government IN determined to do
away with the governing power In
Germany and To "liberate the German
people"
OF course there Is some doubt wheth-
or the German people want to be lib
Grated" or not. The indications have
been that they are pretty well satisfied
with their government. However, Ii Is
a good guess hat the continuation of
the war Will not he approved on the
part OF our people upon any lines look
ing TO great territorial acquisition by
any of the powers that are engaged In
the war.
The main contentious which our gov
eminent will make Is for the future lib
Grafton Of the world and its commerce,
with the probable decree that interna
tional law must hereafter be observed.
One Senator'S View.
Senator Swanson Of Virginia, a mem
Der OF the committee on foreign rela-
tions, has this to say OF peace talk:
1T is no way TO talk about peace by
saying what you will take and what
you won't take. The way to do is to
go ahead and whip 'em and then talk
OF terms"
A Sudden Collapse.
IL is rather surprising that the OPP
position to the rivers and harbors bill
collapsed so suddenly In the senate.
At one time Ii looked as If a band of
some twenty or more senators would
talk the bill to death or at least force
those who wanted the bin passed to
use the new cloture rule. There have
been fights made on the rivers and
harbors bills I'm the senate which de
feated them ana at other times caused
a material amount of modification.
That was not the case this year. After
a few vigorous speeches full OF denun-
citation and criticism there was an end
to the opposition, and the bill passed.
Like Many Other Good Remedies.
From the time the White House pick
citing began In the interests OF woman
suffrage several good remedies for II
have been suggested. One was TO the
effect that IL the newspapers OF the
country ceased to make any mention
of the picketing we would see the end
Of 1t. "Cut out the publicity" said
quite a number OF people, ''and that
will end the picketing."
That would be all right II II could bf
done, but you can't cut out the pub
licity. Like remedies for many Other
things, II could not be utilized.
A Big Improvement.
While II is no doubt true that thu
stringent orders relating to furnishing
liquor to men In uniform has caused
some Inconvenience to quite a numbel
Of men, II Is a fact that the conditions
now compared with those nineteen year
ago during the Spanish war are mucl
different. 1t was no uncommon sigh
then to see a lot OF young men In uni
form drunk and ~carousing on tn
streets. From the time the Unite'
States began preparation for this wa
1t is doubtful whether a man In uni
form has been seen under the influence
OF liquor in the streets OF Washington.
Whether 1t is for good or not. Their
is no doubt that wonderful strides II
curtailing the use of liquor have takel
place since the great war began.
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