The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-12

Wa-People Here Are Solidly Behind
President, and II Is Believed Germans
Will Continue to Uphold Their Ruler
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.
Washington, Sept. 12.-[Special. l.
One reason for the failure of the ap-
peals to the German people to over
throw the Hohenzollerns and the pres
ent German government may be ex-
planned by quoting a line from a CORE
spondent In Europe, who spoke of the
German people rs ~"voiceless" I'm shap-
ing their affairs. He was writing from
a German viewpoint.
In time of war and, to some extent,
in making war the people Of a country
are ~"voiceless." The people of Ger.
many and some other countries now
deep In the greatest war the world
has ever known had little voice I'm
making the war.
The One Man Power.
Just as the kaiser was the one man
power I'm Germany so was the presi-
dent the one man power I'm the United
States. Everybody knows that the war
resolution was urged by the president.
And the people of this country have
rallied to the support of the president.
Ii Is fair to assume that the people
OF Germany likewise and as earnestly
rallied to the support OF the German
emperor.
Almost q Vain Hope.
Ii we look at the situation from this
most a vain hope that the German peo-
pie will rise In revolution. overthrow
the German government and make
peace. Imagine how such a suggestion
would go I'm this country. In England
or In France. In every part of this
country the peace propagandists arouse
hostility and are refused permission to
hold their meetings.
Ii seems almost certain that the war
must be fought until Germany realizes
that she Is beaten.
viii Suppress ssditious uttsrancss.
With two court decisions. one I'm the
north and the other I'm the south, to
sustain him Postmaster General Burle-
son Is determined to suppress seditious
utterances or at least prevent their
circulation through the mails. Con-
gress did not enact a censorship law,
but In the espionage act 1t gave the
postmaster general an authority that
is good enough censorship as far as
the mails go. Many publications are
absolutely dependent upon the mails.
and If they come under the ban they
cannot reach the people.
Big Incomes by States.
Senator Gronna Of North Dakota is
= farmer, and he pointed out In the
revenue debate that the men who paid
big incomes were not from the farming
states. He said there were 100 per-
sons who paid on incomes Of 81. 900
or more distributed as follows: Four
from Connecticut. 4 from Delaware, !
from Georgia. 4 from Illinois. l from
Maryland. 2 from Massachusetts, 2
from Michigan, 1 from Minnesota
Abul ID US n WCSt US VIC Cdn EO W |
reach those large incomes-1 from Mis-
souri,, 2 from New Jersey, "A from
New York, Q from Ohio, | from Okla
homa, 10 from Pennsylvania, / from
Rhode Island and 1 from Vermont.
John q. . Farmer.
Senator Calder interrupted Gronna
with the statement that there were
many farmers In New York state who
made large profits.
do you know OF any farmer who
has made a return of an income of
$1.OO0.OOO or even $100.OO0T' asked
Gronna.
~ will say" replied Calder, that
John ID. Rockefeller is ore of the lar
gest farmers In our state and / under
is engaged In SUCCESSFUL farming
all over the country"
Il thank the senator very much for
information" setorted Gronna.
ut Is certainly ennghtening. and !
know that the people Of the country
will appreciate the fact that the farmer
John ID. Rockefeller has been able even
to make farming Z profitable business"
Senatorial Amenities.
One evening Senator Borah Of Idaho
to stave OF a vote on a certain
proposition In the revenue bill. II very
much dislike to have this 60 to a vote.
as several sepators desire to be pres.
ent. but carrot 10Y be reached" said
II ~ much dislike 1t that IL a
vote Is forced l shall have to make a
speech"
Then We hope the vote will he
remarked Lewis of Illinois.
I'VE should like to hear the senator"
chimed In senator Brandegee Of Con-
necticut.
There Was some further discussipn.
and Borah announced that he felt Inn
PEELED to protect the absent senator's.
'even to the extent Of making q speech
which ! did not intend otherwise to
make at this time"
THE senate does not quail before
infection" was another
comment by Lewis.
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