The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-25

r3H DUCT bohIHNy bhN wv 'H'ptVNoAt
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, June %. 49, Especial. J.
An effort IL being made to rectify a
mistaken policy that has heretofore
been pursued by congress In the mat
ter of public buildings for the use Of
government departments In Washing
ton. II Is now proposed TO erect build
ings. but good buildings cannot be
built I'm time TO meet the var emer-
gency. This has caused the employ
ment OF several thousand additional
clerks and filed all the present depart
ment buildings to overlooking.
In some cases heads of departments
have authorized the construction OF
buildings I'm a temporary which
can be rented and the additional clerks
housed I'm them. This IL the only ex-
pedlent possible In the present situa-
ton, for the government finds itself
without space to carry on its business
The Mistaken Policy.
The mistaken policy OF which com
plant has often been made is that the
whole country outside OF the national
capital has been supplied with public
buildings. Every town OF any size has
had n allotted to 1t In the big build
ing bills which have passed. Many
millions have been spent on these small
buildings. The general government has
been allowed to use m~akeshifts, rent
old rattletrap structures and get along
as best IL may.
Then a part of the mistaken policy
has been to buy land In Washington
for buildings and not utilize II. Con
gress has not been so much 10 blame
for this, although I'm n notable In
stance no money has been appropriate
ed for the buildings after many mil
lions were spent for ground.
Does Not Like Figures.
The wise man, particularly IL a he
Knows the president. will not talk fig
ures to Mr.. Wilson. one might think
a college professor would be "A figurerI
but mathematics Is not the prssiden
tial long suit.
Thus 1t has been difficult to inter
est him In the revenue legislation. He
wants to know results, but he does not
want to listen to n lot OF percentages
and fractional conversation as TO how
those results are obtained. That Ii
why he fights shy OF every proposition
relating to revenue discussion.
Republicans Stand BY.
Although President Wilson has no
shown much fondness for Republican,
and has not consulted them often, ever
In the great crisis impending. he II
fortunate to have many Republican,
I'm both houses who stand firmly witt
him and help to pass his war measures
There is scarcely a war measure tina
has so far commanded a majority In
both houses composed entirely OF Dem
ocrats. Some of the best fighters 70
administration bills have been on th'
Republican side.
Spies In Government Service.
1t Is not such a surprising thing t
find spies I'm the government service
Long ago one of the closest observer
connected with the state, war ant
navy departments told me that ther'
was not the least doubt about certain
men I'm confidential positions beinl
spies. He was able to pick out som
of the suspects and had good reason
too. for investigations showed tina
certain OF these men were making
themselves too familiar with the code
OF the departments. These were dis
charged, but others were no doubt EN-
ployed. In fact, 1t Is difficult to dc
termine who Is "a spy until he Is actual
" caught with the goods.
Whom Champ Was Instructed.
A question came up In a tilt between
Representatives Moore and Madden a
to whether certain remarks by Moor
could be cut out of the speech OF Mad
den. Speaker Clark explained:
"Once when ! was making a speec.
which / had carefully prepared Steel
of Indiana interrupted and asked
question in the midst OF what ! though
was n fine finish. That night out on
Steele's question and my answer. tn
next morning Steele raised a row abou
it and Speaker Reed harnessed me u
and Intercepted me about 1T. l tol
him there was no sense In the ques
tion and 1t ruined the last sentence G
my speech. Then the speaker kind
told me what the rule was and / hav
never forgotten it. If a man consent
to an interruption he must let it go III
but il he declines to yield he can Gu
out whatever is said"
Why Not7
Congressman Emerson Of Ohio has II
troduced a bill to give the inventor
a device to destroy submarines $1,000
600 and to the inventor Of a device I
locate submarines, this to be used O
ships, another 81, 200. And VIII