The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-12
RED CROSS WORK
WILL Be LIMITED
American Branch Had Done
Much For Central Pc
SALARIES OCCUPY SENATE
More Time Devoted to Increased Pay
For Clerks Than to All the Very I'm
portant Measures Before That Body.
Congressman Emerson Would Give
President More Power.
BY ARTHU w. DUNN.

Washington, Feb. 10.-ISpecial The
sudden change which has taken place
in our relations to the war, particularly
TO the central powers, will practically
put an end to the activities Of the
American Red Cross, of which Wood
row Wilson Is president, In such coun-
tries as Germany, Austria, Bulgaria
and Turkey.
When there was no danger OF our
being drawn into the European con
dict workers of the American Red
Cross were busy In all parts OF Eu-
rope. This organization has been I'm
creased In numbers and financially as
sisted by thousands of Americans.
President Wilson as head of the organ-
ization and former President Taft as
it's chairman have brought all their In
fiuence to bear to assist In developing
the scope and power OF this humani-
tartan body.
Senate's important Subject.
Do yol know what Is the most i'm
portant matter In the United States,
according to the time given 1t by the
United States senate? 1t Is whether
clerks In government departments re
ceiying $1,000 a year or less shall have
a 10 per cent increase and clerks re
ceiving between S 1000 and 81, 800 a
year shall have a 8 per cent increase.
This can be proved by the Congress
sional Record, that faithful ~cbronicler
Of what takes place In the senate and
house. unless some man revises the
important matter out of the sacred
document. The senate spent more
time upon this subject than upon any
other that has come or can come be
fore congress at this session. 1t occu-
pied a great deal more time than the
immigration bin, with its ~farreaching
features, or the pending conservation
measures that are SO momentous.
Not Even the Biggest Things.
Even the greatest question which has
been presented to the American people
in more than a century. the PROPOSE
ton of the president that we should
engage in a world peace movement,
was refused time, while this s and 10
per cent salary increase occupied days
and weeks.
The matter of abandoning the Mon
roe doctrine as applied to America or
making 1t stretch itself over the whole
world was considered OF little impor-
lance In. view of the fight over this
proposed salary increase that Ii was
set aside.
At least twice as much time was Civ
en- to this salary question as can be
given TO either the railroad legislation
or the revenue bill, which Will add
something like $300.00o,000 TO the bur
lens of taxation.
No Greater Grant Of Power.
One OF the congressional critics OF
the president Is Congressman Emerson
OF Ohio, and yet he has proposed a con-
stitutional amendment which would
give the president far more power
than he now has over legislation. EN-
erson would allow the president to
veto separate items I'm bills passed
by congress-, particularly appropriation
bills. The curb which the English par
lament put upon the Stuarts was In
making conditions In appropriations.
1t Is the last resort of power which a
Emerson will never live to see the day
when any legislative body will surren.
der this power.
BY Way of Defense.
In the course of the debate IN the
public building bin the item for a town
In the district OF Congressman Thorn
as Of Kentucky was criticised. which
brought forth this defense from
Thomas:
"Now. gentlemen, / did not really
want to Say anything, but, Of course
when you attack my town / have to re
ply. / wish you people would husl
talking and let us vote IN this bill. II
is going to pass. You recognize thai
fact. Why do you wan to make al
this noise? Simply to get yourselves
in the newspapers and your pictures
on the front page. That is about thu
size OF it,"
Signs Of tho Hair.
People In the senate galleries lool
down ON senator's, and the most con
splcuous objects are hair or bald heads
hence remarks are made about tn
top dressing" OF statesmen. or lat
it has been observed that the thicl
thatch ~surmounting the head of Sena
tor La Toilette is parted-somethini
never before seen-as near the middl
as may be. This departure on the par
Of the senator from Wisconsin ha'
caused no end Of comment and consid
cradle merriment among his colleague
i'm Washington.
That settles one political question,
remarked a gallery occupant. "Bo'
La Toilette is not a candidate for pres
ident. No man who seeks the presl
Dental office parts his hair In the mid
die. OF course that doesn't refer t
John Weeks or Jimmy Wadswortt
for both part their hair broadly In th
middle"