The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-05
President Knows tho Value Of
Public Sentiment
CONGRESS- WILLING TO AID
His Peace Efforts Have Already Bevn
the House-District of Columbia
Vote on Prohibition May Be Again
DELAYED
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Jan. 3. Especial =
President Wilson, like Theodore Roose
Welt when he was president. knows the
power Of public sentiment. No doubt
the president was well aware that none
of the men who control nations. the
men who brought on and continued the
great, terrible war In Europe, would APP
prove his interference In an effort to
bring about peace. He must have been
ware that those who were responsible
for the wal and It's failures would be
very much disturbed over an effort to
end the war when 1t was still a failure
from some points of view.
But he knew that the people. both in
This country and I'm Europe, were SO
sick of the war that they would do Ill
most anything 10 bring about peace
and would welcome every effort To end
the war. Wilson's peace proposal. no
matter how unwelcome 1t may be to
those who have had the conduct of the
war, is plainly very welcome to the
millions upon millions who have been
suffering I'm many WAYS on account OF
the war.
Backed by Congress.
If the president desires the support
of congress In his peace efforts he will
get 1t. Already he has been Endorsed
by the minority leader i'm the house.
Mr.. Mann has never been oyerfriendly
toward England and has at times TAX
on occasion TO show that he did not
like the attitude OF England In respect
10 its dealings with this country as a
nation; consequently he could very
well indorse the proposal for peace,
which many consider was "A greater
blow at England han any other nation.
1t was Mann who said In speaking
for the presidents preparedness pro-
gram last year that England was the
nation which must be threatening this
country with the dangers indicated In
the presidents utterances, as England
was the only country In a position to
20 TO war with the United S~tates-she
and her ally, Japan.
Gone Overheard.
The last day OF the session before
adjournment showed that the volun-
teer officers retirement bin had gone
overheard. Ii Is still the unfinished
business In the senate, but the filihus-
tering tactics of Its opponents showed
plainly that the bin cannot be passed
at this session.
Taking L~ong.Chancss.
When Senator Sheppard of Texas
consented to a -postponement of a vote
on the District of Columbia ~prohibi.
ton bill until Jan. . he took song
chances upon completing the bill be-
fore the session closes. 1t goes to the
house and must run the gantlet of the
committee on judiciary or the commit
tee on the District Of Columbia. Then
II must go through the committee on
rules for a special rule setting apart a
time for It's consideration. AS time
viii be very much In demand from now
until the end of the session, II Is doubt
FIJI whether the prohibition blu can 60
through all the stages necessary to its
final enactment before the close Of the
l~session ON March 4.
Confidence In Rsker.
Congressman Raker Of California Is
frequently talking In the house and
generally knows a lot. He had the
floor on a land bill recently, and Win
go OF Arkansas asked him to explain
its provisions.
Il cannot give the information asked
Mt this time" said Raker. 81 have only
five minutes
Il did not think there was anything
that you could not explain in five min
utcs." retorted Wingo.
Work For 435 of Them.
Congressman Bennett OF New York,
who retires involuntarily, and Con-
gresham Page OF North Carolina, who
|, retires voluntarily from the house, were
having a discussion, and Bennett re-
marked:
1T always seemed to me~that there
was one work for all Of US, for ass Of
: MS from every part of the country. and
that Is t. make an effort to make the
capital of the nation a model city OF
the world"
Among the many regrets l nave AS
| retire" replied Page, lis that / have
not beer able to do more for the city
OF Washington"
OF the Son-in-law Club.
/ Dudley Field Malone, collector of the
Y port OF New York, son-inlaw of Sena-
q tor O'Gorman, does not relish being a
member of the son-in-law club any
more than Nick Longworth or Gussie
Gardner. Not long G Malone was In
troduced to a nan in Washington by
a mutual friend. Trying to find some
{ thing to say, the Washington man re
marked, II know Senator O'Gorman
I very we'll"
That means nothing to me-" pertly
responded Malone.