The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-03-19
GEN. WOOD TA[TST0
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IMPRESSION.


General Wood and his party, con-
sisting of Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Peter Nor
beck, Nicholas Roosevelt, Col. C. 3.
Baker OF Chicago, Col. M. L. Shade
of Mitchell, Judge Harry Olson, chief
Justice of the municipal courts of Chi
cago; Capt. W. p. Waltz of Mitchell,
E. B. Clark, Neil Satterlee and E. T.
Ryan, all of Chicago; also L. C..
Speers of the New York Times, ar
rived in Madison today on belated
train from the west only to find the
sky bright and clear and favorable
for the visit
The numerous reception committee
and the municipal band, together
with many dozens of Wood admirers,
were at the stas as the train pulled
in to extend a royal welcc ne to the
distinguished people, chief among
whom was the general himself.
General Wood spoke at two great
meetings at Mitchell last night and
he and his party left for this city at
near midnight.
Following the breakfast at the
Lake Park hotel the general was
escorted to the high school auditor
ium, where great concourse of peo-
pie had already gathered ready to
cheer the appearance of the principal
speaker as he crossed the platform
and took seat in the center of the
stage. The band rendered Amer
ica," during the playing of which all
present stood respectfully until the
conclusion.
AS preliminary to his remarks the
speaker mentioned his appreciation
of the fine audience that assembled
among whom were the ex-service men
who came in for special eulogizing.
The general was dressed in regular
official uniform and referring to 1t
said that he need make no apology for
appearing in the uniform of the Unit
ed States. In touching on the Amer
ican Legion he stated that we should
honor all ex-service men who, as an
organized body should keep out of
politics as legion, but who also
should take deep interest in politics
individually. Speaking of the cause
that called them to the front he ran
over their energetic and splendid
services in the interest of humanity.
Those men should, and do, stand for
law and order since coming out of the
war with wider vision. They are
ready to discharge their political du-.
ties and remain 100 per cent Ameri-
can we were told. The speaker said
that the trouble here today is not the
Red menace, but our indifference to
our civil duties. There is only one
kind of an American, the 100 per
cent kind and these should see to it
that there is inculcated an intense
love for America, her flag and her
institutions. There should be but
one language and that should be the
English language. In substance the
remainder of the speech was as fol-
lows:
1--WE must look ahead. The pres
ent administration is against military
training but we can never meet the
shock Of war without due training
and preparation, and right here the
public turns to our ex-service men
and those who take universal train
ing. This means that a man Is taken
at the prime of his years or between
the ages of 20 to 81 and placed in
camps for four months on intensive
training and education along indus
trial and vocational lines. This hap
pens only once in that mans lifetime.
His physical defects are removed; he
is overhauled and sent back home
sound morally and physically, cred
it to himself, his home and his coun-
| try. There has been a vicious at
tempt to discredit military training
and preparedness. Our losses in the
recent war should never occur again.
Everybody knows that we want peace
and not war. The last war taught US
new and practical lessons. It made
US broader visioned. The soldier IL
our chief defense and a real soldier
is trained to give up his life. IL need
be. in order that others may live
We must not believe that human ma
ture has been changed by the war
It has, 1t is true, been saddened by
II Threat is around US and the Ger
mans today are espousing the cause
Of the Reds. thus constituting q ser.
ious menace unless we take care oi
the elements that drift over here II
the flood Of immigrants, and thu
strict regulation Of this tide means
our ultimate safety. We must
through legal processes, deport thu
undesirables and welcome and trail
to civil duties those more promising
among the hordes that seek admis
sion.
"A flood tide OF incomers Is looked
for from southwestern Europe nov
that the war IL closed. Among them
will Be disturbers, physical unfIts and
terminals. r. these are admitted they