The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-03-19

seek radical sections in the big cities
and there confuse and complicate our
own problems. No matter what ra-
cial stock foreigners come from, if
they are sifted and found fit they
should be turned away from the clut-
tered city life and placed upon the
farms where there is opportunity and
need for their services. We should
take as much care in raising the race
as We would In raising cattle--more.
America must not be the dumping
ground for Europe's degenerates.
Give American labor American lead
ership and thus properly guard all
labor.
"Our national expenses must get
back to normal to stabilize things
generally. All unnecessary expendi-
lures must now be cut to the limit for
the big debt hanging over us amounts
to $36.00o.oeb.000.
"A navy and army are our requis-
ties for defense but we want both to
be of conservative size and well
trained and equipped. The English
navy is the largest for a reason,
namely, her food is largely imported
and the supply at one time is suffi-
cient for only two months ahead. She
must make sure that sea lanes remain
open for those imports so necessary.
An army of say 100000 to 225,0OO
men is large enough for a peace time
basis.
Among the things that will turn
back the rural class that are turning
to the cities are better conditions on
farms; improved rural schools car
rying agricultural courses. hard sur
faced roads, permitting transporta-
tion during all seasons, telephones
and other conveniences. Agriculture
has somewhat sagged since and dur.
ing the war and a tenantry class has
sprung up to rob the soil. Farmers
need financial assistance through
farm credits laws and they should de-
velop, to a certain extent, co-opera-
tive buying and selling just as is
practiced among lines of large busi-
ness enterprises. Agriculture should
be boosted since it is our basic oc-
cupation.
American women did much to
helfp win the war and they are now
welcomed in politics with no fear that
their presence will in any wise weak
en- our political fabric. They work
wholeheartedly and there is no ques-
tioning the fact that their votes will
change many present conditions, more
particularly those relating to vice,
child labor and working conditions
for women. Their help will be effec-
tual in getting out the man vote of
the country.
"As to the League of Nations, it
should be accepted with congressional
reservations that will Americanize ii
and that will sustain our traditional
policies: in other words, we should
be left free to follow the dictates OF
American public opinion as expressed
by the constitution. However, others
may believe, it is important that we
leave impaired our own course OF
action in any given situation"
There were other varied tbpics that
received passing attention in General
Woods address, such as What Our
Foreign Policy Should Be-; ~'Differ-
ences Between Labor and Capital;
Merchant Marine Service; Public
HEALTH" and Training for Citizen
shij."
General Woods talk was delivered
in clear tone and all remarks were
couched in the finest of English. His
bearing is every bit the soldier, state
ly, strong and a picture of health.
All through this mornings speech
Mr.. Wood received rounds of applause
at periods when logic drove home the
force of an uttered truth. The party
left shortly after o'clock for Brook
ings where the campaign will be con.
tinued.