MEDFOim MATL TRTBUN1? MT5DFORD, OltTOW. TITUTJSDAY. APTJTL !5. 1f)17.
PXGE THREE
SENATE VOTES
WAR RESOLUTION
BY VOTE 82 TO 6
Line, Stone, Vardamar, Democrats,
La Follette, Gronna, Norris, Re
publicans, Cast Negative Votes
La Follette Denounced as Pro
German and Un-American by Williams.
WASHINGTON-, April 5. The wnr
resolution was taken up today in the
house.
Tlie senate last ni;lit nilopteil by
a vote of 82 to 6 the resolution rec
ofrmziiic; a state of war nnd its ap
proval by the house today without
protracted debate was expected.
. jl The resolution was taken up in the
house at 10 o'clock this morning un
der nn agreement to hold a continu
ous session until it is acted upon.
Passage of the resolution in the
i senate was 'marked by scenes of un
usual gravity nnd quiet. There had
been more than twelve hours of con
tinuous debate featured by a three
hour speech by Senator La Follette
denouncing war nnd defending pacif
ist efforts to prevent it and Senator
Williams' retort that Mr. La Toilette's
speech was more worthy of the Ger
man chancellor, Von Bethmann-Holl-weg,
than an American senator. Mr.
Williams also characterized Mr. La
Follelle's speech as "pro-German,
pro-Goth, pro-vandal, anti-president,
anti-congress and anti-American."
Lane Among Six.
Three democrats, Senators Lane,
Stone and Vardnman, nnd three re
publicans, Senators La Follette, Nor
ris nnd Gronnn cast the negative
votes. They were among the group
of twelve whom President Wilson
characterized as "wilful men" in con
nection with the defeat of the armed
neutrality bill by filibuster at the
last session. Senators Cummins,
Kcnyon nnd Kirby, also among the
iwelve, voted for the war resolution.
The remaining three, Senators O'Gor
man, Clap)) and Works, have since
retired to private life.
The resolution as adopted by the
senate formally declares the existence
of a state of wnr and directs the
president "to employ the naval nnd
military forces of the United States
and the resources of the government
to carry on war."
A substitute resolution, offered
fjv Senator MeCumber to de
clare the existence of a state of
war after the sinking of another Am
erican ship by Germany was killed
by a Viva voce vote.
. Pacifists Still Husy.
The Reflate was not ill session to
day, having adjourned over until to
morrow to await the action of the
house on the resolution.
The pacifists today concentrated
their energies ' .on members of the
House in nn euort ro nciear, uic res
olution. Their lenders announced
that in event of adoption of the res
olution by the house they would then
start work in opposition to conscrip
tion. '
Praises iorniaii-Amoricnns
Praising the charactered services
of German-Americans In ti.ls country,
Senator La Follette said they now are
being "dogged by secret service men."
lie denied that any one government
is responsible for the war, saying It
was caused by Euroiean secret 4ipIo-
macy, and citing the Anglo-Morocco
secret treaty as "the most reprchen-
, sible, dlshoneBt and perjured ot reV
ords." "England first began the ruthless1
naval warfare," ho charged, "by re
pudiating the declaration of Lon
don." ,
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania In
terrupted to suggest that England
did not ratify the declaration. Sena
tor La Follette replied that British
representatives signed It and Senator
Tilono said England had not actually
rejected It.
"It has pleased those who have
been conducting this , campaign
through the press (for war) to make
a Jumble of Issues," continued Sena
tor La Follette, until now It Is Im
possible to get an Intelligent answer
regarding the real Irsucs. They say
Americans are being killed by Ger
man submarines. We have not a leg
to Btand on In support of this war
declaration."
"That the Unite.! States did not
protest more vigorously against the
. Hrltlsh mine field blockade was the
I administration's great mistake," the
f senator said, "and the real and pri
mary cause of an American war dec
laration." "We have wallowed In the mire at
the feet of Great Britain and submit
ted In silence to her dictation," he
continued. "Because we acquiesced,
wo have a legal and moral responsi
bility to Germany. Thus we have
been actively aiding her enemy In
starving German women, children
and old men. Germany waits three
long months for this government to
protest. In principle, therefore, Ger-1
nnmy bad the right blindly to destroy
ships by submarines and mines in her
own blockade zone. Germany Is do-
lug only what England Is doing.
"Germany has been patient with us
standing strictly on her rights to be
accorded the same treatment as Eng
land by us."
La Follette Scored
When Senator La Follette conclud
ed he had been speaking more than
three hours. Senator Williams, of
Mississippi rose Immediately to reply.
"The speech of the Wisconsin sen
ator would better have become Herr
von Bethmann-llollweg than an
Americaa senator," said Senator Wil
liams. "In fact he has gone further
than Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg
would ever have gone. Bethmann
Hollweg said the use of the submar
ine could be justified only on the
ground ot necessity, the senator from
Wisconsin puts it on the same footing
as Great Britain's interference with
our commerce.
"I fully expected the senator from
Wisconsin before he took his seat to
defend the invasion of Belgium, the
most barbarous act ever committed.
1 heard from him a speech that was
pro-German, pro-Goth, pro-Vandal,
ana which was anti-president, anti
congress and anti-American.
"While pronouncing an eulogy on
the German people he might have
eulogized a very much greater, better
and more Intelligent people the
American. His speech was exactly
what might have lieen delivered in
the German reichstag by Bethmann-
Hollweg, if Bethmann-Hollweg had
the audacity. But Bethmann-Hollweg
had too much sense, too much know
ledge to make that speech."
"Littlo Giant" ValguU
At this point Senator La Follette
left the chamber but remained in the
cloak room awhile, within hearing
distance.
Continuing Senator Williams said
he heard In imagination the groans
of men, women and children rent to
watery graves by German submarines.
"But the senator from Wisconsin
hears none ot them," said the Missis
sippi senator. "I have loved the Wis
consin senator In a way, until recent
ly, but I have no patience with any
man who stands up In the senate at
this time applauding the common en
emy who also is the enemy of the
human race, and has not one word in
praise of the American president or
the American people.
"If the American people can't be
aroused now In patriotic fervor, they
aie degenerate sons of noble sires.
We are involved In this war now but
not by congress; involved by the Ger
man kaiser. I join the president in
expressing no hostility against the
German people themselves. I lived
among them two years.
"The Benator from Wisconsin lab
ored to establish an identity of pur
pose and action in the violations of
our neutral rights by Great Britain
and Germany. He proved lie did not
know the difference between a prize
court and a torpedo. Great Britain
has drowned none of our ciilzens.
"I am a little tired of utterances
like that ot the senator from Wisinu
tin denouncing the entente allies, lie
endeavors to twist the UrU':;h lion s
tail. Demagogues have been doing
that ever since the revolution, but it
Is a matter of history t.iai most of
the people ot England wre against
the war on the colonies.
"Which would you rather do. fight
Gi nanny row with France and Great
Britain and Russia or flg'it fcir alone
later? You've got to do one or the
'iher. I tell you if Germany dees
win that fight on the continent of
Europe, she will begin building and
getting ready to whip us unless the
Englsh fleet prevents It."
Referring to the Wisconsin sena
tor's statement that the United
Slates has nothing to lose no matter
which wins the war, Senator Wil
liams said:
"Let's see. Have we no honor, no
regard for the future, sovereignty of
our country, no regard for our flag
is sentiment rot; is patriotism rot; Is
there nothing precious except money
"I'm getting tired of this talk that
this is a Wall street war. That's a
lie. Wall street did not sink the
Lusitania, the Arabic, the Sussex and
those other ships. I'm tired of lies
like that and I think it Is the duty of
the American congress nnd people to
brand them as lies."
Senator Williams said the resolu
tion did not propose that the United
States enter the war but that It go
Into an American war to protect
American rights and for the suke of
honor, justice, safety, liberty and
equality. Once at war, he declared,
the United States should stay until it
became assured that the houses of
Hohenzollern and Hapsburg would no
longer reign In Germany and Austria
and that the Turk would be forced
back into Asia.
Senator Hustlng, Senator La Fol
lette's Wisconsin colleague, said that
while every senator should have a
mind of his own and speak on his
own convictions, in timer of this kind
the conduct of international affairs
must be in the hands of one man. He
said he believed that if the question
of "peace or war," only were submit
ted to the people It would be voted
down.
"That," he added, "Is not the
question here. The question is shall
the people of the United States sup
port the president and congress of
the United States in whatever course
they deem wisest and safest. I want
to say that If that question were sub
mitted to the people, they would sus
tain the president and congress overwhelmingly."
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Tho Vienna Neue Fre Presso declures
that America has decided upon war
because it was unable longer to deliv
er its supplies to the allies. The Vien
na Kcindpost says:
"We must not appraise loo lightly
the addition of a rich and powerful
industrial republic to the list of our
enemies but if the submarines main
tain their so fnr prent success, Pres
ident Wilson will have come too late,
as Salaudra and Bnitinno came too
lute. Criminal as has been the whole
assault upon the central powers by
the entente it must be said that each
conspirator who has been added to
the list, not excluding Japan, has bet
ter reasons for bis bloody enterprise
than Wilson nnd his republic cuu
show."
JESS WILLARD WIRES
OFFER TO PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, April i;. Jess
Willurd, tho heavyweight pugilist,
ent this telegram to president Wil
son :
"I will fight. When do you want
met"
PARIS, April 3. Tho first war
measure to be taken in connection
with, tho expected entrance of the
United States into tho war was intro
duced in the chamber of deputies to
day. It provides for an agreement
with the United States, if necessary,
for use of the port of Hrest by Amer
ican naval forces. The nieusuro pro
vides generally for tho utilization
of the port to tho best interests of tli j
national defense.
LONDON, April 5. American rcsi
dents sojouniniL' in London .icld a
meeting in the Queens Hall to en
dorse tho action of President Wilson
and tho American senate in declar
ing that a stute of war exists between
the United States nnd Germany.
Oscar II. Baldwin, president of tho
American society presided, anil moved possible to the allies in the vigorous
a resolution which declared: prosecution of the wnr which is being
"We urge most strenuously that waged for the freedom of mankind
our government nnd our people and the triumuh of liberty nnd jus
should render the most effective aid I tice." ' : '
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