New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-21
1iIS0N WAR PLAN
aDoRSED IN HOUSE
,.;dent Given Support OF
P' s;s Party and Wins
~ Point, 337 to 81.
cvr DEMOCRATS
Nv NOT PERSUADED
1.-Two Attacked by Republican
IN w., Who Says Invasion
l' s.,,s Retention of Mexico.
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,,,ston. April 2o.-With the mar
,.,, IN the ascendancy and after
0" -.tory. with the nations flag
'' ,,.me. the House voted tonight
=, 10 to 81 to Justify the use BY the the
~ s...,s.n, of tn. armed forces of the
,..r.a state. in Mexico
49,. Democrats. two Prosressives'
,,s.u.ndent and twen'y-nine Re-
. y. voted against the Flood re'0-
r+oa. which declared that
president Of the United States
.,,sss IN the employment Of armed
80, q, the United States to enforce
,.u,na, made upon Victoriano Huerta
.a,u,vocal amends 10 the govern
| :, the United States for affronts
"a. :, ;Ddlgnites committed against this
az lent nv General Huerts and his
representatives."
those who voted against me resoiu-
40, IN the House were:
n.,ocrats-Messrs George Kindel,
s.on Stephens, of Mississippi and
y,,herpoon-o
p.,ubl,cans-Meesrs Ainey, Ander-
-, Anthony. Barthoht Brttten. But
:, Campbell. Davis, Fordney, French
c.-a,s-. GiIlett Good. Hayes. Howell,
,.,,son Utah. Johnson. OF Washing
go. Kahn. Langham, La Toilette, Mad
=, Mann. Mondell. Plat, Sells, Stee-
,.,son. stephens. Of Minnesota; Voh-
.,ad and Woods-29.
proUessives-Bell, Of California and
Temple.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Immediately on its adoption the res
,lvtion was rushed TO the Senate, which
net after a recess, at e:45 to consider
IL The entire day in the House. from
he moment the President read his mes
sage until the final vote was taken.
vas one Of spectacular and inspiring
features. That the resolution, regard
less Of It's wording, was in effect a
declaration Of war was alleged by its
oppopents and tactily admitted by its
PROPONENTS. Packed galleries. cheering.
patriotic speeches and the vote set of
the scene OF animation on the floor be-
low. The attendance in the House rep
resented practically every member In
the city.
The spectators were little in sym
PATTY with speeches in opposition TO
the resolutions, and the temper Of war
seemed TO be upon nine-tenths OF those
crowded within the four walls OF the
historic House chamber. President
Wilson'S war message, guardedly
vorded, was delivered amid surround
ings in keeping with the dignity, en-
thasiasm and potency of remarkable
event
II was the first time in American his
tory that q President has come. mes
SAGE In hand, 20 the Congress and per
sonally asked authority 10 use the army
and navy against a sister republic.
That the unanimous action Of the
House was impossible developed as
soon as Chairman Flood. Of the Foreign
Affairs Committee. introduced his reso-
luton.
Determined but Intellectual efforts
we're made both in committee and in
ias House 10 change It's language. Rep
rssentauve Moore offered an amend
nsnt declaring that the resolution was
10; 10 be construed as a declaration
O war" II vas boisterously voted
ooEn on a viva voce vote.
representative Bartholdt, OF Mis-
Dlri. sought 10 amend the resolution
% eonhne it's operation TO the exercise
% The President Of his constitutional
'o7ers. This amendment also failed,
receiving only scattering support.
\ Third attempt 70 amend the Flood
resolution was made by Representa-
I'VE Gardner. Of Massachusetts. He
snosayored to pledge the Congress to
sustain only the action the President
might henceforth take.
mis- amendment. 100. met decisive
's'eat and the vote was then taken
y. NE resolution proper.
representative Mann. the minority
.-~oer' IN particularly impassioned
,peecn' warned his hearers that the
ai'ed States was about to declare
'asi Invasion o; Mexico meant that
'17 nag would never be lowered IN
Na' country and that no man about 20
"a hurried vote could see the end
me prospective conflict. The fer