The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-04-14
AMERICA FORMALLY
ENTERS THE WAR
WITH GERMANY
conoress Declares a State OF
War Exists With the lmpe-
rial Government.
HEATED DEBATE IN SENATE


ResoIution-Great Majority
for the Measure in the
Lower House.
Washington. April 6.-The Uniteu
States IS now formally at war WIN
Germany. In response to the PRES
dents message congress has adopteu
the resolution declaring that s'a'e
of war exists between the two coun
tries.
The senate wns the first to ACT Oh
the war resolution and adopted IL os
vote Of 50 to 6. The six senators "ho
voted against the resolution FOR war
we're:
AISLE J. eRoNNA. Republican,
North Dakota.
HARRY LANE, Democrat, Oregon.
r. M. IA TOILETTE, Republican
Wisconsin.
G. W. NORRIS, Republican, Ne
braska.
WILLIAM J. STONE. Democrat,
Missouri.
J. K. vARoAMAN. Democrat, Mis-
sissippi.
There were eight senators absent or
paired. They were: Bankhead, Con,
Gore. Hollis, Newlands. Smith OF
Maryland. Thomas. and Tillman. Of
those absent 1t was announced that all
except Senator Gore Of Oklahoma
would have voted for the resolution II
present.
All six Of the senators who voted
against the resolution were members
Of the group Of twelve which de-
feated the armed neutrality bill at the
last session. There was no attempt
TO flibuster this time. however.
Thirteen Hour Debate.
Thirteen hours Of heated debate
preceded the vote. Party lines dis
appeared in this discussion and Repub
licans Joined with Democrats in sound
ing the call to the nation to suppor
the president unitedly.
The little group opposed to the reso
luton drew fire from every side. Sen
ator La Toilette, defending German,
and heaping blame upon England, wa
informed by Senator Williams that DI
Won Bethmann- Hollweg, the Germa
chancellor, would have made the sam
speech in the reichstag had he bee
, imbued with sufficient effrontery.
, Senator Norris, charging that tn
United States is going to war at tn
. behest of the munition barons Of Wa
[, street. drew from Senator Reed the r.
tort that such an accusation Is "a
most treason"
The assertion that the nation was g
ing to war on the demand Of gold,
said, was IAN indictment Of the pres
dent Of the United States, an indie
. ment Of congress. Of the American pc
. pie. and Of the truth"
" The president Is not calling Anne
lea to arms for the sake Of fe
l. paltry dollars" Senator Reed cont
E. ued, but for the life. honor, and
tegrity Of this country"
e introduced by Hitchcock.
. In introducing the resolution In
20 the senate, Senator Hitchcock made
>. brief statement In which he said tt
m the present time was one "for acti,
% nor discussion"
~ "The time for discussion h
A. passed." he said. ''The president h
q stated clearly. effectively. more c,
os clusively the reasons which make 4
grave step necessary. The resoluti
~ provides for war against the imper
nc German government. 1t places
n sponsibility for the war squarely uI
n the shoulders of the German COVE
-, ment, charged with repeated acts
war against the United States.
1--WE want no more territory.
will demand no indemnity. We h;
no grudge to settle, nor racial Al
vi pathy. We will spend our treas
w and our blood and sacrifice our II
~ without the thought Of gain. We
II! going to war to vindicate our no
~ and independence as great nat
and in defense of humanity.
81 such quarrel as we have with {
GU many is not Of our choosing. II
In forced upon us and we did much
".' avoid 1t. For nearly three years
- president, congress, and the Ameri
~ people have hoped to avoid 1t.
one desperate act by the imperial
IS man government has followed
-. other"
German Pledges Broken.
Ia. Senator Hitchcock was followed
tho Senator Swanson Of Virginia. who
the German government "has rep