The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-04-10

rOusing war speech that brought the
floor and galleries to their feet.
The accusation Of the tim1d people
that there has been a lack OF prepara-
ton for this war is Incorrect" said
Representative Talbot This nation
is prepared to meet any naval power
on earth, man for man. gun for gun,
ship for ship. We can lick any nation
in the world. Bad taste and bad pa
triotism only will say that We are not
prepared. We are better prepared
than the world knows. and there's
a mighty good reason Why The world
should not know how we'll pre- ared
We are This resolution is going to
pass. War is all that General Sher-
man said it was, and he helped to
make it so. You ask US. what's this
! nation going 10 Go but fight? We've
get to fight and We can fight. so don't
be uneasy about the result. 1t will
cost money, and it will cost lives.
It's not half as dangerous as lot Of
people want you to think.
Il asked Admiral Benson the other
day what would be his first move IN
shipping an army to a foreign shore.
and he said: The first thing Id do
would be to clear the ocean of the en-
emies' fleet. .TTh1t'S the whole case.
Representative 'Shaughnessy, Of
Rhode Island, Democrat, urged the
passage of the war resolution without
further delay. He said:
Throughout the world thrones are
tottering, emperors, czars and kings
are being tumbled out of power 1t is
the hour of the triumph Of democracy.
1t is the time for the original democ-
racy of the world the United States
OF America, to enter into this war for
the benefit of the perpetuation of de-
mocracy.'
About midnight the spirit of unrest
was apparent throughout the house,
but the fve-minute speeches contin-
ued relentlessly. Representative Gard.
of Ohio, Democrat, with large Ger
man-American constituency, declar-
ed that the United States must wage
war on Germany or convict itself Of
cowardice and national degeneracy."
He handed letter to the clerk to be
read He had sent it today to the
president. 1t said:
81 herewith tender ny services to
the country wherever and whenever
, needed"
Representative Switzer, Republican,
also CT Ohio, announced that he would
vote for the resolution.
"But," he asserted, "if the president
had acted promptly and firmly in en-
forcing this country's rights at the be-
ginning of the war the present situa-
ton would never have arisen
Representative Fields, Democrat, of
! Kentucky, was called away from the
house by the illness of his wife. Be-
fore leaving he took occasion to an
nounce that>gere he. permitted to re-
main by circumstances he would have
voted for the resolution.
"And | have three sons" said Rep
resentative Fields in conclusion, land
all three of them are ready and will
ing to fight the battles of their coun-
try at home or abroad wherever their
country calls them
Representative Hollingsworth, Of
Ohio, Republican and a Grand Army
veteran, declared that distasteful as !.
was to him to see this country
plunged into bloody strife" he con-
sidered it his patriotic duty to vote
for the resolution.
more than So years ago." he said
Il offered my young manhood to the
/ Union at the call of Abraham Lin
coln.'
He was interrupted by wild out
burst Of applause.
"And now l am ready he contin-
ued, ito respond to the call of Wood
row Wilson"
Representative Cooper, of Ohio,
Republican, supporting the resolution,
expressed his disgust at the plea Of
fered by opponents of the resolution,
that it would drive young American
manhood into the trenches.
"I have five sons," he said, "and l
would be willing to send all five OF
them into the trenches if it will put a
stop 10 the murder of American wo-
men and babies by the kaisers gov
ernment.'
Administration leaders canvassed
the house carefully and declared that
the majority in favor of the resolution
would be overwhelming. They count
ed on about 25 pacifist votes. The pa
cifsts, however, declared they would
muster between 20 and rs votes
against the resolution, and that a still
greater number would vote for AL
amendment to prevent the sending OF
American troops to Europe.
Up to the time that Is speeches had
been delivered, 33 members had op-
posed the resolution, but several OF
these had failed to state definitely
their intention of voting against it.
Many of the supporters of the meas
ure who sought an opportunity to
speak resigned their time to pacifsts,
in order to shorten the interminable