Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-04
If War Comes VIII Go the
Limit---and Do His Part
to Win 1t
EYES OF AN AMERICAN
CAN HOLD BUT ONE FLAG
IF Your Decision Is For War
There Is But One Duly
To Fight
By oarl D. arOat.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Washington, April 4-Though paeif-
ism ran in a discordant undcrtone in
congress today, support of war to the
finish was assured by both the upper
and the lower house.
The house foreign committee voted
favorably upon the senate amended res
olution and leaders served notice that
the measure would come up tomorrow
for passage. If objection arises, il will
be forced through under rule checking
debate. Two pacifists, peace at any
price to the last, Cooper and Shackle-
ford, voted against the resolution.
On the senate side, this afternoon
Stone and Vardaman, deeried the war
move, but stirred staid members TO the
depths by declaring themselves ready
personally to go to the utmost limit in
making war against Germany sue
cess,
Stone, however, will vote against the
resolution
Senator Hitchcock opened the senate
debate His speech and Senator Lodge Is
aroused an otherwise dignified body to
the highest pitches Of patriotism. The
senate will act and act officially, Pa
cifist speeches may delay proceedings
FOR time, but the congress sentiment
as whole IS for war-and war II will
be by tomorrow night unless plans go
askew.
House to Take it Up.
| The house win take up the Martin
war resolution at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
| A resolution designed to postpone war
with Germany and give her chance to
change her present methods was intRO-
duced in. the senate by Senator Me
Cumber. North Dakota, as substitute.
| McCumber proposed that the United
States recognize the right of any bel
| ligerent to establish and maintain n
blockade by any means, but that any
further sinking Of American ships with
out notice or loss Of American lives be
regarded as an act OF war.
~ am pausing long enough on the
brink of war to allow Germany to
withdraw her Illegal submarine war
! fare, - he sai6. "There can be no great
war without violating the rights Of neu-
trails. We ought to exercise great deaf
| of charitableness to the warning ma
tions in this respect.
McCumber is Weak.
McCumber proposed that Americans
be warned off ships while negotiations
proceed toward settlement with Ger
many. He announced specifically that
Inc did not condone Germany's subma-
rine acts but held that the United
| States ought to remain neutral in or
der that it might better serve human
lity later.
Senator Vardaman pledged his own
services in whatever way they might
be needed.
"I dedicate my life and services to
my country he declared at the elose
of speech stepped in paeitism, hnt
surcharged with the idea of patriotism
stones Speech Dramatic.
Senator Stone said :" fear congress
! win involve the United States in war; !;
when you do, you viii commit the
greatest national blunder of history 1
shall vote against committing this mis-
take, to prevent which / would gladly
/ lay down my life.
"But If the constituted powers of my
government shall decide we must go in
to the war, then / shall cast all doubts
and forebodings to the wind, and my
ewes will be blind to everything but
the flag of my country, borne by Amer
lean boys through the storm of war, and
my ears will be deaf to every call ex-
cept of my country in this hour of
/ peril"
"If congress umfurls the battleflag,
however profound my horror, VIII at
caNw \