Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-05

or Tonight Unless Speech OF
La Toilette Is Too Long
to Allow Action.
Washington, AoriI 5-After de:
Hn the the ssns4s ha war
ceedcd two hours, democratic
leaders expressed the belief a vote
would be reached early this even
ing and that only an unusually
long spcccl, by Senator LaFollette
would postpone action beyond that
time.
unanimous consent the House agreed
today to begin discussion of the war
resolution tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. No special rule limiting debate
was brought in and the House will re-
main in continuous session until the
resolution is passed. The resolution is
expected to pass the Senate today.
The House foreign affairs committee
accepted the Senates war resolution in
place of it's own and favorably report
ed the resolution for passage. Shackle-
ford, of Missouri, democrat, and Rep
resentativc Copper, republican, of Wis
consin. were the only members of the
luton.
Senator Nardaman, democrat. OF
mississippi, was the first senator speak
ing on the war resolution to announce
he would vote against it.
U. S. Should Seize Ships.
Senator Lodge, ranking republican
member of the foreign relations com
mittee. in supporting the war resoll-
tion today, declared that the United
States should seize the German mer-
chant Ships now in American ports and
use them to replace ships Germany has
sunk by submarines.
Chairman Stone, of the Senate for
eign relations committee, in - brie1
speech opposed the war resolution, but
pledged himself to do everything in his
power to help wage war successfully.
Norris Sees Conspiracy.
Senator Norris. republican, OF Ne
braska, told the Senate he was bitter
| ly opposed to the United States enter
ing the war. but did not flatly state
| that he would vote against the war res
| olution.
Wall street interests, Senator Norris
| asserted, are interested in profitin:
from the United States entering tn
war. He also declared a large mum
| Der of newspapers and news agencie
| have been controlled and enlisted in th,
ever known to manufacture sentimen
| for war;
Hiss Nebraska Senator.
| Senators James, Williams and Pom
| erne Joined in q sharp tilt with TIL
Nebraska senator at which spectator
laughed and applauded. Some hisse
statements by Senator Norris and wer
| warned against such demonstrations.
When Reed said the Nebraska sena
Il tr,~ Yr hn 4.
clear his dollar mark" statement Sen
ator Norris replied he could not hel
wrong constructions being placed upo
his words, and disclalmed any retlectio
upon the president or congress.
Senator Pomerne of Ohio, inter
rupted by saying about 800 Americans
including women and children ha
been killed by submarine warfare.
How many more does the senate
want to see killed before he is read
to defend our citizens and their rights
demanded the Ohio senator.
Cites Mexican Outrages.
"If any government were seekin
out Americans with intent to kill the!
because they were Americans" sal
Senator Norris, Il would SO to wa
when the first one was killed. Thu
has not been the case here. either wit
those killed by British mines or Gel
800 have been killed because they WEI
Americans and that was all right"
II think" replied MIR. Pomerne, ser
ators will distinguish between the az
tions of a responsible government an
one that is irresponsible"
Senator Kirby, democrat, of Arkar
sas, who opposed the armed neutralit
bill, today announced that he wou
vote for the war resolution, that
may appear that we are together" az
because u vote against it, he felt, wou
be futile.
Senator Gronna, of North Dakot
another of the little group of wifi
men," announced he would vote again
the war resolution.
Senator La Toilette, who yesterds
forced the war resolution over until t,
day, was not in the chamber when Sci
utor Hitchcock got unanimous conse
to take it up.
Almost every other senator and maj
House members were present when Il
debate began
In u brief opening statement, Senat
Hitchcock in charge of the resolutio
! said the present was time for actio
not discussion"
The time for discussion has passed
J he said.
The president has already stat
clearly. effectively, and conclusively t
| reasons WHICH make tllS grave ST
necessary. The resolution provides
war against the imperial German go
ernment. 1t is framed on the lines
other war resolutions. 1t places +
sponsibility for the war squarely up
. the shoulders of the German COVER
( ment, charged with repeated acts
war against the United States. 1t
also unquestionably Il declaration
war.
H4 IT, fan ;tn
1--WE want no more territory" So
Senator Hitchcock. I'VE will dema
no indemnity. We have no histo
grudes to settle. nor racial antipatl
In this respect we differ from the ott
. countries already involved in this gre
struggle. There is no panslavis
against Pan-G -Germanism. Italy wal
I back the Trentino. France her Ii
. provinces, Great Britain has Germ
commerce and German colonies almt
in her grasp, Russia wants Constan
nople and Germany, beside her place
the sun, wants to dominate Europe.
I'VE. of all nations. will spend {
treasure and our blood and sacrifice {
lives without the thought of possibil
of gain. We are going to war to VI
dicate CIR honor and independence
great nation and in defense of
manity. Such quarrel as we have w
Germany Is not Of our choosing. 1t "