New Britain herald., 1917-04-05
WAR MEASURE MAY
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deterred from acting by such warm ings."
 Representative Harrison, democrat. of Mississippi, assailed pro-German Jsympathizers and pacifists. /'I would suggest to them," said he, that they now employ their talents and eloquence, not in attempting to cause dissension among the American people, but in addressing Kaiser Will helm, Bethmann-Hollweg, the Reich stag and the author of that remark able sample of diplomatic 'kultur' the Zimmerman note." ! First expressions of the opposition to the resolution came from Repre- sentatives Cooper and Stafford of Wisconsin and Representative Britten of Illinois, while MT. Flood was re- counting German violations of Ameri- can rights which have led up to the war resolution.
 wouldn't the English mines in the North Sea destroy American lives?' Representative Cooper asked.
 To date England has not sunk one of our ships or destroyed an Ameri- can life," said MT. Flood.
 Loud applause greeted the reply MT. Flood said sixteen members had
 
 against the resolution.
 Cooper Defends Record. .t Representative Cooper launched into a defense of pacifists generally and himself particularly. II have been called pacifst,' he said. "I voted for all of these pre- paredness bills. This campaign of slander has no regard for truth"
 MT. Cooper also defended his vote for the McLemore resolution. T was right then" he said. "It should have passed. Canada does not permit it's women to travel on armed ships, and neither should we. Every pacifist in the country knows I am not pacifist in the senate in V hich that word Is used: Does it mean because do not want to go to war with a nation 4,000 miles away, Ebecause England and Germany vio- lated our rights. that I am not an American
 Nr. Cooper broke his eyeglasses and found trouble reading certain documents. A dozen members rushed forward and laid spectacles on the table in front of his. Turning to the chair, he said: Ws'Mr. Chairman. cannot surrender
 
 cIes."
 "A roar of laughter swept the house. ssMr. Cooper declared that the Ger i ran government never had promised ,rnqualifiedly to abandon it's subnna- rtne warfare.
 Representative Flood made loud demands to be heard, but MT. Cooper would not yield.
 .Ts Passage of the resolution in the tenate was marked by scenes of tn- usual gravity and quiet. There had kbeen more than twelve hours of con- i ffnuous debate featured by a three hour speech of Senator La Toilette, denouncing war and defending paci- list efforts to prevent it, and Senator Williams retort that MT. La Follette's s J epeech was more worthy of German Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg than an American senator. MT. Will ! 1iams also characterized MT. La Tollette's speech as "pro-German, proa aVandal, anti-president, anti-con- ress and anti-American." Even after adoption of the resolution there was no demonstration from either i senators or from the throng of spec
 tAtors among whom were members of 1 the house, diplomats and government 1 ofIcials. Within few minutes after the vote was announced the senate | adjourned and senators and spectators l filed out silently with grave faces. Three democrats, Senators Lane. stone and Vardaman, and three re- publicans, Senators La Toilette, . 0ronna and Norris, cast the negative votes They were among the group of | twelve whom President Wilson chare 1 acterized as "wilful men, in connecz ton with the defeat of the armed ! neutrality bill by filibuster at the last session. Senators Cummins, Kenyon and Kirby, also among the twelve. voted for the war resolution. The re.
 maining three. Senators O'Gorman,