Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-05
SENATE VOTES s2-6
 STATE OF WAR EXISTS
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ly extend it by drawing other nations in" It is idle, he declared, to talk of war on the German government and not on the German people. We are 1eagued," he continued, "or are about to be- according to- the pres ident's speech, with the hereditary enemies of the German people. Words are not strong enough to protest against a combination with the entente allies which would have us endorse the violations of international law by Great Britain and her purpose to wreak vengeance on the German peo- pie. We do not know what is in the minds of those who made the com pacts in which we are to share" Declares People Are Against War.
 Reverting to the presidents asser- tion that the German people were thrown into war without an oppor- tunity to say anything about it, the senator asked: Will the supporters of this war bill have a vote on it before it goes into effect? Unless they do that it i'll becomes us to speak of Germany. Submit this question to Che people. By a vote of 10 to 1 they would register their deciara tion against war;
 The German people, he declared, have been more solidly behind their government than the people of the United States will be behind the pres ident in waging war on Germany.
 The espionage bill and the miIi- tary bill that have been drawn by the war machine in this country he said, "are complete proof that those re- sponsible know that it has not popu- lar support. The armies necessary to be raised to aid the entente allies can- not be raised by voluntary enlist ment"
 Praising the charecter and services of German Americans in this country, Senator La Toilette said they now are being "dogged" by secret service men. He denied that any one government is responsible for the war. saying it was caused by European secret diplomacy and citing Anglo-French Moroccan se- cret treaty as ''the most reprehensib1e dishonest and perjured of records"
 England first began the ruthless pudiating the Declaration of Lon- dQn.''
 Interrupted by Senator Knox
 Senator Knox. of Pennsylvania, in terrupted to suggest that England did not ratify the declaration. Senator La Toilette replied that British repre- sentatfves signed it and Senator Stone said England had not actually reject ed it.
 Tt has pleased those who have been conducting this campaign through the press Cfor war; to make a tumble of issues Senator La Toilette contin- ued. Until now 1t is impossible to get an intelligent answer regarding the real 1SSucS
 British Mine Field Blockade.
 That the United States did not i protest more vigorously against the British mine field blockade was the administrations great mistake" the | senator said, and the real and primary cause of an American declaration.
 At the Feet of Great Britain.
 we have widowed in the mire at the feet of Great Britain and submit ted in silence to her dictation,'' he continued, because we acquiesced, we have a legal and moral responsibility to German. Thus we have been ac- lively aiding her enemy in staring Germany waited three long months for this government to protest. In prin- ciple, therefore, Germany had the right to blindly destroy ships by subma- rineS and mines. in her own blockade zone.
 Germany has been patient with us, standing strictly on her rights to be accorded the same treatment as Eng land by us."
 Spoke For Three Hours.
 When Senator La Toilette concluded he had been speaking more than three hours. Senators Williams, of Mis- sisippi, arose immediately to reply. Senator Williams Answered La Fol-
 Iette. 'The speech of the Wisconsin sena- tor would better have become Herr gcH Bethmann-H -Hollweg than an American senator,'' said MT. Williams. l Tn fact. he has gone further than l Herr von Bethmann- Hollweg would | ever have gone. Bethmann- -Hollweg | said the use of the submarine could be justified only on the ground of | necessity; the senator from Wisconsin | puts it on the same footing as Great | Britain's interference with our com 1 merce.
 Invasion of Belgium Barbarous.
 'I fully expected the senator from | before he took his seat to | defend the invasion of Belgium, the most barbarous act ever committed. l