The Sentinel=record., 1917-04-05

brand them as lies
 Senator Williams said the resolu- tion did not propose that the United States enter the European war. buf that it go into an American war 10 por'ect American rights and for the
 ake of honor, justice. safety. liberty and equality. Once at war. he de- clared, the United Statts should stay until it became assured the house of Hohenzollern and Hapsburg would no longer reign in Germany and Austria. and that the Turk would be forced back into Asia
 Senator Hustins Senator LaFol- lette's Wisconsin colleague. said that while every senator should have a mind of his own and speak on his own convictions. in times of this kind tho conduct of international affairs be in the hands of one man He said he be. lieved that if the question Of peace or war only were submitted to the people. it would be voted down
 That" he added. lis not the ques- ton here The question is. shall the people of the United States support the president and congress Of the United States in whatever course they deemed wisest and safest. want to say that if that question were submitted to the people they would sustain the president and congres oyerH Hhelminelv
 During the early evening th l., crowds grew larger, the galleries fill. ing, among the prominent spectators being Swiss Minister Ritter. now rep resentins Germany's interests; Secrc- tary Lansing. Counsellor Polk and Assistant Secretaries Phillips and Lons of the state department, Solici- tor General Davis and Secretary Tu- multy
 Democratic leaders were making ef- fort- 70 cWtail discussion by those fayoriug the resolution. endeavoring to hasten the vote.
 Senator McCumbers substitute 10 declare the existence of state 1f war upon the sinking Of another American ship by Germany was de. leated without a roll call
 In offering the senate resolution as la substitute for it's own, the house for Ieien a fairs committee today sdLmit. ted long report reyi wing the his .tC Y of submarine warfare and Ameri- .oas futile protests against it, Ger man intrigues and bomb plots in this leo ntry, the effort 10 ally Japan and Mexico against the United States, and the mistreatment of American c,ficia 8 .and citizens in Germany.
 'It is with the deepest sense Of responsibility of the momentous re- suit which will Ol Ow the passage of |this resolution said the repoc,, that your committee reports it 10 the house. with the recommendation that 1t be passed
 -'Thc conduc. of the imperial Ger. man government toward this govern. ment its citizens and it's interests, had been so discouteOus, unjust, 'cruel, barbarous and so lacking in honesty and practice that it has con stituted a violation of the course of .condUct which should obtain between friendly nations.
 Tn addition to this, the German government is actually making war upon the people and commerce of this .cCantry, and leaves no course open to this government but to accept it's gauge of bat; and declare that a state Of war exists"
 Ouly two members of the foreign .nfairs committee voted against the report Repr5 sentatives .Shackelford of Missouri democrat, and Cooper O. Wislo onsin, republican,
 Repre sentative Briten Of Illinois, republican gave notice during the day that he would oppose the resoiuuon ir the house and would offer an amendment 10 prohibit the use of American tsoops abroad unless di- rected by congress. Rep -esentatiye London of New York, socialist, is the only member who has flatly stated his intention to vote against the reso- lution. Representative Shackeltord is sued a statement saying:
 "lt is no dlshonor for an individual or for a government to oveslook in juries which 1t has received