The Colorado statesman., 1917-04-07
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY DE-
MANDS THAT GERMANY'S At
TACK BE MET WITH ARMS.
BACKS UP PRESIDENT
SENATE VOTE WAS 30 TO 6, AND
IN HOUSE 373 FOR TO so
AGAINST DECLARATION.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, April 6.-Congress has
declared that the United States is at
war with the imperial German govern
ment.
Shortly after o'clock Friday morn
ing, the House of Representatives, by
an overwhelming majority, passed the
Senate resolution declaring the exist
ence of a state of war produced by the
acts of the German government. There
were 373 votes for and so against the
resolution.
The resolution was passed in the
Senate Wednesday night by a vote OF
80 to 6.
Party lines disappeared in the dis
cussion of this momentous decision to
commit the nation to war with a great
power for thu first time since the in
fancy of the Republic. Republicans
joined with Democrats in sounding the
call to the nation to support the Presi-
dent unitedly in the onslaught he pro-
poses to lead upon the last strong
hold of autocracy. The sresolution,
drafted after consultation with the
State Deparement says:
Resolution Declaring War.
A"Whereas, The Imperial German
government has committed repeated
acts of war against the government
and the people of the United States,
therefore be it
Resolved, By the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
bled That the state of war between
the United States and the imperial
German government which has thus
been thrust upon the United States
is hereby formally declared; and that
the President be and he is hereby au'
thorized and directed to employ the
entire naval and military forces of the
United States and the resources OF
the government to carry on war
against the imperial German governs
ment; and to bring the conflict to a
successful termination, all of the re-
sources of the country are hereby
pledged by the Congress of the United
States"
Passage of the resolution followed
seventeen VI utDdtC' SAiNSAS
greeted the announcement of the re-
suit. A few minutes later Speaker
Champ Clark signed the resolution and
the House adjourned.
Those Voting Against the Resolution.
In the Senate: La Toilette. Gronna,
Stone, Vardaman, Lane and Norris-6.
In the House: Almond, Bacon, Brit-
ten, Browne, Burnett, Cary, Connolly
(KansO, Church. Cooper (Wis), David
son, Davis, Decker, Dill, Dillon, Domi-
nick, Esch, Frear Fuller Qlls), Hau,
gen. Hayes. Hensley, Hilliard, HUH
DAD, Igoe, Johnson Is. d., Keatlng,
King, Kinkaid, Kitchin, 'Knutson, La
Toilette, Little, London, Lundsen, Nc
Lemore, Mason, Nelson, Randell, Rank
in. Reavis, Roberts, Rodenburg snack
leford Sherwood Sloan, Stafford, van
Dyke, Voigt, Wheeler, Woods (la.)-5U.
BY tonight the administration and
leaders in Congress will have launched
upon the stupendous undertaking of
preparing the nation for effective
participation in the world-conflict. The
House leaders will take up at once the |
plans for raising an army of 100000 |
men at once and the question of pro-
ducing the $3,50O, 100000 of revenue
required for the war budget submitted
to Congress by Secretary of the Treas
ury McAdOO