The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-04
WAR RESOLUTION NOW
BEFORE u. S. CONGRESS

Hi W BtCi lbSl anu Ci IlCtI ItNti an
has passed as expedient against war.
have been bitterly opposed to war.
have used my influence to that end
Even when l knew the people were
calling for war and majority Of con.
grcss Overwhelmingly was for it |
sought out the President and begged
him to remain longer, if possible, un-
der the policy of armed neutrality as
an cxpcdient for peace.
"But the President had information
in his possession which made it impos-
siblc. The country is ready and con
ercss is ready. While the vote has not
| been recorded the decision las been
made II is war.
Asserting that unless American rights
are upheld . Old Glory will be sunk to
/ low depths of shame and humiliation
1 Senator Swanson said: d" Armed neu-
traltv now would only be 4 cowardly
makcshift We cannot avoid war.
! When the warmadc autocracv that
now rules Germany has been chastoncd
or ovcrthrown ties of friendship now
severed viii be reunited. The clock OF
national patriotism now strikes for
/ ttlCH Gl us III Our HoNl tl Ntih iiit't re
spouSibilitv.
senator Nardaman. Democrat Of
! Mississippi. was the flsf senator speak
ING on the war resolution to announce
hc would vote against it, Chairman
] -tGnc OF the senate foreign relations
committee, in brief speech, opposed
the war resolution, but pledged himself
to do everything in his power TO help
wage war successfully.
Senator Lodge, ranking Republican
member of the foreign relations COM
mittcc in supporting the war rcsolu-
should seize the German merchant ships
now in American ports and use them
80 replace ships Germany has sunk by
submarines.
''Thc President has said that wal
win involve the utmost practicable
to-opcration in counsel and action with
ihc governments naW al war with Ger
many, and as incident 20 that the cx
tension to those governments OF tbs
most liberal financial credit in ordeI
Z that our resources. may 50 far rs pos
siblc bc added 70 theirs. | am not
only in fun agreement with this police
advised by the President. but it seems
~ llt Ntl4t LA'tt4iAi4E II littiN i4iEfpi tam
than 60 follow il out. said Senate
Lodge.
= am a thorough believer in tin
general policy laid down by Washing
: ton when he advised tho people OF tn
United States not to enter into pcrma
ncnt foreign alliances, bat the man VIII
: won the American revolution throug
the alliance with France would hay
= To-.
fast rule that under 10 circumstance
l and for no purposes were Wc ever I
, ally ourselves with other nations.
After debate on the Administrative
war resolution had proceeded two hour
Democratic leaders expressed the belief
, vote would be reached early this evenin
and that only an unusually long spcee
by Senator La Toilette would postpor
action beyond that time.
Many Republican senators who d
T. sired to speak, but who favored the res'
luton, agreed not to do 50 in order
hasten lis adoption
i Senator La Toilette is cNpeeted,to ta'
about two hours.
- BY unanimous consent the hou
Z agreed today to begin discussion of Il
h. war resolution tomorrow morning at
-, O'Clock No special rule limiting deba
will be brought IN and the hou~e will 7
main iii continuous session until the re
Is omtion is passed.
m senator Norris Republican, Of y
n bra ska told the senate he wa, bitter
no opposed t. the nited States entern
the war" but did not fatly say
- would vote against the war resolutic
Wall street Senator Norris asserted
interested lit proilting from the Unit
States entering the war. He also 4
clared large number of ncwspape
he and news agencies have been CONTROL
to and enlisted in the greatest propagau
by that the world has ever known to ma
ed ufacture sentiment for war.
Senator Nardaman, Democrat, of II
~ 'siSsippi, one OF HE "wilful men" nam
ION by President Wilson, said he wished
,y. could vote with the majority of his &
leagues, but that he must follow I
path Of duty" as he secs il.
".i Senator Nardaman said he did |
:, Tt- question the patriotism OF those diff
ny ing from him. but predicted the wsd
Of their course would be determined
eek time alone.
lay III the issue of war or peace should
submitted TO the people who must ii,
the war; lie said, the voice of the D
- pie would he heard in thunderous to
directing the President to find 50
other way than war. | am not going