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edly and grossly violated Its treaty OBJ
legations to us. and wantonly broken
solemn assurances"
''The Issue is not peace or war" Sen.
ator Swanson continued. "War has al.
ready been declared upon us. The Is
sue Is whether We shall accept war or
abject and cowardly submission"
Reciting the sinking of American
ships, German plots, and outrages In
this country. Senator Swanson said the
Zimmerman plot to incite Mexico
against this country reaches the low
est depths Of national turpltude."
Many other senator's took part In the
debate. Gronna. Stone, Yardaman,
Norris and LaFollette, all opposing the
resolution.
Senator Smoot made the last speech
"a short prayer that God would
hasten the day when liberty will be
enjoyed by oil the peoples Of the
EARTH"
The roll call was taken while the
senators and spectators sat solemn. A
few cheers greeted the result and then
all filed quietly out Of the chamber.
House vote, s73 to so.
The house, after q debate lasting
about seventeen hours, adopted the
Joint resolution by a vote Of 373 to 10.
Nearly hundred representatives made
speeches.
In offering the senate resolution as
a substitute for Its own. the house for
eign affairs committee submitted q
long report reviewing the history of
submarine warfare and Americas fu-
tile protests against 1t. German In
trigues and bomb plots In this country,
the effort to ally Japan and Mexico
against the United States and the mis-
treatment Of American officials and
citizens In Germany.
ut Is with the deepest sense OF re-
sponsibllity for the momentous results
which will follow the passage Of this
resolution" said the report. shat your
committee reports It to the house. with
the recommendation that 1t be passed.
THE conduct Of the Imperial Ger
man government toward this govern
ment, It's citizens and Its interests, has
been SO discourteous, unjust. cruel.
barbarous, and so lacking In honesty
and practice that II has constituted
violation OF the course of conduct
which should obtain between friendly
nations.
"In addition to this the German gov
ernment is actually making war upon
the people and commerce Of this coun-
try. and leaves no course open to this
government but to accept Its gage of
battle and declare that a state Of war
exists"
Flood Opens the Debate.
Under the unanimous consent rule
by which the resolution was considered
Representative Flood could move the
previous question at any time after one
hour and. II sustained. bring the meas
ure to vote. He was disposed. how
ever, to give members every opportu-
nifty to speak throughout the day. The
debate began without any limitation.
"war is being made upon our coun.
try and Its people, Representative
Flood said In opening. sour ships are
being sunk. Our noncombatant cltl.
zens, including men, women and chill.
dren, are being murdered, our mer-
chantmen are denied the freedom Of
the seas.
sThe time for argument has passed;
the time for heroic action is here, and
our people will rally to the support Of
their government In this high and pa
triotic hour and meet wars sacrifices
and wars perils as a brave and patri-
otto people should.
ave should take our stand by the
side of the allied nations who hnrc
been fighting humanity's battles for
two and one-half years. determined
that our power shall be so employed
that complete victory shall crown their
efforts and that Prussian militarism
shall be crushed and the world shall be
delivered from the threat and danger
Of the Hohenzollern dynasty"