The log cabin Democrat., 1917-04-05
WAR RESOLUTION
PASSES IN SENATE
ONLY 6 OPPOSING VOTES
Expected Friday-kirby
Votes Aye"

Washington, April 5.-The war
resolution was passed by the senate
last night by a vote of S2 to 6. 1t
went to the house, where debate was
began this morning at 10 o'clock, to
continue until action is taken
Senators who cast the negative
votes were Gronna of North Dakota,
LaFollette of Wisconsin, Norris of
Nebraska, Lone of Oregon, Stone of
Missouri and Nardaman of Missis-
sippi.
Senator McCumber's substitute to
declare the existence of state of
war upon the sinking of another
American ship by Germany was de-
feated without a roll call
By Friday the congress of the
United States will have formally rec
ognized the existence of state of
war between the United States and
the imperial German government
and the way will be cleared for ac-
tual hostilities.
Last night the senate strove vigor-
ously to pass the war resolution
after day of debate marked by bit
terness and recrimination such as the
senate has seldom seen. The admin
istration leaders kept the senate in
session far into the evening, deter
mined to force the adoption of the
resolution before permitting an ad-
journment.
The house, confronted with a fa-
vorable report on the war resolution
from the foreign affairs committee,
made arrangements for taking up
the measure for formal action today,
and house leaders predicted its final
enactment by Friday.
Meanwhile President Wilson and
his advisers and the war making de-
partments of the government were
prepared to move aggressively and
promptly as soon as the congress
voiced it's decision. Army and navy
orders, plans for wartime domestic
policies-a mass of war legislation
to be rushed through congress imme-
approved by the legislative branch of
the government.
Senators LaFollette, Gronna and
Norris, Republicans; Stone and Var
daman, Democrats, spoke against the
resolution. Their opposition to the
presidents war recommendation
brought sharp retorts, voiced in the
course of speeches that bristled with
patriotic fervor and grim determina-
ton, from the overwhelming majori-
| ty of the senate which favored the
recognition of the state of war. At
times the peace advocates evoked a
storm of bitter recrimination. They
were caustically critical of the presi-
dent and they bitterly arraigned the
administration for abandoning its
peace policy.
The long days discussion, heard by
crowdede galleries, eliminated in q
verbal duel between Senator LaFol
lette, leader of the "little group OF
willful men" who blocked the pres.
ident's neutrality bill in the last ses-
sion and Senator John Sharp Will
liams of Mississippi.
Senator Norris of Nebraska first
aroused the ire of the war advocates
however, when, in thes midst of an
impassioned plea for peace he de-
clared that greed was forcing the
nation into war and asserted that
Eve are about to put the dollar mark
on the American flag" Senator Reed
of Missouri jumped to his feet.
'lf that statement is not giving
aid and comfort to the enemies of our
country" he shouted, 81 do not know
what would give aid and comfort to
the Hapsburgs and Hohenzollerns.
If that is not almost treason it takes
on the character and lies so near to
treason that the enemies of Ameri-
ca can take from it as much comfort
as though 10000 American citizens
arose in their homes against the
United States government"
at grazes the verge of treason,
shouted Senator Williams and Vice
President Marshall was forced to
threaten to clear the galleries in or
der to still the tumult of applause.
Senator Kirby of Arkansas, who
opposed the armed neutrality bill, in
an impassioned speech said he would
vote in favor of the war resolution
because he believed it would pass
Overwhelmingly, and he desired to
have the country united, although he
was opposed to entering the war.
II have felt from the beginning" )"
he said, "that the policy we were pur-