Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1917-04-05

whereas, the imperial German
government has committed repeat
ed acts of war against the govern
ment and the people of the
United States of America; there
fore be it,
Resolved, by the senate and
house of representatives of the,
United States of America in con-
gress assembled, 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 for.
mally declared, and that the pres :.
ident be and he is hereby author
lied and directed to employ the
entire naval and military forces
of the United States and the re-
sources of the government to car,
ry on war against the imperial
German government; and to bring
the conflict to a successful termi-
nation, all the resources of the
country are hereby pledged by the
congress of the United States"
Vote at ii p. NJ. y
Action in the senate came just
after IL o'clock at the close of de-
bate that had lasted continually since
10 o'clock this morning. 5..sses> 49,. :,
rhe passage 81 the fssot tuition #as
not marked BY any outburst frsn the
galleries and on the ioor the soma
tors themselves were,unusually grave
and quiet. Many Of them answered
to their names in voices that CULVER,
ed with emotion.
No Applause Greets Decision.
AS the last name was called and
the clerk announced the vote, 80 to
6, there was hardly murmur of
applause.
The great crowd was awed by the
solemnity of the occasion and sober
ed by the speeches they had heard. 7
After the vote the senate adjourn
ed until noon Friday to await action
by the. house.
All six senators who voted against
the resolution were members of the
group 6f twelve which defeated the
armed neutrality bill Of the last ses-
sion. @
No Attempt at q, Filibuster.
There was no attempt to fllibuster
this time, however. Most of the 13
hours of debate Was consumed by
champions of the resolution.
OF the other six opponents of arm
ed neutrality, Senators Cummtns,
Kenyon and Kirby voted for the
resolution tonight. Senators O'Gor-
man, Clapp, and Works, the remain
ing three, retired to private life at
the end Of the last session. F-'
SEN. IAFollette Opposes War.
Senator LaFollette began his
speech by reading letter to Repre-
sentative Helgesen Of North Dakota
from q North Dakota woman, pro-
testing in behalf of her son against
the slaughter of war. The Wiscon-
sin senator was given close atten-
tion from both the floor and the
galleries,
Washington, April Congress
got down to work on. the war resolu-
ton today with the prospect Of re-
naming in session continuously un-
til disposed of. M
In the senate 1t was taken up at
10 O'Clock by unanimous consent and
with administration leaders deter
mined to permit no other business to
come before It.
senator La toilette. who yester-
day forced the resolution over until
today was not, in the chamber when
Senator Hitchcock got unanimous
consent to take It up. Almost every
other senator and many house mem-
.bers were present.
ii the opening statement Senator
Hitchcock, In charge Of the resolu-
ton, said: Z .. 3..sJ
The time for discussion has passed.
The president has already stated the
raason which mad this grave step
neceo1ar3. The resol olutt ion pr0yides
for var aeainst the imperial German
1Coynernment. It places respopsibility
I Tor var squarely upon the should
81 81 the German 8 government charged. |
With 5rspsatsd acts % war & s'inst The {,