Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-13
AMERICA FORMALLY
ENTERS THE WAR
WITH GERMANY
Congress Declares a State of
War Exists With the Impe-
rial Government.
HEATED DEBATE IN SENATE
Ia Toilette, eronna, Stone, Norris,
Vardaman and Lane Vote Against
ResoIution-Great Majority
for the Measure in the
Lower House.

Washington, April 6.-The United
States Is now formally at war with
Germany. In response to the presi-
dents message congress has adopted
the resolution declaring that a state
of war exists between the two coun-
tries.
The senate was the first to act on
the war resolution and adopted 1t by
vote Of 50 to 6. The six senator's who
voted against the resolution for war
we're:
AISLE J. eRoNNA, Republican,
North Dakota.
HARRY LANE, Democrat, Oregon.
r. N. LA TOILETTE, Republican,
Wisconsin.
G. W. NORRIS, Republican, Me-
braska.
WILLIAM J. STONE, Democrat,
Missouri.
}. X. NARDAMAN, Democrat, Mis-
sissippl. H"
There were eight sena tors absent or
paired. They were: Bankhead. Goff,
Gore, Hollis, Newlands, Smith of
Maryland, Thomas, and Tillman. OF
those absent 1t was announced that all
except Senator Gore of Oklahoma
would have voted for the resolution If
present.
All six of the senator's who voted
against the resolution were members
OF the group of twelve which de-
feated the armed neutrality bill at the
last session. There was no attempt
to fillbuster this time, however.
Thirteen Hour Debate.
Thirteen hours of heated debate
preceded the vote. Party lines dis
appeared in this discussion and Repub-
llcans Joined with Democrats in sound
ing the call to the nation to support
the president unitedly.
The little group opposed to the reso-
lution drew FIRE from every side Sen
ator La Toilette, defending Germany
and heaplng blame upon England, was
informed by Senator Williams that DR..
Won Bethmann-Hollweg, the German
chancellor, would have made the same
speech in the reichstag had he been
imbued with sufficient effrontery.
Senator Norris, charging that the
United States is going to war at the
behest of the munltion barons of Wall
street, drew from Senator Reed the re,
tort that such an accusation Is cal
most treason"
The assertion that the nation was 60
ing to war on the demand of gold, he
said, was ian indictment of the presi.
dent Of the United States, an indIct
ment Of congress, of the American peo.
pie, and Of the truth"
''The president is not calling Amer.
lea to arms for the sake of a few
paltry dollars" Senator Reed contin
ued, ''but for the life, honor, and In.
tegrity Of this country"
Introduced by Hitchcock.
In introducing the resolution into
the senate, Senator Hitchcock made 9
brief statement in which he said thai
the present time was one "for action
not discussion"
1.-THE time for discussion ha.
passed" he said. "The president ha,
stated clearly, effectively, more con
'clusively the reasons which make thii
grave step necessary. The resolution
provides for war against the imperia
German government. 1t places re
sponsibillty for the war squarely upor
the shoulders Of the. German govern
ment,. charged with repeated acts O
war against the United States.
1--WE want no more territory. W.
will demand no indemnity. We hav
no grudge to settle, nor racial anti
pathy. We will spend our treasur
and our blood and sacrifice our live
without the thought Of gain. We ar
going to war to vindlcate our homo
and independence as a great natiol
and In defense Of humanity.
"Such quarrel as we have with Ger
many is not Of our choosing. 1t wa
forced upon us and we did much I
avoid 1t. For nearly three years tn
president. congress, and the America
people have hoped to avoid it. Bu
one desperate act by the imperial Gel
man government has followed ar
other"
German Pledges Broken.
Senator Hitchcock was followed b
Senator Swanson of Virginia, who sal
the German government has repea