Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-04-12

piesiuent, congress, and the American
people have hoped to avoid II Ru,
one desperate act by the imperial Cor.
man government has followed an.
other" ar
German Pledges Broken.
, Senator Hitchcock was followed hu
senator Swanson of Virginia. who said
une herman government has repeat
euiy ana grossly violated its treaty OBJ
nsaions to us, and wantonly broken
soiemn assurances"
me issue is not peace or war" Sem
"tor swanson continued. "War has nj.
ready peen declared upon us. The is
sue IS whether we shall accept war or
hoJect and cowardly submission"
Reciting the sinking of American
ships German plots. and outrages IN
e,iis country Senator Swanson said the
zimmerman plot to incite Mexico
asainst this country reaches the low
est depths Of national turpitude."
=. we nave long suspected DISPOSE.
.ion oy Germany to dispute the Monroe
uoctrine,' he added. Now is the time
10 teach this Notwithstanding German
government that our territorial sover.
elgnty cannot be made a subject NJ war
bargaining.
what else can Germany do to wage
war against US? When the war-mada
autocracy that now rules Germany has
oeen chastened or overthrown ties ~
friendship now severed will be remit.
ed" wal oe ieuuit-
many other senators took part in the
uepate. Gronna, Stone, Vardaman
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 he
enjoyed by all the peoples of the
EARTH" 'Ne
Inc roll call was taken while the
senators and spectators sat solemn A
le" cheers greeted the result and then
all nied quietly out of the chamber.
House Vote, s7s to so.
Inc house, after a debate lasting
ABOUT seventeen hours, adopted the
Joint resolution by a vote of 373 TO 30
Nearly hundred representatives made
speeches.
In offering the senate resolution q,
a substitute for its own, the house for
elgn anairs committee submitted
ong report reviewing the history of
submarine warfare and Americas fn- v
lie protests against It, German in b
rlgues and bomb plots in this country t
ne effort to ally Japan and Mexico A
Igainst the United States and the m,s- g
treatment Of American officials ana n
itizens in Germany. o
1T is with the deepest sense of ra- +,
possibility for the momentous results Z,
'hlch VIII follow the passage Of this a
esoiu1on,' said the report, that your n
ommittee reports 1t to the house, with n
ne recommendation that 1t be passed. n,
The conduct of the imperial Ger. n
ian government toward this povern- @
lent It's citizens and its interests ha, ~
cen so discourteous, unjust, cruel. ~
arbarous, and so lacking in honesty
nd practice that 1t has constituted a
lolation Of the course of conduct
Mich should obtain between friendly NJ
ations. ~
IN addition to this the German gov
'nment Is actually making war unon
lie people and commerce of this conn. -.
y, and leaves no course open 70 tbi. -,
'vernment but to accept It's gage of II
ittle ana declare that a state of war or
lists" vi
Flood Opens the Debate.
uhder the unanimous consent ruIe
which the resolution was considered
preventative Flood could move tho nj,
evious question at any time after one ~
ur and, If sustained, bring the moos- ,na
e TO a vote. He was disposed, how. an,
err TO give members every opportu.
y to speak throughout the day. The mr.,
bate began without any Limitation -.
war Is being made upon our conn. ~
ana Its people," Representative ~.
bod said In opening. Our sbins arc W
Ing sunk. Our noncombatant cit,. ~
Is, including men, women and cbu. e
EN-, are being murdered. orr NOR. .o'
anthem are denied the freedom, =, "
seas. There is no choice as to our ~, ~
irse. We are compelled by the act, . .pn
the German government to enter in. ene
this most colossal war. noe
The time for argument has passed all
time for heroic action is here ana
people will rally to the support Of s s
ir government, in this high and pa. nsu
'tic hour and meet wars sacrifices PEG
wars perfls as brave and patrt. ins'
people should. sun
we should take our stand by the saw
of the allied nations who bano the
n lighting humanity's battles co. or .
and one-half years datas ~s 10, n0tl
our power shall be so employed ing
complete victory shall crown their won
rus and that Prussiaa mIlitarism cost
i De crushed and the world shall bs
vered from the threat and danger g,