The Arvada enterprise., 1917-04-12
UNITED STATES
FORMALLY At WAR
WITH GERMANY
C0nuress Declares That a State
of War Exists.
SENATE IS FIRST TO ACT
Six Members Of Upper House Vote
Against Resolution After Heated
Debate-Representa Adopt
Measure by Overwhelm-
ing Majority.

Washington, April Corresponding
quickly to President Wilson's stirring
message and to the evident demand
of the people of the United States,
congress has formally declared that II
state of war exists between this coun-
try and Germany. due to the hostile
acts of the imperial government
The senate was the first to act on
the war resolution and adopted it by a
vote of 81 to 6. The six senators who
voted against the resolution for war
were:
AISLE J. eRoNNA, Republican,
North Dakota.
HARRY LANE, Democrat, Oregon.
r. M. LA TOILETTE, Republican,
Wisconsin.
G. W. NORRIS, Republican, Ne.
braska.
WILLIAM J. STONE, Democrat,
Missouri.
J. x. vARoAMAN, Democrat, Mis-.
sissipp.
There We're eight senators absent or
paired. They were: Bankhcad. Gofr.
Gore. Hollis. Newlnnds. Smith of
Maryland. Thomas. and Tillman. OF
those absent il was announced that all
except Senator Gore of Oklahoma
would have voted for the resolution If
present.
All six of the senators who voted
against the resolution were members
OF the group of twelve which de-
feat"d the armed neutrality bill ut the
last session. There was no attempt
to iilibuster this time. however.
Thirteen Hour Debate.
Thirteen hours of heated dcbnte
preceded the vote. Party lines dis
leans joined with Democrats in sound
lng the call To the nation to support
he president unitCdly.
The little group opposed to the roSo-
luton drew fire from every side. Sen.
l'or La Toilette. defending Germany
and heOping blame upon England, was
Informed by Senator Williams that DR.
rOn ilOllwog, the German
chancellor. would have made the same
speech in the reichstng had he been
mhucd with sufficient eifrontcry.
senator Norris, charging that the
Cniied States Is going to war ut the
)ch"st of the munition buronS of Wall
street drew from Senator Reed the re-
tort that such an accusation is al
most treason"
The assertion that the nation was 70
ing to war on the demand Of gold. he
said. WINS ian Indictment of the prcsl-
dent OF III" United States, nm ndIct-
mcni of congress. Of the American peo-
pie, and OF the truth"
"'rhe president Is not calling Amer.
lea to arms for the sake OF II few
patry dollars" Senator Reed contln.
ucd but for the life. honor, and In.
tegrty Of this country"
Introduced by Hitchcock.
In introducing the resolution Into
the senate, Senator Hitchcock made n
brief statement In which he said ihnt
the present time was one "for action,
not discussion"
9Th, time for discussion has
pissed" he said. "The president has
stated clearly, effectively more con.
clusively the reasons which make this
grave step necessary. The resolution
provides for war against the imperial
German government II places re-.
sponsbIlity for the war squnr"ly upon
the shoulders of the Gcrmnn govern.
muut. charged with repeated nets Of
wrr against the United States.
I'VE want no more territory. We
will demand no indemnity. We have
no grudge TO settle, nor rnclnl anti.
puthy. We will spend our trcngur"
md our blood and sacrifice our lives
without the thought Of gain.
such quarrel ns We have with Ger
many Is not OF our choosing. II was
forced upon us and We did much to