Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-04
CRONNA ANNOUNCES
THAT HE WILL VOTE
AGAINST RESOLUTION
McCurnber Asks that War
be Postponed Till More
Ships Are Sunk.
TIME FOR ACTION,
DECLARES LODGE
Republican Gives Stirring
?" Address-Hitchcock
Opens Debate.

foreign affairs committee today &C
cepted the senate war resolution In
place of It's own and favorably re-
ported the resolution for passage.
Representative shackelford Of Mis-
souri,, Democrat, and Representative
Cooper, Republican, Of Wisconsin.
were the only members Of the COM
mittee to vote against the war reso-
luton.
By unanimous consent the house
.agreed to begin discussion Of the reso-
lution tomorrow at 10 O'Clock. No
specdal rule limiting debate will be
brought in and the house will remain
in continuous session until the reso-
1utipn L. passed.
II seAf6ae debate ON the administration
aSvsr resolution in the senate bad pro
6eedsd two hours, Democratic leaders
expiossssd . belief q vote wouh bo
reAca,ed carly this sAyezine and ,snly
/, aIlissuuaasus1 slos poocah hz seyaeof
IA i1,iESasstS ttaszt aip.ostpone a1Ni1. he
yond that>tane. ~ "a.
-. semator Gronna, ono Of tho "ntt1e
group Of willful Of men," announced
he would vote against the war reso-
luton. ~
Senator McCumber proposed to
poetpone recognition Of q state OF war
By . resolution to declare the future
sinking Of American ships without
warning or failure to take care OF
American passengers or other VIOLA
tons Of International law, an act OF
war and authorize the president to use
military forces of the country to car
~ the war to q successful ternaina-
t1on.
Washington, April 4.-Congress got
down to work on the war resolution
today with prospects Of remaining in
session continuously until it ia dis
posed Of.
In the senate 1t was taken up at 10
O'Clock by unanimous consent ana
with administration leaders determin-
ed to permit no other business to in
terfere with 1t.
Ia Follette Absent.
Senator La Toilette. who yesterday
day, was not in the chamber when
Senator Hitchcock got unanimous
consent to .ake 1t up. Almost every
other senator and many house msm-
bSfs were present when tho debate
began; - .n.n,n~ ,+.+.r,,.nt s.n,tor
Hitchcock. in charge of the resolution,
said:
a AVy
reasons which make this great step
necessary. The resolution provides
for war against the imperial Ger
man government. It places responsi-
bility for the war squarely upon the
shoulders Of tho German government
charged with repeated acts Of wal
against the United States. 1t is also
II am impressed with the solemn
ity- Of the occasion. To meet the
prospect Of war is dreadful. The en-
ormous cost tho people must pay, the
great increase in living. the enormous
burden Of taxeti the people must bear
and the awful sacrifice Of life tha'
must follow sicken my heart. I am
sure many other senators feel as
No'Te4ritory Wanted.
''we want no more territory" said
thu senator. I'VE will demaad nc
indemnity. We have, no historic
! grudge to settle. no racial antipathy
In this respect We differ from the 9th.
awful struggle. There 10 pan-slavisn
against an-Germanism. Italy wanta
I back the Trentino, France her lost
provinces; Great Britain has German
commeroe and German colonies al
most In her grasp; Russia wants Con: