Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-04-14
AMERICA FORMALLY
ENTERS The WAR
WITH GERMANY
Congress Declares a State of
War Exists With the Impe-
rial Government.
HEATED DEBATE IN SENATE
la Toilette, Gronna, Stone, Norris,
Vardaman and Lane Vote Against
Resolution-Great Majority
for the Measure in the
Lower House.

Lower House.
Washington, April 6.-The United
States rs 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 c0un
tries.
The senate was the first 10 act on
the war resolution and adopted 1t by
vote Of 50 TO 6. The six senators who
voted against the resolution for war
were:
AISLE }. oRoNNA, Republican,
North Dakota.
HARRY LANE, Democrat, Oregon.
r. M. IA TOILETTE, Republican,
Wisconsin.
c. w. NORRIS, Republican, Me-
braska.
WILLIAM J. STONE, Democrat,
Missouri
j. K. VARDAmAN, Democrat, Mis-
sissippi
There were eight senators absent or
paired. They we're Bankhead Con-,
Gore. Hollis, Newlands Smith of
Maryland Thomas. and TilIman. OF
those absent it 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
{ re h. q 1,ra v..hf Il
feated the armed neutrality bill at the
| last session. There was no attempt
TO fllibuster this time. however.
Thirteen Hour Debate.
Thirteen hours of heated debate
| preceded the vote Party lines dis
appeared in this discussion and Repub-
! iicans joined with Democrats in sound
ing the call TO the nation to support
the president unite8ly
The little group opposed to the reso-
button drew fire from every side. Sen
ator La Toilette, defending Germany
and heaping 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 10 war at the
behest of the munition barons of Wall
street drew from Senator Reed the re-
tort that such an accusation is al
most treason"
The assertion that the nation was GO
| ing TO war on the demand of gold he
said, was IAN indictment Of the presi-
dent of 1e 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 contn-
ued. but for the life. honor. and in
tegrlty of this country"
introduced by Hitchcock
In introducing the resolution into
the senate, Senator Hitchcock made a
brief statement In which he said that
the present time was one for action,
not discussion"
The time for discussion has
passed" he said The president has
stated clearly, effectively. more con
cluslvely the reasons which make this
grave step necessary. The resolution
/ provides for war against the imperial
/ German government 1t places re
/ sponsibility for the war squarely upon
! the shoulders Of the German govern
meut, charged with repeated acts of
war against the United States.
/ I'VE want no more territory. We
win demand no indemnity We have
| no grudee to settle, nor racial anti,
| pathy. We viii spend our treasure
and our blood and sacrifice our lives
without the thought of gain. We are
going to war TO vindicate our honor
/ and independence as great nation
| and In defense of humanity.
"Such quarrel as We have with Ger
many IS not Of our choosing II was
forced upon us aud we did much 10
avoid it, For nearly three years the
president. congress. and the American
people have hoped TO avoid 1t. But
one desperate act by the imperial Ger
man government has followed an
| other"
German Pledges Broken.
Senator Hitchcock was followed by
Senator Swanson Of Virginia. WHO said
the German government "has repeat
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