Arizona republican., 1917-04-05

ing, and on the floor back of the SEN
ators' seats were almost half the mem
bershlp of the house. In the diplo-
matte gallery was Secretary Lansins
Counsellor Polk of the state depart
ment; Minister Calderon of Bolivia
and Minister Ekengren of Sweden.
Earlier in the evening, Dr. Ritter. the
Swiss minister in charge of German
interests in this country, had been
present.
Secretary McAdoo was on the floor
during the last few hours of the de-
bate.
As the last name was called and the
clerk announced the vote 80 to 6, there
was hardly a murmur of applause
The great crowd was awed by the
solemnity of the occasion and sobered
by the speeches they had heard.
After the vote was announced the
senate remained in session only a few
minutes. The galleries began to empty
at once and the senators themselves
tired out by the long day, left quickly.
The senate adjourned until noon Fri
day to wait action by the house
All six of the senators who voted
against the resolution were members
of the group of twelve which defeated
the armed neutrality bill at the last
session. There was no attempt to
filibuster this time. however and most
of the 13 hours of debate was consum-
ed by champions of the resolution
OF the other six opponents of armed
neutrality Senators Cummins, Kenyon
and Kirby voted for the resolution to-
night. Senators O'Gorman, Clapp and
Works, the remaining three, retired to
private life at the end of the last ses-
sion.
The vote follows:
For the resolution:
D emocra Ashurst Beckham.
Brous ard, Chamberlain, Culberson.
Fletcher, Gerry, Harwick, Hitchcock.
Hughes Husting James, johnson of
South Dakota; Jones of New Mexico;
kendrick, King, Kirby, Lewis, Nc
Kellar, Martin, Myers. Overman, Owen,
Phelan, Pittman. Pomerene, Ransdell,
Reed, Robinson, Saulsburg, Shafroth
Shepnard. Shields. Simmons, Smith of
Arizona; Sith of Georgia; Smith of
South Carolina; Swanson, Thompson
Trammell. Underwood Walsh, Will
liams. Total 49,
Republicans-Rorah, Brady, Brande-
gee. Calder, Colt, Cummins, Curtis
Dillingham;, Fall, Fernald, France,
F'relinghuysen, Gallinger, Hale Hard
+. ing, johnson of California; Jones of
! Washington; Kellogg, Kenyon, Lodge
Pare, Penrose. Poindexter, Sherman
Smith of Michigan; Smoot, Sterling
S u h + and, Townsend Wadsworth
I Warren, Watson, Weeks, Wolcott
Total 80.
Total for the resolution S2
Against the resolution:
Democrats-Len, Stone, Vardamann
total three.
Republicans-Gro La Toilette,
Norris-total three.
Total against the resolution six.
Absent or paired-Bankhead Goff
Gore, Hollis Newlands, Smith of Mary
I land Thomas, Tillman-eight
OF those absent it was announced bv
various senators that all except Senator
Gore of Oklahoma would have voted
for the resolution if present AS to
Senator Gore Senator Reed merely an
nounced that he was absent because of
illness.
Senator Hardwick of Georgia said the
! war resolution must pass mt because
the American people or congress desire
war; but becouse it is an imperative
necessity"
Senator Cummins of Iowa. one of the
twelve who opposed the armed neutral
ity bill, said he believed there was an
other way to meet the situation, but
he desired to have a united nation and
! therefore would vote for the war resO-
luton. The Iowa senator said he had
opposed the armed neutrality measure
because it gave the president war max
I ing powers, and would still oppose
with equal earnestness at this time an
effort of that kind"
Il still believe there is better course
than a declaration of war. If l be-
lieved there was fair opportunity to
fight for that better way, l would not
/ hesitate to take time to submit my
reasons for its adoption. But l know
and every man knows. that war viii
be declared and 1 intend to give evil
dence of unity among the people by
subordinating my judgment to that of
my fellows in congress. | want the
world to know that when this govern
ment has acted through it's constitu-
tional authority, every man and woman
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