Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-04

however ne ulQ not COnSlQeF 1erIIldIly
violated any pledge she gave after the
sinking of the Lusitania, as she re-
served the right to revoke that pledge.
LaFolIette Not Present.
During the senator's speech Senator
LaFollette was absent most of the
time, comforting with Senator Gronna
and others. Senator Hitchcock said he
had hoped armed neutrality would
avert war.
Unfortunately the fllibuster against
that bill resulted in the word going out
to the world that the official branches
of the government were at logger
heads" he said 1.-THE result has been
that our rights have been more i'm
posed upon than ever, more American
vessels have been sunk, lives of Ameri-
can citizens have been lost. Armed
neutrality has passed as an expedient
against war.
II have been bitterly opposed to war,
have used my influence to that end.
Even when knew the people were
calling for war and a majority of con-
gress was for 1t, I sought out the pres
ident and begged him to remain longer
under the policy of armed neutrality.
But the president had information in
his possession which made it impossi-
bic.
"The country Is ready and congress
Is ready. While the vote has not been
recorded the decison has been made.
It is war;"
II can not vote against war" sena-
tor Hickcock concluded, without do
ing q vain and foolish thing. It would
only serve to weaken my country in
the face Of the enemy when war is
inevitable. I am ready now to take my
place with those who will back up the
president for the honor and protection
Of the nation
swanson Scores Germany.
He was followed by Senator Swan
son. Of Virginia. who said the German
government has repeatedly and gross
ly violated treaty obligations to us and
wantonly broken promises"
The issue is not peace, or war;"
Senator Swanson continued. War
has already been declared upon us.
The issue Is whether we shall accept
war or abject and cowardly submis-
sion.
I'VE have long suspected DISPOSE
ton by Germany to dispute the Mon
roe doctrine. Now Is the time to teach
this misunderstanding German govern
ment that our territorial sovereignty
can not be made a subject Of war bar
gaining"
Moment For Action, Says Lodge.
Senator Lodge spoke after Senator
Swanson.
mo one is more conscious than I
that this is moment for action and
not for debate" said Mr.. Lodge, "bu:
wish to state why I support it.
The most momentous power en-
trusted to congress by the constitution
Il thu authority to- declare war and
never has, c0ngress been called TO q
sholAsnn ,s4seeise of this rreat
power than ut this moment. ~
8 We. have submitted to outrares
with long patience. We have borne
and forborne to the very limit of en-
duranoe. Now the inevitable end is
here and we are about to declare war
against Germany.
Speaking for myself and, I hope, for
my associates generally on this side of
the chamber. desire to say that in
this crisis and In war party lines will
disappear and that this disappearance
OF party lines will not be confined to
the minority. This is not and can not
be q party war It is a war in which
all Americans must be united and no
one must ask a loyal citizen, high or
low. to what party he belongs any
moro than to ask his religion or his
race.
Must Build Army.
AS Americans we are prepared to
give to the executive money, men and
all the necessary powers to wage war
with Germany and drive 1t forward to
q successful conclusion.
We have only very small army
and we must proceed atSonce, as rap
idly as possibly, to build large one fit
to defend the country in any emer.
gency. We must provide for the fut-
ure by a system Of universal military
training.
Our navy is strong in certain
branches and weak in others It must
be our business to supply the deficien-
cies as rapidly as possible Fortunate
ly these deficiencies are Of the kind
which may be most quickly supplied.
The president has said that war
will involve the utmost practical CO.
operation in counsel and action with
the governments now at war with
Germany and incident to that the ex-
tension to those governments of the
most liberal financial credits in order
that our resources so far as possible
be added to theirs
Must Join Allies.
4 am thorough believer in the gem
eral policy laid down by Washington
when he advised ths people of the
United States not to enter into perma-
nent alliances. But the man who won
the American revolution thru the al
lance with France would have been the
last to have laid down hard and fast
rule that under no circumstances were
we ever to ally ourselves with other
nations. Farseeing and wise, he knew
very we'll that dangers might como
which would make q temporary alli-
ance or agreement with foreign ma
tions imperative. That time has ar
rived. 1t would be madness for us to
attempt to make war alone on Germany
and find ourselves. perhaps, at the end
left isolated at. war with that power
when all the nations had made peace
because we had not associated our
selves with them.
Would Send Men at Once.
THE allies Of the entente are fighting
a common foe and their foe is now ours.
We can not send an army across the
ocean. we have no army to send. Yet
should be glad for one II we could
send 10000 men Of our regular troops
SO that the flag Of the United States
might at least be unfurled in the fields
in France. I believe/that the mere