The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-04-13
DECLARE WAR
WITH TEUTONS
AMERICANS WILL FIGHT FOR
FREEDOM OF THE SEAS AND
WORLD PEACE.
Resolution Declaring State OF War
Exists Between United States and
Germany Adopted by House by
Vote Of 373 20 so,


declared war upon Germany and vii
ught for the freedom of the seas ant
q permanent peace.
The resolution declaring that a stat,
OF war exists between the Unltet
States and Germany. already passed
oy the senate, passed the mousse short
~ after o'clock Friday morning
April .. BY vote OF 373 to 30.
Without roll calls the house reject
ed all amendments, including proposals
10 prohibit the sending of any troops
overseas without congressional au,
thority.
The resolution formally accepts the
state OF belligerency forced by German
aGgressions and authorizes ana directs
che president to employ the military
and naval forces and all the resources
Of the nation to bring war against Ger.
many TO a successful termination.
Passage OF the resolution followed
seventeen hours of debate. There was
40 attempt TO flibuster, but the pa,
osnst group, under the leadership OF
Democratic Leader Kitchen. prolonged
the discussion with impassioned
speeches declaring conscience would
not permit them to support the presl.
dent's recommendation that q state of
war be declared.
Miss Rankin of Montana, the only
woman member of congress, sat
through the first roll call with bowed
head. failing TO answer to her name,
twice called by the clerk.
On the second roll call she rose and
said in aobbing voice: Il want to
stand by my country. but cannot vote
TOR war" For a moment then she re-
NAMED standing. supporting herself
against desk. and as cries OF Vote,
vote" came from several parts of the
house. she sank back into her seat
without voting audibly. She was re-,
corded in the negative.
The atty who voted against the res
plution we're:
Almond. Bacon, Britten, Browne,
Burnett. Cary. Church. Connolly OF
KANSAS, Cooper OF Wisconsin, David.
son. Davis. Decker. Din. Dillon, Domi
nick. Each. Frear. Fuller OF Illinois.
Haugen, Hayes, Hensley, HlliIard,
Hull OF Iowa. lgoe, Johnson of South
Dakota, Heating, King. Kinkaid. Kitch.
In, knutaon, La Toilette, Little, Lon.
don, Lundsen. MoIemore. Mason. Mel.
son, Randall Rankin, Reavis. Roberts.
Rodenhurg. Shackleford. Sherwood.
Sloan. Stafford. Van Dyke, Voigt.
Wheeler. Woods OF Iowa.
Cheers greeter the announcement of
the result A few minutes later
Speaker Clark signed tho resolution
and the house adjourned, to meet
again Monday and take up the admin.
istration's recommendation for war
legislation.
During the day the debate revealed
an unexpected strength In the minor.
lty opposing the resolution. Confident
predictions OF not more than dozen
eoaas against Il gave place by night.
fall ~ yepoFes that ne opposition
snlGht msipter upwards Of q hundred
on the anal rolloali. and supporters OF
the resolution conceded that the mum.
Der to vote In the negative probably
would De more than ATTY.
This surprising accession 10 the mi
nority ranks was attributed To the ef. |
forts OF Democratic Leader Kltehin,
who took the floor and IN dramatic |
speech announced that he 6ould not |
with q clear conscience vote fprr war.
OF the presidents course |
were not concerned over the detection. |
however. Sure OF a great majority, |
they permitted the rollcan To be de |
layed only 80 that every one might be
heard.
Representative Decker of Missouri /
said he believed In national honor. but
did not think we would sacrifice IL II
NC did not 70 20 war"
Representative Helm OF Alabama.
Democrat. bitterly criticised Represen,
tatiSe kitehin. declaring Il was hu
TO the Democrats and that IL
be himself had made such a speech
be would have followed Il up by re
from congress some Kisses
came from the Democratic side and
Mr. Hefin said they were from those
who we're for the kaiser.
Representative Burnett OF Alabama.
In the course OF a speech against the
resolution. challenged Representative
iieain 70 circulate a petition I'm the
house to secure support for hts dec.
IaFation that Majority Leader Kitchia
should resign lie also asked his col
league to prove himself consistent. by
ahlist'nE as a private Ia the army.