Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-04-13
CONGRESS PASSES
WAR RESOLUTION
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY DE-
MANps THAT eERMANVs At
TACK BE MET WITH ARMS.
UP PRESIDENT
SENATE VOTE WAS 90 TO 8, AND
IN HOUSE 37s FOR TO so
AGAINST DECLARATION.
Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, April 6.-Congress has
declared that the United States is at
war with the imperial German govern
ment.
Shortly after 3 o'clock Friday Orn
ing, the House of Representatives. by
an overwhelming majority, passed the
Senate resolution declaring the exist
ence of a state OF war produced by the
acts of the German government. There
were 373 votes for and so against the
resolution.
The resolution was passed in the
Senate Wednesday night by a vote OF
So to G..
Party lines disappeared in the dis
cussion of this momentous decision to
commit the nation to war with a great
power for the first time since the in
fancy of the Republic. Republicans
Joined with Democrats in sounding the
call to the nation to support the Presi-
dent unitedly in the onslaught he pro-
poses to lead upon the last strong
hold Of autocracy. The resolution,
drafted after consultation with the
State Deparement says:
Resolution Declaring War.
whereas, The Imperial German
government has committed repeated
acts of war against the government
and the people of the United States,
therefore be it
Resolved, BY the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
bled: That the state of war between
the United States and the imperial
German government which has thus
been thrust upon the United States
is hereby formally declared; and that
the President be and he is hereby au'
thorized and directed to employ the
entire naval and military forces of the
United States and the Of
the government to carry on war
against the imperial German govern
ment; and to bring the conflict to a
successful termination, all of the re-
sources Of the country are hereby
pledged by the Congress Of the United
States"
Passage of the resolution followed
seventeen hours Of debate. Cheers
greeted the announcement Of the re-
suit. A few minutes later Speaker
Champ Clark signed the resolution and
the House adjourned.
Those Voting Against the Resolution.
In the Senate: La Toilette, Gronna
Stone, Vardaman, Lane and Norris-o.
In the House: Almond, Bacon, Brtt-
ten, Browne, Burnett, Cary, Connolly
(Kans.), Church. Cooper (Wis.), David
son, Davis, Decker, Dill, Dillon, Domi'
nick, Esch, Frear, Fuller Glls.), Hau'
gen., Hayes, HenBley, Hilliard, HUI
(Ia.J, Igoe. johnson Is. d., Heating
King, Kinkaid, Kitchin, Knutson, II
Toilette, Little, London, Lundsen, Nc
Lemore, Mason, Nelson, Randell, Rank
in, Reavis, Roberts, Rodenburg' Shack
leford, Sherwood, Sloan, Stafford, VaI
Dyke, Voigt, Wheeler, Woods (la-)-bO
By tonight the administration ant
leaders in Congress will have launched
upon the stupendous undertaking o.
preparing the nation for effective
participation in the world-conflict. Thu
House leaders will take up at once thu
plans for raising an army of 100000
men at once and the question of pro
ducing the $500, 600, 900 of revenur
required for the wal budget submitted
to Congress by Secretary of the Treas
ury McAdoo.