The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-04-13
UNITED STATES
FORMALLY At WAR
WITH GERMANY
Congress Declares That a State
of War Exists.
SENATE is FIRST TO ACT
ok Members Of Upper House vote
Against Resolution After Heated
Observation-Disclosures Adopt
Measure by overwhelm-
Ing Majority.

washington, April 8.-Responding
quickly to President Wilson'S stirring
message and to the evident demand
Of the people Of the United States,
congress has formally declared that a
state Of war exists between this coun-
try and Germany. due to the hostile
acts Of the imperial government.
The senate was the frst to act on
the war resolution and adopted 1t by q
vote of 81 to 9. The six senator's who
voted against the resolution for war
were:
AISLE ). oRoNMA. Republican.
North Dakota.
HARRY LANE, Democrat, Oregon.
a. N. IA TOILETTE, Republican,
Wisconsin.
Q. ". NORRIS. Republican. Ne
hraslsa.
WILLIAM ). STONE. Democrat,
). K. vARDAMAh. Democrat. Nile
eisslppi.
There were eight senators absent or
paired. They were: Bankhead. Goff.
Gore, Hollis, Newlands Smith Of
Maryland. Thomas. and Tillman. OF
. those absent 1t was announced that all
except Senator Gore Of Oklahoma
would have voted for the resolution II
present.
All six Of the senators who voted
against the resolution were members
Of the group of twelve which de-
feated the armed neutrality bill at the
last session. There was no nttempt
to filibuster 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 unitedly.
The little group opposed to the reso-
tuition drew fire from every side. Sem
ator La Toilette. defending Germany
and heaping blame upon England, was
Informed by Senator williams that DIR.
Won Bethmann-Hollweg. the German
chancellor, would have made the same
speech In the reichstag had he been
lmbued with sufficient effrontery.
Senator Norris. charging that the
United States is going to 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 the United States, an indict-
ment Of congress, Of the American peo-
pie, and Of the truth"
The president II not calling Amer
lea to arms for the sake Of a few
paltry dollars" Senator Reed contin-
ued. 'bst for the life. honor, and In
tsgrity Of this country"
Introduced BY hitchcock.
In introducing the resolution into
the senate, Senator Hitchcock made a
bfise statement In which he said that
tas present time was one '.tor action.
3 not discussion"
.Thf dime for discussion has
Z paassd." he said. '-The president has
stated clearly. effectively, more con-
! eiusively the reasons which make this
/ grave step necessary. The resolution
provi6es Tor war against the Imperial
GERMAN government. 1t places re-
1DonMbility for the war squarely upon
~ shoulders Of the German govern.
4 msat charged with repeated acts OF
wer asainst the United States.
eve want no more territory. We
! Wln demand no Indemnity. We have
10 exudgs TO settle. nor racial anti.
pathy. We win spend our treasure
cd en- blood and sacrifice our livea
without the thought Of gain.
s1ncA quarrel n No have With Ger
nlany u not at our ehoosing. Il wal
fSeevd upon NJ ard We ~ much b