The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-06
SUMMARY OF DEBATE ON WAR
 RESOLUTION IN LOWER HOUSE

Representative Britten, Illinois, repub-
 llcan, declared the people are mot in sympathy with a movement that is slowly dragging us into this European mire."
 When Mr. Britten said democrats ir
 the House had told him they were op- posed to the resolution but would vote for it, Representative Harrison of Missis-
 sippi called for their names and Repre- | sentative Heflin, Alabama, denied the statement
 MT. Britten replied that 75 per cent of the democratic members were really 'snot in favor of this declaration of war exists, ''
 and he added that 90 per cent of the peo-
 pie of the country are against war How do you know our people don't want it?" demanded Representative Class democrat, Virginia amid applause ls MT. Britten read an amendement which he said he would offer to the war resolu- tion providing that no part of the mill tary forces of the United States shall be ordered to Europe until directed by Con
 gress. This aroused scattered applause from both the republican and democratic sides
 Representative Foss of Illinois. repub- lican, declared the issue was the defense of American rights on the high seas, and of the American flag. He said that when war comes the German-born will be as loyal and patriotic as the American born
 SENSATION BY MILLER Representative Miller of Minnesota a republican member of the foreign affairs committee, created sensation, during discussion of the war resolution by de- claring that an unpublished paragraph of the Zimmerman note offered to estab- fish submarine base in a Mexican port
 and supply Mexico with unlimited quanti- ties of arms and ammunition and send German reServists in the United States , into Mexico.
 l The unpublished portion of the Zimmer- man note, Miller quoted in explanation as follows:
 "Agreeably to the Mexican government, submarine bases will be established at Mexican ports from which will be SUD- | piled arms, ammunition and supplies All reservists are ordered into Mexico. Arrange to attack all along the border ' It has been understood but never of- ficially announced that the full text of the Zimmerman instructions to German Minister Won Eckhart was not published with the main portion, which revealed the attempt to ally Mexico and Japan in war against the United States. Members of the foreign affairs committees in Con- gress, however, had been supplied with the full text, and with other evidences of German intrigues against this govern | ment.
 Miller further said he understood three l German schooners had landed on the western coast of Mexico, and that Villa was surrounded by German officers who had taken charge of the drilling of his men. Reliable information also was that the Carranza army was "not much bet ter" Miller said. tsa-t DETECTION OF KITCHEN Word that Democratic Leader Kitchin would speak and vote against the resolu- ton quickly filled the chamber. He be- gar his unexpected onslaught on the war | resolution soon after 8 o'clock After saying that he would not criticize those who would vote for it, he declared he thought he should vote his convic- tions regardless of consequences. "I know that my vote will be criticized