The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-05
ACTION ON RESOLUTION RE,
QuESTED BY PRESIDENT POST.
PONED AS RESULT OF MOVE
BY "WILLFULL" SENATOR.
APPROVAL OF SPEECH IS
INDICATED BY CANVASS
Republicans and Democrats Charac.
terize Address as Best President
Ever Made-Stormy Scenes
Enacted as Adjournment is
Forced-Money Problem Up.

Washington, April 4.-Speakers OF
the Democratic steering committee
have decided to hold continuous ses.
sions to put the war resolution
through.
Washington, April 4.-Senator Rob.
ert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin has SET
his personal opinion once more against
the rule Of the majority in the United
States senate, and taking advantage OF
a technicality, delayed one day the
passage of a resolution asked for by
the president formally declaring the
state Of war already thrust upon the
United States by Germany.
Postponement Forced.
In the face of this situation the
house foreign relations committee was
forced to postpone it's meeting, but
accompanied the announcement with
the declaration of n member:
I'VE are ready to do business"
A canvass of congress showed that
1t approved President Wilson's speech
and his recommendations.
"The best speech he ever made,'
was the most frequent characterize.
ton on both sides of the capitol.
No Question of Passage.
In view of that hearty Endorsement
from Republicans and Democrats,
there will be no question about the
big issues. The president will get
what he wants and congress will see
to it that the war is pushed to bring
the German empire to terms and end
the war;"
Congress leaders made this an.
nouncement and the senate foreign at.
fairs committee gave concrete evi.
dence of that spirit by quickly report.
ing out a war resolution" That meas.
ure turned v e to Wilson the fullest
military power Of the United States
and pledged all the other resources OF
the nation.
Representatives Also Delayed.
The House foreign committee could
not act in the absence of appointment
Of Republican members, and when the
House heard the Republican choices
for the committee, it was learned that
the Senate had been held up by La
Toilette and. the representatives were
forced to mark time. The House ad-
journment followed quickly after that
of the Senate.
While the President and cabinet
were discussing means of financing
the war, leaders in Congress we're con.
sidering the problem and agreed en-.
tlrely with the Presidents idea that
most of the expense should be met by
taxation upon the present generation.
Taxation Considered.
Ways and mean committee mem.
bers feel that the present generation
would derive the greatest benefit from
the war and should pay the greater
share Of the expense. They recognize.
however, that coming generations will
profit by world peace and propose to
fasten some of the burden on citizens
OF the future. Republican Leader
Mann believes very little money COM
paratively can be raised by taxation.
Senate Session Stormy.
The session of the Senate from the
time LaFollette objected to immediate
consideration of the war was
more pointed than polite.
Martin said he thought it unneces.
sary to allude to "the tremendous O n
sequences" of the bill. He asked La
Toilette to withdraw his objection.
La Toilette said Martin was irving
to lecture him and declared he had the
right under the rules to ask for one
days time.