New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-13

eddy and grossly violated Its treaty OBJ
legations to us, and wantOnly broken
solemn assurances"
"The issue is not peace or war" Sen
atOr Swanson continued. "War has al
ready been declared upon us. The Is
sue Is whether we shall accept war or
abject and cowardly submission"
Reciting the sinking of American
ships, German plots, and outrages In
this country, Senator Swanson said the
Zimmerman plot to incite Mexico
against this country "reaches the low
est depths of national turpitude."
Many other senators took part in the
debate, Gronna, Stone, Vardaman,
Norris and L%aFollette, all opposing the
resolution.
Senator Smoot made the last speech
"a short prayer that God would
"hasten the day when liberty will be
enjoyed by all the peoples Of the
earth"
The roll call was taken while the
senator's and spectators sat solemn. A
few cheers greeted the result and then
all filed quietly out of the chamber.
House Vote, 1873 to so.
The house, after a debate lasting
about seventeen hours, adopted the
joint resolution by a vote Of 1913 to so.
Nearly a hundred representatives made
speeches.
In offering the senate resolution as
a substitute for its own, the house for
eign affairs committee submitted n
long report reviewing the history of
submarine warfare and Americas fu-
tile protests against it, German in
trigues and bomb plots in this country,
the effort to ally Japan and Mexico
against the United States and the mis-
treatment Of American officials and
citizens in Germany.
ut Is with the deepest sense of re-
sponsibility for the momentous results
which will follow the passage Of this
resolution" said the report, that your
committee reports it to the house, with
the recommendation that it be passed.
1.-THE conduct Of the imperial Ger
man government toward this govern
ment, its citizens and its interests, has
been so discourteous, unjust, cruel,
barbarous, and so lacking in honesty
and practice that it has constituted a
violation of the course of conduct
should obtain between friendly
nations.
"In addition to this the German gov
eminent is actually making war upon
the people and Of this cOun-
try, and leaves no course open to this
government but to accept its gage of
battle and declare that a state Of war
Flood Opens the Debate.
Under the unanimous consent rule
by which the resolution was considered
Representative Flood could move the
previous question at any time after M
hour and, if sustained, bring the meas
IRE to a vote. He was disposed, how
ever, to give members every opportu-
nity to speak throughout the day. The
debate began without any limitation.
"War is being made upon our coun-
try and its people," Representative
Flood said in opening. sour ships are
being sunk. Our noncombatant citi-
zens, including men, women and chill
iren, are being murdered, our. mer-
,hantmen are denied the freedom of
he seas.
"The time for argument has passed
he time for heroic action is here, and
our people will rally to the support of
heir government in this high and pa
.riotic hour and meet wars sacrifices
md wars perils as a brave and patri-
,tic people should.
"We should take u stand by the
,ide of the allied nations who have
,een fighting %humanity's battles for
wo and one-half years, determined
hat our power shall be so employed
hat complete victory shall crown their
Efforts and that Prussian militarism
hall be crushed and the world shall be
delivered from the threat and danger
f the H~ohenzollern dynasty"