Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-04-11
Declare a State of
.rmany Exists.
HOUSE-373 TO 80,


| Germany, already passed by the Sem
ate, passed the House shortly after 8
! o'clock this morning by vote of 373
! % so.
! without roll calls the House re-
J icctcd all amendments, including
! proposals to prohibit the sending Of
any troops over seas without the
! Congressional authority.
! President Wilson will sign the
resolution to-day as soon as Vice
: President Marshall has attached his
signature in the Senate. 1t formally
accepts the state OF belligerency
'orccd by German aggressions and
authorizes and directs the President
employ the military and naval
orces and all the resources Of the
lation to bring war against Germany
0 a successful termination.
Passage Of the resolution followed
7 hours Of debate. There WAS no
tempt to flibuster but the pacifist
group. under the leadership of Demo-
ratio Leader Kitchin, prolonged the
discussion with impassioned speeches
declaring conscience would not per
nit them to support the Presidents
recommendation that a state of war
)e declared.
Miss Rankin, Of Montana, the only
woman member OF Congress, sat
through the first roll call with bowed
iead failing to answer to her name.
Cwice called by the clerk.
On the second roll call she rose
md said in a sobbing voice. "I want
20 stand by my country, but can
not vote for war" For moment
then she remained standing, support
ng herself against a desk and as
, cries Of vote! Vote!" came from
several parts of the House, she sank
back into her seat without voting
audibly. She was recorded in the
! negative
! The Resolution.
The text of the resolution follows:
! Whereas, the imperial German
( government has committed repeated
acts Of war against the government
and the people Of the United States
Of America, therefore be it
Resolved, by the Senate and
House OF Representatives of the
unitel States of America in Con-
I gress assembled, That the state Of
. war between the United States and
/ tl' imperial German government,
! y Mcn mas thus been thrust upon the
! I aiteA states. is hcrahy formally de-
! c lrcd; and that the president be.
! a d he IS hereby, authOriHr4 ana di-
rooted to employ the entire naval and
| nlilitary forces of the United States
/ aud the resources Of the government t
! to carry on war against the imperial
German government; and to bring
ne conflict to a successful termina-
/ tion, all Of the resources Of the coun-
try are hereby pledged by the Con-
( 2ress of the United States"
Those Voting No.
! The so members who voted against
! ,lle resolution were: Almond, Ba-
con, Britten, Browne, Burnett, Carey,
! Church, Conelly Of Kansas. Cooper
| OF Wisconsin, Davidson, Davis, Deck
er. Dill. Dillon, Dominick, Esch,
! f>rear, Fuller OF Illinois, Haughen,
! Hayes, Hensley, Hilliard, Hull of
Iowa, Igoe, Johnson of South Dako-
tn, Keating, King, Kinkaid. Kitchin,
l<itson. La Toilette, London. Lun-
deen. McLemore, Mason, Nelson,
Randall. Rankin, Reavis, Roberts.
Rodenburg, Shackelford, Sherwood,
Sloan, Stafford, Van Dyke, Voigt.
Wheeler, Woods of Iowa.
! Mr.. Dominick's Vote.
Washington, April 5.--The only
South Carolina member of the House
! voting against the war resolution is
| Representative Fred Fl. Dominick, OF
he Third District Before casting
his vote he gave out the following
statement:
"By voting against the resolution
| 10 plunge us into war, | am giving
an expression to my honest convic-
tion and Judgment after mature
! 'hought and calm and deliberate con-
sideration. Mr.. Kitchin, the ma ior.
| ity leader, in his speech against the
resolution exactly expressed my posi-
| ton. This law will be passed on
| Good Friday. the day of the crucifx,
ion, and may ask if there is any sig
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