The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-14

After Many Hours of Debate
War Resolution Passes
by 373 to so.
KITCHIN DESERTS TO ENEMY
Democratic Floor Leader Speaks for
Pacifists-Woman Representative
Falls to Record Her Vote.

Fails to Record Her Vote.
Washington, April 6.-The resolu-
ton declaring a state of war exists be-
tween the United States and Germany
was adopted by the House at 3 o'clock
this morning. The vote was 373 to
SO.
Passage of the resolution followed
seventeen hours of debate.
There was no attempt to filibuster,
but the pacifist group under the lead
ership of the Democratic leader, Rep
resentative Kitchin, prolonged the dis
cussion with impassioned speeches,
declaring conscience would not per
NIT them to support the Presidents
recommendation that a state of war
be declared.
Miss Rankin Voted Against War.
Miss Rankin of Montana, the only
woman member Of Congress, sat
through the first rollcan with bowed
head, failing to answer to her name,
twice called by the clerk.
On the second rollcaIl she rose and
said in a sobbing voice.
81 want to stand by my country,
but l cannot vote for war;
For a moment then she remained
standing, supporting herself against
a desk, and as cries of vote, votei"
came from several parts of the House,
she sank back into her seat without
voting audibly.
She was recorded in the negative.
Those Against the President.
resolution were:
Almon, Bacon, Britten, Browne, Bur
nett, Cary, Church, Connolly of Kan
sas, Cooper of Wisconsin, Davidson,
Davis, Decker of Missouri, Dillon, Dill,
Dominick, Esch, Frear, Fuller of I'LL
nois, Haugen, Hayes, Hensley of Mis-
souri,, Hilliard, Hull of Iowa, Igoe of
Missouri, Johnson of South Dakota,
Heating, King, Kinkaid, Kitchin,
Knutson, La Toilette of Washington,
Little, London, Lundsen, McLemore,
Mason, Nelson, Randall, Miss Rankin
OF Montana. Reavis, Roberts, Roden-
burg, Shackleford of Missouri, Sher-
wood, Sloan of Nebraska, Stafford,
NdH LYME, FO1SI, NhSSISI, "OOuo VI
Iowa
Cheers greeted the announcement
of the result.
A few minutes later Speaker Clark
signed the resolution. The House
then adjourned to meet again Monday.
President Wilson will sign the reso-
luton as soon as Vice-President Mar
shall has attached his signature in the
Senate 1t formally accepts the state
of beIligerency forced by German ag
gression, and authorizes and directs
the President to employ the military
anG naval forces and all the resources
of the Nation to bring the war against
Germany to a successful termination
Amendments had begun to be pre-.
scented by the pacifists.
The pacifists took courage late yes
terday, after Representative Kitchin
Democratic floor leader, had spoken
against the resolution declaring g
state of war exists.
A roll call on the war resolution was
begun in the House at 2:45 O'Clock
this morning with passage assured.
More Than Eighty Spoke.
By o'clock this morning more thar
eighty representatives had made
speeches on the resolution and many
others were waiting for an opportun
ity to speak.
The Senate Vote.
Washington, April 5.-The resolu
ton declaring that a state of wa
exists between the United States anC
Germany was adopted in the Senate
tonight by a vote of 50 to 6.
The measure was sent to the House
where debate will begin at 10 o'clocl
tomorrow morning to continue unit
action is taken.
The Senators Who Voted ''No."
The Senators who cast the negativ
votes tonight were:
Gronna of North Dakota, La Follett
OF Wisconsin, Norris of Nebraska
Lane of Oregon, Stone of Missouri
and Vardaman of Mississippi.
The resolution, drafted after consul
tation with the State Department an
already accepted by the House con
mittee, says the state of war thrus
upon the United States by German
is formally declared, and directs tn
President to employ the entire mil
tary and naval forces and the rs
sources of the government to carry O.
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