The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
Declaration Of State of War In
troduced in Both Houses.
CITES WAR ACTS BY KAISER
Joint Resolution Directs the President
to Employ All the Resources Of
Country to Carry on Conflict
Against Germany

lisenatc and house recOnyened ana an
ldentic joint resolution was introduced
In both houses, declaring the existence
Of state of war, and directing the
president 10 employ all the resources
of the country 70 carry on war against
the imperial German government and
bring the conflict IL successful con-
clusion. Because of the opposition to
the measure by; Senator Stone, chair
MAN Of THE foreign relations commit
tee. tho resolution WINS introduced in
| the senate by Senator Martin Of Vir-
ginia. the Democratic floor leader. Rep
resentativc Flood, chairman Of the for
eign affairs committee. Introduced il in
the house, 90f y nt@
The resolution followsi IS 4
Joint resolution declaring that a
state Of war exists between the i'm
|periil German government and the
government and cpople Of the United
States and lnaking provision TO prose
cute the same:
Whereas. The recent acts Of tho.
Imperial German government are acts
of war against the government and.
people of the Emitted States. 4 ..
"ReSolvcd. by the senate and house
Of representatives Of the United States,
of .tncrieai in,congiiess assumhlad.- that
|thc state Of war between the United
States and the imperial German gov
eminent which has thus been thrusi
upoh the United States is hereby for
mally declared: and "@ fs' .t5,s."'..
THAT the president he. and is here
by authorised and directed to take i'm
mediate steps not only Ia put the couni
try ina thorough state of defense, but
also to- exert all Of. its POKER aud
employ all of its resources TO carry ON
war against t1lc imperial German gov
ernment and to bring the conflict to
succcssful' termination.
/ thWashington. April 2.--Champ CLARK
of Missouri was elected spes lier .apf
the shOuSe of representatives af tlie
SiXty-iifth session in % session of the
house,pthat was marked with sen
sntions s4 almost from the outset.
The speaker defeated JaaIes II. Mann
Of Illinois. ~~-.i,aF , A.tga -" a.t
The SOtc resulted: Speaker Clark,
21T: Representative Mann. 20J; Rep
resentative Lenroot, ?: Representative
Gillette, o. Two, members. were re-
corded present but not voting. .
~ g.; Nominated ny Progressive. ..n
The dramatic moment of the house
organization preliminarles was the
nomination of Champ Clark by Repre-
sentative Thomas -. Sclail. the Pro
gressive Republican, of Minnesota.
The blind member was led TO the
center of the house by ii page, His in
Itroductory remarks were OF patri-
lOtic nature, not disclosing the real OBJ,
ject of his, speech. He continued:
~ state divided against itself in
time Of peace may stand but to,lay
such a situation might he serious
Emcnnce. I'VE shnud foreGo party adj
leantages in n time like this. a.,
'"TlIe peril Oftoday renders partisan
ship dangerous because it might be
construed Ms a country presenting a
divided front TO the world As an in
dependent Progressive Republican. |
hive no hesitaHcy in saying how !
must vote under the circumstances.
AVER" my country not in the face
for an iuternatipnal crisis. with the
president and the senate I.mecfatic.
7 would as a matter of party pride
Feast MY ballot for tile Republican can
ldidate. He Is able, alert fair,mind
led. ] should Ike 10 vote for him.
Nay Be ueed hgainst Him.
II fealize that action am about to
take viii be used to attempt my po-
iiticaI death in Minnesota.
with my sightless eyes I would be
tot Iittfe, service tonny country on the
Ificld Of hattie, but can use the light
| that God gives me to vote right to-
ldavina Ilihelieye the president should
have a Democratic senate and house
behind him.
FINDER NIL these circumstances I
shall eastrny vote for speaker for that
Progressive. Democrat Champ Clark
1 Oh M1SSOurls i.'ft az INt M-
Does the. gentleman place Mr.. Clark
in nomination for speaker" asked
South Trimble, clerk Of tile house, WAC
was presiding.
II gladly do so" said Schall
Representative William s. Greene OF
lMassachuSetts then arose to nominate
James IL, Mann AZ the Republican can
Ididates and the Republicans had their
first opportunity 10 applaud. Mr.
Greene. however, did not make any
formal speech In naming Mfr Mann
Representative Lenroot of Wiscon-
sin who has been IL keeaicritieof some
Eof lAiri ManTfsa' acts. received ihun-
ldcrous applause flrjin ihe Republican
| side when he went into the wellsof the
house TO second Mann's nomination.
lie hard previously been brought for
warda by1n rfactionof the Repnbiicnns
'as a candidate for file speaker,l,itl II
was q dramatic moment when L4,nroot
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