The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-12
UNITED STATES
FORMALLY WAR
WITH GERMANY
Conqress Declares That a State
of War Exists.
SENATE IS FIRST TO ACT
six Members Of Upper House Vote
AGAINST Resolution After Heated
neutrality-suspicious. Adopt
Measure by over~heIm-
ing Majority.

Washington, April 6.-RespOnding
quickly to President Wilson's stirring
message and to the evident demand
of the people of the United States,
congress has formally declared that
state of war exists between this cOun-
try and Germany, due to the hostile
acts of the imperial government.
The senate was the first to act on
the war resolution and adopted it by
vote of 80 to 6. The six senator's who
voted against the resolution for war
we're:
AISLE }. GRoNNA, Republican,
North Dakota.
HARRY LANE, Democrat, Oregon.
r. M. LA TOILETTE, Republican,
Wisconsin.
c. W. NORRIS, Republican, Ne
braska.
WILLIAM J. STONE, Democrat,
Missouri. 49,.
X. VARDAMAN, Democrat, Mis-
sssippi
There were eight senator's absent or
paired. They were: Bankhead. Golf,
Gore, Hollis, Newlands, Smith Of
Maryland, Thomas, and Tillman. OF
those absent it was announced that all
except Senator Gore of Oklahoma
present.
All six Of the senators who voted
against the resolution were members
Of the group of twelve which de-
teated the armed neutrality bill at the
last sessions There was no attempt
to filibuster this time, however.
Thirteen Hour Debate.
Thirteen hours of heated debate
preceded the vote. Party lines dis
appeared in this discussion and Repub-
1cans joined with Democrats in sound
'ng the call to the nation to support
the president unitedly.
The little group opposed to the reso-
luton drew fire from every side. Sen
ator La Toilette, defending Germany
and heaping blame upon England, was
informed by Senator Williams that DR..
Won Bethmann-Ho1lweg the German
chancellor, would have made the same
speech in the reichstag had he been
imDued with sufficient effrOntery.
Senator Norris, charging that the
United States is going to war at the
Oehest Of the munition barons of Wall
street, drew from Senator Reed the re-
TORT that such an accusation is "al-
most treason"
Inc assertion that the nation was 60
ing TO war on the demand Of gold, he
salo' was IAN indictment Of the presi-
uent Of the United States, an indict-
lnent OF congress, of the American peo-
PIE and Of the truth"
The president is not calling Amer
ica to arms for the sake of a few |
paltry dollars" Senator Reed contfn-
ueu' but for the life, honor and in |
'egr1ty Of this country"
Introduced by Hitchcock.
IN introducing the resolution into |
NE senate, Senator Hitchcock made a
Dliel statement in which he said that |
me present time was one ''for action,
not discussion"
Inc time for discussion has
passed he said. 1.-The president has
s'e'ed clearly, effectively, more con-
.uSiVely the reasons which make this
1--we step necessary. The resolution
r ~ for war against the imperial
llnan government. 1t places re-
- ponslOll1ty for the war squarely upon
w shoulders Of the German govern
me n'' charged with repeated acts Of
against the United States.
win we want no more territory. We
No uemand no indemnity. We have
no4t sruuge to settle, nor racial anti
~ We will spend our treasure
WIZ, our blood and sacrifice our lives
"l the thought of gain.
m Nucn quarrel as we have with Ger
to- Is not Of our choosing. It was