The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-06
AMERICA AROUSED
THIS MORNING
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into a house session and take up tn
question.
The house then Immediately pre-
ment.
sritten demanded the "ayes" AM
"noes." He arinned as groans aros'
from all over the chamber. 1t take
forty.five minutes to an hour to cal
the house roll. Speaker Clark pu
the question as to 'ayes" and noes
to vote and II was overwheimniSi,
defeated, viva voce.
A moment later the Britten amend
ment was defeated likewise.
Not satisfied, Britten moved tina
the resolution be referred back Il
the foreiar1 affairs committee and re
norted out with an amendment Iden
ticst to the one that just failed. ones
more he led IN an attempt to get tne
caves, and "noes." Another motior
for reference back to committee was
killed also. The pacifists reaiiz'ne
themselves defeated, died hard ano
at 2:a7, Representative Sloan, Ne
braska, offered another similar
amendment which failed In the same
manner.
START VOTING AT PAS O'CLoCk'
Promptly at 2:45 o'clock the house
started to vote on the resolution. Al
sos the roll had been called IN
record time and the presidents state
Of war resolution had passed ootn
branches of congress-.
: Throughout the day and night tne
galleries maintained their long VIo'l.
Up until the last minute the corr'-
dors we're packed with scores reaoy
Z. snrinn into the first seat vacated,
but few persons left.
Frequently the chair had to ad-
monish the galleries to keep silent
or they would be cleared out. But
rippIes of applause came every time
one side or the other scored an I'M
portant point.
Beautifully eowned women, shou''
ders flashing from decoliete gowns,
leaned nervousIy far over the edge,
listening to every word being SAID
from the floor beneath.
Men sat in solemn silence.
The crowd would laugh jerki'y
when there was nothing to laugh
about, But the dread OF what wa9
beino enacted seemed to grip every
person.
Five minutes after the resolution
had passed, house chamber and gal
leries were deserted.
Voted Against War.
WASHINGTON. April 6.-Those
votino AGAINST the state Of war reso,
luton we're:
AInon, AIabama; Bacon, Michigan;
Britten, Illinois; Browne, Wlseon'
ain; Burnett, Alabama; Gary, Wiseon'
sin; Church, California;; Connolly
Kansas; Cooper, Wisconsin,; David
son; Davis, Minnesota; Decker, Mis-
souri,; Dill, Washington; Dillon, South
Dakota; Dominick, South Carolina;
Esch, Wisconsin; Frear, Wisconsin;
Fuller, Illinois; Heugen, Iowa; Hayes
California;; Hensley, Missouri; Hi
Hard, Colorado; Hull, Iowa; lgoe
Missouri; johnson, South Dakota
Heating, coIorado; King Illinois; Kin
cafd, Nebraska; kitchln, North Caro-
lima; knutson, Minnesota; LaFoiiette,
Washineton; Little, Kansas; London,
New York; Lundeen, Minnesota; Nc
Lemore, Texas; Mason, Illinois; Mel.
son, Wisconsin,; Randall, California;
Reavis, Nebraska; Miss Rankin,
Montana; Roberts, Nevada; Roden'
burg, illinois; shaekIeford, Missouri;
Sherwood, ohio; Sloan, Nebraska;
nesota; voist, Wisconsin,; Wheeler,
Illinois; Woods, Iowa.
Thirty-two republicans, sixteen
democrats, one socialist and one pro-
hlbitionist voted against the resoiu-
tion.
PRESIDENT SIGNS 1913 P. M.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-War was
declared at 1915 this afternoon.
At exactly that hour President vii.
son signed the joint resolution passed
by the house and senate declaring a
state OF war between the United
States and Germany.
An hour before, the resolution was
signed by Vice President Marshall at
1918.
These were the last formalities ne
cessary to make the United States an
ally Of England, France and Russia in
the world war Of democracies against
autocracy.
AS the president affixed his sigma
ture to the document, Lieut.. Conn.,
mander Byron McCandIess sienalked
across the street to the navy depart
ment that war was formally on and
orders were flashed out from the gov
ernment wireless to the ships at sea
and to the forts of the United States.
Simultaneously every steam whistle
In Washington and on the Potomac
river nearby was opened wide and
their screeches could be heard in
every corner Of the nations capitol.
While the ink was still wet on the
historic war resolution, messages to
all the countries of the earth were
sent, notifying them Of this govern.
ment's action.
The state department informed the
Swiss minister here representing Ger.
man interests In the United States OF