The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-06
Six In Senate, so
In House Voted
"No'' In 1917
BY EDWARD w. LEWIS
United Press Staff COrrespOndel


Washington, April 6 - (UP) -
Only three of the six senators and
so representatives who voted against
declaration of war with Germany 20
years ago remain in Congress today.
OF the Sc members who voted
mo" only 26 are believed alive.
Sen. George w. Norris Of Me-
braska is the only senator remain
ing who voted against the war
resolution in that body. Sen. Ernest
Lundeen, FL, Mimi, and Rep.
Harold Knutson, r., Mimi, are the
other two congressional survivors.
Lundeen was a house member In the
65th-War Congress.
The survivors plan to meet here
for a Goth anniversary dinner.
Among those who opposed the reso-
luton are Miss Jeanette Rankin
and former Sen. Clarence Dill,
Washington.
Roll of Dissenters
Senators and house members who
opposed the resolution as drawn,
according to the Congressional Rec
ord were:
Senate - AISLE L. Gronna, f., N.
D.; Robert LaFollette, R., Wise;
Harry Lane, D., Ore; George w.
Norris, r., Neb.; william j. Stone,
D., Mo-; James K. Vardaman, D.,
Miss.
House Edward B. Almon, Ala;
Mark r. Bacon, Mich; Fred A..
Britten, ILL.,; Edward E. Browne,
Wise; John L. Burnett, Ala: Will
liam j. Cary, Wise; Denver s.
Church, CAL; John r. Connolly,
Kas.; Henry A. Cooper, Wise;
James H. Davidson, Wise: Charles
r. Davis, Mimi; Perl D. Decker,
Mo-; c. c. Dill, Wash; Charles H.
Dillon, s. D., Wash; Charles H.
Dillon, S. D.; Fred Y. Dominick,
s. c.; John J. Esch, Wise: James
A. Frear, Wise; Charles E. Fuller,
ILL.,; Gilbert N. Haugen, Ia, and
Everis A. Hayes, Cal.
Also Walter L. Hensley, Mo-;
Benjamin G. billiard, Colo; Harry
E. Hull, Ia; william L. Ioge, Mo-;
Royal G. johnson. s. D.: Edward
Heating, Colo; Edward J. King,
ILL.,; Moses P. Kinkaid, Neb.;
Claude Kitchin, N. c.; Harold
Knutson, Mimi; William L. La
Toilette, Wash; Edward G. Little,
Kas.; Meyer London, N. Y; Ernest
Lundeen, Mimi; jeff McLemore,
Tex; William E. Mason, ILL.,; John
M. Nelson, Wise; Charles H. Ran
dali, Cal; Jeanette Rankin,
Mont; G. Frank Reavis, Neb.; z.
E. Roberts, New; w. A. Rodenberg,
ILL.,; Dorsey w. Shackleford, Mo-:
Isaac r. Sherwood, O.; Charles H.
Sloan, Neb.; william H. Stafford,
Wise; Carl G. Van Dyke, Mimi;
Edward Weight, Wise; Loren E.
Wheeler, ILL.,, and Frank p. Woods,
Ia.
Knutson Would Vote Same
Rep. Knutson, of the present
Congress who voted against the
war resolution in 1918, said today
that he would "do 1t again."
I'm the light of what has hap
pened since Americas entrance
into the World War no one can
Justly find fault with those mem
bers of Congress who voted against
the war resolution" he said.
ut Is quite generally conceded
that the depression which was
worldwide in its scope, was directly
due to the war. Most of the bank
and BUSINESS failures and farm and
home foreclosures would have been
obviated had we remained neutral.
But that is water over the wheel.
1.-THE task that lies ahead of us
Is to see that we will not be
dragged into the next war. This
can only be done by our maintain
ing absolute neutrality in our deal
ings with future belligerent ma
tons. American participation In
another world war would bankrupt
the country and ruin our people,"