Evening star., 1941-12-08

shouted silver haired Miss Rankin.
Sit down, sister a voice rose
from the Democratic side of the
chamber. Miss Rankin subsided
temporarily.
Representative Sol Bloom Of New
York chairman Of the Foreign
Relations Committee. supported the
war resolution in one sentence. He
said: SPEEDY action. not words,
should be the order of the day"
Representative Luther johnson of
Texas denounced the attack Of ia
pan upon this country. We have
two choices today" he said, fight or
surrender. America has never sur
rendered and will not today"
Stab in the Back
Mrs. Rogers of Massachusetts
told the House that yesterday ia
pan stabbed us in the back. The
indignation of Americans Of all
strains knows no bounds. They will
unite to fight American men have
been brave and American women
have been brave, too. They are
willing to do their utmost for their
country today"
Mrs. Byron Of Maryland supported
the Joint resolution. declaring that
her husband had served in the last
war.
Il am 100 per cent back Of this
resolution and willing to give my
sons if necessary" she said.
Representative Casey of Mas
sachusetts and then Representative
Eaton Of New Jersey, a Republican
and member Of the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee. both spoke strongly
in favor Of the resolution.
We're going to wipe off the earth
this monster of slavery said Mr..
Eaton. Il hope God will spare me
long enough to see America stand
in the forefront of a great move
ment for free world
Miss Rankin was again on her
feet demanding recognition. L
rise to a point of order" she said.
Speaker Rayburn ignored her de-
mand for recognition. looking
straight at Majority Leader Nc
Cormack, who demanded roll call
on the war resolution.
While Miss Rankin still shouted
for recognition, the clerk began the
call of the roll and the Speaker an
nounced that nothing was in order
to interrupt the roll call. She was
the only Representative to vote
against the resolution.
Fifteen House members who voted
for war with Germany also voted to-
day for war with Japan. They were ::
Representatives SABBATH. Democrat,
of Illinois; Doughton. Democrat Of
North Carolina; Speaker Rayburn,
/ Summers. Democrat. of Texas
TreadWay. Republican. of MaSSachu-
setts Vinson. Democrat. Of Georgia
Steagall. Democrat, Of Alabama; !;
/ Tinkham, Republican, Of Massachu-
setts: Bland. Democrat. of Virginia;
( Lea. Democrat. of California; Mans
( field, Democrat. of Texas; CrosSer
! Democrat, of Ohio; Romjue, Demo-
crat, of Missouri; Weaver, Demo-
crat, of North Carolina, and Delaney
Democrat. of New York.
Three veteran Senators, johnson,
Republican, of California; McKellar
Democrat of Tennessee. and Smith,
Democrat, of South Carolina, who
voted for war against Germany,
voted again for war
Five Senators who were members
of the House in 1917. Barkley, DEM
ocrat, of Kentucky; Connally, Dem
ocrat. Of Texas; Glass. Democrat, Of
Virginia. HAYDEN, Democrat, Of Ari-
zona. and White. Republican, OF
Maine. voted for both declarations.
+ In the Senate Chairman Connally
of the Foreign Relations Commit
tee offered the resolution, and Sem
ator Vandenberg Republican, OF
Michigan, spoke briefly in support
of it. Aside from whatever that
may have gone before, Senator Van
denberg said, for now it is enough
that an attack has come upon
America. The answer from 100 000,-
900 Americans, he said, should be
that although America still hates
war, it will fight with all its strength
when 1t is attacked
Every Senator Votes aye"
When the clerk began to call the
roll, every Senator in his turn an
swered AYE" including those who
had for the past two years adhered
to an isolationist viewpoint.
The vote showed the Senate more
united today than at the start OF
the last war, when the roll call on
the declaration of war passed, 81
to 6.
The veteran Senator Norris. in
dependent, of Nebraska, who votec
against war in 1917, answered AYE
today.
Senator La Toilette. Progressive
of Wisconsin, whose father opposed
the war resolution of 1917, also
joined in making today's action
unanimous.
| These developments were taken a.