Evening Star Newspaper, March 22, 1937, Page 11

* WAR-WISER (. S FIGHTS FOR PEACE Vote on Good Friday, 1917, | Drowned Qut Voices of Anti-Belligerents. BY ALEXANDER R. GEORGE, Associated Press Feature Writer. HE United States plunged into | the World War 20 years ago on a somber Good Friday— anniversary of the cricifixion | of the Nazarene, who exhorted all | men to peace and good will At 11 minutes past 1 o'clock, the afternoon of April 6, 1917, President | Wilson signed the | war resolution | with a pen hand- | ed to him by M Wilson, and an- | nounced FIRST INA X Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of Ame ica, do hereby proclaim to all whom it may concern that a state of war exists between the United States and | the imperial German government.” | SERIES That most momentous proclamation | since the Civil War was \\lg\\nupod‘ from a window of the White House | to the Navy Department. Telegraphers | there relayed it to the great naval | wireless tower at Arlington, whence it ‘was flashed to naval stations and ves- sels throughout the world Wilson Before Congress. cle Sam had definitely embarl on “the great adventu the world for democ ing the while his own day a war-wiser Uncle Sam, his dreams of a Wilsoni concert of free peoples badly battered, anxio: watches war shadows over Euror and moves to set up “iron-clad safe guards” of American peace Before Congress, assembled in spe- eial session on April 2, President Wil- son appeared to ask for declaration of the existence of war because of Germany's submarine warfare “with- | out restraints of law or humanity,” | German intrigue against the United Btates and the menace of autocracy | to the liberty-loving people of the world. | “It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into the most and disastrous of all wars,” said. “But the right is more precious than peace and we shall fight for the things we always have carried Dearest our hearts.” La Follette Fought Action. ‘The President had entered the House chamber amid deafening cheers but Senator Robert (Fighting Bob) La Follette, who strongly opposed go- ing to war, stood with arms crossed and head sunk over his chest When Wilson said the Congress | should vote for,war, the six Supreme Court justices who were in the cham- ber solemnly arose as if to approve the President’s proposal. i Two nights later the Senate by a vote of 82 to 6 adopted the war resolu- tion. A fed minutes after 3 o'clock on the morning of April 6 the House ap- proved it 373 to 50. Dramatic scenes and historic debate attended the pro- cedure in both houses. | La Follette launched into an impas- rioned three-hour speech by reading a letter from a North Dakota mother protesting in behalf of her son against the slaughter of war. “The poor who are called to rot in the trenches,” he shouted, “have now no organized mouthpiece; they have no press but the day is coming, I hope, | when they will be heard And later in his speech, he thun- dered: “The man who says I am un-J patriotie lies in his throat. Norris Blamed Gold. The eloquent John Sharp Williams of Mississippi arose to reply: “The speech of the Wisconsin Sen- ator would better have become the German chancellor, Von Bethmann- Hollweg, than an American Sena he charged. “I have loved tk consin Senator in a way until recently But I have no patience with any mar who stands up 1n the Senate at this time applauding the common enemy. If the American people cannot be aroused now in patriotic fervor they are degenerate sons of noble sires.” Said Senator George Norris of Ne- braska: “I am most emphatically op- posed to taking any step that will| force this country into useless and senseless war but I shall not permit my feelings to interfere with bringing victory to American arms. | “We are going into war upon com- mand of gold,” Norris added. “We | are about to do the bidding of wealth's terrible mandate, make mil- | lions of countrymen suffer, untold | generations bear burdens and shed | their lifeblood all because we want | to preserve our commercial right to | deliver munitions to the belligerents.” Lone Woman Opposed. House passage of the war resolu- tion followed 17 hours of continu- ous debate. Among those opposed to war were Democratic Leader Claude Kitchin of North Dakota and Miss Jeannette Rankin of P —————————— Night Coughs Relieved You can have rest tonight. 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Miss Rankin, then the only one of her sex in Congress, sat through the first roll call with bowed head trembling, failing to answer to her name. On the second roll call she arose and said in a faint voice: “I want to stand by my country, but I can- not votc for war.” For a moment she remained standing, leaning against a desk. As cries of “Vote, Vote” came from several parts of the House, she sank back into her seat without voting audibly. As she had not actually cast her vote, the clerk walked to her seat and asked if she wished to say yes or no. “I vote no,” she whispered. The Eagle Soars. The American Eagle had been flapping its wings for two months. On February 3 the United States had severed diplomatic relations with Germany following the an- nounced resumption of unrestrict- ed operations by the Kaiser's U- boats. Continued sinking of mer- chant ships with Americans aboard and alleged attempts by the Berlin government to induce Mexico to war on the United States led to the belief that United States entrance into the hostilities was inevitable. Congress was asked for $3.450,- 000.000 immediately for the war budget nklin- D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, announced plans for the fleet’s co- operation with Great Britain and HE EVENING AR, WASHINGTON, D, @, MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1937. EDUCATION URGED FOR WORLD PEACE {De Madariaga Sees Need of Teaching Principles of Internationalism. A long-term program of education in the principles of internationalism, to be based on the findings of an endowed society giving its time to a study of world problems, was recommended to a Town Hall audience last night as an | ultimate preventive of war by Salva- | dor de Madariaga, former Spanish Ambassador to the United States Summer from his post as Spain’s per= manent delegate to the League of Na- tions, explained his ideas for preserv- | ing a “threatened personal liberty” and —_— France, while Herbert Hoover of Belgian relief fame, was coming home to head the food administra- tion and inaugurate meatless and wheatless days. And soon the first raw recruits for what was to become eventually &an Army of 4,000,000 were parading to Army camps. Tomorrow: War Hysteria. “thinking war out of the picture” by | creation of a world-wide sentiment in | favor of an organic instead of mechan- istic conception of the state. “The world,” he said. “is a unity— | inter-related and interdependent. | When this fact becomes universally recognized as the same relationship, in | principle, which applies to the human | body, a world peace will be virtually | existent. With the recognition of this principle will come the recognition that either the anti-violence of pacifism or the violence of militarism is a silly cure for war, for the same reason you would not beat your leg or refuse to recognize its presence if it failed to function properly.” Discusses Liberty Concepts. Senor De Madariaga supplied a background for the forum topic, “The Future of Liberty,” with a resume of the different concepts of liberty through the ages, as contrasted to the “present callousness toward liberty | ‘ - De Madariaga, who resigned last| “1ich threatens its being “Our present ideals of liberty,” he said, “are in the brain, not in the heart. We cannot inherit a love of liberty and we will not cherish it because our grandfathers happened to. With the advent of the machine | age, and for many other reasons in- | cident to a growing technological and | | complex civilization, our ideas of lib- erty and needs of it must necessarily change. Each generation must fashion its own demands.” De Madariaga held as “worse than impractical both Marxism, the leveling of humans to a machine status and | fascism, a state supreme.” Each, he said, is designed to facilitate manage- Mallory Lightweights In the New Spring Shades 00 Mallory's contribution to the well-dressed man for Spring in a smart light-weight felt. Although it weighs only 2 ounces, it is full-bodied and well made to take the usual hard Spring wear. Many attractive shades and mixtures from which to choose. (Men's Hats, Second Floor.) Packard in the Smart Custom Kents Toe for Spring 00 This smart Custom Toe by Packard is a very popular style for men who choose their clothes with care. The wide swing of this style gives it a distinctive appearance. Medallion tip. Other Packard models in English Toes, French Toes, Plain Toes and Wing Tips. Sizes from 6 to 11; widths AA to D. (Men's Shoes, Main Floos.) [} ment of the state at the expense of personal liberty. Speaking of nationalism, the speaker | declared there was “no more dan- gerous buncombe in the world than that museum of buncombe—a national mission.” He described England’s “white man’s burden” us one “borne on the backs of black men.” A dic- tatorship, he added, is “one man wanting not only his own liberty, but also that of everybody else.” De Madariaga referred frequently to “we” in relation to ‘the endowed so- ciety for consideration of world prob- lems, indicating the group has among | its members several of his former as- sociates in the League of Nations. Urges Data on Colonies, By disseminating the findings of the society to the peoples of the world, | he said, a more intelligent interna- tional understanding could be reached. He suggested the compiling of un- biased reports on the world problem of colonies, of raw materials as “inter- national currency” and trade adjust- ments. The just and accurate reports of findings on these subjects, he said, would tend to “an internationally minded people” by making available to them actual fa on subjects most | usually distorted or colored when re- ported to the people of a nation through their government. Panel members were Senator Elbert Thomas of Utah, Gardner Jackson, chairman of the National Committee on Rural Social Planning, and Lothrop Stoddard, author of several books on social problems. Dr. John W. Stude- educuation, presided. De Madariaga asked that, since his country is now engaged in civil war, he be excused from answering ques- | tions relating to the Spanish situation. LUMBER ORDERS GROW | Week Ending March 13 Reported Record for Year. The National Lumber Manufactu- rers’ Association, summarizing lumber movements for the week ending | Al ol e, Wibwellshined | shoes upon his feet B XTSI \¢ == D cons baker, United States commissioner of | March 13, reported that gains in new | the year. 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