The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 4, 1917, Page 1

Today, in this land of ours, there are only two classes of people. One class consists of Americans. These will stand solidly behind President Wilson. All others are WHO SAID MY erin Wie NIGHT EDITION f RAR ——. Dy a 7 Did you notice how, one by one, the old ward heelers are being put on the county payroll? RAAAARA RAD ARP ADD ASAP OPAPP PDD “ = Weather forecast: Tonight and THE ONLY PAPER@IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS ENO APPADALAL LDL VOLUME 19 SEATTLE, WASH., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1917. NG MEN i SEAR FOR WA. =" TO DECLARE WAR ON KAISERISM BY “THURSDAY NIGHT BY Cam. D. GROAT ff Correspon WASHINGTON, "April 4.—Tho pacifism ran in a | discordant undertone in congress today, support of a |war to the finish was assured by both the upper and jthe lower houses. The house foreign committee voted favorably — \the senate amended resolution and leaders served n \that the measure would come up tomorrow for p X If objection arises, it will be forced thru under a lrule checking debate. Two pacifists, Cooper and | Shackleford, voted against the resolution. On the senate side today Stone and Vardaman de- cried the war move, but stirred staid members to the — jdepthe by declaring themselves dy personally to go ‘to the utmost limit in making wa. against « a . i . : Jal : ee success. meres GREY abo s aa i Stone, however, will vote against | 4 \the resolution bitterly or . - - " e opposed to war and had LA § IT ENDS: | UY Senator Norris, snotber Net ge used all bis influence to avoid ft : ' willful twelve,” declar hat he Held Out for Peace W y would oppose the “war resolution. Even after I . that the peo | ‘ ] Senators Aroused ple of the U. S. were overwhelm- D & é . Hitcheocs pened the senate de! ingly for war, | tried to avoid it” . q ‘ : q \bate. His speech and Lodge’s|he seid. “I even sought out the * aroused an otherwise dignified body | preside nd begged him to avoid SLAYER KILLED ; : to the highest pitches of patriot- But now I am ready to a 7 <, ism. The senate will act, and act) ry place with those who will Representatives of 28 Organi- . § os forcibly. Pacifist speeches may de-| the t ebaidod in prosecuting rer zations Formulate Big wae \ llay proceedings, but the congress| war to the utmost Pee seat HANFORD, Cal, April 4.— sentiment is for war—and war ft While the vote has not beem n. ¥ “ ie . a 1 be by tomorre bt unless the St | atriotic eeting Judge @: L. Muadows, justios' ot will t morrow night ua taken, we know the decision—it { : plans go askew is war,” he shouted SUZZALLO PRESIDES the peace here; Attorney E. T , 7 r The house will take up the Mar. As the senator sat down there cones < Prominent setae — —-— . tin war resolution at 10 a. m. to| sas a profound stir in the galleries, 5 6 Siaeae an 5 iley of Los An. | morrow Senator {wanson of Virginia Seattic's fortunes, the lives Geles, were shot and killed here Above, neophyte biuejackets and band from the Puget Sound navy ; W. Henderson, Seattle; H. Coffin, Morton; A. J. Grayson, Moline Or. A resolution designed to post- then began his address. Senator of her citizens and their sa- today, when L. T. Denny, a yard, parading streets in campaign to stimulate recruiting At right (below)—Eight Chehalis boys who came to Seattle and pone war with Germany and give La Follette, one of the “willful 12,” ered honor will be pledged to well-known rancher, ran amuck, | At right (above)—Eight of the men who joined the navy here Mon-| joined the navy Tuesday. Théy are standing in front of the recruiting ber a chance to change her meth 4s not present when the senate President Wilson in a mighty armed with a revolver. Denny | day. They've just got their uniforms. Reading from left to right: W.| offices in the American bank building. Reading from left to right they o« was introduced between! began its patriotic program. himself was shot and killed by F. Mcintire, gunner’s mate in charge; Steve Kowlar, Tacoma; A. C.| are: H. W. Anderson, F. G. Burrows, F. G. Day, F. J. De Lisle, G. D. speeches by Senator McCumber as Back Hitchcock's Pk is in , . 's Plea MU 5s testedad ty @ a yor vide Hinge: os. he Watch, Tacoma; A. Carlson, Minnongelies Ray Chambers, Seattle: H. joe M. W. Moore, H. V. Robin and J. J. Wilson & substitute for the senate foreign|., Swanson and Lodus adledi iam ¥ 7 . fairs committee meas voices to the plea of Senator BRT ecpemtettions 1o.the city, | ing'suin Wien ne q McCumber ropoved tat the eebasive nctica seninet Gertallll and all unorganized citizens Denny, who has had considerable Airmen of Allies las States ecognixe the right = ah a orale Coa Generally, were emphatically trouble over lawsuits recently, is | D he Wils | |» eer ent te in but that|to thé War resolutions by Sama urged to join and participate believed to have become temporart |) to Drop the ison blockade by \sny means, but Us! vie and wane, fepuiel rade, ina call issued by the ‘three men in the belief that they Us speech in Germany Pie without notice or loss of|feparing to. rebuke the Songam patriotic committee of Seattle (were responsible for his trovbles.! | Heer. jAmerican lives, be regarded as an ihe : ‘Many Aocntioed Toth organizations, which has charge » 4 ruple tragedy occu es Ras - LONDON, April 4—In view - act of war seta, ‘ sg pi a of the plan {Sie edlent past of the ott THE HAGUE, Ag stria) WASHINGTON, Ar z of the improbability that the |} WASHINGTON 1—Ger Pade on Brink ut War publicans and 2) Mit erganizations which will igan in Judge Meadows’ courtroom, | "*# Practically decided to break re-| printed in German would be bar German press will be permitted {| many, in mimunication to the! «7 am pausing | on the| figured upon, taking drastic, aston fake part are asked to inform |when Denny, carzying a remiver,|stions with America as soon as the from the mails by 8 resciution ven-|{ to publish the text of President }| United St iss min-|brink of war to allow Germany to|xgainst La Follette and Stone Sf Chairman B. L. Swezea, grand walked in with apparent delibera United States declares war on her|ator Poindexter prepared Wilson's speech, It was stated get ke : Renae Sb een seein ae - marshal, at the Elks’ club im- |tion and shot the justice as ho sat|*!¥, German : siding that most of e|} tonay the allies are considering jed the assertion | withdraw her illegal.” submarino| they: tem E ilibustering medi: recel dest 4 ve Boag This decision, it was understeod « would be loyal, he contend a pla distributing oad. )| that the man government has | Warfare e saic ere can be no! tactics, 3 reveal a sealers eran [nt his desk, killing him instantly. |i ore today, had been reached at ale t existence of even ane|\-cast over Germany by nero. {|Violated the treaties of 1785, 1 great war withont violating rights of| | “The issue Is not war or pemes, him. rence at Homb < of Kaiser | spreading German propaganda ) planes fj and 1828 neutrals. We ought to exercise a Senator Swanson said 3 This was definitely decided |“*Morals Committee” |v! mperor K <llor| would be harmful rreneeeeereees| American citizens, said the note, |sreat deal of charitableness to the Question of Submission Tuesday night when represent: | Von Bethmann-Hollweg many | Beta <~ may finally leave Germany, and,| warring nations in this respect “War has already been wantonly * atives of 28 civic, patriotic | tO Act on That $1,000 |ana Count Czernin, Austro-Hungar “a danni » Cave 'T |for the most part, have already| McCumber proposed that Amert-|and lawlessly prosecuted against and fraternal organizations met aii foreign minister and bish Tew-| “DAD” GERRISH, MAIL) “Fine,” Says Tumulty | aone so ; cans be warned off ships whiie ne The “question is whether we Cl r of Commerc | The » committe of the [tonic generals c : 1 5 he note ying to this govern-/|gotiations proceeded toward a set u ceept war or cowardly formulated plans. noon to consider the Bolton rego- |‘ advices, yielded to deman es, decls the U-boat warfare /nounced specifically that he d of our territory by high German of Resolution Adopted lution to return $1,000 to Dr, Mat-|™ by the kaiser < shine | such a 2 WASHINGTON, April 4 does not ‘contravene the provision |condone Germany's submari ¢ als in this country has been de Then, to assure President V hews. On the books the commit | Levere W aged 67,/ fine; that's great!” Secretary Tu-| of article 12, of the treaty of 1785,| but held that the United § ailed, For five years we have gon in no uncertain terms of the |tse is known as the joint finance d in the Grand Army hall Tues multy exclaimed t . when he/ and erticle 13, of the treaty of 1799, ;ought to remain neutral in nown of German activities in Petond of Seattic emong American ¢nd — judiciar ommittee, but CANADIAN DENIES |aay ufternoon. Gerrish, known as! was info Britain's that it might better serve humanity | Mexieo prejudicial to our interests Cities, the following resolution was | pround the cit hall it is being mal" to Ballard and Green Lake intention to distr President later jand seeking to -embrotl us with adopted and tel ed to Wash-! dubbed “morals committee |“SHANGHAI” CHARGE peatdents; in which districts hevtike Wilson's address thrugut. Germany } __ Vardaman to Serve |that country. We have suspected ton, D.C. j jcarried mail for the past 13 years, by aeroplane When the German Vardaman pledged his own sery-/a disposition on the part of Ger “We, the committee repre was the youn t Grand Army vét-! people read all of that speech they lices in whatever way they might de; many to dispute with us the Mon- senting nearly all the civic and | ARMY BILL PASSES | In a letter from W, P. Hinton, of jeran in Seattle and the oldest Jet-| will know in their hearts where neaied |roe doctrine to seek to extend to fraternal organizations of the | Winnipeg, Western traffic manager |ter carrier the heart of this government and TS. “I dedicate my life and my serv-| the Western hemisphere her terri city of Seattle, in executive | of the Canadian Government ratl| He was a member of the Unitari-| the h rte of its people really are ices to my country,” he declared at | torial spoilations. 3 session, hereby adopt the fol | W ASHINGTON ‘A wil 4.—After| ways, to J. H. Burgis, general agent |an church amd resided at 1540 W the close of a speech steeped in A blow tt the | bacifists was lowing resolution, instructing 25 minutes’ det the house today |at Seattle of the Grand Trunk rail-|57th at i wh Poa pacifism, but surcharged with the) struck by Senator teers ‘ the chairman and secretary to | passed the annual $240,000,000 army | way system, a denial is made that| Funeral services will be vera] BELGIUM QUEEN | hh i e ipl idea of patriotism They would force upon this na- forward copies of the same im- | bill. The bill is the same as that| American farm laborers are “shang-Ifrom the Masonic temple, He. he United States marine Hitchcock's appeal was the more tion the shame of still greater sub: el the president of | which failed in the senate last ses-|haied” into Canada and made to en-| Sunday afternoon, at 3 o'cloc | TELLS WOE To POPE corps needs 4,000 men at once. drastic as he deciared he had al-| mission,” he said 4 PY sion. War mea will be cared | list in the arn Marine corps service in Peace ways been opposed to war, and mer ne OF. Fut B) is attractive, but in time of war jeven in the face of that former be for in a separate bill The matter is under investiga i ‘ he fa ‘ 1 a ie agg lla earn WIRELESS TIE WITH ROME, April 4.—Queen Elizat it is doubly so to red-blooded | lief, asked congress to pledze the | (Come Whit Hinton’s letter strong! jof Belgium personally told men of action. Marines are | nation to a war that may last th \ o o Benedict of Belgium's plight always called first when war ig |years and cost much blood and sac-!| |THE WATER'S yolnts out the needa for f bo! | ADVERTISING MANAGER'S LIKED WAR EDITORIAL f PAs peck Ahr p pl GERMANY SEVERED German oppression and of German| imminent, and they have shown |rifice, a war “that shall have no | or Fhe. Sts Laas Can and ridicules the idea | DAILY TALK | Editor The Star: In your popes iia Ansbeloatie to tole $i af atrocities fully authenticated by of- the way to fighting men since | Gethsemane eR | | editorial on the front page of) |) oy, when no conscription appiies| THE HAG Hi, April 4.—The Ger-|ficia Hnvestigation, according to a| 1798. We need 4,000 men to “We want no more territory, de 4 man-American wireless service has|report today fill the ranks of the soldiers (mand no indemnity, have no his- your yesterday's issue, under < 1 y i Ak, rather. | | eve! to Canadians Service for You 1 | the heading, “For the Father. | Jeven '¢ Can ceased, Berlin advices today indi ‘ of the sea. Our recruiting sta- {toric grudges to settle, and no ra-| | | | | hood of God and the Brother- | | cated its abandonment, in view of L STR tion in Seattle Is 101 Yesler {cial antipathies,” he began That's the first object of the ads.) | hood of Man,” I think the senti \964 To 95 AGAINST present conditions CONSU ANDED way, Pioneer square, | “We alone of all the nations will] The merchant buys his newspaper! | ments therein expressed are aa | | shied GEORGE BARNETT, |spend our treasure and lives with-| space to give you useful and inter-| | tine and as appropriate an ex. | | WAR IS TOWN VOTE + @| SAN FRANCISCO, April 4.—Dr Maj. Gen. Commandant. —_ {out hope of material gain esting information sargains,|' pression of the feeling that ex. | | WON'T DEPLETE FIRST lank K. Zeitelman, German con.|, TMs appeat reached The Star of-| “We are going to war to vindi styles, materials, prices, etc, ete ists in the hearts loyal Orders, received from Wash- | |sul at Manila, who has been trying fice early this morning, from head-|cate honor and independence ax a) are covered thorough! You ¢ Americans today, as have MONROE, Wis, April 4.— ington, to discharge National to get to Germany since the time aart of the United Sta ma-|gieat nation, We are going to war} Semmieety eandsomely by res ever seen printed in the Eng Pacifism scored heavily in the Guardsmen who have depen of the severance of German rela. "He corps, at Washi ‘Jin defense of humanity tie ads careful! h language anywhere, and | referendum election here, wher af faasition, fromthe federal | \tiean, te have 0400. awaltiad the War Forced On Us "The bex offerings of 8 i take off my bat” to you, sir, in 954 votes were cast against a service will not deplete the rrival of the German ministe , ie | ‘Such a quarrel as we have was best stores appear regula 1 The| | commendation of that splendid declaration of war by congress, mecbna. | Washington. intantry |:| China, aleb: en 2¢ute’ nine i eed New Rose_ Listed] torced upon us? I dé not believe Star. editoria Respectfilly yours with 95 voting in favor of war, regiment. The married men ult of the break in Chinese-Ger-. |the Germans desjre war, but the = HENRY 1. PINNEY 4| county Judge J, M. Becker, who were discharged at Calexico '|man relations. »w rose has been registered|German government is desperate fathered the war referendum, | | jast summer, and since then no | | y James A, Kdmonds, owner of| “No great, nation could hold HE (Peer contiwesy "| has wired the result of the vote epelbeh danondust* famille - ‘Roseteria” and the Northwest Rose | place in history if it permitted it-| | To fail at all ia to fail utterly—1 on the war referendum to Sen- | | have been recruited lj *READ ST AR ‘WANT | ADS” |Co. “Rainier” t# the name of the|self to be ordered off the sea, jLowell, ator La Follette. ae Poteet cons nies ai tate ets 90 flower, Hiteheoc). declared he had been