THE BEE: OMAHA," TUESDAY, APRIL" 3,' 1917.
CHAMP CLARK IS
ONCE MORE MADE
HOUSEjPEAKER
Missonrian Chosen to Preside
; Over Lower Body by Vote
of 217 to 205 for Repre
sentative Mann.
WILSON TO GIVE ADDRESS
Demo Leader Has Plurality of
Twelve Votes Over Repre
sentative Mann.
ROLL CALLS CAUSE DELAY
Washington, April 2. Speaker
Clark wai re-elected today by a vote
of 217 to 205 over his republican op
ponent. Representative Mann, at the
first step in organization of the house
of representatives the necessary
preliminary to the delivery of Presi
dent Wilson's war address.
With the re-election ' of Speaker
Clark it seemed certain that Presi
dent Wilson would deliver his ad
dress late this afternoon.
It is expected on every hand that
li; will ask congress to declare that a
slate of war exists between the
United States and Germany.
War Resolution Written.
This seemed so certain that Chair
man Flood of the house foreign af
fairs committee, the administration
spokesman there, prepared a resolu
tion to declare a state of war and au
thorize the president to act
The resolution follows:
"Whereas, The recent course of the
imperial German government is in
fact nothing less than war against
the government and people ot the
United States;
"Resolved, By the senate and house
of representatives of the United
States of America, in congress as
sembled, that the state cf belligerency
between the United States and the
imperial German government, which
. has thus been thrust upon the United
States, is hereby formally declared
war, and,
"That the president be and is hereby
authorized to take immediate steps
not only to put the country in thor
ough state of defense, but also to
exert all of its power and employ all
of its resources to carry on war
against the imperial German govern
ment and to bring the conflict to
successful termination."
Speaker Clark was placed in nom
ination by Representative Schall of
Minnesota, a progressive. Republican
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xcaucr nunn was nuimnaicu iur
speaker' by Representative Green of
. Massachusetts. -
All of the democrats present and
four of the so-called independents
Martin, progressive-protectionist, of
Louisiana; Schall, progressive, Minne
sota; London, socialist, of New York,
and Randall, prohibitionist, of Cali
fornia, voted for Clark. . , .
' Two republicans, Gardner and Fuller
of Massachusetts, voted for Repre
sentative Lerroot of Wisconsin; Rep
resentatives Dalltnger o. Massachu
setts and Gray of New Jersey voted
for Representative Gillette of Massa
chusetts, and Representatives James
of Michigan and Haskell of New
York, republicans, voted present
Speaker Clark's Address.
The speaker was escorted to- the
chair by a committee of which Repre
sentative Mann was the chairman. He
was greeted with loud applause aa he
spoke in part as follows;
"I fully appreciate the fact that it
will be difficult to discharge the duties
of the speakership in this house. It
will be almost impossible to do so
without the hearty co-operation of
the members without regard to party
' affiliations. I will use my utmost en
deavor to be absolutely fair and I
invoke Mi aid of all the members in
doing so. '
"It is absolutely unnecessary and
tuperftuous to lecture the member
ship on patriotism. We are all pa
triotic, as are the people who elected
us. We are all Americans, whether
natives or foreign-born, as are our
constituents. On manv Questions we
are 'distinct at the billows, yet we
are one aa the tea' when the honor
and safety of the republic it involved.
Politici finds no placec in thia house
when the general welfare and the
common defense of the nation are at
stake.
"Let all the ends we aim to be our
country's and in the accomplishment
of these ends may the God of our
tathera be with us and guide us in
the way which will redound to the
tionor and perpetuity of the greatest
epublic that ever existed in all the
Hood of time." i
The speaker took the oath at 1 :50
? clock and members then were sworn
into office in groups bv states.
Speaker Clark's election was effeet
' ti in exactly one hour and fortv
minutes after the house convened, the
xact time be predicted a fortnight
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Balloting Delays Organization.
Immediately after the speaker's
.-lection, new members were sworn in
md balloting was begun on the minor
ifficers of the house. At first it was
bought that everything might be
'eady to bear the president soon after
- I o'clock, but the republicans, how
rver, suddenly interposed obstacles to
ipeedy disposition of the business by
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demanding separate roll calls on each
office, and it appeared that pertection
cf the house organization might run
late uito the afternoon.
Senator Martin, (he majority lead
er, announced in the senate that the
house organization was expected to
be perfected at 3 p. m. and that rrest
dent Wilson would address a joint
session as soon as the organization
was completed.
President Wilson's address imme
diately will be sent to all the foreign
embassies and legations here and will
be telegraphed to American diplomats
abroad. It was acknowledged today
that foreign arovernments on receipt
of it may interpret it' as they think
best, even to assume that it so closely
approximates recognuio of a state
of war as to necessitate the issuing of
neutrality proclamations. Whether
such a step will be taken by any neu
tral prior to formal action by con
gress is unknown here.
The house session opened with
Clerk South. Trimble presiding until
organization' was perfected. The
chaplain included in his prayer a plea
for patriotism.
"Diplomacy has tailed, he prayed.
"moral suasion has failed. Appeals
to reason and justice have been swept
aside.
"We abhor war and love peace, but
if war hat been or shall be forced
upon us we pray that the heart of
every American citizen may throb
with patriotism and tnat a umlea
people may rally around our presi
dent to hold up his hands in every
measure deemed necessary to protect
the lives of American citizens and
safeguard our inheritance."
Senate Session Brief.
Nearly the entire senate member
ship was present when Vice Presi
dent Marshall called lor oroer, ana
after the invocation the presidents
oroclamation calling: for the extra
ordinary session was read.
in the senate the chaplain aiso
referred to the problems confronting
congress.
Amid the contusion ana violence
of the world today we cannot know
the things that may shortly come to
pass, he prayed. Lead us, oh -od,
through the darkness until the day
dawns and shadows flee away. Grant
us courage to defend the truth. At
this critical time in the history of our
country lead these, thy servants, in
a plain path and inspire them with
lofty principles."
Senator Johnson of California was
sworn in.
The senate, after being in session
about ten minutes, recessed to await
organization of the house. Senators
Martin and Gatlinger, the two party
leaders, were appointed to act with
a house committee in notifying Presi
dent Wilson that congress is ready to
receive a communication from him. ;
In moving for a recess until 3 p. m.
Senator' Martin said:
"I understand there is a strong
probability that the house will perfect
!- : .1 i 1 -1- I .k.
president will be pleased to address
a joint session as soon at it it com
plete.
Before going to congress the presi
dent did not take even members of
his cabinet into his confidence on the
exact terms of his address. ' From
information he has called for and
general discussions at cabinet meet
ings, they know that he haa con
cluded that war with Germany
teems inevitable. ; !' .,",, s -
EARLY SCENES AT CAPITOL
Majority Openly in Favor of Decla-
1 ration of State of War.
Washington, April 2. Congrett as
sembled at noon today for a session
generally agreed to as the most mo
mentous in the history of the re
public. president Wilson, ready with his
address, which it is believed will ask
for a declaration that a state of war
already exists between the United
States and Germany, waited only for
the organization of the house of rep
resentatives. Congress assembled with a major
ity openly in favor of a declaration
of a state of war, if not actually a
declaration of war.
Beset on one tide with large dele
gations of pacifists prayi-ng for peace
ana Desiegea on the other by large
numbers of "patriotic pilgrims," who
demand the country's entrance into
the war, congrest waited to hear the
president outline the long history of
German aggressions against American
lives and rights and the predatory
violence of its submarines.
Administration officials tonsider
Germany has been making war on
the United States for tome time. A
large majority in congrest taket the
same view. The minority it divided
between those who think a state of
armed neutrality is sufficient for the
present ana the very tew who openly
favor peace at any price.
War, Spirit it Rampant
The capW was arrayed In a war
spirit at 'congress assembled. The
pacifist delegations, wearing white
bands on their sleeves or white
streamers across their breasts, pa-
raaca me siaewaiks in numbers,
filled the house and senate galleries
ana maae cans on their congressmen,
They moved about without demon.
stration and there were few evidences
of hostilitiet against them.
The patriotic oils-rims were hard
to distinguish among thousands of
citizens, who went about the day t
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work wearing American flags. The
national colors fluttered and rippled
from buildings, automobiles and al
most every point of vantage. The
street car companies placed them on
their cars: every traffic policeman's
"go-go" sign had a flag fluttering from
its peak ine capitol was a wave oi
color.
Chairman Simmons of the senate
finance committee conferred with Sec
retary McAdoo on the amount' of
money needed immediately by the
government It was agreed not to
go into details until after congress
takes action defining the attitude of
the United States, and then Secre
taries McAdoo, Baker and Daniels
will asrain discuss the Question with
Senator Simmons and also with house
leaders.
Senator Simmons said that he
thought the credit to be granted to
the president by congress should be
a large one. The amount fixed, he
added, would not mean that all ot it
was to be used or that much more
might not be asked for later.
Senator .Simmons said there was no
longer doubt that war with Germany
would be declared to exist, although
the form of the resolution had not
been determined upon.
Gardner"! War Resolution.
A resolution to declare war between
the German empire and the United
States as prepared by Representa
tive Gardner of Massachusetts, re
publican, says "that war be and the
same is hereby declared between the
German empire and the United States
of America, and that the president
is authorized and directed to use the
whole land and naval' forces of the
United States against the said Ger
man empire, its subjects and depen
dencies. The preamble sets out that "the
triumph of Germany would destroy
the liberty of the world" that "the
grandeur of the United States will
not permit its share of the burden of
war to be borne by other nations."
and that "Germany has continued to
destroy American ships and to take
American lives. .
Fresident Wilson's address was
sent to the public printer early this
morning and he held himself ready
to deliver it as soon as the house
had been organized. Meanwhile the
president went golfing, but arranged
to return to the White House, before
noon, the hour set for the convening
of congress. He made no engage
ments for the day.
Having already recited to congress
in previous addresses most of the in
cidents leading up to the present sit
uation, it it understood that the presi
dent now will deal with Germany's
actt broadly, refer particularly to the
present situation in the world and
deal with recommendations to place
the United Statet on a war footing.
"War Protett Meetings."
Delegations of pacifists held "war
protest meetings in their respective
senators' offices.
One such delegation was rebuked
by Senator Wadsworth when one of
several speakers . said America had
been a "false friend" to Germany.
J hat s calling my country a pretty
harsh name; I don't care to hear any
more of it," taid Senator Wadsworth
in terminating the interview.
David Starr Jordan, chancellor of
Leland Stanford university and one
of the leading pacifists, made an ef
fort to see President Wilson this
morning, but the president was busy.
About I.UUO of the pacahsts as
sembled on the steps of the main
entrance at the capitol, and became
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so active that tquads of police drove
them to the broad plaza, while small
delegates of the pilgrims jeered and
hooted. The pacifists shouted replies
and there was no mistaking foreign
accents in the words of some of the
shouters. There were a few clashes
between the two parties, but nothing
in the nature of serious fighting or
disorder.
Some of those in the crowd per
sisted in breaking through the police
lines and mounting the steps. Police
reserves were called and the pacifists
were forced back, while the police
kept all persons wearing pacifist in
signia on the move.
Senator Pomerene of Ohio, indig
nant over arguments of an Ohio pa
cifist delegation visiting him, told
them:
"You are the best allies the kaiser
has."
Senator Martin, democratic leader,
received petitions demanding the ous
ter of Senator Stone as chairman of
the foreign relations committee be
cause of his attitude on the armed
ship bill.
Temporary Halt
In Recruiting of
Guard Regiments
Chicago, April 2. On orders from
Washington, General Barry, com
manding the Central department, U.
S. A., today instructed that a tem
porary halt be called in recruiting for
National Guard regiments.
Among National Guard officers it
was said that inability to equip the
recruits as fas't as they enlist had
been noted. Captain Fitch, aide to
General Barry, said that the inter
ruption doubtless would be brief.
Washington, April 2. The War de
partment today called into the federal
service the following National Guard
organizations for police purposes.
Second West Virginia infantry,
Fourth Virginia infantry and Bat
tery D, field artillery, Virginia.
Two Men Escape
From Penitentiary
By Scaling Wall
. .
Lincoln, Neb April 2. Two con
victs, Tout Carr and Hadsel Trook,
made their- escape from the Nebraska
State penitentiary early this morning
by attaching a hook to a forty-foot
rone, hurling: it to the too of the west
cell house and scaling the high wall
of the building. Their escape was
learned at i o clock.
The men were firing in the engine
house last night and at midnight were
expected to go to bed in the engine
house.. It is thought that they pro
cured the rope from a supply room
which they opened with a skeleton
key., .' '. .'. , .
Carr, 'serving from one to ten years
for burglary, carries a bad reputation
among the officials. He has twice
violated prison paroles. Trook is
serving a hve-year sentence tor a
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New York, April 2. William How
ard Taft, returning to New York to
day after what he said was the long
est and most strenuous journey he
has taken since he left the White
House, asserted that the people of
the south and southwest are ready
for war and that the United States
must enter1 the conflict "whole-heartedly."
Mr. Taft spoke in eleven cities in
nine states from Virginia to Missouri
in behalf of the program of the
League to Enforce Peace and urged
the necessity of preparation for war.
Unless the war continues a year
longer an American army cannot be
placed in the trenches of Europe, the
former president said, but the gov
ernment can aid with food supplies,
money and credit and with the navy
in suppressing submarines.
The south and southwest is ready
for the conflict with Germany," he
said. "This great section of the coun
try, part of which was deeded to Mex
ico by Foreign Secretary Zimmer
mann, has not an ounce of anti-war
spirit. Neither is there any rampant
jingoism, ihe people ot the south
and southwest feel that war is inevi
table and they are willing to go into
it to demand our rights. In fact, they
do not want to stay out any longer
and they feel that their battles are
being fought by somebody else."
Roosevelt it for War.
Tampa. Fla.. April 2. Theodore
Roosevelt, speaking to large gather
ings here and in Lake Land, Fla., yes
terday declared that the United
States should declare war on Ger
many without further formality. He
scored the pacifists, asserting they
had "already done all they could to
convince the world that the United
States could be kicked with im
punity." Colonel Roosevelt, who arrived
from Funtagorda, Fla., where he has
been fishing, left last night for Wash
ington to be on hand during the extra
session of congress. He said he was
in excellent health and killed devil
fish during the trip.
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