The sun., 1917-12-07
CONGRESS- ACTS
ON WAR TO-DAY
Vote Certain in Both Houses
Unless Unexpected Debate
Is Precipitated.
AUSTRIA ALONE Is NAMED
Administration Said to Op-
pose Including Bulgaria and
Turkey at This Time.
AUSTRIA ALONE IS NAMED
SpccidI Despatch TO THE Srx.

Special Despatch TO THE SrS.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-Unless totally
unexpected opposition develops III the
Senate at the last minute. Congress will
have declared war on Austria before ad-
journment tomorrow. The Senate For.
esgn Relations Committee unanimously
ADOPTED to-day a war resolution and
the House gave unanimous consent for
the consideration Of the war declaration
resolution Immediately after the routine
business Is out Of the way tomorrow.
The resolution as reported by the
Senate committee differs slightly from
the resolution una animously adopted yes
terday by the House Foreign Affairs
Committee. The House resolution states
In the preamble the cause for the
war. This the Senate resolution omits
The House resolution would make the
war declaration effective from noon Of
yesterday. The Senate resolution is
framed 80 that the state OF war would
exist from the moment OF adoption Of
the resolution by Congress.
The House resolution declares it prob
able that the United States soon will be
sending troops, as we'll as money and
supplies to Italy.
Only One ResolutiOn Likely.
Chairman Flood Of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee said to-day that in
spite Of these technical differences It
was probable that only one resolution
would be adopted by both houses Of
Congress. Senator Stone Is not opposed
to the form OF the House resolution nor
is Mr.. Flood opposed to the Senate reso-
luton. The House Chairman said that
II the Senate resolution was adopted first.
II probably would be substituted on the
floor Of the House for tho resolution
then before II and vice versa. This
would make conference unnecessary
and hasten the war declaration.
Two things only are possible bars to
the declaration OF war to-morrow--the
Injection of the Turkish and Bulgarian
situations into the discussion. which
would open the door to hours of debate
by Senators who want to express their
views in favor Of declaring war on
all Germanys allies and might post
pone' the final vote until Saturday. Lons
winded opposition to the overwhelming
sentiment for the war declaration--a
Senators who have followed this course
In the past--also might cause some de.
lay In the vote.
HumOra ADOut BuIg0rt0.
II was indicated at the State Depart
ment to-day that President Wilson had
good reason for not including Turkey
and Bulgaria with Austria in asking for
the war declaration and that effort 10
change this programme would not be
favored by the Administration.
''The fact that the President did not
ask for war on Turkey and Bulgaria
shows he did not consider IL expedient al
this time" was the reply OF a high ON.
cal when asked IL the Administration
would oppose effort by the Senate to in.
clude these two countries with Austria
Before the unanimous consent OF thu
House was obtained to-day for con
sideration Of the war resolution to-mor
row Representative Miller. Minnesota
/ asserted that the United States shoulc
! extend the scope of the war declaration
to include Turkey and Bulgaria. bu
| that out OF Difference to the wishes
OF the President he would submergs
! his personal opinions The reasoning
that dictated n war declaration on Aus.
tria-Hungary to the mind Of the Pres
dent. Mr. Miller said, is the sam,
reasoning which should dictate the in
clmsion of Germanys other allies amont
the enemies OF the United States.
! II confidently predict that befor'
many weeks have passed the Presiden
! viii come and ask that we declar,
war on Bulgaria and Turkey" Mr.. Mil
| Ter said.
Resolution Of senate.
The resolution OF the Senate committe,
follows:
! Whereas the Imperial and Royal
Austro- Hungarian Government has
committed repeated acts of war
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