The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-07
HOUSE HEARS REPORT
ON WAR RESOLUTION

With tse declaration that the United
States will probably soon be sending
troops to the aid of Italy, as we'll as
sending money and supplies, the house
foreign affairs committee today for
mally reported the resolution for war
on Austria Hungary.
The house gave its unanimous con-
sent for consideration Of the war
resolution tomorrow with plans FOR its
passage before tomorrow night.
The agitation for including Turkey
and Bulgaria subsided in the house
but in the senate foreign relations
committee 1t gained supporters. The
extent of the movement will not de-
veiop until the. senate begins debat-
ing the war resolution probably next
week.
The only question left undecided to-
day was the length of the debate.
Chairman Flood suggested that each
side of the house take one hour, but
Representative Gillett. acting Repub-
lican leader, objected that was too
short a time for such an important
question. At the suggestion of Demo-
cratic Leader Kitchin. a decision was
put over until tomorrow morning.
While the house was going through
the preliminaries. the senate foreign
relations committee was in conferchce
on the war resolution.
The house committees report re-
views at length the causes leading up
to the declaration of war.
There were no dissenting votes in
the committee and at the request OF
Chairman Flood the house gave it's
unanimous consent to take up the
resolution tomorrow at the beginning
of the session and pass 1t before to-
night.
TURKEY COMES LATER.
Chairman Flood told the house that
the president would ask congress to
declare war against Turkey and Bull
garia later if he deemed it expedient, !
but that the president and his ad-
visers regarded 1t unwise at this time. /
Representative Miller, OF Minnesota,
of the committee told the house he
favored war on those two countries. |
but was willing to wait.
Chairman Flood replied that the |
United States had not yet broken re-
lations with Bulgaria: that Bulgar- |
ians were not fighting against Amer |
lean soldiers, and that this govern |
ment had no reason to declare war |
on her. The Turks, he stated. had /
no act of war against the
United States
Acting Republican Leader Gillette, |
said he had information that Bulsar-
ian officers were fighting on the West |,
ern front. ..
After Mr.. Floods statement, the |
house adjourned until tomorrow The !
report OF the committee begins by !
stating the text OF the war resolution !
as perfected yesterday and then goes
on:.
The President has asked for the
declaration that state OF war ex-
lists against Austria Hungary. In his !
address, delivered at the Joint session |
Of the two houses OF congress, on De-
cember 4, he nees this language:
"'One very embarrassing obstacle |
that stands in our way Is that we
are at war with Germany, but not
with her. allies therefore very |
recommend that the congress
declare the United States |
in a state OF war with Austria Hun
gary
The accompanying resolution car
ries out this recommendation OF the
president. The enactment Of this |
involves very little read |
justment of the affairs between tho !;
United States and Austria Hungary. |
because a state Of war which this |
declares to exist actually !
has been a fact for many months. The |
on American lives and
rights by Austrian naval forces has