The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-08
Senators Are in
Favor War Resolutions
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intimate and apparently indtssoluble
relation between the governments OF
Germany and Austria Hungary. In
the progress of events it has become
manifest that the United States is in
evitably as much as war with Aus
tria- Hungary as with Germany In
the circumstances it is impossible
that amicable relations between the
two countries should be continued
I'm the prosecution of the war,
German and Austria Hungarian troops
are co-ordinated and cooperative. On
the other hand the United States
troops and supplies to aid the entente
allies. including vast sums to finance
the entente allies; the government of
the United States is furnishing men,
supplies and money to all the entente
governments; the supreme war coun-
Gil has been organized In Paris IN
which the government of the United
States is authoritatively represented
and in which also Great Britain,
France and Italy are represented to
coordinate the allied forces with the
view to concert and cooperation in
the conduct of the war.
This supreme war council has de-
fined battle fronts In Europe, one of
which has been defined to embrace
France, Belgium and Italy. This
reach is laid out as one continuous
battle front under one general COM
mand.
'T am told that American troops are
up to this date massed in France. but
If they are operating on one OF the
long defined battle fronts which en-
braces Belgium and Italy. I connot see
that it could make any difference
where Americans, English, French or
Italian troops might for the moment
be located If all Of them are CO.
operating in one general movement
against a common enemy alosg a sin
gle well defined battle front, is the
particular temporary location Of one
group or another group important.
Thees groups may be shifted to meet
the exigencies Of war.
1.-THE United States is supporting
Italy as we'll as England and France,
and those countries in like manner
are supporting the United States in
the war they are waging against the
imperial German government. At that
point the United States meets Austria
Hungary and Austria Hungary Is sup
porting Germany. The two nations
are in close contact and in open
coalition in the conduct of the war.
aside from acts of aggression and
offense committed by the Austro-
Hungarian government against the
United States, which in itself the COM
mittee declares to be sufficient cause
for war, 1t is manifestly impossible
that the United States and Austria
should be at peace while Germany and
the United States are at war. The
state of actual war already exists be-
tween Austria and the United States.
1t is better for us asd for the world
that this great fact should be recog-
nized and acted upon affirna lively
and authoritatively.
National honor and national inter
ests alike demand that this govern
ment should assume an attitude Of
dignity, sincerity, and commanding
firmness in it's international rela-
tons"
Senator Lodge. of Massachusetts,
ranking Republican on the foreign re-
lations committee, followed Senator
Stone and gave reasons for favoring
declarations of war against Turkey
and Bulgaria, but declared unanimity
of action was essential. For that
reason he opposed amendment of the
resolution to include the two lesser
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