The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
% t nches of Congress
 sVAd E segin Consider O E on at Once
HOUSE AND SENATE DRAFTS DIFFER ONLY
 IN MINOR DETAILS
Very Little Debate Is Ex- pected and Presidents De- sires Will Be Abso-
 lutely Followed

Washington, December 6.
 A declaration of war with
 Austria-Hungary promised
 tonight to be voted by Con-
 gress within the next A
 hours.
 Consideration of the war resolutions will begin to- morrow in both the Senate and House and develop lments today virtually made 1t certain that sentiment in
 favor of including declara- ltions against Turkey and
 Bulgaria in spite of Presi-
 dent Wilson's advice had been checked.
 1 Administration leaders of both bodies tonight expressed confidence that debate would be comparatively brief and that the declaration would be approved by overwhelming votes before adjournment tomorrow. The only obstacle lies in the difficulties of Senate procedure and technical dif- 1 ferences over the form of the final draft.
 The House, after Chairman Flood had submitted report stating that a state of war with Austria actually had existed for some months and that American troops probably soon would be fighting on the Italian front, formally agreed to proceed tomorrow with consideration of the resolution as unanimously reported by it's committee. After several hours deliberation the Senate foreign relations committee unanimously approved a res- olution in somewhat similar form and di- rected Chairman Stone to place it be- toe the Senate when it reconvenes to- morrow.
 OBJECTION NOT EXPECTED Unanimous consent required under Sem ate rules for immediate discussion of the resolution will be sought by Chairman Stone, who believed tonight that no sen ator would object and that the matter would be disposed of before adjournment. differences between the Senate and House resolutions quickly adjusted and final draft sent to the President tomor- rom night Objection by single sena- tor, however, would force over the res- olution until Saturday
 The House committees report dealt in detail with the cause for the declaration, reciting Austrian submarine depreda- tions, her approval of the German sub marine policy and the intrigues and plots of her official representatives in l this country.
 l FLOOD SPEAKS AT LENGTH l Representative Flood spoke at length | upon the reasons for not extending the declaration to Germanys other allies He
 said such step merely would strength- l en Germany's hold upon Bulgaria and
 Turkey, while for the present at least
 there could be no question of direct
 military operations by the United States against these countries. None of the allied powers. he declared. had even suggested that the prosecution of the war could be benehcially affected by such declarations; neither Turkey nor Bulgaria has committed aggressions against the United States and the latter
 has not even broken diplomatic rela- tions
 The situation of American mission- aries in Turkey, at presenkheing well treated, also was touched upon and MT. Flood pointed out that while Turkish interests in the United States are in- significant those of the United States in the Ottoman empire are very large There is nothing to fear from Turks in this country. he said. as most of them are Christian syrians, Assyrians and Armenians.
 MILLER ARGUES Representative Miller of Minnesota. a foreign affairs committee member. made a brief statement for including Turkey and Bulgaria in the declara- ] tion. The attitude of the House WAS evidenced by enthpsiastie cheering of Representative Floods reply that dec- larations against them would follow
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