Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-12-06
HOUSE
APPROVES OF
WILSON 'SPLAN
(By Review Leased wire)

NDy REVIEW Leased Nlle-)
WASHINGTON. Dec 5.-Congress
cleared the way today for prompt re-
sponse to President Wilson's call for
declaration of war with Austria
Hungary. A joint resolution. approx
ed by the president and the state de-
partment declaring existence of a
state of war between the United
States and the Austro-Hungarian gov
ernment from today noon, was intro
duce1 in the house and unanimously
approved by the foreign affairs COM
mittee. II will be reported tomorrow
for beginning of house debate on Fri
day, with final action in the senate
late this week or early next week.
probably.
Conforming to the presidents rec
concentrations, the resolution. which
authorizes and directs employment Of
the nations armed forces against Aus
trfa and pledges the countrys Resources
to victory. applies to Austria alone.
Germaly's other allies. Turkey and
Bulgaria. are not mentioned.
No Dissenting Vote.
As perfected by the house commit
tee and ordered reported without a
dissenting vote. the resolution reads
as follows:
Whereas. the imperial and sroyal
Austro-H Hungarian government has sew
cred diplomatic relations with the gov
ernment of the United States of Amer
lea. and has committed acts of war
against the government and the peo-
pie of the United tSates of America
among which are its adherence to the
policy of ruthless submarine warfare
adopted by its ally, the imperial Ger
man government, with which the Uni
ted tSates of America is at war. and
by giving to its ally active support
and aid on both land and sea in the
prosecution of war against the govern
ment and the peoples of the United
States of America. therefore, be il
RESOLVED, by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States of America in the congress as
sembied, that a state OF war be and
is hereby declared to exist and to have
existed since noon of the fifth day OF
December. 1917, between the United
States of america and the imperial
and royal Austro-Hungarian govern
ment; and that the president be. and
he is hereby, authorized and directed
to employ the entire naval and mill
tary forces of the United tSates and
the resources of the government to
carry On war against the imperial and
royal Austro- Hungarian government.
and 20 bring the conflict 10 a success
full termination. all the resources of
the country are hereby pledged by
the congress OF the United tSates."
eSnate to Consider.
The senate foreign relations commit
tee will consider the resolution infor-
mally tomorrow morning and Chair
man Stone expects the committee to
report to the senate when il recon-
venes Friday. The senate may on
Friday begin consideration simultan-
eously with the house.
Although sentiment remains strong
in both branches OF congress to have
the war declaration extended to
Turkey and Bulgaria. approval OF the
resolution as il now stands is regard
ed as virtually certain.
Senator Stone and Representative
Flood conferred with Secretary Lans-
ing ald il was understood to be the
secretary's conviction that no circum-
stance yet warrants action against
Turkey and Bulgaria. Some officials
still are said TO hope that German
domination OF her lesser tools may yet
be broken.
The arguments were so persuasive
that in the two hours deliberations
today OF the house foreign affsirs COM
mittee on the Austrian war resolution
only one member. Representative Mil
Ter OF Minnesota, who recently return
ed from the western European war
theater. voted for his proposal to in
clude Turkey and Bulgaria in the resO-
luton. On the final vote he joined
with all others present in approving
the Austrian document.
The principle debate and strangest
demand for addition of Turkey and
Bulgaria to the nations formal foes.
is expected in the senate. One days
debate is expected 10 suffice In the
house. Passage CT the resolution by
an overwhelming vote before adjourn
ment of the house Friday is expected.