The Washington herald., 1917-12-06
War ON AUSTRIA
TO Be DECLARED
WITHIN A WEEK:
House Committee Drafts
Resolution; Senate Ready
to Support Plan.

There will be no delay in framing
the declaration of war on Austria.
Hungary. Parliamentary machinery
was put in motion yesterday which
Will turn out the declaration request
ed by President Wilson early next
week. Chairman Flood. OF the House
Of Representatives Foreign Affairs
Committee. introduced a resolution,
which was at once referred to his
committee.
The committee met at once. unan-
imously approved the declaration, and
instructed Chairman Flood to report
cut the resolution today He will
ask unanimous consent that the dec
laration be placed first on the order
of business for tomorrow's session.
and indications now are that the
House will push the resolution through
just as expeditiously as the commit
tee did.
Commlttee Unanimous.
Prediction was made last night that
there will be practically no dissenting
vote on the declaration. This predic-
ton was based on a change of front
shown by practically all the anti
war voters of last spring.
Every member OF the Foreign
Affairs committee who last spring
voted against war on Germany yes
terday voted for declaration
against Austria. The aged Henry
Allen Cooper. of Wisconsin, who has
sturdily opposed war. cast his vote
with the committee. reversing his
stand OF a few months ago. Porter.
Hudleston and Shackleford. three
other committeeman who opposed
the declaration last spring. faced
about and made the committee vote
(, Text of Resolution.
Chairman Floods original jointI
resolution was revised in commit
Tee. The new version, made Npafbi.e
last night. follows:
Whereas, the Imperial and Royal
stro-Hungarian government has
severed diplomatic relations with
the government of the United
and has committed acts of
war against the government and
the people of the United States of
America, among which are its ad-
herence to the policy of ruthless
submarine warfare adopted by its
ally. the imperial German govern
nent with which the United States
is at war, and by giving its ally
active support and aid both on land
and sea in the prosecution of the
war against the government and
people OF the United States of
therefore be it.
Resolved by the Senate and House !
u Representatives of the United |
States Of America in Congress as
'embled that a state of war be and |
$ hereby declared to exist and to !
nave existed since noon of the fifth |
lay of December, 1917. between the |
United States OF America and the
imperial and royal stro-Hungarian
government; and that the President
'e. and is hereby. authorized and
iirected to employ the entire naval
md military forces OF the United
'tates and the resources of the gov
.rnment to carry on. war against
he imperial and royal Austro- Hun
'arian government and to bring the
onf1ict to a successful termination
ii the resources of the country are
ereby pledged by the Congress of
he United States"
This morning the Foreign Rela-
ions Committee of the Senate will
1eet and draw up a measure, which
'ill no doubt parallel that of the
Iouse, despite the inclination of
lany Senators to include Bulgaria
nd Turkey. as well as Austria
hungary.