Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-08
War Declared on
 Dual Monarchy
RESOLUTION PASSED CONGRESS
 WITH ONE DISSENTING VOTE
EFFECTIVE AT 5:O3 P. M.
Debate in Both Houses Was Unex- pectediy Short-The Measure Was Signed by President Wilson Without ForYnaIity.

Washington, Dec. War between
 the United States and Austria-Hun-
 gary was formally declared today.
 Congress. with one dissenting vote
 in the house, adopted and President
 Wilson approved a resolution declar-
 ing existence of a state of war be-
 tween the imperial and royal Aus
 tro-Hungarian government and the
 government and people of the United
 States, authorizing the president to
 employ the nations armed forces and
 piedging it's resources to victory.
 The resolution, the response of con
 sress to the presidents request in
 his address Tuesday, is similar to that
 passed April declaring war with Germany. It became effective at 5.03
 p. m,. today, when it was signed by
 the executive without formality. An
 executive proclamation will. follow
 shortly.
 Unanimous Vote in Senate.
 After but one hours debate, the res
 oiution was unanimously aGopted by
 the senate with an affirmative vote of
 "A. It was approved by the house
 3e3 to 1, Representative London the
 New York socis3fst, casting the only
 dissenting vote. A few minutes later
 Vice President Marshall and Speaker Clark had signed the document and
 sent it to the White House, where
 President Wilson attached his sigma
 tare with Secretary Tumulty and As sistant Secretary Forster as the only witnesses,
 The resolution follows:
 "Joint Resolution. Declaring, That a State of War Exists between the Imperial and Royal lAustro- Hungarian GovernmtInt and
 the Government and the People of the United States. and Making Provision to Prosecute the Same.
 Whereas, the imperial and royal Austro-H Hungarian government has committed repeated acts of war against the government and the peo-
 pie of the United States of America; Therefore, be it.
 Resolved by the Senate and House or Representatives of the United States of America in Congress AS-
 sembled, that state of war is hereby declared to exist between the United States of America and tho Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian govern ment and the president be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to i employ the entire naval and military forces of the United States and the 1 resources of the government to carry on war against the imperial and royal iAustro-Hungarian government; and . termination all the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the congress of the, United States. Champ Clark, Speaker of the House Thomas R. Marshall, Vice Presi- dent of the United States and Presi- dent of the Senate.
 Approved 2 December, 1917 WOODROW WILSON," In accord with President Wilson's suggestion, action in respect to Tur- key and Bulgaria, GerInany's other all lies, was left to the future. Wide spread demand in congress for their inclusion in the declaration was indi- cated in both senate and house de- bate. but when the roll calls came, l the presidents advice was followed in a demonstration of American unity and harmony. Representative London, socialist, of New York, who cast the one negative vote, explained his Op- position by stating that he was pIedg- ! ed to that course by the socialist par | ty. Caustic criticism of his position enlivened the house proceedings. Debate in both houses was anez-- pected1y brief, lasting but an hour in the senate and only two house and l forty minutes in the house. Put One Over on La FoiIetts. Senator La Toilette, of Wisconsin, ! who also opposed war with Germany, | was absent when the roll call was, taken and did not vote. Later he ad-' dressed the senate explaining that he did not hear the summons to vote, which was taken while he was at his office preparing an amendment pro viding that the United States should | not observe any agreement of the en- 1 tente allies to deprive or control any territory of Austria held August 1, 1914. The Wisconsin senator said with inclusion of this amendment ha would have voted for the war resolu- 1 tion but against it without his belated