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UNITED STATES GAINS
FAVOR OF THE PEOPLE
President Is Disposed to Paci-
hsm But No, Expected to
Withstand the Pressure Of
Aroused Public Opinion

Buenos Aires. Sept 25.--The house
Of representatives has voted in sup
port of the senate decision calling for
diplomatic break with Germany
The president of the republic. Senior
1rroygen in whose hands now resta
the final decision, is faced by a nation
solidly united for vengeance upon the
empire that besmirched its honor. The
people of this republic are clamoring
no. only for break, but for war, i'm
mediate war.
The man in the presidential chair,
constitutionally a pacifist, lis still hold
ing to his announced theory that war
should be avoided. A small group Of
politicians supports him; In some
quarters where recent American his
terry has been closely followed. they
are referred to as ''the wilful' Their
influence is equal to nil.
The voice of the Argentine people
was spoken in both branches of par
lament, the votes on the rupture reso- !.
luton being.
Senate-23 to l.
House--53 to Is.
Nowhere is the slightest doubt en-
| tertained that the republic derHnd
Will force prompt submission by the
low Immediately upon break, tire.
mendous supplies will be released at
orce for the allies.
The people of Argentina have read
| for three years pitiful stories Of ma
tons plunged into the maelstrom OF
war They feel that no nation OF long
tried patience has received as rough
| treatment from fate as they then-
selves This conviction deep in the
| hearts of man. woman and children
| has ripened a bitterness and deterrnt-
nation that no nacifst president will
be able to check longer than a few
| days.
| The house vote urging break came
| after debate of twenty-four hours in
| which the handful OF the presidents
adherents again and again tried to
! flihuster the resolution to death. The
speeches preceding the vote wifi be
/ immortal in Argentinas history.
| While the house session was on. 4
report was circulated that the teie-
reranh line between Argentina and
Chile had been cut. The strikers were
immediately blamed. hut every cre
! knew that behind the strikers was t,e
/ invisible plotting hand doing It's i'm
| nerisl master an inestimahle servicAt
| by severing a link in the only direct
! cable connection between Argentina
and the United States. Nor was the
motive mystery 70 any one From
! Washington the ainiHsraticr was
| ea~erfv expecting word from Ambas-
sa dor Moan. Congress had been an
/ pealed to for patience until certain
news from Washington had arrived.
Again the plotting hand defeated its
own ends For as the report OF tbs
a 49, - -
the house. furore that knew no
bounds came fin answer. Tho advo.
Gates OF a rupture had a new, power
| full weapon: their ranks were prompt-
~ reinforced. Shortly thereafter tho
house. ignoring the presidents pleas
voted for the break.
! RI Argentina declares war II VIII
mean Immediate participation In hos
tilities
Argentina can start y .NrorN
within ten days force of 500 900
men. trained under the universal SER
vice principle. They are trained IN
the modern way Each lesson Of Eu-
| ronean war has been promptly an.
! riied The men are officered Ade-
| ouatelv MANY scores of the officers
have studied at close hand the Ger
man war machine which they may be
! called upon to destroy. The Afgen-
! tine army has an ample supply Of
/ the heaviest and most up-to-da.e
| Krunp artillery, as well as OF ammu-
milton. II the allied chiefs consent.
| however, the Ar~entine army will -
moved without this heavy equipment.
Argentina considers her infantrvmen
capable of immediately assuming their
| places on the firing lire.
Growing enthusiasm for the United
| States is evident everywhere The
/ people of this republic have been long
since smarting under the accusations
that the country Is pro-German. The
t heart Of tsfe Argentine people h hut
| one ,thing-Argentina That ID the
watchword in all quarters. hixh ana
low But II 1t beats stronger for one
| nation than another It Is for tn gTeak
northern neighbor. the United States.
This sentiment was strikingiy illustraf-
ed when the American feet visited
! Buenos Aires FIVE weeks ago. In nd
nainistration circles there had bean
some opposition to An invitation ~ thA
| feet. But Il was forced by the cor
dial reception Uncle Sans tars -
In Brazil and Uruguay. when thev
came here no doubt wnn. tafe o4s3hn