Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-07
i. 5. ARMY
WILL GO TO
ITALY SOON
Congress Learns Plans For
Sending Troops To Oppose
Invading Forces Drawn
From All Central Pow
ers.
HOUSE WILL APPROVE
WAR EDICT TOMORROW


Washington. o. c., Dec. Ga
resolution declaring war with Aus
tria-Hungary alone somewhat diff
ferent In language from the house
resolution, was unanimously ap-
proved today by the senate for
eign relations committee, which
planned to bring It before the SEN
ate tomorrow.
This action disposed Of the agi-
tation in the committee to include
Turkey and Bulgaria.
Washington, D. c.. Dec. 6.-With
will probably soon be sending troops
to the aid of Italy as well as sending
money and supplies, the house for
eign affairs committee today formally
reported the resolution for war on
Austria-Hungary.
The house gave its unanimous con-
sent for consideration of the war
resolution tomorrow with plans for
its passage before tomorrow night.
MOULD; INCLUDE ALL.
The agitation for including Turkey
and Bulgaria subsidized in the house,
but in the senate foreign relations
committee it gained supporters. The
extent Of the movement will not de-
velop until the senate begins debat-
ing the war resolution probably next
week.
There were no dissenting votes In
the committee ana AT the request OF
Chairman Flood the house gave its
unanimous consent to take up the
resolution tomorrow at the beginning
OF the session and pass it before to-
morrow night
DEMANDS TIME FOR DEBATE.
The only question left undecided to.
day was the length of the debate
Chairman Flood suggested that each
side of the house take one hour. but
Representative Gillett, acting repub-
lican leader, declared that was too
short time for such an important
subject. At the suggestion of Demo
cratic Leader Kitchin decision was
put over until tomorrow morning.
SENATORS DISCUSS EDIcT.
While the house was going through
the rreliminaries, the senate foreign
relations committee was in confer
ence on the war resolution.
The house committees report re.
views at length the causes leading up
TO the declaration Of war.
OTHERS MAY FOLLOW.
Chairman Flood told the house amid
enthusiastic applause that the presi.
dent may ask congress to declare war
against Turkey and Bulgaria later il
he deems it expedient in the future,
but that he and his advisers regard It
unwise at this time
Chairman Flood stated that the
United States has not yet broken re!a.
tions with Bulgaria: that Bulgarians
are not fighting against American sol,
diers and that this government has no
reason to declare war on her. The
Turks. he stated, have committed no
act of war against the United States
and should not be included in the reso-
luton.
COMMITTEE QUOTES WILSON.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Floods
statement the house adjourned until
tomorrow. The report of the commit
tee begins by stating the text Of the
war resolution as perfected yesterday
and then continues:
"The president has asked for the
declaration that state of war exists
against Austria-Hungary. In his ad-
dress delivered at the joint session OF
the. two houses of congress on Decem.
ber 4 he used this language:
hop ~kc< al
that stands in our way is that we are
at war with Germany but not with her
allies. therefore very earnestly rec
ommend that the congress immedi-
ately declare the United States in u
state Of war with Austria.Hungary.'
WAR ALREADY ON.
"The accompanying resolution car
ries out this recommendation OF the
president The enactment of this dec.
iaration involves very little re-adjust-
lnent Aof the affairs between the
United States and Austria-Hungary be-
cause state of war which this declar-
alton declares to exist actually has
been a fact for many months. The
on American lives and
rights by Austrian naval forces has
been small compared with that of
Germany but they have been indulged
to an extent to constitute war upon
this country and this fact, taken In
connection with other acts OF Austria
hungary has more and more brought
that government into position where
the American people have realized
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