Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-07
MAY VOTE FOR WAR
ON AUSTRIA TODAY
Administration Leaders Conf
dent Of Quick Action in
Both Houses.
FINAL DRAFT NOT DECIDED ON
Sentiment for Including Declara-
tons Against Turkey and Bull
garia Apparently Checked.


WASfi1NGTON. December S--\ dec
laration OF war with Austria Hungary
promised to-nigh, 30 bc voted by Con-
Srcss within the next twcnt:-four
hours.
Consideration Of the war resolutions
will begin tomorrow in both senate
and House. and developments day
virtually made it certain that Scuti-
n1ent in favor of including declarations
against Turkey and Bulgaria in spite
of President Wilson's advice had been
checked.
Administration leaders Of both bodies
tonight expressed confid.nca that de
bate would he comparatively brief. anr!
that the declaration would be approved
by Overwhelming votes tomorrow.
The only obstacles lie in tho Difficult
ties Of Senate procedure. and techni-
cal differences over the form Of the
final draft.
The House. after Chairman Flood
had submitted I rcpor, stating that a
state of war with Austria actuall. had
existed for some months and that
American troops probably soon would
be fighting on the Italian front. for
mally agreed to proceed tom orrow
with consideration Of The resolution az,
unanimously reported by it's commit
tee.
After several hours delioeration. the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
unanimously approved a resolution Ia
somewhat similar form. and directed
Chairman Stone to place It before Tie
Senate when II rcconvenes Tomorrow
STONE WILL SEEK
UNANIMOUS CONSENT
Unanimous consent. required under
Senate rules. for imm cdiat. discussion
OF the resolution will be sought by
Chairman Stone. who believed tonight
that no Senator would object. aud that
tho matter would be disposed OF be-
fore adjournment. differences between
the Senate and House resolutions
quickly adjusted. and the final draft
sent to the President Tomorrow night.
Objection by a single Senator would
force over the resolution until Satur-
day.
The House committees repori dealt
in detail with the causes for the dec
laration, recltinG Austrian submarine
depredations. her approval OF the Ger
man submarine policy, and the in
tr!Gues and plots of her official rep-
resentatives in this country.
Representative Flood spoke az lengt!,
upon the reasons fo. not extending the
declaration TO Ge"many's other allies.
He said such a step merely would
strengthen Germany's hold upon Bal
Garia and Turkey. while for the pres
cnt az least there could he no qucS-
tion Of direct military operations by
the United States against these coun-
tries. None OF the allied powers. lie
declared. have even suggested that the
prosecution OF the war could be BEN
e!ic!aIiy affected b?' such declarations;
neither Tu.key nor Bulgaria has COM
mitted aGsressions against the United
States, and the latter has no: even
broken diplomatic relations
AMERICAN MISSIONARIES
IN TURKEY WELL TREATED
The situation OF American mission
aries in Turkey. noW being we'll treat
cd. also was touched upon. and Mr.
Flood pointed out that while Turkish
interests in the United States arc in
siSnifc fcant. those OF the United States
in the Ottoman empire are very large
There is nothing TO fear from Turks
in this country nc said. most OF
them are Christian Syrians. Assyrians
and .Armcnians.
Representative Miller, OF Minnesota
Foreign Affairs Committee member
made brief argument Tor including
Turkey and Bulgaria in the declara-
ton. The attitude OF the House was
evidenced BY cnthusiastic cheering Of
Representative Floods reply that dec
iarations against them would follow
as soon rs the Presiden, believed it
cXDcdcn;.
The Senate committees resolution
makes war effective when The Presi-
dent approves the resolution, instead
OF. as provided in the House document,
dating the state OF war from noon
Continued on Eighth paSc)