Arizona republican., 1917-12-07
AMERICA. PROMISES WAR ACT
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 WASHINGTON. Dec. GA declara- tiOn of war with Austria Hungary promised tonight to be voted by congress within the next "A hours
 Consideration of the war resolutions will begin tomorrow in both senate and house. Developments today vir- tually made it certain that sentiment in favor of including declarations against Turkey and Bulgaria in spite of President Wilson's address has been checked.
 Administration leaders of both bodies tonight expressed confidence that debate would be comparatively brief and that the declaration would be approved by overwhelming votes.
 The house, after Chairman Flood had submitted a report stating that a state of war with Austria actually had existed for some months and that American troops probably soon would be fighting on the Italian front. formally agreed to proceed tomorrow with consideration of the resolution as unanimously reported by it's commit tee. After several hours delberation, the senate foreign relations committee unanimously approved a resolution in somewhat similar form and directed Chairman Stone to place it before the senate when II -CODVelleS IOnOITOW.
 Unanimous consent, required under senate rules for immediate discussion of the resolution will he sought by Chairman Stone, who believed tonight that no senator would object and that the matter would be disposed of before adjournment, differences between the senate and house resolutions quickly adjusted and the final draft sent to the president tomorrow night. Objec- tion by a single senator, however, would force over the resolution until Saturday.
 The house committees report dealt in detail with the causes for the decla ration reciting Austrian submarine depredations. her approval of the Ger man submarine policy and the in- trigues and plots of her official repre- scntatives in this country.
 Representative Flood spoke at length upon the reasons for not ex- tending the declaration to Germany's other allies. He. said such a step merely would strengthen Germany's hold upon Bulgaria and Turkey, while for the present at least, there could he no question of direct military op- erations by the United States against these countries. None of the allied powers. he declared, had even sug- gested that the prosecution of the war could be beneficially affected by such declarations; neither Turkey nor Bull garia had committed aggressions against the United States and the lat ter had not even broken diplomatic relations.
 The situation of American mission aries in Turkey. now being well treated, also was touched upon and Mir Flood pointed out that while Turkish interests in the United States are insignificant those of the United States in the Ottoman empire are very large. There is nothing to fear from Turks in this country, he said, as most of them are Christian Syrians, Assyr- ians and Armenians
 Representative Miller of Minnesota foreign affairs committee member made a brief argument for including Turkey and Bulgaria in the declara- ton. The attitude of the house wa. evidenced by enthusiastic cheering oi Representative Floods reply that dec larations against them would follow as soon as the president believes it Ix, pedient. The senate committees reso-
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