Show DECLARES WAR INAR ON f HUNGARY AUSTRIA N GARY RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY ALMOST ALMOST ALMOST AL AL- MOST UNANIMOUS VOTE AND SIGNED BY Chief Executive Is Authorized to Employ Em Em- ploy the Nations Nation's Armed Forces and Recourses of Country to Final Victory Washington War War between the tIme United States and Hungary Austria-Hungary was formally declared on December 7 7 Congress with one dissenting vote yote In the time house adopted and President Wilson approved a resolution declaring declaring ing existence of a state of war between the imperial and royal ro Hun Austro-Hun- garlan garian government and the government and people of the United States and and authorizing the time president to employ tho the nations nation's armed forces and pledging Its resources to victory Congressman l Ie Meyer er London the New York socialist cast the only vote I against a declaration of war with Austria i The resolution the time response of congress congress congress con con- gress to the presidents president's request in his address on December 4 Is similar to that passed April G 0 declaring war war on Germany It became effective at 5 03 I p. p m. m December 7 when it was signed by the executive without formality An executive proclamation will vilI follow shortly After but one hours hour's debate the tho resolution resolution res res- was unanimously adopted by bythe bythe bythe the senate with an affirmative v te of 74 It was approved b by the houe to tp 1 A few minutes later Vice dent Marshall and Speaker 1 Clark lark had hall signed the document and sent it to the time White House louse where President Wilson Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son attached his signature with Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary and amI Assistant Secretary Forster as time only witnesses Text of Resolution The resolution follows Joint resolution Declaring that a state of war exists ex cx- x- x between the time Imperial and ro royal al Hungarian Austro-Hungarian government and the United States and making provision to pros prosecute cute the time same Whereas Thereas The Imperial and ro royal al Austro Hungarian government hrs has committed repeated acts of war var against the time government and the people of the United States Stales of America Therefore be belt It Resolved by the time senate and house of representatives of the time United States of America Amerl a in congress assembled that a state of war is hereby declared to exist between the United States of America and the imperial and royal Hungarian Austro government and that the time president be he and he Is hereby hereby here here- by authorized and directed to ta employ the tIme entire naval and military ry forces of the time United States and the resources of the government to carry carryon on war against The Imperial and amid ro royal al Austro- Austro Hungarian government had and to bring the time conflict to a successful termination all aU the time resources of the country are hereby pledged by the time congress of the United States CHAMP CHA CLARK Sp Speaker aker of the time IIo House se of tives THOMAS R. R MARSHALL Vice President of the United States and President of the time Senate Approved Decem December bel 7 1917 0 WOODROW WILSON VILSON |