Show nation TIN ago WAR declaration AGAINST GERMANY COMPLETED CHIEF ACTORS ARE DEAD wilson kitchin flood la follette and martin all in choly tholy graves washington A patri patriotic otle feloi re incarnating ing tho ilia spirit of 8 gripped the ho american people just ut a decabo ago as n the nation was moving rapidly rupi illy into the groat great war woodrow allson had summoned congress to washington in special session soaston so aslon had delivered his dra dramatic matle night address asking tor for it declaration of hostilities and the senate had approved tho the war resolution and so it was waa that ton ten years ago tile tho lionso wag debating tile the final act to give in the early morning hours houra ot of the morrow its ita overwhelming verdict in favor of fighting germany Oer many with that action and the subsequent signing of the tha resolution on april 5 by Pst dent wilson the united states had taken the decisive step one which as it turned out changed the course of history and helped remake the map or a largo part of tho the world actual und and potential resources which all told probably never have been equalled equal led by uny any other nathon in tho the history of the world were brought into tho the war under the the american flag |