Show BRAZIL DECLARES WAR ViAR ON GERMANY PRESIDENT AUTHORIZED TO TAKE STEPS TO INSURE NAS NATIONAL NATIONAL NA NA- S DEFENSE Ten American Nations Are Now Now Joined With the United St States tes in Opposition to Autocracy and andIn andin andin in Fight for Freedom Rio Janeiro The Thc The chamber of deputies dep dep- on October 26 by an almost unanimous vote declared that a state of war existed between Germany and Brazil The vote was to 1 The tribunes of the chamber were filled to o capa capacity ity After a debate on the of proclaiming martial law the tile president of the diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplo diplo- matic commission spoke In favor of a law worded as ns follows A state o of war between Brazil and Germany Is hereby acknowledged and proclaimed The president nt of the republic republic re re- re- re public Is authorized to adopt the measUre measures meas meas- ures Ure res e eh enunciated 1 nc ate In n his mess message ge of October October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober 25 23 and to take all nil steps tending to Insure national defense and public safet safety The virtually unanimous vote yote of ot the tile deputies was received with general ac nc- ac- ac With Brazils Brazil's action In declaring a n state of war with Germany ten AmerIcan American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean nations are arc now y nO Joined with the the United States in opposition to German autocracy and a great Pan Pan-Amerl- Ican lean pro ally alignment of spirit Is not far from complete Since Americas America's declaration of war fourteen neutral nations have severed relations with tho the Prussians and andoL of these ten have been our southern neighbors Of the South American countries Brazil Peru Bolivia BoUvia and Uruguay are strongly Brazil broke oft off relations relations re re- re- re lations and handed the German mInister mInister minister minis mInis- ter his passports as early as April 10 A resolution was shortly passed revokIng revoking re re- re- re yoking the nations nation's neutrality The sinking of Brazilian ships by German submarines had roused popular and official official of of- feeling and Germanys Germany's trade course In Brazil had previously stirred their great resentment I As early as last February the press of or Peru had been demanding the go governments government's gov gov- v- v Joining the United States In condemning the submarine warfare I Peruvian ships had been sunk and upon upon up up- on protest to the German Germa government no satisfaction was offered In August Augustan an ultimatum concerning the sinking of the tile Lorton was sent and as no answer answer an an- came within the eight days das demanded demanded demanded de de- de- de Peru Peru promptly severed rela rela- Bolivia's break with Germany came cament at nt the tile time of Americas America's declaration of war var |