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Show BIG UPRISING IN THE GERMAN CAPITAL I GERMANY WILL NOT WAIT FOR THE U. S. WAR ULTIMATUM Real War Operations Predicted to Begin Against United States in Face of Practically Certain Formal Declaration by Congress. WASHINGTON. March 21. With ' the knowledge that the United States! is practically certain to declare a state1 of war existing, many officials believe that Germany may begin warlike-op-! eratlons against the United States in a fuller sense. Although The Hague conventions of 1907, to which both the United States and Germany are signatories, declare that hostilities shall not begin without a formal notice to belligerents, as well as neutrals, it is recognized that The Hague treaties have been so openly disregarded uuring the wa rln Europe that no compliance with them may be expected with any confidence. Before The Hague conventions there was ample am-ple precedent for beginning of hostilities hostil-ities without formal war declarations. Precedents of History. The precedents of history show that 'he great majorit of the world's conflicts con-flicts have been begun before formal declaration of war was made. According to authorities on international interna-tional law, a condition of war arises in three ways: i 1. A declaration of war. 2. A proclamation or manifesto declaring de-claring that a state of war exists. 3. Through the commission of hostile hos-tile acts of force. One authority on international law describing ways in which hostilities may begin without formal declaration says ' acts of force by way of repris- H als or during a pacific blockade or during an intervention might be forcibly forci-bly resisted breaking out in this way." Speedy Declaration Predicted. President Wilson's action today was quickh followed by predictions at the capitol that congress speedily would declare a state of war existing. Chairman Flood of the house foreign for-eign affairs committee said he expected ex-pected congress would quickly pass a resolution declaring that a state of war exists and endorsing the president's Congress Will Endorse President. "Congress will declare that a state i of war exists, will endorse the president's presi-dent's stand and will make whatever i appropriations are necessary to en- I able the president to carry forward the ; war plans as quickly as possible," said Mr. Flood, "There probably will be an ajtpro-priation ajtpro-priation of very much more than the H ; $100,000,000 proposed in the armed H i neutrality bill which 'passed the house H and failed in the senate. There wilt H i not be any material opposition to legis- H I lation along these lines." H |
