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Show BRAZIL WILL SIDE WITH LLS. IN WAR RESOLUTION PASSED BY CHAMBER CHAM-BER WHICH WOULD REVOKE NEUTRALITY PROCLAMATION. Believed That War Will Be Declared Between Germany and Brazil Within a Few Days. Chile Will Back Brazil. Rio Janeiro. The Brazilian chamber on May 28 passed the first reading of the government measure revoking Brazil's Bra-zil's neutrality in the war between Germany nnd the United States. The vote was 1,'5G to 3. .'"'' The Jeaders of the principal political factions declared that they would vote for the proposed project because they felt confident that parliament would complete the measure by revoking also in favor of the entente the country's coun-try's declaration of neutrality and thereby permit Brazil to take sides with the entente against Germany. This declaration brought forth enthusiastic en-thusiastic applause. - The -measure under consideration by the Brazilian chamber was drafted by the committee on foreign relations. It recommended the cancellation of the decree of April 25, 1917, which declared de-clared the neutrality of Brazil in the war between Germany and the United States. Under this bill President Braz is authorized au-thorized to take the necessary steps to make the measure effective. A Notlcia says that In German circles cir-cles it is asserted that Germany will declare war on Brazil within two or three days. A dispatch from Santiago says: Chile will support Brazil in adopting vigorous vigor-ous measures against Germany, according ac-cording to the Diaro Illustrado, in commenting on the new aspect of the international situation brought about by the action of President Braz of Brazil in urging congress to revoke the decree of neutrality in the war between the United States and Germany Ger-many and authorize measures for the defense of the nation's dignity. |