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Congress, ) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, j Document 
 Session. j | No. 154. 
 
 RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY BRITISH PARLIAMENT. 
 
 MESSAGE 
 
 FROM THE 
 
 PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, 
 
 TRANSMITTING 
 
 A COMMUNICATION FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBMITTING 
 RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT RELATIVE 
 TO THE ENTRY OF THE UNITED STATES INTO THE WAR. 
 
 May 26, 1917. — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be 
 
 printed. 
 
 TJie Senate and House of Representatives: 
 
 I transmit herewith, for the information of Congress, a communica- 
 tion from the Secretary of State covering copies of a note from the 
 British ambassador and the resolutions passed by both Houses of 
 the British Parliament on April 18, relative to the entry of the United 
 States into the war. 
 
 WooDRow Wilson. 
 The White House, 
 
 Washington, Mai/ 26, 1917. 
 
 Departmext of State, 
 Washington, May S3, 1917. 
 The President: 
 
 The undersigned, the Secretary of vState, has the honor to lay 
 before the President a copy of a note from the British ambassador 
 transmitting, for the information of the Government of the United 
 States, resolutions passed by both Houses of Parliament on April 18, 
 relative to the entry of the United States into the war. 
 
 The undersigned has the honor to recommend that the inclosed 
 copies of the resolutions be transmitted to the Senate and House of 
 Representatives for the information of Congress. 
 
 Respectfully submitted. 
 
 Robert Lansing. 
 
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 British Embassy, 
 Washington, May 18, 1917. 
 Sir: I have the honor, by direction of His Majesty's Government,.^ 
 to transmit for the information of the United States Government ;; 
 the accompanying copies, signed respectively by the Lord Chancellor " 
 and the Deputy Speaker, of a resolution passed by both Houses of 
 Parliament on the 18th of April, relative to the entry of the United 
 States into the war. 
 
 I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, 
 Your most obedient, humble servant, 
 
 Cecil Spring Rice. 
 Hon. Robert Lansing, 
 
 Secretary of State of the United States. 
 
 That this House desires to express to the Government and people of the United 
 States of America their profound appreciation of the action of that Government in 
 joining the allied powers, and thus defending the high cause of freedom and the 
 rights of humanity against the gravest menace by which they have ever been 
 imperiled. 
 
 FiNLAY, Lord Chancellor. 
 
 House of Lords, 18th April, 1917. 
 
 House op Commons, 18th April, 1917. 
 Resolved, That this House desires to express to the Government and people of the 
 United States of America its profound appreciation of the action of that Government 
 in joining the allied powers, and thus defending the high cause of freedom and the 
 rights of humanity against the gravest menace by which they have ever been 
 imperiled. 
 
 John Henry Whitley, Deputy Speaker. 
 
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