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 65th Congress, 
 1st Session. 
 
 Calendar No. 1 . 
 
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 SENATE. 
 
 Report 
 No.l. 
 
 WAR WITH THE IMPERIAL GERMAN GOVERNMENT. 
 
 Apktl 3, 1917.— Ordered to be printed. 
 
 Mr. Hitchcock, from the Committee on Foreign Relations sub- 
 mitted the following 
 
 REPORT. 
 
 [To accompany s. J. Res. 1.] 
 t ^Committee on Foreign Relations, to which was referred Senate 
 Joint Resolution No. 1, declaring that a state of war exists between 
 the Imperial German Government and the Government and the 
 people of the United States and making provision to prosecute tUv 
 same, having had the same under consideration, report the said joint 
 resolution with the recommendation that it pass with the followino- 
 amendments : • to 
 
 In the preamble, strike out the words " the recent acts of "• strike 
 out the word ''are " after the words " Imperial German Government " 
 and insert in lieu thereof the words " has committed repeated »• and 
 after the words United States " insert the words " of America " so 
 that the clause will read as follows : 
 
 Whereas the Imperial German Government lias committed repeated acts of 
 war against the Government and the people of the United States of America- 
 Therefore be it ""*• 
 
 Strike out all following the words "directed to"' in line 7 and 
 substitute therefor the following: 
 
 employ the entire naval and military forces of the United States and the 
 resources of the Government to carry on war against the Imperial German 
 Government; and to bring the conflict to a successful termination all of the 
 Sta°tes CeS co « n try are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United 
 
 so that the joint resolution as amended reads as follows: 
 
 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States 
 of America m Congress assembled, That the state of war between the United 
 States and the Imperial German Government which has thus been thrust udod 
 the United States is hereby formally declared; and that the Sdent be and 
 he is hereby, authorized and directed to employ the entire naval and military 
 lorces of the United States and the- resources of the Government to earrv on 
 war against the Imperial German Government; and to bring the conflict to a 
 successful termination all of the resources of the country are hereby pledged 
 by the Congress of the United States. ' • ' ,|f "- Ml 
 
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 APR 16 1917 
 
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