I led and directed to employ the entire naval and military forces of the United States and the resources of the government to carry on war against the Imperial government, and to bring the subject to a successful termination, all of the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United States."

WASHINGTON, April 4.?The war resolution was passed by the Senate tonight by a vote of 52 to 6. It goes to the House, where debate will begin tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock to continue until action is taken. The resolution, drafted after consultation with the State Department, and already accepted by the House committee, says the state of war thrust upon the United States by Germany is formally declared, and directs the President to employ the entire military and naval forces and the resources of the government to carry on war and bring it to a successful termination.

Action in the Senate came just after 11 o'clock tonight, at the close of a debate that had lasted continuously since 10 o'clock this morning. The climax was reached late in the afternoon, when John Sharp Williams denounced a speech by Senator La Follette as more worthy of being than a American Senator.

The passage of the resolution was not marked by any outburst from the House.  Galleries, and on the floor the Senators themselves were unusually grave and quiet. Many of them answered to their names in voices that quivered with emotion. 