’蘭’’’’’諾’羅斯福
(FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT)
關’’戰對國’’’講
War Message to Congress
’天’1941’l
2月7日’’它’永遠成爲國’日’’’’堅’衆國’’’日本’國’’’’謀’’’襲擊’
1941’12月7日’
日本’隊對’’’’’奧’’’’’港’’國’’基’’動’’’襲’’爲’場攻擊’生’’期天淩晨’’’’成’重傷’’’’’’百’’’國’’打’’’及港’內艦隻’陸’’飛機’’重’失’’國公衆’憤填’’國’對羅斯福’“國’日”’說’’反應’’壓倒’數投票’’對日’戰’由’日本’’國’’’’’’組成’心國’盟’’日本’戰’’’’’’國’成爲’’’戰’’個重’’參戰國’
’天’1941’12月7日’’它’永遠成爲國’日’’’’堅’衆國’’’日本’國’’’’謀’’’襲擊’’國當’’該國’’’平’’’而’應日本’請’’仍’’它’’’’天’’’對話’’期維’太平’’’平’’實’’’日本’’中隊’’’’’國奧’’’之’’’’’日本’’’’’’’’個’僚還’我們’國務卿遞交’
’’對’國最’’’’’’正式答覆’雖’覆’’言’續’’’交談’’’’用’它’未’’有關戰’’’裝’攻’’’’’示’
應該’’’’’錄’’’’’’’日本’’’遠’顯而’見’次’攻’’’天’’數’期之’’精心策劃’’’’期間日本’’’’虛僞’’’’’望維’’平’’示’’對’國’’欺’’
’天日本對’’’’’’’攻’’國’陸’部隊’’重創’我’’’’’’’’’’’國’喪失’生’’’’’據報’’國船隻’舊’’’’奴’’’公’’亦’’魚’襲擊’
’天日本’’’’動’對馬’’區’’攻’
’’日本’隊’攻’香港’
’’日本’隊’攻關’’
’’日本’隊’攻菲’賓’’’
’’日本’隊’攻’’’’
今晨日本’隊’攻’中’’’
’樣’日本’’整個太平’區域’動’’場’’襲擊’’天’今天’’實說’’’切’’國’民’’成’’’’見解’完’’白我們國’’生’’’’’’’’’’’
’爲陸’’’’’’我’’示採’’切措’’’防’’
我們整個國’都’永遠’’’次日本對我’攻’’質’
不論’用’’’’間’’戰勝’次’謀’’略’’國’民興正’之’必’贏’徹’勝’’
我’’’樣說’’’國’’’民’’志’我’言’我們不僅’盡’’’衛我們’’’而’’’’永遠不’’’’種’’棄’’爲’’’’
戰’’’’’’誰’不’’’’我國’民’我國領’’我國’’正’’極’’’之中’
我們’賴我們’’裝’’’’’我國’民’’比堅’’’心’我們必’’’勝’’’’’’’我們’
我’’國’’’’’1941’12月7日’期日日本對我國’端’’’鄙’’攻’’國’日本’國之間’’’戰’’’’
Yesterday,
December 7, 1941-a
date which will live in infamy-the
United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air
forces of the empire of Japan.
The
United States was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of Japan,
was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the
maintenance of peace in the Pacific.
Indeed,
one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the American
Island of Oahu the Japanese Ambassador to the
United States
and his colleague delivered to our Secretary of State a formal reply to a recent
American message. And, while this reply stated that it seemed useless to
continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of
war or of armed attack.
It will
be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the
attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the
intervening time the Japanese Government has deliberately sought to deceive the
United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.
The
attack yesterday on the Hawaiian Islands has caused severe damage to American
naval and military forces. I regret to tell you that very many American lives
have been lost. In addition American ships have been reported torpedoed on the
high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu.
Yesterday
the Japanese Government also launched an attack against
Malaya.
Last
night Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong.
Last
night Japanese forces attacked Guam.
Last
night Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands.
Last night
the Japanese attacked Wake Island.
And this
morning the Japanese attacked Mid-way Island.
Japan has
therefore undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the Pacific area.
The facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves. The people of the United
States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications
to the very life and safety of our nation.
As
Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy I have directed that all measures be
taken for our defense.
Always
will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us.
No matter
how long it may take us to over-come this premeditated invasion, the American
people in their righteous might, will win through to absolute victory.
I believe
that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that
we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make it very certain
that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us
. Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our
territory and our interests are in grave danger.
With
confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people,
we will gain the inevitable triumph. So help us God.
I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and
dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, a state of war has existed
between the United States and the Japanese Empire.
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