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罗斯福－向日本宣战 　　 [dvnews_page]罗斯福－－向日本宣战FRANKLIND.ROOSEVELT'SPEARLHARBOREECHDeclarationofWarDecember8,1941TotheCongreoftheUnitedStates:Yesterday,Dec.7,1941-adatewhichwillliveininfamy-theUnitedStatesofAmericawassuddenlyanddeliberatelyattackedbynavalandairforcesoftheEmpireofJapan.TheUnitedStateswasatpeacewiththatnationand,atthesolicitationofJapan,wasstillinconversationwiththegovernmentanditsemperorlookingtowardthemaintenanceofpeaceinthePacific.Indeed,onehourafterJapaneseairsquadrohadmencedbombinginOahu,theJapaneseambaadortotheUnitedStatesandhiscolleaguesdeliveredtotheSecretaryofStateaformalreplytoarecentAmericanmeage.Whilethisreplystatedthatitseemeduseletocontinuetheexistingdiplomatiegotiatio,itcontainednothreatorhintofwarorarmedattack.ItwillberecordedthatthedistanceofHawaiifromJapanmakesitobviousthattheattackwasdeliberatelyplaedmanydaysorevenweeksago.Duringtheinterveningtime,theJapanesegovernmenthasdeliberatelysoughttodeceivetheUnitedStatesbyfalsestatementsandexpreioofhopeforcontinuedpeace.TheattackyesterdayontheHawaiianislandshascausedseveredamagetoAmericannavalandmilitaryforces.VerymanyAmericanliveshavebeenlost.Inaddition,AmericanshihavebeenreportedtorpedoedonthehighseasbetweenSanFranciscoandHonolulu.Yesterday,theJapanesegovernmentalsolaunchedanattackagaitMalaya.Lastnight,JapaneseforcesattackedHongKong.Lastnight,JapaneseforcesattackedGuam.Lastnight,JapaneseforcesattackedthePhiliineIslands.Lastnight,theJapaneseattackedWakeIsland.Thismorning,theJapaneseattackedMidwayIsland.Japanhas,therefore,undertakenasurpriseoffeiveextendingthroughoutthePacificarea.Thefactsofyesterdayeakforthemselves.ThepeopleoftheUnitedStateshavealreadyformedtheiropinioandwellunderstandtheimplicatiototheverylifeandsafetyofournation.AsmanderinchiefoftheArmyandNavy,Ihavedirectedthatallmeasuresbetakenforourdefee.Alwayswillwerememberthecharacteroftheolaughtagaitus.Nomatterhowlongitmaytakeustooverethispremeditatedinvasion,theAmericanpeopleintheirrighteousmightwillwinthroughtoaolutevictory.IbelieveIinterpretthewilloftheCongreandofthepeoplewhenIaertthatwewillnotonlydefendourselvestotheuttermost,butwillmakeverycertainthatthisformoftreacheryshallneverendangerusagain.Hostilitiesexist.Thereisnoblinkingatthefactthatthatourpeople,ourterritoryandourinterestsareingravedanger.Withconfidenceinourarmedforces-withtheuoundingdeterminationofourpeople-wewillgaintheinevitabletriumph-sohelpusGod.IaskthattheCongredeclarethatsincetheurovokedanddastardlyattackbyJapanonSunday,Dec.7,astateofwarhasexistedbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheJapaneseempire. 　　 [dvnews_page]罗斯福－－向日本宣战FRANKLIND.ROOSEVELT'SPEARLHARBOREECHDeclarationofWarDecember8,1941TotheCongreoftheUnitedStates:Yesterday,Dec.7,1941-adatewhichwillliveininfamy-theUnitedStatesofAmericawassuddenlyanddeliberatelyattackedbynavalandairforcesoftheEmpireofJapan.TheUnitedStateswasatpeacewiththatnationand,atthesolicitationofJapan,wasstillinconversationwiththegovernmentanditsemperorlookingtowardthemaintenanceofpeaceinthePacific.Indeed,onehourafterJapaneseairsquadrohadmencedbombinginOahu,theJapaneseambaadortotheUnitedStatesandhiscolleaguesdeliveredtotheSecretaryofStateaformalreplytoarecentAmericanmeage.Whilethisreplystatedthatitseemeduseletocontinuetheexistingdiplomatiegotiatio,itcontainednothreatorhintofwarorarmedattack.ItwillberecordedthatthedistanceofHawaiifromJapanmakesitobviousthattheattackwasdeliberatelyplaedmanydaysorevenweeksago.Duringtheinterveningtime,theJapanesegovernmenthasdeliberatelysoughttodeceivetheUnitedStatesbyfalsestatementsandexpreioofhopeforcontinuedpeace.TheattackyesterdayontheHawaiianislandshascausedseveredamagetoAmericannavalandmilitaryforces.VerymanyAmericanliveshavebeenlost.Inaddition,AmericanshihavebeenreportedtorpedoedonthehighseasbetweenSanFranciscoandHonolulu.Yesterday,theJapanesegovernmentalsolaunchedanattackagaitMalaya.Lastnight,JapaneseforcesattackedHongKong.Lastnight,JapaneseforcesattackedGuam.Lastnight,JapaneseforcesattackedthePhiliineIslands.Lastnight,theJapaneseattackedWakeIsland.Thismorning,theJapaneseattackedMidwayIsland.Japanhas,therefore,undertakenasurpriseoffeiveextendingthroughoutthePacificarea.Thefactsofyesterdayeakforthemselves.ThepeopleoftheUnitedStateshavealreadyformedtheiropinioandwellunderstandtheimplicatiototheverylifeandsafetyofournation.AsmanderinchiefoftheArmyandNavy,Ihavedirectedthatallmeasuresbetakenforourdefee.Alwayswillwerememberthecharacteroftheolaughtagaitus.Nomatterhowlongitmaytakeustooverethispremeditatedinvasion,theAmericanpeopleintheirrighteousmightwillwinthroughtoaolutevictory.IbelieveIinterpretthewilloftheCongreandofthepeoplewhenIaertthatwewillnotonlydefendourselvestotheuttermost,butwillmakeverycertainthatthisformoftreacheryshallneverendangerusagain.Hostilitiesexist.Thereisnoblinkingatthefactthatthatourpeople,ourterritoryandourinterestsareingravedanger.Withconfidenceinourarmedforces-withtheuoundingdeterminationofourpeople-wewillgaintheinevitabletriumph-sohelpusGod.IaskthattheCongredeclarethatsincetheurovokedanddastardlyattackbyJapanonSunday,Dec.7,astateofwarhase。