[dvnews_page]罗斯福－－向日本宣战FRANKLIND.ROOSEVELT\'SPEARLHARBOREECH
DeclarationofWarDecember8,1941
TotheCongreoftheUnitedStates:
Yesterday,Dec.7,1941-adatewhichwillliveininfamy-theUnitedStatesofAmericawaudd
enlyanddeliberatelyattackedbynavalandairforcesoftheEmpireofJapan.
TheUnitedStateswasatpeacewiththatnationand,atthesolicitationofJapan,watillinconversationwiththegovernmentanditsemperorlookingtowardthemaintenanceofpeaceinthePacific.
Indeed,onehourafterJapaneseairsquadrohadcommencedbombinginOahu,theJapaneseambaadortotheUnitedStatesandhiscolleaguesdeliveredtotheSecretaryofStateaformalreplytoarecentAmericanmeage.Whilethisreplystatedthatitseemeduseletocontinuetheexistingdiplomaticnegotiatio,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.
AscommanderinchiefoftheArmyandNavy,Ihavedirectedthatallmeasuresbetakenforourdefee.
Alwayswillwerememberthecharacteroftheolaughtagaitus.
Nomatterhowlongitmaytakeustoovercomethispremeditatedinvasion,theAmericanpeopleintheirrighteousmightwillwinthroughtoaolutevictory.
IbelieveIinterpr
etthewilloftheCongreandofthepeoplewhenIaertthatwewillnotonlydefendourselvestotheuttermost,butwillmakeverycertainthatthisformoftreacheryshallneverendangerusagain.
Hostilitiesexist.Thereisnoblinkingatthefactthatthatourpeople,ourterritoryandourinterestsareingravedanger.
Withconfidenceinourarmedforces-withtheuoundingdeterminationofourpeo
ple-wewillgaintheinevitabletriumph-sohelpusGod.
IaskthattheCongredeclarethatsincetheurovokedanddastardlyattackbyJapanonSunday,Dec.7,astateofwarhasexistedbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheJapaneseempire.
