要求对日本宣战(第1页)
要求对日本宣战
ForaDeainstJapan
富兰克林·罗斯福Frankli
富兰克林·罗斯福(1882—1945),美国第三十二任总统,民主党人,著名的资产阶级政治家,生于纽约。他生前颇孚众望,成为美国历史上唯一连任四届的总统。第二次世界大战中,他执行反对德、意、日法西斯侵略扩张的外交路线,引导美国加入了反法西斯阵营。他随之也成为该阵营的重要领袖之一。1945年4月,他因脑溢血而与世长辞。
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&hefollowingarticlecarefully,ahequestionbelow。
Agtotheauther,whydidAmericadeclareaan?
Mr。VicePresident,Mr。Speaker,membersoftheSeheHouseofRepresentative,
&erday,December7,1941—adatewhichwillLiveininfamy—UesofAmerica,wassuddeelyattaavalandairforpireofJapan。
&edStateseacewiththatnation,aationofJapan,wasstilliionwithitsgoversEmpertowardsthemaintenahePacific。
IerJapaneseairsquadronshadenbingintheAmeridofOahu。TheJapaneseAmbassadortotheUesandhisco1leagues,deliveredtoourSecretaryofStatesaforma1replytoaretAmerimessage。Ahisreplystatedthatitseemsuselesstouetheexistingdiplomatiegotiations,itedorhintofwarorofarmedattack。
ItwillberecordedthatthedistanceofHawaiifromJapaobviousthattheattackwasdeliberatelyplannedmanydaysorevenweeksagtheiimetheJapahasdeliberatelysoughttodeceivetheUesbyfalsestatementsandexpressioinuedpeace。
&ackyesterdayontheHawaiianislandshascausedseveredamagetoAmeriavalandmilitaryfrettotellyouthatverymanyAmeriliveshavebeenlost。Inaddition,AmerishipshavebeeorpedoedonthehighseasbetweenSanFrandHonolulu。
&heJapaalsolauastMalaya。
Lastnight,JapaagKong。
Lastnight,JapaackedGuam。
Lastnight,JapaackedthePhilippineIslands。
Lastnight,theJapaacked>
Andthism,theJapaackedMid>
JapanhasthereforeuakenasurpriseoffehroughoutthePacificarea。Thefactsofyesterdayandtodayspeakforthemselves。ThepeopleoftheUeshasalreadyformedtheiropinionsandwelluheimplistotheverylifeayofournation。
Asander-iheArmyandNavy,Ihavedirectedthatallmeasuresbetakenforourdefealways,letourwholehecharacteroftheonslaughtagainstus。
Nitmaytakeustooverethispremeditatedinvasion,theAmeripeopleieousmightwillwinthroughtoabsolutevictory。
&hatIihewillofgressandofthepeoplewhewewillnotonlydefeheuttermost,butwillmakeitverythatthisformoftreacheryshallneveragainendangerus。
Hostilitiesexist,thereisnoblihatourpeople,ourterritoryandouriareingravedanger。
Withedforces,withtheunbouionofourpeople,wewillgairiumph,sohelpusGod。
IaskthatthegressdeclarethatsiheunprovokedanddastardlyattackbyJapanonSunday,December7,1941,astateofwarhasexistedbetweeedStatesandtheJapaneseEmpire。