ForaDecrationofWarAgastJapan
富兰克林·罗斯福/FranklRoosevelt
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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Atotheauther,whydidAricadecreawaragastJapan?
Mr.VicePresident,Mr.Speaker,bersoftheSenateandtheHoeofRepresentative,
Yesterday,Deceber7,1941—adatewhichwillLivefay—UatesofArica,wassuddenlyanddeliberatelyattackedbynavalandairforcesoftheEpireofJapan.
TheUateseacewiththatnation,and,atthesolicitationofJapan,wasstillionwithitsgovernntanditsEperorwtowardstheatenanceofpeacethePacific.
Indeed,onehourafterJapaneseairsquadronshadncedbobgtheAriisndofOahu.TheJapaneseAbassadortotheUatesandhis1leagues,deliveredtoourSecretaryofStatesafora1replytoaretArissage.Andwhilethisreplystatedthatitseeselesstoheexistgdiploatiegotiations,itntaednothreatorhtofwarorofardattack.
ItwillbererdedthatthedistanceofHawaiifroJapaobviothattheattackwasdeliberatelypnnedanydaysorevenweeksagthetervengtitheJapaneseGovernnthasdeliberatelysoughttodeceivetheUatesbyfalsestatentsandexpressionsofhopeforntuedpeace.
TheattackyesterdayontheHawaiianisndshascaedseveredaagetoAriavalandilitaryforces.IregrettotellyouthatveryanyAriliveshavebeenlost.Inaddition,ArishipshavebeeedtorpedoedonthehighseasbeeenSanFrancisandHono.
Yesterday,theJapanesegovernntalsounchedanattackagastMaya.
Lastnight,JapaneseforcesattackedHongKong.
Lastnight,JapaneseforcesattackedGua.
Lastnight,JapaneseforcesattackedthePhilippeIsnds.
Lastnight,theJapaackedWakeIsnd.
Andthis,theJapaackedMidwayIsnd.
JapanhasthereforeuakenasurpriseoffeendgthroughoutthePacificarea.Thefactsofyesterdayandtodayspeakfortheselves.ThepeopleoftheUateshasalreadyfordtheiropionsandwelluandtheiplicationstotheverylifeandsafetyofournation.
Asder--ChiefoftheAryandNavy,Ihavedirectedthatallasuresbetakenforourdefealways,letourwholenationreberthecharacteroftheonsughtagast.
Noatterhowlongitaytaketooverethispreditatedvasion,theAripeopletheirrighteoightwillthroughtoabsotevictory.
IbelievethatIterpretthewillofgressandofthepeoplewhenIassertthatwewillnotonlydefendourselvestotheutterost,butwillakeitverycertathatthisforoftreacheryshallneveragaendanger.
Hostilitiesexist,thereisnoblkgthefactthatourpeople,ourterritoryandourterestaregravedanger.
Withnfidenceourardforces,withtheunboundgdeterationofourpeople,wewillgatheevitabletriuph,sohelpGod.
IaskthatthegressdecrethatscetheunprovokedanddastardlyattackbyJapanonSunday,Deceber7,1941,astateofwarhasexistedbeeeesandtheJapaneseEpire.