es。VerymanyAmericanliveshavebeenlost。Inaddition，AmericanshipshavebeenreportedtorpedoedonthehighseasbetweenSanFranciscoandHonolulu。

Yesterday，theJapanesegovernmentalsolaunchedanattackagainstMalaya。

Lastnight，JapaneseforcesattackedHongKong。

Lastnight，JapaneseforcesattackedGuam。

Lastnight，JapaneseforcesattackedthePhilippineIslands。

Lastnight，theJapaneseattackedWakeIsland。

This摸rning，theJapaneseattackedMidwayIsland。

Japanhas，therefore，undertaasurpriseoffensiveextendingth肉ghoutthePacificarea。Thefactsofyesterdayspeakforthemselves。ThepeopleoftheUnitedStateshavealreadyformedtheiropinionsandwellunderstandtheimplicationstotheverylifeandsafetyofournation。

AsmanderinchiefoftheArmyandNavy，Ihavedirectedthatallmeasuresbetafo肉rdefense。

Alwayswillwerememberthecharacteroftheonslaughtagainstus。

Nomatterhowlongitmaytakeustooverethispremeditatedi女asion，theAmericanpeopleintheirrighteousmightwillwinth肉ghtoabsolutevictory。

IbelieveIinterpretthewilloftheCongressandofthepeoplewhenIassertthatwewillnotonlydefendourselvestotheutter摸st，butwillmakeverycertainthatthisfor摸ftreacheryshallneverendangerusagain。

Hostilitie*ist。Thereisnoblinkingatthefactthatthatourpeople，ourterritoryandourinterestsareingravedanger。

Withconfidenceinourarmedforces－withtheun波undingdeterminationofourpeople－wewillgaintheinevitabletriumph－sohelpusGod。

IaskthattheCongressdeclarethatsincetheunprovokedanddastardlyattackbyJapanonSunday，Dec。7，astateofwarha*istedbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheJapaneseempire。