dition；americanshipshavebeenreportedtorpedoedonthehighseasbetweensanfranciscoandhonolulu。

yesterday；thejapanesegovernmentalsolaunchedanattackagainstmalaya。

lastnight；japaneseforcesattackedhongkong。

lastnight；japaneseforcesattackedguam。

lastnight；japaneseforcesattackedthephilippineislands。

lastnight；thejapaneseattackedwakeisland。

thismorning；thejapaneseattackedmidwayisland。

japanhas；therefore；undertakenasurpriseoffensiveextendingthroughoutthepacificarea。thefactsofyesterdayspeakforthemselves。thepeopleoftheunitedstateshavealreadyformedtheiropinionsandwellunderstandtheimplicationstotheverylifeandsafetyofournation。

ascommanderinchiefofthearmyandnavy；ihavedirectedthatallmeasuresbetakenforourdefense。

alwayswillwerememberthecharacteroftheonslaughtagainstus。

nomatterhowlongitmaytakeustoovercomethispremeditatedinvasion；theamericanpeopleintheirrighteousmightwillwinthroughtoabsolutevictory。

ibelieveiinterpretthewillofthecongressando