War Comes to America Page #6

Off to Washington went

Special Ambassador Kuruso.

And on what the Japs said was

a mission of peace.

But carefully synchronized with his departure,

was a departure of a Jap task force.

Under sealed orders, not on a mission of peace.

On November 14th, Mr. Kuruso arrived

in San Francisco, smiling his...

...toothy smile as he sang the old song

of Japanese friendship.

The Japanese were peace-loving people.

Their whole policy was devoted to...

...the establishment of permanent peace in Asia.

Our aid to China, was delaying the

establishment of that peace.

Our refusal to sell them oil and scrap was

interfering with the establishment of that peace.

Our objections to them taking over

the East Indies, greater East Asia was...

...an interruption in the establishment

of that peace. All they wanted was peace.

On November 17, Mr. Kuruso

and Japanese...

...Ambassador Namura were received

by the President, in the presence of...

...The Secretary of State Cordell Hull.

It very quickly became clear, that the

Japanese had brought no new proposals...

...and that the Japanese intended to

continue their campaign to conquer China...

...and all East Asia.

On November 26th, our Secretary of State presented

the Japanese with the bases of peaceful agreement...

...between the two nations.

The proposal was forwarded to Tokyo.

The Japs had to stall for time.

But only a short time. A task force

was nearing its goal.

Sunday, December 7, 1941

One p. M., eastern standard time,

...the Japanese Ambassadors are expected

at the State Department

to keep a one o'clock appointment that

they had requested in order to present their...

...answers to our proposals.

One O five p. M. The Japanese planes are

approaching Hawaii.

One ten p. M. The Japanese emissaries telephone

to postpone their appointment until 1:45.

1:
20 p. M.

2:
00 p. M. The Japanese envoys smiling and correct,

arrive at the State Department.

2:
20 p. M.

Japanese planes had been sowing death and

destruction for an hour on...

...American outposts in the Pacific, when

the Japanese envoy presented a memorandum to Mr.

Hull.

"Here is the memorandum presented to me."

As you can see, it is quite

a lengthy document."

I read it horridly, discovering

it contained a recycled...

...macho accusations against

the United States."

Charging it among other things with quote:

Scheming for the extension of the war."

Preparing to attack Germany and Italy."

Trying to establish a new order in Europe."

And ignoring Japars sacrifices

in the China Affair."

Menacing the Empire's existence itself."

And disparaging its honor and prestige."

After reading the note, I said

to the Japan Ambassadors...

...I have never seen a document so crowded

with infamous falsehoods and distortion...

...on a scale so huge, that I never

would have imagined...

...that any government on this planet

was capable of uttering them."

I ask that Congress declare,

that since the unprovoked...

...and dastardly attack by Japan...

...on Sunday, December 7, 1941...

...a state of war has existed between

the Untied States and the Japanese Empire."

Victory of the democracies can only

be complete with the utter defeat of...

...the war machines of Germany and Japan."

C. G. Marshall.

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