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WAR DECLARED ON JAPAN
HAWAIIAN. PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ATTACKED
AT REQUEST OF PRESIDENT,
CONGRESS DECLARES WAR
WITH UNPRECDENTED SPEED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 4JP) —
The United States, through its
Congress, declared war on Japan,
The Senate by a vote of 82 to 0
and the House by a vote of 383 to
1, told its own story of unity in
the face of common danger. The
speed with which the two cham
bers granted the President’s re
quest for the declaration was un
precedented. The single adverse
House vote was Miss Jeannet
Rankin, Democratic congresswo
man from Montana, wrho was
among the few who voted against
the 1917 declaration of war with
Germany. The officially announc
ed loss of two warships and 3,000
men dead and wounded by Jap
an’s raid on Hawaii was fresh in
the minds of the legislators.
President Asks
Congress To
Declare War *
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 UP* —
President Roosevelt aked Con
gress to declare war against Jap
an. He made the solemn historic
request after disclosing to the
nation that yesterday’s sudden
Japanese attack on Hawaii cost
the United States two warships
and 3.000 dead and wounded. The
President dec'ared “I ask Con
gress to declare, since the un
* provoked, dastardly attack by;
Japan, Sunday, December 7th,
a state of war to exist between
the United States and the Japan
ese Empire.”
The President said yesterday
‘‘is a date that will live in in
famy."
Britain Declares
War On Japan
Before the U.S.
LONDON, Dec. 8 f/P>— Britain,
like the United States under Jap
anese attack, declared war on
the Tokyo government without
waiting for Washington to first
formulate its American declara
tion. Said Churchill: “It only re
mains now for the two great
democracies to face their task
with whatever strength God may
give them.”
At the same time Britain made
allies cf Thailand and Free
China.
Costa Rica At
War with Japan
SAN JOSE. Costa Rica, Dec. 7
i(/P) — Costa Rica declared war
on Japan tonight.
Dutch W est Indies
Make Declaration
NEW YORK, Dec. 7 hPi —The
Netherlands East Indit's declar
ed war on Japan tonight, NBC
reported.
Alaska Ships
Will be Guarded
BREMERTON, Dec. 7 </P> —
Rear Admiral Freeman, Thirteen
th Naval District Commandant,
announced that the Navy will
provide armed escorts for all im
portant vessels from the North
west and Alaska. He announced:
"All necessary disposition; of
equipment and personnel for
safeguarding civilians here and
n Alaska has ben made. The im
mediate problem for the civilian
population is to be on guard for
possible sabotage.”
German Does Not
Clarify Position
BERLIN, Dec. 7 OP) — Oblig
ated under the three-power pact
to assist Japan if attacked. Ger
many referred to the Pacific hos
tilities as ‘clashes,”in a commun
ique which failed to clarify Ger
many’s intentions, hut termed
Roosevelt as a “war incendiary."
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 OP) —
Senator Connally announced that
President Roosevelt will address
a joint session of Congress to
j morrow.
The above map shows Pacific, theater of the new War Id War, brought about by Japan's unheralded
attack on the United States. Starred emblems indicate United States bases, many now under attack
Japs Simultaneously Attack Guam,
Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong
and Shanghai with Great Damage
SFATTl.E, Dec. 7 ■'/Pi — The
Japanese launched bombing at
tacks on both Hawaii and Manila.
TOKYO. Dec. 7 t/P) — The Im
perial command announced to
day that a state of war exists
with the United States and Brit
ain.
Squadron Planes
Attack Guam
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (/Pi —
The White House announced at
6.Of: p.m. EST tonight that the
Navy just reported that a squad
ron of unidentified planes was
over 'he is’and of Guam. A short
time later the White House an
nounced that the island was un
der attack.
Jap Troops Surround
International Settlement
SHANGHAI, Dec. 7 HP) — The
Japanese Army and Navy sur
rounded the International Set
tlement and served notice on the
commander of the United States
gunboat ake that war was de
c'ared.
Japanese Troops
Enter Thailand
To Keep It Free
LOS ANGELES. Dec. (/P) —An
NBC listening post quoted the
Tokyo radio as saying that Jap
anese troops entered Thailand
“to maintain its independence,”
also that informed sources ex
pected Germany to declare war
on the United States within two
hours.
Axis Radio Asserts Thails
Marching On Burma
NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (JP) — The
Axis-controlled Shanghai radio
said “a large number of Thai
military forces have commenced
moving toward the southern bor
der of Burma.”
Tojo Promises
Final Victory
•>
I OS ANGELES, Dec. 7 (T>) _
A Tokyo radio station broadcast
heard here sa d Japan attacked
Hong Kong and the Malay States
Premier Tojo to d the Japanese
people in a broadcast from Tok
yo that 'I hereby promise you
Japan will win a final victory,”
and that Japan has declared war
on the United States for “self
protection and self existence.”
He asked a11 Japanese to co
operate and said in 2600 years
of history Japan has never lost
a war ‘and we have nothing to
fear in this war.”
Believe 330 Killed
At Pearl Harbor
By One Bomb
j
UNDATED, Dec. (/P) — Japan
attacked the United States today
Harbor naval base at Honolulu.
striking by air at the great Pearl
and Manila. Latest reports indic
ated that the United States won
the first battle in the New World
War. A National Broadcasting
Company observer reported that
350 were belived kiled by a dir
ect hit on Hickman Field, Hono
lulu. “The Army and Navy now
appears to have the air and sea
under control,” the radio broad
cast from Honolulu said.
Adopting Hitler's surprise tac
tics of striking over the week
end, and gnoring President Roose
velt’s personal last hour appeal
to the Emperor for peace, last
night the Japanese attacked two
keystones of the American de
fense in the Pacific, at approxi
mately 9:20 a.m., or 12.20 PST.
At Least I Jap
Carrier in Action
TOKYO. Dec. 7 t/P) — Monday
Domei anounced that “naval op
erations are progressing off Haw
aii with at least one Japanese
aircraft carrier in action against
Pearl Harbor.”
Manila Quiet
At 1:25 p. m.
MANILA, Dec. 7 (/P) — There
were no signs of war and Manila
was quiet at 1.25 PST. Lt. Gen
eral Dopglas MacArthur, com
mander of the United States fore
es in the Far East, was advised
officially of the attack on Pearl
Harbor and places his entire com
mand on the alert.
Great Damage
In Philippines
NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (JP) — A
broadcast by a pro-Axis station
in Shanghai said that great dam
age was caused in the Philip
I pines by the Japanese air attacks.
Jap Attack On Hawaii Results
In Two Warships Destroyed and
3,000 Men Killed and Wounded
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 <.Ti —
The White House announced that
the Jap attack on Hawaii result
ed in the capsizing of an old bat
tleship, the destruction of a de
stroyer and damage to other ves
se s. The destruction of a relativ
ly large number of planes was
added and several Jap planes and
subs were accounted for. This
was announced as a war resolu
tion was drafted for immediate
introduction to Congress, the
President addressing them per
sonally on the Far Eastern sit
uation at 0:30 a. m. PST.
Chairman Conna'ly prepared
the war resolution, saying he act
ed on his own initiative without
knowing what the President
would say.
Official Estimate of
Casualties Placed 3,000
The official White House state
ment was the first authentic gov
ernment appraisal of the attack
yesterday and said the casualties
were expected to mount to about
3,0 0. nearly half of them fatal.
It was disclosed that-activ® re
sistance "is still continuing" ag
ainst the Jap attack in force in
the vicinity of Hawaii and rein
forcements and planes are being
rushed to the Islands.
Repair Work Under Wav
Reinforcements Enroute
The White House said repair
work is under way on ships,
planes and ground facilities. The
, White House said Wake and Mid
way Islands, in addition to the
island of Guam and Hongkong
were attacked but details were
lacking.
Asked whether there was any
official information why Japan
was able to get inside the outer
defenses of the Hawaiian group.
Presidential secretary Early said
it was the coneenus of experts
that probably all attacking plan
es came from carriers which had
moved forward during the night
and sent planes aloft to attack
with the dawn yesterday.
No identification was given to
the battleship which capsized
and turned over in Pearl Har
bor, the Navy’s giant Hawaiian
base. The statement said several
other ships were ‘seriously dam
aged," one destroyer “blown up”
and several other small ships
“seriously hit." Several hangars
were destroyed in the bombing
of Army and Navy airfields.
The White House said "a large
number of planes were put out
of commission/’ howe,.’r, homb
ers were said to have arrived at
the islands safely from San Fran
cisco and a white engagement Ls
under way.
Japs Interne 200 U. S.
Marine At Tientsin
Two hundred Marines, all that
remained of the American Ma
rine detachment in China, were
interned near Tientsin.
Transport Sunk
1600 Mi. Manila
NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (JP> —The
NBC in Manila reported that the
transport General Hugh L, Scott,
former American President lin
er, was sunk 1600 miles off of
Manila. No details were given.
Report U.S. Sink
Japanese Carrier
NEW YORK, Dec. 7 —Un
confirmed reports from Panama
and London said the Japanese air
craft carrier from whence the
planes operated to attack Pearl
Harbor, was sunk by the United
States Navy.
Japs Sink British
Gunboat Petrel
SHANGHAI, Dec. 7 </P) — The
Japanese sank the British gun
boat Petrel as it lay off the In
ternational Settlement. The Unit
ed States gunboat Wake, nearby,
was undamaged.
Close U. S. Borders
To Jap Nationals
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 ifP) —
Secretary Morgenthau tonight
closed the nation’s borders to
Japanese nationals and imposed
a ban on any financial transac
tion by Japanese aliens.
Estimate 104 Dead
In Armed Forces
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 UP)
The War Department gave the
White House a preliminary esti
mate of 104 dead and more than
300 wounded tonight in the arm
ed forces alone as a result of Jap
an’s bombing of the island of
Oahu. Neither figure included civ
ilian casualties in the raid on the
principal island in the Hawaiin
group.
Order Arrest
Of Alien Japs
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7 —
The Tokyo radio was heard by
the NBC to have said that Jap
anese ships surrounded the
Guam oil reservoir and hotel af
ter in Washington, the President
authorized the arrest of Japanese
nationals regarded as “danger
ous to the peace and security of
the United States." It was said
in an announcement by Attor
ney General Biddle who estimat
ed that there are under a thou
sand affected in Washington.
FCC prohibited all amateur
radio operations in the United
States and possession except for
j stations specifically authorized
by federal, state or municipal au
thorities in connection with em
ergency matters.
NEW YORK. Dec. 7 (rP) —The
Associated Press has been advis
ed by communications agencies
that the Navy has invoked cen
sorship on Manila and Honolulu,
prohibiting messages out bound
from both places.