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MONDAY. DECEMBER Z, 1892
REMEMBER PEARL HAR8OR!
The following editorial is pull
lishel at the request Of the Mel
igan War Savings committee wit
holehearted endorsement Of III
Daily Press:
DECEMBER 7TH. 1891.
We we're sleep that morning
but we are awake now,
DECEMBER 7TH, 1871.
That is a date that is burned
deep in the hearts and minds
OF the American people. We
shall never forget that quiet
Sunday morning.
DECEMBER 7TH, 1871.
1t began like every Sunday
morning in America with chill
dren hurrying off to sunday
School, and their older folks
getting ready for church.
DECEMBER 7TH, 1871.
There were the sunday morn
ing papers and the radio pro-
grams reporting the War News
from Europe. But there was one
special news story that Sunday
morning that we now well re-
member. one He will never
forget,
DECEMBER 7TH. 1871.
A Special japanese Envoy
would call on the President OF
the United States 10 deliver a
special message from the EN-
peror OF Japan a message
Of continued peace and friend
ship.
DECEMBER 7TH. 1871.
In far off Hawaii. the time
was 1855 a. m. when the folks
at Pearl Harbor heard the first
signal Of danger. bomber
planes sweeping down from
peaceful sky over Hawaii
the japanese agents OF death
and destruction had come to
pay visit to Pearl Harbor.
The following day our Presi-
dent said: yesterday,
DECEMBER 7TH, 1871
a date which will live in infamy,
the United States OF America
was suddenly and deliberately
attacked by naval and air forces
Of the Empire Of Japan"
The President continued:
always will our whole nation
remember the character Of the
onslaught against US. No matter
how long IL will take us 10 over
come this premeditated iuya-
sion. the American People in
their righteous might, will win
through 10 absolute Victory. l
believe I interpret the will Il
the Congress and Of the people
when ! assert that we will not
only defend ourselves TO the ut
termost, but will make il very
certain that this form Of tre8ch-
cry shall never endauger us
again
DECEMBER sTH, 1871
All America rushed 10 buy
War Bonds. They were called
Defense Bonds then. and a rec
ord day OF sales resulted. Amer
lea is now observing
DECEMBER 9TH. 1892
Have We forgotten
Or. do we REMEMBER
PEARL HARBOR?
Do we remembe d: a DATE
WHICH SHALL LIVE IN N
FANNY?
Are We, as GOOD AMER
leans, prepared to say: You
are right, Mr.. President, the
world must be made 80 safe
that we will never acaTn be at
tackled in so treacherous a
manner by any nation And,
therefore. on the FIRST ami
VERSARY OF PEARL HAIR
'OR. We stand before the altar
on which those brave boys
gave their lives and limbs at
Hawaii, with all that we possess
ready and willing 10 place il
al the disposal Of OR GOVERN
MENT SO THAT IT SHALL
NOT PERISH FROM THIS
EARTH"
As Good Americans, on this
DECEMBER 7TH. 1912
we do solemnly pledge our
lives. our wealth. and sacred
honor to AMERICAN VICTORY,
and we will purchase at least
one additional War Bond be II
for $25 or S1O0.Og0-to honor the
memory of those who we're
struck down in treachery by
the japanese on Sunday
DECEMBER 7TH, 1871.
REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR
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