Show WS I 1 FROM OUR congressman W K GRANGER united states declares war moving with unprecedented apted to answer the japanese capane ge assault this nations pacific possessions congress on the esth day of Dec december embr 1941 voted to declare war on japan the vote was 82 to 0 in the senate and ys 38 to 1 in the house the president spoke only 6 minutes and 30 second compared with woodrow wilsons Wil sons 29 minutes and 34 seconds congress approved the resolution in the record time ot of 33 minutes after president bitterly denounced japanese aggression the president personally delivered his message to a joint session of the house an and senate debate such as was hal between april 2 1917 when president wilson requested war against germany and april 6 when a declaration of war was approved by congress was missing at this time and on december 11 1941 the congress declared war on the other two axis powers the senate acted first approving the german resolution recognizing zing existence of hostilities by a vote of 88 to 0 and the italian 90 to 0 the house votes were to 0 and to 0 respectively on the german and italian resolutions president roosevelt didiot did not personally appear at the capitol to deliver his second message but it arrives arrive ZI by special messenger was received by the congress at 1224 p in and adopted by p in As with one voice the congress proclaimed to the world at large that this war was none of our seeking but that I 1 since it has come we shall see it thru to the last resource of our strength in men money material equipment and in moral courage what to do in an air raid bald remember every locality in which is located an instrumentality useful for I 1 defense such as defense airports plants planta and supply donots will come under the category of military objectives and are under the aha rules of international law subject to enemy attack if you live in such a then hen you should know some odthe fundamental da rules to remember in bevc event it of an ear air raid keep cool keep your head dont listen to rumors dont follow follo wany any excited person who may be screaming he may be trying to create a panic keep off the streets during the raid if youre more than five minutes from home when an air raid comes lie down under shelter otherwise go home and stay there put out the lights it if the a come over the lights that are out will never guide an enemy bomber dont wait for the last warning keep all unnecessary lights out anyway in case of a raid lie down indoors away from windows rix fix a refuge room in your home or apartment the room with the least glass put curtains or drapes portieres eres or blankets or any lightproof light proof material over the windows take the things you need eyeglasses cards magazines food drinking water toilet facilities a screen a table with good stout legs and a mattress mat tresa for each member of the family into this room lie down on the mattress walt wait until its over it if you have a portable radio take it into the refuge room use it to listen tor for official announcements cooperate with your air raid warden hes your friend hell help you choose one member of the family to be the home family air raid warden who will remember all of these rules rule mother smother is the best beat stay away from windows by night or by day it is dangerous for you and it helps the enemy if you peer out the call to the colors the call to arms la is ringing in the ears of every single american in this land to men to women to young youngsters and oldsters alike each one of us has hag his part to do winnins a war just juit loading a gurt and firing a bullet it poes goes much fraher farther and deeper than that it starts with every tiny deti detail I 1 of our daily lives we must be more watchful less wasteful not only of big things but of little things as well soone some we will be called upon for even greater conservation of material greater contributions to public welfare an aal 3 creater rr pater cooperation in bivins defens Dp fenK bonds and other measures that will be inaugurated to win the war savi save paper and other materials instead of burning them cooperate in a great many of 0 these ways thit that appear to b V f small email but which on the ohp whole are extremely important contributions toward a saving of time money and material so 0 o vital in winning the war |