It was time that the public got prepared not to be surprised. Every military man knew that the U.S. mainland could not long escape its first air raid. Last week the government served explicit warning.
Said Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson: "The United States Government . . . administered a stinging, humiliating surprise blow when it bombed Tokyo. . . . This means Japan has suffered a serious loss of face which can be wiped out only by a similar, even larger return blow. We have tried to put our house...
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