Radio address by U.S. Representative Melvin J. Maas, October 27, 1944

In this speech delivered over the radio, Maas criticizes the Roosevelt administration for withholding crucial information about plans for the Pearl Harbor attack, which he argues was known in advance by top officials. Maas claims that Admiral Kimmel and General Short were unfairly blamed and denied a court-martial, as doing so would reveal the administration's failures. He asserts that the refusal to disclose the full truth about Pearl Harbor is politically motivated.