,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #aei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bh1         
#bjai,mr4 ,woodall submitt$ ! foll[+    
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,recogniz+ ! #ajj? anniv]s>y ( ! ,m>*   
,fir/ ,movem5t & ,korea's decl>ation (  
indep5d5ce f ! ,empire ( ,japan4        
,:]eas1 on ,m>* #a1 #aiai1 ! p ( ,korea 
ga!r$ 9 ,se\l1 ! capital ( ,korea1 to   
proclaim !y w\ld no long] be subject to 
,japan's imp]ial rule & to dem&         
indep5d5ce1 peace1 democracy1 human     
rights1 & a free & equal democratic     
republic2 ,:]eas ! ,korean ,decl>ation (
 ,indep5d5ce1 inspir$ by ,presid5t      
,woodr[ ,wilson's ,f\rte5 ,po9ts1 calls 
= national self-det]m9ation1 ju/ice1    
humanity1 survival1 & dignity2 ,:]eas   
approximately #b1jjj1jjj ,koreans       
p>ticipat$ 9 demon/rations = ,korean    
indep5d5ce & ov] #g1jjj ,koreans lo/ _! 
lives 9 ! process2 ,:]eas ! ,m>* ,fir/  
,movem5t directly l$ to ! e/abli%m5t ( !

 ,korean ,provisional ,gov]nm5t 9       
,%anghai & br\ght worldwide att5tion to 
_! ef=ts = indep5d5ce2 ,:]eas ! p (     
,korea f\ght = #cf ye>s "u ! oppression 
( ,imp]iali/ ,japan = indep5d5ce2 ,:]eas
 ! ,republic ( ,korea has be5 a pr\d    
p>tn] bo? milit>ily & economically ) !  
,unit$ ,/ates s9ce its inception ov] #gj
 ye>s ago2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates f\ght 
side by side ) ! ,korean p to repel !   
,soviet ,union-support$ ,democratic ,p's
 ,republic ( ,korea's 7,nor? ,korea7    
attacks dur+ ! ,korean w>2 ,:]eas !     
,republic ( ,korea & ! ,unit$ ,/ates are
 committ$ to a d5ucle>iz$ ,korean       
,p59sula & a peaceful end to ! ,korean  
w>2 ,:]eas 9 bo? ! ,republic ( ,korea & 
,nor? ,korea1 ,m>* #a/ is designat$ z a 
national holiday2 ,:]eas ! ,republic (  
,korea's ,presid5t ,moon ,jae-9 invit$ !
 ,nor? ,korean lead] ,kim ,jong ,un to a
 jo9t celebration ( ! #ajj? anniv]s>y ( 
! ,m>* ,fir/ ,movem5t 9 ! _s ( unity2   
,:]eas bo? ,presid5t ,moon ,jae-9 ( !   
,republic ( ,korea & ,presid5t ,donald  

,trump ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates h p>ticipat$ 9 
summits ) ,nor? ,korean lead] ,kim ,jong
 ,un 9 ! pursuit ( peace on ! ,korean   
,p59sula2 & ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,congress has consi/5tly demon/rat$     
/rong bip>tisan support = its ally !    
,republic ( ,korea3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7       
obs]ves & congratulates ! p ( ,korea on 
! #ajj? anniv]s>y ( ,korea's ,m>* ,fir/ 
,movem5t & pa? to indep5d5ce2  7#b7     
recognizes ! importance ( ! alliance    
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,republic (  
,korea to ! /ability ( ! region & !     
prosp]ity ( bo? c\ntries2  7#c7 comm5ds 
! /eps = a unifi$ & d5ucle>iz$ ,korean  
,p59sula t h be5 accompli%$ & ef=ts t   
/ill mu/ be made2 &  7#d7 reaffirms !   
,unit$ ,/ates commitm5t to ! ,republic (
 ,korea's indep5d5ce1 sov]eignty1 &     
safety4