Show Writes I A About bout Jap Occupation pation v Henry C. C visited his brother Billy and Leland Lelaud Braithwaite Braithwaite Braith- Braith waite valte March 1 in the Phillipines They enjoyed their visit very much While there Henr Henry was given the following article by a i Philippine woman who asked him to have It published In an American Ameri Ameri- can paper TO ALL AMERICANS As wo we suffered so much oppression during the Japanese Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese Regine I feel compelled to Inform the tho kind Americans the way vay we were mistreated Ever since the arrival of ot th the Japanese soldiers In the tho Philippines Philippines Philip Philip- pines In Dec 1911 1941 the people towns evacuated to barrios far from rom the towns and highways We Ve brought with us only a small amount of ot food and only one ono blanket blanket blan blan- ket leet for each of or us After a few days clays In our place of ot refuge wo heard beard that the U. U S. S soldiers were retreating retreatIng- to Bataan Tears came cameto to our eyes because wo thought the Japs would kill us all and we often looked at tho the sky hoping to see sec U. U S. S airplanes which would drop something to comfort us use us We WeI were so thankful that the tho loyal I and nud kind guerillas came to encourage encourage encourage en en- courage us by telling us all that I very soon aid would come from the United States A. A few days after we left our homes the Japanese soldiers went from house to house and took our clothes and precious Jewels They destroyed our which were locked cd and everything the they could find rInd that was made in ill the I U. U S. S A. A The Tho Japanese soldiers would of often often ofton of- of ten ton enter our garden and take any auy thiu tho they wanted and would use uso empty houses for fuel They shot I our cattle and our fowls for Cor food I Ithe without asking permission from the owner and without pay Continued on page 5 I Philippi Philippi- W Writes ites About Jap Occupation Continued from page oie oce After Arter a few days they appointed appoint appoint- ed by force a mayor in our town and we were informed that If we wei i would go back to our homes they I would not harm us So we wo decided decided decided ed to go home and on the wa way we saw sav many friends and relatives weeping because everything was stolen or destroyed In their homes When we reached our home we I could not eee nee our pigs and chick chick- ens I tried my best to call them but they would not come near We went Inside and found that everything everything every every- I thing was scattered about and allour all allour allour our cabinets were broken In pieces and that all our valuables were I stolen After Atter being in our house for a few minutes W we learned that I the Japanese soldiers had gone i from house to house loaded with I our possessions th that t thoy Y want want- wd d. d Whom shall 1 blame me for this condition In our town which I observed observed ob ob- ob- ob i served I blame the Japanese I because they came to our town before we returned I After Atter a few hours we wo left our homes and returned to the evacuation evacuation anon place and on the way we wa met many Japanese trucks going from barn to barn gathering all the tho rice they could find It wad waa one day In the month of r July 1942 when my father went to Cabanatuan and witnessed tho the I I j Il I following incidents In the provincial provincial I capital he saw many American American Amer Amer- ican lean prisoners working under I Amer-I the hot sun were not permitted to toI take rest and if It they did so they were were whipped and kicked by the cruel Japanese guards On that day at 11 1130 30 o'clock they worn assembled together under a n buildIng building build build- Ing to bo be given food They did not have plates for their hot food but had to take In their hands In order that their palms would not be bo burned they transferred the hot food from one hand to the other until the food was cool enough to be held In their palms After Atter eating their meager food tood they wore were given water to drink The Japanese Just poured the water wa water wa- wa ter tel on the cement flour and thA th poor pOOl American soldiers drank tho tha th running water from the floor It was very pitiful to see Americans being forced to to drink water in manner of dogs During the tho Jap regime they u used ed many Informers to point out guerillas guerillas guer guer- illas and If the Informer would point out any person they thoy were a n guerilla or not they would arrest him and punish him severely before killing him They also alBo had bad a tropic where everyone I must bow and If It you failed to bow they would slap or kick you or would put you in prison Once my ray father rather was was' reported by their spy as us being a n runner for forthe forthe forthe the guerillas and more over that ho had an all American flag nag in his possession He was taken to their headquarters for investigation tion and we did not see him for two nights and nud ono one day When he was released hg told us that they put Urn tim In Jail and that he was not given food or r water atur to drink within that time Continued next week |