About twenty men were in our room, and we were instructed to get organized. That is, to appoint a monitor who would be responsible for the behavior of the occupants, and to make a list of names and other information. Ernest was appointed monitor as he knew Japanese and would make a good intercessor for us. We got things organized a little, cleaned the room some, and another man in our room (a Mr. McCune) was appointed head monitor of the annex. Lots of questions as to why, when and what for, but no answers.
Herman K. Beaber
(1907 -- 2001) American Protestant missionary; interned at Santo Tomas and Los Baños.
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