Diary entries from Philippine history.
Long and tiresome lecture of Bachus on the Schlieffen Plan. News in Daily Bulletin re abolition of Army — Lim calls Gen Staff to discuss this rumor. He says he knows more than was published. Unofficially the President’s stand is — a. In view of the defeat of France he does not consider the Nat…
Meeting at Malacanang w Pres Q. Mac, Sutherland, Sec Sison and Gen. Staff re site Mil. Acad. Meeting opens up with Pres Q & MacA talking informally as if we were not present. We were being used as background only. MacA proposes site to be Quezon City. They discuss advantages of Quezon City. Lim talks…
Pres Q[uezon] explodes a bombshell in graduation exercises of [Philippine] Normal School. He now says that he does not believe any longer in the MacA[rthur] theory of defensibility of the islands against a major power. MacA[rthur] should pack up and go home. This move of Pres Q.[uezon] is interpreted by me as the first concrete…
At Baguio. Review for the President. Incident Marching Valdes coming to the stands. Also the idiot Roxas and two others. After review we went to the reception & tea. Pres Q in speaking of MacA said “I have been fooled. I am sorry I did not consult you at the beginning. MacA has been bluffing…
Conference of GS w Sec Sison at Mal– Subject — Economy. Sison made inferences about MacA relief. Did not Pres Q ask the GS whether it could handle the job by itself. Sison then extemporized on military justice. Case of Lt. Valparaiso. Very bad decision of Capt Torres. Lim took responsibility. Spoke at National U….
Went to Malacanang for PAAF Ex. Council meeting. Went to McA and wished him many happy returns. Picture in Herald omits my name as usual due to that SOB Amado Araneta. Went to San Lazaro and measured horses. Had quite a time in Dr Lorenzo Reyes re his horse. Tony Araneta came to see the…
Had several conferences w Carag, Cunanan, [illegible] Richards. Had hot words w Col Garcia whom I accused w high handedness re report of board. He submitted report without my signature, Valdes approved report without seeing my minority report. Garcia is determined to railroad selection of Laconico who is son in law Mrs. Alano, who is…
Conference on special letter to Sec Nat Def re promise of Sugar Excise money for the purchase of equipment. Worked out sale of tickets of Army Relief.
Went to Murphy and inspected M.G. crew in order to equip M.G. units. Lim called me up early to tell me of his estimate of the situation re McArthur. He told me he had conversations with him wherein he told McA that he was willing to step out of the Army to give way to me…