February 16, 1942
Martial law is severe, ruthless. It knows no leniency. Three British internees were made to dig three graves and then they were executed in the… Read More »February 16, 1942
Martial law is severe, ruthless. It knows no leniency. Three British internees were made to dig three graves and then they were executed in the… Read More »February 16, 1942
Very sad news in the Tribune on Bataan. The Japanese offensive has been intensified. The U.S. War Department said that “the outlook for the forces… Read More »February 13, 1942
“Stiff penalties for profiteers,” says the Tribune. Good. Profiteers feed on misery. Their lives must be made miserable. The worst kind of birds are scavengers.… Read More »February 3, 1942
Here’s baloney for the cold stores: “The University of Santo Tomas,” according to the Tribune, “was bombed, clearly exposing the inhumanity of America.” I know… Read More »January 29, 1942
The Japanese paper, the Nishi-Nishi, had us in a tizzy of merriment. How crude and fantastic could their propaganda be? The paper carried this astonishing… Read More »January 28, 1942
By order of the Commandant, each room was given a copy of the Japanese-controlled daily Tribune, which we had nicknamed the Nishi-Nishi. The morning headline… Read More »January 27, 1942
Only three newspapers of the TVT are in circulation: one in English, one in Spanish, and one in Tagalog. They are the most insipid papers… Read More »January 20, 1942
The newsboys call the papers just as early. Sounds just the same—SUNDAY TRIBUNE!— but the paper isn’t the same. The morning headlines feature the taking… Read More »January 18, 1942
Breakfast at seven o’clock. The President and I still alone together, and both rather sleepy. He woke up, however, when I began to talk of… Read More »December 24, 1938