Detroit evening times., 1943-09-07


Tarac Province in the Philippines, has yet to
receive full expose ~
AT HoNGKONG, the japanese army with
"A bayonets, entered the Marykno mission
hospital and BAYONETED THE WOUNDED
CANADIAN SOLDIERS on their hospital cots.
- In north China. JAPAN DESTROYED IT
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITALS. after attacking
the nurses and killing the doctors
A Japanese prison ship. the Lisbon Mar1
was torpedoed OFF Hongkong in February, 1913.
The Japs fastened down the matches so that the
British Canadians and Australians sick, wounded
and underfed, would suffocate and drown in the
holds of the shp-as Jap officers and men escaped
in lifeboats.
Prisoners in Hongkong will starve the
ratonS they are issued. This is the authoritative
word from Baptist missionary from Texas who
has been working in south China. who represents
the belief OF competent observers that the Jap
plan is TO let prisoners die sio,oy. Ratlons In
a camp where he had friends interned. con-
sisted of rice and an ounce OF meat, counting the
bones daily. AS for the source of the meat, there
is much suspicion.
A Nebraskan, interned by the Japs, was
beaten at intervals for fortnight with rubber
hose. Catholic priests Notwithstanding Vatican
recognition of Japans military government
AFTER WAR STARTED, were held in dark
rooms. Nearly 20 were threatened with execu-
ton. CARRIED in their robes, they we're tied
together in groups and imprisoned for three days
Protestant missionaries meeting IN one city
were not allowed TO use their Bibles.
ORIG. GEN r. " C. CAVENDISH. who was
ID captured in Burma, has died in prison. The
total death list will be months in reaching neu.
trail hands-possibly with the stereotyped Japa-
nese explanation that death came from natural
causes or from attempted escape"
The great national library in Manila was set
afire. Jap soldiers in Manila subjected the Amer
leans and Fiipinos 10 bloody purge. Eyes were
gouged out.
Men were cmasculated women's breasts were
slashed with huge samurai swords welded oy
men whom the Japanese would have some OF on
peace lovers believe 10 be the elements OF Yamaty
Damashi and the spirit Of Bushido. Wounded
soldiers and civilians in the Philippines we're
bayoneted with wanton indulgence.
Prisoners were forced TO walk in shoes con-
tanning ground glass. feet bleeding in agonzing
pain as japanese gendarmes. members OF the
notorious Kempeitai stuck rice straws under
their fngefnails and set them afire; then fed the
survivors dirty water and rice Cruel until
dysentery, typhoid and dread malaria took many
of the Survivors.
The Dutch hospital ship. Op-Ten-Noort was
bombed. despite the Red Cross insignia being
Conspcuously displayed
Comdr Thomas H. Binford OF Aberdeen Miss,
* authority for the account of japanese torpedo
ing life RATS with helpless survivors.
of our own California coast, Jap submarine
attempted to ram coast guard ftfeboat
Survivors of another attack, who boarded the
submarine in the hope OF rescue. were pushed
overheard to drown.
TWO months after the Doolittle fiers had
Il landed in kangsi Province in China. the Japs
attacked a Catholic mission They killed three
priests, an Italian Frenchman and Chinese.
Twenty Chinese orphans were killed and
their bodies, with the Chinese priests, were
thrown into pond
"Where are the Americans" the excited Japa-
demanded in their countrywide search for
the aviatorS.
They punished innocent Chinese merely on the
suspicion Of having aided forced landing parties.
To impress the Chinese with the search. the
Japanese bayoneted tortured and beheaded the
priests and numerous civilians.
Churches, schools and the hospitals were hred
and left in ashes. A million dollars worth Of
buildings and equipment. put there by Americans
and administered by our people. was gone. The
streets Of one town were strewn with dead.
Assaulted women cried for their babies, their
husbands and others who were killed by the ruth
less Japs."
These are the words of the Rev. Vincent DAN
el Smith Of Chicago who saw the pillage OF n
Jap vandas.
Japan then established new international
law for aerial warfare. with the declaration that
in the future fliers would be executed The
Geneva convention forbdding execution of sur
rendered fighting men. according TO the Japanese
Interpretation, can only be respected on land
tandt is not applicable TO modern aerial warfare"
THE civilized world becomes Mortified at the
Il execution Of the American fiers who
BOMBED ONLY MILITARY OBJECTIVES IN
JAPAN.
We respected the palace of the emperor OF
Japan because, | am told, IL is not military
objective. know that the imperial palace is as
fortified AS any other Japanese military sector!
Outside Japan, in many areas. prison
camps with thousands Of Americans Many OF
the internees when repatriated or released will
be mentally and physically unable 10 resume
normal life. They in the hands Of captors
who utterly uncivzed
We have learned of what the Japs have done
70 few of our men. THINK in terms of what
the Japs might do TO ALL AMERICANS in their
control.
Behind barbed wire, $4,000 Americans I'M
accustomed 10 meager Japanese foods many OF
them unable TO live on a rice diet Inundated and
haggard. await our aid
QUICK AND INN EDIAT f ACTION Is
needed
The temper ~ the Japanese is violent hard
ened and inhexible TO all humanitarian appeals.
Concluded tOmOrrow)