Detroit evening times., 1945-06-23
GENERAL
BARROWS
-WorId
In Review

-CtottS tACfiCS, ana DklndWa, now
near It's finish, With the lmOla-
ton Of its entire garrison, is
something 10 he pondered.
If this spirit continues. il
would mean that Al least 5000
600 Japanese soldiers must be
slain.
Al a -ratie-ef 8 10 /. this pre-
SumeS the loss of A million
American hives.
Our western minds were
hardly prepared for this exhibit
of war to the death.
Some years ago writer gave
us book describing A fictitious
War of the Pacific
II was romance. but was
rested upon excellent knowledge
Of ships, guns, and men. In the
imaginary actions described, the
japanese fought TO the last man.
This expectation has actually
occurred in this present war.
FHE~ JapaReSe-~FesiStaRee- has
L now been reorganlzed on the
basis of suicide
Their air fighters choose 10
crash in certain death, and
enough Of them succeeded in
breaking through out flax and
fighting planes To destroy A
rather startling number Of our
naval vessels and personnel.
Premier Suzuki announces
that the entire Pacific fleet
still afloat. will he trained and
used for suicide tactics.
T he G Kamlkaze or suicide
men are graduates of special
courses of training which are
said TO finish with conservation
ceremonies. where clothing and
painted a ces- simulate
death.
The volunteers are given the
highest honorS, and then 81.
len IL disappear on missions
from which there VIII be no
return.
Our Western minds find it diff
ficult TO comprehend the spirit
behind -these-offefines -eElifp,
yet understanding is necessary
to- meet this form Of warfare.
| doubt if our psychologists can
help US very much. for psy-
ChologY is the newest Of our
sciences, and rather Singularly.
has paid HE -hafeSt tattentten-te
the psychology Of races. or 10
the emotional differences that
distinguish the different types
OF mankind.
IN THE absence Of scientific
Il apprehension Of the minds Of
our enemy. We muSt derive
what we can from past exper-
ienCe, and il is not without IN
terest that the American army
has had earlier difficulty with
similar fanaticlsm in a related
area.
In the early years of this
century we had 10 deal with the
most fanatical frontier outpost
of Mohammedanism
II was the region Of Minda-
mao and Sulu.
Here the Mo"os fought in
combatS with our troops until
every man perished
~ n !, y tNI IL,
fight in the volcanic crater Of
Bud Daho on the island of Sulu.
Every disturbed and ugly sit
uation produced assailants for
whom we used the Spanish
terms. Juramentados
These. were the young fght-
ers W ho voluntarily devoted
themselves 10 death TO destroy
the enemies of God.
They received the permission
of family, communicated chief
tain.
They were prepared by per-
iod Of devotions and mstratlons
al their langal or local mosque
They were dressed in white,
the color Of the shroud, and
were dismissed 10 penetrate the
lines and settlements Of the
infidels and 10 die Staying them
Every American, who served
in those troubled islands and
waters 40 or more years ago.
can recall the fanatical attacks
of these Jurafnentados.
The writer was Al the forti-
fed post OF Jolo When~-in one
single week, these devotees
burst in three times and Is
people were wounded or killed
THE Japanese is nation Of
Il mixed blood Koreans and
hineSe contributed 10 the
stock. and al the bottom il
seems probable, was an intru-
sion Of Malay stock coming up
from the south through the
Philippines, FormoSa and the
Ryukyu archipelago.
mere are SUMMARIZES DelNPen
the minds and emotions Of the
Japanese and the Malay.
Both peoples have dignity
and quick sense of personal
pride.
They have eeremonious man
ncrs, formal courtesy. and show
A kind Of gentleness and hu-
mility under ordinary circum-
stances.
But beneath this placid and
even humble exterior of man
ners, there lies spiritual
charge which, II ignited. goes
off in terrific explosion.
II gives us the JuramentadoS.