Detroit evening times., 1945-08-22

Us lAeAA AtAANNAA - ANt AANAA - 81
near.
II was a happy day for US when
we saw our Jap guards shame
facedly digging air raid shelters
for themselves on the Santo
Tomas grounds.
II was a merry day when Amer
ican hombers came over and the
Japs dived into their new shelters.
only to discover too late that our
children had been using them for
toilets.
But MoeArthur's men wers
racing against starvation, and
Us Wondered every Uaking min
ute which woutd reach us first.
Our people werc dying and our
doctors were fighting the laps
for the right TO put "nainutri-
ton and starvation" on the death
certificates.
A GAIN Louis was our guardian
n helped, this time as
on other occasions. by a man Of
courage named Manuel Manosa,
the assistant director OF the
Manila metropolitan water district.
Quiet. mild-mannered Manuel
was. so far as I knew. the only
Filipino who attended the funeral
OF every American 10 die in
Manila during the Jap occupation
That alone was enough 10 put him
on the Jap list. ManoSa did much
more:
Together Louis and Manosa
went 10 Rafael Alunan. the secre7
tary OF commerce in the Jap
sponsored Philippine government.
don't know what they told him.
or what was in his mind. But
somehow they got from him a
secret order 10 a government
owned meat-canning plant 70 turn
over 10 them large quantities OF
meat
Using Manuel'S car. they
transported 1000 cans of timed
meat, a ton of red kidney beans
and like quantities Of other
foods into Luis gym office dur
ing thosr finai months. Luis
moved all OF II through our
secret hole In the arms of
Father DAILY.
Then one December day Father
DAILY sent me word he would not
keep a noon rendezvous with Luis
at our secret passage. II was too
late 10 find someone else IN our
confidence. I decided 10 60 my
self.
1T was risky. I knew The Japs
L were watching me closely. Too
there was always a buzz Of gossip
among internees II ! departed
from my normal routine.
Once before ! had gone 70 the
gym 10 meet Luis. The next DAY
IS. ] Johns. Masbate rancher and
chief monitor in the gym, warned
me:
Don't ever come again. Eigh-
teen men have asked me why
YOU were over here. II causes
too much talk"
Anyway. on this noon 7 Strolied
over, and before / could get back
10 my office a Jap guard burst IN
there demanding. Where karo-
san" Ny secretary could not
understand him. He was trying
10 say "Carroll-San % meaning
Mr. Carroll.
Man blue drmband.' he con-
tinued iupGtiertiy. Then she got
IL. At thot time Wors, by Japo-
ness order. a blue aymband
with Jap characters on Il de-
seTibinR me as Vice No.
Man" meaning No. 2 man among
irternses. The latest Jdp-foresd
reorganization had made u1s
Uies chairman of thTes-mdn
intsrnee committee Uith c. {.
GrinneH, the General Electric
executive, as chairman.
Ny seeretGyy told the Jap I
wouId be bach soon.
he 60 gym" SAID the jap:
"Vsry, very bad. Japonsss guard
see, plenty trouble, tell you, l
get slap. slap"
He meant that II was very
dangerous for me 10 be seen going
to the gym. and that If it became
known that he tipped me, he
would get slap slap.
never found out who that Jap
benefactor was. lie probably saved
our lives.
DUT il was too late 10 save
ID four good men. Luis had
brought me ominouS news J. d.
Mengaripe naturalized Italian,
and his wife had been arrested.