In Washington –
Work-or-else compromise move begun
Conference committee gets legislation
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May 20 designated ‘I Am an American Day’
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In Washington –
Admiral testifies in treason trial
Assists defendant in Paris court
By Helen Kirkpatrick
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2 union leaders guilty of extortion
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Peace offer reported made by Hitler and rejected by Allies
Wave of optimism on early European victory prospects rises in Britain, on Western Front
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Tokyo directly accused of destruction of Manila
Gen. Romulo claims documents prove Japs were deliberate in massacre and wrecking
SAN FRANCISCO (UP) – The city of Manila was destroyed and her people slaughtered on direct orders from Tokyo, it was revealed here today by Brig. Gen. Carlos Romulo, Philippines resident commissioner.
He said he would indict the Japs on the floor of Congress.
Describing the Nanking atrocities as “a picnic compared to Manila.” Gen. Romulo said he would present Congress with captured documents, sworn affidavits and documentary films to substantiate his story of the “systematic, deliberate, wanton destruction” wrought by Jap Imperial Marines “on direct orders from Tokyo.”
Gen. Romulo was reunited March 2 in the Philippines with his wife and four young sons who had been with guerrillas since their separation over three years ago.
Manila only a shell
He said:
Manila is gone. It is only a shell. Thousands of her people were deliberately massacred by the Japanese.
Nanking was the primeval instinct of the Japanese asserting itself. Manila was studied; systematic!
In the walled city of Intramuros [in Manila] they herded 1,700 male civilians into Fort Santiagos. Then they doused the fort with kerosene and burned it.
Only three of 1,700 escaped. They were shot at.
A Spaniard who broke his back getting away but swam the Pasig River gave us the story.
Tried to make example
As women and children streamed through a breach made in the wall of Intramuros by U.S. artillery, the Japs mowed them down with machine guns. Thousands of them.
This was all on direct orders from Tokyo. We have captured documents to prove it. These documents said to kill as many Filipinos as possible!
The Japanese were irate because they didn’t get the support of the Filipino people and they wanted to make an example of them for the rest of East Asia.
It is hard for the American people to understand the kind of enemy we have. The American always wants to fight with gloves on.
Two more Philippine Isles seized by U.S. troops
Approaches to ship channel secured
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French battling Japs in Indochina
Force of 30,000 fights in mountain areas
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Perkins: Law aimed at Lewis may prevent strike
But it can’t force miners to work
By Fred W. Perkins, Pittsburgh Press staff writer
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