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ECHO FROM TOKY'O quently the wives recklessly spend the ration tickets on their personal adorn· ments and ignore the husbands' needs. This displeases the hubbies who \vill sue for divorce.

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Miss Hu K,ung.lu (left) was the only woman delegate among the 38 who at· tended th e Greater East Asia Writer Convention in Tokyo recently. She is h(( literary editor and dramatic critic of ' Women's Voices," the on ly Chin ese magazine in Chi na devoted solely to woo men's literary activities. Here she is taking time out to chat with Madame Kubokawa J neko, a leading Nipponese woman author.

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Ameri ca is k eeping up its notorie· ty for" easy marriage and easy divorce," which ha become all the more glaring si nce the war. Many Yankees of draftabl e age rushed thru the formality of marriage, ostensibly to dodge tile draft. A few months later they awoke from the blissful ignorance that tb e wartime marriages weren't like the peacetime affair. T hese marriages were breaking up th eir homes. Today the Yankees don't have to ru sh to Reno to get their di vorces, for shyster lawyers is every city and tow n are wil ling to cook up grounds for di vorce and free th e disillusioned spouses. Du e to manpower shortage som e wive are being con cripted into factories, while others find lucrative posi tions wluch pay well. Some of the husbands are yan ked into th e armed forces, and tlus gives the lonesome wives at home a pretext to ue for divorce on the groun d of " desertion ." Again th e spouse often quarrel ov er the disposi tion of ration tickets. Fre-

During his blustering bluffing pre· war days Roosevelt and his Jewish cohorts used to yelp, " We don' t want your silk." To which we replied, " Fine, you have all the Nylon and other si lk substitutes. Go t~ it! " Tlus reolinds us of the plight which the American air force is facing today . Yankee airmen who attempted to bail out from their crippled planes in the Wuhan area on August 24th failed to reach tbe groun d alive. Most of the parachutes didn 't open, and those that did were torn to shreds or quickly set afl ame. J n checking up the r emains of these planes shot down it was discovered that the parachutes were made of Nylon or oiher substitutes for silk. What an irony for F.D.R. , commander· in-chief of the US army and navy!

US AI R SCORE SOARS ! Since the opening of hostiliti es the Jmperial air force has been smashing th e enemy planes almost at will in all fronts. For instance, in the Solomon group alone, tbe U.S. lost 1,028 plane as against 173 for Nippon during the one year period from September 30, 1942 to September 20, 1943. The Yankees have been losing their planes at lhe overwhelming ratio of six to one, wluclt indicates N ippon 's superior fighting ability . Let the fi gures tell the slory: Period

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DR AFTING DADS America h. gone mad! RoosecIt's latest anti is to mobilize falhers ror military service. Senator Burton K. Wheeler has pointed out that slacker olTicers and men idling away in civilian enterprise hould first be sent to the firing line before drafting the fathers. Hebraic instinct has driven Roo e· velt to pass the buck on to General

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ECHO FROM TOKYO George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff, and Admiral Ernest J. King, Chief of Naval Operations, who will probably be forced to determine whether or not fathers should be drafted [or the fighting service. During the last World War the warlike Yanks used to howl, "I didn 't Raise my Boy to be a Soldier. " Most of these boys, unless ~I~ey've been killed off in the last war, have, or should have, become fathers. Thus history operates in a cycle or repeats itself. Today the fathers are wailing, " Wish we hadn't become dads ! ,.

lemma which faced Hayakawa Saburo, who had recently been elected to the Tokyo municipal assembly. When he was informed of his election he expressed surprise mingled with happy "embarrassment because he had no intention of running for the office in any case." He had only been appointed to an important government office, and therefore could not very well relinquish it to become an assemblyman. While he appreciated the public confidence and his fri end efforts, he saw no alternative but to waive his election.

EVACUEES LEAVE NIPPON

ROOCH'S RAW DEAL

The econd exohange ship " Teia Maru " carrying enemy and neutral evacuees sailed from Y. okohama on September 14 th to meet the American exchange ship "Gripsholm " at Port Murmagao in India. On board the "Gripsholm " are the Nipponese who had been interned abroad since the war. At M urmagao the passengers will be ",xchanged, after which the ship will return to their reo spective countries. In the fall of last year the first exchange of evacuees took place at Laurenco Marques, a port in Portuguese East Africa. Murmagao in Goa, a Portuguese colony in India, is about 250 miles south of Bombay. Goa has a historical tie

Roosevelt& Churchi ll have made another raw deal which stinks to th e core. Unconfirmed Tep o~ ts stated tJ,at Gen. George C. Marshall, Chief of the U. . Army General Staff, might be " promoted " as the Conu:nander-in -Chief of the Anglo-American land and sea forces. As uid pro quo for tllis, Roosevelt has agreed to the appointment of rd Louis Mountbatteu as the Comn auder-inCllief 0 the anti-Axis forces in Sou theastern Asia. Incidentally th~s deal reduces General MacArthur's sphere of influence in tlti part of tJ,e war front. When MacArtJ,ur fl ed from the Pllilippines at the outset of the war, he was made Commander-in-Chief of the anti-Axis forces in tJ,e SOUtJl Pacifi c with headquarters in Australia. While his ability as a military strategist is a flop, he bas been mentioned as a possible presidential candidate. Hence Roosevelt's disposition of a potential rival. MacArthur is sore as hell for be路 ing kicked about like a football just to satiate Roosevelt's fourlh term ambition . His popularity must be snuffed, hence Roosevelt's deaI. Churchill's consent to having the Yankee General Mar hall a ume command of the sea force is likewise subtle. What docs th e army man know abou t sea fighting? Tllis is Churchill's scheme to save the British navy by compelling the American fl eet to bear the brunt of the naval fighting, aud incidentally the losses as weU. There is no need to talk about naval disarmament or parity. Thus when it comes to duplicity and betrayal Churchill is equal to th e task as ltis Yankee cousin Roosevelt. Between the Yankee and John BuU who got the better deal ?

with Nippon, for in 1549 Fr,,!!cisco de Xavier, a Jesuit missionary, arrived from Goa. Also the first friendly official mission to set foot in this country came from Goa in 1578. In the early days Goa was a flourishing Portuguese trading post, although it is still a port of call today.

CAMPAIGN DILEMMA What would you do if you were . elected to a public office without your knowledge and without having been consulted by your good friends who had campaigned for you? That was the di-

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ECHO FROM TOKYO· .. INDEPENDENCE ANNOUNCEMENT UNVEILING THE REPUBLIC OF THE pmLIPPINES · . . . . .

Independence Preparatory Commission . Chronology of th. Independence·

10 16

pmLIPPINE DELEGATION IN TOKYO· . . . . . . . . . Dr. Laurel Outlines His Policy . .

11 15

MABUHAY FILIPINAS!

We present the first Presiden t of the Repu blic of the Philippines, Dr. Jose P. Lau rel, who is eminently qualified to lead hi s people back to Lhe Asiatic fold. Even 8 S far hack as 1927 he champ~o ned the U poli. Lical and economic freedo m" of the Oriental s so thai c' they and their posterity will be able to emerge from the present form of political and economic bondage." He also assailed th e wes tern power who have attempted to maintain the U s tat-us quo,? thus rele&ating th e Orientals to the position of inferio-,-il), to the Occi dentals.

Congratulations to the PhiHppines· On the Philippine Independence · Philippines and Her Independence· Congratulatory Message op the lndependence From an Old-Timer . . . . . Cong ratulations on the Independence· Felicitating the Philippine Independence

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SKETCHES A Pilipino bell. . . . The Land of Memorie and sketches· To Ocampo san . . .

20 24 46

ARTICLES Philippine's Honorable Indt:pendence· Filipinos, Return to Asia! . . . . My Phili ppines Reminiscence

FRO~I CHAOS TO NEW DAWN Beginning of New Order . , . . . Kalibapi , ew :fationol Movement · Good-by~. Mr. Gloom !

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An Independence Episode· Filipinos' Precious R elics · Flower of the Orient "Blooms r, ' Concernin g this Iss ue '

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Kige u 2603

The following is the text of announcement made by President. Elect Jose P. Laurel, d ecl aring that as from October 14, 194.3, the Pbilippine Islands will become all indepe ndent s late: "All necessary steps to prepare the Philippines for independence having been taken, it is b er eby aU'I,Olmced that the proclamation will b e r ead on Thursday, OClober 14., 1943.' I as k all the Filipino people to await the advent of the glorious day with joy and trepidation- a day which will see the full realization of our dream and ambitions. Signed Jose P. Laurel, ChairmaD of the Preparatory CommiHee for Philippine Independence."

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UNVEILING THE REPUBLIC OF ,THE PHILIPPINES On the eve of the independence President-elecl Jose P_ Laurel stated to the pre

in ToJ..l'o that he hopes

to "make the independent Republi c of the Philippines a deserving member of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, contributing with its whole strength to the establishment, maintenance and glorification of the Sphere. " As for tIle Filipinos themselve he coun eJled them to "embrace our independence whole-hearted ly and without re!CrI'ations, toge ther with all the and obligations, the rights and privileges that go it. " Dr. Jose P. Laurel, Pres id ent o f th e Independen ce Preparatory Commission, add ressed the delegates who mel and approved th n e,~ly drafted â&#x201A;Źon stitution.

\Vives o f the leaders in the independence were among eslcd spectators during the Constitutional Convelltion in

During lhl! two-day sess ion of the Co ns titution al Co nventi on, which wns attended b)' delt;gatc5 assemb led to ra tify tht: Conslitution, Dr. Jose P. Laurel, Pres ident of th e Indep endence Preparator)' Commi ssion. addressed th e pop ulace who had ga thered in frollt of the leg islali\'e build ing to hear th e good news. This news in due co urse mus t have ec hoed 1n the caT!:! of the 18 million Fili p inos who had heen wa ili l!g fQr thtJir independence.

INDEPENDENCE PREPARATORY COMMISSION OF THE PHILIPPINES Jose P. Laurel,

Jose Yulo Emilio Aguinaldo

Pre.iJent

Ramon Avencena,

Miguel Unson

J at Vice-President

Camilo Osias

Benigno S. Aquino,

Vincente Madrigal

2nd Vice -PTe.ident

Manuel C. Briones

Jorge B. Vargas Antonio de las Alas

Erniliano T. Tirona

T eofilo Sison

Manuel A. Roxas

Rafael R. Al nan

Pedro Sabido

Claro M . Recto

Melecio Arranz

Quintin Paredes

Alaoya Alonto Sultan Sa Ramain Proceso E. Sebastian, Executive Secretary

Dr. La ure l and party leaving the Imperia l Pala c a fter havin g been rece ived in audience by H is lmp e rial Majes ty the Emperor.

PHILIPPINE DELEGATION IN TOKYO Dr. Jose P . Laurel, Chairman of ~le Independence Preparatory Commission, Jorge B. Vargas and Benigno . Aquino, members of said Commission, arrived in Tokyo on September 30th. During their brief stay they were received in audience and give n a gracious message by His Imperial Majesty the Emperor, conferred Imperial decorations and feted offi ciall y.

Ris in g un upon Dr. Laure l und 1\ l r. Vargas, and that o f the econd Closs Orde r of the acred Treasure upon Mr. Aquin o.

Pres ident路elt..""C1 Dr. l...u ureJ rcot. ponds to n tons t at n bamJlI 1 tender d 10 Ihe \路is tin g Philippine' delega tion . Dinne r was g ive n under th e joint au ' pi es of the Fore ign Office, Creuter Eus t As io. lie Affuirs ~Iini s tr y, and the Presidellt of the Bourd of Ilifo rmati on.

Dr. Laurel and party pay their homage to the Meizi Shrine, and also worshipped at the Yos ukuni Shrine, where th e men wh o gave their lives for th e country are enshrined.

Amid t in formal atmosp here Prem ie r T6zyo greeted the Philippine delega tes who called on him at his offic ial res iden e ouring th('ir hi s torica l vi il.

During thei r visit to th e Imperi al Diet, Dr. Laurel remarked, " I have st11died th e Japanese Constitution in th e pas~ a nd it is my intention to endeavor to estab lish a new Philip . pines on the model of th e Jap anese."

Weighty matters of the Stat~ must have been forgotten for the time J>eing, when the distinguished fathers met their so ns, who aTe studying in Tokyo to beco me future leaders of the isla nds.

" Yo u must always reme mber that the respo nsibility of con structing a new Philiprint:~ after tJl e altainment of independence faUs on your shoul ders and for this, you mu st Gultivate wel l your knowledge and virtues in Japan," Dr. LaUT I advised th e Filipino studt'll ts ludying in Tokyo.

On the eve;:: of th ir dt parture Pr 'mier T6zyo send lip ponese dolls to the Philippine deh!~!Oles wi lh his ('ornplimenls.

"Filipinos need to propagate the virtues of Asia and becom,e conscipus of racial pride, wbich is not a matter of complexion or co lor bu t of inn er-se lf."

DR. JOSE P. LAUREU OUTLINES HIS POLICY " Independence has been our hope and dream for centu· ries; countless Fi~pino heroes and martyrs labored, fought and died in order to achieve it," Dr. Jose P. Laurel, Pre ident· elect of the Repub~ c of the Philippines, declared in a press interview during Ius recent visit to Tokyo. "A nd now, as we are about to receive our independence from the hands of Japan , our gratitude, therefore , knows no bounds, especially becau e we realize that our independence has been made possible by an Oriental nation , that has staked her national de tilly on the sublime principle of liberating a1l the oppressed peoples of East Asia. " Dr. Laurel ouuined the various steps which had bee n taken for the "estab ~shme llt of the Repub~ c of the Plli~p· pines, " and pointed out some of the problems and tasks which will confront the Fi~pino people. " We shall need to per uade those among our people who still enter tain some doubts about the reality of our independence to overcome their indifference lnd help u actively in the rehabilitation of our nation ," he continued. The problem of 8cbninistTation will be comple te. compre· hen ive and thorough as it must cover pO~li ca l , economic, ·u l· tural and spiritual fields, Dr. Laurel stated. He admilled that the po~tica l ideo logy of ule Plulippine " bad been greatly influenced by the western political ideology " and cited the 340 years of Spanish and American regimes. He emphasized that a political rejuvenation is necessary and the Fi~pinos must adapt themselves to and grasp the conception of Co· Pro perity. The President-elect declared that the Co-Prosperity

eco nomy, while ne' to the Filipinos. is after all nothing more than the conver ion of individualism into collectivism, unde r wlu ch they must work towards self-sufli ciency. However, he cautioned lhat it would not be enough, under this economic theory, for th e Fi.lipinos to mere ly produ ce Uleir own need -. Conti IIIled on paSc 56

CHRONOLOGY OF INDEPENDENCE 942 January 2

would cooperate with Nippon in the establishment of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.

Imperial forces en ter Manila.

January 3 Military administration established in th e Phi lippines.

January 21 Premier General Tozyo Hideki declared in the Diet that ÂŤNippon would be glad to accord the Philippine the honor of independence " if they

March 7 Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Commander-in-Chief of the Philippine army, lied to Australia.

May 7 Corregidor fell, and Gen. Jonathan Wainwright surrendered to the Imperial forces.

194 3 Jauuary 28

August 7

Premier Tozyo reiterated hi first declaration made a year ago of granlin lndependence, and expressed his gratification over the cooperation shown by the Filipinos.

Committees appointed on July 5 th submitted their recomm end ations to the second plenary session of the Com mi ion.

May 5 Premier Tozyo visited Manila wh re he met the Filipino leaders and discusEed current problems with them. June 16 Premier Tozyo announced in the extraordinary sessio n of the Diet, lhat the Philippines will be gra nted independence within this year.

August 20 Final draft of the Constitution was submitted to the p len ary ession of the Commission.

August 21 Constitution was signed by the members of the Commission.

Septemher 3 Constitniion approved by the Commission.

June 18

September 7

Kalibapi convention held in Manila elected a committee of five to choose the members of the rndepe nden ce Preparatory Com mission of the Philippines. As a result 20 men were selected.

Constitution was unauimously approved by the 108 delegates, who m et in a two-day session of the national assembly.

June 20 Preparatory Commission was formed, Iteaded by Dr. J ose P. Laurel as President ; Ramon Avancena, former Chief Ju ti e, and Be nigno Aqui no, Director-General of the Ka libapi , were chosen as first a nd second Vice-Presiden ts respectively.

Septe mber 20 Members of the national assembly consisting of 108 members were e lected and appointed.

September 25 Dr. Jose P. Laurel \Va unanimously elected to beoome the first Preside nt, and Benigno . Aquino as Speaker of the Nationa l A embly.

July 5

September 30

At the first sessi on of the Commission, President Laurel appoi nted six commi ttees to study the various sections of the proposed Constitution .

July 11

Dr. Jose P. Laurel, Pre ideut-elect, lorge B. Vargas and Benigno S. Aqu ino came to Tokyo and made fin al preparations for the independence.

Extraordi nary session of the Com mission \Vas he ld at the Manila Hotel in the presence of Premier Tozyo, who visited Manila for the second ti me .

Philippines finally becomes indepe ndent as the Republic of the Philippines.

Octoher 14

MABUHAY FILIPINAS! _

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PHILIPPINES By Kobasi lirii Chief Secretary, House of Peers ear friend

in the Pililippines: The independence

Dwhich you have been waiting for has actually come to past. The 18 million Filipinos are to be congratulated for being able to get together under a general consensns of opinion, "and to gloriously build a new Philippines as an independent COlllltry witllin the Co-prosperity Sphere. This was in conformity with Premier Tozyo's statemen t assnring you of an independence. The untiring efforts of President Jose P. Laurel and other loyal Filipinos who have striven and cooperated with Nippon in establish'i,ng the Greater East Asia in the midst of the war were well rewarded. We have organized The Philippine Society of Japan ten years ago in order tha~ we n~ay contribute even in a small measure to the amity between the two countries, and rejoice at this auspicious occasion which we have been waiting for. Since 1571 the Filipino have been subjected to the Spanish tyranny for over 300 years. They were later sold to America, under whose cleverly disgllLed hypocrisy they had been living in bondage for 40 years. The joy of the Filipinos who have attained their independence inherently as Asiatics must be beyond imagination, especially after having awakened from the disillusioned promise of independence which was cloaked in perverted justice under the Tydings-M cDuffie Law of 1934 with complete independence in 1946.

However, in an ticipation of the Pllilippines futllfe I should like to give a candid advice on some matters. In order to overcome the nwnerou diffi culties which lie ahead in the path of national constru ction , the spirit of least resistance resulting from Americanism, which is lurking in the hearts of some people must be liquidated. For instance, riding around in automobiles purchased on the instalment plan, indiscriminate use of re fri gerators, and installing of pianos ill Ilipah house clearly indi cate sham hn:uries which should be abandoned. Rather the Filipinos ought to revive the passion for humanism and artistic temperament wltich are reposed in them ; be courageous ; exhaust every means of mobilizing the good customs; make use of their laten t power and put up a united front to overcome the hardsltips during the formative stage of the national reconstru ction. These are my heartfelt requests which I wish to make to the Filipinos. In con clusion I wish to report thi feli citou news to the spirit of Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, men connected with the Nunobiki Maru in Gident and other patriots of Nippon and Pltilippines who have sacrificed themselves for the indepe nden ce. I s'n cerely pray that the Filipinos will exert themselves fully towards winuing the War of Greater East Asia, and take pride in the permanency of the new Philippines.

ON THE PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE By Kimura Atusi Former Consul-General in Manila my capacity as the Consul-General of Nippon, I had Inbeen residing in Manila un til just prior to the birth of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Frankly the precautionary attitude takeu against Nippon, even though it might have been short of b eing hostile, as refl ected in the Constitutional Convention, the worry and the deje cted spirit instead of joy, with wltich you faced the impending independence, which was to be granted ten

years later, in view of tIle economic handicap that might be brought about after the independen ce, evoked a doubt in me as to whether or not you possessed the Asiatie spirit. The e points greatly disappointed me. I n the spring of tlus year, for the first time in 8 years, I again set my foot on the Philippine soil. The graceful mountains and valleys were beautiful as of yore, but somehow the inhabitants presented an entirely differ-

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ent outlook. Did the roar of the artillery ~f Bataan and Corregidor arouse the Filipinos' spirit that lay dormant for 45 years in deep slwnber under th e American illusion? The firm resolution on your countenan ce, your regulated lives, the nobility of not losing hope in the midst of trying circumstan ces were discernible in all of you . TIle Filipinos, who have disappointed me a decade ago, have today rejuvenated into true Asiatics to fight hand in hand with Nippon, and as part of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. The joy that dawned upon me in seeing this great change is of course inexpressible. Those of you who have nobly I?one tlrrotll?h

tile struggle for freedom deserve to be crowned Witll the wreath of independence. If Nippon wins the war, East Asia will become a land of eternal paradise. If not, tile peoples of East Asia may become slaves of Anglo-Saxon. " We must by all means win tile war! " is the solid determination which beats in the heart of every Nipponese. I tender my hearty congratulations to you on this memorable occasion, and I also sincerely hope that you will continue the fight in cooperation witl, Nippon through all that may await us. Mabubay! Republica Filipina!

THE PHILIPPINES AND HER INDEPENDENCE Dr. Yositaro Negisi, litt. D. Rikkyo University

s one of the ardent sympatllizers of e Filipinos, I take the present opportunity to offer m friend s in the Philippines my sin cere congratulations upon the securing of their national independence. It is scarcely necessary to point out the notable events in tile history of ti,e Philippines with regard to their national and international relation s. No one knows better than you yourselves what tremendous trouble your nation has undergone to attain tile present situation . However, it may with impunity be stated that everyone of the Filipinos has been united on one pivotal fact, namely, the securing of national independence. You have no doubt had endless disappointm:mts, first with one foreign country and then with another in the past concerning many unfulfilled nation al promises. During all these periods of disappointment you have kept up your bold and courageous front in order to witness your noble nation-wide aspiration realized. All your past efforts have now been providentially rewarded with the establishment of your full-fl edged national constitution and independence. Unless one is very much perverted in one's mind one sllOuld be ready to join with every Filipino to con路 gratulate oneself upon tlus most auspicious occasion. Let past be buried with past. Now let us all direct our attention to the future of your nation. The role tllat you have to play in the future is indeed fraught Witll deep signifi cance. Amongst many otller parts that you are bound to take up in the future career of your nation,

1 may here point out one most important fact, namely, your consideration of one of the most gigan tic ideals for whose realization Japan is now fighting. I have not the sliglltest doubt but tllat you- everyone of the Filipinos-are in full accord with this movement of the Japan ese, namely, the establishment of the Co-prosperity Sphere of Greater East Asia. TI,e grave importance of the Japanese ideal cannot escape the attention of every soundminded people of Asia. Weare noW as you may well observe on the lugh road of realizing these ideals of the Japanese. Our actual military and naval strengths most strongly cemented with the bond of our traditional spiri t are most eloquent proofs of OUr final success. I have no doubt that the Plulippines wiII be higWy welcomed to form a link of the chain that holds the Coprosperity of Greater East Asia impact. I need hardly dwell here upon the analysis of your national character. [ have every reason to believe that you are perfectly capable of playing this important role that you have c1lOsen for the benefi t of the whole people of Asiaonce a grand nation in the history of ilie world wluclt is now bound to come out victoriously tlrrough all these present troubles. My advice to you, however, commonplace it may sound, is: "Stick to the principle of your Constitution and with olle accord make efforts to live up to the declaration officially made by your President-elect Jose P. Laurel. Good bye protem, and a thonsand congrarulation to YOll all, my beloved friends .

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CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE ON THE PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE By Marquis Tokugawa Yorisada President of the Philippine Society of Japan

t is a matter for hearty congratulation that, with the

I realization of independence as a capable nation in

East Asia, the Philippines have come to aSSllme vollllltarily and self-accolllltably heavy responsibili ty for establishing the Co-Prosperity Sphere. Sllch prompt fulfihn en t of the glorious independence, which the Filipinos have long and ardently been desiring, has resulted from the i1)genious strategy and heroic fighting of the Japanese soldiers, self-sacrifi cing for East Asia, inspired by our primary national ideal of providing every nation with a life most congenial and appropriate. But equally as remarkable have been the efforts of all the Filipinos themselves who, thoroughly awakened to the situation in East Asia, have endeavored to llDite and collaborate with Japan in the establislu)1ent of the new order. Now that the War of Greater East Asia has at last reached its stage of decisive conflict, the counter-attacks of the enemy have been growing fiercer and fiercer. But firmly convinced of our ultimate victory, we are ever striving to protect East Asia against every intruder,

establish the new order, and fi nally bring all the billion native inhabitants of East Asia their full share of happiness from co-prosperity. In sllch a critical moment, it is our earnest desire that the Filipinos, rousing themselves all the more, glorifi ed with their independence, may not onl y build up a truly powerful nation but also render utmo t material and spiritual collaboration in the successful prosecution of the War of Greater East Asia, and in the establishment of the Ea t Asia Co-Prosperity Sph ere. Sin ce its fowldation eight years ago, the Plulippine cie ty of Japan , of wluch J am Pre ident, has been cousistently coutributing toward lhe promotion of the friendly relations and cultural intercourse between Japan and the Philippines. Now at last wi th the independence of the Phi lippines, the ociety a a liason between the two countries intends to attain maxi mum efficiency by consolidating its activity. And we most sincere ly hope that the Filipinos themselves too will exert their utmost in collaboration.

FROM AN OLD-TIMER By Or. Yamamura Umezirii To my friends of the Philippine Islands : A little after the outbreak of the conAi t between China and Nippon, I addressed you, "My friend s of the Philippine Islands," warning you against being involved in the said conRict because Nippon was fighting China for the establishment of a new order in East Asia. My second letter was written to my Filipino friends when I visited the Islands early in 1943, to see the present

conditions of tl,e country, and in it I said that Nippon had no territorial ambition and that as Premier Geueral Tiizyii Hideki said, she was ready to give you independen ce when you ge t prepared for it. Nippon is true to I,er words, and the Plulippine Islands are going to regain her independen ce. I address you a third time on the eve of your acquistion of indepeudence. As I am an old-timer in the Plulippine Islands, and Continued on page 2 J

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FILIPINO BELLE

By Inokum a Ge nl"t"0 "-

MABUHAY

FROM AN OLD路 TIMER ( Continued f,.om poge 19)

count myself to be one of the best friend s that the Pltilippine Islands have in Nippon, I look forward with happine s to the perfect independence that has been given you. I wish to extend my hearty congratulations to you, my Filipino friends, on your acquisition of the independence. Since your country, then happy and peaceful, was ruthlessly invaded by Spain in 1565, you have struggled hard to regain your lost independence for a little less than four centuries; all to no purpose. Spain gave you nothing but plwlder and exploitation; nor did America, which came next, do anytlting better for you. The Americans cried "Give us Iiherty or give us death, " as you all know, wi,en th ~y suffered from the administration of the British people, their bretluen, But they forgot aU about the biller experiences of foreign oppre ion, or else they meant to repay it to you in return. They gave you a conditional romise for independence, which was held back from you under various plausible pretexts. Immediately after Nippon ent I,er troops to oust the Americans and American' m from the Plrilippine Island , however, Premier Tozyo gave you a promise for independence. It may be realized po sibly even before this letter of nUne appears in print. Independence, which has been denied you for over three centuries and a half, will be yours, and tl,e Philippine Islands will be as full-fl edged and free a country as any oUler independent nations on earth. How can I help expressing my hearty congratulation to you on thi s happy occasion? Independen ce is precious, more preciou to a nation than anything else is; for without it, no nation can stand on its Own feet. Nor is sound progress of any kind expected from a nation dependeot 00 aoother or ruled by it. Through our assistaoce, the Philippine Islands will have a perfect independence and an autonontic government, well organized, free from foreign interference. You can govern yourselves, and se lf-government is the best keynote for national progress. But I want to point out that politi ca l independeJlce is not a ll you need. You must return in all respects to East Asia, to which you belong geographically, e tllDologically, and culturally. The foreign administration ulat lasted for some four centuries, has made the Filipinos very Western. Their education, religion, mode of living, manners and customs are sadly we te rnized, though uley have their own culture and tradition, which are sti ll seen in some remote parts of the country. Your independence has to be accompanied by ule restoration of your old tradition and

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classical customs, proper to the Philippine Islands, and superior to those of Ihe west. Upon your acqui stion of independencc, you must sw itch back to your old tradition, in which you are inexhaustibly rich. You need not depreciate and humiliate your own tradition and customs, but you must bring them back to light and improve. The Philippine Island s are a ri ch country, full of natural resources. You have agricultural produ ce and mineral product in great abundan e, and they were, in a sense, the chief cause of all evil to your ounley because it wa these riches that attracted the foreign invader to the Philippine Island . They came only to squeeze your wealth, grasping anyllting and everything they cou ld lay their hands on. TI,e case is quite differe nt witb Nippon. he counl upon yo u as a link of ule Co-prosperity Sphere. Your prosperity will be our prosperity; your ruin wi ll be our ruin ; for we are linked together, good or bad. Nippon is fighting for the common cause of the Co-prosperity Sphere, whi ch caUs for cooperation on the part of a ll ule members. Cooperation is a power ; di cord is a ruin . Uni ted we rise; di"ided we fall. ippon is ready to render all a sistan ce in her power for the improveme nt of your natural and oUler resources, and the Philippine Islands in turn must partake in this War of Greate r East Asia, so that perfect indepellden ce may be main tai.ned in the country. I elnphasize the importance of your cooperation wiul Nippon and all the other members of the Co-pro perily Sphere. We were sorry to see ule peaceful Philippine Islands turned into a scene of battles when ippon sent her troops to drive ule Americans out of your country. But I believe that the typhoon is now over, and clear day is looming up through ule bloody clouds. So long as ippon holds her stand , however, lhe Philippine Islands will never agai n be bombed by enemy bomber s. Asia itse lf, including Burma, Thailand and Fre nch Indo-China. is now in travail. but I am perfect ly onfident that final victory will be ours if aU the members of the Co-pro peri ty Sphere coopera te ill the same cause. The Pililippine Islands must make due 'onlribution ; for then easy delivery will follow the travail for Ihe establi hm ent of a new order ill East Asia. My fri ends, [ congratulate you once again upon yo ur acquisition of a perfect independen ce, and it is my sincere wish ulat you cou ld imprDve your independence to a full measure, remembering at the sam tim e Ulat our final victory is lhe safest guarantee of your pennanellt independen ce. You must exert yourselves, as mu ch as pos ible, in order to make due ontributions toward the final victory of the War of renter East A ia.

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CONGRATULATIONS ON THE PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE By Kasiwagi Hidesige President of the Yokoha ma Specie Bank

Since Premier Tozyo' declaration in the January ses·

East Asia. And it is indeed a matter for our most sin·

sion of the Diet and his isit to the Philippine Islands

cere congratulation that the rapid progress in the realiza-

m May, now at last the time for th eir independen ce

tion of tlris great ideal, which first gave birth to our ally

having ripened, tlte choice of Dr. Jo e P. Laurel as Pre·

Burma, has now enabled the Filipinos also to complete

sident·Elect Itas completed all preparation s needed for

a ll preparations for their independence.

th e founding of the nation.

This ind ependence, making it possible fat those

The independence whi ch our Filipino friCJlds have

Filipino fri ends of ours to regain their. former status in

been strongly desiring for half a entury has now come

East Asia, ha brought them back to their primary rela·

to be realized. Needless to say, tlri ,Vas entirely due to

tionships not only witb the Japanese but with all the

the Imperial Prestige shinin g througl out tlle world anel

oth er peoples of East Asia. TIle significance of all thi

to th e h eroic fighting and strenllou

t e Filipinos themselves lIlust thorough ly understand .

efforts of the

Imperial forces. I am sure all our , jJipino fri end E,

nd I shonJd believe it to be their duty to go straight

inevitably reca lling this, wiU revere and pray an ew fa;

on heartily collaborating with Japan in the successful

the spiri t of our patrioti c oldiers eac rifi c d for the peace

prosecution of tlus war, in the l"ea lization that such

of those islands.

cooperation i the prin cipal objective of their indepen.

Under the influ ence of East Asiatic culture, the Fi lipinos, an old race, had early achieved a special deve· lopment.

But in 1565, they fell nnder Spatlieh rule,

dence. Absolutely essenti al for th e fulfilm ent of trus ind e·

and now, for th e last forty.five year-, have been und et

pendence, and the sub eq uent accompli hment of the pw-posefu l collabo ration in the War of Greater East Asia,

th e eovereignty of the United

is the econ?"ric l'econstru ctiou of the PhjJippin es. Con-

late" th eir coneequent

utter dependence on th e W eet not on Iy mal'ked them off

trnction is ever a gigantic task: Since it con cerns the

as a peculiar existence in East Aeia but even operated to

vast pheres of ind ustry, finan ce and trad e, ,Jemporary

obstru ct th eir \l elfare it£,e lf. In !pite of , llch obEtacles

diffi culti es lIlay occw- in each field. But already in cer·

anel re trrunts, however, fOl' th e last three centw-i es

tain kind s of enl.erpriEes the Filipinos have actually had

there hail been cJoee interco une with Japan alone through religio n, lea rning, and Irede.

Eipe~ia Jly

in mo·

long experien ce; betid es, thoEe rich natlUal resources and tllat abUlldant vitality of Nature are favorable. If with th at fresll, lively epirit of their th e whole nation

dern tim es Philippin e trade \I ith J<pa n h£s become £ 0 important rs to be recond only to that \lith Ibe Uni ted

co operate_, . ,u·ely th ey

States. Th eEe fac ts EHm to point

succeeees. We have, ind eed, great expectations for such

Ihe in vi lablenefs

of reciprocity bet\\ een hpan f nd th e P lrilippinee. Th e War of Grea ler EaEt Aeia now beiog ca rried ou t, wi th tit at lrigh eet and noblest ideal of providing each

\\~ Il

be able to aelri eve nnerring

future achi evemenl s. On ce lIIore J sllOu..ld like to offer lIlost sincere felicitations and pay deep reepect to our Fil.ipino fri ends

race with a life mO Et wited and congenial, has emanci·

upon th eir pro, peci of a mopt glori ous new start. th eir

pated all East Asiati c peo ples fro m th e fell ers of Anglo.

in depend ence.

Am erica n do minaljon , Ihu s bll'ilding up a new m'd er in

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FELICITATING THE PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE By Yokota Iwao

new co untry is about to be born in a corner of the East Asiatic Co-Prosperity Sphere. It is a matter of congratulation that, following Burma's brave start in her

Remembering her missio n of providing th e East

career as an independent nation a sllort wlrile ago, tile

Asiatic peop les with proper place in the world, and of foundin g the East Asiatic New Ord er on the principle of live and let live, Japan regarded even tho e races as

Plrilippin es should attain their long cherished desire for independence, thus contributing towards the establish-

friends belonging to tLle same racial stock rather than as enemies, althougll at first they r esisted the Imperial

ment of the East Asiatic New Order and conseq;uently the world's new order, as a connecting link in the Co-

forces due to the instigation of the enemy. Now they understand Japan's true intention and ar e collaborating

Prosperity Sphere with Man chukuo, China, Thailand and Burma.

with h er in establishing the East Asia Co-Prosperity.

The history of the independence of he Philippines

acco ding independence to Burma, and granting the same

may be termed the history of struggle for independence. It is the history of resistance against foreign conqnerors.

long-desired privilege to the Philippines, wluch had been withheld by Spain and America, all in pite of the fact that Japan is in tile midst of an unprecedentedly

During ~four centuries and scores of years of Spanish and American occupation of the Islands, independence agitation never ceased. On the alter of their cOlmtry Jose Rizal and many hundreds of other patriots offered their very lives. Mter America's occupation the Filipinos' deme for independence grew in intensity, independence outbursts constantly recurred, till America pledged to grant the Islands independence in 1946. Yet the promised independence was to be such as would leave the Islands economically and militarily dependent upon America, with little consideration for their self-sufficien cy and freedom as a truly independ ent State. But after all, as a result of the War of Greater East Asia, America lost her anthority to grant independence to the Philippines. Japan, prompted by the spirit of Universal Brotherhood and with the object of establishing the East Asiatic New Order, took up arms for her own ex:istence and self-defense. Then within six months she also purged East Asia of Anglo-American inA uences, which had been disturbing the peace of that regiou, !and thus liberated the East Asiatic peoples from the Anglo-American clutches.

Japan 's sincerity in tlus co nnection is proved by her

huge scale war. Has such magnanimity of granting independ ence to conquered nations, and allowing them the privilege of collaborating in tIle prosecution of the " Holy War," as well as in the establisllOlent of a CoProsperity Sphere ever been recorded in world history ? The independen ce of a State constitutes it most important task. On the part of the Filipinos, cultivating the st rength suitable for an independent State in all fie lds of activity will r equire hard exertion for se,'eral years. Only unflinclling courage and constant effort will accomplish this otherwise insurmountable diffi culty. With a world war of undreamed of magnitude in progress intense fighting is being waged every day in regions snrrounding the Co-Prosperity Sphere. To overthrow Anglo-American co untries and to attain tile objectives of tllis war are tile pre-requisites for the finn establi hment of the East Asiatic Co-Prosperity Sphere, and therefore, of the e,ustence of the Plulippines as an independent State. To collaborate with Japan for the successful prosecution of tlus war of emancipation , and to win fina l and decisive victory are the urgent tasks which the Philippines must und ertake.

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THE LAND OF MEMORIES by MUKA I ZYUNKITI Until the outbreak of this war, I was stupid enough as not to have the slightest idea that such a rich land with such friendly people lived so close to'me. I first landed on the shores of Lingayen Bay when the bombs were still bur ting ill the air. Anyone would feel~wretched, but somehow joy stirred in me, and there was not a thing that did not charm me. I

Marke t place at St. Quiapo Cathedra '.

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Senori ta 01 Luzo n

greeted the New Years of 1942 swimming about in a river with a sleeve of a Balintawac on my head like a ro\ n. " To Manila, to Manila," repeated a voice \ ithin my heart, and the Manila of my dreams was a sweet, and com路 pact as a Christmas cake. Like a per on just awaken from a doze, there was a sort of hollowne . But it has shaken itself up from the long drugged slumber to make a resurrection a a city of naive Ea tem beauty. At the 路Iose of Ule Battle of Bataa n, I came back to

Manila after absen ce of sometimc and found the city atready twinkling with illumination at night. Its Oriental expressions were readopted wi th great speed. I sauntered about the city as if possessed by some spirit through the market of Tondo, the old residential eli tri ts of Tntramuro and by t. Quiapo Catbedl路al. The chapel bells pealed over the P asig River, and Cnl'ommata nlul cartel eu hed abont loaded with various peo路 pIes. I looked up at the emerald coloured sky, where the " koi nobori, " the symbol of ippon's martial spi ri t, flullered.

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PHILIPPINE'S HONORABLE INDEPENDENCE by H. E. KURUSU SABU RO Ambassador to the United States

dear Filipino friends: The PhiMylippine islands have just become a member of the intcrnational society as an honorable independent country. I can understand how deeply you are moved, after having wai ted so many years for Il,e realization of this day. In welcoming thi ignifi can t day, I should like to make certain obeervations in my private capacity, and extend my gree tings to you as brolllers in Il,e Greater East Asia Co-pro perity Sphere. In ovember 1941, I stopped over in Il,e Philippines, on my way to the United Sta tes to assist Ambassador Ad miral Nomura to adjust the NipponAmeri can relations. As indica ted hereinafter, I was fuUy aware that the problem of ad justing the relations was the most difficult indeed, hut during my one day's Slay in Manila I felt the imporLance of the mission imposed on me. Be that as it may, being an Oriental myself, it was unbearable for me to observe why the Filipinos and the Nipponese, holll of whom are Orientals, should go on the warpath in this beauti~ ful paradise of East Asia. The creation of such a situation should be strongly discouraged , and it was willI such deter-

lTunation that I left for the United States. You are doubtless acquainted with the development of the situation sin ce then. On this au picious occasion , I would like to pray for Il,e repose of the sou Is of the Filipinos who have spilled their precious blood in resisting the Imperial forces hy failing to comprehend our great ideal, which constitutes in the liberatinn of Greater East Asia, but un fortwlately for the Filipinos they have been misguided for several years through American progaganda. Death purifies everytlling, and they have laid down ~heir lives because they loved their Phiiii pines. Their sacrifice in the cause of th independence will ot be in vain if . you (letermination in tl1e independence is firm. If you are abJe to perpetuate tlus independence a quired in one sector of the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere, and assume the grave responsibility as the Philippines of East Asia, Il,en the blood of yo ur compatriots will he spread gloriously over the pages of the Philippines history . My dear Filipino friend s, you have tlus day acquired an independence with honor. At Ilus opportWlity I should like to arouse your attention to one l oin t. That is, Il,e independen ce wluch you have been granted today is fundamentaUy different in character from the so-caUed " independence" that the Ame路 Ti can Congress in 1934- had promisee!. It is a fa cl that the American Congress h2d promised to give you an independence on July 4-, 194-6, pursuant to the Tydings-McDuffie Act. Perhap you know beller than I do, what was the motive ba ck of this law, and the course whi ch was pursued in its enacLment. This law was enacted in order to exclude the Filipinos and the Philippine commodi ties from the United States. The principal reasons which had been urged for the enaeLment of Ilus law were Ille competition wllieh the Plulippine sugar offered against Il,e Ameri can sugar, and

the lowering of the American laborers' wages by the Filipino laborers. According to the American magazine Fortune (J uly 1940), the Philippines was regarded as the "economic step-child and morailleadache." Therefore America's so- caUed " iudep endence" was actually " abandonment. " The Tydings-McDuffie Act was really not an " independence act " but an "abandonment act." As a matter of fact the possession of the Philippines by the United States was prompted by the geographic position wruch tJ,e Philippines occupied, and with wluch she could be used as a base by the United Slates for controlling East Asia. What the United States wanted was the geographic positio n of the Philippines, and not the Filipinos themselves, as the Americans were wont to remark jokingly. It was tJ,e Philippines whi ch liad again risen to the surface after it had once submerged into the sea. However, nothing would have happened if the Filipinos had faithftilly and slavishly abided by the dictates of the American. Once you began to a sert yourselves and demanded an honorable independence, the Americans turn路 ed down your request on the pretext that you were incapable of governing yourselves or that the time was premature. FinaUy pressure f8r independence arose from witlm the United States on economi c grounds, and also when she learned of the weakness in her national defense so she attempted to abandon you in 1l1e sweet name of independence. The real feeling which the Americans " nterLain toward the Filipinos can be gathered from the fa ct that during Illc American-Filipino War between 19001902, the Americans had massacred several thousands of Filipino non-combatants in Luzon alone. How the Americans felt about the e massacres could be a certained from Ille following extract taken from the report of Genera l BeU, Commander of the American for ces, dated December 26, 1901. Continued on pa ge 48

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FILIPINOS, RETURN

T,~~:

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that the Filipinos have been granted an independence has Your Excellency any message for them repecting their futllre? " we asked Lt.Gen. Homma Masaharu, former Commander-in路Chief of the Imperial Forces in the Philippines. " The Philippine independence is a boon not only to the Filipinos, bllt every race and people in the Co-prosperity Sphere shollld rejoice," I,e began. After tracing the history of the Pililippines status through the Spanish and Amyrican reginles, he said that the Filipinos were "llDable to comprehend the fact that Nippon had come to emancipate them from the American bondage," and wondered whether they had forgotten the first Amerioan betrayal arising Ollt of the Spanish-American War. The interview was held at General Homma's residence in Koisikawa. His greeting was friendly. He is soft-spoken, genial, devoid of foren sics, never bombast, yet he minces no words in saying what he means. General Homma's demeanor is civilian and gives one an impression of a cholar rather than a man in the profession of boots and spurs. " I've got two wishes or rather suggestions to make, " General Homma continued. " In the first place I trust t11e Filipinos will study tile history of Asia, particularly the history of ippon. It is impossible for them to resurre ct as Asiatics without an understanding of the history of ippon . rn fa ct I was surprised to learn that there was a conspicuous absence of books on ippon's history in Manila. " He attributed to the panish yoke of 400 years for causing the Filipinos to lose sight of their national identity or characteristics as Asiatics. " It is most vital for them to regain their nationality and reame the fact that after all they are Asiatics, " he stressed. " Secondly, the Filipinos ought to re路examine the nature of the so-called Americanism, and impartially weigh

the fa ct as to whether or not the United States was actually motivated as a ' benevolent patron ' towards them a tlley considered. The Filipinos may think that the material be nefi ts outbalanced the demerits of Ameri canism, but from, ti,e Asiati c -,;tandpoin ~ they' are all nil. Americanism is devoid of moral or spiritual prin ciples. ,. As the basis of" AmeTlcanisDl as

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ceive by the Filipinos, the General cited. ~le importation from Ameri ca of jazz, motor car,Singer ewing machine, phonograph , radio, beauty parlor and so forth . " Even those who could not aA"ord to own a car aspired to get one. This was the superficial aping of the American way of life," General Homma pointed Olll. " This idea is entirely in compatible to our way of life in ippon . Our civilization is not measured in terms of motor car," he remarked.

" A leopard can not get rid of its spots ; and likewise the Filipinos can not become Americans, physically and politi cally. Then, why should they blind ly follow the Ameri can ways with inferiority complex? " He ad\~ sed the Filipinos to seek a " place under the un ," which they would not be able to attain under th e American rule. r n refuti ng ti,e alleged popular belief tI,at the American rule was " benevolent," General Homma compared tile 44 years of the American sovereignty

in the Ph.ili ppines with ' ippon' 49 yea rs of admin.istration i" Tai wan. "TI,e Philippines are several ti mes larger than Taiwan . and their population tluee tim es more than that of Taiwa n. Yet, despite these facts the budge t of the Philippine is Ie than one-four th of that of Taiwan. Another example is that of electric power. TI,e Philippines have the advantage over Taiwan in water resource for developing power, bnt ti,e base charge per kilowatt in the Philippines is more than 20 times tllat charged in Taiwan ." He paused and sipped ius tea. " ow , tell me wllerein lie the Ameri t an benevolence?" he challenged. ext he referred to the transportation ruld traffi ituation. " Wll.ile tile Contin u.ed

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After the Ameri can for~es were defeated, it was the I mperial forces whi 路h came to the re cue and treated the wounds cau ed by the " unkindest cut of a ll"-American grati tu de. It ilid not take long before the refu gees bega n to realize ippon's true intentiona.

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Schools have been reopened, inhabitants were advi ed, through the radio and other meaDS, to re turn homc and resume their normal life. 0 ne of the unique features was the organization of women cops who were given specia l training for police work. Mines have started operations, while colton growing has been undertaken as a new enterprise. The railroads, which were destroyed by tile American for ces in their retreat, have beeD repaired and postal communications restored. All these undertakings are giving employment to the Filipino .

One o f the severa l co pper mi nes, which are abunda nt in th e Philippin es , is be in g operated in full blas t, thu s giv in g wo rk to the Fili pinos.

10)'0 11 is kn own in N ipp on as th e "Fuji of Alb av" because il resembles our own FUji. io shape. l\'lnyon is Ull 8t! l i\fC vo lca no, whc rens 'II . f,"lIj i IlA S been lyin g dorma nt for ce nl,tlnes.

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erhaps there are very few Filipinos who may be acquainted with the activities of the Filipino revolutionary leaders in Yokohama. There is no question but that the Filipinos were teemed with the revolutionary spirit, bu they lacked weapon with which to face the better equipped Spanish forces. During the late nineties there were q,nte a number of Filipinos residing in Yokohama. They had been making plans to seek aid from Nippon, either in the form 0 active help or by means of receiving arms. Nippon's victory in the war with China had goaded the patriotic Filipinos to rely upon Nippon, whom they believed was destined to champion the cause of the Philippine independence. However, the government of Nippon was not then in a position to extend [aid officially because she was negotiating for the revision of the unequal treaties with foreign powers. One has to only read history to understand the dilemma in which the government of Nippon was placed with respect to her position vis·a·vis the western powers which had imposed these humiliating treaties. Opinion prevailed in the country that any move which might irritate the United States or other powers wonld prejudice Nippon 's efforts in her pending treaty revision negotiations. At that time Dr. Sun Yet-sen , father of the Chinese revolution, was exiled in Yokohama, and had been seeking support from the Nipponese and their government. Dr. Sun Yet-sen met Mariano Ponce, who had been sent to Nippon by General Aguinaldo as the latter's personal agent, arrived in Tokyo in June 1898 to seek Nipponese assistance. Both of them having a common objective, nanlely, revolution and independence, were wont to ruscuss their respective prohlems. Somehow Dr. Sun Yet-sen had entertained little doubt about the possibility of his revolu.t1on succeeding so persuaded Mariano Ponce to attain the Philippine independen ce as soon as possible. After the Philippines shall have secured her independence the islands could be made the headquarters for the Chinese revolutionists. Dr. Sun Yet-sen had also been depenrung upon the Chinese residents, who were numerou

in the Philippines, to support his revolution. In brief the e were Dr. Sun Yet·sen·s ideas to which Mariano Ponce seemed to have approved. It was then agreed between the two that Dr. Sun Yet·sen would purchase the necessary arms and wea· pons, and otherwise negotiate with or contact the Nippon authorities in furthering the cause of the Philippine independence. The Chinese revolutionist personally bought the arms an munitions which were sent to the Philippines. Meanwhile back in the Philippines, General Aguinaldo was taken prisoner by the American forces and the revolution fell through. Aguinaldo 's subordinates were either captured or gave themselves up, and the hope of freedom grew rum. Such being the case Ponce in Nippon was placed in a tight fix. Mariano Ponce then left for Hongkong, and later proceeded to French Indo-China. Meanwhile he accounted for aU the moneys which were in his hands for the purpose of buying weapons. Whatever balance there was, be handed over to Dr. Son Yet-sen with the understanding that it should be used for the Chinese revolution , and if the revolution should succeed, then China would assist th e Philippines in securing her independence. Well, China rud succeed in her revolution, which resulted in the establishment of the RepubJjc of Chin a. When Mariano Ponce returned to tile Philippines ngly rumors were aAoat that he had misappropriated the funds which had been entrusted to him for the Philippine revolution. No amount of explanation by him sati lied the rusgruntled or otherwise dissatisfied element, some of wllOm were no doubt instigated in their accusations by the Americans. Ponce died just prior to the passage of the" Jones Law," apparently without being able to clear himself. WIllie the government of Nippon was unable to give active support to the revolution , yet unofficially it sympathized with and supported the Filipinos in their aspiration. Probably General Agninaldo will remember the name ef Capt. Kei Hara, who was his chief of staff, and other Nippouese officers who aided him in the in sll-rrection.

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Th ese arlicles wruch belonged lO or used by Dr. Jose Riza l will serve as hi loriea! me路 menlo in the P hilipp. inc slruggle for ind e路 penden 路e. Th e flag as origin ally designed by Dr. Rizal has been sllbslantia lly adopted by th e new Republi .

FLOWER OF THE ORIENT BLOOMS BY OZAKI SIRO A Nipponese autho r who was in the Philippines during the present ca mpa ign.

What impressed me most during my one year's stay in th e Philippin es was the statement of Mr. Pedro Auoario : " Ther e are no youths in the Philippines. ,. Mr. Aunario, about sixty years old , was then the chief editor of La Vanguardia, newspaper in Spanish. In April last year, just as the Imperial forces were about to make a gen eral attack on Bataan, J wrote a pamphlet entitled, " To tl\e Filipino Youths, " appealing to them in the rebuilding of the Philippines. These pamph lets were distributed among them to aron e tlleir spirit as Orientals. 1 asked Mr. Auoario's advice, and he told me that ther were no youth s in the Philippin es ! In other words, during tIre forty years of American r nle, national fervo had been completely wiped out by the American material civilization. Perhaps l,e meant that a pure Oriental fl ower will not bloom by grafting. " If there should be any lea e of an Ori ental spirit left among the Filipin os, it will be in the h earts of the elder men who h ad fougHt bravely against Spain and America for th e freedom of th eir fatherland," he concluded. Whatever might h ave been the outward appearance of the scrambled life of jazz, automobile, bea uty parlor, etf . yet th e root is deeply inlbedded in the

groun d. I vivid ly reca ll having noticed an inexp ressible dignity in Mr. Aunario's hand ome features. Although himself a Spaniard he loves the Philippin es as to marry a Filipino woman , ~and he intend to be buried there. He was the leading figure in the journalistic circle, aud has been known as " Tokutomi Soho of the Philippines" among the Nippon e e residents. I presume he is sti ll so regarded even today. In the fin al analysis the question simmers down to whether the Filipino yo uths ar e capable of becoming conscious of the fact that their tradition was molded with the blood of their an estor. Tn this respect the War of Greater East Asia cou ld be considered as a providential r evelation to the Filipinos. After the war J\ad lasted for about half a year, Bataao and Corregidor were practically reduced to a hes and looked bleak and desolate. On e month after the fall of Corregidor, J cro ed over to the island and was delightfully surprised to fiJld Corregidor covered with verdant attire with the ray of th e morning sun piercing tluough it. I had never before felt so h appy gazing at a scenery, uch as tllis. in th e Plillippin es. TI,e flower of the Orient will soon be blooming ou t th ere.

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Dr. MATUNA MI NIITIRO, (Dr. Mat/llWmi Niirir6, an authority 0" the Maritime Law, is the Preside"t of National League of the Japanese University Professors, VicePresident of the Harbor Association of Japan, member of the Imperial Academy of Japan, and many other academ ic and honorary societies. He is the author of "Collision between. War I'es els and Merclwnt Ships" (London 1900) , " Jmntltnity of the 'tate hip" (Lo1/40" 1924), "Japanese Flag" (Tokyo 1928) , "Admiral Togo" (Tokyo 1934), " The Japanese Constitutiol/ and Politics" (Tokyo 1940).

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lL calls for much rejoicing now that the Philippines are about to become independent, while the new Constitution has been drafted and Dr. Jose P. Laurel designated as PresIdent-elect. There an not be a single Japanese, who is a member of the country that will lead the de tiny of the Greater East Asia, who will not felicitate this auspicious event. But as for myself, uulike others, I have a special reason for offering my congratulations respecting the Philippine indel?endence. That reason lie in the fact that I went to the Philippines and assisted in bhe independence by teaehing the Filipinos the Japanese Constitution and politics, which served as reference w en they drafted th eir Constitution or set np the administrative organs of the PhiJippiu e gove rnment. Twenty thr ee yea rs ago, in the spring of 1920, the Philippine governme nt requested the Japa nese government to send a suiLable Japanese scholar to teach the Constitution of Japan and politics LO the Filipino intelligentia and offered to defray the expenses. While I might no t have been uch a s uitab le sc holar , nevertheless the Japanese government ordered me to proceed LO tlw Philippines. The reason why the Philippine government made snch a request i because, upon the termination of the last World War, Presi-

dent Wilson of the United States had advocated the principle of self-determination and the establishment of independent States by the different races. Therefore he agreed to give the Philippines an independence, but on condition tl1at snch independence would not be granted immediately. He said that the Philippines should advance to such a state of being able to establish proper institutions, civilization, draft a snitable Constitution, and moreover be in a position to capably govern themselves. Therefore the Filipinos have since exerted themselves in every way to meet with these conditions. However, meanwhile the thought occurred to the Filipinos, in vie\ving the present world's trend , that, aside from the white races, the Japanese Empire is the only independent power wmch can engage in intercourse on equal footing with the European and American powers. Therefore the Filipinos wanted to become independent, aspired to be the second pro perou and powerful conuLry in Asia. Thus they wanted to know directly from the Japanese how and in what manner Jap1ll1 was founded, and how she was able, not only to maintain such position, but to cOlltillue flOllTishi ng, although they had a general idea. There were several capable professors at the University of the Philippines, who taught things Japa. nese or to explain about Japan in public speeches. But they were Americans, Chinese, or Filipino, and being non路 Japanese, they merely explained tllings Japanese impassionately and actuaUy lacked enthusia m. T hey could not give satisfactory answers when confronted with profound que tion , therefore the Filipinos wanted to hear lectures on the Japanese Constitution and politics fr~m the lips of a Japanese scholar. uch being the request I wa dipatched to the Philippines by tile Japanese government, and arrived in Manila on Ju ly 25, ,1920. Immediately on the

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following day [ commenced my lecture on the Japanese Constitution at the Univcrsity of the Prulippines_ At the opening lecture I poin ted out that the Japanese Constitution was a " Kintei Kempo " or a Constitution granted by the Emperor a a matter of grace, and that Il,e Emperor from unbroken line is the Sovereign of the Dai Nippon Teikoku or Il,e Great Japanese Empire_ The next day I explained the allegiance of Il,e Japanese subjects, and Il,e loyalty and courage of ti,e Japanese oldiers who will do everytlting for the Emperor. f pointed out that Il,e Constitution of Japan, as well as the national polity, should not be regarded in ti,e same light as those of the Uni ted States. Proceeding with the lecture I explained the then Japane e political condition, and the actual state of affairs of the fmperial Diet. I told tI,em Il,at there were political parties in the Diet, and add ed with much reluctance, that they caused commotion and wrangling during ordinary times but would form a united front in tl,e event of any national crisis, aud cited cases occurring during the Sino-Japanese War aud the Russo-Japane e War. When I was delivering these lectures in the Philippines, Dr. Jose P. Laurel had already graduated and was taking post graduate course abroad. Subsequently I learned that Dr. Laurel, after having heard about " Dr. Matunami " expressed a desire of meeting me, and I too am wailing for such an early opportunity_ He received a doctorate's degree in law from Il,e Tokyo Imperial University on the basi of a thesis submi tled to it. Mter I had lectured on the Japanese Constitution at ti,e University of the Philippines for One schola tic term, I offered Il,e following questions, among several others, for examination: I} What prin 'iples can you fi nd in tl,e preamhle of th e Japanese Constitution? 2} What are the relation between the Emperor and Hi subje ts in Japanese Empire? 3} Are there dynastics in Il,e Japanese Imperial House ? If not why? In addition to lecturing on the Japanese Constitution at the University of the Pltilippines, I gave special lecture to th e general IHlblic. Of course, it becalDe necessary to be acquainted in a gencral way willI tbe institutions and

civilization in the Philippines, so 1 browsed over as much of the literature as possible for reference whi le in Tokyo, and on the steamer enroute to Manila. Upon arrival in the Philippines, I called upon and made observations of the various government departments, such as the Interior, Education , both houses of Il,e Legislattue, ti,e Supreme Court and other courts, and also learned how the legislative, judiciary , and executive branches fWlctioned. I had frequent occassions to meet Manuel Quezon, President of the Senate, who e."ercised power which practically ('oincided will1 that vested in the Prim e Minister ; Serigo Osmena, peak er of the House of Representatives, who wa Quezon's opponent and sometimes his rival ; Teodoro M_ Kalaw , Secretary of Interior ; Quinlin Paredes, Secretary of Ju tice. Somehow I became particularly friend ly with Mr. Paredes, from whom I learned about thll crim ,\ situation , and how the jury system operated in th e Philippines, all of which becam e useful a reference wh en T delivered my public lec ures. became inliinate with the professor at {he University of III PJulippin es, as weI) as with men affiliated with educational work, including Francisco Benitez, dean of the College of Edu cation ; Maximo M. Kalaw, dean of th e College of Liberal Arts ; Dr. Jorge Bocabo, dean of tile College of Law (later Secretaq of Public Instrn ction) , all of whom I am well acquainted with. Camilo Osias, A i tant Director of Educatiou, very kindly assisted me like a secretary. Antonio de las Ala , form er A istant Secretary of Finance and In terior, showed me around the different schools and th eir facilities, and accompanied me and acted as my guide in my visits to the nual districts during my stay in the Philippines. COll ul-Genera l Kurusu Saburo (former Ambassador to America) , upon hearing of my trip to the Philippines, bestirred lumselÂŁ on my behalf. Mter my arrival he introduced me to Governor-General Harrison, Manual Quezon , President of the Senate, and advised me on many points pertaining to the poJitical and social life in th e Pltilippines. Mr. Funatu , manager of the Mimi Bussan, informed me about the business conditions jn the i lands, and accompanied me to Tondo, where the Japanese Fishery A sociation wa located. He gatl1ered togell1er the one hundred Japanese members of the Asso-

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Tokyo, 1943. My dear Ocampo sa n of Ma nila. I' ve been a pre lly poor correspond e nt. How have you bee n ever sin ce ? We are in the midst of the most plea ant seaso n of lhe year. o doubt you must be having a busy Lim e of YOllI' lile fi ghLing in the cultllJ"a1 phases of the war, so to speak. We ll , I must say the newspapers in .Tapan are filled with the delightful news about your country's indepe nde nce. We are a ll rejoicing in it. In tllis connec tion I heard the most intere Ling th.iJlg. That is. amo ng the Fili pinos the older men are taking active par t in rebuilding the Philippines. I suppose it means that ;1 is th e YOlltl,s of yeste rd ay, Ihe e ld ers of today wilo first stood up for th.is noble cause, whereas the 0 , I can' t le t youths of th e present are upine having forgo lle n their racial pride under the Ameri can rule. it go "i t" a noile, a lth ough it is an interesting ob e rva Li on. I know you will do your part to coax the Filipino friends to take more active part in the pro eClltion of the \~I ar of Grea ter Ea t ia. I nd this short note wi th my Irawing to bless the new born babe of tlte Greater East Asia. Good luck, UZUK f ETZLRO

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ciation and told me of the role they played regarding the fi shing industry in the Philippines. I gave them words of encouragement so that they could fully di play their pre Lige as Japanese. Inouye Naotaro acted as my guide to Cavite, and among other things show. ed me the state of the cultivaLion and manufacture of Manila hemp. After having acquired as much of the preliminary information as possible, I gave lectures on the basis of such knowledge. In regard to the political aspect I lectured on the " Election and PoliLical Parties in Japan, " and as reo gards the social phase, " Expansion of Japan." I then stated, "At present Ja· pan already occupies an eminent posi. tion in the Orient, but is improving her domestic status in the hope of future a'<pansion abroad. Therefore, we desire to work for closer intercourse and col· laboration with the Philippines. " Whereupon the prominent Ameri· can residents took up the cudgel and raised the hue and cry in the news· papers, " Dr. Matunami must have come to assist in the independence for the Philippine, and after that has been achieved, Japan intends to armex the Philippines. ,. At the next public lecture I explained that "Japan absolutely does not have such ambition." Theu they replied, "Jf such is the case, then what about Taiwau and Chosen?" To which I explained in a public address, that both in the Sino.Japanese War and in the Russo.Japanese War, Japan was forced to take np arms to defend her independence, and told them that as a result of those wars the e territories were annexed. T lu s time when the Plu· lippines shall have become independent under Presiden t Laurel, it become ne . essary for the Filipinos to be wary lest these Americans will douhtless make such foo lish remarks that Japan will im· mediately come to the Islands. In my farewell address I chose for my subject, "Militarism, " and stated that Japan was a militaristic country, and from ancient Limes Japan exalted mili· tary pro we . Therefore the American accuse Japan as an aggre Or nation, but I contended that was not so, since there was a world of difference between ago gression and nulitarism, for Japanese militarism signified the augmen tation of

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render, but will determinedly rise and repel the foe. It was for such eventuali· ty that military preparations were being maintained during ordinary Limes, and illustrated my point by citing the repulse of Hazya Tokimune at the battle of Ganko. The United States has always shown hosti lity toward Japan, and is today fighting a fierce battle, and i making feverisli attempts to alienate Japan and the Plulippines. BecauseAmerica herself had wrested the Plulippines, fooled the Filipino, otherwise oppressed and ex· ploited them , she began to slander Japan , who is pursuing the path of live and let live in an open and fair manner with the Philippines, and for tlus reaGon the Fili· pinos, particularly the intellectual class. sliould be cautiou . The United tates and the Ameri· cans have con tantly obstructed what· ever Japa n an<;l the lapanese have under· taken to do. During my stay in Manila I l'ried to mee General4guinaldo, who wa then leading a peaceful gen tleman Iy life, after having resisted America, and fought against her but defeated by the American forces. The Americans thwarted such meeting, even after tlle time and place hac! heen fixed. To General Aguinaldo tlley stated, " Dr. Matunami is unable to come because something unavoidable had come up that day," wlule tlley told me that "Ge· neral Aguinaldo was stricken with fever on the previous night so he cou ld not ee you. " Afterwards when we learned of th.is American trickery we both had a good laugh. Sin ce then we managed to see each otller, at wluch meeting I talked about Japan while he di cussed the Philippines, all of which proved very worthwh.ile. I presented to Gene· ra l Aguinaldo as gift, Admiral Togo'S calligraphy (with the Admiral's consent), whereupon the General presen ted me with Ius own photograph and another article. I also associated with fanuel Quezon, but could not enjoy inLimate fellowship with lum as I felt that lu Japan .Philippir<e anuty wa only one of lip service and did not emanate from Ius heart. Now in connecLion with the inde· penden ce, since Premier Tozyo declared in his peech that the independen ce

would be granted within thi year, th e Filipinos thereafter began making pre· paraLion to enacl a new ConsLitution. Therefore, ] decided to end a copy of my " The Japan ese ConstituLion and PoliLics 1940 " to Jorge B. Vargas, Chair· man of the Philippines ExecuLive Com· mission. This book was written by me in ommemoration of the 2600 th year of our Imperial Rule, and was presented to our Emperor and to the Kings and President throughout the world. I Ire· sen ted tlli book to Mr. Vargas through the courtesy of Mr. Murata Syaza. Highest Advisor to the Military Adminis· tration , and immediately received a letter of thanks from Mr. Vargas. Mean· wlule T am expecting to present to Presi· dent Laurel, through H.E. Murata Sya· za, ippon's Amba sador to the Pili Ii· ppines, a opy of this book. In view of the e circum tances my a ociaLion with the Philippin es inde· pendence i somewhat different from that evin ced by the average lapane e. so I sholLid like to extend my feli cita· tions for the independ ence with that deep feeling.

CONCERNING THIS ISSUE We have dedicated this i ue of the IPPO ·PHILIPPINE to the Philipp. ine independ ence. Willie it may not be up to the tandard as we hould like to have made it, many factors had to be considered which omewhat restri cted our ed iting. Today much interest is being shown by tlle ipponese towards the Ph.ilipp. ines and her people. We hope that the Filipinos will do their part in gj,'ing us a curate information about themselves. their islands, and also try to ee the current situation in light of the changed world couditions. We shou ld like to hear from our Filipino reader because we believe that an interchange of ideas. information and culture will hereafter become more important than ever. The [PPO ·PHILIPPI ' ES would wel come suggestions. comments, or criLici m from our readers. Fourteen i ue have already been publi hed. but we think there i much room for impro· vement, and know that you will be he lpful in tllis re pect. The lPPO '·PHIUPPfNES i the succe or to the PHILfPPINES·J APA . which was publi hed and edited by Mr. G. H. Enosawa, but we are happy to state that he tiB retains lu connection with th e present publicaLion.

NIPPON-PHILIPPINES

PHILIPPINE'S HONORABLE INDEPENDENCE ( Continued from page 26)

There is no question as to its authenticity because it appeared in tJ,e American official papers. " I am now assembling in ilie neighborhood of 2,500 men who will be used in columns of about fifty men each. I take so large a command for the purpose of thoroughly searching each ravine, valley and mountsin peak for in surgents and for food, expecting to destroy everythirlo [ ji nd outside of towns. A ll ablebodied men will be killed or captured .. . .. These people need a th rashing to teach them some good com mon sense; and they shouM have it f or tll拢 good of all concerned." To the Americans it is "some good common sense" for the Filipinos to become their slaves, because tJ,e Americans are co nvinced that such will be fo r the "good of all concerned. " It has never occurred to the Americans to regard the "Filipinos as an ind ependent race. "

TI,e independence which you have acquired is an independence with honor. The Philippines is not an "economic step-child " as the United tates has called you. To us yo u are one of th e co-workers in the Greater East Asia CoProsperi ty phere, whom we highly respect and love. You were a " moral headache " to the United States, but to us you are morally essential. Un less you grasp tllis point and not make a perpetual pleasure out of the honorable independence you wi ll not be able to give us satisfaction in the moral sense. The enemy Anglo-America has now commenced a vigoro us co unter-offen路 sive. Recently ilie nited tates has expressed her inten tion of retaining ilie ilie variou s island s in tJ, e Pa ifi c even after th e war. Th e United States is directing her attack in an effort to retrieve the geograpllic and strategic posi tions in th e Pllilippines. Th e United Slates is agai n attempting to resume possession of your islands as a mili tary base, and is planning to place you und er military control. By allowing them such an atlack you will forever lose your op路 portunity for a genuine ind ependence. Dear Filipino fri ends, Asia is a single entity. By staking our fate jointly with you in one sector of East Asia, we

are expecting much from you . We expect you to be conscious of the basic idea that tJ,e establishment of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, repulsion of the Anglo-American invasion, complete independence of the Philippines are inseparably interwoven and ca.lls for perfect co llaboration with us. We naturally expect you to join in the new conception of peace based on justice, which is to be brought about after tJ, e war. Herein , tJ,e honorable independ ence, which you have attained, will increase in its glory. I n conclusion, as your fri end, I would like to slate that tJ, e greatest honor comes only after the greatest perseverance.

FILIPINOS, RETURN TO ASIA! ( Co nt i nu ed from p a ge 27)

Filipinos point out with pride to the wonderful a phalt roads, the railway system i in a pathetic slate, " he remarked. " It was the American scheme to sell automobile, wllich called for good roads a well as gasolin e and oil. But the rna s have suffered through ne lect of the popular form of railway tr sporlation ." " Your Excellency, clo yo u favor the industrial development of tJ,e Islands ?" we asked. " Of course, certsin kinds of industries should be fo stered, although the Philippines might find it difficult to build up heavy industry due to the lack of

coal and iron," he replied, " but it must be borne in mind that the Plrilippines are decided ly an agricultural country. First of all the islands must become selfsufficient, and we are prepared to extend any assistance to make her a woriliy member of the Co-prosperity Sphere. " In the realm of government administration, General Homma envisages some difficulties arising because the Filipinos lack a common language. While Tagalog and the Nipponese languages are recognized as the" official languages" he thinks the difficulties will continue for sometime to come. The Tagalog is not a common language and is under. stood only in a limited geographical area. On the other hand the Nipponese language has only been adopted so might require considerable time before it could gain currency and universality. " But notwithstanding these diHiculties, under no circumstances should English and Spanish languages be revived as the media of official communications because that will mean the continuation of the former Philippines. " Lest the Filipinos might feel that General Homma has been too biased or severe in his opinion, he laughingly quoted a passage from " Commonwealth of the Filipinos," a book wrilten by Justice George C. Malcolm of ilie Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands, in which the American judge referred to the Filipinos as " bold inlilators of American life."

WHAT A CHEERFUL SIGHT, AFTER 43 YEARS PLIGHT!

Members of the Volunteer Unit range in ages from 17 to 25, everyone of whom is 9hosen from among those of sound mind and body. After they are enrolled they go through dri11s which are not only int nded fo r di scipline, but m order that th ey can maintain their health in firs t-rate condition.

GIRLS' VOLUNTEER UNIT Whether you caU it preparedoe or by aoy other name, the girls in Nippon are making peeial contribution towards victory in the War of Greater East Asia. In their de termination to exterminate the baneful AngloSaxon influence the girls have form ed the " Josi Tusin Tai" whose chief activity is to operate the communications, which have become vitaUy im portan t during wartime. EnroUmentinto this Girl Unit is entirely voluntary, but members are carefully .elected after giving due consideration to family conne ctions, education , health and adaptability for the work. This is because there are more applications than the actual requirement. Now what are some of the suitable qualities that caU for singling out girls rather than men to do such work? Experience from the past points out that girl are more patient, persevering, tactful and dexterolls than me n in this special kind of work. The in s ignia on th e young lady's s leeve is the .. nadesiko " or Pink , whi ch ymboliz th e g racefu.lness of ippon's womanhood.

EVl' n will. thi s a rray o r S\\路jlt:i.boo rd opr' rot o rs. or 路'mrs i. mos i J; i rl ::l" os t hey nre ro ndl y ('a li CtI in Nip pon . th ey will hove their ha nd s rull a ll do)' long,

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Demure, yet behind that impass ive statueÂˇ like cou ntenance th eTe is that dimly appeali ng subtle charm.

The girls Jive ill dormi tories under well-regulated and disciplined routine. Their lives are not all work, however, for they have -time for wholesome recreation and amusements which befit Nipponese girls. 'n,ey are also given opportuni ty to learn flower arrangement, sewing, household duties and other training which will enable them to become good wives and mothers. Despite the nature of work the girls do not forget their national womanly pride, nor overlook the traditional virtues of Nippon's womanhood . In the pages to follow are depicted the life of the members of the Girls' Volunteer Unit.

Noamolln t of lIali e ry or ctljoling wi ll dis(;o ura~c g irls in Lheir make- up Olania . wh ich is one of th ei r ra re pri vileges which men cannot undcrs ttlnd.

In their ofT- duty the re is much babble of talk

During th eir leisure moments the girls make a careful stud y o( enemy plane by means of models, and th us prepare themselves agai nst air raids.

mghlc r whiuh rari iale in abundance lik e children let out fro m school.

Flower arrangement is a badge of cult ure among the women of ippon. and th e ~ irl s can acquire a tas te for this art.

Tile member ' of the Volunteer Unit are not constantly tied down to tileir switchboards or couped up in their dormitories. They have their recreation hours and off-days, when they are free to visitlheir homes, caU on friends, go shopping, take in the movies or enjoy nature's outdoor. Of course, recreations and amusements are of tile most whole ome type, which will be in keeping with Nippon's womanhood and the tre nd of time.

Three is a crowd, so perhaps th ey can't make up the ir mind as to how they arc going to spend th e day. Well, an hou r or so beside th e cool ri pplin g stream, beneath th e tree that catches the murmuring summer zep hyr, may not be a bad idea.

Here's onolher group ot the Cluu . Some one mu st hnve mad e a funny crack ! Who sa id that Nipponese lack a sense of humor ? Music halh charms to soo lh e whal? Never mind, for she who can deftly touch th e piano kep. is lllwa~'s popu lar anywhere and al all limes.

Girls who do not care to ramiJle in th e \\'ood~, do hopping, or go sight-seeing, can e njoy themselves at the club_ The Club is weU-equipped and provide ample fa cilities for these girls_ Whe ther at work or play the girls do not forge t the' fact that they are " Yamato nadesiko, " and always condu t themselves becoming trlle Nippones , womeu.

56'

NIPPON-PHILIPPINES

DR. JOSE P. LAUREL OUTLINES HIS POLICY ( Continued frOm pace 15)

" They must also contribute for the benefit of other peoples within the Co-Prosperity area, " he explained. With respect to the educational and cultural phases, Dr. Laurel emphasized that the Filipinos need to propagate the "virtues of Asia, " and inculcate the consciousness of racial pride. " Pride is not a matter of complexion or color, but one of inner- elf that they are Orientals. " The President-elect scored the policy of the westeru powers which, he maintained, is ba ed chiefly on materialism. " Materialism weakens the spirit of the individual." Because the strength of a nation also is dependent upon the spiritual aspect, " that is the policy I intend to follow, " he stated. After outlini ng the nature of the Constitution , which will provide for the executive, legislative and judicial branches, he said that the executive will be made strong almost to the point of being dictatorial. Lest there might be some misapprehension regarding the worcl " dictatorship " Dr. Laurel explainecl that " in times of emergency dictatorship or centralization of power is absolutely necessary. Why there are 'dictators even in countries that pretend to clemocratic," he pointed out

T RANSIIUSSION 2-(For Southwestern As ia)

with a smile. This centralization of power will not affect the rights of individuals, for they will be given "minimum rights, protection of, life and property, and the freedom of religion so that they can pray ancl commllDe witb God," he assured, and continued, "Such individual rights that a citizen needs in orcler to become relatively happy and contented " will be recognized uncler the new inclependent government. On the other hancl citizens will be called upon to assll:me the duties and obligations. • Under the new Constitution the Repllblic of the Philippines will not be fettered as in the case of the old Constitution, llnder which the American congress had tied the hands of the Philippine government. The only restriction, if any, he pointed out, will arise when the Philippine government enters into treaty relations with foreign powers. In summarizing Dr. Laurel said that he hopes to " make the independent Repllhlic of the Philippines a cleserving member of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, contributing with its whole strength to the establishment, maintenance ancl glorification of the Sphere." The independence will be embraced "whole-heartedly and without reservations, together with all the cluties and obligations, the rights ancl privileges that go with it. " •

11,800 kc/ s .. 15,190 kc/ s.,

T okyo· . . .

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Ira D ' •• . . Ar ob io . Ink . . . Turkey' .

· 8:00-10;15p.m. · 7:30- 9:45 p.m . · 6:30- 8:45 p.m.

5:30-Ne ws in N ip po nese 6:00-News in E nglish 1:00-News in Eng lis h

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11,800 kc/ s., 9,645 kc/ s.,

2S.42 m. 31.10 m.

l :30-N ewa in Fren c h 2:00-N ews in A rabic 2:30-NewB in Iran ia n ( T u es .• T hu rs. & Sa l.) or in Turkish (W ed .• Fri. & Su n.) 2:50-N e w s in Englis h 3:15-News in Nipponese

TRANSIIUSSION 5 Southwestern Asia)

( For

India

Tokyo· . . . . . . • • . . 0:00- 2:00 p. m. CaI CUlla ' . . . . . . . . . 8:30-18:30 a.m.

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11,800 kc/ s., 2S.42 m. IS,10S kc/ s., 19.86 m.

O:30-N e ws in Tamil 1:00-N e ws & Com m e nta ry in Ira ni an (T u es .. Thurs. & S a t. ) or in Tu rk is h (We d . . F ri. & Su n.) l :30-N e wlI in A rabi c

TRANSlIlISSION 8 -(For Australia) T oky o ' . . . . . . . Sydne y · . . . . . . .

. 5: 30-7: 45 p.m. . 6:30-8:45 p. m.

25.42 m. 19.79 m.

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25.42 m. 19.79 m

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8:OQ-N ews 8:2o-News 8:4G-Ne w s 9:00-Ne ws lO:OO-NewII

in in in in in

N ipponese Ca nton ese D ia l ec t Fuki e nese Dia lect S t onda rd C hinese Ru ssian

TRANSIlUSSION ll-(For the Eastern Districts or North America) T okyo· . . . . . . . . . . 9:00-10: 15 p.m. N ew Yo rk . . . . . . . . 7:00- 8:15 n.m . Rio d e j a n e d o ' . . . . . 9: 00-10:15 n.m.

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9,535 kc/ s., 31.46 m. 15,lOS kc/ s., 19.86 m.

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9,535 kc/ s., 31.46 m. 9,50S.kc/ s., 31.S7 m.

JLG 2

. . . 8:00-10: 15 p.m . . . . 2:00- 4.15 p. m.

11,800 kc/ s., 15,160 kc/ s.,

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TRANSMISSION' 12 - (For India)

P.M .

10:3Q-N e w s in Hindust ani ll :OO-News in Urdu ll:30-N e w s in T o mil A.M .

O:QO-N e wa in English ) :OO--N ews in Nippo nese

TRANSMISSION 13-(For Philippine&, French Indo.Cbina, Thai, East Indies & Burma) Tokyo ' . . . . . . . 10:30 p.m.- 1:15 a . m. Bangko k. S a igon ' . 8:30 p.m .-ll:l5 p.m.

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O: lo-News in Burm ese. O:S5-News in Nipponese I:OO--New s in English

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Here are some of our outstandi ng specialit ies :

GE RIS ON

ARK LE M IN F o r high blood- pressu

Aminoph e nylsulfo a m id

re &

arteriosc lerosis

NEO -GER ISON Sulfa nila ce ta mid

B I CR Y S A prepa ra ti on of Vitami n B,

AL BA SIL

BLU KLA N Bis

Sul fanilylsu lfa nilamid

mut h a nti sy ph ilitic

NEO -ALB ASIL

CAM POR ISIN

Sulfathia zol

For ne ura lgia & r heum atism

AT HIN ON

S ul fa methylth iazo l

T R A L

F o r use in bl ood-t,-an sfusio n

PYR IDIN IN

MA CU RO N

AminopY"idyl-a min o phe nylsulfon

Me rc u" ochro m prepara ti on

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"CEMYAMAUHCI TOKYO & OSAKA"

TOKYO LABORATORY :

No. 3B, Kln,ukocho. Hongoku, Tokyo.

MANSHU YAMANOUCHI S.K.K.:

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BRANCH OffiCES : Talhoku. Peking, Canlon . Hongkong FACTORIES : Tokyo. Kamala, Itaba'hl. Hongo. Owada.

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CINE FILM NEGATIVE FI LM POSITIV

FILM

SOUND RECORDING DUP IlI CATING FIL 16

Mi'M FILM OTH RS

R OLL CUT

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FILMS

X -RAY FILMS

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Blast Furnc In one of the wartime fa ctories a blast furnace goes out of order. Tlris furnace previously caused deaths to the factory workers so it is known as the " jinx ftuna ce. " Scholarly inclined Superintendeut Kikuti wants to so lve the trouble scientifically, wlrile operative Yosino, who spent half of Iri life in this fa ctory_ argues that " explosion" is the

on ly way out. Two girl employees, Kumiko, daugh. ter of a well-to-do family, and Yasuko, whose father was killed by the jinx fur路 naee, are attracted by Kikuti and Sibata, a factory hand. Yosino and Sibata, who are attracted to each other like father and son, finally determine to repair the furnace by exploding it. Yosino falls

e fro111 the furnace an,l is killed. In or der to assuage his sorrOW for this tTage.ly Sibata takes on to dri.nking, but is sJlonbell by Kumiko, who ca11 him " a ",路eak路 ling.'路 Thi; spurs on Sibata who finally ,. exp.lodes'路 the furnace aJld succeeds in removing the jimc ( Produced by Toil" Eign Knblls iki X,is)". )

NIPPO After aU Tippongo isn' t n.s difficult as one i I11Clgines.

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PARADE

in ee the birth of the new Philippines acllvilies in a ll phase are much in evidence. Among the e the stud y of the ippongo is very cOllspicuou . As the Filipinos are cooperating with ippon in building th e Co-prosperity Sphere, it be路 comes neee sary for them to llndersland the Nippongo, which is the common language within the Greater East Asia. Therefore. an uncler tanding of this language I ecomes important.

Eleve n.yea r old Franco wns the win ne r in a s loga n ontes t with the sloga n '"As ia no Ko tobn N ipl' ongo" o r "N ippo ngo th e Lang uage of As ia,"

Tanabe' s supe rio r drugs and m edicines send their g"eelings to our friendly Republic o f the P hilippines, which is marching forward in building a world's new order in one sector of tbe Gr eater Ea8t A8ia Co-pr08perity Sphere.

T RI A N0 N

Sulf apy ridine. .. T ana be

Chemotherapy in pneumococcal, gonococcal and other infections.

NOVA PON

Antipy retic. and a nalsl'sf.C

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and Jum/"'GflI

Used as preventive against typhoid, paratyphoid, dysentery, cholera , food .poisorung, etc.

Qui.n ine plas Strt

QUINAPON chmne for mnlnrw

headache, migraine, etc.

Malaria, acute pneumonia, in ftuenza and general tonic. etc.

in amebic Y A T E MI NSpecific dysenlrrr

THI 0 B I S

Amebic dysentery (acute and chronic), wounds, serious colitis, etc.

For treatment of all cases of syphilis angina and framboesia.

Febrile infections, phthisis, septicemia,

'.-aler soluble Li.<mllth

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GS TO TUE REPUBLIC rUE We wish to extendJour heartfelt felicitations upon your attaining the long-cherished independence, and becoming an influential State within the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere, and thereby contributing towards the establishment of a new world order.

We 'pray for the

perpetual welfare and prosperity of the Republic :of the Philippines.

TANABE SEIY AKU K. K. OSAKA, NIPPON.

WE SPEAK NIPPONGO J\ t:J ~:J 5)

;t (11 ) BY

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?ij" morning, f, I get up early in the morning.

t~:;

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TJ:J

'"J

what time,

;tT~;A

5-:.J"

I get up at liv 'J51?~

'clock ,

-('V

when.

r51~;A.

face, ippongo it is not infrequen

unnatural to say ?~?'" ?

up '~

01c1ock.

mot

'"J

13.

;tT~;A. 5-;J .live

at,

At what time do you get

tJ;t

ISIGURO YOSIMI

hand,

?'"

ref.

?~?'"

to omit the pos essive case such as ' my.' ./

In fa ct it would sound

tJA ;t ?S-(~~路

foot (feet) .

I was h my hands.

In Nippongo th e plura l ami singular are not difTere nt.iatetl. nor clo we allach the possessive case fOl either .

tooth (teeth).

:='1J-t~~

cleol/ .

brlts".

polish..

I bru s h my teeth.

. "oe(s), boot;.

boots are ca lled

In Nippongo the le rm ~"

is applied for both s" oe, and boo/;. though sometimes

Tn?',.

polis h my s h oes. ? (wa), ~ (ta), '" (si), ? (a), ij" (sa). 1> (ya), ;t (0) , '" (ki) , ~ (ma), A (su), T (na), J (n) , :J (zi Lii in E I/glish]) , :J (go), tJ (ka) , s (ra) , -( (i) , T (Ie), ,, (ha), :=. (mi) , 1J (ga) , " (tu Itsu ill English.]) . ____________________

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5::;;t~i'.J-;t

=";~A..

5Z-<'J-

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radio,

".,~

do, play, practise.

e:~ercise.

gymnastics.

I do the radio exercise.

'J~?="; 'J

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5::;;t~i'.J-;t

riT ,

t=." =";T ,

D?,

:'i 5, O? 6,

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=..;,

j',

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= 2,

livelily, -<~ 1,

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=";~A..

,,~ 7 ,

'!tJ 3,

n~ 8,

I do the radio exercise Iivelily.

One, two, three, four', five, six, seven, e ight.

r'!t:'inJ

5Z"'''~

breakfast,

a t,

take.

I take my breakfas t. 'J~?=";

ref.

/;:,.,;;t

'J { '\J ?-:;l'E/

drink,

;t~",

1i '.!J :J -

school, go to

."-(",,, :J -

coffee hot water

;:,;i:

water

(z ) -<-1'''~

..I

=. ~A. .

go (to),

I~I . company, firm

bank

(public) office

factory, workshop

'J~?="; 'J r-(J1I7

~"'~A..

tea

;t~

:J-t-

'J~?=";

bread } fruit

f.i'~::1- I

on f oot, wall" I walk to school.

'J (so) , " (si [shi in English]) , 'T (ge) , (syo [sho in EnglishÂť), JII (ru),

51 (ta) ,

3 (yo),

~ (ti [chi in English]),

:f!

(gi), " ..

ref.

caromata train

bicycle tram

:J'T:J:J<fo 'T:J:J<fo :j! by,

The word order is reversed in

?5l?~ 'J

::ITJ~t>:f

automobile aeropla ne

:Jf'-:J<fo t:l-*

ilA

ippongo.

1J-(~t> I

1=t=~;t.

I go to the office on a bicycle.

r- ~

"3-

jOi"1~;t J.

This is 'good morning ' and i

at,

flen shortened to

'J5l?~ 'J 1Jo!.J::J-:f r\J*9-,,-..A learn. stw:1y.

;tn3- ' in inlima te circles.

"'J=t=3-~~;t.

I study at school.

'J5l?~ I study

ippongo

I at

sch ool.

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I='!.J~Jj I ~

ti'o!.J::J-:f

1>?:J 9

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,*"':JJ= industriously, diligenlly, earn cs Lly, hard . I work diligently.

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tJl,j"J ~

5l"'~;t .

lun ch.

I eat my lunch.

home,

1JIIJ-"A

reillm.

I retu rn (go) home.

?5l?~ 'J

3:':;

")'f

1JI IJ ~;t .

I get home at three o'clock.

f (do), 1'\ (ba), =f. (de), tf (za),

(kyo), ~ (~).

"'J=t=3-~路~;t.

bus (om nibus)

ti'.!J~足 tl-(:J~

1J5 3:5

fJ~1>?:J9

~-, \

13 5

ref.

from ,

3 :J

three o'clock.

I go from Manila to Tokyo by aeroplane.

you,

r't~

when.

-( 0'

_. 2 :.J

When do you get home from the office? I get home a t two o'clock (from tne office). We frequently omit the phrase in tile parenthesis.

r t:3 - t

"J'9?~ "J '\ JjJ)J

is equivalent lo ,. good-bye."

6:5

= ' \:J j 'I\:J :t

supper, dinner ,

6 :J

I take my s u pper at six

TJ :J=

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six o'clock. 0 c~ock.

at what time

:JJ7J

3='~;t

newspaper,

read.

I read the newspaper.

tf "' :J magazine, perioilical , 'F'F~;t

;f; J

5:5:t:t

"J'9?~ "J

book.

TT~~ .

hear, listen.

I listen in to t he radio.

9:J

nine o'clock,

;j:~;t

to go bed.

1 go to bed a t nine o'clock.

r:t-r~~

ttiJ.

is equivalenl lO " good nighl. "

till, until,

well,

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Foundational Juridica l Body Incorporated for the Purpose of Promoting Bette,. Relations Between Japan and the Philippines OFFICERS: President Adviser路 Adviser . Cb air man o f the Board of Director s rtlanagi ng Director l\fanagiog Director

HEADQUARTERS : KANSAI OFFICE: KYUSYU OFFICE:

Marquis Tokuga wo Yorisod a Vi8couot Okabe Naga kage Hooma l\losabaru Viscount Hosino l\-fo soa ki LieuL-Cen. Haraguti Hotutaro Alusi Kimura, formel" Con.路Ge n. Cor Manila L i eu L~GeD.

32 Gazenbo, Azabu, Tokyo. 31路Utihonmati Hashizume, Higasi, Osaka. Mori Heibee, Manager. 88 Hanabata, Kumamoto. Hurusyo Kenziro, Manager.

EXCERPTS FROM ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINE SOCIETY OF JAPAN DIopte r 11 Object an d Activi ties

Article 3. The Society shall, with the object of 'Promoting friendship and c uhural advancement between Japan and the Philippines, carryon the followin g activities io co-operation wi th organi7..a ti on in the Philippines devoted to objects similar to that 0 the Society. 1. Introduci ng the cu ture of one coun try to the other and vice versa. 2. Renderi ng assistance in regard to vis its, excursions and study. 3. Collectin g and exchano.ing data relative to econom ic affairs. 4. Such other matters as may be deemed necessary by th e Board of Direc toTs. Cbapter IV Me mber s Article 13. The Society shall have members of the following three classe~: 1. Honorary Members. 2. Supporti ng Members. 3. OrdinaTY Members. Article 14. HonoraTY members s hall be nominated by the Pres id nt from amo ng persons who have rendered notable se rvices in connection with th e acti vities of th e Society. SuppoTtin g Members shall be those who sup port the ac tivities of the Society and co ntribute th ereto Supporting Fees t and shall be nominated by th e President. An OrdinaTY Member shall be recom mended by two or more Ordinary Members or by a Supporting Member. and shall req uire approval by the Board of Directors.

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