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Editorial
October 25, 1942
Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
What is this article about?
Editorial from Chico Enterprise expresses concern for relatives of Americans captured in the Philippines, criticizes Japanese for not sharing POW lists via Red Cross, and contrasts Japanese extermination-focused warfare with Western regret for inevitable suffering. (198 characters)
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ANXIOUS RELATIVES
(Chico Enterprise)
The parents, wives, brothers and sisters of Americans who were in the Philippines have been besieging every possible source for information whether they still are alive and, if so, where they are and what is their condition.
To these questions there is no answer, because the Japanese have not provided those lists of prisoners-of-war which humane peoples compile and transmit, through the Red Cross, as speedily and accurately as war conditions will permit.
This negligence or deliberate restraint emphasizes one difference between Japanese and Occidentals. We wage war to accomplish a purpose, good or bad, and regret the human suffering that becomes inevitable, and try to limit that suffering as much as possible. The Japanese wage a war of extermination. To them human suffering is not worthy of consideration, unless from it they obtain sadistic pleasure.
(Chico Enterprise)
The parents, wives, brothers and sisters of Americans who were in the Philippines have been besieging every possible source for information whether they still are alive and, if so, where they are and what is their condition.
To these questions there is no answer, because the Japanese have not provided those lists of prisoners-of-war which humane peoples compile and transmit, through the Red Cross, as speedily and accurately as war conditions will permit.
This negligence or deliberate restraint emphasizes one difference between Japanese and Occidentals. We wage war to accomplish a purpose, good or bad, and regret the human suffering that becomes inevitable, and try to limit that suffering as much as possible. The Japanese wage a war of extermination. To them human suffering is not worthy of consideration, unless from it they obtain sadistic pleasure.
What sub-type of article is it?
War Or Peace
Foreign Affairs
What keywords are associated?
Pow Information
Japanese Negligence
War Extermination
Human Suffering
Philippines Prisoners
What entities or persons were involved?
Japanese
Americans In The Philippines
Red Cross
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Anxiety Over American Pows In The Philippines And Critique Of Japanese War Conduct
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Japanese Negligence And Extermination Mindset, Sympathetic To Anxious Relatives
Key Figures
Japanese
Americans In The Philippines
Red Cross
Key Arguments
Relatives Besieging Sources For Information On Loved Ones' Status
Japanese Failing To Provide Pow Lists Through Red Cross
Japanese War As Extermination Disregarding Human Suffering Unlike Western Approach