D '7 45.2 .S7 1945
VIGNETTES
OF
JAPANESE
INTERNMENT IN
THE
CAMPS
PHILIPPINES
By
ALFRED
J.
STAHL
Cartoons by
JOHN L. (JIGGER) JAY
Published by A. ] . Stahl, 30 West 69th St., N. Y. 23
Copyright 1945 by ALFRED J. STAHL
First Printing Octobel'. 1945
Credit. Cartoons by JOHN (Jigger) L. JAY Incidental Drawings FILIPE FRANCISCO. Manila, P. I.
from life at 102 Ibs. by Pedro Casanave my study at Los Banos Camp On January 30th, 1945
CONTENTS Permit Me to Say Motto .................... . Owl & Por:t . ................ . .. .......... .. My Alibi J.(\.ccuse ........... Japan's Welcome! Daif}' Deathly Routine Our Brain Trust .. .. ...... ...... .. Vacillating Cowards ....... .. .. .... .... . Our Dail}' Prayer ...... .................. Kato San Camp SportS Insidious Rules Our Daily Annoyance ... .. ........... . What A "Pipe" ........... .... ......... .... Tin Horns ........ ........ ........... Swill ................ Closed Corporation .. ..... .............. Inside Track ... ................... ... .... Rip Van Winkle . ..... .. ........ A "Pill" ...... Resignation All Inadequate Oh, Joy! .... ................... ... ............ . Pan-Egyric ......................... .......... Swell Eggs ... ... . .... ...... ..... .. .... .... .. Starvation Complex Secret Reflections .......... ....... ...... .. Inferiority Complex ... Sad Reflections .. . Filthy Pickings ... .... . Disdain in Vain . ... ... .. .................. Try and Fry It .. ..... .............. . Filet de Chat ........... .. .. ..... .... . Thou Shalt Not-! ... . . Slim Hopes What Price "Ersatz" .............
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Take It on the Run. . ............ .. .. 54 'You One of the 90 % .. ... .. .. .... .... 55 Summer 1944 .. .... ... .. ... ..... .. ......... 56 Rains .... ..... .... .. .... ..... .... ................. 57 Magnanimous .. ... ..... ... ..... ..... ... ...... 58 Skunks .... ... . ........... ... ........... . 60 Noble Spirit ......... .................... . . 61 Why So Much? .... .. ..... .. .. .......... 63 Smokers Distress ........ .... ... .......... . 64 Poor Judd! ................... .......... .... . 65 Pipe Dreams .. ....... .. .. ... .. ... ... ... . 66 Cheap Sports ........ .... .. . 67 Our Book-Jacket Picture ... ....... .... 68 News Hunger ......... ................ .... 69 If I Had Angels' Tongues ............ 70 Humorism ................... .. .... .. .... .... . 71 Cheer-Up, Maybe Next Year ........ 73 What a Let-down ... ........ ..... ...... .. 75 The Bubble Bursts ... ... ................. 77 Two Down-One to Go ............ .. 78 It Will Not Smell So Good ....... . 80 This Way Out! ....... .............. .... ... 82 Sic Transit Gloria Mundi ............ 84 September 21st, 1944 ........... .. ... . 85 Bologna .... ...... .... ....... ............... .... 86 Christmas 1944 ....................... .... 87 January 3rd, 1945 ............... ...... ... . 89 The Pay-off ......... ......... ............... 90 False Dawn ... .. .. .... ......... ........... 92 Camp Freedom .. . ... .......... ........ 94 The Black 13th .. ........................ 95 So What? ..... .... ................ 96 Desperation ........... ... .... ........ ... ..... 97 Easy Pickings ................ .... . .......... 98 Paradise Gained-Paradise Lost .... 100 Finis ...... .... .. ........ ........... .. .... .108
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How we took it: vignettes of Japanese internment camps in the Philippines I by Alfred J. Stahl; cartoons by John L. II A II Y (Jigger) Jay
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