Tribune: "Army Will Annihilate Guerrillas in Visayas ... Early Surrender Will Be Treated with Benevolence ... Misguided Elements blamed for heavy loss of innocent lives and property in Province." Naky says the Japanese don't want to shoot these "misguided Filipinos," but the "stern policy was forced on us."

"Tokyo Gives Lie to U.S. Victory Claims" — Hori's response to Roosevelt's statement of a "major U.S. victory."

Instead of refuting these claims, we would suggest wishful-thinking Americans to review their own losses, as confirmed and announced by the Japanese Imperial Headquarters, the reliability of whose communiqués have been universally recognized.