“If the Japanese had won the war, you would have been in a position to claim from them what you so quickly asserted to be your right when America was victorious. As a prisoner of war in uniform, all that you were required to give the Japanese were your name, rank and serial number. In addition, you gave your honor, along with aid and comfort to the enemy.”
– U.S. Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes asking Philippine President Manuel A. Roxas his stand during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in WWII from “An Open Letter to Manuel A. Roxas, President of the Philippines” published by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Monday, July 22, 1946 Page 18
From: Man-To-Man:Roxas Is Asked To Explain Stand
By Harold L. Ickes
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Monday, July 22, 1946 Page 18
“In your inaugural address you defended your fellow-collaborators on the ground that they had “committed mental error and should be forgiven.” That was NOT the attitude of the Norwegians toward their Quisling. It has not been the attitude of the loyalists toward the traitors in Holland, France, Belgium and other countries. I am at a loss to comprehend such solicitude.” – Harold L. Ickes asking Philippine President Manuel A. Roxas his stand during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in WWII – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Monday, July 22, 1946 Page 18
