- Jailed Professing Men WWI Canada 1917
Photo taken during WWI in Saskatchewan Canada, about 1917. During WWI there was no "consciencious objector" status in Canada. Eventually they were given non-combatant jobs. Everyone in this picture was professing or closely associated. Because of their faith, they refused to bear arms and most were locked up in the Regina Saskatchewan jail together. Top Row, L-R: Robert Fraser, Clifford Fleming, Matthew Thompson Middle Row, L-R: Blake Pierce, Dugald Murdoch, Carl Jensen Front Row, L-R: Elmer Larson, Jim McChesney, Fred Hardy, Albert Phillips. - Murray, Lewis
Lewis Murray was a professing American soldier who suffered considerably for his choice to refuse to carry a gun in military service in World War I. In 1919, after his discharge, he became a worker, and in 1933, he pioneered Mexico. Read his story: https://tellingthetruth.info/history_pioneering/mexico.php - Jack ?, Cecil, Leo, Herman & Willie
In WW 2, several workers were interned at Santo Tomas, in Manila - Philipine Islands. They were Cecil Barrett, Leo Stancliff, Herman Beaber and Willie Jamieson. This photo was taken soon after liberation from Los Banos (Santo Tomas) on February 23, 1945. FREE AND HAPPY! Photo Info: Jack Angelbeck?, Cecil Barrett, Leo Stancliff, Herman Beaber, Willie Jamieson and two young airmen: Lawrence (Bud) Myers & Johnnie Beck. Angelbeck, Myers and Beck were described as: "Three of our boys and they were in a hospital unit that occupied that area," which probably meant they were professing men.) More infomation at: http://ithascome.bravehost.com/ - Beaber, Herman
Herman Beaber [lower right] was the son of John T. Beaber and Mary Beaber. They had 4 children: Fred (born 1899); Herman (born May 25th 1907); Bernice (born 1909); and Ardis, (born 1917). Herman entered the work in California in 1929, as did his sister Bernice in about 1943. Herman left the USA for the Philippines in 1940, was interned at Santo Tomas (Los Banos) in WW2 with several other workers who were rescued on February 23, 1945. After Herman left the ministry for health issues, he worked in Houston, Texas at a Children's Home. In December 1955, he married Blanche Berry from Henderson, Texas. He then moved to Dallas, Texas, where he worked for Avis Truck Rental Co. until he retired in 1970. They adopted a daughter, Esther, and a son, John. Herman died on February 5, 2001, aged 93 and is buried in Dallas, Texas at Laurel Land Cemetery. His wife Blanche predeceased him on Oct. 23, 1998. - Beaber, Herman and Blanche
Herman Beaber was interned at Santa Tomas during WW II along with several other workers. After his release, Herman returned to preach in the Philippines, but left the work in 1951 for health reasons. After he left the ministry, he married Blanche Berry from Henderson, Texas, on December, 1955. They adopted a daughter, Esther in 1962, age 11; and a son, John, in 1964, age 8. Herman died February 5, 2001, aged 93 and is buried in Dallas, Texas at Laurel Land Cemetery. - Barrett, Cecil
Cecil Barrett was born in New Zealand in 1902, went into the ministry in 1934 and continued in that work until his death in Japan on Nov. 6, 1968. He was interned at Santo Tomas during WW II along with several lother workers. Reportedly, after his release in February 23, 1945, he returned to New Zealand to recuperate and then continued as a missionary in the Far East. Additional Info: http://www.geocities.com/ithascome/Barretts-Internment.html - Jamieson, Willie
Willie Rankin Jamieson was born April 28, 1881, in Scotland and died Friday October 11, age 93. He entered the ministry in 1905 and worked until 1926 as an evangelist in Oregon and Manitoba, Canada. He was a missionary worker in China from 1926 to 1939 and in the Philippines from 1939 to 1945. He was one of several workers interned in Santo Tomas, Philippines. He returned to missionary work after his release from the Los Baños internment camp. After 1957, he resided in California where he succeeded Jack Carroll as Overseer of some of the Western USA Christian Convention Church (2x2s). He passed away October 11, 1974 and is buried at Pacific Crest Cemetery, Redondo Beach, CA. Funeral service for William Jamieson. Additional Info: http://www.geocities.com/ithascome/Wim-Jamieson-Internment.html - Stancliff, Loerger, Beaber, Jamieson, Sylvester-1940
1939 Sunnyside Leo Stancliff, Herman Beaber and Willie Jamieson were interned together in WW II at Los Banos in Philippines. - Stancliff, Leo 2
Leo Stancliff was born on December 19, 1912 in Torrance, California, and died October 18, 2005 at the age of 93. Leo went into the ministry in 1933. He first went to the Philippine Islands on January 4, 1940, and was interned in the Los Baños internment camp during WW2. He spent several years in the Philippines, Guam and Ponape before returning to California and Nevada. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifton and Talitha Stancliff of Bakersfield and his brother Wilfred, also of Bakersfield. He was survived by a brother Robert Stancliff of Stayton, Oregon; and a sister Laurena Escola and brothers Gerald Stancliff and John (Jack) Stancliff all of Bakersfield. http://ithascome.bravehost.com/Leo_Stancliff.html - Los Banos Camp - Exterior
Leo Stancliff was born on December 19, 1912 in Torrance, California, and died October 18, 2005 at the age of 93. Leo went into the ministry in 1933. He first went to the Philippine Islands on January 4, 1940, and was interned in the Los Baños internment camp during WW2. This drawing by Leo is the hut that the 4 interned Workers lived in during their internment. He spent several years in the Philippines, Guam and Ponape before returning to California and Nevada. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifton and Talitha Stancliff of Bakersfield and his brother Wilfred, also of Bakersfield. He was survived by a brother Robert Stancliff of Stayton, Oregon; and a sister Laurena Escola and brothers Gerald Stancliff and John (Jack) Stancliff all of Bakersfield. http://ithascome.bravehost.com/Leo_Stancliff.html - Los Banos Camp -Interior 1
Leo Stancliff was born on December 19, 1912 in Torrance, California, and died October 18, 2005 at the age of 93. Leo went into the ministry in 1933. He first went to the Philippine Islands on January 4, 1940, and was interned in the Los Baños internment camp during WW2. This drawing by Leo is interior of the hut that the 4 interned Workers lived in during their internment. He spent several years in the Philippines, Guam and Ponape before returning to California and Nevada. http://ithascome.bravehost.com/Leo_Stancliff.html - Los Banos Interior 2
Leo Stancliff was born on December 19, 1912 in Torrance, California, and died October 18, 2005 at the age of 93. Leo went into the ministry in 1933. He first went to the Philippine Islands on January 4, 1940, and was interned in the Los Baños internment camp during WW2. This drawing by Leo is interior of the hut that the 4 interned Workers lived in during their internment. He spent several years in the Philippines, Guam and Ponape before returning to California and Nevada. http://ithascome.bravehost.com/Leo_Stancliff.html - Stancliff, Leo& Ed Schaer 1936
Leo Stancliff & Ed Schaer, 1936. Leo was one of the workers that were interned in WW2 in the Philippines along with Herman Beaber, William Jamieson and Cecil Barrett. - 1945 Santo Tomas Stanley rescued
About March, 1945 Workers that had been interned at Santo Tomas (Las Banos), Phillipines during the war. - Stancliff, Leo
Leo Stancliff was born on December 19, 1912 in Torrance, California, and died October 18, 2005 at the age of 93. Leo went into the ministry in 1933. He first went to the Philippine Islands on January 4, 1940, and was interned in the Los Baños internment camp during WW2. He spent several years in the Philippines, Guam and Ponape before returning to California and Nevada. He is buried at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Additional info: http://www.geocities.com/ithascome/Leo_Stancliff.html - Stanley, Ernest
Newspaper article about Ernest Stanley and his role in saving the hostages when Santo Tomas was liberated. Ernest Stanley was born in England in 1901 and entered the work by 1924 at the latest, perhaps earlier. His name appears on early workers lists in England, California and Japan. He went to Japan a few years before the war and evidently was quite fluent in Japanese by the time the war broke out. In June, 1941, the workers left Japan and went to the Philippines. He was one of the workers interned at Santo Tomas and until the war ended, he was made an interpreter because of his fluency in Japanese. This New York Times article is about his testimony regarding Japanese war crimes and an atrocity that he witnessed. After the war he continued in the work in Japan for a few years, at least until 1948. He married a Japanese lady, adopted a son and lived in Tokyo the rest of his life. Their home seemed to be the center of activities for the work in Japan until his death in Tokyo in 1990. He was credited with being very helpful to the American civilian internees during the Los Banos, Philippines interment. He appears in Clio Mathews Wetmore's book entitled "Beyond Pearl Harbor" (1998) as one of the unsung heroes of Santo Tomas. - 1945 Santo Tomas - Ernest Stanley witness
This New York Times article is about Ernest Stanley and his testimony regarding Japanese war crimes and an atrocity that he witnessed. - Stanley, Ernest 2
Ernest Stanley in foreground. - Stanley, Ernest with wife
Ernest Stanley and his wife after the war. After the war he continued in the work in Japan for a few years, at least until 1948. He married a Japanese lady, adopted a son and lived in Tokyo the rest of his life. Their home seemed to be the center of activities for the work in Japan until his death in Tokyo in 1990. He was credited with being very helpful to the American civilian internees during the Los Banos, Philippines interment. He appears in Clio Mathews Wetmore's book entitled "Beyond Pearl Harbor" (1998) as one of the unsung heroes of Santo Tomas. - Hanson, Henry & Edith
Henry Hanson and his sister Edith Hanson. Edith Hanson and Alma Lee were arrested in Norway Oct. 14, 1942, and were interned in Norway and Germany. They were released in 1945. Edith preached in Sweden, Norway & Finland. She died December, 1965 at the age of 75, and is buried in Boring, Oregon USA. Read: My POW Days at: http://www.tellingthetruth.info/history_pioneering/norwayB.php - WW2 Report by Jack Carroll
Jack Carroll's report circa 1942 of status of Workers worldwide during the war, and those who were interned by the Japenese. - Life Magazine cover
[LIFE Magazine 1945, "Santo Tomás Is Delivered" by Carl Mydans, p 25–29] Several Workers were among those who were interned by the Japanese for over 3 years during WWII. They were liberated in March 1945 (Pages 1-5 follow) - Life Mag page 1
[LIFE Magazine 1945, "Santo Tomás Is Delivered" by Carl Mydans, p 25–31] Caption below photo "February was a month of new battles for U.S. forces. The biggest battle was being fought on Ger- many's Western Front, where the Allies began a new winter offensive last week. The sharpest was being 'carried to the Japanese on the tiny island of Iwo, only 675 miles from Tokyo). The war passed great emotional milestones in February too. Manila was taken and its starving U.S. prisoners were rescued. In Manila the emotion ran highest at the place where the greatest number of imprisoned Americans were kept. This was Santo Tomas. When the Americans first reached Santo Tomas on the night of Feb.3, it was quiet and dark in the camp. There were a few scattered shots from the Japanese until tanks broke through the wooden fence. A few minutes later one of the internees appeared and said, "I'll lead you in." Among the first men into the camp was LIFE Photographer Carl Mydans. When Mydans walked into the main building, where he and his wife had spent the beginning of their internment three years ago, he was greeted by a hysterical crowd. The 3,700 Americans who had spent three years in Santo Tomas were finally delivered. The men who liberated Santo Tomas had sighted on their objective from 60 miles away. Six days before the main U.S. forces entered Manila, Brig. General William C. Chase of thee 1st Cavalry Division picked a mechanized squadron of 700 men to crash through the university grounds. Charging down the roads and carabao paths, the squadron brushed through most Japanese positions on the way. When it encountered heavy Japanese fire the men dismounted and worked with tanks to push through. Wherever the column stopped, ecstatic Filipinos came out with flowers and eggs for the soldiers. In the evening of the third day, the Americans broke into Santo Tomas." - LIFE Santo Tomas Delivered 1945-03-03
[LIFE Magazine 1945, "Santo Tomás Is Delivered" by Carl Mydans, p 25–29] (Caption in photo) "Ernest Stanley was one of the interned Workers. He was fluent in the Japanese language and became the interpreter between the internees and the Japanese. During the liberation of Santo Tomas, his diplomacy probably saved many lives." (Caption below photo) _____________________________________________________________ (Caption below Photo) "March through Manila, led by Brady (left), Hayashi and Stanley, took the Japanese through deserted streets. Near the end of the march some Filipinos ran across the road and the nervous Japanese soldiers broke for cover. Shamed by loss of face, Hayashi and his officers, who were left standing in the road, coaxed their men out and went off toward their own lines." - 1945 Santo Tomas -- Ernest Stanley
Another photo of Ernest Stanley leading Japanese across Manila. - 1945 stanley manila
Another photo of Ernest Stanley leading Japanese soldiers through Manila. - Life Magazine page 2
[LIFE Magazine 1945, "Santo Tomás Is Delivered" by Carl Mydans, p 25–29] (Caption below Top Photo) "American hostages line the windows of Santo Tomas Education Building on the morning after U.S. troops entered the university. Hiding behind the window sills on the floor below are Colonel Hayashi's 65 men. Lieut. Colonel Charles E. Brady went into the building to talk with the Japanese. Hayashi fingered his pistols menacingly but agreed to come out with his men." ___________ (Caption in middle of page) "A strange episode of war followed the U.S. entry into Santo Tomas. When the U.S. tanks first burst in, some of the Japanese in the camp were captured. But 65 of them, commanded by a correct little Japanese lieut. colonel named Hayashi, retreated into the university's Education Building, taking 221 internees with them as hostages. When the Americans asked the Japanese to surrender, Colonel Hayashi answered, "It is not compatible with Japanese military doctrine." After a day of negotiating to save the hostages' lives, the Americans agreed to conduct the Japanese out of Santo Tomas to within a few hundred yards of their own lines. At dawn the next day the Americans, holding their rifles ready, formed on both sides of the Education Building door, marched the Japanese out of the university grounds." ________ (Caption above bottom photo) "The Japanese leave the university in the dim light of early morning. At the right, holding his trousers to keep them out of the mud, is Ernest Stanley, a missionary who worked as an interpreter during the talks between Colonel Brady and the Japanese. At the left is Colonel Brady. The Americans marched in two columns, one on each side of the departing Japanese." - LIFE Santo Tomas Delivered 1945-03-04
[LIFE Magazine 1945, "Santo Tomás Is Delivered" by Carl Mydans, p 25–29] (Caption - left photo) In the main patio the internees go on with the quiet routine of their prison lives while the Japanese are still holding out in the Education Building next door. Below is the university gym, where 400 sick old men live. Many of the men are too weak to leave their beds. Sometimes, there were as many as 600 of them in this one big room. (Caption - Top Right) A sad-eyed mother sits on a step with her children outside one of the university buildings. Many children were born during the internment. ________ (Caption in middle of page) "After the first shock of happiness, the Americas in Santo Tomas found that one day of freedom could not repair the damage of 37 months of imprisonment. Their bodies were still wasted by hunger. The youths, were pale and gangling and the old people were shrunk to the bone. Hundreds of the internees were feeble and sick with diseases of malnutrition. The children, who were fed the best, were the healthiest. Imprisonment had left other marks. There were some people who walked staring straight ahead, without looking to the right or left. When correspondents spoke with them, they shuffled with a strange restlessness. Everyone walked with the deliberate tread of people whose movements are limited by walls. There was also a tired politeness, something gentle and hopeless about their manner. Very few of the Americans interned in Santo Tomas plan to come back to the United States. Their home is Manila. Said one old man, "We know our boys are doing their darnedest to clear the Japs out of there, but we can't help wishing they'd hurry." _________ (Caption -Photo Bottom right) "An emaciated father feeds his son out of a tin can. Note that the children, given the best food in camp, look better than the men or women. " - LIFE Santo Tomas Delivered 1945-03-05
[LIFE Magazine 1945, "Santo Tomás Is Delivered" by Carl Mydans, p 25–29] (Photo caption) "Two starved men sit outside university's gym-hospital. They are Lee rogers (left) a retired employee of Cavite Navy Yard, and John C. Todd, a miner. When Rogers entered Santo Tomas, he weighed 145 pounds. Now he weighs 90 pounds. Todd dropped from 198 pounds to 102. Behind them is one of the vegetable gardens which internees grew to keep themselves alive." - 1945 Santo Tomas Father-feeding-boy
An emaciated father feeds his son out of a tin can. Note that the children, given the best food in camp, look better than the men or women. - GW Letter to US Government re: Selective Service - page 1
1941 Letter by George Walker to US Government regarding Selective Service, page 1 - GW Letter to US Gov. p2
- GW Letter to US Gov. p3
- 1946 Jan6 Masterton NZ Statement by W J Hughes
This statement by W.j. Hughes concerning Conscientious Objector status during WW 2 was read at the Annual Christian Convention held at Te Ore Ore, Masterton, on 6th January, 1946 and Was Agreed to without a Dissentient Voice. - Gospel Meeting Tent #5
Gospel Meeting tent #5 1931 Wenatchee, WA Jack Carroll, Herman Beaber, H. Gibson, J. Roberts with a Gospel Meeting Tent