'The Meaning of the Commonwealth' flier
Title
'The Meaning of the Commonwealth' flier
Description
A paper flier issued by the Allied Forces during World War II after the return of General Douglas MacArthur and the Filipino President, Sergio Osmena, in 1944. The leaflets were probably airdropped on the Philippine Islands soon after General MacArthur and President Osmena landed in October, 1944. The leaflet is a transcription of a speech given by President Osmena in Leyte. In the speech President Osmena reflects on the terms of the Philippine Commonwealth and the Filipino independence that was to be effective July 4th, 1946. President Osmena described the Filipino and American commonwealth as an example for the rest of the world. He states that not only will this date hold despite the war, but that the Filipino independence will be expedited as soon as the Japanese have been driven out of the Philippine Islands. This is one item from a scrapbook of propaganda leaflets and related materials that was compiled by the Psychological Warfare Branch of the Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II. The scrapbook belonged to Colonel Karl F. Baldwin of the United States Army, who helped establish the propaganda program. It contains approximately 200 pieces of propaganda, mostly in Japanese, that were intended for distribution in the Philippines, Japan, and other nearby areas.
Creator
Osmeña, Sergio, 1878-1962
Is Part Of
Psychological Warfare Branch Scrapbook of American Propaganda Leaflets (MS.70)
Subject
Leaflets dropped from aircraft
World War, 1939-1945--Philippines--Sources
Place
Philippines
Language
English
Identifier
PUA_MS70_016
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Type
Still Image