信：窺浴一位女士写道："我向麦克阿瑟先生声明"

 信：窺浴一位女士写道："我向麦克阿瑟先生声明" 

我向麦克阿瑟先生声明：

恭喜阁下喜获丰收。

通常，我是一个打破国籍壁垒的人，我甚至对阁下高度赞扬美国士兵的报道报以微笑。

但 10 月 17 日晚 7 点，我正在木古柳原 2 丁目浅草大道的公共浴池女浴室里，洗去一天的疲惫：

 "一个美国士兵在偷窥" 我不相信一个有知识自尊的美国士兵会这样做，但是， 我碰巧看到你们国家的士兵 轮流从浴池边的小窗口偷窥和大笑 如果阁下听到这件事，我知道您一定会深感委屈，我暗暗为您感到难过。

您说过，日本士兵可能做了这样那样的事情，我不想否定您的话，但并非所有被派往前线的日本年轻人都是不文明的。

其中不乏具有人性反思能力和高雅审美情趣的人。

阁下，请记住，在您的士兵中也有一些品味低下的人。

贵国和我国的妇女都是上帝的孩子。

祝您身体健康。

布津子

I state to Mr. MacArthur: 

Congratulations on Your Excellency's bountiful happiness.

 Ordinarily I am one who breaks down the barriers of nationality, and I even smiled at reports of Your Excellency's high praise for American soldiers.

 But on the night of October 17 at 7 PM.

, I was in the women's side of a public bath on Asakusa Dori [avenue] in Muko Yanagihara 2-chome-a person bombed out by the war, washing away the day's toil from my tired bodywhen a commotion began: 

 "An American soldier is peeping.

" I could not be lieve that an American soldier with any intellectual pride would do this, but.

 I happened to see your country's soldiers taking turns laughing and peeping from a small window by the side of the bath.

 If Your Excellency were to hear about this incident, I knew you would be deeply aggrieved, and I secretly felt sorry for you.

 You have said that Japanese soldiers may have done so and so, and I do not wish to negate your words, but not all of the young Japanese men sent to the front were uncivilized.

 There were many who were capable of human reflection and cherished refined aesthetics.

 Your Excellency, please bear in mind that there are some among your soldiers who have the lowest tastes.

 Women of your country and my country too are all God's children.

 I pray the best of health to you.

Butsuko