The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-01
WORKERS LEAD
IN PHILIPPINES
IN LIBERTY FIGHT
Manila Cable Thanks
Workers Party

ty against American imperialism is
meeting with great response. The
Philippine workers have been espe-
cially encouraged by the Workers
Party activities to get into the fight
against General Wood and the Re-
publican administration, backing him
in his policy of handing over the nat
ural resources Of the islands to the
American capitalists.
Manuel Roxas, speaker Of the
House OF Representatives of the Phil
ippines and special Commissioner 10
the United States, has Just notified
the Workers Party of the resolution
for independence adopted by the
Convention Of the Federated Labor
Unions Of the Philippines on Jan. 10.
The resolution also thanked the
Workers Party for its support Of the
fight against Wall Street domination.
The demand is also made in this re-
solution that Samuel Gompers and
the Executive Council of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor Support
Philippine independence without dis
memberment of the islands," II Is
particularly important to notice that
the Philippine workers are begin
ming to give class character to the
independence movement by demand
ing that from now on the Philippine
Independence Commission to the
United States Include labor repre-
sentatives.'
Thanks Workers Party.
The letter from Speaker Roxas to
the Workers Party and the resolution
adopted by the convention of the
Federated Labor Unions of the Phil
ippines follow:
Washington, D. c., Jan. 20, 1928.
Workers Party Of America.
1908 No. State St.,
Chicago, Ill.
Sirs 1T is with great pleasure
that / inform you that according TO
cable received from the Philip
pine Islands, the Federated Labor
Unions Of the Philippines have passed
resolution expressing their appre-
citation and acknowledgment to the
Workers Party of America for their
interest in the solution of the Philip
pine problem and for including Phil
ippine independence in its platform.
With assurances of my highest es-
TEEN, / am,
Yours respectfully,
MANUEL ROXAS, Speaker
House of Representatives Of
the Philippine and Special
Commissioner to the United
States"
Labor Demands independence
MANILA.-(By cable to the Phil
ippine Press Bureau, Washington, D.
C.)-Federated Labor Unions in
convention yesterday resolved to in
augurate vigorous campaign for
Philippine independence. The follow
ing were adopted:
/. Resolution for the American
Federation Of Labor asking Samuel
Gompers and the Executive Council
of the Federation to support indie
pendence without ACKNOWLEDGMENT of
the Islands.
2. Resolution thanking the Work
ers Party Of America for including a
plank in its platform favoring inde-
pendence.
8. Resolution thanking Senators
LaFollette and King and Represent
atives Rankin and Cooper for the re-
solutions they have presented in
Congress for the granting Of indie
pendence.
4. Resolution requesting the Phil
ippine Independence Commission to
include labor representatives in the
next mission to the United States.
5. Resolution creating a National
Labor Committee composed of the
chairmen Of the Printers Union,
Lithographers' Union, Cigarmakers'
Union, Philippine Labor Congress,
Farm Laborers' and Tenants Union,
and the Railway Workers Union, to
work for independence and raise ad-
ditional funds for the campaign.q THO
Workers Lead Movement.
Jacinto Manahan, president of the
Federation Of Tenants and Farm La
borers said in the opening speech of
the convention: 1.-THE time has come
when the workers and laborers of the
Philippines should unequivocably ex-
press themselves on the question of
independence. II has. been charged
time and again that only our politi-
clans desire independence. II is time
that we believe this assertion once
and for all. / have travelled all over
this archipelago, have reached the re-
hottest corners of our provinces. and