The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-12
FILIPINOS FIGHT
TO REFUTE Ties
OF U. S. PLUTES
Irnperialist Poison In
Washington


ippine Press Bureau, which is in con-
slant touch with every detail of the
campaign for special funds for indie
pendence in the Philippines made nee
essary by the suspension Of the regu-
lar independence fund by the Ameri-
can insular auditor with the support
Of the governor general, denounces as
an attempt to defame the Filipino
people for the purpose of defeating
their just aspirations to become a
free and Independent nation, the spe-
cial dispatch of Walter ]. Robb ap-
pearing in various newspapers in the
United States charging that a scand-
al Of large proportions has developed
in connection with the sending of a
third parliamentary mission to the
United States to work for the indie
pendence Of the Philippines.
To provide for fund for propaganda
in this direction all Of the $4,000 civil
service employees have been asked to
contribute annually one-fifth of their
monthly salaries. If all contribute it
is estimated that the fund thus raised
will amount to about 100000, and
that secret pledges written on white
sheets intended to be destroyed as
soon as read, are made by the en-
ployes.
To prove that this dispatch is a
mere fabrication, out Of the total Of
go, 900 pesos lin dollars half that
amoput) already subscribed and paid
up to April rs, the proportion coming
from government officials and employ
es is less than percent.
Robb May Have Been Dick.
Walter ]. Robb was formerly an en-
ployes of the Philippine Press bureau
and in the past tried to win the favor
of Senate President Quezon and other
Filipino leaders and is now paid by
che American Chamber of Commerce,
well known as opposing with all its
might the political aspirations of the
lFilipinos. Personally and as secre-
tary Of that body he is conducting, as
he has always done in the past, a
campaign Of defamation and misrep-
resentation in the United States pap
ers together with other American cor
respondents such as Norbert Lyons
and Russell Zeininger. Walter Robb
has published many articles in Ameri-
can magazines here illustrating them
with photographs of practically naked
mon Christian tribes Of the islands for
the purpose of giving the impression
that the majority of the Filipinos are
uncivilized. We denounce Walter
IRobb as a man paid by interested
parties to poison the hearts of the
American people against the Filipi-
nos.
Filipino Bill Before Congress.
An offer of a constitutional repub-
lican government to be known as the
Commonwealth of the Philippines" is
the latest proposal of the United
States Congress as settlement of the
troublous Philippine affairs. The
United States would retain complete
control, however, for thirty-four years
which provision will undoubtedly,
make the Filipinos skeptical Of this
latest suggestion of their American
exploiters.
The Bill.
The bill providing for the republi-
can government was proposed in the
House of Representatives by Chair
man Fairfield of the committee on in
sular affairs. 1t provides for the hold
ing a constitutional convention, "the
members of which shall be elected
: by the qualified electors for the pur-
pose Of drafting a constitution for the
commonwealth. The convention shall
provide for the submission of con-
stitution to the qualified electors for
their ratification or rejection at a
referendum to be held within three
months or not more than five months
after the adoption of the constitution
by the convention" ~t .srat
"The constitution shall provide for
republican form of government with
the executive power vested in the gov1
ernor, the legislative power vested in
the legislature, composed of Senate
and a House Of Representatives, and
the judicial power vested in one sp-
preme court and such inferior courts
as from time to time may be estab-
lished."
A bill of rights including the fol-
lowing provisions revocable only by
the United States Congress is pro-
vided:
How Much Freedom?
"All citizens OF the commonwealth
shall declare allegiance TO the United
States. Citizens of the United States
shall have the same civil and political
rights as citizens OF the common
wealth. Every officer OF the common
wealth shall, before entering upon
the discharge OF his duties, declare,
among other things, that he recognize
es and accepts the supreme authority
OF the United States and will sup
port and defend the constitution OF
the United States and that of the
commonwealth"
The bill Of rights is TO allow abso.