The daily worker., 1926-12-14
POSTPONE |, MEET
FOR FREEDOM OF
The PHILIPPINES
Washington Conference
to Be In February

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ference for Filipino independence,
called by the A1l-American Anti-Im-
perialist League, the Emergency For
eign Policy Conference and other or
ganizations has been postponed to
February. The conference was to
have met at Washington, D. c., Dec
1913.
Don't Be Doped, Warns.
The work Of publicity and organiza-
ton for the conference is proceeding
with greater energy than before. La
Dor organizations, particularly, are
being approached with regard to lead
ing participation in what 1t is hoped
will be a nationwide representative
gathering, demanding immediate, com
plete and absolute independence for
the Philippine Islands.
do not be lulled to sleep by ad
vance notices of friendly report by
Col. Carmi Thompson" warned Lucy
Ann Whitaker, secretary of the or
ganizing committee, in a letter in
forming of the postponement Of the
conference.
"Thompson's report, soon to be
made public, is expected to be COM
plete naturalization of the rubber
trusts for rubber development in the
Philippine Islands under colonial con-
ditions. Goyernor-Gexeral Woods de-
fiance of the board of control In the
islands shows that he feels secure OF
presidential support in his reaction
airy policy.
President Coolidge's message to
congress asks for more power for the
encouragement.
Face Serious Crisis.
"All indications are that the strug-
gle for Filipino independence is ap-
preaching its most serious crisis and
that all anti-imperialist forces in this
country must unite not only to fight
for immediate independence, but to
stave off such reactionary measures
as the repeal of the Jones law, the
Bacon and Kiess bills, etc.
More Activity.
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pino independence conference to meet
at Washington there has been
steady development of the Filipino
independence movement here, as re-
lected in propaganda stories, articles
and pamphlets, arrangements for sec
ondary conferences, etc. 1t is every
where admitted that individuals and
organizations which had previously
been inactive in the Filipino cause
have been stimulsted to activity by
the organizing committee of the Fill
pino independence conference.
Committee Members.
Members of the national and local
committees which have been set up
in support of the Washington confer
ence include the following:
Clarence Darrow; Waldo Frank;
Scott Nearing; Frank Weber, presi-
dent Wisconsin State Federation of
Labor; Henry Teigan, secretary Min
nesota farmer-labor party; R. c. Wig
gin, assistant city attorney of Min
neapolis; Albert F. Coyle, editor Lo-
connective Engineers Journal; John
Haynes Holmes, pastor New York
Community Church; Robert w. Dunn,
American Civil Liberties Union; Eliz-
abeth Gurley Flynn, national chair
man International Labor Defense;
Manuel Gomez, All-American Anti
mperialist League; JAG. Friedrich
machinists' union; Guy Anderson.
electricians union; Ernest Inter
mann, editorial writer Milwaukee
Leader; William f. Dunno, editor
DAILY WORKER; Paul Jones. asso-
ciate director Fellowship of ReconciI-
iation; Prof. Ellen Hayes. Wellesley
| College; II. w. l. Dana, Boston Trade
Union College; Robert Morss Lovett
associate editor New Republic; Carl
! Haessler, director Federated Press:
William Pickens, National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Colored
People; Dorothy Gary, chairwoman
Minnesota State Federation of Labor
educational department; John Stock
we'll, representative in Minnesota
state legislature; Arthur Fisher. sec
retary Emergency Foreign Policy Con-
ference; ex-Congressman Clyde NJ.
Tavenner, editor of the Philippine Re-
public; Michael Gold, associate editor
Of the New Masses; v. +. Calverton.
editor Modern Quarterly; Ralph Chap
lin of the /. w. w; Rev. David
Rhys Williams; Elizabeth Glendower
Evans, League for Democratic Con-
! troll; Lucia Ames Mead, Women's In
ternational League for Peace and
Freedom; william II. Holly, Chicago
Liberal Club; Prof. II. S. Bucklin,
Brown University; Justine Wise, Yale
University Law School; John +.
Markey, University of Minnesota;
Bishop William M. Brown; Cirilo
Manat, Filipino Association OF Chi.
cago; Marx Lewis, secretary to Con-
gressman Victor /. Berger; Lawrence
Todd, Washington correspondent Fed
Grated Press; Sydney Strong, Seattle
Fellowship.