The Washington times., 1926-04-03
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American capital ID eekting readg
| 10 90 into the philippines % big
scale. but befcre taking the plungs
| III wants 10 Be assured that condi
tions there are eGlkEi ciently stable 81
lafkord protection gairlst dikkicl1ltieA
such as have been encountered 10r
This WAS one 81 the several reasons
advanced today III authoritative
quarters for the dispatch of Col.
Carnai TnOnapaon, 81 Ohio To the
islands Oh somewhat nlysterious
mission to make survey Of the
| natural resOurcee' and the general
conditions Of the country
General conditions 81 course,
cover everything but specifically
political conditions. and even more
spectf icalIg the IRE sent state Of ths
Filipino ind ntiepce move IN 3 4 4
which has thrI nd Uil the opposition
furnished ii 50 Cen. leonard Wood.
Friendly y Wood
II was emphasized today al the
White House and by Colonel Th0nap
son that the invests ton ID To be
purely friendly To General Wood,
but ii some quarters Of the Capitol
this was accepted with lifted eye
brows. It il no secret ii Washington
that not all Of Cen, Woods policies
have been looked upon with whole
hearted approval either By the Cool
idge Administrative 81 BY the Hard
ing Administration which preceded Il
Reports persisted today that
Colonel Thompson's visit Of invesfi
cation may be the prelude To General
Woods retirement. He has been IN
the islands for five years without
onee visiting the United States for
conference or report.
Meanwhile, his differences with
l the Filipino legislature, and mos
i particularly with Manuel Quezon,
who has been described as the
Patrick Henry Of the Islands Z
have increased. rather than din
inished.
Can Grow Rubber There
The natural resources OF the
country lend themselves TO the chi
! tivation Of rubber on large scale,
/ according to experts reports to the
Department az Commerce. Rubber
/ is one Of the necessities Of Ameri
can industrial life that the British
/ Dutch n1onopolists have made Amer
lean manufacturers pay through the
4 nose for and the Government has
been casting about since the war
/ for relief
The Inauguration Of rubber cult
walton on big scale, however, In
wolves financing Of such volume
| that American manufacturers are
said TO be unwilling to 90 into It
unless they are assured that their
Investment IS to be safe and pro
ductive. They were described to-
| day as heAitant about pouring many
millions OF dollars into the islands
if In few years the Filipinoa are
to be given the Independence that
has been promised them in the
Jones act, and then be confronted
with the siifkicuIties Of native
/ Legislatures
ThOmpaon's job ia the islands to
make thorough survey OF conJf
tons. which naturally will include
An Investigation and report on the
Filipinos' capacity for self-govern-
nent. Under the Jones act, the
islanders are to be given their In
dependence whenever they reach
that stage of development and eIr.
cation as will assure their national
entity and continued progress 10
ward modern civilization
Billions, All Stake
II conditions. political and eco
nomic, are found sufficiently saiu-
tary III the islands, the Admins
tration, 1t was indicated today,
would look with favor upon this
field Of investment for American
capital, rather than the European
field. which has been taking bill.
lions across the Atlantic since the
war.
Several considerations entered into
the selection Of Colonel Thompson
for this mission, 1t il understood.
Not the least of them Is the Ohio
political situation Colonel Thonp-
son was to be one OF several cam
didates for the Republican nomina-
ton for governor, and he ID now
eliminated. which win make for more
harmony in the approaching cams
paign.
Also, Colonel Thompson has the
confidence Of business and Industrial
leaders. AS the head OF seevral large
enterprises himself he has the
experience and the practical knowl-
edge to make q thorough economic
survey More particularly. he has
the confidence Of the leading rubber
manufacturers Of Ohio. the rubber
capital Of the country.
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