The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-28

n CONtEhENCE lot FILIPINO lnue-
n pendence will convene in Wash
ington, D. c., next month, which will
be attended r bourgeoisie liberals,
youth organizations, the All-American
Anti-Imperialist League, etc. This
month there arrives in the United
States Manuel L. Quezon president of
the Filipino senate, and Representa-
tive Claro M. Recto, who comprise the
mission authorized by the Philippine
legislature which is coming here, ac-
cording to all indications, to plead for
flair play" o-
These two factors make, it necessary
to recall to the American young work
ers an important recent event in the
archipelago. Our brothers in the Phil
ippine Islands, the young workers,
peasants and students are doing their
share in the movement for the liberia
ton of the islands from the DONNA
ton of American Imperialism. When
Thompson shifted around for rubber
possibilities in the islands he. noted
pendence movement among the youth
A recent feature is the establishment
of clubs in the schools for independ-
ence work. This is healthy sign, for
unless the exploited section of the
youth and the workers and poor farm
ers assume the hegemony. over the
movement for the independence of the
Philippines it will be doomed to impo-
tence; it will be drowned in the hesi-
tations, vacillations and talk tests of
the petty-bourgeoisie run wild" who
are leading this movement at the pres
ent time.
Executive Order No. 81.
The center Of the stage is now being
held by executive order No. 81, issued
by Mayor-General Leonard Wood, gov
ernor-general of the islands. Execu-
tive order No. 81 meant the nullifica-
ton of the laws which created the
board of control and thus the func-
lions of the board were turned over to
the general. The board was composed
Of three members, two of whom were
the presiding officers of both houses
of the Philippine legislature and func-
toned as the controller of the gov
ernment-owned enterprises in the
islands, such as the Manila Railroad
company, the Manila Hotel and the
Portland Cement company. This order
was craftily issued after the adjourn
ment of the Philippine Legislature In
order to prevent that body from Of
ficially acting on the matter. Indeed,
the petty-bourgeoisie libertarians got
mad. To be deprived Of say in their
own government CD enterprises was
going too far.
The Philippine Herald began talk
ing about "the awakening" 1t began
TO see that the series of encroach-
ments OF General Wood was not the
actions Of an individual, but the policy
OF the imperialist dominators OF their
country. They began to see that
Woods action was entirely IN line
with the capitalist program enunciated
by Coolidge in his recent speech be-
fore Congress. On Nov. 16 the Philip
pine Herald wrote: "The abolition Of
the board Of control is but a prelude
TO the economic absorption Of the
Philippines. The awakening Is pain
full one, but II Is necessary that we
should face the facts"
Hesitatlons and Legality.
Yet in face Of this situation what
do the electromagnetic leaders OF the
independence movement propose;
More legality, paper protest to
Wood. a mission TO the United States
to plead for fair play. a new board
OF control appointed by Wood and ap
proved by the Philippine senate,
plea to Wood to call special session
OF the legislature, because; "Radlosl
hssty and frantic plans Will only hurt