Evening star., 1926-03-11
FILIPINO CAMP PA|GN
FOR UNION STARTS
Quezon and Followers Ask
Boycott as Trade With U. S.
Is at Peak.
by WALTER ROBB.
Correspondence of The star and the Chicago
DailV NeMs

his. drive to amdigamate all nat1Ne
forces against the United States just
at the time when trade between the
islands and America is at the peak.
The means of his making his drive
effective, of which he himself, Speak
er Manuel Roxas and university stu
dent leaders have spoken almost too
plainly, is the boycott.
Those who oppose independence are
classified as enemies Of the Filipino
people. Filipinos in public office
who incline to support the Wood ad-
ministration. while QueZOn Is striv-
ing for autonomy" and extreme i'll
terpretations of the spirit of the
Jones law" are marked for ostracism
and political death If the reins Of
government fall completely into Mr..
Quezon's hands-though in actual
practice they are now only ever so
lightly In the hands of Gov. Gen.
Leonard Wood. The consequent sit
uation is by no means reassuring
to all who prefer peace to the So
called peaceful revolution
Reyives Revolutionary Name.
Mr.. Ouezon is trying to guide the
affairs of a big political party and the
new bipartisan coalition. La Solidar
idad Nacional, reviving the very name
of the revolutionary party against
Spain 80 wears ago. In numbers only
a small element Of the whole popllia-
ton is involved~-~a part of the reading
element possibly 1000 persons-but
under provocation or something that
might be construed as a prOvocation
these could sway the rest. and Mr..
OueZon would see funds and other
tangible support sOlling into head
quarters. This would supply him the
patronage he sacrificed in 1923, when
he had the Wood cabinet resign and
he resolved to oppose Wood IN the
government. He has found that without
sufficient patronage parties cannot be
held together for long, and the econo-
mics of the Wood administration have
pared patronage to the bone.
On this situation the year 1925
closed with the biggest overseas com
merce the islands ever had except
1920, which was abnormal here as
elsewhere. Imports of the islands
were S119,732,83 in 1925, and exports
IS14S,S77.205. Total trade with the
United States was $178,342 525, and
that with all the rest of the world
$50. .267 SID, SO that of all the islands
overseas commerce about 65 per cent
was with the United States. The
United States requires Philippine
products III large uudlll1tleS anu rs Tie
islands best market.
Japanese Loan Possible.
Away with this market" says
QueZon. I'VE will be free of the
| United States. If we are to pay back
the federal expense here we will eX-
clude Notifications and the military,
/ for we never asked for them. We
will run the government on $12 500 900
| a year, raise the taxes 10 times and
pay the debt off in six years" 1t
might be noted that running the gov
ernment now is costing three times
| $12 500, 900 a year and that taxes could
not be raised to 10 times what they
are at present.
Bond money would have to be OBJ
| tained. Japan, borrowing on her
credit from the United States, could
| in turn loan to the Philippines and
thus extend her sphere Of influence
and her national trade.
! Bill About s., ,0OO, ,OOO, 900.
George II. Fairchild, a leading
economist, speaking through the