Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20
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welfare activities.
The United States could not grant
free trade with an independent Philip
pine republic without also giving 1t to
all nations which have commercial trea.
ties with the United States on most
favored nation" basis.
On the other hand, with the danger
Of independence out of the way. the
opportunities for capital are incalcula-
BILE. 1t is estimated that there are more
than 400,000,000 metric tons of good
iron ore, running about SO per cent
metallic iron, near Dahican Bay In
Mindanao, with large deposits elsewhere
1t seems probable that there are more
than so 900, 900 tons of good COAL There
are indications of gold, copper, manga
nese, sulphur. silver and other metals,
as well as seepages of petroleum
AL these are needed by Japan, which
Is so poor In minerals that it is obliged
to get most of its iron from Manchuria
and the Yangtze River Valley. This
renders 1t necessary for Japan to domi-
nate Manchuria commercially, which
leads to friction with China, Russia and
the United States-a constant threat
to world peace.
Enough RUBBER Tor u. 3.
Enough rubber could be grown in the
Philippines to render the United States
Independent of the supplies now pro-
vided by the Dutch and British posses
sions. as 1t would be impossible to put
up prices as in the past. If the islands
were cultivated like Java. rice enough
could be raised to feed those millions
Of japanese for whom the japanese
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possibilities in coconuts. Manila hemp,
coffee. tea, cocoa. tobacco, sugar, palm
oil, camphor, gutta percha gums and
resins. ptneapples and cattle. The de-
mand of the United States for tropical
products is increasing immensely and
the progressive industrialization of ia
pan and China will provide additional
markets If costs are reduced by Ameri-
can machine methods. Great fortunes
have been made in these fields in other
tropical countries.
All these rosy dreams depend for full
hIlment upon the removal of the bogte
of immediate independence. Even the
Ffipinos are realizing that today eco
nomic forces tend to dominate human
emotions. They see that their slogan
should be Prosperity, not politics"
How are the problems to be solved
and conflicting interests harmonized?
The Filipinos have steadily objected
to the plan Of the Jones law, by which
administration is carried on by cabi-
net directly responsible to the governor
general. Gov. Gen. Harrison agreed
to their demands and gave them a cabi-
net selected by the leading politicians
and practically responsible to the Leg
! islature. like the British parliamentary
| system: Gov. Gen. Wood insisted upon
returning to the letter of the law, with
the result that the whole cabinet re-
signed and the government. for the
rest of his tenure of Office, had to be
| carried on by the undersecretaries. as
the Senate of the Philippines would not
confirm his appointments and no prom
inent Filipinos would take office under
| him. The result was continual friction
between Gen. Wood and the Legisla-
| ture. with constant appeals to the
President. to Secretary Davis and to
| Congress.
| Government Established.
Gov. Gen. Stimson appointed a cabi-
/ net composed of men possessing the
confidence of the leaders of the major
ity party, thus re-establishing the de-
| sired party government. He further re-
established Gov. Gen. Harrison's "coun-
Gil of state" composed of the president
| OI Lie oSUdOe anu Lie speaker VI tI1e
House of Representatives. together with
the heads of the six executive depart
ments. He added the majority floor
leaders of the House and Senate. with
the result that complete cooperation
was secured and he was enabled to pu
through his constructive program.
He secured passage of bills modifying
corporation laws and giving him expert
advisers to work out the new policies
The leaders have backed his economic
program, including his plans for the in.
PRODUCTION Of foreign capital. When thu
minority in the Legislature charged
that this was surrender of the right:
of the public. Senator Osmena. next II
influence to QueZon, replied that Co
; operation meant liberty. not submis
sion; mutual understanding, not mis-
trust: that it means working togethe
/ for the common good, friendship, goot
will and all striving together for tn
best interests of the Filipino people
The modesty. sympathy. tact and In
. telligence with which these change
, have been brought about have pre-
vented the success achieved from at
tracing public attention. Gov. Ger
! Davis has been carrying out the poll
/ cies of his predecessor and improvement
is under way in all fields.
II similar cooperation can be brough
| about In India, where the situation
: not dissimilar, though much more diff
| ficult, 1t Will undoubtedly be copied Il
other lands where European minoritie
are ruling other races.
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