The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-06

Pacific. They will be used as a pivot in an at
tack against the Soviet Union.
In February, the American fleet will carry on
Pacific war maneuvers, and the Philippine Is
lands will play prominent part. Wall Street
intends to use the Philippine Islands as spring
board for leap to greater colonial plumber in
Asia-in China, Siberia, India, Africa. The
Filipino bourgeoisie, the tributaries who
coming to the shores of American imperialism,
are in favor of helping American imperialism
extend its colonial empire and to defeat the
struggle for independence of the Philippines.
For example, the head of the commission
Manuel Quezon, spent IA months in the United
States consulting with the agents of Wall Street
on how best to defeat the revolutionary uprisings
of the workers and peasants. When Secretary
of War Hurley drew up his report to President
Hoover he declared he would keep it secret until
he consulted the Eighth Ind )endence Commits
sion. The New York Times on Dec. %, 1881, de-
clared concerning this:
"Before submitting his report TO President
Hoover which will be based upon his observations
in the islands last summer and studies he has
made Of the question here, Secretary Hurley
will show the report to the Philippine Independ-
Mission, which Is due here early next
month.
Immediate, absolute and complete independ-
ence he added, In his Judgment, would be de-
structive to She welfare Of the FilipinoS."
Why Such Friendship?
Since when does the secretary of war OF
United States imperialism became so friendly
with an oppressed people that he seeks to get
their opinion a military matter before it is
made public? This is especially astounding in
view of the fact, as the Times story shows, the
War Departments policy is that the Philippines
belong TO Wall Street by right of conquest This
should open the eyes OF those Filipino workers
who are. yet fooled by these Filipino bourgeois
politicians
The Eighth Independence Commission which
is nominally headed by Manuel Quezon, will be
under the leadership Of Sergio Osmena when it
arrives. 1t is hard to find adequate terms to
describe Osmena. He is typical native belly
crawler. The nearest comparison is Chang Kai
Shek-only Osmena has yet TO WELD the bloody
sword Meanwhile he prepares the wholesale
executors by his collaboration with the Amer
lean imperiansts Osmena several years ago was
ready to turn millions of acres of the finest
rubber lands in the Philippines over to Ford
stone to transfer to the Philippine Islands the
system of outright slavery of the Negro masses
that he has established in Liberia.
Security" for Whom?"
American imperialism knows 1t can count safe
ly on the Eighth Independence Commission For
example the New York Times (on which Nicholas
Roosevelt is an editorial writer-the imperialst
who declared the Filipinos should mo longer be
pampered'D reported with approval that when
the Commission left Manila IAN editorial In the
Philippine Herald, and g. letter from Manuel
Quezon to Senator Sergio Osmena, all indicate
it is working for early independence but is in
clined to oppose any too precipitous grant"
On the same occasion the Philippine Herald
stated:
ut is very obvious that there can be no fair
and equitable separation, from the standpoint
OF both the Washington government, and the
Filipino people, which does not include period
Of economic readjustrnent for the Philippines"
To this the New York Times (voicing the views
Of Wall STREET. added:
Press comment as well as the individual
statements of leaders, Is taken to indicate clearly
the Eilipinos are beginning TO realize the grav-
ity of sudden separation from the United States
ard are therefore abandoning their slogan for
immediate and complete independence, under
taking 70 work out reasonable formuls by
which c~.a dsSsee Ut eecnssty csS be schiey.d"
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