The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-15
WHEN INDEPENDENCE SNOTl
INDEPENDENCE

ity than the President Of the United States shan
determine If it is a good Constitution or not
If not, back it goes to the Constitutional Com
vention for amendment. No agreement, no in
dependence. After agreement, the qualified
voters vote on it, within four months. II the
Constitution is approved, then under the new
Constitution officials are elected for the Cow
eminent Of the Commonwealth of the Philippine
Islands
The Restrictions Go Into Effect
After the inauguration OF this Governments
(Which would take from to years after the
passage of the So-called Independence Bill by
Congress), immigration from the Philippine Is
lands into the United States would be restricted
to so year; and the amounts Of products free
of duty into the United States would be limited
for refined sugar, unrefined sugar, cocoanut oil
and cordage All constitutional amendments are
subject to approval by the President Of the Uni-
TED States, who has the power to veto practic@
ally any law. The President shall have his own
Snooper, the High Commissioner, 20 put his nose
into everything In case Of default Of payment
of Indebtedness or interest, the customs receipts
shall be taken over.
Eight years of the above, and the Philippine
islands shall be ''free" provided that the Com
stitution Of the Commonwealth OF the Phfipe
pine Islands shall be previously amended ID to
safeguard the property rights Of American cit+e
liens and corporations, az that the Philippine
Government assume responsibility for all the
debts and liabilities Of the present governments
obligations assumed by the Philippine Islands
under an act OF Congress to be a first lien on
taxes These provisions shall be put into a
treaty. In addition, the government Of the Phil
ippine Islands shall cede or grant to the United
States land necessary for commercial base, coal
ing or naval stations at points to be agreed upon
with the President OF the United States, within
two years after the proclamation recognizing
the independence of the Philippine Islands
These Are Fake Independence Bills
The Hare Bill and the Halves Cutting Bill are
a snare and deluson. They are aimed 10 de-
ceive the masses Of the Philippine Islands who
for years have been demanding genuine, in1s
mediate and unconditional independence. Un-
der the guise Of independence, these bills would
satisfy those elements who have been cIaSnoring
for the shutting off Of Filipino immigration
from the United States particularly the Amer
lean Federation of Labor; and those interests
who have been protesting against entry free Of
duty Of Filipino sugar cocoanut, oil and dairy
products (Arnerican Farm Bureau Federation,
the National Grange Daily Union National AS
ISOLATION of Sugar Beet Producers). These bills
would give the native Filipino bourgeoisie (the
Roxas, Quezons and Osmenas) greater role in
the Philippine Islands The conditions Of the
workers and peasants would worsen from the
general world crisis and from the crisis in sugar.
When asked at the House hearings how they
would make up for smaller market in the
United States for their products, RoXas the
spokesman of the Philippine independence Com
mission, replied ITO place our sugar on a
competitive basis we have to bring up our effi-
cheney in production and lower COSTS (em-
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cutting the already miserable wages of the sugar.
mill and plantation workers This is the sou-
ton of the Filipino bourgeoisie. "Independ-
ence" for the Philippine Islands at the expense
of the workers and peasants.
What Real Independence Means
The Philippine Independence Commission
again reveals itself as agents of the Wall Street
Government. They lobby in WASHINGTON. They
make no appeal to the anti-mperiaIist forces
in the United States, because the Commission is
not anti-imperialist The Anti-Imperialis5
League of the United States repeats its demand
for immediate and unconditional independence
for the Philippine Islands, with the following
program: Cd The abolition of all debts to the
imperialists. co The removal OF all American
armed forces from the Philippine Islands. (3)
The confiscation without compensation OF all
sugar centrals and refineries, public utilities,
banks and other enterprises owned by Amer.
lean interests, and the naturalization Of the
same. (4 Confiscation without compensation
of all lands at present in the possession Of rich
landowners and the distribution of the same
among the working peasants.
Support Fight For Immediate independence
The Communist Party OF the Philippine Is
lands, the Filipino Proletaran Labor Congress
and the National Peasants Confederation are
conducting struggle in the Philippine Islands
for immediate and unconditional Independence.
The Anti-Imperialist League Of the United States
supports their struggle against American Impe-
rialsm and against the native misleaders the
Roxas and Company. All anti-imperiast or
CARNATIONS in the United States should send
resolutions to President Hoover, and to the Con.
gressmen and Senators from your district, de-
nlanding the immediate and unconditional in.
dependence OF the Philippine Islands The issue
should be raised Of as many mass mestinu auh
demonstrations a pQeGihI&