Evening star., 1933-01-15
Final Action on
Island BillDue
by Tuesday.
BATTLE MAY END
BY 2 OR 3 VOTES
Bingham in Lengthy
Debate Describes
Veto as Unfair.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A vote so close that two or three
ballots may decide whether the
Philippines are to be given their
freedom was predicted last night
by Senate leaders after hours of
vehement oratory for and against
overriding President Hoover'S veto.
The decision, which now rests
solely with the Senate, since the
House already has passed the
pending measure over the Chief
Executives veto, is expected by
Tuesday at the latest and possibly
may come tomorrow.
A single Republican-Vandenberg-
OF Miclligan-arcse in yesterdays de-
bate to defend President Hoovers action
In disapproving the bill. while two 9TH
ers CT the Presidents party and three
Democrats ripped into Mr.. Hoover's
arguments with gusto
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the
Democratic leader, led the move to
override the President. He was joined
by Senator Bingham. Republican, of
Connecticut, chairman of the Terri
tories Committee, who described some
parts of the Presidents veto message
as misleading" and unfair"
HE ought to have been little more
frank Bingham said, "and not at
tempted to mislead the people Of the
United States"
Long Opposes Veto.
Others who spoke against the veto
: were Senators Hawes, Democrat. of
Missouri, who helped frame the legis-
lation; Long, Democrat, of louisiana,
and Robinson, Republican, of Indiana.
Senator Cutting, Republican, of New
Mexico, who also sponsored the legis-
1ation. said Off the floor he did not
intend to speak on the Veto
Long claimed there were at least So
votes to override and not more than
2e or ~ against; He said As Of the Al
Democrats would vote against the veto.
A two-thirds vote is necessary to set
aside veto.
The galleries were almost filled dur
ing the all-day debate, with many Fill
pinos among the spectators. On the
floor, the Philippine commissioners,
Pedro Guevara and C,anilo Osias. also
watched the proceedings with rapt at
tenticn.
Senator Robinson Of Arkansas assail-
ed particularly the Presidents state
ment that freedom for the islands now
would invite external attack and war,
and Eaid the time was never more op-
perfume" than now for granting inde-
pendence.
Denies Danger of Attack.
He pointed out that the bill provides
fc- perpetual naturalization of the
Islands through treaties and that Amer
lea may maintain her military and
naval reservations there even after COM
plete independence is achieved at the
end of the transition period Of 10 years
provided by the bill.
1.-The danger of external attack" he
said, does not exist now, nor can I
conceive Of the possibility, much less
the probability, of an enemy feet at
tempting to take the Territory of the
Philippines"
Like Halves, Robinson said the Presi-
dents view was influenced by his Sec
retary Of War and that "every argu-
ment in this message has already been
considered by this body"
Vandenberg, one of the leading ad-
ministration orators, asserted while he
did not agree in every detail with the
Presidents argument, he found him
self lin complete and emphatic con-
currence with his fundamental objec-
tions"
He urged rejection Of the bill and de-
termination later between two plans-a
20-year transition period with adoption
of constitution after instead of before
the beginning of that period or COM
plete independence in two or three years
with a post-economic readjustment.
"A Hybrid Theory"
"The theory embraced in the pending
bill," he said, "is a coalition or hybrid
OF these two viewpoints. The method