Evening star., 1933-01-16
PHILIPPINE VETO
CALLED DOOMED
Tydings Tells Long Poll
Shows Passage of Bill
Is Assured.
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arguments of the President y his veto
message-that independence now Is eco
nomically unsound and likely to pro-
woke war
The House already has voted over
whelmingly to override the veto and
the Senate gave day to its debate
Saturday. Informal comment of Sen
ators has indicated that the issue in
that branch would be decided by two or
three votes.
The four cabinet officers who at
tackled the Philippine bill were Secre-
taries Stimson. Hurley, Chaplin and
Hyde. They upheld Mr.. Hoover in his
veto from an economic, social and prac-
tical standpoint.
Stimson, a former governor general
Of the Philippines, said:
1T needs no imagination to grasp
the effect which 1t would have upon
the moral prestige and material infiu-
ence Of the United States in the Far
East To every foreign eye 1t would
be demonstration Of selfish cowardice
and futility on our part The charge
that We had tricked those whom we
have undertaken to protect would be
accepted. In the Orient far more than
In the Occident, prestige is the meas
uring rod OF success.
Such situation might be an ire
parable blow to American influence at
a time when the state of affairs in the
Far East is chaotic. when every element
of stability is threatened, and when
out OF the Orient may again come one
Of those historic movements which
might disturb the whole earth"
Trade Considerations Listed.
Secretary Chaplin listed one after
another the present products of the
islands in relation to world trade and
asserted there would be a setback in
every case should present free trade
agreement be annuled.
Philippine sugar, representing an in
vestment Of approximately 5000, 900 600
and 48 per cent of the total returns
from island exports in 1891, Chaplin
said, could not be sold in the Ameri-
can markets. even II admitted under
the reduced rates OF Cuban sugar and,
considering the present overproduction,
no other market is available"
Although the hemp and copra in
dustries would not be materially af-
fected by a change in the free trade
status. he said, the coconut trade would
probably be lost entirely to the Philip
pines"
Chaplin said that the desiccated CO.
conut industry probably would revert
to Ceylon, where labor is cheaper and
freight rates to the United States
lower"
The United States, he added, now
takes nearly 80 per cent Of the Philip
pine cigar output and loss Of the Amer
ican market would probably endanger
the life of that industry" The Secre-
tary of Commerce stated his belief also
that it would be impossible to balance
the budget Of the islands should the
free trade relationship be changed.
He asserted that land values would be
affected materially and pointed out
that GA per cent Of the local loans OF
the Philippine National Bank are Sc
cured by real estate. The bank has SIS
per cent OF its total investments de-
pendent upon the sugar industry for
liquidation he added. and disruption
of this industry would seriously affect
at least two-thirds Of the value Of
those loans"
Hurley Backed Veto.
The statement by Secretary Hurley,
by far the longest of those made public
at the White House. was in the form
Of formal report recommending veto
CT the independence measure. Hurley
inspected Philippine conditions person.
ally in 1881 and since that time has
insisted that the granting Of independ-
ence should be delayed for O consider
able number Of years.
The question by which We are con-
tal ic this - Hurley gaid Cara
the Philippines now prepared for inde-
pendence? The facts answer that ques
ton in the negative. The operation
of the bill would destroy the progress
made toward self-goyernment by the
Filipino people.
we are told that a large majority
of Filipino leaders want immediate in
dependence, even at the cost Of the eco
nomic chaos and social disorder that
this measure will entail. All OF that
may be true. But let us not lose sight
of the fact that among existing respon-
sibilities of the United States is in
cluded a special obligation to consider
the welfare Of the Filipino people"
The Secretary Of War maintained
that the projected ID measure as you'd sub
full government" a period Of continued
hiuCl lNdh iOOcC,
destructive dangerous plan which does
not discharge the United States from
responsibility, but does in large measure
deprive 1t Of its means to discharge
THAT responsibility.
Sees Internal Disorder.
Hurley said that the transition from
free trade status to one in which
present customs duties would be
charged, probably would precipitate
such financial chaos as to cause great
internal disorder, even the prospect Of
such situation, he said. might provoke
a crisis
The Secretary asserted that an inde-
pendent Philippine government under
present conditions would be without
financial ability to maintain an armed
force sufficient to protect the islands.
In addition, the Secretary of War
raised the point Of the possible uncon-
stitutionality Of the independence bill.
He submitted a statement from the
Judge advocate general of the Army to
the effect th2 "the proposal to with
draw that sos reignty and destroy those
rights by sini2le acts Of Congress ID, IN