Evening star., 1933-01-13
President Urges Is
to 2OYear Delay in
Freeing Islands.
DANGER OF WARFARE
SEEN BY EXECUTIVE
Roll Call Reveals Tally
of 274 to 81 on
Island Plan.

The House voted today to
override President Hoover's
veto of the Philippines inde-
pendence bill. The vote was
274 to "a. or % votes more
than the two-thirds necessary
to override a presidential veto.
By the Associated Press.
A fiat veto of the Philippine
independence bill was placed by
President Hoover today before a
House of Representatives primed
for an attempt to override 1t.
Asserting the measure invited
grave dangers Of foreign inva-
sion and war;" the President con-
tended in lengthy message that
its terms would lead to the eco
nomic downfall of the islands.
The United States, he said, would
be given the responsibility, with
out authority for maintaining or
der, "in a degenerating social and
economic situation"
The vetoed measure provided
for the creation of an intermedi-
ate government after about two
years, If approved by the Filipino
people. A 10-year period of eco
nomic and political weaning
would follow, during which Amer
lean authorit would be curtailed.
Complete independence would be
established In the eleventh year,
On Road to Danger.
Pointing to a chaotic" situation In
the Orient, and to the immense neigh
Dor populations near the islands, the
Chief Executive suggested that there
be no immediate curtailment of Ameri-
can power and that the plebiscite on
freedom "be taken Is or 20 years hence"
This legislation" the President said,
puts both our people and the Philip
pine people not on the road to liberty
and safety. which we desire, but on the
path leading to new and enlarged dam
gers to liberty and freedom itself"
Soon after the reading Of the message.
debating under sharp time limitation,
the House swept toward a quick de-
cision on whether it would override
PrlCldnnf H0nUaT1C OF
Under the House rules, only an hour
Of debate was permissible before a roll
call begins. A two-thirds vote Is neces-
sary to override the objections of the
Chief Executive.
Members Called In.
A quorum call had summoned the
members to the floor and most of them
were there to sit in quiet attention
while the clerk read the message, re-
citing the provisions of the bill and
the objections of President Hoover.
The message excited an immediate
stream. OF comment. Manuel Roxas,
speaker Of the Philippine House of Rep
resentatives, said the action of Presi-
dent Hoover was disappointing and
that the arguments presented by the
Chief Executive had been debated be-
fore the bill was passed.
THE message apparently was COM
piled from written and spoken views Of
the Secretaries of the War and State
Departments" RoXaS said after hearing
the reading from seat In the House
gallery.
After the necessary formalities had
been cleared away, the first call for the
House to override the veto was sounded
by RepublicaIl-Thurston of Iowa.
For one-third Of century" Thurs
ton said, "the United States has en-
deavored to care for the Philippine
people. At first, including their tariff
advantages, 1t cost us about $50, 900
a year.
But each year for the last 10 years,
the Philippine Islands have had a $780,
100000 to $90,000,0o0 favorable trade
balance against this country.
Now in this time of terrific disloca-
t1on we should consider these aspects Of
the situation.
These islands are 5000 miles away
and under the Washington treaty they
are not fortified and cannot be forti-
ned. Our capital ships are limited by
treaty and 1t is unlikely that we ever
will have any considerable portion Of
our feet or land forces over there.
"Our people do not care to take a
chance on becoming involved in a war
on the other side Of the globe"
Dyer Pleads for Measure.
Calling upon the Congress to fulfil
your promise to give inc ~Dendence to
the Philippines Repres ative Dyer,
Republican, Of Montana, id.
1.-The President of the Jaited States
says we should not be Influenced by self
ish interests in giving the islands free
dom. When the war came that brought
about our control Of the islands, Presi-
dent Mckinley said we had not taken
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