Evening star., 1935-11-14
PRESIDENT HALLS
NEW RULE SET UP
BY PHILIPPINES
Proclamation and Congrat-
uIations to Quezon CabIed
by Roosevelt.
DERN TO MAKE REGIME
EFFECTIVE TOMORROW
Manila Agog With Preparations
for Inaugural, With Amerit
can Group Attending. +:
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt today signed; a
proclamation establishing the new
commonwealth of the Philippines ard
sent a message of congratulations 70
Manuel L. Quezon, its first President.
The proclamation Is to be effective
upon its promulgation at Manila to-
morrow by Secretary Dern, whom the
President designated as his personal
representative.
upon such PRONUNCIATION Of this
proclamation" Mr.. Roosevelt said;
"The existing Philippine government
shall terminate and the government;
of the commonwealth of the Philip
pines shall enter upon its rights,
privileges, powers and duties as pro-
vided under the said constitution OF
the commonwealth Of the Philip
pines"
Quezon Congratulated.
The Peresident sent this cablegram
to Quezon:
II send my heartiest congratula-
tions upon your inauguration as the
first President OF the commonwealth
of the Philippines and my best wishes
for the success Of your administra-
tion.'
Then he dispatched this message to
Dern:
please convey to President Quezon
and the Filipino people, on the occa-
sion of the birth of the common
wealth Of the Philippines, my sincere
congratulations on this great forward
step in the establishment of popular
self government and express to them
my confidence in their ability to carry
out successfully the final steps in the
accomplishment of their complete
independence"
Mr.. Roosevelt also sent cablegram
to Frank Murphy, who retires as gov
ernor general to become United States
high commissioner to the new govern
ment:
Please accept the expression of my
gratitude and appreciation for the
loyal and efficient manner in which
you have discharged your duties as
governor general of the Philippine
Islands and my congratulations upon
your assumption of office as the first
high commissioner Of the United
States to the commonwealth Of the
Philippines. I wish you every sue
cess in the task that lies before you
and send you my warmest regards"
The Presidents proclamation certi-
fed the election OF commonwealth
officers by name.
Manila Proclamation.
The proclamation, to be issued in
Manila by Dem, promulgating the
Presidents proclamation, will be:
by direction of the President of the
United States of America, ], George H.
Dern, Secretary of War Of the United
States Of America, do hereby promul-
gate the proclamation of the President
Of the United States of America an
nouncing the results of the election
held in the Philippine Islands on Sep
tember IT. 1895, for the purpose of
electing officers Of the government OF
the commonwealth Of the Philippines:
and I do hereby announce that the
heretofore existing government of the
Philippine Islands is now terminated.
and that the government Of the COM
monwealth of the Philippines, in en-
tering upon its rights, privileges. pow
ers and duties as provided under the
constitution of the commonwealth of
the Philippines and the laws of the
United States of America, is the sue
cessor to the heretofore existing Philip
pine government and to all the rights
and obligations thereof
In witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
War Department of the United States
of America to be affixed."
PLANS ENIIVEN MANILA