The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-25


 when they failed to get it they broke out again and were not paciiied until July 4, 1901.
 The United States still later arrest ed an independence movement by granting them an autonomous gov ernment under the Jones act of 1916. The islanders were quick to offer their aid to the United States in the World war, and as soon as 1t was over be- gan consistent petitioning for inde- pendence which has never subsided.
 Must Wait Ten Years.
 They made some headway in Decem- Der of 1882, when congress passed the Hawes- Cutting bill. This provided that, subject to the approval of the bill by the Philippine legislature, the is- lands would be allowed to draw up a republican constitution which would have to be acceptable both to them and to the President of the United States. Then, after period of ten years, the islands would be granted complete independence. During the ten years, exports and the number of Philippine immigrants to the United States would be restricted. After that the islands were to be outside the American tariff wall.
 President Hoover vetoed the bill January 13, 1888, on the grounds that 1t had been selfishly planned to protect American agriculture against Philip pine labor and products; it did not satisfactorily discharge American re- sponsibility towards the islanders, who were unready for independence C'EcO- homie independence of the Philippines must be attained before political in dependence can be successful" was the way he put it) and it would lay the islands open to the dangers of turbu- lent conditions in the Far East. Con- gresS Overrode the veto four days la ter. The Philippine legislature rejected the bill nine months afterward.
 The new constitution was prepared under the conditions of the Tydings- McDuffle bill, which was passed by the last congress and signed by President Roosevelt. Its chief differences from the Jones act are in the manner in which it allows the islands gradual ly increased dosage of economic di- vorcement from the United States for their people to taste before they de- eide finally to cut away all ties on July 4, 1915.
 At present all Philippine exports to the United States come in duty free. The Tydings- McDuffle bill provides that in the sixth year of the ten-year commonwealth period a duty of 5 per cent will be levied. This will be grad uated annually until at the end of five years the duty would be 9 per cent. Economic experts are generally of the opinion that this would cut terriiically into Philippine exports, some even con tending that the islands would be eco- nomically ruined even before they gained their complete independence.
 Varied Resources.
 The Philippines are not, as many folks in the metropolitan centers of tuc StdtcS ilISut DcIicSc, HdllOI Oi elevator operators. bus boys and pro- fessiOnal ping-pong players. They raise great quantities of rice, sugar cane, hemp. manila, coconut. corn, to- baccO and maguey. Their forestry, fishing and mining is important. They manufacture sugar, cocoa, coconut oil, cigars and cigarettes, chocolate and coffee.
 The new Philippine constitution, which now becomes effective as soon as the existing government is terminat- ed by proclamation of President Roosevelt. is much like our own Con- stitution, with the following important differences:
 The president may serve. only one term, six years. He can veto any part