Evening star., 1937-04-04
Quezon
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VueZOn
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said, "but when such nation attacks
the Philippines, it will do so for profit
We want to make 1t too costly to at
tempt to conquer us.
Says Peace Is Aim.
"Our aim is to teach our people to
live peacefully, as Mr.. Willard urges
but we are living in = world where
people are thinking Of killing each
other. That is why want to teach
eyery citizen of my country to de-
fend it," said President Quezon. I'VE
want to be ready so we won't be killed
so easily"
The Commonwealth President in
sisted that the first duty OF the Fill
pino Is to the state and that it is the
duty Of every citizen to be at the call
Of his state.
1T is we'll for you with NOR than
100 900 900 people to oppose conscrip-
ton" he said You can organize all
army at any moment With cnly
5000 900 in the Philippines it is neces-
sary for us to be ready, TO tsacn every
man in our country to use rife.
"You are giving too much import
ance to the right OF the individual tc
do as he pleases and calling 1t liberty
with the result you are now suffering
from the evils of that philosophy .
National discipline and the spirit OF
sacrifice are better than telling chill
dren that they are free to MAKE as
much money as they please the
President said.
Ready for Responsibilities
President QueZon said his country
was ready to assume the response
biities of independence and empha-
sized their trade relations with the
United States were profitable 10 the
United States as we'll as TO the Philip
pines.
DR.. Stephen P. Duggan, director Of
the Institute Of Interna tional Edu-
cation, had previously said that ii
the trade provisions of the :nde-
pendence act were to be enforced a.
they now stand ut probably woulc
spell economic ruin for the Philip
pines"
President Quezon replied the Ques.
ton Of trade with the United State.
was not one-sided and that trade
between the Philippines and the
United States was 10 times that OF
Puerto Rico, Hawaii or Cuba.
Maj Gen. William c. Rivers, U. S
A., retired. urged naturalization OF
the Philippines and liberal trade priv.
ileges during the first years of in.
dependence. He said the suggestion
for construction of United State:
naval base at Manila was ''ill-adviSed,
would be "an exposed and indefensiblt
salient which would be within easy
reach Of Japanese air bombers from
nearby Formosa, from the Bonir
Islands and from Japan itself"
Conspiracy Charge Derided.
President Quezon said "the emptieS
and most laughable charge mad,
against our national defense plar
is that it is a covert conspiracy t.
keep the United States in the Philip.
pines"
"On what ground?" he asked
Upon what sound logic may it b.
inferred that training the Filipino
to defend themselves is covert con-
spiracy to keep the United State!
in the Philippines? Is it not, OF
the contrary, the best evidence tina
we are getting ready to defend our
selves for our protection and not de
pend upon the United States? II
other words, that we are preparing
| the nation to assume all the re
sponsibilities of independent state
| hood"
The commonwealth President toll
titled to use our money for what W
think is best for our nation
| Answering criticisms that tn
money should be used for education
President Quezon asked What woul
be the use of education If. at an
moment, foreign power could com
in and exploit uS?'
President Quezon and his part
left for Washington Immediately afte
the meeting. He was to be gues
of honor tonight at dinner givel
by the Japanese Ambassador. H
came to New York this morning from
the Capital.