Evening star., 1937-06-27
FILIPINO Students
HEAR MISS RANKIN
Peaceful Solution of Prob
lens of New Republic
Urged.

urged.
Members OF the Filipino Students
Christian Movement in convention
here were told by speakers last night
that they should prepare for the op.
portunities for leadership to be opened
by the formation of new and inde.
pendent Philippine Republic.
Miss Jeannette Rankin, first woman
to be elected to Congress and now
legislative secretary of the Nationa
Council for the Prevention Of War
urged the students to acquire the
habit of mind which leads to a peace
ful solution Of national problems, and
advised them to avoid the early mis-
take Of the United States in not grant
ing suffrage to women.
Don't copy us when you form your
new nation" advised Miss Rankin
start new. Don't form the habit OF
mind which leads to war. Get tine
peace habit by making up your minds
that war is stupid and futile method
Of settling disputes. We need another
method of settling disputes, and per-
haps you can find it
Another speaker was Charles D.
Hurrey, general secretary OF the
Committee on Friendly Relations
Among Foreign Students, who assured
the students that the voyages of dis
covery" which they have made to the
United States will enable them to
know their own country better than If
they had remained at home.
Outlook Broad adened.
He said the students. by their voy-
AGES, had exchanged a cosmopolitan
for a provincial outlook. and were able
to understand better the problems of
the Filipino people as whole, when
before they had known only those Of
one section Hurrey said he hoped
to see the day when more Americans
would 60 to universities in the Philip
pines and more Filipinos would study
in this country.
The speeches were delivered at a
banquet in the central Y. w. c. A. at
which Attorney Juan R. Quijano of
Washington acted as toastmaster. The
dinner was followed by a dance
The process of rapidly developing a
new nation in their homeland was de-
scribed to delegates yesterday after
noon by Conrado Benitez member
Of the committee of seven who drafted
the constitution Of the Commonwealth
Of Philippines.
Filipinos now should respect the
principles laid down in the constitu-
ton and cooperate for development
Of their country without quarrelins
over minor differences Of opinion, he
said
Benitez, dean Of the college of busi-
ness administration OF the University
of the Philippines, is in the United
States as legal adviser to the ofice
of the Philippine resident commits
sioner here and as member of the
Joint Preparatory Committee on Phil
ippine Affairs.
Describes New Nation.
He described current happenings in
the Philippines as historic and signif-
icant In the development of human
relations, especially in the Pacific
area" because "a new nation is in the
making and is being made at very
rapid rate"
This is accompanied by a new at
titude among Flipinos toward their
national affairs, Benitez said For ex-
ample, he said the Philippines no
longer fear conquest by Japan or other
world powers and sre preparing to de-
fend themselves when independence is
achieved.
sion Of the convention at the Y NJ
c. A., after a visit by the delegates
to the ONCE Of Resident Commissioner
Quintin Paredes who assured them
Of his cooperation In the promotion
OF their objectives.
During q morning business session,
the students decided to petition the
Philippine government to extend the
privilege of competitive examinations
for government scholarships and civil
service posts to Filipino students al
ready In the United States. They also
went on record in favor OF the ap-
pointment Of Philippine representa-
tives to work under the resident COM
missioner in the West and Midwest,
and Endorsed demands for extension
OF the right to vote to Philippine
citizens in this country through abb
sentee ballots
The convention will end tonight
with an address by Jose E. Romero,
majority floor leader of the Philip
pine National Assembly, at the Y.
M. c. A. The students will place a
wreath at the Tomb Of the Unknown
Soldier this morning and will be
guests at tea this afternoon at Colum-
bian House. George Washington
University. Manuel A. Adeva. general
secretary. will lead an afternoon open
forum discussion on How Can We
Maintain Our Personal Spiritual Life
In American"