The Washington times., 1938-07-25
Be On Your Way, Mr.. o.

nRESlDENT MANUEL QUELON OF the Philippine
Commonwealth has just returned from trip to Tokyo,
where he reports pleasant and resutful time.
Mr. Quezon was saked and sukiyakd (wned and dined
to you) by various Tokyo big shots and he brought back
assurances to the Fpnos which he feels should be
welcome to them.
Chief among these Japanese assurances is having
to do with the neutrality of the Philippines after the
United States grants them their independence event
now scheduled for the year 1916.
1t seems that Tokyo would be glad to enter into agree
ment to protect the neutrality of the Philippines An
agreement with whom? Why with the United States of
course the United States being the nation which giving
the Philippines their freedom and with any other nation
that might feel interested enough to enter into the
agreement.
We doubt that Tokyo would be glad to enter into any
such agreement.
Mr.. Quezon may we'll have procured the he
boasts of. But the odds seem long that
""tPP"'' he got them by boasting to the Japs of
Ne"''"'''y his influence at Washington, and letting
them understand that Washington wanted such agree
ment Washington has been nice to Mr. Quezon that
such story should sound reasonably convincing in Tokyo
1t should sound at least convincing enough to move the
aforesaid Tokyo big shots to tell Mr. Quezon "Al right
Mr. Quezon you induce the United States to propose
guarantee of Philippine neutrality, the Japanese gov
ernment will in all likelihood feel obligated to sign the
agreement covering same"
The last guarantee of neutrality to make arge-szed
splash in history the European treaty guaranteeing
the neutrality of Belgium That treaty signed in 1889
n11.. by England France, Prussia, Austria
NeHo' ~''S and Russia.
VI beLgINm The treaty lasted until 1914; in early
August of which year Germany tore it up Chancellor
Bethmann-Holweg calling it scrap of paper, and
the most colossal of which the human has any
authentic record was on.
England lived up to it's 1889 guarantee of Belgiums
neutrality, sent 100000 to France almost overnight
and followed them up during the four years and three
months with levy after terrible levy it's finest young
manhood
We would just as soon not see the United States enter
into any with any nation concerning the
trality of the Philippines after we turn them loose.
14,u The possibilities in these righteous docu-
~ ments are too explosive. 1t took the Belgian
AOO0e neutrality guarantee seventy-fve years to
come to the flash point; but when got there how blew
Mr.. Quezon is evidently up to the game he has been
playing for years nothe game of trying to get us
to give the Philippines all the benefits of liberation while
we assume the burden Of keeping them free These pur
ported from Tokyo sound like just another
variation of the old song
We shall listen seriously to Mr. Quezon at our peril
The Philippines indefensibe far as we are con-
cerned against Japan. Japan notoriousy wants the
Philippines and the Fipinos, being much more like the
Japanese than like would be happier under Japanese
rule than they have been under American rule If Japan
recoVers from its Chinese msadventure sufficiently to 90
after the Philippines should lift not finger to prevent
It, Or If any other naton-a China perhaps united and
strong and feeling full of beans from victory Japan
goes after the Philippines
We have enough troubles of own without guaran-
teelng the neutrality of the Fpinos We should tell Mr.
Quezon that this separation going to be absolute on both
sldes-and we should build and maintain the strongest
navy IN the world to protect neutrality which is
fragile enough flower in the world of today
(FrOm York; Daily News)
Bon Voyage, Colonel Fegan