The Nome nugget., 1941-09-22
Allies In Tlle Danger Zone

pines are by way of being a pro- tectorate of ours. and are not due to be granted complete independ ence until 1946, we may have ev- cry reason to expect that our forgein policies will be the for eign policies adopted by the Fili- pinos.
 And certainly, without the se- curity of our protection, the Philippines would be in a dan gerous position, and probably much more of an imperiaistic temptation to Nippon. war lords than they are with Uncle Sam's arms around them.
 Nevertheless, it was gratifying last month to hear Manuel l.. Quezon. the President of Philip pine Commonwealth, announce the unity of purpose between his people and the United Sttaes, in no uncertain terms.
 Quezons talk was made on the 63rd birthday of the founding of the Philippine Commonwealth. Ii was delivered in Manila, ad dressed directly to our Vice President Henry Wallace and the people of this country
 After President Quezon, who is respected in this country as a wise elder statesman of the Fili- pinos. had concluded his remarks Vice President Wallace replied with a speech of greeting. even ending by displaying his Latin talents and murmuring pleasan- tries in Spanish into a micro phone. Carried by short-Wave ra- dio, the Quezon address was broadcast in this country, and the Wallace talk was heard by Filipinos with radios.
 Quezon was nothing if not strai ght-forWard in his eXpreS- sion of the place where the Filipinos stand in the present wor d confct. Here is what he had to say:
 q welcome the opportunity of a few words to the people of the United States and to restate the stand of the Filipino people in this grave national emergency We owe loyalty to America and We are bound to her by bonds of everlasiAg gratitude.
 Should the United Sates enter the war, the Philippines would follow her and fight by her side, placing at her disposal all our man power and material resourc e to help her in achieving vie tory. for he cause for which Am erica would fight is our own cause.
 The Unied States seeks to de fend the principles which We cherish and without which we could no live as a free nation.
 She is striving to preserve lib erty and democracy and indiVid ual freedom and these are thing for Wbieh we too, would strive and de. The United States is struggling to prevent the domin- alton of the world by dictators and we, too, would strive and die against such masters.
 The United States wants to uphold the rule of right and jus ticc in international relations and safeguards the independence of small nations 10 free them from the fear of aggression and subjugation by militant powers, and we, too, would strive and die to save our country from such threats and perils. So, if the United States decides to enter this war, it will be our war as much as the war of the United States and her decision will be our own decision. In such event she will find all the people of my country, to the last man, on her side fighting under her ban her and praying to Almighty God for the victory of her arms.
 "Our stake in this war is more than the continued existence of democracy and individual free dom in the world. It is more than the maintenance of free econ 'omy and free commercial inter-