Evening Star Newspaper, November 20, 1927, Page 12

12 THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €. NOVEMBER 20, 1927—PART 1. « e DEMOCRATSALTER PHILIPPINE POLICY Many Party Leaders Oppose; 1924 Plank to Give Islands Early Freedom. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WII 1 Osmena, tF “politicos,” now in their periodical independence drives, have discover to their dismay that their chief Am ican supporters, the Democratic party, have executed an about face. Influ- ential Democratic leaders, contrary to the pro-independence plank into the national party New York in 1924, now pendence at this tim is on all fours with President Coolic ated at the Whitc members of the Uni are on written record as postponement of Filipino independence The Democrats turned their backs on the form pronouncement ‘Walsh (Montana), M ®ippi), Tyson (Tennessee), igan), Copeland ( York), Tyding: (Missis: Jersey), (Nor Carolina), Sheppard (Texas) and Fletcher (Florida) Many Al The Senators jus their views known statements supplied to Vicente Viila min, a Filipino lawyer and_publicist, who has practiced his profession in New York for many years. In addi- tion to the Democratic members of the Senate who now believe that the time ot vet come for hauling down the and Stripes ¢ a Viliamin is in posse: pressions of the same view from number of other prominent Demo- crats. These include Robert Lansing, for- retary of State; Lindley M. son, former Secretary of War m E. Sweet, former Governor of Thomas W. Gregory. form Attorney General; nor of Texas; Robe Senator from Ok erene, former Sen resentativ Andrew Montague Virginia, Alfred P. Dennis, vice ch an United States Tariff Commissi ‘ntermyer of the New Y. iorman, former Sen- | and Hamilton tionally known informed Senor Vil hey continue to favor ate absolute independenc the Philippine Islands. This trio con- sists of Josephus Daniel: retary of the Navy; Semator Brou sard of Louisiana and Senator Blease of South Carolina. Mr. Daniels would give the Filipinos independence like | that of Cuba, “with a Platt amend- ment attached so as to aid them and Xkeep them from serious errors in the formative days of their government Sees Four-Power Safeguard. Senator Broussard believes that any danger of the Filipinos lo: | independence through another nation “can be safeguarded | against by agreement of the four n: tions now parties to the four-power pact in the Pacifi Senator Ble in a characteristic thrust, withhold independence from the Fili- pinos would be to make us liars and | 1 may be mistaken facts 1t was Senor Quezon himself whose suasive eloquen —voiced in sh—brought about the Democrats’ - independenc ‘ platform pledge at Madison Square | Garden t ear: . _The Demo- | ince William Jen- | ted his anti-im- | usade following the War | pain, has consisten Filipino independence. Th read as follow: | “The Filipino people have succeeded | in maintaining a_stable government and have thus fulfilled the only condi- tions laid down by Con A pre- requisite to tl.> granting of independ- ence. We declare that it is now o liberty and our duty to keep our promise to these people by granting | them immediately the independence | which they so honorably covet.” G. 0. P. Plank Opposed. The 1924 Republican national plat- | rm plank on the Philippines was considerably longer, but the kernel of its contents is contained in the con cluding sentence, reading: “The re- sults of a careful study of conditions in the Philippine Isl that the time for granting the Filipino | people’s desire for complete independ- ot ve " he Cleve. convention letter to Senor 8, Washington as head of the Filipino | independence mission Mr. Coolidge decl The Govern- ment of the United States would not feel that it had performed its full duty by the Filipino people, or discharg all of its obligations to civilization, should yield at this time to ation for n: Senor Villamin, who the new Democratic attitude toward pino independence, furnishes this r with the following statement, | addressed to Senors Quezon | Urges Economic Consideration. “The we mon people | mportant artment in their minds for the con- f econor t thus closing the b and dialectics. Incidentally, ve proof that their lead not only patriotic but en- izghtencd, that their purposes are not egocentric but_d sted public As a Filip nt them to Voic of thun when de- fending and promoting the well-being of the Filipino people. but they can not have that attribute if they con- fine themselves to doctrinal eclecticism and political dithyvrambics, Now, right now, there are move: ments on foot Jn the United States, | ®larted hy competing business inter. ests, which tend to jeopardize the com- d industrial position of the and it d be of capi if the Filip < turn up of the s and the complete HOUSTON RE-ELECTED. Legislator Again Heads Delaware | State Society Here. 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