THE PHILIPPINES
INDEPENDENCE BILL
PASSED BY CONGRESS
SENATE YET TO ACT
United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received 14th January, 1 p.m.) WASHINGTON, 13th January. The House of Representatives on Friday passed the Philippine Independence Bill over Mr. Hoover's veto. The Senate
has'yet to act.
In a lengthy message to the House Mr. Hoover contended that the terms of the Bill would lead to the economic downfall of tho islands, and pointed to tho chaotic situation in the Orient and to the immense neighbour populations near the islands. The President suggested that there should be no immediate curtailment of United States power, and that the plebiscite on freedom should be taken fifteen or twenty years hence.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 11, 14 January 1933, Page 11
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115THE PHILIPPINES Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 11, 14 January 1933, Page 11
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