Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-04-06 | Page 3 | Filipinos Not for Payne Bill

FILIPINOS B NOT A fOR PAYNE BILL Message From Chamber of Commerce Suggesting a Number of Amendments Washington April Legardo and Ocampo the resident Philippine com corn commissioners missioners ml today received a cablegram from the president ef of the Filipino cham chain chamber chamber ber of commerce which they regard as a complete rebuttal of ot the statements issued against the insular bureau to the effect that the business interests of ot the th islands I are favorable to the provisions of the Payne tariff bill The text of ot the cable cablegram cablegram cablegram gram Is as follows i Manila April 5 ii 1909 1908 Legardo Lesardo and Ocampo house bouse of or representatives Washington Wash Vash Washington ington The Filipino chamber of corn com commerce merce at a public meeting attended by merchants and manufacturers adopted a resolution urging the following amend amendments amendments amendments ments to the Payne bill Free entry into all ports of the Phil Philippine PhilIppine PhilIppine islands of agricultural and indus industrial Industrial trial machinery and implements raw products not produced in the Islands and andall andall andall all material necessary n ry for the construction and nd repairing of vessels Free ree entry into all ports of the United States of Philippine sugar and tobacco in conformity with letters A B 13 Band and C of Joint resolution No o 11 Ii of ot the Philippine legislature passed pa led March llarch 18 1905 And ADd with a view of protecting Importations importations Importations already on hand we request that the bill with amendments above should not be In force forc until x months after its Ifs passage Signed FERANDEZ FER A DEZ President The letters referred to In the cablegram relate to clauses limiting the yearly im importations Importations irto the United States from the Philippines under the free list to 40 M tons of sugar pounds poun s of raw tobacco and cigars