Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-10-03 | Page 17 | Philippines Bill under Discussion

PHILIPPINES BILL UNDER DISCUSSION Proposition for Neutralization of tho Islands Is Defeated In the House WASHINGTON Oct 2 Democrats in the house today rejected a propo s tion for neutralization of the Phil p p nes and def eate 1 every other amend ment offered to the Jones b 11 de daring the purpose to recognize Phil pp ne independence when the F 1 p nos were able to govern themselves Eepresentat ve Burgess of Texas of fered the amendment which proposed that the Jones bill also provide for the effect ng of an internat onal agree n ent to g arantee the ne tral ty of the Phil pp ne s ands It was lost 58 to 14 the Kepubl cans refra ning from vot ng D ring the debate Eepresentat ve bherley of Kentucky sa d the real s ses when we could ri -justice to the F 1 p nos ge them telf government No an ount of theor z ng on pos s ble commerc al or act al confl ct with tho nat ons in the or ent in the far d itant future he sa d ever will be sufficient to make the imer can peo pie conclude that they should hold the Ph 1 pp ne slands permanently as a part of the mer can republ c over the objection of the Ph 1 pp ne islands