Show Coming Congress May Decide on A Senator Back From Islands Advocates Question Be Re ReSettled Settled Soon By RAYMOND CLAPPER United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON Sept 5 Various 5 Various developments arc are heading leading the 30 year old question of what to do with tho the Philippine Islands to a a. decision in the coming session of congress s. s Senator Harry B. B Hawes Democrat MI Missouri a foremost advocate of Independence in independence independence In- In dependence for the islands has re returned returned returned re- re turned from a visit there emphatic in his bis declaration that the question should be settled now flOw S Secretary of War Hurley now is in the Philippines to gather information on which PresIdent President Pres Pres- ident Hoovers Hoover's position will be based Hurley made this trip because the administration expects the Philippine Philip Philip- pine li issue to be forced b by congress this winter INVOLVES ES HUGE AREA I The issue involves the fate of some Islands scattered over an area as far as from Maine to Florida I which according to Hawes every Informed in informed informed In- In formed arm army and navy man says could be captured in event of war and defended so strongly that it would take American forces two years to get them back The Philippines were taken from Spain in 1898 Fifteen Fifteen teen years ago congress passed an organic act promising them Independence independence independence dence when a stable government has been developed Independence has been promised by congress Hawes said School children in the islands are taught that we promised it I believe everybody on both sides recognizes that congress must now define the status of the Philippines for the benefit benefit bene bene- fit of America and the Philippines CONTROL LOST When military questions were raised Hawes produced a map showing showing show show- ing that under the Washington arms arm conference power four-power treaty Japan Japa had been given a n. zone in the western wester Pacific which surrounded the PhilIppines Philippines Phil PhU- on three sides Intervening between them and the American ad advance advance ad- ad vance ance base in Hawaii Hawes said American military control control control con con- of ot the Philippine islands was lost los with adoption of at that treaty As to Japanese conquest of th the islands by peaceful penetration h he said Japanese dont don't like the climate The They come for a while and then g go goback goback back home There are just about th the same number of Japanese there now as when we took possession about abou They dont don't intermingle Their children attend separate parate schools |