Show FILIPINOS URGE INDEPENDENCE WASHINGTON Jan 29 UP UP- UP The Philippine legislative mission seeking a showdown in congress on the long-debated long question of independence independence independence dence today offered proposals on immigration im ira migration lon and trade relations to th the e house insular affairs committee Speaker Manuel Roxas of the Philippine Philippine Phil Phil- house of representatives submitted submitted sub sub- submitted amendments to the Hare independence independence independence in in- dependence bill now pending embracing embracing embracing em em- bracing the following points 1 Independence following a five- five year period in which a new government government government govern govern- ment would be organized without an independence plebiscite 2 Immigration treatment for th the e Philippines simil similar r to that accord accorded cd to countries in the western hemisphere hemisphere hemisphere hemi hemi- sphere but with acceptance of a nominal nominal nom nom- inal quota of ot annually the annually the restriction re- re restriction re not to apply aD ply to Hawaii 3 Limitation of free duty-free imports on a 8 quantitative basis with full duties applicable after independence Is effective Refined sugar imports would be restricted to tons annually Representative Underhill Immediately Immediate immediate- ly criticized the sugar proposals which also suggested free shipments up to 20 per cent of the total United States sugar imports Underhill said that at the end of the year five-year period duties dutie are restored the Filipinos would find themselves with increased production and possibly no markets The Cuban cost of ot production Underhill said was about h half 1 that of ot the Philip Philip- pines |