Show THE PHILIPPINE PROBLEM l lj A j jV 2 WASHINGTON ASHINGTON V correspondent the other day remarked that independence for the Philippines now is virtually certain In fact he remarked congress may be in such a hurry to get out of the islands that it will cause their economic ruin Laying aside for the moment all arguments arguments ments as to whether r the Filipinos ought to be granted their independence it does seem fairly fairly fairly fair fair- ly obvious that if they do get it the United States owes it to them to make the transition as painless as possible The Philippines have been a United States possession for some 30 years If they are to tobe tobe tobe be put on their own the United States must take every precaution to make sure that chaos will not follow American responsibility would not cease when the American flag came down unless America had first prepared her charges for complete freedom |