Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-25 | Page 10 | Quezon Asks Island Army

QUEZON ASKS ISLAND ARMY 4 MANILA LA P. P I I. Nov 25 UP UP- UP Pledging the new ne Philippines commonwealth commonwealth com corn government to a permanent permanent permanent perma perma- nent policy of oC peace Manuel L. L Quezon recently inaugurated as the governments government's first president today delivered his Initial message to the theis is islands islands' Ian is' is unicameral assembly His speech dealt entirely with national national na- na ional defense No purpose of at our own no conceivable conceivable conceivable con con- temptation or manipulation lon Lion from abroad can ever lead us into nto war save in defense of or our own rights Quezon told the assembled legislature In declaring principles of ot defense Quezon enumerated first that every citizen is obligated to share in defending de- de tending fending his home land Second he declared national defense must actually actually actually ac ac- ac- ac provide security Additionally he said the defense system must be established and maintained with greatest possible economy He stressed that the national defense de- de must be built up gradually but ut must be ready by the end of the islands' islands year 10 commonwealth period at the end of ot which the Philippines will become an entirely ly free ree and sovereign nation under the McDuffie Tydings-McDuffie act of the United States congress The system he proposed called for fora a regular army of 1500 officers and men plus a reserve force trained over a period of several months until within 10 years hundreds hundreds hun bun of oC thousands will have had practical military training