Show ISLAND ISSUE AGAIN HANDED TO CONGRESS President Would Woul Abandon Army Base in Philippines in Ne New Proposal SENDS SPECIAL SPECIAL- MESSAGE Su Suggests Leaving Navy Problem lem Iem Until Lt Later r J Jr Jt t r v WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Mar March h 2 2 President dent Roosevelt toda today asked congress to o revive the Cutting Hawes-Cutting Philip Philip- nine Dine law law- with an amendment for lor the military base when the islands become be come independent and provisions for ultimate settlement of of t the e dispositIon disposition tion of at th the naval bases T The Ii e Hawes Cutting legislation passed a year ago congress aut auto auto- Philippines Text on Pare Page PageS Z lapsed early this year by failure Philippine government to accept it U U. U S. S Ret Retains s Option It It provides provides' for lor independence independence- within with with- in 12 or or 14 years It provides that the United the United States would retain the th option o of k keeping certain military and naval val bas bases in iii inthe th the islands after independence Mr Roosevelt proposed that that the military ba obe relinquished simul simul- w with th c ce A M to the then the n Val VaV baseS he he ec m merc mended led the ultimate settlement ol of this this' matter mattero o 1 t i s satisfactory to our ow own government nd the toe Philippine Islands I Ill do not ve h he said that thai I Iother other provisions of th the original law need be changed at this this' time Ume Where imperfections or inequalities ex ext exist t I 1 Iam am m confident o th that t t they ey c can can-be b co cor coi- coi rec reeled d after pr pl per per- hearing and in fairness f p Ho o both both peoples p p esan es 4 an Wants Complete Freedom May fay I emph emphasize ize th that tat t while we desire to to- grant complete Independence independence dence at the earliest proper moment to effect this zes result lt t l allowing sufficient time necessAry for political l land and economic adjustments w would uld b ba be bea a a. definite injustice to the people of ol the Philippine Islands themselves little little lit lit- U. U tle tie short of a denial I of Independence i itself elt To change at it this time the eco eco- economic S provisions of the previous law would reflect discredit on ourselves Measure Introduced Chairman McDuffie CD D. D Ala of ot the house insular committee immediately imme imme- introduced the Philippines es bill and said the committee would start hearings Monday Our hope hope- is he said that we may get entirely out of the islands The new new bill specifies that the Philippine Philippine Phil Phil- islands accept the law and call a constitutional convention before before before be be- fore Oct October I 1 1 1934 Commissioner Guevara Commissioner Guevara of the Philippines PhilIppines Phil Phil- told the house us that the p presidents president's presidents president's esi dents dent's action will have a pacifying effect in the gloomy and confused far eastern situation He announced his is unqualified support sup sup- support port and predicted the new measure would p pass NEW YORK March 2 Com R-Com- Com Complete i satisfaction with with President Roosevelt's message on Philippine Independence independence in In- dependence was Wa voiced today by Manuel Quezon head of the Philippine Philip Philip- pine independence mission I |