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Show 1.0 EXTENSION IN SHIPPING LAW PLip Harding Displays Interest in Attitude of Pacific Islands Capital MANILA, r. I, Oct. 14 The extension exten-sion of t tie coastwise shipping law of tiie United .States to thn Philippine 1-landn is not contemplated at present, f 'resident Hardfng; jsaurea Senator Manuei L. Wueznn In a letter made pnl.Uc here hy the latter. The president presi-dent shows deep inlerwat in I'hi'iipplne f capital and asks if local ca.iitalists are Interested in American vt sels. The letter, dated at the White) Hnue July 24. fallows: I "I have Just concluded re.i,!inj the brief tiled by yourself .md .Mr. U- ; mens, chairman of tha cniniitisioiii on . the part of the house, relative to the ; declaration of ths effectiveness of thei 4 coastwise shipping law between the j Philippine fsiands and the i'nlted I States mainland ports, I note that you j stress the inadequacy of Thipping on both the Atlantic and Pacific, hut Rive special emn-hasls to such inadequacy on the Atlantic and the route hy way of the Sues csnal. As you understand, the law contemplates that no declaration declara-tion of the coastwise provision shall be made until the prtdent is assured of the declaration of the service bv American ships. think I have alreaJy assured you in person, and am sriad to confirm It now. that no such step will be contemplated until there Is Indisputable Indis-putable evidoncs of ths declaration of such shipping;. "On phasa of your brief has fnter-t?e;l fnter-t?e;l rre very much. I refer to your Tc nee to the inability of Philippine citirens to own vessels of American rrs'ci-y snd the ineligibility nt Phllip-p Phllip-p ne 'Cit!sens to be officers on such ves-yn. ves-yn. I nm vtry gjiad you cat'ed this ! n.A.tcr Tn my attention, f am very j iirJ'-h :r.torted to know If any Phtllp-iir" Phtllp-iir" rnp;.. ti interested in investing, r. Amer;-iii vessels and whether there ; (s a tt I'deiicy on fhs psrt f Philippine cMEzens D servo as officials on such' essel. Mereorer, I should like - to' l;ti&w if Phlllpxrins ---fpitaJ is Invested j In. vsoIs flylns; ol'n-r rational flsgs I r..1 whether any Pnillppini cltise-ps gre entraFed In ths service ttt such ves- j ' re1 .ur.rVr frre;gn fajra" t |