Show ISLAND RUBBER OFFER OFFER SOUGHT Inspects Possibilities Possibilities Possibilities of Production in Philippines I I The MANILA March 31 31 Dy I Associated Press Harvey Press Harvey S I Firestone Irestone Jr son on or of o the th rubber manufacturer r says say that plans may maybe maybe mayb be worked out whereby by rubber production on a substantial scale can be brought broucht about In the Philippine IslandS without special advantage to anybody and consist consist- consistent consistent ent with present policies FIrestone and his assistants have delayed their tbell departure for tor Singa Singa- Singa- Singa Singapore Singapore Singapore pore Java and Liberia In order ordel to make mak a thorough Into the tho rubber growing possibilities possibilities ties ot of o the Philippines In a statement firestone saId aldI I was requested led by a recent FilipIno agricultural congress to tomake tomake tomake I make suggestions ILS as a to What measure would be b necessary In order that rubber development In inthe the thO Philippine Philippines could be bo under under- undertaken undertaken undertaken taken u on a substantial scale Scala Be- Be Be u I fore f ud doing d i ig g- g this th T 1 Ii th- th ih pd- pd ilc fd d ice Ic of ot the governor ge oral and Filipino leaders leader lead rs In order ord r to de- de determine de determine termine what would be most con consistent con con- with policies My desire 1 Is to be b of what whatever ever assistance I can In working wor out a SL plan to stimulate rubb rubber r production without sp special advantages advantages tag to anybody FIrestone believes foreign capital cap cap- cap capital ital IlAl should not come to the Philippines until Invited but the Invitation should come from the FilipIno people willingly for tor for for- foreign for for elma eign capital to Invest In rUbber And other business The Th rubber magnate has ha already forwarded his preliminary report to the th New York headquarters of ofhie ohi his hie company regarding the In- In Investigations In here |