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Show oo DISCUSSION OF DEALS IN FRIAR LANDS WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 Transactions Transac-tions in Friar lands in the Philippines were again under discussion before the house committee on Insular affairs af-fairs today, Capt. E. H. Sleeper, director di-rector of the lands of the Philippine government resumlnc- his testimony. The witness said he believed tho present limitations on the amount of land a corporation could acquire In the Philippines was contrary to public pub-lic policy. He contended that corporations corpora-tions should be bound by fewer restrictions re-strictions than at present and that a liberal policy was the only one that could build up business in the Archipelago. |