INDEPENDENCE PLAN.
MANILA, June ti
Opposition to the independent e plan ol the President of the Common',-cab It of the Philippines (Don Manuel Quezon) was openly voiced for tha first time to-day by a group of wealthy planters and financiers. They contend tliat the Philippines are unfit for .selfgovernment, and urge the continuation of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and modification of the XvdingsMcDuffie Act. The Confederation of Associations of Sugar Cane Planters will present ,a resolution to that effect to the United States. • v
In 1935 the islands received Dominion status and a president was elected. Under the constitution of 1934 the Dominion will achieve full independence not later than 1944.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 160, 8 June 1937, Page 7
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112INDEPENDENCE PLAN. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 160, 8 June 1937, Page 7
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