THE PHILIPPINES
JAPAN OPPOSED TO INDEPENDENCE, ANXIOUS FOR TRADE RELATIONS Australian ami N.Z. Cable Association. (Received October 31, 9.40 p.m.) NEW YORK, October 31. The “Ohicago Tribune’s” Manila, c.or•respondent interviewed the retiring Japanese Consul-General, M. .Rurusu, who said; “Japan fears Filipino independence. It wants the Philippines to he opened to Papaneae capital and landowners, but hopes the United States will keen the islands. The independence of tho Philippine®, unprotected by toe United States, would be just one more-problem and. disturbing element in the Irtr .Eastern situation. The Filipinos can exclude immigrants with impunity as long as the United. States backs them, but thereafter it is difficult to see how they can keep the. islands for themselves. If the United States grants independence with protection, well and good. We would be delighted to trade with them and help in defending them and maintaining order; but independence for the present would merely, add to ottr worries, of which we have enough already.”
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11046, 1 November 1921, Page 6
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