THE PHILIPPINES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19374, 24 December 1932, Page 18

THE PHILIPPINES

INDEPENDENCE BILL PASSES.. SENATE. United Press’Association—Bv Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received December 23, 5.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON, December 22.. The Senate to-day adopted the Conference report on the Philippine Bill, granting independence in ten years. The report was then passed on to the House. f The preamble of the Jones Act, passed by the United States Congress and approved in 1313, declared “that it has a 1 wavs b: n the purpose of the ocople of the UoiUd States to withdraw their' sovereignty over the Philip* depend ,r ce as toon a - a \t hole government con be o. tr : mn. ‘ < n e f-i-'.-'p-r in 3 *2l, Pro hunt IT rdir.g' ~cr! M? iu-C ?al luonard Wood rei 7Jr V.' C' nvtUn Foroer, to the Bhilippines to malm a complete survey of ecu do ion ; In their report they rceomr* "ded. r.nv-ng other things, “th ‘ granral status of the Finilpn ne i ho! continue unt 1 the r ieLat nr i t.i:u to absoi j m the i already in ih-U; har-U ” end “that under no circumstane.es should the American Government permit •• to be established in the Philippine Island a situation wlrch would leave the United States in a rosivion of responsibility without nailso : UyU The Philippine Legislature annually passes by unanimous consent n resolution in favour of complete independence.