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October 17, 1939.

Philippine Commissioner Arriving Here To-morrow

Commissioner ALHAMBRA

HIGH

Commissioner

Francis B. Sayre, who will arrive here to-morrow en route to become Presi- dent Roosevelt's representa- tive in the Philippine Islands, will. head a new administration absorbed with economic rather than political relations, according to authorl- talive indications in Washington, Commissioner Sayre, once son- in-law of the late President Woodrow Wilson, has phasized that any change in political relations between the Philippines and the United States was purely n nutter for Philippine initiative.

em-

The programmu of political in-| dependence for the Philippines, scheduled for July 4, 1946, will proceed unless the Filipino people indicate a desire to reopen the ques- tion, Sayre said.

Francis 15. Sayre, High Com- missioner of the Philippines, who will arrive here to-morrow en route for Manila,

With a background of training in Jaw, diplomacy, anci economics, which culminated in his Ave-year Congress a bill of major amendinents. tenure ጓድ Assistant Secretary off to the Philippine independence act State, Suyres expected to interest was passed to "enshion" the shock. himself primarily with the economie of the proposed export taxes. rather than the political future of Commissioner Soyre, who played a the Philippines.

leading role in the formulation und This 4-year okt economist- |ennetment 'of there amendments, is diplomat will provide a sharp con- deeply interested

the entire trast with

predecessor a economic orljustment prograin. High Cuminisoloner, the picturesque.

sald to have a sounder and colourful Paul V. MeNutt, now a more comprehensive grasp of all the presidential aspirant, who vigorouslyį economie angles of this programme projected the tea of permanent than any other American melal United Stater zoverėliuity "over "the) He conceive as his mission in the onder # "dominion- Philippines the task of guiding and status" arrangement.

advising the Philippine government McNutt's sensational advocacy off on the launching and effectuation of "realistle re-examination" of Philip-į the econumle adjustment measures) pine Independence gave the political which he helped to formulate. issue a tremendous currency which As a long-ilme professor of inter- Ml persists, despite McNutt's re-national low at Harvard University. tirement from his Philippine post. and an assistant secretary of State The handsome tariner Commis- in charge of trasle agreements. Sayre sioner bus inileated that he will has a long and Imposing record of continue to advocate Philippine re-experience in national trade adjust tention in his capacity as a private ment matters.

citizen, and, incidentally, as pre- Although he is not particularly a sidential candidate.

man of dynamic uppeal or trained Quiet, soft-spoken Commissioner In brilliant political leadership, Sayre, however, while he la caid to Sayre's quiet persuasive diplomacy Ineline somewhat toward MeNutt's sad teellity in dealing with economic general apprulaal of the Philippine problems is expected to give new situation, has stated definitely that force to the quest for a solution to the political question of indepen- the riddle of Philippine-American dence is a closed matter, unless the economie relations-United Press. Filipinos themselves choose to bring it up.

Sayre, the contrary, will devote

himself to the execution and super- Armistice Day As

Usual In U.S.

vision of a programme that has al- ready been formulated into law.. the Tydings-MeDuifle Philippine Independence acl, which projects an. economic programine whose critical! WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (Reuter). yenes are still abend.

|--President Robsevelt has issued at

It was Sayre's father-in-law, Pre-proclamation declaring November 11 sident Wilson, who Have the is to be observec na usual In the Philippine independence programme United States as Armistice Day. its first great impetus in 1910 when the first law contemplating eventual Independence status was enacted. Incidentally, although Sayre is con- sistently referred to as a Wilson son- in-law, the first Mrs. Sayre, favourite daughter of the great war- tine President of "the" United States; died in 1933, and Sayre has since remarriet.

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The Tydings-McDuffle Act templated a 5-year period of econo- mie preparation for Independence, based on the gradual adjustment of Philippine export trade to non- dependence on the free American market.

This was to be accomplished by a gradually increasing export tax on Phillpplae product destined for the American market.

With 35 percent, of Philippine ex- ports annually scheduled for American consumption, the task of economic adjustment was conceived ne the most important aspect of in- dependence.

Comparatively

huge sums of money, averaging almost $50,000 a yeur, were to be inade available! through excise tax refunds for "ud- justment" purposes. The Philippine government WAS to adjust the nation's Industries to a point where they could either compete in the American markel on 11 full-duty basis or be liquidated in favour of other more self-sustaining industries. Thus far, according to economic observers, lile has been done in the Philippines in behalf of this pro- granume. At the Jast session

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LONDON, Oct. 10 (Britiah Wire- css)-Sir Walter Monckton, who

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and Censorship Bureau when it ceased to form, port of the Ministry of Information, has appointed · Mr.

Marquis Ablong, 19, was sentenced Walter Fish, a former editor of the to three months hard labour on the Adviser to Admiral Osborne, Director "Daily Mail" ar Honorary · Prezz charge of stealing, and fined $100 or of the Censorship Division of the a further month for impersonating, Pros and Censorship Bureau. Police offleer when he appeared on

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