Mr. Speaker. not what is for the welfare of the Filipino. but what effect the exclusion of Filipino immigration. what effect the exclusion of competition with the beetsugar interests and of coconut oil and other interests who seek to raise a Chinese wall in this country. is the motive behind the majority of this House for Filipino independence. I have a letter from Secretary Stimson. under date of February 15. in which he says: If these two agencies should be at present withdrawn. it is the practical. unanimous consensus of all responsible observers that economic chaos and political and social anarchy would result. followed ultimately by the domination of the Philippines by some foreign power. probably either China or Japan. Here we have the question of the welfare of the United States. the welfare of the Filipinos. and you are being swayed by those who would bar all immigration to the country. by those high protective interests who would bar all sugar importations. I will vote against the bill. because I believe they are the wards of the United States. entitled to the same economic advantages as the people of Cuba. to have a 20 per cent reduction. they should be given the same terms. if not better. And yet you are throwing them overboard on an uncharted sea to be grabbed by some foreign power.
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