Many Members of this body expressed the sentiment that the people of the Philippines were not sufficiently literate to be able to take care of their people. While the American Congress itself has hesitated. yes. has declined. to pass remedial legislation to protect our workers and our industries from the devastating effects of depreciated currency the Philippine government has acted. I note that last November the Philippine Legislature. the native government of the Philippines. enacted legislation which placed a tax on the imports into the Philippines from the countries the currencies of which have depreciated. so that the Philippine Islands are not the dumping ground of their neighboring Asiatics. In order that those who read the RECORD may see for themselves the wisdom displayed by the Philippine Legislature I desire to have printed at this point in my remarks a copy of the action taken by the Philippine Legislature.
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