Speech #730104357

President QuEZON. Washington. D.C.: Following resolutions unanimously adopted at mass meeting composed of more than 30.000 persons after torch parade from Azcarraga to Luneta about 3 miles long held this evening: "Whereas during the present session of the Congress of the United States Senator KING has presented a bill providing for the granting of independence to the Philippines after the time absolutely necessary to effect the orderly transfer of the sovereignty of the United States to the people of these islands. a period which is estimated to be not more than 3 years. "Whereas the said King bill does not provide for the retention by the United States of military reservations after the recognition and proclamation of independence. " Whereas according to said bill the present trade relations between the United States and the Philippines will not be altered and the American immigration laws will not be applied to Filipinos before the recognition of independence. "Vnereas the King bill. of all the various bills pending before the Congress. including the HareHawesCutting law. is the one which is most similar in its fundamental provisions to the plan submitted by the Quezon delegation now in the United States and is the one most in consonance with the historic aspirations of the Filipino people for the enjoyment of immediate. complete. and absolute independence solemnly embodied and formulated in various resolutions of the legislature and the commission of independence and in the platforms of all political parties in the Philippines. " Whereas the Philippine Legislature. in keeping with section 17 of the act of Congress commonly known as the "HareHawesCutting law ". and voicing the genuine sentiment of an overwhelming majority of the Filipino people. has rejected said law. " Whereas the movement In the United States to extend the period for acceptance of the HareHawesCutting law in its present form is contrary to the principles of a representative government. inasmuch as the Philippine Legislature has already taken action in accordance with section 17 declining to accept the said law: "Now. therefore. this popular mass meeting. called by the Association of Veterans of the Revolution. the Labor Congress. the Federation of Labor of the Philippines. the Anticoalitlon of the Democrata Nacionalista Consolldado. and the Radical Parties. resolves. as it does hereby resolve. to endorse and support the bill presented by Senator KiNa. and hereby petitions Congress to enact the same during the present session. and. if this be not possible. that it enact any other independence law which does not contain the provisions of the HareHawesCutting law objected to by the Philippine Legislature. thereby giving a noble and glorious consummation of the unselfish and altruistic task which America has undertaken in these islands." "Whereas the King bill. providing for independence in 3 years and without American military reservations. is pending before the Congress of the United States. " Whereas the movement now organized by certain elements in the United States to review the HareHawesCutting law. which has been rejected by the Filipino people through their constitutional representatives. is designed to block the King bill. "Whereas there is urgent need of union and solidarity among all Filipinos. regardless of party affiliations. to obtain immediate. complete. and absolute independence: Now. therefore. be it " Resolved. That this mass meeting of Filipinos opposed to the HareHawesCutting law hereby appeals to our countrymen who are in favor of the HareHawesCutting law to forget partisan differences for the sake of our beloved country and to join in endorsing and supporting the King bill. which provides for immediate. absolute. and complete independence. "Resolved further. That a. certified copy of this resolution be personally delivered to the presidents of ail the political parties in the Philippines." Mass meeting requests you kindly transmit above resolutions to President and Congress.