Quezons retirement would leave no successor. if it would mean there would be no government. it would be different. but there will be no interruption in the Philippine Governmentinexile. the duly elected Vice President is here to take over. things can go along without hitch. As we prepare to climax the finest chapter in all colonial history by voluntarily setting free a subject people. practically the first time it has ever been done. do we want to get ourselves in the position of beginning to hedge on our professed belief that the Filipinos can be trusted to choose their own President? Other imperialistic nations have done that repeatedly in Asia. always have been able to produce a good reason at the last moment why actual power should not be given to the Asiatic peoples. Japan has always maintained that oriental nations -would never get their full freedom from white powers until or unless they helped Japan wrest it from those powers. I wonder if we will not be building up in the minds of Chinese and other Asiatics. as well as Filipinos. suspicion and distrust and fear that will far more than offset any possible advantages of keeping Mr. Quezon In his official position. I should like to ask again.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization about Asiatic peoples and their ability to govern themselves.