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Certainly, because the Philip
pines r.re by way of being a pro
tectorate of ours, and are not due
to be granted comp’eto independ
enee until 1946, we may have ev
ery reason to expect that our
forgein policies will be the for
eign policies adopted by the Fili
pinos.
And certainly, without the se
curity of our protection. the
Philippines would be in a dan
gerous position. and probably
much more of an imperialistic
temptation to Nippon war lords
than they are with Uncle Sam’s
arms around them.
Nevertheless, it was gratifying
last month to hear Manuel L.
Quezon, the President of Philip
pine Commonweath, announce
the unity of purpose between his
people and the United Sttaes, in
Do uncertain terms.
Quezon’s talk was made on the
63rd birthday of the founding of |
the Philippine Commonwealth.
It was delivered in Manila, ad
dressed directly to our Vice
President Henry Wallace and the
people of this country.
After President Quezon, who is
respected in this country as a
wise elder statesman of the Fili
pinos. had concluded his remarks
Vice-President Wallace replied
with a speech of greeting, even
ending by displaying his Latin
talents and murmuring pleasan
tries in Spanish into a micro
phone. Carried by short-wave ra
dio, the Quezon address was
broadcast in this country, and
the Wallace talk was heard by
Filipinos with radios.
Quezon was nothing if not
straight-forward in his expres
sion of the place where the
Filip.nos stand in the present
wor d conflct. Here is what he
had to say:
“I welcome the opportunity of
a few words to the people of the
United States and to restate the
stand of the Filipino people in
this grave national emergency.
We owe loyalty to America and
we are bound to her by bonds of
cverlasng gratilude.
“Should the United Sates enter
the war, the Philippines would
follow her and fight by her side,
placing at her disposal all our
man-power and material resourc
es to h. Ip her in achieving vic
tory. fiir he cause for which Am
erica would fight is our own
cause.
“The Unied States seeks to de
ft nd the principles which v:
cherish and without which we
could no live as a free nation.
She ,s striving to preserve lib
erty and democra y and indivi t
uni freedom and th< se are thing
for : h we, to y would strive
snd d. . The United States is
Struggling to prevent the domin-:
a:io;i ,f the world by dictators
and we, too, wou d strive and
di against such masters.
“The United States wants to
uphold the rule of right and jus
t. . inal r, lad.
and sal guar, the independence
of small nanoits to free them
from the fear of aggression and
subjugation by militant powers,
and we, too, would strive and die
to save our country from such
threats and perils. So, if the
United States decides to enter
this war, it will be our war as
much as the war of the United
States and her decision will be
cur own decision. In such event
she will find all the people of
my country, to the last man, on
her side fighting under her ban
ner and praying to Almighty
God for the victory of her arms.
“Our stake in this war is more
than the continued existence of
democracy and individual free
dom in the world. It is more than
the maintenance of a free econ
omy and free commercial inter
Alaska tlelegate A. J. Dimnnd
Diniond To Seek
Mine Priorities
Alaska Delegate Believes U. S:
Entry Into War Appears
‘Inevitable
(Continued from Friday's is
sue of the Nugget.)
KFAR ADDRESS
‘‘The defense plans for Alaska
are progressing about as well as
one could expect. This you know
--the air base near Fairbanks is
pretty well along, and the one at
Anchorage which is built on a
much larger scale, is abo about
half completed. The naval air sta
iion at Sitka and the two sub
marine bases a Kodiak and
Dutch Harbor arc going along
fairly well up unil the present
moment.
"I had his checked shortly be
fore I left Washington. Congress
has appropriated in excess of
$133,000,000 for Alaska defense.
Nobody expects that is going to
be sufficient. I think that I am
justified in the conviction that at
least twice of $133,000,000 will be
absolutely necessary. I have no
question or doubt but what Con
gress will provide what is nec
essary for Alaska.
‘‘I am glad to say that as far as
my observation goes, and of
course it is a superficial observa
tion, as I am not an engineer,
these works in Alaska have been
carried on with a least as .reason
able a degree of efficiency as
could be expected. We have been
buying time, and time is a most
expensive luxury.
International Highway
"The present status of the In-‘
tcrnational Highway is that it is
course : mong nations and unreg
ulated social life. Our stake in
this war is our future independ
ei. e and the assurance that that
indipcndcnce will endure. We
arc endeavoring to the full mea
sure of our reources to hasten
.he ex ution of our national de
fens.- program. The United Stat
es Gov. lament, I am happy to
say, is also doing everything to
strengthen the military defenses
of our country.
"I trust that very soon it will
be possible for he Government
of the United States to send us
more planes and more guns and
ammunition to increase our
power of resistance against in
vasion.
“We only need more equip
ment and more supplies for we
have abundant man power. We
have strong, intelligent young
men who are eager to join the
ranks of our defense and for all
the principles which President
Roosevelt has proclaimed to the
world.
“In conclusion, I wish to assure
the people of America that we
are with the United States in life
and in death.”
WIDOW IN!) CTED FOR OFFICER'S DFATJ! — Mr*. Ma ie RI.
Tucker held her fingers to her brew ns she booked in Los Angeles
in cGnnection with the death of her husband. Ma lar Georg-’ A.
Tudker, armv officer who died of a knife wound. She was indicted
by a Los Angeles County gtund jury for murder.
still jn ;1 nf'go'iation stage. But
before we proceed any further,
may I digress to say Donald Mc
Donald is one of the most val
uable and forceful members of
this committee r.r commission, a
man wit!) endless energy.
"I am much encouraged by the
report given by New York’s Ma
yor LaGuardia in which he said
the President had ordered im
mediate survey of the route of
the highway.
"Several weeks ago, I think
your local paper carried it, I
stated that the Canadians were in
different and were stal ing upon
it. Since that time, Prime Min
ister Mackenzie King has said
that he was for the highway. 1
believe that the building of the
highway is one of the most im
portant defense projects we could
possibly make.
Washington Turmoil
“The report that there is tur
moil in Washington is something
of an understatement. I should
say there is turmoil and argu
ment and clash of opinion al
most to the nth power. Our entry
into the war is inevitable unless
Mr. Hiller should stub his toe
and not come up again. Aid to
Russia, Britain and China is evi
dence enough indicating in con
nection with the declaration of
the President and the secretaries
of war and navy that we are go
ing to defend our rights no mat
er what might happen, and if Mr.
Hitler takes issue with that, we
will be in war. In my consider
ed judgement, Iceland also can
justly be considered a part of the
Western Hemisphere.
Japanese Situation
“I have no special know edge
of the Japanese situation, and I
ought, to preface what I have to
say with the remark that I have
always liked the Japanese. I
have known a good many Japan
ese, and I have liked them, and I
truly hope that we will not be
obliged to go into war with Jap
an. If the Japanese are governed
by good ordinary common sense,
there is not a chance in the
world that we will get into war
with them. My opinion, based
upon conversation with many
people in Washington-, is that
the Japanese are not going to de
clare war upon us. They will go
just as far as they can. No one
knows, not even the President
can say with any degree of con
fidence, to what ends the Japan
ese military will bring the Jap
anese people. But the rank and
file of Japanese don’t want war
with the United Stales.
Bomber Ferrying
"The military works that are
now being undertaken in Alaska
could readily' be used in a bomb
er ferrying service—if we had
any bombers to go to Russia.
There are being built now
through Canada and up through
Alaska a series of air fields
which would be available if we
decided to fly bombers to Russia.
We must remember that the
whole application of the art of
war has been changed. These air
fields are built to get there first
with the most men, get there
first with the most airplanes.
Mrs. Tucker
Is Charged
With Murder
LOS ANGET FS. Calif., Sept.—
Mr-. Mrrie Tucker, was indicted
by a Los Ange'es County grand
jury, charged with stabbing to
death her soldier husband, Ma
jor George Tucker of Fort Mc
Arthur.
Major Tucker died at the San
Francisco Army Hospital July 12
from a knife wound suffered ear
Her at his San Francisco home.]
According to Army reports, hei
accidentally stabbed h i mself
while making a sandwich.
As Judge Scheinman received
tire indictment, Juror Charles
Pierce arose and suggested that
liquor be indicted as the actual
murdered. Both Major Tucker
and his wife were said to have!
been drinking heavily the night;
he was stabbed.
Meanwhile Fort McArthur
Commandant Colonel Hicks den
ied police charges that the Army
was trying to cover up the case.
Colonel Hicks said an Army in
vestigation has not yet been com
pleted.
He said the police showed no
interest in the Tucker case until
an insurance company asked that
an investigation be made.
Investigators revealed that
Major Tucker carried insurance
policies totalling $68,000. One
$25,000 policy was taken out
only three weeks before he was
injured.
Home Rule Advocate
“I am a believer in home rule.
I hav eintroduced in excess of
one hundred bills which have
been enacted into law. One of
the most important bills is that
which was designed to give pro
portionate representation in the
Alaska Legislature. I believe
there is no real justification in
giving a citizen of Alaska who
resides in one division more vot
ing power than a citizen in an
other division.
Possible War Effects
“The effect of war would be an
enormous stimulation. If we can
get transportation for Alaska dur
ing any war that might occur,
Alaska business will expand just
as the business in the States
does. We will have enough ships
so Alaska will no suffer from a
lack of ships, if war holds off for
another year. If we have to send
our fleet to the Atlantic and if
the Panama Canal should be
blocked, the International High
way would be of the utmost nec
essity. It has been stupid not to
have the highway at the present
time. The defense of Alaska is
absolutely vital to the defense of
the United States.’’
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