Washington, Feb, 11.
The Philippine Islands will revolt against the United States unless independence is granted soon, Gen. W. C. Rivers former chief of the Philippine Constabulary, told the House of Representatives Naval Affairs Committee here to-day.
"Sr, Manuel Quezon, President of the Philippines, often has asked that independence be granted within one or two years," Gen, Rivers recalled, "If Sr. Quezon now should attempt to persuade the United States to hold ihe Philippines, there will be a revolt among OW who earnestly desire independence," well, he said, "Honolulu would be useful as a secondary defence and at in defending Panama," Gen. Rivers told the Committee, *But Hawaii does not happen to lie within the 2,000 miles of sea between the Panama Canal and Japan. Aircraft, submarines, mines and the Fleet itself should be based at the Aleutians which are squarely on the route between Japan and the Panama Canal."—United, Press, Gen, Rivers said that readers of Manila newspapers "are cognizant of movements to have the United States retain control of the Philippines for the purpose of building a huge naval base at Manila,"
Manila Base Unsuitable Gen, Rivers said Congress might construct in Manila "a distant and indefensible salient, but not a strong naval base," The reason for this, he said, was that "apan lies squarely between our west coast and Manila on the northern sea route and Japan's mandated islands are squarely between Honolulu and Manila on the southern route."
Gen, Rivers, at hearings on the Vinson Naval Bill which would in.
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