Washington, Jan. 23.
XENERAL review of United States insular policy, involving a decision regarding the possibility of retaining the Philippines under American sovereignty, was predicted today as Congress consideration of recommendations for changes in the Independence Act. President Roosevelt sent the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Philippine Affairs to Congress without personal comment, indicating that he would leave Congress to steer its own course regarding Philippine independence and lic problems associated with independence. the Navy Department and influential Congressmen their plans for the fortification of Guam Island, in the midst of the Japanese mandated islands in the Pacific, neutral observers believed the success of their programme might depend lary upon the decisions of Congress regarding final disposition of ippine problems.
There were prospects today that Congress would demand that the
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