The Archive · 1939

Reform Programme

The pamphlet urges the following, seven point reform programme:

1. Permit Puerto Rleans to vote on {he guest lon of independence or Kenuine god.

Iministration of Of oftieinis "who crinal ree oxersise Puerto lies, through the -appotmiment col instruction in" Guam.

ye, language for raider etl eae tetas of id into ead MMR Acre a csi! wes BRR PES: "Permit Hawaii to become a state, The report said these reforms were "of obvious necessity." adding that Puerto Rice was the "most acute problem."

Regarding the the Philippines, pamphlet said the lack of Democracy under the Commonwealth regime and the alleged denial of constitutional and civil rights could be interpreted fenly ax an "ominous" sig "Such "conditions." the "pamphlet said, "eontradiey the avowed aim of self-government.

Assuming that the terms of the Independence Act will be curried out, the Filipinos are being prepared not for selferule, but for a military and possibly Fascist dictatorship,"

The pamphlet said that although reports from Hawaii revealed numer ous violations of civil liberties in connection with industrial strife, "no Special condition in Hawaii is digterent from that ip the United. States as marks of American control."

Hawai has become 100 closely tied 0 the United States politically economically to be viewed ay a "the pamphlet said. "Th islands should be admitted as a star United Press, Canadian Aircraft For Mexico New York, Feb. 28.

Mexico will soon start building planes shortly in association with a Canadian concern, the "Net York Times" reported from Mexico City this morning.

According to a representative of the [Canadian company, three planes will be built per week to start with.

Canadian engineers and mechanics will leave for Mexico shortly to undertake the construction of forty pursuit planes and ten training craft.

The Mnanclal details of the project were not revealed, although the Cana+ dian representative declared that the Mexican Government would receive half the profits made on eventual Spanish Envoy to France Chosen Paris, Mar. 4. The Government of "Nationalist Spain have requested the French Governtrent's approval of the appointment as Nationalist Ambassador to France of Senor Jose-Felix Lequerica, who has been Mayor of Bilbao since the capture of that town by: the jonalists in 1992, and is one of *ne most prominent personalities int Na-

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