Honolulu, Feb, The observation that' a de! nite rican policy for the Far was taking shape, was not e ed upon to-day by Mr. Paul McNutt, High Commissioner to Philippines, on his arrival here "n route to Washington to report on conditions in the Orient of concern to the United States Government, Mr, MeNuit smilingly declined to comment on any of the problems affecting the Philippines and the United States—Philippine independence, the undeclared Sino-Japanese war, Japanese infiltration in the Philippines, the Moro bandit situation or mainland politics—before submitting his full report to the President and the Department of State, Mr, McNutt was welcomed to Oahu by mote than 100 persons including official greet the Philippine Commissioner Who hi been suggested as a presidential candidate in 1949, Asked whether he would return to the mainland before 1940, Mr, Mc-Nutt said he "wouldn't be surprised to be there.
He said the Philippine Islands were most prosperous, revenues were Mmcreasing and the market had recover-me what. The Moro bandit he added, was under con-
McNutt said he believed Philippine interest in the manœuvres of he United States fleet in the Pacific had been superseded by the visit of American warships at Singapore.—
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