Philippines Expectation Expressed at Luncheon Washington. May 20.
The Joint Committee Investigating Philippine Independence problems, their months long study signed and sealed, honoured their chairman, Mr.
John van Antwerp MacMurray, at a well luncheon today marked by the speeches of Sr. Manuel Roxas ana Sr. Quintin Paredes, Resident Philippine Commissioner, who indicated that they expected independence for the islands to be launched as scheduled in 1946.
Sr. Paredes invited the Committee and those associated with its work to attend a dinner at the Manila Hotel in 1946 when it is expected ihat the Philippine Republic will be launched. Sr. Roxas echoed his view:
Mr. MacMurray paid tribute to Sr Roxas and Sr. Paredes andi said that American members of the Committee Lad tried to work out & solution beneficial to the Philippines. He said he did not know what the future ould bring in the way of interional developments. economic hanges or world c but present the Committee's report was eminently satisfactory.
He indicated that it might be necessary to change the whole basi of the report if world condition demanded but said the objects the Committee had attempted to attain would form a portion of any programme of legislation adopted for the Philippines—United Press.
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