To Report to the President on the Philippines Indianapolis, Feb, 19 "I will remain in the' Philippines as long as I am needed," said Mr. Paul McNutt, American High Commissioner of the Philippine Islands, replying to rumours to-day that he was retiring from his post.
Mr. McNutt left the Philippines, en route to Washington, on February 11. Before he left he told mewspapermen that he would press for a definite Philippine policy in order to clear up the uncertainty which had settled on Manila and Washington, regarding future relations between the United States and the Philippines, The High Commissioner will also report to President Roosevelt on conditions in China as they affect American interests there.—Reuter,
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