Washington, May 2.
The German invasion of Scandinavia has shown United States haders the immediate necessity of negotiating a neutralization pact with the Philippines to prevent a similar occurrence in the Far East, Mr. Kor] Stefan, Republican Representative of Nebraska, declared today.
Mr. Stefan, who was a delegate to the International Parliament Union which met in Oslo last summer, said that recent events have shown it was useless for any small nation to depend upon force of arms for defence or on her own defence powers.
"Tt is necessary," he said, "that we place immediate concentration on domestic improvements in the Philippines and on the raising of the living standards of the Filipino workers to insure that the Commonwealth's independence will be respected in the Far East.
"Internal contentment is a large insurance against revolution and aggression," he declared.
Mr, Stefan urged Filipino leaders to petition President Roosevelt asking for such a neutralization pact.—United Press,
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