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The traditional view is that Quezon, who was believed insincere with regard to the issue of immediate independence, negotiated for a legislation that contained a date of independence after 25-30 years. The essay endeavors to explain that Quezon’s.
Jul 8, 2024 · The Independence Campaign Continues 1929- congressional interest in Philippine. Independence would not revived. 1924- the insular auditor disallow the 1 million peso appropriation w/c financed the mission and the publicity bureau in Washington Fairfield Bill November 1923-
Not only had they failed of their main objective, but, much to their surprise, their secondary objec-tive, the Fairfield Autonomy bill, which they had advocated and supported while in the United States, had met with no favor among their countrymen. Quezon, Osmeña and Roxas, in fact, found themselves obliged to assume the de-
8 It is interesting to note that the Fairfield bill bore a striking resemblance to the proposed commonwealth bill which some Filipino leaders under Quezon's auspices worked out in November 1922 with
The Fair- field Bill of that year proposed for the Philippines the method adopted for American territories seeking statehood, and allowed the Filipinos to draft a constitution. The Islands were to become a supervised common- wealth, with a commissioner in Manila representing the President of the United States.
Copy of Fairfield Bill 23 Apr. 1924 and hearings before the Committee on Insular Affairs, House of Representatives 30 Apr. to 6 May 1924. Access Information Open
The Fairfield Bill What is the Fairfield Bill? • It is an administration alternative to the independence measure was reported out of committee and although it was never debated in congress, it for a time seemed certain to pass and introduced on the committee on insular affairs on April 1924.
