If Japan Turns to Philippines.

The article focuses on the independence of the Philippines in the light of the expansion of the Japanese in Asia. The Japanese have already conquered the Chinese capital Nanking, Manchuria, and a territory along the border of Mongolia. The Philippines is set to receive its independence from the U.S. on July 4, 1946 under the U.S. Tydings-McDuffie Act. Former Philippine Vice-Governor Ralston Hayden believes that when the free trade agreement between the country and the U.S. ends, an economic disaster is seen.