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1932 › Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) › Philippine independence

Independence for the Philippines; ultimate statehood for Puerto Rico

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Solution

Grant independence to the Philippine Islands; ultimate statehood for Puerto Rico; Panama Canal operated by American citizens.

Rationale

Not argued; the Philippine plank also served sugar, dairy and labor interests seeking to exclude Philippine products and workers.

Statements (3)

1932-06-27 · Democratic National Convention, Chicago (platform) · conventionparty_platform ✓ verified

Independence for the Philippines; ultimate statehood for Puerto Rico.

Source: 1932 Democratic Party Platform (1932-06-27)

1932-07-02 · Acceptance address, Democratic National Convention, Chicago · conventioncandidate_direct ✓ verified

That admirable document, the platform which you have adopted, is clear. I accept it 100 percent.

Blanket endorsement of every plank.

Source: Address Accepting the Presidential Nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago (1932-07-02)

1932-09-17 · Campaign address on railroads, Salt Lake City, Utah · generalcandidate_direct ✓ verified

the independence of the Philippines, five thousand miles away, which, by the way, our Party in its platform heartily advocates, is not without significance to you in your daily lives and in your future happiness.

Source: Campaign Address on Railroads at Salt Lake City, Utah (1932-09-17)

Follow-through

kept

The Tydings-McDuffie Act (March 24, 1934), requested in Roosevelt's March 2 message, provided a ten-year commonwealth and independence in 1946 (achieved July 4, 1946). Puerto Rican statehood was never pursued.

Mechanisms

Date	Type	Name	Effect	Consistent?	Source
1934-03-02	message	Message regarding independence for the Philippine Islands	We believe that the time for such independence is at hand.	yes	Message to Congress Regarding Independence for the Philippine Islands.
1934-03-24	statute	Tydings-McDuffie Act	Commonwealth transition; independence after ten years.	yes	Message to Congress Regarding Independence for the Philippine Islands.

Assessments

kept Franklin D. Roosevelt — Message to Congress Regarding Independence for the Philippine Islands.

Independence legislation was enacted on the President's recommendation and accepted by the Philippine legislature.

Other positions on this issue

Gradual Philippine independence — economic independence first, with duty-free sugar cut from 600,000 tons downward every year — Herbert Hoover, 1932 specific_pledge

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