It was not only an explosive week on the Philippine roads (see above). Politically, it was the liveliest week since the liberation.
After six days of picking his way through Manila's rubble in the heavy heat of Luzon, Maryland's Senator Millard Tydings, the Senate's expert on U.S. territories, abruptly emplaned for home. He had come with greying, ailing President Sergio Osmeña, back on his native soil after a two-month sojourn in the U.S. He had conferred with General Douglas MacArthur; he had pledged "fair and generous" treatment to the near-bankrupt Philippines during their transition...
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