Rejection of Subic Bay Treaty
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Everyone concerned knows that there is no real sentiment in the Philippines to denounce the present agreement. However there is a larger question here: Do the Filipino people who have seen foreign soldiers on their soil every day of every year since 1564 deserve the opportunity to express themselves on the subject in a referendum uncluttered by the hysteria of “take or leave it” hype.
In the meantime Washington, Manila, the American defense Establishment and the Philippine Senate should stop the grandstanding.
MICHAEL P. ONORATO
Professor of Southeast Asian History
Cal State Fullerton
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