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Show PRESIDENT APPROVES PHILIPPINE BILL W A S H I XG TO .V. June 4. C-en era 1 approval ap-proval of the Philippine home rule hill submitted to President Wilson yesterday by Clia irman .Tones of the house i i inula r ' a ffa irs commi ttee was given today by Manuel L. Quezon, resident Philippine commissioner, who called on the president presi-dent to discuss the subject. He said on leaving the White house that while the bill did not give all that the Filipinos wanted, ho thought it was the bpst that could be obtained at present and that It would receive his support. The presl-dent presl-dent has not finished reading the bill, but is understood to approve it in general gen-eral terms. |