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Show INDEPENDENCE FOR ISLANDS DISCUSSED Contention Is Made in House That American Government Should Declare Itself WASHINGTON Sept 28 When de bate was resumed in the house today on Jie Jones bill provid ng for mora auton omous government and ult ma e inde pendence of the P pp nes Represents, tl e Jones of rgna made a enat y and vlgirous speech, rglng that the time was ripe for the dec a at on t at the American peop e do not pu pose to re tain possess on of the Phi pp nes Mr Jones sa d hla bill was recommended by the condit on in the Phi pp nes whe e he declared "customs dut es have fa en off so much as to create an alarm ng financial situation for tl e governn ent A number of speakers referred to the bill as a fu ft lment of campa gn pledges Representa ve M Uer of Minnesota de nied the Ph ppines Were unfit for gov emment Even though we turn them loose a brill ant d earn poetic philosoph c and idea said Mr Mi er they a e n dan ger of nvas on o of Be ng aDsoroea Dy some fore gn power Representative Fess of O io opposed the measure asking How ong v. 1 inde pendence continue with sue an arc prize to the colon z ng people of the wor d |