Show f fiT f fO 00 INDfPfNOfNCf WITHIN TWENTY YEARS President Roosevelt Says Flllplnot Are Making Rapid Strides In Progress Toward Political Freedom Oyster Day N Independence In twenty years was the promise held out by President Roosevelt to the leaders of the majority party In tho Filipino assembly on Monday Senor Manuel Quezon the majority leader expressed himself as delighted delight-ed with the presidents assurance and said that the president had said that the Filipinos would have their political politi-cal freedom greatly advanced two years hence according to present plans After his visit to the president Senor Se-nor Quezon said I was completely conquered by tile president He Is a great man Ho assured me that ho favored giving all possible business concessions to tho Filipinos who are able to carryout carry-out Improvements But tho best message mes-sage I can take to my people from the president Is his assurance that ho hopes to see the Island absolutely Independent within the next twenty years The president said that he did not believe the Philippines would have learned enough about free government gov-ernment before that time or become rich and strong enough to defy outside out-side enemies to be given complete Independence The president made It plain that America does not wish to see any condition brought about that would give any other nation a chance to Interfere In-terfere In the affairs of the islands 1 can tell our people however that when we are strong enough the president pres-ident believes we will be Independent Independ-ent I asked the president how soon we could expect an extension ot our present political rights The president presi-dent Bald that he was pleased with the work of the present assembly and that he believed If the assembly next elected should show the same ability abil-ity a considerable extension of power would bo allowed The next pssembly Is chosen two years hence |