Show FIliPINO FlAY GENERAl WOOD Commissioner to Ask for Isles' Isles Independence i I SAN FRANCISCO Nov 24 By i A. A P. P P.-A P. A barty party arty of Filipinos headed by I. I Gabaldon arrived ed In San i Francisco yesterday on the tIle way to Washington to present to President Coolidge and congress con requests for complete independence nce for the Philippine Philippine Phil Phil- Islands and for the removal of Governor General Leonard Wood Gabaldon Is one of the two vo resident commissioners from the Philippines to Washington Recalling a promise from the government government government gov gov- In 1916 that the tho Philippines would bo bG given their Independence Commissioner Gab Gabaldon declared that the Islands now are strong enough to stand tand by by themselves Filipinos ho added are fired tired of being ruled by a militarist They want a government led a civilian with business abilities Mr lIr Gabaldon chara characterized as far farfetched farfetched fet fetched hed a report that nad fiad preceded him to the United States to the ef effect et- et feet that General Wood and Manu Quezon Woods Wood's bitterest critic at t Manila had shown Indications of pat patching up their differences If It that is true said the th'S commissioner then Governor Wood has changed I his his policy radically which I believe J 1 I IHo I He Ho also denied that the Moro oro population population population pop pop- preferred American rule I saying that a recent tour of the i Moro 1010 districts had convinced him that the Moros 1 wanted a government Just as strongly as did diet the Filipinos themselves |