Show I r Representative Seeks Philippine Independence dence Keeps Vig Vigilant lant Watch Is Noted Athlete j el Convinced of ot Victory By HFRBERT HRBERT ERT PLUMMER WASHINGTON cn Well down front In n the tho house of 91 C representatives esthese these thet- days there sits a a. small bespectacled athletic young youn mann man who who follo follows ollos with great care caro tho the proceedings J of ot that hat bod body Whenever cr opportunity presents present It it IL self elf he lie Is on his feet either ad addressing ad ad- dressing tho the speaker or requesting that hat somo some gentleman yield An And hi his words shaped d to fit It tho ho occasion carry calory tho time samo same appeal eat fr al thorn dom for or the tho Philippine islands Camilo Oslas Osias golfer s tennis star one ono time captain and antI quarterback of ot a a. football team In Illinois anI and now resl resident ent commissioner ioner from th the Philippines to the United States congress overlooks no chance to further tho cause causo of or independence for tor his lila native natie country SInco Since ho 10 is convinced that the question will como come to the house for ford or d decision before the seventy first congress adjourns he Is CT C lant Jant Recently Oslas spoke at length inthe la in latho tho the house in b behalf hal of ot the Philippine Philippine Philippine Philip Philip- pine cause For moro more than thirty minutes he talked astonishing mem bers of or that boo body with his knowledge knowledge know know- ledge of or parliamentary procedure his Ills ability to hold Ills his own In u d de debate dc- dc bate hate and hii his grasp of oC conditions In tho Ito Philippines Born in Iii tho little WOe town of or In the province pro ot of La Lt Union Oslas Osias came caine call early to lo this countr country to complete complete com corn his education In a It normal school in Illinois ho Ito soon distinguished distinguished distin distin- himself both as 35 a student and athlete ITo IIo went out for football football football foot foot- ball won tho the position of oC quarterback quarter quart r- r back hack and later captained the tho varsity varsity varsity var var- sity squad playing tennis mean mean- while lie IIo also won first place In an n nIn In Interstate ora oratorical contest while there Upon being graduated s he went to the ho University of or Chicago O for two summers thence to Columbia Colum bia bla university where he was graduated graduated grad grall- with a de ot or bachelor of education Further study in New NewYork NewYork cw York at tho Teachers college and he returned to tho Philippines to teach school IN FILIPINO SENATE After Arter several se years ears ot of work In education ho went into politics Credited w with fth tho lie largest majority ever eCy obtained by a a. Filipino elective official lIe ho took his scat in the senate there After Arter four years ears service service erV- erV ice ho he hovas was vas sent ent to Washington a a resident commissioner last March elected for a a. year four-year term Oslas' Oslas hobby Is to observe o and aM study bOo good manners and right con con- duct duet At the tho present he Is 19 writing a book In his spare momen moments on this subject Ho He in is the author or of man many textbooks and also has written a a. biography and history of ot th the hero- hero martyr of ot the Philippines Dr Jos Joi Ho lIo Is an excellent golfer golfer golfer-a a member mere men her ber of c the one in club bV bv has er very little opportunity to play |