Show fill FILIPINO S PINOS IGN IGNORE R PLEBISCITE VH VETO House Passes Bill on Independence Independence Independence In In- dependence Issue IssIe GOES TO COOLIDGE Action Is s T Taken Over Protest of Wood MANILA Aug 30 AP The AP-The The Philippine house or representatives today passed OVir the veto eta of Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- General Wood the bill providIng providing provid ling l- l ing for a a plebiscite in the islands on the question of ot independence The action was expected The Tle senate a 11 month ago took like action and the bill now goes to President nt Coolidge for disposal S MUCH MUC AGITATION Th The action of the legislature followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed several years of agitation foia fOla for foi fora a a government Independent of f lae the he United the States the Philippine re- re Iu The Philippine th Th e elected b by the people has been ov overwhelmingly over r- r In favor of the project and nd has taken ken many steps to forward lot for ward sard it some sonic of them them- being vetoed by General Wood appointed appoint appoInt- ed by the pres president dent of the United States The Philippines are a possession possession possession pos pos- session of the United States When When the the legislature appointed men to send a ml mission slon to the United States to work for Independence the act was vetoed and the money was raised by popular subscription Several Several Several Sev Sev- eral missions have visited the United States State their work being largely in Washington during sessions sessions ses sea of congress S Local self-government self has been extended to most of tire three forty provinces of the thc Philippines s the ad administrators administrators ad- ad with few exceptions being Filipinos SEPARATE PROVINCES The Moros 1 of the southern islands have hav not lived ami- ami Continued page 6 FILIPINOS IGNORE PLEBISCITE VETO Continued from page pase 1 1 with the Christian I Filipinos and have express expressed d their I desire for far continuance of ot the rule by the United States or a se separate arate government by Moro Ioro officials ls under American protection A bill tor for the separation of provinces chiefly pop- pop h hv t fro th T in of the ithe PhilippIne government h ha hai been introduced In congress u uj s hup- hup Rob Robert rt L. L Bacon Of df t New NewYork NewYork York and Is still pending |