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Show POPULAR VOTE. ' OF FILIPINOS ' HOT NECESSARY Quezon Declares Island Leg-Islaturs Leg-Islaturs Has Authority to . Pais on U. 8. Act Br IwiililM fiMa) MANILA, P. I, Jan. II With its foes clslmlng a majority of the in-sulsr in-sulsr legislator are ready to reject the Philippine independence act. Mantlet Man-tlet Quezon, president of tha senate, aid he was ready for the lawmakers to assume the responsibility without submitting tha measure to a vote of the people. The act provides It may be accepted or rejected by a convention called specifically for that purpose. "I do not know what opinion Is held by the legislature," the veteran leader said, "or whether the members mem-bers are disposed to art on tha bill. If they are not and believe It should be submitted to tha people, I have no objection." He said Governor General Theodore Roosevelt Jr., ha received official notice and an official copy of the act, with only formal transmittal needed to empower tha legislature to act Quezon previously Indicated, how-aver, how-aver, he did pot plan to precipitate any action on tha act which ha has opposed. He Is scheduled to sail March 11 for Washington, D. C. to confer with the Independence mission, which advocated tha bill. Opponent of the act claim 10 of the M members of the Insular house have signed a resolution ratifying opposition to the proposed form of Independence, and thus far only six have refused to sign. Quexon previously pre-viously claimed overwhelming opposition op-position to the present act Jose Clarin, dean of tha aenate, flayed the terms of the act in a speech from the floor. - "I fear tha tragic scene of Santo Domingo, Haiti and Nicaragua will bo repeated," ha said. MOBOS MENACE PLAN Clarin expressed fear that any disturbance dis-turbance among the unruly Moros of the southern island would be made an excuse for Intervention. "In not Informing congress of the real sentiment that prevails In the legislature, leg-islature, which also represents that of the people," the veteran senator aaid. "the mission has converted Keelf Into a dictator of tha fate of the Philippines." Phil-ippines." ' He said the emotions of the Filipino are mixed. While they are happy because be-cause the action of congress har "proved that the American people have renounced all imperialistic intent in-tent toward the Philippines and recognised rec-ognised the right of the Filipinos to take part in the concert of independent independ-ent nations," he said tha act is unsatisfactory. un-satisfactory. Clarin said the high commissioner would be arbiter of the affairs of tha islands, and declared limitations on free import, are unfair because the Filipinos are not given commensurate commen-surate rights. King Won't Revive Philippine Issue WASHINGTON. Jan. II (V-Sen-stor King (D., Utah), long an advocate advo-cate of independence for the- Philippines Phil-ippines immediately, said today he had no Intention of reviving the issue in hope of gaining this end at the next session. Although opposed to the ten-year bill enacted over President Presi-dent Hoover's veto because he believes be-lieves it will provoke sharp controversy contro-versy In the Islands, King said "further "fur-ther consideration by the Filipinos might soften the existing opposition to it King was absent and unpaired when the senate vote was taken Tuesdsy. He said he had received a cablegram from Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippine senate, just before the vote, which was rather "cryptic," but from which he deduced Quezon preferred pre-ferred to postpone declaration on the ten-year measure until ha could size up the situation in the new congress. Quezon will coma to Washington In April to confer with Philippine mission members before determining whether to try for Immediate Independence Inde-pendence or take the act passed Tuesday. Tues-day. . |