Show IT OR WITHIN MRS J 14 president roosevelt filipinos are making rapid strides in progress toward political freedom oyster bay day N Y independence in twenty yeara years was the promise bjeld out by president roosevelt to the leaders of the majority party in the filipino assembly on monday senor manuel quezon the majority leader expressed himself as delight ed with the president presidents s assurance and said that the president had said that the filipinos would have their cal freedom greatly advanced two years hence according to present plans after his visit to the president se be nor quezon said I 1 was completely conquered by the president he Is a great man lie ile assured me that he favored giving all possible business concessions to the nil pinos who are able to carry out improvements but the best mea mes sage I 1 can take to my people from the president Is his assurance that he hopes to see the island absolutely independent within the next twenty years the president said that he did not believe the philippines would I 1 ave learned enough about free gov eminent before that time or become i ch and strong enough to defy 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 in in the affairs of the islands I 1 can tell our people however that when we are strong enough the pres ident believes we will be In depend ent I 1 asked the president how soon a e could expect an extension of our present political rights the pres dent said that he was pleased with the work of the present assembly and j tl at he believed it if the assembly next i t elected should show the same abil ity a considerable extension of power would be allowed the next os assembly Is chosen two years hence |