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Show : FREER TRAIL FORJWIIS Senator Long Comes Back From Islands With Very Positive Posi-tive Convictions. Declare That Discontent of Natives Is Simply the Result of Existing .Conditions .Con-ditions and Does Not Take Revolutionary Form. Washington. In tho opinion of Senator Sen-ator Long of Kansas, who mado tho trip to tho far east with Secretary Taft and party, tho greatest need ot tho Filipinos is freer trado with tho United States. Tho senator talked with tho president Thursdny nbout neous of tho Phlllpplno Islands. He told tho president that In his Judgment tho islands would bo In serious financial condition until n reduction of duties on their products entering tho United Stntes was made. "Recently," said tho senator, "tho Filipinos havo suffered from the typhoons ty-phoons and drouth. As a consequence their crops havo either failed or been wiped out nnd thoy nro becoming discontented. dis-contented. Their discontent docs not tnko n revolutionary form, hut Is simply sim-ply tho result of existing conditions." Senator Long , discussed railroad rata legislation wltn tho president briefly. Ho expressed tho belief that tho matter would bo disposed ot early in tho approaching session. |