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Show INDEPENDENCEFOR FILIPINOS AIM OF DELEGATION WASHINGTON, April 4. Declaring Declar-ing thero Is a stable government In Uio Philippine .managed nnd supported sup-ported by the jicoplo themselves nnd that It can and will be maintained It Independence Is granted tho Islands and urging that now Is tho opportune oppor-tune time for presenting claims because be-cause ot tho principles for which Uio United States entered tho world war "for the liberty ,tho self government govern-ment nnd tho undlctatcd development develop-ment ot all peoples," Manuel L. Quezon .chairman of the Philippine commission today prosontod to Sec-retaiy Sec-retaiy Baker tho question of lndo-pondenco lndo-pondenco ot the'Flllptno people. Mr. Baker who Is In charge of Philippine affairs today formally received tho entire mission, numbering about forty for-ty members representing all elements of Philippine llfo. Chairman Quezon president of tho Philippine scnato t and former resident commissioner of the Islands In Washington, acted as spokesman. After announcing that tho mission brought to tho Unltod Statos a mes-sago mes-sago ot good will, gratltudo and ic-spoct' ic-spoct' from nil the Inhabitants of the Islands, Mr. Quezon stated ho had been sent by his pcoplo formally to submit to this government the urgent urg-ent question of their Independence "In tho confident hopo that It shall merit a righteous, Just nnd final set-Jement." set-Jement." d'IOdepondenco Is Uio great national nation-al Ideal of tho Filipinos," Mr. Quezon asserted, "ad we bellovo this is tho proper time to present tho question, looking to a favorable and decisive action because of tho declared and uniform policy of America to with draw her sovereignty over tho Philippines Phil-ippines and to recognize our independence indepen-dence as soon as a stablo government has been established. Theto now la a stable government nnd tho fulfillment fulfill-ment of this solemn promlso you owe to yourselves, to us and to humanity hu-manity at largo." Tho speaker paid a tribute to tho United States for tho mnnnor In which the affairs ot tho Islands had been administered during tho peilod of American occupation which tin it the cooperation ot Ameilcntis nnd Filipinos ho said, had brought proa-peilty proa-peilty and progress unprecedented. "You havo truly tieated us ns no nation ever bcfoiQ has treated another an-other under Its sway," ho dcclarud, and yet V'ou and notio better than jou will undei stand why, oven under un-der Hiich conditions our pcoplo crnvo still, independence, that they too may bo sovereign mnsteis of their own destlnos." Mr Baker was glvon a document sent by tho Philippine legislature, ln which was Bet forth tho facta on which tho Filipinos based heir np-peai np-peai for Independent national existence. |