Show war department control favored washington administrative control of f tho the Philipp philippine lne islands should remain with the war department rather than be transferred to the interior department part ment in the opinion of 0 governor general wood here on leave the general expressed this view after a conference with secretary davis and major frank chief of the bureau of insular affairs transfer of the islands to the interior department has the indorsement endorsement indor of president coolidge 1 I hope the administration will see fit to retain the philippines Pilip pines under the jurisdiction of the war ar department ho he said the government there is of such nature as to demand the backing of a department with tile the necessary strength to carry out its alms aims |