| Show FILIPINOS DEMAND RECALL OF WOOD TROUBLE BLAMED ON HIS USE OF VETO MANILA P I July Jolly 24 A 1 President Hardings Harding's response to s a formAl demand demaud by the tho legislature here hera lost night that Go Governor Gen Gen- General Gen Gen- General eral cral Leonard Wood be bo recalled at once Is anticipated as the tho next Important development In the po- po political po political strife which resulted last eek cek In resignation of ot the tho entire personnel of ot the Philippine cabinet and council of ot state IS ONE IONE DISSENTING I The Tho recall demand was contained In a resolution adopted without a I dissenting vote ote at a Joint meeting ot of both bolh houses ot of the tha legislature I All of ot the parties took part In the I vota which endorsed the stand taken b by the cabinet when whon Its members quit in a body I Governor Wood now is the provInce province province ince of ot Samar on an Inspection ot of health conditions there thero hOSTILITY REKINDLED hostility between Filipino officials and Governor General Wood was rekindled re- re recently re recently by the governors governor's reinstate te reinstatement ment mont of Ra Ray flay Conley American head of ot the Philippine secret ser ser- sen- sen serice service ice after orter the tho latter had been or- or of officially tidally absolved ot of o charged ot of bribery This led to the resignation resignation resignation tion of J Jose Joso oso P Laurel secretary ot of the Interior who had accused Conley Then followed num numerous rous sessions ot of heads of ot the political parties and finally y on July 17 members ot of the cabinet and council of ot stAte headed by Manuel Manucl Quezon president president president dent of ot the senate and principal foe foo of ot the Wood scent ent In a n group to the tho governor general s 8 office and presented their formal resignations They were accepted By ny B n rn rr T rT nt 5 service cervice WASHINGTON July 24 Wash Washington Ington Ington officials In touch with re- re recent re recent cent developments de in the tho Philip Philip- PhilipI Philippines I I pines are arc not surprised at nt the I break v which culminated In the resignation of ot the tha entire FilipIno I cabinet I If c 1 7 WOOD QUEZON The split spilt between Manuel Manual Quezon president of ot the Philip PhilIp- PhilIppine Philippine pine senate and Governor General Leonard Wood only folio follows s open and active criticism by Quezon for forthe the last several months of ot Woods Wood's Wood policies A sear lear ear ago ngo a n break threatened over the attempt of or Governor Wood to force leaders to lease the tho government owned an and op- op operated op operated orated Manila railroad to e 1 Ne York capitalists This road has a tra of ot miles and has s In- In Increased Increased In Increased creased wages and paid a nIce profit Os 0 over em cr a year five period The Tho 1 Filipino leaders refused to sign the lease Wood next aroused the ot of the tho Filipino leaders lenders by vetoing 16 bills passed bv by the PhilippIne legislature One of ot these measures measures ures carried an appropriation for fora fora tora a year ten-year program tor for the Un tint tint- 1 i o ot of tho the Philippines NEWSPAPERS AROUSED I 1 was bitterly I criticised for tor this use uso of ot his hia veto For the last last several months theme thare have base been been hot discussions In Intoe intoe toe Philippine newspapers over the tho attempt of Wood od to force the tho gov- gov government government gov government to dispose of ot its sugar sug-ar centrals and to liquidate the Phil Phil- PhilIppine National bank The Tho leaders contended that the sugar centrals were ero men ren- rende ren rendering de dering ring very valuable service to Filipino sugar gro growers ers and were wera not in sympathy with the move to close the tho bank Wood however took the reins In his own hands bands and closed ii branches ot of o the tho Philippine Nation Nation- National National National al bank This aroused a storm ot of protest The FIlipinos assert that 11 It the I Philippine National bank Is closed It will place Philippine commerce and Industry wholly at the mercy ot of foreign capital President Que Que- Quezon Que- Que Quezon Quezon zon ana other leaders made de a tour ot of the Islands protesting against Woods Wood's policies and threatened that It if the governor general closed the tho Philippine senate would open another 4 The Tho maintain that Woods Wood's acts are In tn violation ef f the spirit of ot the Jones Jone law passed In August 1916 and assert that congress intended to give them practically complete local self self- self government government with full power to en- en enact enact en enact act any legislation that does docs not conflict with the sovereignty of ot the States Slates over the Islands WHAT WIL GOOD IS J LEGISLATURE They quote the tho late Congress Congress- Congressman Congressman Congressman man Jones that such was the pur pur- purpose purpose po pose o of ot the tho legislation Quezon recently declared that U if UI Wood Is 19 to formulate tho the policies I ot of government without consultation tion with the FIlipino leaders the legislature might as wen well as ns aban abandoned abandoned completely In this connection It Is recalled tho Wood Forbes report con con- contained con contained tamed the tho that some somo of ot the features of ot self gov at that time Ultra possessed by bythe bythe bythe I the Filipinos should be withdraws Neither congress nor the tho president na c hao taken any steps to J toJ camry out these recommendations Wood is now endeavoring tho the nh pinos pinos assert to bring about the same results without congress ever I having approved the tho |
