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Show FILIPINOS TOLD INDEPENDENCE IS COKING SOON I Governor General Harrison Makes Prediction During Speech at Banquet OFFERED TO GIVE PLACE TO NATIVE GOVERNOR Fiiipino Soldiers Charged With Murder Durina Riots Go on Trial MANILA. R I. Jan 17. FKncIa Burton Harrison, snvernor general of the Philippines, offered to lender Ms resignation eighteen months ago upon i condition thrit the secretary of war ' recommend to Prewtdeh1 Wilson that 1 B Filipino bo appointed his successor, j he declared today. J Covprnor Harrison revaltd this at a banquet eiven In his bono- by 'he Philippine Columbian aaocuit!oi. lie said he made the offer While in Washington Wash-ington in 1910. SION oi INDEPENDENT I . Discussing Philippine independence, the governor general Said: "f can see in tlfe future a very beautiful Vision. When the flog of the Philippine republic shall be hoisted, hoist-ed, when the Stars and Strip4 will come floating down to the strains of 'The Star Spangled Uanner,' that flag. Old Glory, so rich in happy and honorable achievement":, vrjll be made j doubly dear because It will mtan that the United States will have kept Its word to the people of the Philippines-Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippine senate. In c.n address, declared de-clared that It the question were put before the Filipinos through i referendum, refer-endum, ninoti -eight per' ehnt would vot,. for absolute independence ou -zon defined Independence as a government gov-ernment run entirely by Filipinos with a constitution fromed by Filipinos. SOLDIERS TRIED FOR Ml ItDER. MANILA P I . Jan. 17 Trial of I seventy-seven Filipino constabulary I soldiers on charges of miirder in son-1 son-1 nectlon with a riot between constabulary constabu-lary soldiers and the Manila pbilCi r,u December 19, which resulted in the deaths of four Americans and sevpll Filipinos, began here today. Counsel for the defense enter. 1 a J plea that the defendants were placed ! tin jeopardy twice and therefore the charges should be dismissed, the ac-Lcueed ac-Lcueed soldiers having been tried al-I al-I ready on a charge of sedition. The ! defense was granted five days to pre-i pre-i pare arguments to support this motion to dismiss the murder charges. Trial of the same men on sedition charges was recently closed and argu-l I mentfl will he presented In that case i I next Monday. |