Show AS TO independence W CAMERON FORBES who with maj gen leonard wood comprises I 1 president ident hardings mission to the philippine islands has outlined tile attitude lie he said he had always taken in regard to philippine independence 1 I have never criticized the filipinos for desiring their independence e he declared 1 I have never discourage j ed the demand tor for philippine independence pen dence and I 1 have novel never encouraged it what ive hoped has been th that a t this desire tor for freedom will I 1 prove the stimulus tor for them to do those things aich make them capable of nationality to get their country into shape for it in regard to the question ot of self belt deter ruination mi nation I 1 wish to say that was one ot of tile the issues during the civil war that question was settled as tar far as it was at issue during the war I 1 say this merely to show there are two sides to th the e question of self determination self determination is limited by the interests ot of others other s both men and nations stable government means liberty within the law and respect tor for law legislation for all and not for or a special class respect tor for persons slid and property and courts before which rich and poor are treated alike and into which political influence does not enter especially ally such cohorts are necessary for without them a stable government is impossible president harding Is for the best interests of the Phill pino people he wants their efforts for stable government to succeed |