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Show Harding Declines Freedom Washington 1'resident Harding told members of the Philiirlne parliamentary parliament-ary commission Thursday that he could not yet urge upon congress the desirability of Philippine independence. independ-ence. Members of the m'ss'on win railed on the president Thursday at his request, to receive a reply to the independence petition presented las Fridny, said the executive icdicated that he was not unalterably opposed to Philippine autonomy, but retrarde-' the matter as a question of tim;. |