to be prepared for giving the islands independence of a more or less complete type much sooner than I think advisable.""）伍德罗·威尔逊在1912年让他胜选的总统竞选中说，"菲律宾现在是我们的领地，但我想我们到了自己剥离它的时候。"（""The Philippines are at present our frontier but I hope we presently are to