The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-31
FILIPINOS MAY
 GET INDEPENDENCE


 rAsxhe BI1ap1no people secure their independence from the Democratic administration, the first statue to go into the hall of fame of the Philip pine republio ought to be that of Man uel Iu.. Quezon, the senior commission CT from the Islands who sits in Con Eress-
 ouezon Is a bundle of live wires c1aaEzed~wfth dynamic energy. Almost stnxle-handed he has been carrying on the campaign for Philippine inde- Rress as resident commissioner four years ago-but with such good sue cess that the Democratic party wrote Philippine independence in it's plat form for a third time at Baltimore last year, and the administration is showing every indication of carrying out this policy set at the earliest pos sible opportunity.
 The passion for freedom is not new born in the breast of Qnezon. who at the age of 33 already has a distin- guished career behind him in his na- tive land. He has fought for free
 
 But lately Quezon has been finding by experience that his pen is mightier than the sword. He was a second lieutenant in AguinaIdo's army before he was 15 years old. He rose in the service to the rank of major.
 Now he has gone into the whole sale business of creating friends for Philippine independence And he has done this by starting a. magazine call ed 'HThe Filipino People" It is get ting a wide circulation not only in the archipelago, but in this country.
 Erurnrcover to. cover it is an appeal for self government for the Philip pines, and almost every word of it is written each month by Manuel z. Quezon@
 When rQuezon came to the United States s1oursyears ago he knew only a few words of English. He at once realized thatiIf he were to attain in duence in Congress he must be able to make speeches on the floor of the House in English. He took up a. study of the language. The other day one of the House ztenog1aphers told me that ofsa1 Ehe <men in Congress judges, lawyers, and learned men nsed to public speaking uses the smosezper1ect English in his re- marks.
 He not only. speaks perfectly. but <vfxh xreab effect He is always lis- tened 10 with great attention At the conclusion of his first speech he received an ovation. and Speaker Clark summoned him to the Speakers platform and congratulated him.
 ouezon is on the job all of the time when he is no4 engaged in Washing ton, he is out travelling over the coun- rx..Iecturfng to churches. schools, and public meetings.
 The keynote of ali his work in the United states is the immediate recog- rait1on of the independence of his peo- pIe. Quezon's earnestness. ability and patriotism have done much to promote the cause of his people. With his foYceful logic, his magnetic per vonaIity, and his young attractive fig ure, together with his hard-Iearned English savoring little bit of that Oriental quaintness which makes it the more effective, he mounts plat form before an American audience, and delivers a speech directly appeal Ing to the heart and mind of his hear ers. convincing them that his people gre capable of governing themselves and are desirous of obtaining their tn- dependence.
 At the convention at Baltimore he appeared before the Committee on Resolutions to get into the platform a plank for Philippine Independence. zne Committee had decided to give svery person who appeared before it only three minutes, but MT. Quezon Interested his audience so much that he was allowed to speak as long as he wanted. and after being frequently in terrupted with applause in the course pf his rernarka. he was very heartily