Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-12
Measure Prepared by Repre-
sentative Jones Has Ap-
provaI Of President and
Leading Democrats,
SELF GOVERNMENT is
IN DISTANT FUTURE
Washington TO Name Governor
General and Members of
Supreme Court Commis-
sion to Be Abolished.

Washington. July l1--An admins
tration-apprOved plan for more au-
tonomous government In the Philip
pines as another step toward indepen-
dence was laid before congress today
Representative Jones. OF Virginia,
introduced bill covering the subject.
Mr.. Jones IL chairman of the house
insular committee and his measure,
declaring the purpose of the people
of the United states as 10 the future
political status of the Filipinos. fol-
lows u long series of conferences
with President Wilson. Secretary
Garrison. Manuel Quezon. the Philip
pine resident commissioner TO the
United states. end democratic mem
bers OF the insular committee. all Of
whom Informally have approved It,
No Date for Independence.
The bill makes no attempt to fix a
date for Philippine independence. Its
preamble recites that 1t was never the
intention of the people OF the United
States In the incipiency Of the war
with Spain to make 1t war of con-
quest or of territorial aggrandizenent
II asserts that il always has been the
purpose to recognize the independence
Of the Philippine islands "as soon as
llshed therein Ii declares Il 20 be
desirable TO place in the hands o.
the Filiplnos as large control Of their
domestic affairs as may be consistent
with the exercise, in the meantime, OF
the right of sovereignty by the United
States.
MIR. Jones, explaining his bill, to-
night said
Liberal Form of Government.
Generally speaking. the bill pro-
Nides for the Philippine islands the
most liberal form of a territorial gov
ernment Its principal features af-
fectng the more important changes
in the existing organic act. are those
relating to the enlarged powers con
ferred upon the governor general and
the abolition of the present Philip
pine commission as such and the sub
stitution therefor of senate, the
members of which representing Chris
tiau provinces shall be elected by pop
ular vote.
The non-Christian tribes are TO be
represented in the legislature by two
senators and nine representatives ap-
pointed by the governor general. The
governor general is to appoint heads
of the executive departments The
OHlA OlllildiN " Ht hHR'AbtNN ~ tihN
president are the governor general
and the members of the supreme
court.
Limited Power of Veto.
THE governor general is given y
limited power of veto over the acts OF
the legislature but the president would
have the power of absolute veto
THE legislature both branches Of
which are to be elective with the ex-
eeption of members representing the
non Christian territory, Is given au-
thority TO legislate as to all of the
affairs of the islands except that 1t
cannot pass any law affecting the
trade relations with the United states,
and cannot pass any tariff or cur
rency act, nor any act disposng or
public lands, timber or mining rights
without first securing presidential ap-
proval AS an additional safeguard,
and in the interest of the Philippine
people, the right Of congress to annul
any act of the Philippine legislature
is expressly reserved.
"A permanent bureau 20 PROVIDE
general supervision over the non
Christian tribes is provided
The right To vote is confined to
Of the islands and the educa
tional qualification Of the present law
is so enlarged as to embrace those
who can read and write a native Ian
guage instead of English or Spanish
as at present.
"The two resident commissioners to
the United States now elected by the
legislature would be elected by popu-
lar vote. The present law restricting
the legislature as to those whom It
may admit to citizenship is so broad
ened as TO confer power to admit
Americans residing in the Islands to
facnma citizen1 thereof