The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-11
Explains Bill Designed to Grant Them Larger Meas
 ure of independence
PRESIDENT MAY VETO FILIPINO LEGISLATION
Trade Relations Still Sub- ject to Action By Congress
 As Ruler Paramount

Washington, Jan. Il Why the Ad- ministration is insisting upon pas sage of the pending bill to enlarge the measure of se1f-goYernment of the Philippine Islands was explained to the Senate Philippine Committee to- day by Secretary Garrison.
 The pream mble. which would declare the intention of the United States to ultimately grant complete intIe- pendenee to the Islands, Secretary pledges already made over and over again.
 what the United States should do concerning the Philippines" said MT. Garrison in opening his statement, ..can only be determined properly by keeping two things constantly in mind: One, the duty of the United States to itself; and the other, it's du- ty. in view of the pledges and assur- ances it has made to the Filipino peo- pie.
 s We deliberately chose to assume an enormous responsibility, with a seIf-abnegation unparalleled, so far as I know, save in the somewhat sim liar case of Cuba. It was finely con eeived, and it behooves the nation to see that it is finely carried out. Ig- norance and prejudice increase the difficulty, and attempts to reap parti- san advantages add to it.
 1H5 Ee1Al.S c411d aEfION 4S4O4ASS O1 tAAS bill you have before you arc not known or understood by our people The bill is so framed as to provide an obher step along the line of self-gov- ernnlerrt. The wisdom and prop1iety of it can only be determined by keeping in mind the two Viewpoints first ald- veFted to and by considering the his tory of our relations to the Philippinei and the present situation therein
 Here Secretary Garrison traced fhe history of the ppiness 34 is- lands with total Is-.1 iatlon of be- tweeen eight and nine million, unostl5 Of Malay origin-pointing out that th< rising against the United States were the only occasions which had tended to produce homogeniety among the is flanders. He quoted at length from messages and speeches by former Pres. idents Mckinley, Taft and Rooseyel ministration after the P41ilfppines came into the hands of the Limited States the Fihpinos had been taughE that the Philippines are for the Fiji pinos, that saefsfaction over the prog ress of the islanders had been express ed, and the hope of ultimate self4goy. ernHnent held out.
 Ir. Taft he quoted as saying in 2 message in 1912: We should endeavor to secure for the Filipinos economic independence and to fit then for complete seIf-governmen with the power to decide eventually. according to their own largest good, whether such f-government should be ac companied by ,independence.'
 MT. Garrison declared that the pres ent bill was the result of the plans o the administration to take the nex logical step along the lines of testin, the capacity of the F'ilipinos for self government
 I've have entire hope he said that the FIlipinos will accept thi added responsibility and make sucl good use of the opportunity as to de kmonstrate it's wisdom and prepare tn. way for the next onward move
 He directed attention to the fac thah to the President of the Unite States was reserved the power to for bid the enactment of any bill eve though it be passed by the legislatur over the veto of the Governor Genera and that trade relations between tn United States and the Islands stil would be subject to the final decis ion of Congress