Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-12-28
WOOD WILL FINISH
WORK IN ISLANDS
GENERALS DECISION TO REMAIN
IN PHILIPPINES ARoUsEs
INTEREST IN CAPITAL.
SITUATION MAY BE CRITICAL
Advocates of Immediate Independence
Are Active in Washington and Think
the Recent Election Was FsvorabieI
to Their Cause.
ex EpwARp 5. CLARK

Z
Washlngton.-Gen Wood has
made up his mind to stay in the PHIL
ippine islands until his work as gov
ernor general is done.
Washington has been curious TO learn
the real reasons why the general has
50 decided instead of taking the posi-
ton as provost of the University of
PENNSYLVANIA to which he was elected
by the university authorities more than
year ago.
The dispatches on the subject from
the Philippines while fairly voluminousI
give comparatively little definite in-I
formation concerning the why's and the
wherefores, The public word which
comes from the islands is to the effect
that the Legislature and the other gov
ernmental machinery in the Philip
pines have failed to function as was
anticipated, and that the situation
there is more complicated and perhaps
more critical than General Wood eX-
/ pected it would be. Therefore he Is
to stay until his job IS done.
1t seems TO be easier In Washington
to obtain reasons, presumably correct
ones, concerning Philippine troubles
than it is from island sources. 1t Is
true that within the administration cir
cles in Washington specific Information
is denied, but there are certain things
which men here more than guess az
and which they believe to be response
BILE for General Woods decision not to-
come home vet awhile.
Organization for independence.
There is an organization in WASH
ington whose direct effort is to secure
independence for the Philippines and
apparently to discredit the efforts Of
the present governor general The
Philippine Commission Of Independence
/ prints the Press Bulletin Ia Wash
ington. an illustrated journal with
claimed circulation of $4,000 copies.
This paper, as is announced, on its
first page is sent monthly to "men-
bers Of congress, prominent citizens
and to 1900 editors Of daily and
weekly newspapers"
The desire Of the commission which
edits and publishes the Press Bulletin
is of course. immediate independence
for the Philippine Islands. 1t is keeping
| alive the campaign for such independ-
ence and 1t addresses itself directly
to members of congress. For some
/ reason or other, the advocates of imme-
diate independence for the islands
think they have a better chance for the
fulfllment OF their program because of
the results of the recent election in the
United States,
There is nothing to show on the face
of things that the recently elected
members of congress are more favor.
able to Philippine independence than
are the members Of the present con
gress, but the independence commits
sion seemingly believes that what ii
interprets as the 'progressiyisms of
the newly elected body means a pro-
| Gressivlsm for Philippine nolirv
which will give tine islands their indie
/ pendence almost out Of hand.
| 1t seems to be the general belief In
| this town that General Wood has found
now that not only must he contend
with the efforts of the immediate lib
erty ones In the Philippines. but he
must contend also with the renewed
efforts Of the independence groups
Representatives in the city of Washing
ton. The generals friends say that he
is two-fisted fighter and VIII have
his way or know the reason way.
View Of the Administration.
The view Of the present adminlstra-
tion In Washington concerning imme-
diate Philippine independence Is UNI
questionably the same view as that
held by former President Taft when
he came back from the completion Of
his work as governor general of the
It IS known dehnite that the adj
ministration believes the FiIipinos are
not ripe for Independence and that 1t
would be little short of folly 20 give
them that which from the viewpoint
stated would result 10 their losing their
liberty quickly either at their own
hands or at the hands OF some govern
ment which has eyes upon the islands
and coyets them.
1t is not 20 be supposed, Of course,
that the American government, II 1t
should give the islands independence,
would stand back and see another gov
eminent gobble them up. but the work
Of protecting an independence which.
IS IN no way secure il is urged, would
cost this government lot Of money
and II might be necessary shortly IN %
into the Islands again.
OF course there are other viewpoints
on the matter here. There has been
a strong element In congress for years
which has desired that the Philippines
be turned loose TO shift for themselves.
Much Talking in Senate.
As has been noted from time TO time.
everybody In Washington expects that
the short session ofeongress VIII be a
talsafive one, especially in the senate.
Belief IS prevalent that the lungs OF
the strong VII. be used In attempts to