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U.S. MISSION TO THE PHILIPPINES.

INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL WOOD.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MORE REMINISCENCES OF room.

**VICTORIA THE GOOD."

Engaging Episodes in Early

Married Life.

SATURDAY, MAY 21. 1921.

Victoria, no less furious, awa knocked

be on the door ta admitted. "Who is there?" by asked. "The Queen of England." was the answer. Ho did not move, and again thero was a ball of knocks. The ques- (The following narrates some tion and answer were repeated incidents in the Queen's life addi- many times; but a last there was a gentler tional to those given in the notice pause, and then

knocking. "Who is there?" catne published on the 18th inst

ance more the relentless question. Written with epigrammatic But this time the reply was General Wood said that he had vigour, facile irony, and pictures- different, "Your wife, Albert," not conversed with members of queness of phrase. Mr. Lytton and the door was immediately the congressional junket that Strachey's blography of "Queen opened. visited Manila last July, and Victoria," published by Mesara. appeared deeply Interested in ro- Chatto and Windus, should prove. porta concerning it.

A Compromise Forecasted, but Filipinos Concentrating on Independence.

ship.

them."

but the iron strain

But Buch early discords one of the most popular books of soon gave place to absolute bar- the year. It has the fidelity of mony of married life, and within CITIZEN HIP.

history coupled with the excite a few years Albert's influence: From all information that can ment of a novel, and the full-was permeating everything. The be pieced together, observes length portrait he presonts of Court became a model one,

"The last vestige of the the interviewer, a compromise Queen Victoria is rich in colour

dis- with the Filipino independence and definite in outline, states the eighteenth century had

appeared: cynicism and subtlety advocates is likely to be the out- Daily Chronicle reviewer.

into powder; come of the mission. Instead of

Few Sovereigns have come to were shriveiled

and duty, industry, morality independence, a territorial form of the throne more completely government may result which will equipped for their grast office and domesticity triumphed over give the Filipinos citizenship and than Victoria was, Her mother, incidently pave the way for assiduous to "make quite sure: THE QUEEN'S SINCERITY. ultimate self-government.

that her daughter should grow up How overwhelming was the Such is the American inter-into a Christian queen," Isid the Queen's grief when Albert died is viewer's interpretpation of the foundations of her moral and well known. "Those about her. problem. Having arrived at religious character, while her had feared that she might lose Manila Genoral Wood gave out Uncle Leopold superintended her her reason,' the announcement that the education in the duties of queen-within her held firm and obe Mission "come with open minds

began anow to devote herself to to make a full report."

Meanwhile the Hon. Manuel L told that she would one day be

Even when she was formally the service of her country. Quezon, President of the Philip- pine Senate, a fervent advocate queen, and had responded, after a for independence in the islande moment's silence, "I will be good," the maternal vigilance was not and the Hon. Sergio Osmena,

The child grew into relaxed. Speaker of the Philippine the girl, the girl into the young the crown, of a greater triumph- House of Representatives, and woman; but still she slept in her the culminating prosperity of a President of the Nacion mother's bed room.. up to the nation. The solid splendour of alista party, the party in day of her accession. She never the decade between Victoria's power in the Philippines, went downstairs without some- In view of the arrival at Manlia are exorting themselves to obtain one beside her holding her hand.

independence. of the United States mission to complete

enemice . consider the question of Philip-though rivals, even

Her succession to the throne pine independence, considerable (notwithstanding that they belong

to the same party), these two was the opening of a new era. interest attaches to an interview which a San Francisco pressman leading Filipinos have independ-She succeeded. had on the eve of departure with enco as their common aim, and General Leonard Wood, the head at a recent menting of the of the mission, which also in-Nationalist Party presided over cludes Mr. W. Cameron Forbes, by Senor Osmena, the following were adopted for Colonel F. R. McCoy, Colonel resolutions Gordon Johnson, Major Edward presentation to General Wood's Bowditch and Lieut. O. C. Wood, mission:- the general's son, besides a corps of secretaries.

PAYKLINGER....

AL-

"That the Philippine National party claims for the Philippine Government the immediate in- dependence of the islands.

A NEW ERA.

An unexampled atruosphere of success and adoration was the portion of the last. years of Victoria's life :---

"Hertriumph wasthe summary,

can hardly be two jubileos paralleled in the England."

anuals of

What was it about the Queen that endeared her so to

her subjects and brought her trium- phantly through a long reign that had several times been chequered

Strachey writes :-- by periode of unpopularity? Mr.

"A bursting, bubbling old gantleman, with quarter-deck gestures, round, rulling eyes, and A head like a pjneapple.'

Such is Mr. Strachey's descrip-

"It was her sincerity which tion of William IV. Though gave her at once her impressive- almost unknown to her subjects, ness, her charm, and her absurdity.: the contrast between Victoria She moved through life with the General Wood was Governor of

and her uncle struck everybody imposing certitude of one to whom with overwhelming.force:-

concealment was impossible-- the Moro Province of the Philip

either towards her surroundings "The nasty old men, debauched or towards herself. There she pines 1903-6, and commanded the

selfish, pig-headed and Philippines Division from 1916-9,

and

was, all of her, the Queen of Eng- hile he was subsequently head

ridiculous, with their perpetual land, complete and obvious: the If the U. 8. Department of the

burden of debta, confusions and world might take her or leave her ; East. Mr. Cameron Forbes was

disreputabilities-they had van-she had nothing more to show, or The latter resolution signifies ished like the snows of winter, to explain, or to modify." a member of the Philippines Com- merce and Police in the Philip that the Filipinos object to the and here at last, crowned and pines 1904 8, Vice-Governor 1908- Philippines being made an over-radiant, was the spring." 9, and afterwards Governor-sea State of the American Union, At her first council.---

General,

That the Philippine National party is absolutely opposed to any proposal to make the islands a permanent possession of the United States."

though even

complete. local

And so from beginning to end she moved on with unfaltering step. "The girl, the wife, the aged woman were the same; vitality, conscientiousness, pride and simplicity were hers to the

"The great assembly of lords General Wood wanted the Am-autonomy with the right to send erican people to know that hemenabera to Congress were grant and notables, Bishops, Generale, went with an absolutely opened. The independence campaign, and Ministers of State, saw the mind and no prejudices, and be it is stated, is to proceed re-doors thrown open, and a very latest hour." pointed out were he to talk in any gardless of the missions report. short, very slim girl in deep plain mourning come into the room fashion regarding the islande, it

alone and move forward to her would seem to indicate he might

seat with extraordinary dignity have an opinion already formed.

and grace

and the cere When he learned that I was

mony over they saw the small but shortly returned from the

figure rise and, with the same Philippines and had been over

consummate grace, the same there for a period of years, states

amazing dignity. pass out from the interviewer, he opened up on

among them, as she had come in, alone."

me.

PROTECTION.

"In the event of independence. whom do the Filipinos believe would protect them from outside aggression?" he asked.

The interviewer considered the question significant, and replied. Why, the United States, I suppose in the same manner as she protects Cuba. "Hum-m-m}"

I ment.

was his com-

"I suppose the Jones bill is

quite popular among the Amerį. cans there," he remarked.

The interviewer agreed."

And then he asked if a Filipino

had not been suggested for the post of Vice-Governor to which the interviewer replied that Benate President Manuel L. Que- zon had been recommended by Mr. Harrison for the post of Governor- general just vacated by Mr. Harrison,

A smile was his only comment, but later he remarked that he knew both Sanor Quezon and Senor Sergio Osmena, speaker of the House of Representatives, and that both were good men..

OPPOSITION.

J

CENSORSHIP AND U.S. CABLES.

Serious American Charges Refuted.

Correspondence which has taken place between the British: Even Lord Melbourne, her first and American Govermente Minister. "the man, of the world respecting alleged del-y by the who had been the friend of Byron British authorities of telegrams) and the Regent," was enthralled to and from the United States by her youth and queenly dignity. [has been published by the Home

"The cynic whoso ribaldries Government.

had enlivened so many deep Sir A. Geddes opens the cor- potations, the lover whose soft respodence with a letter to the words had captivated such United States Secretary of States, beauty and such passion and in which he said that there was such will, might now be seen, an impression that the attitude! evening after evening, talking of the United States Government with infinite politeness to a with regard to the allocation of schoolgirl, bolt upright, amid the the German cales was to some silence and rigidity of Court extent influenced by allegations etiquette."

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With the sweet taste of power; had bean intercepted by British

ENEMY AGENTS. still being savoured by the young authorities and purposely delayed Lord Curzon, in reply, com- Queen, she was in no hurry to or improper use made of the plained that the United States many. She foresaw that much information which they contain."had not furnished the information of her control would have to be Bir A. Geddes stated that there requested the dates of the delay- surrendered to her consort. But was no

foundation for these ed telegrams and the names of the the personal factor broke through charges," and asked that, if correspondents. He denied that her resolution. Her cousin Albert possible, they should be substant-the censorship or the British Co- made so deep an impression on iated by detailed information. Įvernment was in any way respon- her that after a certain interview

AMERICAN "BENTIMENTS." sible for the delay, which was she told Lord Melbourne that she

The Amrican Government partly due to the congested state had a good deal changed her

replied, giving a list of telegrams, of the cables, all of which were opinion as to marrying."

or owned by, the some of which bad taken eleven leased to, days in transmission from Berlin (American) Western Union and With the Queen it was a genuine to America. The letter also stated Commercial Cable Companies. allegation that British love match, but Albert, we are that the charges mentioned by The told, was not in love with Victoria. Sir A, Geddes had undoubtedly firms were allowed access to He was gratifying an ambition-been made by American business information derived from the considered it impor-censorship WAS untrue, and men, who "His place would be a high, an

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But it was wrote a very different purpose-to do foreign censorship:"

on several occasions

· Manuel L Quezon (above)

{

Sergio Osmena (lower)

LOVE AND AMBITION.

He appeared vory interested in newspaper clippings brought from the island-many outwardly unfriendly toward the administra tion and requested copies.

Informed that a recent press dispatch from Manila said that both he and Mr. Cameron Forbos, to establish an assembly hall good. He would have to live and added that the United States notoriously spread. by enemy former Governor-General of the under the jointstock company to sacrifice himself for the bereit Government took no responsibility agents Philippines, were unpopular with system wherein to do business in

for the "sentiments" expressed during and after the war with the Filipinos and not desired as

by individuals, and had never the sole object of creating friction Governor-Generale, he appea ed A meeting of promoters was held A match contracted in such implied that the British Govern-between this country and the

circumstances could surprised.

at the Oriental Hotel for the dis- unique

ment had been guilty of such United States. The letter forther United States cussion of the matter, The pro- hardly have failed to be pro-practices as were alleged. The mentions that

emphasised," officers were working in the posed company, bearing a capital ductive of some dissension at charges, it was of Y200.000 (Y500 per share), will first. It was a battle of wills would be difficult to dispel "so British Censor's office during be located in the building of the and a story is related illustrative long as the British Government the it me of the alleged delay. Melji Kalun Kaisha, which is of this period -

extracte from the cable companies and these officers, he states, charges. n being expected to be completed about; "When in wrath, the Prince operating in England the delivery regard the

once had locked Himself into his of all the messages they handle. devoid of foundation.

General Wood denied having talked with Ex-President Taft,

at admitted that ho would "call

upon Mr. Elibu Root informally," (Mr. Root was then at San Fran- cisco. Mr. Taft and Mr Root oppose Filipino independence.)

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