Manila, Nov. 16.
The most serious political crisis for years arose to-lay when the President of the Senate, Mr. Quezon, and the Speaker, Mr.' Roxas, who were last week ousted from the Board of Control by Governor-General Wood's executive order, notified the Governor-General that they refuse to recognize the legality othe order and will continue to act as the majority of the Board and vote Government owned stock in the National Bank, the Coal Company and railroad and other Government enterprises.
The first test is expected this week when the Coal Company directorate meets. Messrs. Quezon and Roxas intimate that they will instruct the secretary of the company to refuse to surrender the books to Governor-General Wood, thereby forcing the latter to seek legal! remedy \sgeins' Cems, It is intimated that Governor-
General Wood is unwilling to leave the Phil'ppines in January for Washington, as was scheduled, or account of the situation.
The Governor-General's health apparently improving. Yesterday he motored through the City—Reuter.
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