Honorary degrees of Doctor of Itaws and Letters were to-day cot {ferred upon President Roosevelt and Senor Carlos P. Romulo, Manila newspaper publisher, by the University for Notre Dame.
Senor Romulo, in his speech, prom-sod President "Roosevelt that the Islands would not draw the United States into a war in. the Pacific.
"It war comes, of if a fresh coa-quest is attempted, from whatever Source, we shall oppose it to our death," But, we shall oppose it alone," he said.
"We shall not ask the shedding of Janother's blood to spare our own. We shall_not make the Philippines Janother 'Serajevo' and another world Armageddon. Let none fear it"—Reuter. admonitions, it strikes me that the United States would be reluctant to change what seems to be the definite [Boller of thie eanntry in the Philo-pines—tho accomplishment of complete, independence."
Referring to the facts brought out Mr. Howard's report, the Senator [declared, "On the whole, T think his observations were accurate."
Senator George MeGill, Democrat of Kansas, declared. "I do not think that Japan wants the Islands. The Filipino, people must make up their own minds as to what they want"—United Press,
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