Richard Beyd & Sent (Branch of Cope Brot. & Cos Lid) 83, Clerkerisell Road, London, E.C.t taking so great an interest in the Philippines question, and it naturally follows that without. the powerful backing which the United States can give, the Filipinos would be completely unable to stand alone against the developments which are normally to be expected. These facts a section of Filipino public opinion is beginning to realize. They commence to understand that complete independence has its grave dangers, while a degree of self-autonomy under the wing of a powerful nation is about the most they can hope to expect and certainly the safest. It remains to be seen whether public opinion in the United States will readily adopt the view which Mr. McNutt has so ably put forward.
To so many in the western hemisphere questions such as this have but an academic importance, and as a result they are apt to be lethargic. If, therefore, it takes as long to induce Congress to modify its attitude as it did to persuade it to give the Filipinos the independence which is now coming to them, the latter may yet find themselves outside the American commonwealth.
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