3. That the Filipino people desire their independence at this time, and along with that independence, they confidently hope to preserve the bonds of good understanding and friendship which bind them to the United States, and to foster the free development of commercial relations between the two countries. The Second Mission.--The first Mission failing to get independence, a second one was dispatched in 1922, with identically the same purpose--to negotiate for independence. It was designated a Parliamentary Mission, presided over by the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate, and was composed of 14 members. Arriving at Washington, it presented a memorial to President Harding, which, in point of logic, force, earnestness, and diction, must stand unique in the annals of peoples aspiring to be free through peaceful methods. It is the case of the Filipinos in a nutshell. It recites in part: MEMORIAL OF JUNE 16, 1922 "Mr. President: With the deepest sense of loyalty and confidence in the American people, the Philippine Legislature has decided to send the present Parliamentary Mission to the United States. The Mission brings a message of good-will and friendship from the Filipino people to the people of the United States, and is charged to resume the negotiations for the independence of the Philippines begun by the first Mission sent in 1919. MCKINLEY AND ROOT'S DEFINITION OF STABLE GOVERNMENT "There are, in President McKinley's estimate, two main elements in a stable government: First, ability to maintain order and insure peace and tranquility, and the security of citizens; second, ability to observe international obligations. To those two elements, Mr. Root in his instruction for the Cuban people, added the following: It must rest upon the peaceful suffrages of the people and must contain constitutional limitations to protect the people from the arbitrary actions of the Government. All these elements are to be found in the Philippines today. PRESENT PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT SATISFIES ALL CONDITIONS "It is admitted by the Wood-Forbes Mission that order has been properly maintained and that our Insular police or constabulary, "has proved itself to be dependable and thoroughly efficient. * * * They are naturally an orderly people." "The Filipino people are by nature and tradition hospitable and courteous to foreigners. There has been no anti-foreign agitation or outbreak. The business of foreigners has been amply protected and will continue to be so protected under an independent Philippines. During the short-lived Philippine Republic prisoners of war were treated according to the law of nations, and there was security for foreigners. ORDERLY ELECTIONS