Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-12

I nor does victory satisfy them War So
their element piracy their only trade.
slavery their wealth. They light that
they may have slaves; the captlyes
20 Dor in their fields row n their boats.
| furnish them with pearls. they in-
crease the pirates power and influence
Ina proportion TO their number and are
at all times goods of easy sale, The
Malay Mohammedans never acknoWl-
edge benefit or forgive am o1ense.
They are cruel revengeful rogush, per-
hdiuus treacherous and fallacious.
Spain has prodigally giyon the blood of
her Sons aud the means OF her treasury
90 the task of subduiug. CiyiliZing. and
supprcssiug the insane fury of that
barbarian and blOOdthirsty people.
shame OF the human race and torment
on OF its fellow beings
Spain has fought for three centuries
Ter SO high an ideal and because of the
stupidity OF her diplomats, and the por-
tineuCy OF her missionaries in attempt
ing 90 convert these people. our lives.
treasure and time have been wasted
I'm little book on the Philippines
called Voyage aux Philippines pub
ished an 1879 Or. Montana. the author
says Except Tor the gums OF the
Spanish navy. the Philippines would
obey today the Malay Mohammeians
of MIndanao and Jolo.'
And our occupation. brief as n has
been has confirmed an the above quot
I'd statements of the SpaniIrds. IL has
been with great difficulty that we have
Kept peace between the native Chris
tian inhabitants and the MorOs Each
have considered the other proper per-
sons
TO ROB AND LOOT ="
upon any pretext But things ore great
ly helped by the rivalry now existing
between the sultan and his people
Whoever is on the losing side 30 the
tribal wars, appeals 90 the Americans
for protection. We approach both sides
as friends and usually stop any serious
trouble But this condition cannot last
after we have allowed our missionaries
90 come down here. or after we attempt
60 abolish polygamy and slavery
In attacking slavery we attack far
greater principles than lust for gain
In attacking polygamy we attack FAR
more serious questions than the animal
lust 10 would be- as impossible 90 force
the Nor0s from these beliefs as q would
De- Goo force the Christians from their
belief Zoo Christ The Sp1niards tried %
NN| "'A hllNN llt lrrNIl. no NNNfIH
stand their beliefs we must turn 20 the
Koran
The revelation concerning marriage
was given 10 Mohammed al Median
To says in parts 80 men, fear your
Lord who hath created you out of one
man and out OF him created his wife;
ana from them two hath multiplied
many men and women. and fear God
by whom SO beseech one another. and
respect women who have borne you for
God is watching over YOU And give
The orphans when they come 10 age
their substance and render them not in
exchange bad for good. and devour not
their substance; for this Is "a great sin.
And n $50 fear sc shall not act with
equity towards orphans OF the female
sex take in marriage such other woe
men as please you two or three or four
not more. But n ye fear that ye cannot
act elultably towards so many. marry
one only or the slaves which We have
acquired
For the past three months ! have
lived in the midst of these Moros and "
a large village situated near here there
is only one family living In polygamy.
on asking the people about this phase
Of their belief. / found that generally
the men preferred to be classed under
the
mot MORE THAN ONE"
head for reasons which they expressed
by suggestive bunch OF the shoulders
And In Morodom the women support