Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-07-07
THOSE PAcIriED MOROS.

with a regularity fast becoming a
habit, American readers are told stories
OF how the Moros have been pacintd
only to be followed with brief dis
patches reporting deeds Of Moro
treachery and the cost in Anne. lean
lives. Pershing had the Moros like a
happy family only few months since.
Then Gen. Wood started out to do II
all over again because the murderous
attacks of our lately acquired fellow
citizens demonstrated that 1t had TO BIO
done.
One of the most sensible statements
that has ever appeared in print on the
Moro problem was recently published
by the Manila Cablenews as an inter-
view from an arrival from the scene Of
intermittent peace and bloodshed. This
man. who speaks through the Cable
news, says:
at is a surprising fact but neverthe-
less true that all this talk in the news
papers about the Moro situation Is
pure rot Every day we see come
glowing account of how such and such
an officer has taught them "A final les
son and that the Moros are pacifed.
Not long since we read glowing ac-
counts in several magazines published
ia New York giving what purported to
be facts. data, etc, OF the campaign
waged by Captain Pership about year
ago against the Moros of the lake Lanao
district.
inserted in this article In question
was picture Of Captain Pershing,
under which were words which read
thus: The man who paciiied the
Moros OF Mindanao.' Now right here
4 want to give all praise to Captain
Pcrshing and his valiant men. as he
IL brave and efficient officer. which
fGet was ably demonstrated on more
than one occasion; but there we should
stop. for to give him or any other Of
fcer the credit Of having subdued the
Moros of Mindanao is an absurdity
which every one who is cognizant OF
conditions in that island will allow.
General Wood, who has all the reSour-
ces OF the Government at his hand.
finds that he is dealing with a strange
people, with customs and traits Of char
acter that will have to be studied by
those who undertake to bring order out
OF chaos in land where exist feudal
customs. slavery, n born hatred OF. and
la fanatical desire to kill or die In COM
bat with. everyone protesting a belief
alien to their own.
Thus we have the spectacle before
us OF the different ofiicers-Generals
Bates and BALDWIN. Captain Pershins
and others, who in the past have rem
dered the Government invaluable ser
vices. but who nevertheless have at.
tempted to introduce radical reforms
among the Moros, the fruits Of which
invariably have been bloodshed. With
some officers ii seems to have been
la desire to introduce pet schemes OF
their own. whereby under the guise
OF benevolent assimilation they could
thus arouse the expected opposition to
their radical reforms. which would ne
] cessitate a military campaign. natural
ly bringing them before the public eye
and thereby, In most cases, procuring
for them coveted promotion. II It Ii
the ultimate intention OF the Govern
ment TO change the Moro customs o
centuries nothing short OF an arm!
corps can accomplish. this feat-virtual
~ campaign of determination against
the Moro Of the present generation.
1T is now well nigh a month since