The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-10

mental knowledge OF the people. the in-
trigues. and the general situation. he is
relieved, a new officer arrives. and the
whole thing must be learned over again.
In any private business. long service at
an important post is considered a reason
for keeping the government employee
there; it is only the government which
thinks IL "A reason for a transfer. Thus.
while successive officers are constantly
learning 10 master the political situation
in these Mohammedan regions Of the
Philippines, the government contrives 70
keep the main body Of its officers new
To the work at which they are placed
That. under 50 bad "A system. 50 few mis-
takes have been made hitherto. IL one Of
the strongest claims 10 admiration Of the
finest army or its size in the world. But
no excellence o. personnel can be depend
cd upon permanently 10 overcome the
dangerous vices Of a bay system, ana
there il grave reason 10 fear the coming
OF a bloody little war a; almost any time
through sheer fnisunderst anding
a recent incident very typical OF the
sort Of people our representatives. have 20
deal with in Joio will show hoT near We
tllities through intrigue and mlsuuder-
standing One of our high military OIL
GERS. On the occasion ~ some resent dis
tuTbances IN Jolo. asked the sultan %
send for the dattos. IN order that they
might meet the officer in a b!ciIara. or
powwoT The Sultan reported that one
81 the chiefs. q certain Panglirna Hassan.
hated the Americans. refused to accep;
their Invitation. ard ~as engaged Ia
stealing cattle and committing other d~p-
relations. 4 small military force was
gent out &c bring the PaBgiima IN. bat
finding Itself surrounded by larger bogT
q snen, thought q best - return Tor
further orders vishout he man They
zere folIavge1 to The waiI- u Jolo - tbs
F'ssHgiirsIa's men. and { n movement - the
Aner.caH troops must have becn miz.
taken b. the Ignsrafsf natives Tor an set
81 cORaTdice. Aeauwhllc a high civilian
employee With . thorough gkne xlsusEe q
Nero dialects ard ways - doing thsnss
suspected that the Sultan was putting
up q Trick On bggh tse Psnaiirza and
sbe Americans lie pis~ea himself 50
comm fa.csflon with ihe PauEiima. ard
learned That ~ Was rot AZ an aTerze q
the Americans. il ~ zaa dtcsuffy fFszfra
h1E that TIE Sgitan Aas bster sent him
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has q LARGE following Tn ssltan sss
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