The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-21
SCOTT REPORTS
ON MORO TACTICS


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toned, it was supposed the Moros remain
ed quiet at least until that date. 1t is
presumed that they got out of Joakanain S
control entirely and began to depredate
on other Moros, according to the Moro
custom, and had to be subdued or else it
would be necessary to abandon the effort
to preserve law and order in Jolo. The
policy of General Wood has always been
to bring about peace and order as gently,
and with as little loss of life, as possible.
In every case when it has been neces-
sary to arrest Moros charged with crime
they have gone into their strongholds and
called their friends and relatives about
them to resist arrest. Every possible
effort extending in some cases over
weeks and months, has been made to
bring about the arrests without blood
shed.
Bad Chief Finally Subdued.
"Paglma Anil and Prophet Tungalan
also Pangima Dammang, and Ambou-
tang were brought in without a shot be-
ing fired, as were the hostiles entrench-
ed in the crater at Mount Talipau. The
chief who surrendered at Mount Talipau
came to Jolo to pay his respects to the
secretary of war last August, and is now
a loyal friend of the government, Mara
jahab.. Indian, who poses most unfavor-
ably in the record of the former COVER
nors of Jolo, In which 1t may be read:
That no peace or order can be expected
in Jolo until Indian Is killed. in 1904 was
made to pay 1900 pesos for stolen cat
lie and to tear down the new portions of
his fort made to resist the law, and this
without Shot or a drop of blood. He
now controls the district of Parang and
has probably under him 1000 men whom he
controls better than any other section
of the island is controlled He offered
to send 1e00 to fight the Moros on Mount
Dajo. All the resources of diplomacy ex-
erted for six months in case of Laksinana
ushap failed because an Arab from Mecca
sold him charms to make him and his
fort invulenerable which he believed. He
was called upon to surrender but answer
ed with bullets. When the fort had been
bombarded for half a day he was called
upon again to surrender, and replied:
You cowardly Americans may know
what is is to surrender, but we Moros
do not understand what it means
After he had been killed and two walls
of the fort had been taken, the survivors
put up a white flag. The soldiers knowing
well the feelings of the officers. ceased
firing before a command could be given.
Several men were taken out, their wounds
dressed by the surgeon and sent to their
homes. Before this fight began, and after
it was believed that negotiations had fail
ed four days were occupied sending prom
inent chiefs into the fort to induce wom-
en- and children to come out One chief.
Jagi. reported that he had taken out
eighty himself
Dajo Almost ImpreenabIe.
ut is not conceivable that this policy
of humanity, carried out In every case
in the past two years and a half should
now have been changed especially as
General Wood was there in person and
no one would take more trouble to avoid
unnecessary bloodshed than he Mount
Dajo is about midway In the island of
Sulu and is over 1000 feet high. Upon the
top is the crater of a volcano long ex-
tnct. The mountain is five or six miles
around the base covered with trees in
most parts, and has on its sides many
landslides. 1t is very steep and difficulty
TO climb under the most favorable cir
cumstances. and to climb 1t successfully
under fire Is undoubtedly a most gallant
feat of arms, and unless great skill had
been used many more lives would have
been lost among the troops. The Moros
themselves consider the top of that noun
tain impregnable as they nave food and
can raise more, and an abundant supply
of water is reported in the crater which
makes an ideal stronghold As the noun
tain crater cannot be destroyed. it will
always be menace to peace and order in
Jtiolo unless the Moros for some super
stitious reason shall avoid ii hereafter