Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-17
MAJOR GENERAL
HENRY c. CORBIN
In albuquerque last Night
En- Route from Frisco TO
Jefferson Barracks
TELLS or RECENT MORO uPRlSlSc


Major General Henry G Carhln.
n. 8. A., accompanied BY hia vito. her
maid and ihe malor generate farrc
iary. wus IN Albuquerque for & short
time laat nirht. on route from San
Francisco 20 g. Louis. whore no viii
have "a sew command. Major General
Cufhln has inat returned from the
Philippines. where hn was On com.
msn6 Cor more than a year He -.
rived in Albuquerque on No d
M =, and vas hero long enough %
parako Of a lunch at the AiVarado
lunch counter. and lo submit % an
Interview with representative 0i
Tho Evening Citizen
eve RAJ Intended stopping a day ur
90 at no Grand Canyon" said The ma.
ior general "hui owing 90 the achcd
ole lf trains, which would have com.
PEELED ua t0 spend too much time
there. We came right on through
am en- route 90 80 Louis. or rather
I jefferson Barracks, near 81. Louis,
where ] vii take command"
Speaking OF the recent newspaper
reports OF a Rattle between United
States troops and a band oi Moroa, ln
the Philippines. Major General Cor
bin said
"Tho reports of an engagement be-.
tween United States troops aud p hand
~ Moroa. near Iolo. az Mount Daio,
should not alarm the people or the
American authorities On the least, az
this uprising of the Moro1 has no more
significance. a. Gar a. the Filipiuoa
and their civilization o. concerned.
than would an uprising oi the Nava'
ios IN New Mexico have 60 DO with
the people ot the United States and
tho.r civilization.
"Tho Mofos are religious fanatics
| Ignorant aud unciviliEod. and they
frequently got. or are supposed tn got
inspirations from their prophets, "a
10 out and XII uf Do KILLED. aud they
don't seem to have any particular
choice az Co which q may be- They
believe that n they kill they have
obeyed the commands Of their Mo
j hammedan prophet. and are therefore
blessed. and " they get killed. they
believe that they will be- rewarded foI
sacrificing their lives, by being
awarded a place IN che Mohammedar
/ promised iand Of future life, 40 yOu
see. when they receive these lnspira
lions. they are absolutely indinesenl
a. 10 whether thoy KIN or gci killed
These Moro tribes are confined "a
the archipelago of sulu. ana the Mo
roo and sulu tribes often war amonl
themselves. They are outlaws, % 9
certain extent from the standpoint
OF both American and Filipino civil
Kation. since the American invasion
OF the Islands. however these different
tribes have ceased warning among
themselves. and their prophets have
devoted their time 20 Inspiring then
10 war on the American troops hu'
their attacks and EFFORTS In this line
are spnamodic and there never hn'
been any general movement on chs
part nf these tribes 20 attack thi
American troops. or nght American
authority on the Islands. it i8 onll
fhe restless element and r0vor amoul
them that from tlmo To time make 3
anrtlo against the American troops
and invariably with great loss % lii'
20 themselves.
"Thcy are beyond civilization, b
my opinion. and the only proper wal
So deal with them ia 10 do 40 The
American troops have done. according
to TIE recent reports from Manila
wipe 'cm ont of existence when thel
ro after them"
/ Speaking OF the rumorH OF war viii
China. and TIE yellow peril Maiol
General Corbin said that be- waa o.
the opinion that iho reported trouble.
in China mad been greatly magnihe,
ant that there was not the slightes
danger OF America going io war witt
| thai country.