The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-22
Wood Takes Up Cudgal.

General Wood came down with troops from
Mindanao Cthc Seventeenth infantry was
about to leave for the United States and had
become depleted in numbcrsJ to 9urround
Palas jungle and arrest him.
General Wood nrcd upon the way
20 Pnia's jungle in the Tamolng pass by the
Dajo people one soldier and several Moro,
ran up Mount DaJo and began fortifying
themselves Tho troops went on, fought Pala
They thon went ON TO Tnndo Loco, where an
other oand OF sympathilcrs who mad been
dsprcdati7g upon frlsntly MOros were found
IN crater On mountain about % miles from
Jolo.
by means OF an old Moro. who was cap
tured on the way, the chief OF this band was
induced after many efforts and long waiting
10 surrender without night TO the commander
OF ths force and gave Up his gums. General
Wood with the troops. spcrr the greater part
Of the day far from wntcr, under q tropical
sun. waiting with the utmost patience on
the dNntory tactics OF tho sayages, In order
TO accomplish the subjugation OF this band
without bloodshed.
Moros Hear False Reports.
"A day or so botorc Thanksgiving 1 went
TO Zamooanga. and returned about December
l. / found that during my ebscncc somo Moro
had told tho DaJo people that ths governor
would attack them at daylight on November
90 They all away on top OF tho noun
tain sounded their gong0 all night and mado
rondy for tho attnck. They considered that
a state Of war was on. and reported that 10
armed Moros were going about at night 10
tulo property from friendly Aoros. letter
was written to General Wood detailing tho
circumstances and warning him of tho urox
unity Of trouble. whercupon General Wood or
1ered two companies OF tho Nineteenth In
fantry 10 Jolo.
The policy Of General Wood In that archi-
rolneo has always been 10 bring about pcnco
and order as gently and with littlo loss OF
lIfo as pOssiblo. In every case whom II has
bccn necessary 10 arrest Muros charged with
crime and they have gone into their strong
holds and called their frlcndS and relatives
about them to resist nrrost every possible
mort extending In sOmc cases over weeks and
months ha, been made to bring about the
,rr.St without boodshed.
Major Scott here cites lnHtanCes Hhere THIS
noIIcy has been successful, nnl continues.
"It Ia not conceivable that this policy OF
hune1ity carried out in every case In tho
naat two years and half should now have
6ccn changed especially as General Wood was
,bcrc In person. and no one would talce more
trouble 20 avoid unnecessary 6iGedshed 'nen
he Mount Dajo is about midway In tho
Island OF Sulu and ia over 300 fcot nigh
I,pon the top is the crater OF volcano long
extinct The mountain Is nvo or DIX rniles
,Tound the base, covered with trees IN most
n,T,s md has on Its sides many landslldea,
III ia yery steep and difficult TO climb uncor
rnoa, favorable circumstances, snd TO CLIMB
a. sucncsefulIy under n:e ls undoubtedly n
80, Gallant feat OF arms. and unless great
skiIl had boon used many moro liYeo would
Snvc bcnn lost among the troops, Tho Moros
,Scm,rIyes consider the top OF that mountain
tmnrSrn1blo as they have food and Gun raieo
'Iro md an abundant supply OF water Is ro-
,,nr,od in tho crater. which made an IDEAL
p,naboId As that mountnin and crater con-
~, 10, destroyed II will always DO a menace
-, rc,ce md order in Jolo. unless the Horos
for some superstition shall avoid IL mere
after,