Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-21


of these people.
The text of Major SCOTS report fol-
lows:
Trouble Started Year Ago
The recent trouble in Jolo had it's
beginning over a year ago. when a
Sulu Moro by the name of Pala ran
amuck in the streets of Lahud Dato,
British North Borneo, and ran away
after killing and wounding twenty-six
people.
He returned to his Gotta on the
south side of the Sulu islands, about
fifteen miles from Jolo. 1t was not to
be tolerated that the citizens of a
friendly power should thus be muir
dered by savages under American jur-
isdiction, and an attempt was made
to arrest Pala by surprise.
His Gotta was taken and destroyed,
but he himself escaped in the jungle.
He had many sympathiZers, relatives
and friends in various parts of the
island, among others the people set
tied about Mount Dajo, who fired upon
the American troops and deprecated
upon friendly Moros in the neighbour
hood.
Troops Arrive
General Wood came down with
troops from Mindanao (the Seven
the United States and had become de-
pleted in numbers), to surround Pala' 8
Jungle and arrest him. General Wood
was fired upon on the way to Pala's
jungle in the Tambing pass by the
Dajo people. One soldier and several
Moros were killed.
Many of the Dajo people then ran up
on Mount Dajo and began fortifying
themselves. The troops went on, fought
Pala, who would not surrender, ana
killed him.
They then went on to Tando Loone,
where another band of sympathizers
who had been depredating upon friend
ly Moros, were found in a crater on
mountain about twenty-five miles
from Jolo.
Chief Induced to Surrender
BY means of an old Moro, who was
captured on the way, the chief of the
band was induced after many efforts
and long waiting to surrender without
a fight to the commander of the force
and gave up his arms. General Wood
with the troops spent the greater part
of the day far from water, under a
tropical sun, waiting with the utmost
patience on the dilatory tactics of the
savages, in order to accomplish the
subjugation of the band without blood
shed.
Upon the return of General Wood
| TO Jolo. it was considered that the
ring leaders were dead and the Moros
| had been punished enough and the
expedition disbanded. 1t was discov-
ered that Dajo fugtives from the
Tambang fight were on top of Mount
Dajo.
Planted Rice and Potatoes
They put in a crop of rice and sweet
potatoes inside the crater and hao
plenty of water there all the veal
around. They said they did not want
to fight and only wished to cultivate
and reap their crops.
A demand was made on their dattos,
Joakanain and Kalbi, for the guns OIL
the ring leaders. which were sur
rendered and they were told to come
down and settle below, but they coult
cultivate their crops above so as mo-
to lose all their food. They promised
to refrain from depredating and tt
prevent anybody from using the noun
tain as stronghold for thieves.
Tells of Policy of Peace
Major Scott here cites instances where
the policy of peace has been successful
and continues:
at is not conceivable that the policy
of humanity carried out in every case
in the past two years and half should
now be changed, especially as General
Wood was there in person and no one
would take more trouble to avoid un-
necessary bloodshed than he. Mount
Dajo is about midway in the island
of Sulu, and is about 1000 feet high
Upon the top is the crater of volcano
long extinct The mountain Is five OF
sin miles around the base, is covered
with trees in most parts and upon its
sides many landslides occur.
Difficult to Climb
"It is very steep and difficult to climb
under most favorable circumstances