The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-01

ports.
! In what | have said about indcpcnd-
| lence ana f-goNcrnmcnt in the Phil
! Iippincs. | have been speaking OF La
zen and the other islands north Of
| Nindanao. AS have already pointed
Ioui tho conditions existing in Min
Idanao and the Sulu ARCHIPELAGO are So
| different from those existing in til"
Inc.thcrn islands that tho two group
must he dealt With separately. 1T
would not be fair u deny indeponI-
cnee to the Christian FilipinoS living
: in the north merely because the NJ Mp1S-
have mover shown any desire To adopt
IA republican form Of government
! CFhcy live under a sort of fcudal sys
/ tenn with sultan and datu as the
ruling lurds)
But while the work Of establishing
4 stable government among the MoroS
/ is 4 more difficult oHc and viii pro-
rccea more slowly, the same r.inciPfc-
should govern it. The Moros nave
/ furnished a great many pirates for tic
isouthcrn seas. ana the influence OF The
ladNcHturcr and frcc-6ootcr Is still felt
in MoroIand. Then. too. they have
an unpleasant way OF killing Chris
,tians on tho theory that by doing So,
they not only insure an entrance into
! Heaven. but earn the light to four
wives in their celestial home occt-
sionaliv Moro takes an oath to die
/ killing Christians Che is called ? lnia-
(! mpntado). ANA after 4 season Of fast
iu., and prayer, ana generally wifh
/ sn&ven eyebrows. he goes forth to slay
luntil he himself is slain Beside
those who deliberately take human lif'
Tx retail or by wholesale, thcrc are
religious fanatics who act under
frenzy
All IN all the Moro country is fnr
/ ht low the northern islands in civil
Izatfon whether the civilization is
.measured by a material. an intr1ect-
iuaI Il pniiticaI ar a moral etan,i:,rI
j Frt even among the Naros ! believe
lit i possible 10 Introduce Americ"n
fidea- Already some progress is hc-
|ip.s made III the establishment ci
schools and GOV Findley has succee l.
ed in interesting the natives in d" =
|c:aauGcS where trade is carried on a.
icpidIug To American methods. Whie
{polvgamy is still permitted slavery j.
being extcrminatod. and the natives
are being shown the advantage Of free
IabG- | believe that even anon:
them our work can be advanced by as
isurinG them Of ultimate Independence.
ito be granted as soon as a government
is csta bli-hcd capable If maintaining
tprdcr and enforcing LAW FE cducat-
ing loun NoroS and then
using them in official position, y"
lean convince the MoroS of the SINGER
lity Of our friendship. and thesg native
IofTiciaIS Will exert an increasing IN
fuence fo~ good. n the meantime
we should establish experimental
stations and by the use # native lahoF
train the pcopl" to make tn" hes;
use of the resources Of their country.
/ / believe Gen Wood is already plan
ming for an experimental farm nea1
Zamboanga
While the Moros are fierce peop.o
and accustomed to bloodshed. thcE
have enough good qualities to sho !"
the possibility 81. improvement. They
faro temperate people. ahStafnius "H-
tirell from intoxicating liquors. AMI
While they practice poleamx and add
#concubinagc to plurality of wiNn-
they carefully guard tie chastity 81
their women. TIcy hive their -
TEN of laws. with courts for tho inr"@-
tisation Of criminal charges and for
the imposing or fines. The existing
code in the Sulu archipelago while
/ Ianarntably below our penal code
shows ! desire for the oefahIi~hme er'
of justice between man ard nah
Dr caleeby has published J trduel q
tion of the existing code together
with the code luot yet adopted p~t-
pared ~ the present. prime m,ni5t 2
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