The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
BOYS IN Blue WILL MARCH AGAINST .
DREAD MORO or THE SULU ISLANDS
ARMY IN PHILIPPINES Will
MARCH IN FORCE AGAINST
THE FANATlcAL, COURAGE
Gus MoRRos or MINDANAo
AND THE suLU' ISLANDS.
BY il. LEE cLoTwoRTHy

BY Il. LEE cLoTWoRTHY
MANILA. P. l., Nov. IT.
"A campaign of pasiffcation or ex-
termination is to be inaugurated
against the wild MORO tribesmen
y the southern archipelago by the
Philippine constabulary, supported
by strong force of regular troops,
as soon as the rainy season comes
to an end in December, which is
expected to be marked by even
more desperate engagements than
the dramatic assault on the MORO
cottas on Mount Dajo two years
ago, when a Sulu tribe of those
fanatical Mohammedans was prac.
tically exterminated.
As the result of a number OF
atrocious murders of American
civilians and soldiers and the in
creasing frequency of the attacks
on small outposts, the military au-
thorities have determined to dis
arm every Moro on the island of
Mindanao and the smaller islands
of the Sulu archipelago.
The Morro's one redeeming char
Rcteristic is his courage, and as
fighting men these little red-brown
Mahammedans are superior to the
Ghourkas of England's Indian
army.
To surrender the snaky-bladed
Krise or the murderous barong,
which he reveres as sacred en-
dowment from TSahomet, given
unto him with the pleasant under
standing that it should be kept
busy mincing up the anatomy of
some despised Christian, means to
the MORO disgrace. which follow
ing him unto eternity, shuts out
his shade from celestial NOLAN.
medaR society of the right sort.
Great and enduring honors. how
ever, are bestowed on the spirit OF
the Moro which was punched out
of it's earthly vessel by Christian
bayonet or boosted son its way to
glory by chunk Of Christian lead,
provided that before it's exodus
heayenwards sincere effort was
made. to litter. up the, landscape
with the disintegrated anatomy of
the Christian enemy.
A jovial lot are these game lit.
Tie fighting men and the American
military authorities, realizing that
they will not submit to disarma-
ment without desperate struggle,
are preparing to place the largest
military force in the field which
has been modified since the days
of the general insurrection OF
1899.
The troops will be modified at
Zamboanga, Mindanao, and will be
commended by either General
Tasker Bliss or General Jack"
Pershing. The choice of the army
for the commanding officer Is Ma
dor GlennYof "Ciyilizing !. Samar"
fame. but AS that energetic officer
conducted such thorough cam
paign in Samar that large areas of
that turbulent island bore more
than passing resemblance to at
elaborated graveyard, which re-
suited In general court martial
being convened to sit as cor
oner's jury, 1t is feared by the
army that the authorities will not
request Major Glenn to repeat his
Civilizing stunt on Mindanao.
The finer ethics have no place in
wars with savage enemy. yet be-
cause Major Glenn, being soldier,
did not lead his ammunition trains
with abdominal bandages, disin-
fectants and other health preserv-
ers for distribution among his
blood-letting opponents. he was
court martialed and narrowly es.