The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-29
The Mohr m IN cdans OF suIu and
Nindanao.

The MohH m cdans OF suIu and
Mindanao.
/ To those who have read the history ~
! sun and Mudarao under tho Spanish
/ regime the petition 81 cu1 Filipinos To
: Secretary of Wa DICKINSON AZ Fam
OnlnCa PRAYING rNtt all cNoro Islands
be- placed under Filipino control, when
! lndopcudcroe = granted Tho people II
/ lie archipelago. will -ccrn Grp'esque
not 50 much hccau-" Independence il
| 80 remote thai provisional assent would
have meant 'it' - or nothing ~ because
! the Fl.piuos would hc Incapable 81 sub
dung aud governing the tierC" Noham-
ueiIus - whom the span ards for three
Crrt'ir."> gave 40 name 81 Morus Mr..
IoHN iORrNAN in his excellent work
The Ph.pp'ur Islands pronounced
long az" an opinion similar ~ that
VI N General plCK'>~oN communi-
,a'eI - o." Filipino petitioners IN
diplomatic language Tbs il what rir.
torFN'N sad and there : no greater
authority lu0u 30 Plhpp -cs:
. go >-a-'a-'. ',Hs' 70 s4-'r-a'- re Va.
ra-re'hrs a- ID lr.r-y lr.ts 'l-.r '--r tory IN
go sr-~-'. sf-s 'a.s'r''',- sv-'--n - ~ CO ,uv
s's- '.--r ,--'.--, g intern .t'--' rrtesvnr.
70 - q '.' 'o corrective Ma - rsH'rr nj. ~
ruH. "a % s.'..s'.a wo..1 have teen r-or.
....-s.'
T. must r-' 10 supposed that 'he
;vn iva expeditions u' ''N S0aria-ls
Iga re' o." wa-''." N,-o- were not FRO
ggo,'.v -r...--taI r. modern times
'n" span -I troop equipped with ua-a-
line niles a'i machine guns and I'D by
brave and aCCumpi she'd officers. seldom
- never ir'oi % d-.v" The Noros from
'hr- furt~o~ssz md ,r'''Dt heavy losses
ur.0 'le 'auI',1I defenders Never
'''."ss ''"r" vas mover In 'h-rs CN1-
lures NOR" than fringe - spanish
authority that followed 'hs coast line
. tie stands - sum arl N.udanan.
The interior tribes renamed savage
uu,urIu"r"i ard defiant. "a late ~
l"hrIlr-.. -. two months on'v before
~" VIZ ~. he United states. General
BrIfIF ."i column against the
Nudanrp MohammNiars, and with the
ououerAt0pn Il a naval contingent IN
''e small C'mhoats General B'anco.
rrrc""~a and Iauan made short work
- %" enemy and drove them with heavy
..-s"- mo the interior Three wears
'1-'.a~ q strong spanish force under the
supreme C,mmaud Of Governor General
pA"OH FL'"Do operated against the
wari kr TRIBES 30 y q LIKE Tanao region.
whore General LFoH,Ip WooD IN 1875
fought n decisive battle with tho Dnt,os.
and ia three months Campaign de
strovei many villages and almost cXter-
miru'Ni some tribes This. the Marahui
r,mrnGn. q brilliant piece q work ne
ce-. tat ng H." carriage ~ steam lainche.
n sections from 'Igan - The lake. was
made necessary Nv an attempt ~ the
Government az Manila 20 establish colo I
MES 81 Christian Fi.!p.nos IN Mlndanao,
tie same people who now ask that the !
Noros hH turned over 20 them 20 he civil |
lied and governed Nulu was tho scenc
N April d.. lss7. ~ the most crushing !
io'oa' cyor inflicted on tho Nationals. !
party, tia' - 20 saw. the native party /,
OF ludapeudaurs Tho instrument IN thus /
o. Sa was ~. intrepid and soldiorly JU.S |
'od IA I,o--pn an assault upon the Moro /
fpr's az Mavbuu. The NDhammcdAns
e. fought ike lions. hUt IN" tactics of Cob |
proI NRoIASnud 'hc gallaU'rv of his mon
made victory certain. and although tho /
~uuu.-h losses we're bv no means j Sht il /
wa "a victory that tho best troops might |
have boon proud -. This was the Cot
o. Il
tho .'ar- 81 n gadi"r-Gcnerll
The history ~ tho spanish admins
'ra''pn n the Moro Islands from tho
time q T-TTvtN ROpRrOITZ l50p. tho
~ leader ~ n spanish expedition.
inwu almost - ~" arrival Of Admiral
DEWEY ~ Manila Hav. IA bloody record /
"f BATH" AMI siege. III" Spaniards In the
early years ~ their occupation often
bong wor-to.i. md the Sulians proving
such vIloro'is foes that 'hov sometimes
received N ~" intervals ~ peace the
honorary rank 81 Lieutenant General
N w." SPANISH rs'ab -hmenf. On sna
A. W...l n land Ito Norn- contested with
10" ~parrrl- for SUPREMACY. In the
eighteenth ,'uturr their Iiratrcal fleet.
even 10 Manila Eav II l.
SAID :, hny" cost 'u" Madrid Govern
m-ut .r,"r- Of b..uu aud millions - .
money 80 Keep th" Nuhaw'u"ian s,l
10 check livery coast # tho
colon, vas rayac.-I hv them during
morn than 'w"Dpufurir- ~ matter Il /
fact y Ma no. ur'.la t.t.I.a "r .gh'""n
guuhu1'- vg- sent ou' 80 Cove rnn--
war juuks vcr" dispersed and an end
was PVT 30 Tho s'ourgn
These Mohammcdans, whom tho FILL