The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-28
WAGE CAMPAIGN
AGAINST MOROS
Murder Of Captain Mentally and
Six Scouts Will Be
Avenged.

Washington. January 27-An aggres-
sivc campaign against the Moros. m
Joio. Philippine Islands. which may
recall the rapid marches, the spirited
engagements. and the fierce hand-to-
hand fghting Of American soldiers there
eight years ago. will follow the disaster
which befeli Philippine scouts and
members OF the oonstabulary January %.
Brigadier- General John j Pcrshing
commanding the depart Incnt Of Mlnda-
mao. Will be m charge of the opera
tione but the punitive expeditions
against Noros probably viii have Of
nciai recognition at headquaficrs aftcr,
rather than before the action.
Conflict u Confirmed.
Confirmation Of the death AT the
hands Of Aioros of Captain Patrick
NfcNally and six enlisted scouts. and
tho severe wOunding Of Lieutenant
william Tow flscnd and Lieutenant
WhItncv OF the cousfabulsry win eight
enlisted meo was received al the Wa
DCDartmeh to-day.
Sew rai times the oonstabIlary. doing
police duty ia -IOio. has been surprised
and ono OF more men have fallen VIC
tins 80 the boio. Fhe disaster of Jan
uary . is the most portcntous that has
been reported recently ana has done
more 20 excite the old feeling against
the NoroS.
Savage and fanatic. they are ire
prcsssibic. and. despite the success OF
tigc constabulary ia maintaining quiet
most Of the time, an attack - expected
whenever ihr men are IN an exposed
petition The only curative measure
effective for any length of time appears
70 he a gcnuiH" punitive expedition, IN
whicb the Morcs are driven into the
swaInps.
Attacked by Moros.
last week Captain Ehes and a force
we're atiaefcd By Aloros while crossing
thc'Aubuirg River. An expedition was
sent after the attacking band. and II Is
thought Captain AfcNall may have
been with this force when he met his
death Details OF the engagements have
not yet been received by the War De
part nfn,
That Fpecinc orders will he issued
from the department. 10 chase the
RIoross and 10 kill OF the chief offenders
il doubtful. But in the course OF run
rfinz down those who have offended
against the rule Of the cOnstabuiary. 1t
will be an Easy matter 10 wage quite
as aggressive a campaign as II such
specific orders were issued
There bavc been a number Of cam
paigns in the Philippines OF which the
story had never been written Local
conditions change the viewpoint so that
what seems JustinaOte TO men IN CON
slant danger of d night attack or the
boio OF d Moro who has crept into a
tent might arouse resentment IN the
United States. Therefore. e - prob
able. that General Pershing VIII know
of sornc OF the expeditions after they
are xeIi on their way. the leaders going
with the quiet PURPOSE OF aTenging
rne:: comrades
Mostly Are Spsnisrcs.
he ertse4a 81 men are said TO be span
iards largely. natives who have enlisted
in the constabgisry-
Expeditions against the Moros are
necessarily directed against the men
themselves Their houses are so fragile.
so easily erected. that they do not rep
resent a considerable property value.
Their furnishings are ordinarily even
less valuable. -1'
The destruction OF property and crops
would not and has never affected the
Noros notcicably. The only tempering
agent has been the bullet.