Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-07

VII AsHINGToN, D. C., Feb 2O-one-third of the
w land area of the Philippines is included in the
w department Mindanao and Sulu Practically
all and third or the pagans OF the
archipeago live in this department 1t was kept
military twelve years longer tnan the
of the Philippine 1t has always been treated
a distinct problem, and must continue TO De SO
treated for some time.
In Luzon and Visay ans, the principal northern
slandsl the Filipino population greatly pre-
dominates In Mndanao and Sulu there 100000
Christians 100000 pagans and over 100000 Mohamme-
single province of the department is state the
size of the of the whole is greater
than that of Denmark and Holland put together. The
governor probably the most important under
the Philippine commission
Mndanao ana suu had a particularly unsavory rep
utation when we took islands from Spain We kept
them military control from 1899 TO the eno Oh
Then the civil government which mad oeen graz
uaIly cooperating and more fully with the army
took the reins-and everybody who had been following
the situation held his breath Nothing happened
There nave been numerous local disturbances.
bands of outlaws captured tie old family feuds
among the Moros been carried on according to
CUSTOM but of the general uprlslnss tha
many people feared have eventuated Inc pasahs Oh
Mindanao were always amendable American influ-
ence but the Moros made much trouble in years
gone BY Now they are not only living with
the Americans, with Christian Fiiipinos from
the north They letting these Fipinos fill some
of the offices of administration over them-a thing
permit They living down their old reputation for
turbulence and ferocity.
The Moros inhabit not only the main island of
Mindanao also the Suu archipelago that stretches
southwark westward Borneo. .Sulu is, after
Mindanao largest of the islands, the stronghold of
Suu, whose capital is Jolo-a doughty
warrior whom Spain succeeded IN supouhg ouIu
was never famous for moral atmosphere The Sulu
pirate proas were every skipper who sailed
the seven seas The Moros of Sulu Filipino
So1N in RCTn
Sulu were particularly fanatica for Malays and
particularly distressing seizure known as
going "juramentado
Juramentado is the Spanish way of expressing in
single word our phrase "one who has taken an oath
In the case of a Moro oath to kill Chris
tans The Mohammedan creed assures the joys
without the fortunes of pursaory to any be-
lever who in battle with infidels The Malay is
more or racaly liable to be overpowered by the
beauty this conception short notice. when he draws
his kris and starts paradise at Such man
the Spaniards called Juramentado
He is a terribly formidable Individual Religious
pa sson and the of battle transforms MIN into
savage fighting machine. He guards his body not
all; is to die His object is to do all
the damage possible first. A juramentado has been
known to himself set bayonet in his eageress
to get the behind it. Having killed his foe ne
unlocked the bayonet and went fighting with the
through his body. When the Spanish garrison of
Sulu by uramentados, the fanatics came
of repeating rifle fire, until their bodies
choked oopholes and the Spaniards forced
fire the top of the wall
The only treatment for juramentado is to put him
of the way quickly possible Nobody is held
responsible his actions. The chiefs formerly
advantage of this state of affairs annoy
S ,aniards. Juramentados grew frequent
always being seized with their mania of
g. up of Spanish soldiers. When the Spanish COM
demonstrated sultan the latter replied
that such irresponsible and amenable
fluence earth Finally the Spaniard set gunboat
she'll the sultans palace. The Malay ruler sent