Show TOWNE FINDS THE MOROS HOSTILE New York Congressman NOw at Manila Says They Pre Present Present Present sent a Serious Problem SHOW DISLIKE FOR WHITES INSTANCES GIVEN OF TEMPER OF NATIVES Manila July Hostility sullen un J thinly veiled yelled and fre Ire frequently frequently undisguised is the dominant Impression which I received through throughout 4 out the Moro province said Charles CharlesA A Towne In the course of a description tion of his tour of the southern archi archipelago pelago o Congressman Towne and Senator Stone of Missouri were the guests of the governor general on reaching here The latter official placed his private yacht at their disposal The Moro Ioro la is a fierce fellow and he has no love for us continued Mr Ir Towne Centuries of Independent rule and scores of years of or conflict with the Spaniards during the course Of f which their piracy was vias somewhat i suppressed and their rule was broken Up p In so far as the coast line was con concerned together with an Inborn religious rell ious bus dislike for the Infidels or whites have left an indelible mark on this ex ox extraordinary extraordinary people who have fallen tallen Into our hands under the government of the Philippines I understand from the officers who have been In contact With the Moros that there are some Vho ho profess friendship but during my trip I was told on excellent authority of a prominent Datto Datta who had long suppressed his hostile feeling when suddenly without a moments warn warning warning ing ho he took to the hills with his re retainers retainers retainers and communicated with the commanding officer of the district saying that he had received word from Constantinople from one of the prin principal cipal dignitaries dl of his church that any cultivation of ot friendly relations with the Americans AmerIcan would be received with high displeasure and that more moreover moreOVer moreover over the sultan would soon send a force to invade the United States Retreat to Hills He concluded his communication by Informing the tho American officer that anyone Dyane wanting to see eee him could come out Into the hills and try to get him Of course you ou have all heard of ot the fanatics called who rush forth determined to die charge into a group of foreigners and kill as asman many man as possible before receiving the death stroke thus hus earning a high place In the Moro paradise and there have been heen many examples during the Amer American Amerlan lan ican occupation but I was told of a aMoro aMoro aMore Moro More boy bo only 13 years rears of age a e who rushing on an American soldier grabbed him about the legs and threw him at the same time slashing at him with his bolo bob The soldier endeavored to defend himself and several of his comrades came to his assistance and Commenced firing on the fanatic who despite numerous wounds kept on slashing at the soldier and cut hlll severely Finally an officer placed his Ws volver almost at the boys head and blew out his brains There were ere four fourteen J teen wounds on that childs body and yet et he sustained his fiendish attack tl until the top of ot his head hoad was shot off oft Senator Stone was wearing a heavy hea gold seal ring which had been present presented ed d to him by a Datto Datta and of which he was Justly proud The workmanship was unique and the ring was said to have been made by b the Datto him himself himself self sl He had promised to make an another anther other ther one and to forward It in time to reach Mr Ir Towne at Yokohama where he hC breaks his Journey on the way back to ta the United States Senator Stone told of a halt at the edge of Lake while they the were waiting for tor the boat to t be made ready When they the arrived the place was deserted but suddenly the Moros began to appear one by b one apparently springing up out of the brush until they the realized that a com corn complete complEte cordon had been quietly established established established with only the lake as an exit Soldiers Always Ready I saw our little guard of soldiers looking to their weapons and carefully disposing themselves around us in ad advantageous advantageous Yanta positions The Moros wore lothes I or shawls which partly coy cov covered CO COred ered red them and I could see no weapons nn In n them nevertheless after I looked into their faces and saw their expression expression expression sion together with the attitude of ot our own men I confess that I moved to ard the lake though thou h I cannot Imag Imagine Irha ine ne what particular advantage I could gain In by plunging Into the water There was absolutely no chance of swimming across the lake and while each one of ofus ofUs us Its might have accounted for his man manor manor manor or perhaps his men in the event of a I conflict yet the Moros were wore so numer ous that had they desired they might ml ht have overwhelmed us I confess that I was glad when we e embarked We got horses at Job Jolo and rode out into the foothills near Mount Dab the scene of the famous fight fi ht In the crater where General Woods forces wiped out so many Moros and we e were charmed said Mr Towne with Both islands are beautiful beautiful ful and rich looking and apparently full of possibilities but the surly peo veo people t Je e are against us and arid I 1 am afraid they present one of at the most difficult problems with which our government has to contend S p |