Word: morose
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In Manila, Governor General Leonard Wood turned his solid back on Manuel Quezon and the Collectivists howling in the Filipino Legislature and went off to look into the troubles of the Moros on the Island of Min- danao. Apparently he had forgotten the disputants behind his back. Apparently the War...
Restored Order to Moros.
"In 1902 he went to Germany as an American military observer of the German maneuvers. On his return he applied for the difficult and dangerous task of bringing order to the Moros in the Philippines, and on his way to this post visited Egypt, India and Java to observe the...
From May, 1905, to June, 1908, Colonel Shannon served in the Philippine Islands, and from 1911 to 1914 took part in several expeditions against the hostile Moros in Mindanao. He was present at the assault and capture of the famous Moro stronghold at Bud Dajo. On September 2, 1908, he...
In conclusion, Major Finley spoke of the immense importance of the Philippines to the United States both in their large area of over 800,000 square miles, immensely rich in natural resources, and as the key to our commercial expansion in the Orient. He said that for humanitarian, if for...