▁The ▁motiv ation ▁for ▁the ▁assault ▁is ▁unclear , ▁various ▁reasons ▁suggest ▁either ▁failure ▁to ▁provide ▁sufficient ▁goods ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁the ▁occupation ▁of ▁territory , ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁treatment ▁of ▁Kay t ety e ▁women , ▁the ▁closing ▁off ▁of ▁their ▁only ▁water ▁source , ▁or , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁later ▁memory , ▁reven ge ▁for ▁setting ▁up ▁the ▁station ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁sacred ▁Kay t ety e ▁sites . ▁According ▁to ▁T . ▁G . ▁H . ▁St reh low ' s ▁information , ▁obtained ▁from ▁el ders , ▁the ▁tribe ▁couldn ' t ▁take ▁out ▁reven ge ▁on ▁white ▁crim inals ▁who ▁had ▁ab duct ed ▁and ▁ra ped ▁their ▁women , ▁and ▁so ▁decided ▁to ▁pun ish ▁the ▁only ▁whites ▁in ▁their ▁vic inity . ▁ ▁St reh low ▁also ▁added ▁later ▁that : ▁ ▁[ The ] ▁K ait it ja ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁did ▁only ▁what ▁Europe ans ▁living ▁in ▁occupied ▁countries ▁were ▁to ▁do ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 9 – 4 5 ▁war ▁to ▁enemy ▁officials ▁... ▁guer illa ▁f igh ters ▁and ▁patri otic ▁individuals ▁made ▁their ▁attacks ▁upon ▁the ▁intr ud ers ▁wherever ▁and ▁whenever ▁opportun ities ▁arose . ▁ ▁Samuel ▁G ason ▁mounted ▁a ▁large ▁police ▁h unt ▁against ▁the ▁Kay t ety e , ▁with ▁pat rol s ▁out ▁sc our ing ▁the ▁land ▁for ▁ 6 ▁weeks . ▁ ▁' S ki pper ' ▁Part ridge ▁re called ▁in ▁ 1 9 1