| Show m INDIAN mm the andina problem has always bou more or les seriously with tho colonizing 0 america As the white inan has pushed further and farther ato the greufe continent of america by the mighty impulses of civilization tho red man has disappeared from the advance of a superior race he has however caused a great amount of trouble before and in settled regions trouble is nov experienced this is especially true about arizona and a writer to the star deals with the question as follows the sau ion of the lias been far one of extreme aim acuity ant we believe the cormons mormons have come nearer to it than any oilier people As the writer was for many years intimately connected with it in the setti erd from alie arst were ol 01 face the problem and solve it as beat they could a brief method lias proved so successful may be ot interest to the readers of the star the mormon settlers of utah in 1847 faced difficulties of unusual magnitude aur rounded on every eide by indian tribes to a thousand miles and utterly without help in time of danger they quickly developed that faculty for self government and belf support for which th eyare to at that time utah belonged to mexico but the settlers immediately raised the united states flag upon ensign peak near the city of salt galeand Leand La proclaimed the territory of deseret as they styled it an integral part of the united states they organized a provisional government adopted a republican coll atit ution like aliat of other slates and a denudation with it to wash mg fc n praying for admission into alie great family of baates thia was not immediately grante dand for three years was under a provisional government but in ISSO congress granted lier a territorial organization under the name of utah from the begian ing tho os as cavalry and artillery ami 1841 waned a blundy war with the ules aich rt bulted in complete I 1 loudly wais ensued in with the ute anbe and again in 1661 1 in which oer aioo battlers bett lers were slain and and damage was by them flad it not been for their admirable organization they have bundred far more or been driven frem the country in all those costly wars the U S government never expended i dollar nor abuel alie settlers settlors sett lors by a single but there was another important factor of safety brigham bonns early gave the keynote of lna indian alicy as follows he said be kind and just to them do not defraud 10 lo not lie or to them a forked tongue always do as you promise or threaten make your word good when they find they depend upon your word either for reward or punishment they will listen to 3 ou se always ready for war with houi powder dry but always strive for peace treat them kindly but make them respect you do not let them run over you remember it is cheaper to feed them than to fight them do not destroy their iame or fish it is theirs buy it 0 f them that givel them something to do and encourages them in self support this was alie mormon police and it was moat successful the settlers also used other means with the nation they adopted many boys and girls clot lied and schooled them taught them trades taught the men to farm gave them teams wagons and farm tools and taught them to ube them today to day ganv indians in utah own farms and orchards and are pretty good farmers with good houses ami horsch and cattle they have abandoned tribal relation and are becoming civilized so tar aa concerns tins portion of the once dreaded tribe of steb tho question is settled indians who own real estate house and farms lose their nomadic habits and passion lor war for they have much to lose and little to gailand ga inand their children prow up more and more amenable to civilization |
