Show INDIAN AGENT OPPOSES THE CANTEEN ANTI CANTEEN LA LAW W Maj Myton My ton Says It Has lIas Caused Cau ed All Kinds of Trouble Between Redskins and Soldiers Maj H. H P. P Myton r ton Indian agent at Fort Duche lle who recently caused d the arrest of or Carl A. A Berg a private ip the Twelfth Infantry for polling Felling liquor to Indians Is Isery very ery much opposed to the canteen la law B Before Core this law latt went vent Into effect nJ Maj j. j l says we e had a canteen at t the fort where beer was vas sold old to the soldiers When he the they had gotten enough thc they were refused an any more and the r result was th that t there were were very few Cew who whoever whoever ever e got very drunk But now th there re Is no canteen f and ancI a number of saloons have opened up on the strip near near the reservation The These c saloons are out for money and the soldiers of course patronize them very ely liberally The result has been an alarming Increase In drunkenness a and co courts martial In addition t to tt the un unusual suC 1 tr trouble ble that we have experienced In keeping lg liquor from Crom the Indians The average Indian will pay any price for liquor and some sonic of ot the soldiers have been making big monc money y b by doing 11 LL b brokerage okera business In the stuff sturt The soldiers will hu buy bUP a bottle from the saloons for or from Jl 1 H Ito tto to And find sell It to an Indian for Cor twice that sum thus g getting his own liquor Cr free c. c The Indian and the soldier would both l get et drunk then and there would be beall all kinds of or trouble I propose e to stop tho the sale of or liquor to Indians however howe If It po possible but hut this will not prevent the soldiers from front ni more rc le than Is is' good for them The restoration of oC canteens would do more t to d decrease drunkenness In the arm army than nn any other action that could possibly be taken and I would prefer to see them r restored |