Show THE REMEDY FOR OUR INDIAN TROUBLES in this country it should be a truism to say that whatever is done for the indian should be done by tm the indian by his assistance it if not wholly through his agency he understands his bis race as another race cannot it if indian aaers were as far as possible in the hands of indians 5 it if the indian department were as far as practice ble composed of indians we should have fewer indian massacres indian uprisings indian scares the civilized indian backmo bythe by the whole power of the united united states government would be a mighty force a potent object lesson to the wild indian or of this abis is found in the beneficial effects of the employment of indians by as reservation police officers united states indian police and india scouts I 1 have the greatest mistrust as to the existence of indian cupris jogs ings the indians are perfectly aware of ibe abe in might i of the united states there is no reasonable doubt they want peace they fear war more than we do I 1 belie believe vii that these thebe indian troubles are very lar largely wrate fomented by the greed of the white race in its lower circles deliberately designing trouble in order to possess themselves of Nab tabotha Na botha vineyard when poor buffalo informs bishop whipple that he is known by almost every west ern tribe and that he is now no more a warrior but is trying to keep the peace among all his bis tribes he be is to be believed and he be ought to be used as a medium of peace and good will one such uprising as twist that among the ast utes quick as it was seen through and put to shame shaine cost the government more than would the salary of a corn com mission for 20 years the Creeks the choctaws tae five nations have so strong an element of civilization that they could be brought to NU bear upon te wilder tribes with the greatest economy poor buffalo knew kaew colorow long before we ever heard of him peace seems now to be restored but is any sufficient restitution made to the indians indiana who have suffered Is any punishment meted out to the miscreants who in the name of law and under the color af pf of law degraded the law of the land in the eyes of the utes Is anything done to deter aeter other miscreants in other places from involving the government in similar shame and loss it ought to he be understood that any person who brings the word of the government into disrepute among the indians is doing the greatest possible harm is helping to shed blood the lives of united states state soldiers are as sacred as those of any an other united states citizen and to imperil their lives that lawless citizens may get lawless possession of the fair I 1 indian lands is mur murdering murder derin ln the first degree north american review Ife view |