Show UTE INDIANS IN UTAH WE copy from the denver news a communication concerning the treaty proposed with the colorado utes and the danger that is threatened by its consummation the criticisms of the writer may be justified by the course of the commission the results of permitting the indians to occupy the lands do scribed ascribed and to use the waters of the la sal maybe may be all that is predicted the whole arrangement may be wrong as we believe it is for utah ought not to be compelled to become the dumping ground for colorado human refuse but after all the danger is not so great as appears from the article I 1 the text of the treaty is no doubt all that is claimed by the writer the commissioners have donee done what they could to favor colorado and satisfy the savages who will certainly get the best of the bargain if the treaty should be ratified but here comes in the point we de desire sirree to present the treaty at present to is only on paper it has not been ratified by congress it was confirmed by the senate but was killed iu fd committee in the house the treaty therefore is not in force it may maybe be ratified by the next congress but the work of putting it through will have to be all done ove ragain and when it is recommenced utah will have something to say in the matter the writer of the communication to the denver jews thinks that utah is not likely to be 1 laid aid much attention to but we happen to know that the delegate to congress for this territory was instrumental in blocking the way of the treaty IU ID the house and that the people of southeastern south eastern utah did not appeal to him in vain what has been done may be done again and when the matter is pushed forward anew in all probability the claims of justice will be at least presented in tho proper place it to is true as the writer of the article intimates that while the gentile settlers are likely to resist he contemplated I 1 indian settlement upon lands in san juan county now occupied occulA ed by whites the mor mons will probably submit this is an unintentional testimony t ta the respect for the law which is usual among the people who are sl elander andOr bously caned called lawless but it to is not to be supposed birst cormons mormons Mor mons who ba nave vb made hc hoitt in that region will give OPP 0 their possessions and improve meats dents without some compensation they have made a valuation of their dkins and placed the amount at a very ry low figure simply asking what WM was right and making no effort to obtain fattey fancy priem prices the claims only aggregate the sum of rut but the f oa cut the figure down to to take these ads ands and improvements at such a price mee would be simple robbery our in that region so am not acquainted quain ted with the usual modes of dealing with a government commission they asked only for what they knew to be just and right if they had doubled on the amount they might have been met halfway half way and thus hare reached the square thing IJ the writer of the denver news article gives a glowing description oftie advantages of southeastern utah they are no doubt much greater than is commonly supposed but we suspect he has written in the interest of the cattle kings and range owners of that region and has used tather rather more glaring colors than the facts warrant however the main purpose of the article and its chief features are right and when the proper time comes strenuous efforts must be made to prevent the injustice that is anticipated meanwhile our people can go on with their work of cultivating the U and remain in the occupation of their homes and while they are firm in demanding and clinging to their rights they should avoid collisions or disputes over this mati ter either with the sharp and ma IA red reC men or their neighbors neighbor rs f the B no ho less acute if more civilized whites of the blue mountain region |