| Show NO NEED OF INDIAN TROUBLES UNDER this heading beading the omaha world her aid sustains aias its reputation for clearness and good sense by presenting the following talk of disarming the sioux indiana still goes on the settlers near the rosebud and pine ridge agencies continue to feel apprehensive of an indian uprising governor mellet boilet e wrote to general miles it a fortnight igo go saying that he had information from reliable sources that the indians were procuring all the aluni tion and guns obtainable and were even offering a fine horse for it a carbine and ammunition to this general miles replies that a war once ended the military has nothing further to do and adds with justifiable severity that he is very much an surprised e d that thattie the citizens of the states witts which h have only been cleared of danger should sell guns and ammunition to the indians the apprehensions of the western settlers oost cost the government and the state a fortune this winter yet now with an inconsistency positively astounding astound ino they proceed for a monetary consideration to rearm these hostiles ho stiles commissioner morgan on being appealed to to give his views on the question of disarming arming ais says that only the loyal and friendly indians are at present in possession of guns and adds it is with a feeling of hesitation that I 1 say it and ad a I 1 say my it only after careful deliberation and with sincere sorrow that it must be said that I 1 greatly fear the indians would not be safe either in their persons or their property if it were known they were entirety end rely without inthout 1 I defense they are plain words and true ones and somewhat reverse the application of the term hostiles ho stiles colonel shatter shafter until recently in command at pine fine ridge rid e to punctures this festering sore when he says that the government promises to give a the e indian n 1186 pounds of beef but in r reality ty gives given III him the skeleton n of a steer a r which weighs 7 5 pounds un here are two sel evident propositions if the citizens of nebraska and dakota do not want the unfriendly indians armed let them refuse ref use to sell those indians arms if the government does not wish another uprising for broad bread let it feed the hungry as it it has pr promised ORsa to do an indian war after all is only a bread riot |
