Show RELIEVE THE INDIANS INDIAN 28 A century of dishonor as the united states indian policy tor for the first hundred years of the republic existence has been aptly termed does not appear to be the limit as to time when the aborigines aborigine of this coultry are to be subjected to inhumane iob official treatment it if the statement of the durango Dura ugo col co board of trade is in true as it probably is it charges that the indian department again his broken faith with clief ignacio and aaa the dou southern thern utes and as a result the indians are now in a starving condition toe people of durango and vicinity nave have renu rendered ered them some rail relief lef but are unable to bear the burden alone and as the indian department h has turned a deaf ear to the appeals of the starving natives the durango board of trade calls on the country at large to come to tle ile aid of the sufferers the story of official perfidy in connection ta with inclan affairs irk in this country is as old as the government of 01 late there has been a promise of hot bet ter treatment of the red men both under president cleveland Is and that of others who have held the position of chief magistrate and there is basis for the belief that it if the actual condition of these indians were made known lo in high official quarters at washington there would be a change As the be people of colorado now new mexico and utah ate are most directly interested the representatives of those states should give the matter more than passing passim attention the ground round of humanity adoue should be suM sufficient clent to inspire ettor aud and the danger that iri inhumane buman treatment way may drive the Hou southern thern utes on to the warpath karpath in the state and territories named should be ample excuse for special interference on the part of their representatives at the nai nacio loal al capi capital lid the attitude of chief ignacio Ignao io as described in the durango address should awaken lively admiration and sympathy lor for this nuble noble indian ana bia tribe and will give assurance of a peaceful settlement of present difficult ties it humane methods are followed or ignacio wields a powerful influence with his tribesmen at the sawo same ti melt cannot be expected thattie that abe wag mab datlof any will restrain the inKing av hand band of fiere fieret t 4 ionian warriors when their loved ouse are doomed by the white bite man mans mana a perfidy and od death As the address referred to artates the indian brave will retaliate at the sight eight of his hie dead equaw and pap and who can blame him surely barely the white man would not ex peck to do less jea himself for the good reputation of the nation it would be most desirable if an unwavering rule of humane progressive educational conduct toward the indian were made an integral part of government policy that such a rule role con can be followed with eucless has bae received ample demonstration demohai ration in 10 utah yet we can hardly hope for it general application now the conflict between the palt paleface face and red man seems not to have reached its culmination in this land put hut notwithstanding withstanding Bot the antagonism to the aborigine which la Is an excrescence of 11 american civil zattoo there will cow come e a time when the indians will hold a front place among civilized races race as Is a delightsome people 9 theirs to is a race of destiny on this continent as clearly as that which has marked the jewish race lo in the present situation if the general government does not give im mediate relief the he people of the inter antt r mou atalo region should for humanity sake do so and in a time to come th the surviving remnants of the land will repay their preservation by their potency in maintaining the empire of civilized man in the great west went |