Morgan County Star | 1912-10-05 | Page 7 | Would Protect Natives

WOULD PROTECT NATIVES discoverer of blonde eskimos protests against invasion of their country new york ster ansson the young explorer who discovered the blonde eskimos has uttered a vigorous protest against invasion ot of their country in the far north by white men in his judgment the advent ot of civilization among them will causo cause the deaths ot of many ot of them and not improbably the extermination ot of the entire tribe measles Iea Is 13 the he particular disease of civilization from froin which he would protect the newly discovered people no distinction Is made by A mr Stet ansson between whalers chalers wh alers tur fur traders game hunters or even missionaries so no tar far as the health and of the eskimos are aie concerned all 0 of them he declares and even scientific investigators like ilka are a menace with the object of literally protecting the eskimos from civilization air mr stefa ason stated that thal he will visit ottawa in a short time lime to urge action by the dominion government