| Show HEIRD be he that the indian should be to I 1 looked after by 6 the th military KEW new YORK jan 14 the free nan journal today to day received a letter from father crafts at pine pido ridge baying that he is considerably better and aekins that tile press contradict the reports that the tile army waa was to bla blame melor for theda gedy at wounded knee those reports be b says do crave grave injustice to our soldiers and are instigated by those adverse to an honorable settlement of the present trouble and hostile to the desire of every true friend of iho the indian that they are permanently from the indian bureau to the war department it is only by euch such a transfer that the indians can expect just treatment he ile says the trouble a at t wounded knee originated through h interested whites who had go gone no about and industriously tented the army and its intentions the indiana indians were led to believe the true aim alun of the soldiers eol diers was their extermination |
