, 1873-10-10
THE TROUBLES IN THE aOUTHWRsT

THE TROUBLES IN THE SOUTHWEST,
Tho troubles on tho Arizona frontier arc rapid
ly reaching point where m investigation will
be necessary. Tho raids from Mexico upon
Unitod Btases soil are beginning to dwindlo into
inaignihcance compared with the outrages per-
petrated by tho Apaches under Cochtao, at tho
Ohiricahua Reservation, upon tho helpless poo
plo Of Sonora. The raiding from this resorva-
ton has become systematic, and other Indians
who want to make business OF murder and rob
berry cross to tho Mexican soil from this point.
more dlsgracofu1, and the long List Of robberies
and murders committed by the Apaohes ia get
ting longer day By day. Ono Of tho most prom
mont citlzens of San Pedro, Arizona; writes to
tho San Francisco Alta California:
1haro aeen tho Alta Of the 9Th Of goptenabe., and
havo read Gov Pesquera's letter and tho editorial
comments, and sssure you that tho suffering Of tho
poor people Of Mexico by theso uorcieaa Bavagos
creates tito deepest sympathy. That those Indians On
this have constantly and frequently left The
Agency With tho open and avowed determination Of
going to sonora raid Ia no secret, md Ia suacep-
about tho Agency to conceal these facts is equally truo
II the Government Of tho Unitsd States desire to
pt stop to tho ratdfnR Into Moxieot doarc proofs
that 1t Is constantly being done, thoy get ample
proofs Il they will empower Hcn. 9chohcld or Gen.
Crook to investigate It, and the latter will stop It, II
authorized In less than thrco months. am nware
that outlaws from Mexico hAyo c0multtod bad crimes
IN Arizona but Is that any reAson why great aud
powerful nation should turn horda Of say8geu upon
innocent exposed people the frontier to murder
and rob7
Tie United States Government has for long
timo been fully aware Of tllia dlRgracoful atato
Of things. It has been informed BY official doc
umonts from the Sonora authorities and by tho
statements Of tho Indian Agent himself at that
reservation. When Gen. Crook, who has re-
duced the other tribes in Arizona to condition
Of peacefulnoss, undertook to exercise Ills mill
tary supervision ovor this reservation, he VAS
Informed that a treaty forbade him to enter the
grounds unless for the purpose Of travelling
through. He wrote to Con. scho1eld and to
Washington, but no reply was ever sent to his
lettors, the Interior Department refusing to give
any satisfaction, or to furnish any information
| about this secret treaty, made by Gen. Howard,
which is now conveniently out OF tho way. Con.
Crook hns, therefore, been prevented not only
from suppressing the raids, but a1ao from ascer-
tanning anything about thom, except from hoar-
say.
Tho evil has now become 80 glaring, and rob-
bory and murder Of MoxicanH BY theso savages
30 regular aud Bystomatio, that the papers Of
Arizona and California. as we'll as the Gov
erument Of Mexico, arc demanding either
that Gon. Crook shall DO instructed to
stop thoao murderous torayB aummarily, or
that thero shall be searching investigation
made and that this hidden treaty OF Con.
Howard's shall be brought to light, that the OK
act condition Of things may bo known. If tho
Indian Bureau, in coluaion with Gen. Howard,
has been guilty Of issuing license to tho
Apaohos to rob and murder at will with i'm
punity, 1t is certainly tlmo tho facts were made
public and tho murderouB business brought to
IN end. In any egont, it ia high timo to
stop tho nonsense Of demanding reparation
from Mexico for outrages by rowing
bands OF Indians who hayo occasionally crossed
; into Arizona aud Texas and have stolen cattle,
while our own tribes aro crossing into Mexico,
and robbing aud killing by WHOLESALE, under tho
protection OF treaty mado with tho United
StateB Government. Thero cau bo no possible
objection to m immediate investigation. II
| Con. Howard and tho Indian Bureau have made
! an egregous bluuder, 1t is better to correct It
| now than to continue violating every law Of
humanity. In any event, no further steps ara
necessary to prevent Mexican raids until we
have suppressed those from United States aoll.