New-York tribune., 1874-07-22
PARTY OF CoMANCHEs, KIowAs. AND CHEYENNEs
DEFEArED-REPoRTED MURDER OF IIIREE SUR
THE PEACE POLICY.

VIEWS or A MEMBER OF TIE QUAKER EXECUTIVE
COMMIrrEE-TTE WORK OF The FRIENDS ST.
PE.vIsORY, NOT EXECUTIyE-rHE REPORTS OF
FIGHIISG SAID TO BE EXAGGERATED-THE REA-
SONS FOR REQUESTING AGENT MILEs'S REsIGNA-
TION.
CINCINNATI, July 21.-Mr f. l.. Johnson,
member the Friends Executive Committee IN the reg
ulatiOn OF Indian affairs, reached bis home III TINS city
to-day AMI nterr0gated by reporter regarding te
Quaker policy with the Indians. Mr.. johnson considers
1t successful. far peace policy can be- He SAID
In this work the Friends Committee is not of
utve character but simply superysory all can recoh-
mend, yut II depends upon tue Will OF the Government
whether that pan to be followed, or ther appoint
men to be made. IL Is WORK carried on under many
difficulties, however, for ulscrGpuou5 white men are
Wiling anythlng to throw DOUBT on the elnclcncy
of the policy and there are even In ians anxious 10
effect purposes in their own interests by snblecilng
agents - suspicion of wrong Then again the policy
is not altogether free from the opposition OF political
prejudice. Viewing all this, We work AT disadvantage
our purpose object Is to watch the Indian side, and
represent ihem truhfuy to the people oi the Unitcd
states.
Referring to the recent disturbances in Indian Terri
tory he SAID:
Aiapahoes Cheyeuncs and Conauches IN tne center OF
the Territory. The supplies at the Agency become fA
hausIed and before stores bc received, the In
ddns naturally take to raidng n small bands, aud then
TO further this dlscontent There are iaTess whites 10
tueir rights TINS viii continue aS crimes continue III
ciyiiz d commuuitics Thc Indian cannot be expected
IA his savage state, to settle these wrongs as
we would those perpetrated AGAINST US;
a white person no matter who, whether 1t ia the man
who wrongcd him or some person Innocent OF Tue
wrong As 10 tue number OF Indians engaged in the
lae Ids il has been variously estimated from 800
down II as low 40. heard some say that there
were than 30. outrages have been exagger-
aed in way. Those IN the vicinity OF them apt,
through fear aud apprehension, TO Imagine more Than
actually occurred SLch accounts are spread abroad
and create corresponding fear on the frontier settle
ments. whole idea seems TO be one OF neral
There Is DO cause TO expect tat such w" ne tue
case for nave said, the troubles come solely from
small bands OF ArapIhoes, Chcyennes ana C9manches
There no general orodnlLitlOu III thel ptuu ~ LOT
unitec work every one Is apparently fduln. 10. MIN
lie thinks santanta and Big Tree living up to their
promises but may any time join in the raids thus
far however. the young men have been the moving
spirits. with a few ot the Old chiefs Toward Agent
Miles, he sad:
The Committee were urged to their action by feeling
more the OF Mr.. Miles tnau anything else.
Every member of the Committee has tue fuiIrSt CON
hdence Ill Mr M!css Integrity, aud DtllcNes thtt ms
whole career agent has been one OF the strlctest
honesty. Ii much his efficiency that was IN
question, but that he had lost confidence III himself
harmony with the Quaker policy. | have
been in business with Mr.; Miles, ana kLow
him intimately. hold him in the highest esteem, but
believe that his distitch was ndiscreeiy woried,
though in fact 1t nothing more than demand tor
additional force to enable him 10 avert any iurther
0utrases He has marshals to aid him In the police
government OF the Indians under his charge, ana
this call for force which he Thought to De
greater tuan The circumstances Warranted ls u'pdtch
gave the public idea OF The situation ana IL was
10 relieve public opinion that the tomltse recon-.
uended his resignation Ii remains To be seen whether
the Government viii accept the reservation 70 or not for
tine OF the Committee Is not ina II oaJ recon-
mcnded that tue resignation BE- presented.
COMMISSIONER SMITH PROTESTS AGAIN ST THE ACTION
OF THE FRIENDS COMMITTEE IL REQUESTING
TIE RESIGNATION OF AGENT MILES.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-The Commissioner of
Indian Affairs has written the following letter to Zidok
street leading member OF the Society Of Friends in
regard to the action of that body in demanding the