Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-28

man who loves justice and who values the
honor of the American name will admit it is a
solemn duty to leave nothing untried to pre-
pare better fate than determination and a
better rule than that of brute force for the
original occupants of the soil on which SO many
millions of our people have grown pros
porous and happy. That all Indians on this
northern continent have been savages, and
that many of them are savages now, is true
but it is also true that many tribes have risen
to promising degree of civilization, and there
is no reason to doubt that the rest, if wisely
guided, will be found capable of following
their example. OF the hun dred and ffty-two
Thousand Indians in the United States, there
FORE since the paci6cation of the Sioux, there
has been at no time more than fifty thousand
| in hostile conflict with the whites.
Neither does it appear that such partial dis
turbances have been provoked by the absence
forces. OF four disturbances that have oc-
Cured within the last two years, three broke
out in the immediate presence of such military
force, ard only one without it. At this mo-
ment band Of less than 500 united and
another of about $50 Indian marauders in New
Mexico, in all less than 1000 of an Indian pop
ulation of quarter of million,
the number of white desperadoes
who were within the past twelve months band
ed together in New Mexico for murder and "a
pine was larger than that of the Indians re-
Gently on the war path near the southern part
of the territory.
While am by all means disposed to settle
the deplorable matter of Indian disturbances,
and to acknowledge the great value of the mill
tary force in suppressing them, it is but just
to the Indians to point out the important fact
that distur bance and hostility is the exception
and peaceable conduct the rule,
sss very large majority Of ton shs Indian
uninterrupted quiet without presence of CO.
ercing force, auo the equally significant ex-
perience that the more civilized an Indian be-
comes the more certainly can his peaceable and
orderly conduct be depended upon.
The secretary claims to have an Indian poll
cy, and says: The ends steadily pursued by
the department are the following:
First-To set the Indians to work as agricul-
turalists, or herders, and thus to break up
their habits of savage life aud to make them
self-supporting.
Second-To educate their youth of both
sexes, SO as to introduce to the growing genera
ton civilized ideas, wants and aspirations.
Thlrd-To allot parcels of lands to the In
dams in severalty and to give them individual
title to their farms in fee inalienable for GER
tain period, thus to foster the pride of indiv-
idual ownership of property, instead of their
former dependence upon the tribe with its ter
ritory had in common.
Fourth-When settlement in severalty with
individual title is accomplished, to dispose
with their consent of those lands of their reser-
vations which are not settled and used to their
proceeds to farm fund for their benefit, which
will gradually relieve the government of the
expenses ut present provided for by annual apss
preparations.
Fifth-When this is accomplished to treat
Indians like other inhabitants of the United
States under the laws of the land.
THIS policy, if adopted and supported by
Congress and carried out with wisdom and
hrmness, will, in my opinion, grad ally bring
about the solution of the Indian problem
without injustice to Indians and also without
obstructing the development of the country.
1t will raise them to level of civilization,
civilized tribes in the Indian
Territory, and probably higher, considering
the stimulus of individual ownership in the
land. It will not take away from them by
force what in justice and equity belongs to
them, but induce them to part with what they
cannot cultivate and use themselves for fair
compensation. It will open to progress and
improvement large districts now held BY the
Indians, which will then be of no real advan :
tage to them and are now to nobody else.
Referring to the assertions frequently made
that tribal relations must be broken up, aud
the reservation system must be abandoned,
Secretary Schurz observes that an attempt to
establish these objects at once all over the
country without intermediate stages by mill
tary force, would undoubtedly result in many
cases in Indian wars of unprecedented magni-
tude and bitterness, which would require a
much larger army than we at present possess,
and prove in the end not only most inhuman,
but in blood and treasure most expensive of
all wars.
The secretary says the cause of the Ute
trouble cannot be found in any just complaint
on the part of the Utes. It is expected the oc-
currence of their trouble and transac tions fol-
lowing thereupon will result in such arrange
ments will be calculated to prevent for the
future hostile compact between the white in
habitants and Indians in that part of the coun-
try.