New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-23
A PROTEST. BY GENERAL CROOK.

WASHINGTON, June 22.-General Schofield
has forwarded San Francisco the War Depart
ment the following dispatch, just received from Cen
eral Crook;
ceiYe the Son Carlos Reservation any the Chirca
hua Apaehes, except the women and children II these
Indians are not led they must either sarve back
the war patti Ihey are now a thoroughly subjugatod
suspicious and yglant 6St At no lime VIII teSy T 80 80
one body but occupy different elevated points, making
the surprise and destruction OF the entire band du .
possibility. In like manner, in surrendeTlng, they
would not trust themselves in hands Once, but
came dropping IN frJn all sides IN small fragments They
would say I'VE give ourselves up TO 40 with us
as you please Had l seized ppon the first came
in no others would have followed; twenty warriors
would have been a. bad as the whole number. Chio
his raid through Arizona and New Mexico had but TWEEN.
tysix and HirOnimo ia ais Expectations IN
Chihuahua had lcss than forty. When tue Chircahuas
reach the reservation they VIII be fully and
dstrusfu Any attempt TO hold them responsible for
their acs before their surrender will drive hen back
all the depredaOns committed upon ourselves and tho
MoXieans while at war are legitimate.
Whiie 1t Is repellaut TO my feelings TO put these
redhanded murderers on the reservation. reflect that
they are no worse OF than were the GOO Apaches put
on the reservation Yen years ago lhen had nothing
but ne soldiers and the scouts VINO had subugaed them
control handful OF Chicahuas we wOud nave not
only the soldiers and but the valuable assistance
tnska am sous6ed tsav tha , lniSnt
have surrendered ~ the Mexicans any circ u-
stances and II tan not sustained now they will not
surrender TO us again Their natural disrust and
cry which they alege tue Mexicans committed some
months since. The Chiracahuas were invited In 10
make peace, filed up with liquor then attacked,
many being killed aud wounded and others being carried
of prisoners. Please IN Dy telegraph before
proceed further whether iC Is the Intention OF
Interior Department 10 take charge these Indians
shall he only glad rid the hard work aud
responsibility their management Will entail.
General Scnofeld appends the following recommenda-
ton to General Crooks dIspitch
recommend for the present at least that the man.
agemeDt OF the surrendered Chricahuas be left entirely
in tire hands OF General Crook and that both the War
means TO carry out t1is policy This seems to be the
Chicahuas cannot be treated arbitrarily as PRISONERS OF
ana General Crook alone has tne power control
lhem.
copy Of both kilograms to-day sent TO the Secre
tary or the Interior By Secretary Lincoln, with the re-
quest that be viii indicate his pleasure touching
POSI- zion OF these indians.
Secretary Teller said tonight that willing TO
the children and the unmarried aud put
former TO school and the latter the reservation
but to the others they should upon
ton. His reasons were FIRST that the Indians upon
the aon the lDdian agents and the Whito set.
tiers IN the surrounding country did not them
there; secondly, tnat putting them upon the
would practically De turning them loose be-
they would only remain until next spring when
they would 90 upon the warpath again thirdly his ap
Tor support OF Indians would allow
oi ms keeping the 400 or 500 Of Crookss captives