Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-09-29

l IHFkE are lew people ln ArIzOna who would have newspapers ignore the discussion of the Indian question, for the reason, as they say, that it scares peo- pie away. Such course would be much more damaging than discussion of the facts and furnishing the news as 1t occurs. Whenever the press of any section of the country under takes to keep quiet and suppress news 1t invariably fails, as such news will find its way out, and usually m greatly es-af,gerated form. It is the Indian raids, and not the newspapers, that are in!uring Arizona, together with General Crooks inability or neglect to subdue and control the wild Apaches. There are very few who pretend to ar que that permanent peace has been se- cured by the superior tactics of General Crook in his Sierra Msdre campaign. How any reasonable man can arrive at such a conclusion We cannot unGer- stand. Crook did not kill or capture a single warrior; he did not weaken them in any way, shape or form; he has made no change of his forces to strengthen his position along the border or to prevent future raids into our Territory; he has &C., knewledRed to the world that the soldiers of the United States army are not equal to the Apsches, and cannot be successfully used against them. He not only sand this Tn so many words, but he proved by his Sierra Madre campaign, that he believed what he preached, as he took only body guard of soldiers with him, and took Indian scouts to do the fighting; but they also failed him.
 What security then has Southern Arizona in the future? If the soldiers cannot protect the settlements, and if the Indian scouts cannot be relied upon what protection have the settlers in Southeastern Arizona from Apache raids, which may come at any time? The CITIZEN is not disposed to cry wolf |" simply for the purpose of frightening people. In common with all other en- terprises in this Territory, it has some thing to lose by the unsettled state of Indian affairs in Arizona, and much to gain by lasting and permanent settle ment of the question.
 The doors are now wide open. Juh, whom General Crook informed us, was no longer in authority, and had been deserted by his followers, seems to have partsken of the nature of joint snake, which after a severe beating and knock ing into pieces, has wonderful faculty of gathering the parts together, and be- coming a full fiedged warrior again with all his old followers with him and num- erous new recruits, ready to pounoe down upon Arizona at any time. This IS the situation to-day, and no man can deny the fact. The peace General Crook has given us may last one month, SIX months or a year. What IS such peace worth and what gool is it to Arizona? It amounts to nothing, and the man who allows himself to be deluded by such settlement of the Indian ques- ton in Arizona is indeed easily satisfied. This Indian incubus is upon Arizona and it will remain so as long as the renegsdes are at large. We cannot expect prosperity in thIs Territory until the renegade Apacbes are either captur- ed or exterminated, and there is nothing to be gained by going to sleep and awaiting results, or allowing General Crook to do so. He has left the Indian question in the worst possible shape, and he should lose no time in endeavor1ng to patch it up. The people of Arizona demand 1t and We should think that he above all others would be anxious to set things right.