Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-06-30
What Was Done Last Night iR Leyin's
 Park.
Speeches by Editors, Lawyers, Black smiths, Merchants, Etc. on the In dian --Browder's Res
 olutions--NO Action
 Reached.

| Hayward as secretary. bOth gentlemen
 being elected took their stations.
 Mayor Strauss proceeded to say that
 the meeting had been called to give the
 people of Tucson an opportunity to ex-
 press their views. He, for one, had | great confidence in the superior iudg-
 ment of General Crook on the Indian question. Every Indian that Crook had
 whipped and put on the reservation had stayed there. These Chiricahuas Crook had never whipped until now. If he
 was allowed to locate this tribe at San | Carlos Crook guarantees his reputation as a man and soldier, that they would
 remain there forever. He had positive information from General Crook that unless this policy was adopted that fur ther treaties with the Indians would be utterly useless.
 A motion was made to appoint a com
 mittee of three to draft resolutions and
 report another night. On this point | Col. Zabrlskie and Mir. l.. c. Hughes | spoke. They both thought postpone ment was better. MT. Hughes offered an amendment that committee of five be appointed to report at the court house tonight.
 Mayor Strauss suggested that he had hoped that some one was ready to ex- press these views ID resolution to- night
 At this iuRcture a cOunter-move of opposition to what was evidently the primary design of the meeting, broke over its borders. J. A. Browder said: "There is nothing in the Chiricahus h. diGns. There IS nothing in them to give any assurance of anything l am op- posed to their going back on the reser- vation. l have resolutions Tn my pocket
 l.. c. Hughes interrupted, saying: The gentlemen has not given the sub iect the attention that be should. Up to 1873 the people of this territory had been murdered until there seemed no redress. General Crook was brought here 10 subject the Apaches. He placed them on the reservation. Or those put there Dot one has left the reservation. About the time he was ready to put the Chiricahuas on the reservation he was interrupted by General Howard.
 Crook met the Chiricahuas in the Sierra Madres. He had a fight with them. They sued for peace. Probably
 
 All of those wirriors have gone iu. Gen. Crook says all the bucks will come in sx- cept JGh. He had them understand then and there it was not in bis power to save them, but if they would settle down on the reservation he would do all be could to keep them from immunity. There were about fifty bucks whose chil- dren were out in the mountains. They asked General Crook to wait till they came back. He refused to do so on ac- count of the lack of ralions. They sued for peace. He said, you come back and wlll do what I can. will go back and fight for you. True, they were suing for peace, there in the rugged passes of the Sierra Madres. There they were, double in number, and they could easily have given him trouble. General Crook has said, T will stake my reputation as a soldier and a man that If 1 am allowed to carry out my policy 1 will guarantee that not another Chiricahua will leave the reservation" He hopes to have the people of Arlzons stand by him. There are about fifty bucks out, who are prob ably in Arizona about now. They are waiting to hear from the reservation. If 1t IS not favorable they will not come in. They believe General Crook 10 be all powerful. If these promises are are not carried out it will simply be matter of extermination.
 J. 4. Browder-I would like to ask for information whether this question of putting these Indians on the reserva ton. has been considered. If the people could be assured they would be kept there, We would be pretty safe, but then some one would be apt to supply them with ammunition, and of they would go on another raid. Applausel. Accord ing to the report of General Forsyth, General Crook was not in the fight. His scouts did the fighting. General Crook whipped the White Mountain Apaches. We have no assurance that they will keep the peace. General Crook did not get the bucks this time, who are still Tn Mexico. 1 have some resolutions. We want the red-handed murderers exc cuted. Applausel.
 l.. C. Hughes-I want to tell the gentleman that the White Mountain Indians were not whipped by General Crook
 H. <. Stevens-The Star and CITIZEN have been demanding that these Indians be transferred to the reservation, but as for Mir. Hughes, he goes which everSway | the wind blows. Lsughterl. We want | to punish these Indians. If Crook has | made promises to get those Indians | pack, and cannot fulfill them, that is | his look out If We would do that way | Judge Sheldon would crack our necks | quicker than he did Casey's. Laugh ter.
 L. c. Hughes-Let me tell you, as I | do in my paper, Voice-For $l0 year. | you have to first catch your Indian. l | thought they should be hung. Crooks has changed my mind.
 MT. Hereford thought that it was the | prestige of Crook that made him great. |
 II. 5. Stevens wanted to know what the meeting was for! He though 1t was about broad or narrow gauge.
 E. 5. Wetmore thought the people | would be making back tracks If the h. diRns were placed on the reservation.
 Mir. Browder here asked to make some and read the following resolu- tions:
 Whereas, The recent campaign by General Crook against the Chiricahua Indians in the Sierra Madre mountains, Mexico, has terminated in the surrender of a large number of renegade Indians and their return to Arizona, and
 Whereas, A considerable number of said Indians have formerly resided on the San Carlos reservation, being fed and clothed there at. the expense of the general government, and
 Whereas, Murder and thieving are the principal tribal characteristics of said band of Indians, and their frequent forays into unprotected settlements are always marked by the most atrocious crimes, rendering habitstion or journey in the districts subject to their incur siOns extremely dangerous, and
 Whereas. This state Of affairs has for years kept immigration from our terri tory and most seriously retarded the de- 7elopment of our vast natural resources, therefore be 1t
 Resolved, That we, the citizens of Tucson, ID mass meeting assembled, and n common with the legal and law-sbid- ng citizens of the whole territory, most and urgently demand of he general government that in the future 1t shall afford us perfect and ab- 'olute protection from Indian depreda- ions.
 Resolved. That We endorse the wis lom of the views of the Hon. Henry NJ Teller. Secretary for the Interior, and f Indian Agent Wilcox, that ''the re- ,entiy surrendered Indians should not gain be permitted to live on the San Carlos reservation" that their residence here would foment discord and prove a constant menace to the inhabitants of a portion of our territory, nd be construed by the people as proof hat the government condoned the rimes of these bloodthirsty ssvages, nd result in their again breaking out nd indiscriminately GlauChtaring onr