Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-06-20
THE TRUTH.
Complete Refutation of the Military APol-
 ogy for the Outbreak.
GLOBE, June 15, 1885.

ogy for the Outbreak.
 GLOBE, June 15, 1885.
 EDITOR CITIZEN: In recent issue of your paper, about the 2d inst, there sp- peared communication from a cores pondent a. Camp Thomas, so rePlete with faisehoods as to call for a contra dIction.
 First, the writer says: "Gen. Crook having entire control of the ChIricahuss, be made them work and earn their own living.' They did not work and, cOnse- quently. earned nothing. The govern ment fed them snd the army issued the rat.oas furnished by the War Depart meut.
 Second-It is further aver:ed by your corrsspou den. thCt "abso!utoiy DO Gls- satisfaction existed l-r @ lCnber of months. nor up to ;le tune when the In irr.Cr De; artI1eIt Knocked ult tae last psOp by which the military had control of the Indians" The fact Is tEe military has Glwa!s had entire control of the ChIriedaua-, the Indians TcierTed to, and would uu. allow any civilian O: the agen- cy even tO witness count. After the ChiIicshu6s were removed tO Camp Apache, tue agent as denied the right tO ce present and witness the dlstrlbu- ton of annuity goods, blankets, cloth lng. etc, although he had been directed by the Interior Department to g. tO the Chiricshua camp and witness the issue and report to the commissioner of lndI- an atf .irs. And although a pack train had arrived ht the agency from Camp Apache, for the purpose of carry the goods to the CnIri cahuas and White Mountain Camps, yet, rather than allow the agent to wItuess the distribution, the train was returned, by order of Captain Crawford Crooks right bOwer), to Apache without the much needed sup plies. The Indians were forced to pass the winter with less rags than IS Lis,Uri- cally accorded to Lazarus.
 Third-It is asserted that "sorue two months ago the military department de- clined tO be any longer responsible for their (the Ch!rIcahuas) actions, as tt was only matter of time when they would break out" Now, Is would have been better for the good uf history, Lad this veraCiOUs cnrOnicier of events that trans pired m the chequer-d management of the Chincahuss, tixci the date when Crooks love for thee Indians cooled and he wished to sever bis family rela tiOns with the delectable crowd. ".5ome two months 6go" IS indefinite. Why did not Crook make bis wishes known: lie might have been accommodated. as the Chiricahuss had ceased to love him and expressed a desire to be with tue agent, and they avOwed that rather than reInaIns sunder military surveillance, they would return to MrxicO. The fact thaI they were not divorced frOm Crook is the cause Of their present leaving the reser vation and IL rklng the line Of their flight with the blood of white men, women and children.
 Fourth-To quote further, This state of affairs (leavIug the rrservatluni was brought about by the Indian Bureau doing all the trading with the Indians, furnishing supplies, etc" Thi, state- ment, also, Is not true. The Indian Bureau Is nor in ''the sugar trade and cotton liBe." It does no trading what ever, but II has squaniered some seeds, farming implements. wagons, harness, etc, through Agent Wilcox, on a mlh- tary requIsition, for the use of these In1ians.
 Fifth-The statement is made that, "the military made the Indians (Chirl cahuas farm, furnishing them seed and l implements, and agreed to pay their product of grain at 2l, cents per pound" Made them farm IS gGOG, very good. The Chiricahuas never nave, from 1 the best information Httainable, done | anything worthy the name O. work and 1 have had no grain tO sell. Tn tbis con- nection, your Camp Thomas correspond 1 ent gIves the Apache post-trader quiet I but effective dig. He sal "ne paid the , price stipulated for tte grain. but charg- and nine cents per pound for flour. three | yards of cotton drilling was gwen fo- one dollars worth of grain three pounds of sugar flr one d, liar and other srti- cles in like prnp0TtiJu." This, tbe pos trader, who holds bis Incense from the War Department and, consequently, under the inmedia'e supervision Of Crook, denies. and no doubt be speaks the truth, because the Chiric4huas haG no grain t0 exchange at any price.
 Sixth-And then l am dO-e. The Camp Thomas scribe says: "BlGDket- which were furnished were never issued. and 1t is an actual fact that a majority of
 
 have one blanket CT hal' dozen yards of the cheapest cotton drilling tO the family In fact they were almost naked during a very cold winter" This + probably true, SO far as the Chiricahuas were concerned. Their Restitution Is already accounted for by Captain CrAw- iords reiusual to permit the goods. to ,lothe them, beng carried to them in December last.
 Crook has certainly been unfortunate u the selec: on of hIs newspaper apolo- yist. He should have chosen some one R hose statements would have as least 'Ome semblauce oi truth. CHA.
 The ahave communication comes rom a source whose veracI,y is above uspiciOn. and i. any words herein given Ire questioned. their tru,hsu,aess can 'e established by abundant aEtAori'y- .D. CITIZEN.