Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-07-18


 I7rspar;s from Washington are to be
 ,-Esl upon, .le Indian Affairs com
 u.s..-n has fallen into the most imprac-
 tssl zl3 unfortunate hands. General
 4E--, .le Commissioner, has evidently
 :'--.el Indian char rscter from Cooper's
 lJ7els or Longte,low's song of Hia- vz:ia, and does not realize that the genuine Indian partAkes more of the lsture Of a savage beast than ofa casket .ataining precious human soul. They Le natural enemies of civilization and know no lav but might; and it is the mistake of hidrg the conquering heel from their uecks that permitted their t,eschery and muTderous raid. These are the things that Commissioner At E.as does not care to have disarmed un- less iLe cowboys are also dIsarmed. With all due respect to NIT. Atkins and tl5 position which he fails to honOrably tl, Fe will call his attention to the fact that tle cowboy conditions to the per t5rna1ce of his plain duty is none Of his business. If the Indians are armed aad cowboy kills one, he can interpose p.ea oi seif-defense, on a trial; if t-e Indians are unarmed, there will be DO excuse for him and there Is that high regard for law and .lst.ce ID Arizona that will not suffer lin to escape the penalty for the crime o- murder. When it is found necessary to lsArm tae cowboys, We will not go to Washington, or to Commissioner Atkins io' authority to do so.
 AT Atkins has recently added another brilliant feather to his gsudy plume G aosurlity, and under the guise of 'lal much abused reform" he is after tae ladiGn traders. We do not champion The cause of this class of pirates, but the Commissioners remedy is so very weak and impotent that it makes his "fresh- Iess more apparent, if possible. He Opposes to remove every trader now holding e license and appoint new men, winch process 1t IS supposed will fructlfy Tom the moral seed sown by MT. Atkins Incense. and the new crop of traders VIII be models of honesty. Each trader must slve d bond of S10,000 to insure l'oper behavior. and will have to file Win ;he Indian Bureau from tlme to UIe sworn invoices of all goods pur- c-ased for the Indian stores, with de tailed prices, cost of transportation, etc. i-e trader will be allowed to add thirty Der cent. profit only on all goods, and 1le prlce lists must be written m both Lasilsh and the Indian tongues, and kept posted conspicuously in twelve p4Aces on. each reservation. We suppose 10 the event that the Indian language Has no written characters that 1t will de- 'oiye upon the trader to formulate them aai teach the Indians to read their OWL language. The Cherokees of the Indian 1efrl'ory are the only Indians m tho Olited States who have a written Ian gaage, bit of information that MT. At ans position should have given him. H' s-so proposes Tn turn that the traders VII! De protected. When an Indian oo ''lh' goods from the traders on credl " when his squsw runs in debt for OoIt Of red calico and string of beads sn order will be made out for the In u-an Agent, who will withhold that In u'ans Rnnuities or rations until th' 1eo' Is discharged. This and muci ~o'e similar rubbish has about exhaust 'l The mental, moral and physical pow sIs or NIT. Atkins which will require the 'lncGey of a sitz-bath in a warm solu Nol ot Hiawsiha to fully restore.