The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-08
TIE SUSPICIOUS sIorx.

The wicked menuer in which the
government has dealt With the India
Is bearing fruit In Uskots, where the
redskins EN- pha.iosily refuse to sign tie
agreement to sell 20 600 square mile t!
their lands for settlement By the
whites. The Commits oEers have been
at 8 anding Rock Agency two or thre+
weeks, arguing with the Indians, ex-
ing all IN theiE power to- iIduce the
aborigines to sign; but not 3 signature
has been obtained 80 far, while il is re-
quired that three-fourths OF The Sioux
shall sign before the bargain shall be
complete. The Commissioners charge
the maicontent chiefs With gpreveEting
the Indians from signing. and say q
conspiracy has beea formed having for
| its object the killing OF the frs: buck
who signs the agreement. The Commits
| sioners may be correct in their opinion,
but there are people who will believe
that the Ina'ans are deferred from sign
| ing BY the recollection of unfair trent
meDt in the past. II the ssvages lack
faith III the honesty and trustwor' nj
| ness of the whites, they are hardly t., be
censured, for tbs Instance when either
the government or individuals ERYe
kept faith with the Indians are rare.
at Standing Rock it will be necessary
to secure 800 signatures, but how 10 get
them is the puzzle. The other DAY
John Grass, spokesman for the Indians.
i'll the course of q vigorous speech TO
the commissioners, said:
We have talked this matter all over IN our
! councils You tell US IL .000, COO acres of our
| Is nd IL 90 be given to the whites, and we
are to get 90 cents for every scte sold that
| 81 900, Geo is 10 be advanced 10 US, snu that
We sre TO get per cent OF tn Al for our
| selves. One.half OK this is to lie used for
! industrial schools and ave Hre TO get the
eaca. We co not Ihink this woulo
make us very rich. You tell Us that
other Indian tribes are to be brought
! among US. This we do not wasn't, aud IL is
moi pleasing % the Other tribes. AL these
! Things we bave talked for fye night 4 d
all our people tell ME To saw to you thas they
VIII not sign. The gUvernment owes US
much under our old tr aties. ami we hope
thstwhen you go back to Washington youwiil
| try TO get il for US You have Swo papers
! f0T us TO sign, one black, which is for the
! Indians who say eyes" sud one red for
those VINO say No" Orr people say that
they Will nos sign The back nor the Sed You
! have counted us since you hGve been here.
! You knoT just nos many we are. a1d we
all say no. YOu have been with US many
- no of p.1r ,Tt.z =,
much work 10 do. You had bette, go on,
for you canno; get rs 20 sign. This is all
we have 10 say.
1t is the unwEitten policy o.
the government to eXterminate the
L dians by studied denial oi
rights. and refusal to stand by ohli-
cations soIemnly undertaken. At the
rate things are progressing it Is ouIy 8
question CT brief time when Tiers will
not be enough Indians to supply the
demend for side shows. The Sioux q.
Standing Rock seem to be aware Of tits,
and they do not pr1pose TO he willing
party to the sale Of their birthrighs.
nf-~-">-se1.t, Ft ii'II ~ AZ,
oiAVes tor refusing 30 consent IN What
'dey regard as only another fraud f. h.
Pfae'ieed upon !1sm, Tie Sioux are
not III c6ntlion % make wiz IN fla
Government, but the7 are in position
ID assert that they have knowledge If
he s%Indiirg, crooked Wsys OF the na-
Ion.
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