Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-20
The Indians, Lament
CHEF 6RASSE SAYS HIS PEOPLE WILL HAVE N


CHEF 6RAsSE SAYS HIS PEOPLE WILL HAVE NO.
WHERE TO GO.
The New York Sun yesterday published an Inter.
view with the Sioux Chief John Grasse In which
he says, In answer to question of where the In
dians Will go II their reservation is taken away
from them: "We have nowhere on earth to 60
ana the Indians all realize IL at last Our hope is
TO learn the secrets OF greatness and success from
which he has OF getting great Things out Of p the
soil. Indians and whites are beginning to inter-
marry, and II is plain TO the thinking men OF my
race That II We educate our children and teach
them 10 De good farmers and to intermarry among
the whites we may again become powerful on the
mem who hex are a9TeS SeT many eases whise
hali-DreedS springlng from these marriages are
elear-headed. Industrious. and successful cattle
stances OF full- booded Indians marrying white
women, however. ! know but one-a Presbyter-
ian minister named Luke Walker, who is fun.
Diooded Santee Indian, who married white
woman, teacher In a Nebraska school,
named O,NeilL They are now living at the
married sam Campbell about Which YOU say tn. re
was much talk In the papers, didn't get a full
blooded Indian for husband. Campbell Is half
squaws are very frequent, and the results are
good, because" said the chief sedateIy 1--WE have
never allowed a bad white man TO live upon the
dianS are courageous, but their Intelligence Is diff
ierent from that OF white men. An Indian Cannot
Jump at a conclusion. Each step must be argued
before him and carefully explained. His head can
hold but one idea a time. This Is because he
lacks education. i believe that there are no In
dams but what can be civilized and all OF the In
dams under thirty years OF age In the Sioux reser-
walton are now located farms engaged In tilling
the soil and raising cattle. The older ones are
the most troublesome. They cannot adopt the
Ideas OF the white men readily. They live In the
past, when the Indian was power in the land.
"The Indians" continued tine chief, shave bt Il
fooled so much by the agents that they have grown
10 have a great fear OF Government promises
When the Northern Pacific Railroad was nut
through the reservation we were told that
the company only wanted o strip OF land wide
enough for the track TO pass through the coun-
Try, and this was repeated with many promises,
until the Indians all believed it. But after
the track was laid, we found that the road
had opened up the whole land east OF the Mis-
souri, River, and that IL WAS practically the prop-
erty Of the railroad The Indians are becoming
Interested In agriculture but they need two things
above all-grist mills and saw mills. We have
Raised wheat Tor two years, but We have 10 grisu
mills 10 carry IL TO- and the roofs OF our houses are
made OF mud. OF our 22,,0OO.00O acres OF land
there Is an endless amount OF timber, and II we
had good SaT-lnii We could build comfortable
houses Tor our people III the Government would
put ur good grist milf FOR US, and another mill
Tor saving the trees our people would be much
healthier and happier. We also need more schools.
L nave good house and good farm, and the life
SUITS me as II does any Indian willing to Work.
Inc land Is rich and productive. Indian wars are
entirely a thing OF the past The people now re-
III tne leaders make an unsatisfactory agreement
with the GREAT Father the people VIII stand by
MIN rather than provoke war. Ir TIE Government
Will heip The in.ians, as II has often promised
IN past treaties, and carry out the present one In
satisfactory way the Indians Will In ten years be
seii-supportlDg, and the ch1ldren who are now
being educated Will be men and women or whom
The nation Will be proud"