St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-22


ably situated, but the way of the trans
gressor will be as hard in oklahoma as
in any part of the country. The people
seem determined to have peace if they
have to fight for it."
''What effect will this movement, in
your opinion. have on the Southwest in
general?' was the next inquiry.
Il have always conterded," replied
Mr.. Springer, ''that the settlement of
Oklahoma would be a matter of great
public interest and that a great popula-
tiOn would set in soon after a
LAWFUL ENTRY
could be made, and fIOm what I see in
the newspapers, my most Sanguine eX-
pectations are more than realized.
There are twice as many persons going
in at the beginning as | had anticipated,
and the interest manifested is more
universal than l had ever supposed it
would be. The opening of Oklahoma
is to-day the most absorbing topic be-
fore the American people, and it has
become great national event.
Its Importance is now scarcely
realized. 1t is the beginning
of movement of population to the
Southwest which will continue for
years to come. 1t is of much more i'm
portance than was the discovery of gold
in California, and will have much
greater and more far reaching conSe-
Quences. In ten years from this time
Oklahoma will be as populous as the
lation which may center in the ter
ritory will constitute but small
portion of the population which
will be attracted to that section by this
movement. The overflow will sweep
over into Texas and Colorado, New
Mexico, Arizona and Southern Cali
fornia, and the rebound will send
thousands of people to Kansas, Az
kansas and Missouri. 1t will cause in
creased interest in the reclamation OF
the arid lands of the southwest, and
eventuate in policy that will make tie
deS 3rtS respond with
FIELDS OF RIPENING GRAIN
to the demands of the husbandman. 1t
will settle the Indian problem in the
near future, not by determination, as
has been feared, but by making the In
dian an individual landholder, by teach
ing him to earn his own living upon his
own farm. and by making him citizen
of the United StateS.a voter and mem
ber of the body polite. The land not
required for the Indian will be occupied
by white men, and they will become
his friendly co-workerS in the
production of wealth and the develop
ment of the resources of the country.
Their children will be educated at the
same schools, and perfect civilization
will take the place of the semi-barbar-
ism, i'll which the Indian has heretofore
lived"
''Do you think there will be much
trouble and blOod-shed among the
settlers?'
''There has been apprehensions con-
Slderlng the conflicts that may arise
over the ownership of tracts of land, -
replied Mr.. Springer. "TheSe conflicts
are of minor and local Importance. 1t
makes no difference to the country at
large whether John Doe or Richard Poe
may occupy a particular quarter section
the unsuccessful applicant has only to
wait short time, possibly
ONLY A FEW WEEKS,
when other portions of the territory will
be ODen to settlement. If the commits
sion appointed by the president meets
with anticipated success, the Cherokee
outlet, containing over 6,000,0 900 acres of
land, will in Il few weeks or months,
and without additional legislation, be
opened up to settlement under the same
termslas land now being occupied. The
strip of land is nearly 600 miles long and
siXty-fOur miles wide, or three times
larger than Oklahoma proper. The
part of the Seminole and Creek pur-
chase west of the ninety-eighth degree
of longitude and north of the Canadian
river, containing about 100000 acres,
will also be opened up at an early day.
These lands have been purchased and
paid for by the United States, with the
privilege of opening them to settlement
under the homestead laws; and all that
is required now to accomplish this is
an order from the secretary of the
interior, removing the Arapahoes and
CheyenneS north of the Canadian river
to the south side of the river. the
larger portion of the reservation being
on the south side Of the river. There is
no doubt that the great influx of immi-
grafton into this region will compel the
department to open up these lands at
once. Therefore, 1 say the excess of
immigration into this country, while
entailing temporary hardShips upon the
disappointed settlers, will be conducive
to great national prosperity in the end
by forcing the government into at once
opening up the other unOccupied lands
to settlement. There will be
BONES ENOUGH FOR ALL
who are now seeking them. 1t is mat
ter of serious regret that the senate did
not pass the Oklahoma bill. This bill
would have furnished a lawful govern
ment to the people who would have set
tied on these lands, and would have in
Spired confidence and dispelled all fears
of violence. But l have great faith in
the capacity of the American people to
govern themselves, and believe that the
people who may settle upon these lands
will at once establish prOvis-
ional government which will give per-
feet security to persons and property.
How this can be accomplished [ will eX-
plain briefly. AS soon as more than
one hundred people have assembled at
any place likely to become a town site,
the inhabitants should call mass meet
ing and at once appoint provisional
mayor and other city officers, adopt
ing for their guidance and gov
ernment the laws of Kansas, the
nearest state, in reference to
This provisional government should at
once call an election for aldermen and
put city government in complete
force. The mayor of the city should
next cooperate in issuing call for a
territorial convention, to be composed
OF delegates from every municipality or
center of population. | would suggest
also that the inhabitants of No
Mans Land should be invited to
cooperate in this movement. After
this convention is called, it could be
convened in two weeks time. The
provisional territorial government to be
established should adopt as a basis
thereof title %. chapter l, of the Re-
vlsed Statutes of the United States, re-
lating to the government of all terri
tories. Having adopted these provis-
ions and elected the government and
other provisional territorial officers,
further proceedings for the complete
establishment of provisional govern
ment will be found clearly set forth in
the section of the statutes to which
have rafprrpd ,;