The sun., 1890-12-07
ARE TINE INDIANS srARrsDs
The Nstion That the Great Need 10 to ne
Sues the Cost OF Maintaining Them.

The Melton That the Great Need 10 to RE-
Auee the cost OF Maintaining Them.
WARRINGTON, Nov. 8.-The discussion in
Congress Of the question how far tho present
Indian disturbances are due to lack OF
rations, has brought out a variety OF opinions.
Mr.. Voorhees,, for example. relying on the
words OF Gen. Miles. insists that the Sioux
have been starved into hostility. Mr.. Pierce.
who lives near tho great Dakota reservation.
says the red men who frequent his town are
much slecker and fatter than Mr.. Voorhees,.
Mr.. Dawes conjectures that the hungry Indians
are those that stay on the warpath instead OF
going for their rations.
Il seems to be clear enough that the Messiah
delusion ia the direct and main source OF the
present troubles, but that they are increased
and embittered BY various grievances. past
Short supply OF food forms a Part. The mil.
than dozen % tribes. I yet it eyiden,y ereates no
serious alarm, at some agencies while at Others E
has snYfed asssnE y s Of all the available
yaton ''nsd' snG & m aGSs Il @
than year ago have not yet b.cn fulfilled.
They gave up millions OF acras OF land Tor a
sSS ossr Ct ana
open open ionR Es%Gvsa ave-. but 9S Mr. Is stu calling
agreed 70 d. No douDs the sppropriations
will eventually he made. but Congress seems
to to ss hs Soas ras @
!hs Indians insistinf % ihs. premises HaI, made BY
oers snt III t0Ha Sa snpRRss RpRss might nh
Ss h hss q au%Sss rassy G ss NOT M
for the improvident Indiana few years hgo
Col. 4. +: A. Croitcn. commanding the FL
Sh"n ahsssnnes esss the, f
soa sniord and n'Sfs Fort keosh M psusins ior food
When troubles broke out among them last
spring the asmy ocer; were EN- further con
that last Yin!er and tho winter before .Is In;
like the whites from the failure Of crops. and
ios SHfasis the Desis sEs Iafc band. 'D wynn ''
the ind dians to cultivate their lands ~ cnt'tne
down their food supplies. Gen Sheridan once
ceSupied ] Sis soSntIS. Destroyed bis herds oi
game, penned him up on reservations, and re-
daced him to S poverty For aumsnWityss WIZ saEs 1s
COM MIS- ssec.ped By n Presden,
Supporting the fnaians been ths great object In
:.sns
Sestiiins day on an indian reservation /. ,psc
.asle whioh Ia dssrsos 10 siyxation: il cannot
sna sns S
With scenes sna.sd In ;hs OF the Sd ana the
.su.ins S1 s Tor % fecia W and pors
sus % s to
the Indians as race
The same report. after noting that the terms
fused by the Indians recommended that they
should be compelled to submit by the device
OF stopping their rations:
sssos l"Ths iSiis": :houIa b. required in accord.
aliosmsn,.. :. once and 60 to work a on them and all
Th,d.Ihsy should should be required to compel their chill
orsn ses00 sunu and all benefits under
former rssti.. should 10 GimlI wiihh.d from those
The ground was that the Indians had already
offered. in former treaty. to take suoh allot-
se be sT
Congress. instead Of taking this advice. in:
creased its priee for tho lands M desired. de and and
there are people In official station who believe
that when land OF great value has been bought
sold by it at an adyance the rations which it
be stopped. and should be stopred. in order to
H because SO some such Vague condition as untii
they are able to support themselves" IL In
S scrtsn IN iSarGain, Gs so much land for 90
This same notion that the great need in our
Indian system is to shave little closer Its
hundreds Of millions may be lavished annually
on other objects. Is seen In the hasty cutting
Secretary Noble. In his recent report SAYS that
HUMBER u Indians at kessbad T Agency nns had had
bv tie Indian O1lce to reduce the quantities OF
TODD. for the delivery of which contract ar
raneements for the fiscal year had been
spector- Generals department. reported as say
ing that meat ratlons were reduced 1000 600
for tho Rs ass
enormous reduction IN the amount OF rati9ns
supplied for many years to an agency. whether
notes. In regard to the Northern Chsrennes.
that tho appropriations made by Congress
the Indian ollce to furnish food IN such quan-
titles as ,rt to prevent hunger among the In
reference to the troubIes which have since
Al" me @ sane
Indians th an to lRht, them: and apart from
the question 4f expediency and tho instincts
% herG is ostns IN oos
Tor IN land In order to drive the Indians to
d. days aSor ss but psops iyna on an n
come derived from the sale OF their own lands.
They must be encouraGel to gradually a.
food that belongs to them. And even with
those tribes that are supported by tho gratui;
tss OF ah GoySsnmepI, % nr,ivs aeGWeiag ne leG1
| industrial education.
Big 0nne q. Mississippi.
Prom the courier.JournaI