New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-19
Az APPEAL IN BEHALF OF THE NAvAJos

THOSE INGFXIOrrS METAL WORKERS AND NhA'-
Frs SHOULD BE AIDED IN DEVELOPMENT
TO the Editor OF The Trlbnh
Sir: inst now when the Indian subject j aN"'n
prominent in the public mird. Sho"" ~" u"
attention 10 the virtues Of the NaV'J"N an" ~
out what | consider rational anu pI''u'" ~.
OF developing this exceedingly apt ana li'ci1e''''
race. ! am moved to do tins hecausc 'so "1 49,,
60 by without any systematic plan or en"rt "n 'i'e
part of thc Government TO lead Wiling Pe'plo }"
thc direction they have for long pcrlou f"'""
themselves DESTROYS of uaVcIlhe' -
In the first place the Navajos are, ana nave iohp
been almost entirely self supporting III H''
unproductivc almost Gamclcss region only III" S''"
,ccvinc on Application, ra'ions from the "'N'In
nuit few wagons and tools are ala' "'o'''o" '''
i.sucd owing to their natural saGacIN an" j"
drstry they have grown comparatively llch. possess
ING today over 100000 head Of sheep ana S''>'
thousands of horses. many cattle. immense P"'"""'
Of silver in coin and ornaments large am "". va
coral and turquos. and lastly, great hnmIe' ~ VI,
we'll known fine blankets of their OWL u'''"'"
raruf,cturc They also grow wheat. c"in' b'+'ii~
melons and peaches. and are really ha'i"h c"'"'N
distinct from the surrounding world having !" inc"
reservation OF 600 square miles h'Ir H'We
entirely under their control, where Justice j.
No., BADLY administered They have exhibited
wonderful capacity for acquiring mechanical processes
and our intelligence should onS ago have taken al
vantage of This favorable trait. IhcF bIilMl III
dp.trv even now prolific could be developed without
DESTROYING the excellence and originality Of the proc
net bv instruction in dycinc. spinning ETC. ana hN
nrovcutnc the purchase Of their native wool by traders
for a small price. and the sale 20 them 10 replace IT, ~
ready dyed Germantown yarn, At eXtortouac figures
Their .llycr.mitls who are decidedly ingenious. c"uh
hc Taught our method, # WORKING silver without
dc.troyinr their pccaritir, Of design and workman
shin They cOnld be pushed in black,mitiihE' ir
rhirh many Of them have acquired CON siderable Skill
rho, cnud n. au.ht i'm carpentry. to construct WIZ"
roads thr,ulh their " If country. ana many olh"'
in tho mechanical lin. Costly Nol q. ''~lN l@
lIInr them of one hv one u the rock iWril' N''i
ncnro Thee are their natural tcndcncic- ana .I'
natural tcndcncie, OF -. 1000 people for WI"W VIC
rc.uor, ihlc must be- considered some 81 ,N "I'-"'
like 10 see them sc0uc-i cr".. {" develop uh""''l'
Scientific ,t.dv but humanity and rc iutuIr ~ >'N
Mexico and Arizona demand d'Nc"PWrUl Wy ,,',ri
,hcir bent away from The uomadic and pastoral i""'"
nm. .cdcutarv life by which they are suIi'uOo'"- l.,
4, f. well enough e. try 10 tcaCh tr 'H"' a.,
\ Is g. II the, an tc got hold ~ =, ''''l ;,l.
l. seems beginning Al ~" "I',,- ',. On, .i..r
aroriirc their habits and lines Of thought H"" '..,
,,,,..,f. hrr,c The parents must B." taken H i''''
= ,,f first Al least simultaneously VIII me '"''''"
ar tho work OF the school viii Oc mere i'''i'''
4, Them when they oui grow H. - .,..
I'm the case Of the Navajo~. the rcndrM'b" H'''''"
i.,i ingenuity they possess and th"ir desire W f"
ruui.liie Property. furnish u> WIN T'iuN .'"'.
abandonment Of the chase a~ mean ~ tI
.,d The c,rnari'Iye prrmauoucr ~ httiia'uh "'".
treir largo nlcs~ and hrri- involve. totrtFr WY"
the favorable attitude. especially oi INC N'iN IT.
toward our way II WINS maze t.'il 'h go .,.
~ q roe; and develop. and II 80" o. i'' 81, .'.'
cal ,d,f',arc of IT, fltur. trouble arising from clash
Interests ana Ignorance "a" s,.,., ,-.-',
Nj, vernon y y. Dec. :. 100