New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-23
CALM TALK BY RED CLOUD.
DENYING THAT TIE RELIGIOUS EXCITE
MENT IS AN INTENTIONAL PRELUDE
TO WAR.
COLD WEATHER, HE SAYS, WILL STOP THE DANG
IYG-ANOTHER CHIEF REMARKED
THAT THE HAT WAS NOT
FEATURE IN THE IN
DIAN RELIGION.

FEATURE IN THE IN
DIAN RELIGION.
Chicago, Nov. GA dispatch from Pine Ridge
Agency $. D., gives the following statement on the
Indian situation by Red Cloud
Il see some of my friends here this morning and
want to tell them all something. nave seen more
frsnds in Washington The Great Fathers friends
are all my friends. We all friends OF the agent
and we are friendly with the soldiers. have been
working under the direction Of the Great Father at
Washington for twenty years. i have been To wash
ington ten times to my Great Father. We asked
for churches and schools these creeks about the
reservation, and we got them. My people nave puii'
houses about these churches and schools, ana some
Of the places look like villages. l tell my people to
take care of their stock and increase it, and they arc
doing It, / have got over 200 head. Major Buike
and Butfalo Bill take my people among the whites
ard they travel and learn something. get lettcrs
from them and they bring me good news ior uics
tell ne they are all well taken care of. Iheh se""
my children TO the big schools In the EAST "hero
they learn something several years ago the troops
came dcwn upon the reservation. Thcy 100" our
horses and burned our lodges. That didn't make me
angry for they were my friends and let them take
the horses. The reason tell you this is because
see the troops here again. don't want to fight anu
Idont want my people TO fight We have lots OF OLD
women and lots of old men. We've got no guns aio "o
can't fight, for we have hotiilhg W
cat and arc too poor to do anything on this reserVa
tion I am the head man and they all look TO me-
haven't been to see the dancing My eyes are sore
and I can't see very WELL bun when they get WE'LL
| will 20 to see it. will try to stop 1t. Those
Indians are fools. The winter weather VIII stop IT,
think Anyway it will be all over by spring
don't think that there will be any Trouble Ihey say
that have been In the dance. lhat Is hoc rsne
| have never seen it, When we made our treaty.
IL was promised that there should be no troops on
WAS al
Great Father They are here, though, and suppose
il Is all right. My name is Red Cloud That Is all
have to say about this question:
The Indians talk accompanied by many
gestures but each statement was made delberately'
and bore with II the impression that the speaker was
weighing every word and was not anxious to commit
himself further than he intended. General Brooke
said:
"All 7 know is that we are hero. There can be no
doubt that these Indians are badly excited, and be.
fore We came the white people were greatly
alarmed lest they should bc massacred Our coming
has had the effect Of queting their fears somewhat
and, furthermore. il has, as you might say, Stif-
fcned up the peaceful Indians wonderfully These
people have been communicated with and they all
know the troops are here. We have force enough
to keep the peace
Tornbey, one OF the minor chiefs. declared that
he did know what the troops were on the reserva
ton for but insisted that the dancing must not be
stopped I'VE don't want 10 nglI, salu nc DuI ts -
our church. It's just the same the white man )
chnreh, except that don't pass around the hat
y dispatch from Mandan. N d.. says that & trusted at
agents we're the Sioux reservation three DAY
ago and that they have returned with the following
report which may absolutely be relied upon There Is
Bull concludes that anything Is to be gained by speedy
acton trouble may be looked for at once. sitting Bull
would be arrested and put In irons but the Government
agents afraid to do this lest 1t precptate trouble
lie has 200 bucks at Grand River forty miles from
Fort Yates dancing all the while. Agent Mclaughlin.
Of standing Rock has lost control of sitting Bull and
his Immediate followers, and dares not treat him
harshy.