Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-04
RATIoNs OF FOOD

were one to issue hundred thous-
and
RATIoNs OF FOOD
to the starving Indians it would be
more consistent with Christian
civilization. He referred 10 the
statement Of General Miles, in a
published interview, that the In
dams weredriven to revolt by starva-
ton, and said 1t was crime on the
part Of the government TO stand by
aud do nothing except to furnish
arms to the whites. The Indians
had been suffering fer years in
silence. There was blood outlines
somewhere in connection with ii.
The hostilities into which the In
dians in the Northwest are being
starved would result not merely in
the destruction Of the lives OF many
Indians, but the lives Of thousands
Of American citizens and hundreds
Of American soldiers. That condi.
ton Of things had been brought
about by a niggardIy parsimonious
or dishonest policy-he knew nc;
which. A policy had been pursued
to take the lands Of the indiana,
and not pay enough to keep the In.
dams from starving when dispos-
sessed of their homes.
Hawley spoke briefly, saying that
the remarks Of the Senator from In
diana were. perhaps, little exasger-
ated.
Dawes, chairman Of the commit
fxx aT - q.
doubted If shortncss Of food was the
origin OF the trouble, or that n sup
ply Of food would be cure for IL.
The difficulty with the Indian ser
vice all along has been the constant
change OF policy. Heretofore, for
years, 1t had been impressed upon
Congress that the best way to treat
the Indian was to starve him into
self-suppcrt.
"RooT. IIco, OR DE-"
mad teen the phrase put over the
door Of those who administered the
affairs Of the Indians and the policy
had been 10 cut down, year by year,
the rations required by the treaties |
and give notice to the In'iiaps that |
the next year they were only to have |
60 much, the difference TO be sur
piled by the labor Of their own
hands. He thought it well to hold |
out every inducement TO thr Iil.ians
to turn from dependence on the gov |
eminent rations ami supply their |
own support and that II was well 10 |
resort to all devices within the limits |
of Justice and reason 10 induce them |
to do 1t. As to the suggestion in |
.ne PUBIC pres that the govern
made m the TrJ;sns hv az S;nnx
C,onm;ssion ctr he ss;J ~. cor,
miss,op bad n,ad, ali sor,s Of st;r,,Ia-
t;ons nth the Gn,i;s ne 90 ~ r.,
vritf.n ont in Main Isngn.ra anil
eracie,i into q Law bv Co5gress and
that .t;n.ls,;o,, a.. or,,,,,is.;o,, b.;
taken a,,t 10 The In,;,an. I'D asraJ
then, 70 scc.nt n tn. Ind;ans h.J
had cause 81 comnlaint because of |
tine non-6,l6Ilment ~ otber aoree.
ments and the commi.sion told |
them Il bad no AUTHORITY as 10 ,hosc |
p,atters. but that n wand nse n.
influence with the ynvernme,t in
the case when the Jpdian renre-
sentatiyes came 10 washington with
the commission q full discussion was
had and the agreement was ere.
bodied in a bin. which was s,,bu,it-
t,.l 10 Congrrss Inv the President
The bill thus framed 10 the com.
nlete SUBTRACTION Of the Indians
passed the Senate. but where IL was
now he did not know.
VOORHEES, repeIIed feeble
ATTEMPT AT A SHEER,
on the part Of Dawes, and said the
latter knew the situation just as
well as he did, for General miles
had told the public that the Indians
had been made hostile and preferred
to die fighting than to die Of starva-
ton. These red men could enter
the field with 5000 fighting men,
well armed and with the advantage
OF q knowledge Of the country could
fight $500 Of the best American
troops on terms Of equality. He
asked the Senator from Massachu-
sets to state whether these Indians
had enough TO eat; whether Miles
was right or wrong and whether
the Indians were being starved into
belligerency;
dealing With fhese 6.oo9 Indians
who are rebeIlious. is that they
lave nothing to eat. They belong
tn that cIasa of Indians who never
ala : dav,s work in their lives.
PiercefN. DD said he had some
times wondered that the white
peepIe in that region did not them
seIyea 10 on the wxr.path because
thev we're hungry. The Indians
teemed TO ret noble as well as
hunCrv. the further people got