New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-21

TEN INIMICAL TO THE PEACE AND
wELLBEING OF THE RACE.
c,r,.,e. Penn, Dec. 10 (SpeciaD.-There are few
or in the country who have studied the lhdah Pues'
, nv" in all its phases carefully than Captain
- n Pratt the efficient superintendent Of the Indian
,.ral school In this place, and his study has been
.rpnemented BY personal knowledge OF indians mat
, axe, his opinion on all matters relating 10 inc race
=, crea, value. The Captain is not only man OK
cre., executive ability with clear idea OF what should
h. dane for the Indian, but also courageous IN eA'
messing his views. lie has not always found himself
Ie n agree with others who have the interests Of the
Indian a heart but all such occasions he has said
- fairly and squarcly, a. for instance, the summer
before last at the Lake Noh0nk Conference. when he
antagonzed some suggestions made by General Nor
gan But whatever may be thought Of some Of his
views there IL doubt that h. ha, done noble work
in the education Of the Indian race and that he has
earned the right to respectful hearing when he has
ANYTHING to say on the Indian question.
The captain is at all time, Of the busle, men in
the country but he found time oourtcou-ly answer
few questions about his school and the present Indian
craze "First.o he said In his earnest inci,ive way
Il want to word about the state
ment 50 often made that tho Indian boys edu-
cs,ed at this school nearly all relapse into
barbarlsm. This statement IL almost entirely without
truth. There relapse' bat the proportion Is
not great. During the last week the Rev Mr.. Hub
bard. Il missionary among the Indians In the Indian
Territory for the last eighteen years spent day with
me here. He stated that hc knew upward Of sixty OF
our returned students and some Of them every
DAY and that he knew Of only one failure relapse
IN tho whole number lie Is, however, Jealous friend
Of our cause. and probably would with a. crit
ioal eyes enemy. We have many scores Of stu
dents throughout the reservations who dong most
excellent work in the face Of the greatest dHiculy
teaching school farming wording At their trades ana
large number form The best element in the force OF
scouts under the military and police forces for me
agencies They furnish most Of the non commissioned
officers
"Ths morning arn in receipt Of an interesting -tter
from Bird C. seward a hl blood Chcy enne, who wa
with us 'ess than hrce years and returned 10 his homo
on account II rheumatism. II IS one 81 the etioVS
receive almost daily from returned student,
ain The semi Weekly Tribune fer August 49, lo7o'
on the mn page there IS sarcastic account oi ono
Of our returned students. copied from Inc "'luP
~ NJ Register OF course. The Tribune c"lica II
In good faith but II was entirely fAl,e The agent '''
the navajo, was here month, ago, and ini'Imeh
me that the writer Of that article Vas one H the mos'
notorons ,conndres in New Mexico, that La WAS no"
the pcuitcntiary. ard that there was no Uu'' III
HIM He stated that the boy referred to was WORKING
faithfully n the agency and VA, great hep I" 'h"'
IN communicating with and settns IN example 70 VIC
| tribe. that lie had married and built himself
| , u,,c bou,c lie promised 10 write ne nov"
| c,v.rr. III, polnt which intended To forward ~
Tin. Tribune but lie probably forgot II ana Nc I'D"
| TOO much 10 d. TO pay attention TO "u'h t"'"sN
rno C,pton believes strongly In the pol'cy 'r H''
! ,ending the Indian boys back 10 ter 'r,''' o.'
| ,.,,, then, IN the East 'Jusi read these '''''"'
..r,,,cn hy Richard DAVIS, 81 West Grove l'Nh' 'c
.,,d . and they will show YOU how m"'h n"e "i'
| ,os the indian is lie speaks Of his Work on ITO
| ,, VA. desire 10 PIT awny mile money f'r
| ,,,y dy tell, whom he intended {" Voc l''' ""'
| eter, 10 M, wife ard children JUST IS "'N "'''"s
| ,btc farmer would. only ~ better n'SuAso' ~ '
| v.cIl educated. Sow. VIA" Is HlchiI' D'''' "-''
| Is , CHEYENNE boy who belonged !" ''c D''''
| ,..T.,,.. whom We fought IN lo1i and l''1 "hn
I Nth Mi, father and people |, with Others H'ur'
,.,,.~,l. Davidson aud Mackenzie, chascd anu '''b'
,.r ~, western part Of the indian lcr'ui>' "'''
| ei,h, Years with u tlus Nonug man "'A'''V"
.,r and went into tie employ u MI Harvey ~ Wv"
c,,v. Penn. and he has hs httle h'mc' "'' "'c '''
| 49,. .,,,drcn lie takes care Of VT. Harvey u"'D'
n,,ly,ox Mr. Wanaineker's great store IN f"l''ep'"
| ,,t ,o,t eighty quart, ~ cream daily. ~ :" '"'
| - -, On. stock aud h.s Performance OF INC '"uos
| ,,,,r.ted 10 lin, YOU can sec III u'l' H'V'' wa
| '.,,,..r ..cs have plenty of like cases 'o"''
| hov Won umong our farmers, not oh'y '"e' '''.'
| A,op, Apachc. Nayaloe. Comanchc'' f""i''N h'V'"'
| . ,,,,,r. ,clouglus 80 most backward t"'>'
| "'' r,, ,,,orol IN The Tribune 81 November !" /
..t, ,gr,, with except In one Of the closing T"'"
,r,u,s IN regard 70 educating Indian 'W''r" az '"
=, ,ou Will examine carefully the results "' Gnu ''
| indian children at home. and compare ue" VII" wv
..,l,, I'm Oh. Oldest and best schools tl'' nav" ""'
,,tiin.d ,ou will greatly modify your view Ia r.
rrI 4, the possibllte, Of that sort oil 'n'"S ~ ~"
Usual observer It appear to be good ihins o"' 'e
| III, 81, 81, c..c That | know ii have been Al an
| commensurate with the ouut, ~ time ana ''oo'' ~.
n,i, - American citizenship Individually and Ia
,,.ndrurc has been generated. Tie results III every
ca,r have been simply to produce ~ '"'d III NY u
| mart q, 80 called nation ont uf the tfihc.
u, Won care, captain asked III" correspondent
, ,rr. any opinion a, +, rlic Il the present
| dissatisfaction II the Indians
| .ccrtainIyr hc promptly replied ." Tic h''''N'
cr,1. Is the natural result 81 the present f's''F'''
and tribal surroundings From q NE ~ ''''N i'
The chase and almost unlimited freedom IN f'""'"-
and war the Indian, have been Crowded INTO u co"
oitou II enforced dleuess on the r'crv"Iion'. pa'
ucr dny around their camp fires they talk 81 th'lr
ms, simply becalI,e there Is little or no Wtuge l''
tlem Ia talk about. The frequently changed Almost
lrnultr-imal aud ignorant, inexperienced I"'cs "''"
tl, Government aud the Church bring io heAf Hp'l
them through agents and employees and missionaries dlS
| turh uttl. Tia, onward now 81 their superstition @ld
| .,y.re rites, Civilization Ike corn ard other grains
| j. plr,l, a crop raised 10y planting and cultlv"'oh ana
| the quality Of The planting ana the thoipusn'Ns ~
| the cultivation. determine the crop Any FARMER
| planiing onlv ten grains of corn or halt pun ~
,yb.i IA the acre and demanding yird OF 100 bu-h'l
| # ls
| insane ~ his ,clnt planting, he invites weed ID
| ,,ov and choke what hc doe plait Are We any
wiser In our planting of industry, education ana
civilization among the INDIAN, When tlnle'
ecociaphy 81 Kama, and Nchra ia W., dcsiIiaco
49, IA, great American desert. What tremendous
lie n wns! Prom my experience. under proper In
nueuc. tho alleged desert character Of the iudan VII
a, 4igridcautly fade away. The Irbun" urdcf'iand
tl. -rr hv n, editorial refereed To- and others. bn
DON'T believe that II hat comptchcnded II IN all ~
fulnrS>.r
'Do Won believe. captain, that there j. likely 10 10
. AN Indian outbreak ~ the present time ''
"No. a frN Indians only are now excited ~ l7"'
! the agent for the kiowa- and Conanchc> attempted
to shorten ritiOn- of sugar and coffee for ilH-'
/ tribe, for personal reasons Ab"ut 10 indians
nndcr the direction OF Of their chic painted
thcm,-lyc> put on their bouncts took tlelr guns
pistols, bows and arrows. and tiNor,'d around the
, t.cutY, ,lip on their guns ana pistol, rather pro
mi>ctuu-lY demanded more sugar ana '"nrr. and G"i
II al ctatr-.. with troops enforce
have | known rI.uiaItN O