The sun., 1891-07-05
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Now They orsss..ses and ptew They were
| ssppresses without BioossheA.
wAsHrNeroS. July A ,udicious display OF
| military force has quellsd the Disturbances at
oreiba village and secured the arrest OF the
leaders. who have hsen sent under guard to
J Fort Winpate. Their treatment, however.
should depend on n careful Investigation OF
their com mplaints, since the tribe TO which they
| belong has been tractable and peaceful.
The Moquis have long been wont to look
upon the troops as their protectors against
rapacious members OF their own race. They
arc Pueblo Indians. who live q short distance
west OF the great Navajo reservation In north
| eastern Arizona. The numerous and power
ful Eavaios encroaoh on them. and the Moauis
are found occupying the tors OF hills and
cllfrs for the sake OF security. More than two
years ago the Secretary Of the Indian Rights
Commi sion Mr.. Herbert weich. complained
TO the Interior Department that the Nava-
Jos had been imposing outraReously upon the
Mo1uis. The military authorities were noti-
fled. and Gen. Carr. who a. that time COM
manded in that neighborhood was directed to
remove the intruders II got ready at once"
this officer reported. "a party under Capt W.
M. Wallace, Sixth Cavalry: but inclement
weather was upon US. and the Navajos had
built their hogans AMI settled for the winter.
Gen. Miles authorized me to refrain from re-
moving those who had been living where they
were for years. and Capt Wallace only 70.
moved such as had lately enoi oached upon
tho MoQuis and were living near their
villages. and warned the others not 10
impose upon the Moluis." More recently. Gen.
McCook. now commanding that department.
on receiving news that the Navaios had stolen
horses from the Mo9uis. sent troop oil cavalry
to recover them: These examples will illus.
trate the dependence Of this tribe upon the
Government. They are peaceful and By no
means indolent little community, with small
farms and gardens and cattle and ponies
among their resources
The origin Of tho recent disturbances 10 not
difficult to trace Last autumn Commissioner
Morgan visited the reservations in the South
west. tax ng In that Of the MoGui Pueblos
In his trip. Finding that the school In Kean's
Canon had little more than dozen pupils. In
stead Of upward Of a hundred. as tho size OF
the tribe would warrant lie ut once exerted
himself to build itup. and. perhaps as an in
ducement to this end. he proposed to aid the
tribe also 10 improving their dwellings,. pro-
curing o better supply OF water. and 80 on.
He wanted them to live on the plains instead
OF taking refuge on the heights, and to trust
to the troops for protection against the raids
OF the Nava os.
These movements were toward greater COM
fort and civilization. Yet there were draw
backs. Several years ago. be:ore Com mi missioner
Morgan came into office. the Board Of Catholic
Indian Missions had fixed their attention also
on the MoQut landa as site for one OF their
numerous schools. 10 be operated under the
contract system. BY which the Government
now supports many denominational schools.
Year before last It had planned a sohoolhouse
at kean's Canon. but, under the new policy
OF Commissioner Morgan. which keeps up ex-
istinR contracts with the religious denomina-
tions but supports no new contract schools,
this project had to be abandoned.
But the immediate difllculty appears to have
resulted from the fact that the Moquis living
In Oreiba village obieetei to sending their
children the long distance 10 the school at
Kean's Canon. Rather than do this they want
Cd to keep them at home. The new surerin-
tsndenr. however. who had entered zealously
into Commissioner MorRan's desire to build up
the school, which possibly may have been
increased by the wish to show that tho Govern
ment institution could flourish quite as we'll as
the proposed mission school, put pressure
upon this reluctant band. Whom they resisted.
and refused to submit to compulsory educa-
tion, Lieut.. Bretts troop Of the Second Cavalry
was sent to Oreiba village He found about
nifty Indians there armed and in.renehed and
very angry. He very wis" avoided Hn en-
counter and sent for r. re lents, which
were forwarded from the =. ignborlug posts,
Coi; H. d. Corbin was sent BY Gen. MrCook
ing force Of the Second and Tenth Cavalry
halted IN front Of the diss atlsfled pueblo. 4
psIlsy resulted In the surrender Of the leaders.
and then the command rode through the
streets Of the village. where they saw he prep
arations that had been made for a fight.
Whether tho contract school system should
BE- restricted 20 tts presept limits according to
the existing policy ts question for discussion
by itself. But now that the Government
school is In actual operation at Kean's Canon.
there seems to be no good reason for not sup
porting It. Still there should be mode, q ion
and discretion In applying o the Indians COM
pulsory education; i Is evident That distance
may mai. make :, attendance e. q hardshin Tho
ascerLained, and perhaps may be BROUGHT out
arre ted Indians were 'all very BAT Indians"
and among the hardest looking that no had
ever seen. Still. that pueblo Is not spoken Of
as having given IL, ,rouhls hi heEto. That tho
ovsrwhelming force and without firing gun
Lieut.. Bretts original command there can bo
NO question.