St. Paul daily globe., 1891-01-11
THE TWILIGHTER TIP
To the Parental Government
How to Solve the Indian
Problem.
1t Looks Very Simple Through
the Smoke Of a Good
Cigar.
But Still the Versatile Twi-
lighters Vary in Their
Many Views.
The Club Tenders a Parting
Testimonial to Capt.
Moffett.

The Twilight club discussed the In
Ban problem in an exhaustive and in
hresting manner at last nights meet
ing. The club dined in the ladies' or
linary at the Ryan at ? p. M. the fol
lowing gentlemen being present.
James E. Moore presiding officer for tn.
evening; Bishop Mahlon N. Gilbert Rev
Waiter H. Butlrick, Capt. Bend, II. 5. Fair
child, Lev. Samu6! G. smith L Ed n 4. John
Minneapolis; 5. B. WoolWnrth. Capt. George
H. Mcffett Rev. Hastings Fl. Hart, C. j.
Corning. Russell r. Dorr, j. w. l.. Corning
and r. A. Kirk
When the cigars were brought in the
regular order was proceeded with.
After discussion of ordinary business,
the following testimonial was offered:
The Twilil lit club having learned with
sincere regret that one of Il most esteemed
members, Capt. George H, Moffett, is soon to
leave the city to make his home at distant
point. desires to place on record testl-
monal Of its regard. From the inception OF
the club TO the present tine, capt. Mottett mas
been one of the ablest ana most active mem
hers of The organization, and by his presence
and participation i'll our proceedings, has
added greatly TO our entertainments. We
desire 10 assure him that he Will be missed
more than language can adequately describe,
and to bid him take with him 10 his new
home the assurance OF the most kindly re-
CARDS of every TNilighter, coupled with the
hope that in his new field his brightest an
ticipations viii be more than realized"
On motion of ii. S. Fairchid the eX-
pressions of regard were directed to be
engrOssed and sent to Capt. Motfett.
Capt. Motfett responded to the testi-
monial in graceful speech, III which
he referred to his pleasant relations
with the club and the regrets ne has at
seVering them.
The Indian Problem.
In discussing the Indian problem and
the best means Of determining It's sOlu-
ton, Bishop Gilbert favored establish
ing schools on more extensive scale
among the Indians and the teaching of
trades 10 the younger generations. He
thought thatThe best method to secure
civilization. He said the enlightened
white people were raised from barbar
ism by degrees through centuries Of eff
fort, ana there is still some barbariSm
in their nature, and in view of this
fact it was but right that forebearance
should be shown the Indians. He
thought the present generation will sec
The solution Of the question. He appre
hended that The great difficulty to over
come is that the Indian is very Suscept-
ible to rldicule, and when an Indian has
been educated he goes back to his tribe
10 Ge ridiculed back INTO his old habits.
lie thought it well to place the educated
Indian over the tribes in the capacity of
teacher or officer, and he would thus be
looked up to, and would exert favor
able influence.
Rev Buttlick expressed the opinion
that it is well TO take the control Of
Indian affairs out of the range OF politics
by placing it under the control of 4
select number of men. He character-
ized the Indian nature as being un-
lovely, butthOught him quick to learn
the difficulty, however, being that he
lapsed into barbarism when sent back
to tribal relations. He said that the law
Of pl limugenilure among the Indians IS
different from that Of the whites, and it
is hard to teach them to look upon the
right of succession 10 lands as the
whites do. and that is the reason they
object to migrating.
Rev. S. q. Smith, in expressing his
views, said the Saxon ancestors were
civilized to large extent by the Roman
eagles and by the battle-aX, OF, in other
words, by the severe school Of war,
which is a great ciyiliZer. He thought
the solution of the Indian problem
would be reached by the same process,
and lie believed in the right of conquest.
The Indians did not own this country
any more than did any other rowing
people. There were but few Indians
when the whites came to America, and
they are more Numerous now. He be-
lieyed that the government made
mistake to treat with the H.
dans as they did in the first
instance by buying their lands, butthey
did wrong in failing to keep the treaties
when made. But" said he, put So
cial plaster cast about these people and
Keep it there until they are subjected.
Require them to work. They are found
guilty of laziness, and should be made
10 work under overseers, and compelled
to earn living. And after they had
learned to work then teach them re-
ligion."
Mr. Dorr favored taking the charge of
Indians out of the interior department
and putting them under the control of
the war department controlled by bu-
Teau.
Rev. Hastings Il. Hart spoke from OBJ
servation while connected with the
White Earth agency. He expressed the
view that the whites had made paupers
of the Indians, and while they could
not handle the question before, they
think that they now know how to cure
pauperism. He favored treating all the
Indians after the manner in vogue at
the SiSseton agency in South Dakota
and on the White Earth reservation III
this state. Subdue them; show them
the effects of white civilization and not
allow them to have guns until they are
Civilized.
Put Them to Work
as done at White Earth, and charge
them with everything received and
credit them with work done, but give
them nothing until they earned it.
While they might stand out for year
OF two, yet i'll time they would go to
work. He related an incident of how
EQuaw lamented that her son had cut off
a white man and disgraced his family;
but, said he, sin time the men
went to work without depending
on the squaws to do it all.
He also favored making citizens of the
Indians, allowing them a vote and to
live among the whites. He said man.
ual training schools had been intro
luced among the ChippeWas with good
effect.
Capt. Moffett said: "Pitch human
nature out of the door and it would
climb back through the Window" He
said he recently saw settlement of
Fatheads that showed improvements.
such as fences and a village of houses
painted white, but the Indians
lived in tepees in front of
the houses. He thought it would
have been better for the government to
have left the Dakotas to the Indians
and the buffalo than to divide it up into
two states. He believed the true solu-
tion of the problem is to let the Indian
alone. Said he. "As long as an oppor-
tunity is given men to become million
aires out of government contracts for
the support of the Indian, so long will
the government have trouble with the
Indian. There are but two solutions of
the problem; either let him alone with
his ghost dance, otherwise exterminate
him out of revenge for the deaths of
Custer and Wallace"
E. r. ,Johnstone spoke OF the causes
which led up to the recent outbreak, and
thought that, from the nature of the In.
dian, vigorous war policy is the best
method of solving the yeXed problem.
C. Il. Corning favored War-of eyter