The sun., 1891-01-23
WRONGS OF THE SIOUI.
Father Stephan on Their Grievances mud
the Rest Way 20 Kemcdy Them.

WAsHISoToN. Jan. 22.-Father Stephan.
who Is at tho head OF tho Bureau OF Indian
Catholic Missions In this city, and who has
jnst returned from rino Ridge was scon this
afternoon by q representative OF THE SrN.
Father Stephan said tho ono undorlJ Ing cnuso
OF The trouble with tho Ind ans sprang from
the radically wrong systom OF their manage
mont. or rather mismanagcment Ivy the Gov
ernmcn'. by means o; which they wero made
merely the prey OF party politicians. The Gov
ernment employees at the agencies were placed
there sololy In reward for party work or in iul-
fllment OF political bargains Whether honest
or dishonest, they regarded thoir Offices In tho
light OF n personal perauisi,e out OF which thcy
were TO make rs much az possible before their
sue essers s,epi ed into thor Shoes. What ono
set OF employees did the next sot was sure to
undo. and totween them the Indians were suro
TO suffer-
Tho chief cause OF tho recon. outbreak IL M
donhtcdlr tho non.iulfl ment Of the treaty OF
1881! The rations last year wero insufficient.
especially in view OF the serious do.ay attend-
Ing their distribution. The NJ prUp.iation bill
was assoc Ia August, but tho first ,nsign-
ment OF clothing reached lushville only ON
Jan. this year Father Stephan was present
whom the goods were received by Inspector
Gardner. The consignment ought to have ar
rtea az ,nshviIe in Sep!em'er or october.
Meanwhile tne indians have boon withou:
months OF severely cold weather. Their last
years clothes Msre worn out. and they are no
onfSs sSs n Ss 70 maj nal sa for themselves
EXo Ted and irrtatelb by those rrivations and
ny NE failure OF Congress to ul!il the agree
!on!es taken away from them somr years ago
|! wns no wonder that the, Sioux revolled.
the good behavior oi tbs In1luns whene,sr
they n.e treated prnnerIy His experience
. hS %nrk he ns iHe
which all men need and ,demnn,i. He cites his
head indians layo developed a splendid sye-
tom Il farms. under rs excellent cultivation rs
Rock. whcrs lie % once acted acted as % agent, M % the In. M
d'ans cyinccd tho greatest dosire and most
nnmir"btnn nn ln,n snti,nie for farming: but
Without the means Hnd implcmen.s tor, work
crafty Is highly commended by Father Steph.
an, but wnat can tho Indian do with lands
S.es ha h ands has ,s T. wk . Th
instance. he says. there are 5000 Indians. more
or iess, carabIe Of wording on farms. and
Ill eyen D they 't'tss had spiieiens ai@eas
!hcy YOU'D ys! 6e without ss seed and II they
hnu both rlouEhs and seed IN nbunLsnos and
While the Ind Ians are gone away to get rn-
t!nns at tho agency, thirty or forty miles on
the, ,rnttlenon and otter white raiders invade
their possessions and dcst oy or carry away all
th"t they possess A number OF such cases
have come under the notice OF Father Stephan.
He would have a radically different system In
auGurated at once. Whatever Government
control Is to to exercised over the Indians
should be vested in practical. sensible men,
who would trent the 1nLinns In the samo way
ns other mon aro treated neither rs savaCee
hy the arny nor na children by tho sentiment
tnlists. Tho Indians must be civilized and
saved through work. EDUCATION. and religion,
Just ~ other races are CIVILIZED and saved. In
means tor working. In order that they may 10
them. In Father Stephan's opinion tho Gov
ernment schools Are not at all satisfactory, be-
cause they are ofllcered by incompetent teach
ers Dnd eupe!intendents, selected by the same
political methods that obtain In the choice OF
the agents and other Government employees
and. tbeside-. tho schoolhouses are made
rart and parcel Of tho Government fortiiica-
tiona. and represent to tho Indians tho idea of
force and computation.
He doeR not approve Of the policy OF bringine
tho Indians East Tor their education only to
make a few fpvored ones ashamed Of their
origin and nei2hho,s. and UNFIT them to live
afterward with their own people while Great
ing envy among the mass 0: less favored Indi-
srecial education. They should be managed
where. Given the Same Conditions. there
would be iuet rs much yiolcn nee and lawlese-
ness IN New York city or Washington as among
the Sioux