Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-09

| citizens; better the work OF the mission
AIRY and the school teacher, a recognition
Of the red mans right TO standing room
on tho Western pralrier. aud the good
faith Of tho government kent, even with
a handful Of Colorado Indians"
IL has been stated by his enemies
that Delegate Cainc has favored this
bill. When the fslsity Of this became
apparent they changed the charge to
ono Of negligence and Indifference.
This IL just "a untrue and unjust M the
other. John T. Game has done all
that lay In the power Of adele
gate, iltst to prevent the contemplated
removal. Second, " II was determined
to carry the measure TO secure Justice
10 the settlers who had made farms
and Improvements upon the lands Sc
lect,d for the shvsges.
He has succeeded In blocking the
bill for some time and whon II was re-
ported to the House and committed TO
the Committee Of the Whole he secured
the opposition OF a respectable minor
ity Of the Committee on Indian Az
fairs who male the annexed report;
"Tho undersigned. mombors OF the
committee on Iudian affairs, dissenting
from the views Of the majority, would
respectfully report; We object TO the re-.
moyal Of the southern Utes from Colo.
RADIO into Utah ~ proposed, because
the removal Is not necessary In order 10
secure them land suitable for their
present and future use, Ne they have an
abundance both Of agricultural and
grazing land.
"rheir removal from agricultural to
wild grazing lands, with roaming priv.
ilegos over large hunting ranges, is at
variance with the sound policy oftho gov
eminent with reference to settling Indi-
ans on lands In ~overalty, and would In.
definitely postpone any hopeful effort for
their civilization.
at would impose upon settlers on and
near the proposed reservation, against
their will, tho burden Of which II u the
object Of this removal to ffec those who
live on the border Of their present home,
thus imposing AN injustice upon tho one
tina, the other may be- relieved OF bur-
den Of witch thoy can not Justly COM
plain.
at would, agains, the pro,c,, Of Utah,
take 100000 acres Of hor territory for
occupation and 100000 more for roam
ing and hunting privileges. that Colo.
RADIO may open up 900, 900 neroS 10 white
ciilIensia proposed injustice the more
aaguut because a repetition of that In.
illcled lew years since, when the other
bands Of confodera,ed Utcs were forced
upon Utah for tho relief OF Colorado.
ITO do this injustice to Utali. infilci
grievous wrong upon these settlers, ahan-
don our policy Of civilization, and remit
these wards u the nation to hopeless bar.
barism will cost, for present arrange
ment and future control and support,
largo expenditure Of money from the
treasury. amounting TO several hundred
thousand dollars.
"The bill that we offer M substitute
provide, simply that our treaty obliga.
tons shall be fulfilled, which will require
no, more than 200 acres OF their pres
eni reservation, and open up tho romain-
der to settlement under provisions which
will secure an ample civilization fund,
without tho expense OF u single dollar to
the government
1--WE fully agree with tho commissioner
Of Indlan affairs, who says In his report
to the honorable secretary Of tho interior;
As result OF my Investigations feel
constrained to say that eau not approve
the ratification OF tho proposed agree
mont for the following roasonsi
First. From an examination Of the
records ~ the various councils held with
tho Indians by the commissioners II does
not seem 20 mo that tho agtecinont
reached fairly represents the real wishes
Of tho utos. that their consent was roluc-
family given, and under stress OF such
consideration. as appealed strongly 10
their fears and very largely to their pre-
judlccs against civilized life.
Second. The progress already mndo by
these Indians In civilization will be rudely
interrupted by the removal, and they will
be placed amid surroundings much moro
hostile TO their progress In learning the
white man's ways than those amidst
which they are now situated.
Third. Il will be exceedingly difficult
II not impossible for the government to
carry out the agreement made with these
Indians to protect them from the intru-
sions OF white mon on the new rosorya-
ton.
WA. II. BRAwLEY.
A. q. HOPKINS.
Tuos. l.YNcn.
II is possible that In spite OF all that
can be done the bill will become n law.
Colorado wants 1t, and Colorado has
votes In both Houses Of Congress aud
political influence in the nation, while
Utah IA neither. But II this event does
occur 1t will not be- tho fault OF the
Delegate from this Territory, who has