The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-10-13
An Indian Fighter Talks Freely About I'm
C'e sam's Indian Policy.
[spccial CORRESPONDENCE ]

C'e sgm's Indian Policy.
Especial Correspondence
ALBUQUERQUE, n NJ, July 24--The be-
lief is general that the invariable army
opinion of the red man is that the only
good Indian is dead one But l have
talked with many army officers who re-
pudiate that sentiment quite as emphatic
ally as would a member of the Indian
Rights association. And the other day
saw one who had a passably good word
even for the Apache. He knows what he
is talking about, too, for he has warred
with the Indians all over the west and the
southwest and taken part in an Apache
campaign. He is a captain in the Tenth
infantry.
He said: "Why, even the Apache isn't
such a bad sort of an Indian as he is usual
ly made out. There is much to be said in
his favor A bloodthirsty fendi Oh, ]
know that is the way he is generally de-
scribed. But go around among the
Apaches after a campaign and talk with
them and find out their opinion of the
bloodthirstiness of the United States sol
diery, and perhaps it will dawn upon you
that there are two sides to that question.
1.-The Apache does as he has been done by,
with as much interest added as his ingenu-
ity can invent The law Of revenge is the
prime rule of his life, and if any person does
him an injury that person must be made to
suffer for it. Well there are plenty of civil
lied, churchgOing white people who take
that same view of things and whose actions
are based on that same principle. They
fight with different weapons, that is all.
Now, the Apache reckons among his enc
mics all white people and the United States
army in particular. And considering the
policy that the army and the conquering
race in every way have pursued against him
from the start l reckon he is about right.
Consequently his most ardent desire is to
down them, singly or collectively, when
ever he gets the chance. If that principle
existed solely among the Apaches, we OF
the Caucasian race might carry on our at
tempts at determination with good deal
better grace.
Notwithstanding his grievances the
Apache isn't apt to go on the warpath un
less he thinks he has received some new
and particular injury or has got drunk
on tiswin. It's usually the tiswin thai
starts him off OF course it's very naughty
\ of him to drink tiswin, and he ought not tt
I do it. But the meekest man that eve
! lived, white red, brown or black, coulC
| ubb AIlllh llbWlu NlIADub b1AAB blAlIA
| from a timid lamb into a roaring lion will
an overwhelming desire to 20 out and devou
somebody. 1t has got more concentrated
essence of iniquity in it than any other liq
uor that man ever invented. Get the New
York Lotus club down to tiswin feast ol
empty stomachs-the Apache fasts for tw
days when he is preparing for tiswin DRUM
and they would need detachment O
United States troops to take care of then
before they got through.
1.-THE first duty of the troops in tn
Apache country is to look out for signs q
tiswin and break up as quickly as possibl
every attempt to brew the stuff.
1.-THE Apache isn't so very different a
bottom from other men after all. OF cours
he doesn't like to work, but can any res
sonable man blame him for that2
do / believe in the governments polio
toward the Indian tribes? It's not m
place to criticise the governments polio
toward the Indians. It's my duty to 9
out and fight 'em, and l do so to the be'
of my abilities whenever have to. But
do believe that if the government were
collect all the Indians IN the United Stat,
and board them at full rates at the Fift
Avenue hotel and furnish chem with pok,
money in the bargain it wouldn't cost an
more than does the present way of tallin
care of them"
FLORENCE FINCH KELLEY.