New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
THE MURDER OF THE BANNOCKs.
is 1T. LIKE THE ROCK SPRINGS MASSACRE TO
BRING NO PUNISHMENT TO ITS
pI-RPETRATORS2
To tia Editor Of Tho Tribune.

To tas Of Ths Tribune.
Sir I want 20 thank you heartily for your edi-
toriai OF to-day. September 3. on the murder OF the
Bannocks. Oh that all our dailes would unite in
protest against such outrages until such senti-
nent should be aroused would compel our Gov
eminent TO be In as great haste 10 redress broken
laws here and execute criminals as 1t Is 10 threaten
China into such prompt action
II was ten years yesterday since more Chinese
were killed. shot. burned alive and left TO die
wounded in one hour. a, Rock Springs. Wyoming
CHE very same Territory in which the recent mas
sacre occurred than have been Americans and Eng
lsh IN China In the thirty-fcur years l have per-
sonally known that land being resident there
twenty years and closely connected with 1t ever
since Ten years yesterday since that awful Rock
Springs massacre, and up 10 date no one arrested.
much less punished! The anti-Chinese papers of the
town and neighborhood goating over the awful de-
tails and assuring all that there would be no
Congressional investigation" and no waste OF EN-
terprsing newspaper eloquerce' over the woes or
the Chinese though their blood flow like rivers, as
they had no votes and friends In less than
four weeks after the Ku-Cheng massacre. arrest,
investigation and execution have all taken place
for the Ku-Cheng massacre. Would that our col
ored. red and yellow brethren, so helpless in our
so-calcd civilized and Christian land. had some
power behind them TO bestlr Ministers Penipoten-
tary. flags. and rush gunboats 10 the front.
70 bully, II necessary. pusillanmous Govern
ment into some sort OF civilization-I VIII not say
Christian justicei
There have been four frightful massacres in ten
years The first in Rock Springs, Wyo, September
2 1855 No one punished Ten years after came the
second massacre. In Ku-Cheng, China, July 81,
1895 four weeks afterward the offenders were ar
rested tried and executed! The third massacre was
in Armenia; all Europe and America horrihed; mass
meetings. held statesmen and citizens unable in
words express their horror. The fourth massacre
again in Wyoming: massacre OF helpless;
aged blind inofensive Indians by officials and
United States citizens ana We are 'o'a 'he'e Is 10
redress in law
Are We content and apathetic still, and unmoved
in the presence Of such a record? Two Of the four
great rnassacres OF ten years have taken place In
our country Shall we still boast OF our CIVILIZATION
our Lure our Justice. humanity Shall We
stu drill and pride ourselves on our military gym
nastic skill and call the attention OF the world, es-
reclailv The hea then world to observe how efectu
ally We can wave starry banner and manipu-
late our glnboats? Ny humiliation for my country
is complete Statesmanship and patriotism seem TO
be gone with our forefathers and demagogues, rum
robbery end murder have free course ana are elo-
rlhel" May the God OF Justice speedily sweep the
whole horrible tribe out OF existence and give us
reign OF righteousness MRS. D J.. BALDWIN,.
BROOKLYN Sept. 3, 1855.