Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-02
eoop-wIrn EXCEPTIONS


NEWS, sort men,s on the lnulhn
ques,ion and on Indian righls were
Attributed to MajJr General MoCook
which were In the main highly honor
able to bic hesft snd judgment ono
clause Of his remarks ~ reported, now
ever, is as,uredly calculated ~ convey
wrong impression, because II nor only
makes On assertion which IL not Alto
g,tier true. but also lcaves uneR-
planned point which 10 absolute
ly necessary TO an UNDERMINING
Of the case he was discussing. The
general "took a warm stand Ia behali
Of the Indians" 10 the recent troubles
in Uuh, the Denver paper tolls NJ ~
Alao has done nearly everybody VINO
hA, looked 81 b these troubles with the
least particle Of fairness. "Ihe lhnu
which they moved upon, "saii he,"Was
the ancestral home Of The tu1ti"
statement that will not bs contiaiic'e1
u he will alec include The whole
southwestern part Of Colorato, larse
slice Of New Mexico and Aiiz1na,
and q considerable part Of southern
ytan, ~ such "Anceslfal hsme." "Ihe
Indians had more night there than
the white men," he oonlinucii ~
assertion that Is altogether incJfroo',
ifhe refers to the present time and 10
the present lndlans and white men IN
San Juan county.
Why did the Southern Utes enter
inlo treaty with the government,
accept reservation Of land IN Colorado
l25 milea east ana went by Is miies
north aud sgulb, Ia tue possession oil
which they were 10 be- guaranievu7
Why have they been receiving Tor
years supplies Il food and clothing,
and every yesr = gosdly amount Of
actual CASH. Why arc they today
being furnished Goals, flour, coffee,
beef, blankets, gTeoubacks, etc, ctc3
Surely not because Of tho government
generosity towards or pafIialily fJf
thom; but simply In pursuance OF
bargain or contract, which tho govern
ment fulnns 10 long ~ II keeps up the
payments, aud the Indians on thrif
part fulhll only % long ~ thoy remain
on their reservation aud felinquish
tho Aforesaid "ancsatfsl home" In
Utah, other parts OF Colorado, Al r.
z5na, New Mexico aud everywhere
else that their former wandering habits
may have caused them - traverse.
Asa matter OF fact the Colorado In
dams have no rights at all In Utah.
al they ever had they have sold.
uspsrAl MoCook prooeeuG "rhos,
Indians are now almost on the verge oil
starvation and Il IL only through IN,
regular assistance extended by the gov
eminent that they will be able to pae'
through the winter without eKgrem'
suffering. You can't turn a starving
man from your gate. never punish
an Indian for stealing when he II
hungry. II Ia natures law"
This 10 all very truthful, magnan
im0us aud just. We endorse every
word Of II, M does every repulabl,
oiuzsn Of San Juan county. But ever
intelligent man In that locality knows
rs does also nearly every honorable
man In southwestern Colorado
tho reason that the Indiana condition
10 40 deploTAble. Their reservation
has not besn preserved Tor them from
the Invasion OF Colorado oattlemou
their lands have beeu coveted by Col
orado land grabber,; they have ha
imposed upon them an agent In WHOM
they say they have no confidence, an
for whom they certainly manifest n
respect. The discomfort which y nal
urAl under those circumstance
"nttlr,A law" Gsn. McCoo
would probably call it-has bee
deliberately Increased and in,cnsiile,
by those who hoped to prof, by 4
the poor Indians undertook Ia oouBil
cradle numbers a voluntary migrallo
An invasion If certain lands whic
they had years ago rennquished; IN
the result ls,added expense to the GOV
eminent, great impositiOns upon IA
white settlers whose cattle rangrg NJ
being eaten OH aud whose beef mu
inevitably suffer, anu eXttome loss
stock and hardship upon tho simple II
dlans themselves. whoever instlgat,
that Invasion, or whoever, know
ing that Is was to be atteml g..
made no efiot, TO prevent u, vi
guilty OF a crime agaiu,t humanity
and n an official Of the government
he should be- denounced as the sooul
drol that he IL.
We mud no fault with General NJ
Cooke friendship Tor the Indians. q
ths contrary we applaud It, aud viii
It were characteristic Of more OF Il
men OF Colorado. But even tue be
aud woTthiesl sentiments Are ma,
more effective II marked by sIri
accuracy, and no good cause Is ey
Injured by allowing all iIs aspects 10
known,
DO nor SOLD.