Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-10

Z
rnenta upon his own property and
family 10 the extent OF fighting to the
death II necessary" Perhaps the real
and the imaginative cases are not IN
strict harmony, but what ihoy lack IN
this respect may be made up BY refer
cncc to tho absolute Identity Of the
principle obtaining In each.
II should BE- taken into consideration
that the government has al along boon
making allowance for the Wide differ
oncc between our social and government
tai system and that OF the red mon. The
landau Of Il and everything upon and
within twas theirs by the highest
title that even the civilized iawgiycra
know anything ". that Of continued
possession and occupation for time
running back OF All records. They
had 70 give way before civilization.
even a. darkness In diaslpatcd with the
coming of light They were making
little or no use u lands upon which
the genius Of destiny had decrccd that
fruitful fields and thriving communi-
ties and great cities should stand. a
ll,tlo u their property. just enough 20
amount to a foothold. was purchased
nnd paid for, and then began the work
Of stealing BY various devices accom-.
panied with such clvilizlnR agencies ~
nrcwatcr. by means OF which they
could be made to night among aud Stay
themselves aa well nn become cel''r
victims 20 the whites. The result wac
that the aborlglnes. formerly Fuiicieas
and friendly. became dcceltful. trcach-
croua and blcodthirriy. while all the
time and as q result Of every collision
they were josticd little further In the
direction OF the setting sun. Finally.
with the exception Of few desult0ry
bands who had become emaacuiated
and no longer had the stamina or In.
cllnation 30 Join In the chaae--cvcn n
there had been anything left 20 chase
the living ones were oil huddled beyond
the Father Of Waters and his chief
tributary. This was Blk enough do
main; II gave the owners plenty OF
room. an abundance Of game.
unrestricted variety and SUFFICIENT
freedom from the predatory perform
aneos Of the continental plrates-for
short tlmo. There soon appeared "a
lot % tents which were not put
Up by the Indians upon the western
bnnk Of tho Missouri; they Increased
rapidly aud when one disappeared 1.
was because log house had taken H.
place. a settlement once made secure
u began u ramlfy. always reaching
cut TO the West AZ tho same time
tho white mans ships had brought
eoionizers 20 the other edge Of tho
continent and these were branching out
eaatcrly' 10 that the proprlciors OF the
land were literally between two Hires.
which were slowly and steadily. but
with exceeding sureness. narrowing the
Intervening sap. In such cases.
opposition ceases 10 be- an or
ganized quantity ana becomes
simply desultory and spas-
mode negative. Dcyiltry h rife az the
legitimate Offspring Of desperation.
Tho Indian u doomed and he knows q.
AZ things are going and have gone. he
VIII soon be. like the bison which once
was az numerous az Himself. but
tradition, not a memory. for the greater
part Of those who haye ''lnhorited" the
land will not have seen him at all. The
government at Washington realizing all
this and having a sincere desire 10 cause
the scattered remnants TO be In as
favorable a situation as possible. has
allotted them lands In community and
where an aptitude and disposition 10
cultivate the same was shown. In SOW
crafty also, as well as supplying them
with stock. implements. seeds. and
everything needed 10 make the properly
productive. II has also thrown In
white agent here and there to act Us
kind OF guardian over the fock-one
whose strict honesty may frequently
have been questioned but very seldom
aasalled In such way as to Invoke ovl-
denco. The hope Is, Of course, 10 dlf-
fuse a elvlllzlng Influence and bring the
savages along step by step 10 a condl-
tion OF things In which the sharp con-
irast between their once imperial sway
and their present dependency viii be
| '"f"N Nt"N AhiAihAA'A " NAk eventually
overcome altogether Liberal roseryn-
tons have been granted which are kept
saorodly Tor them until some white man
discovers that they aro good Tor agrl.
cultural or mineral purposcs, and
even then they are bought. Sometimes.
however. the occupants do not want 10
sell. They prefer 60 adhere 10 the
original compact The presumption
would naturally seem TO be that We
also would prefer TO do so. bu, Il doosn',
gcneraly happen tina, way. The In.
dian must 80.
The Minnesota trouble has already
cost several liyea-whlte lives. OF course.
the red ones not being of much conse-
quence. when matters reach such A
stage Il would seem 10 be hlgh time
for the trouble TO be- slftod 20 the bot
tom. and not lot the lighting frenzy
cause widespread massacre when per
hapa Il might an be ayorted. Tho gov
eminent recognizes the Indians rights,
why not ascertain whether OF not these
have been trampled upon or neglected
before allowing ths poor creatures to be
wiped out OF existence upon the soil
which they are permitted TO call their
owRf