El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-17
PATERNAL
MANAGEMENT
Is CompIimented In the Re-
forms Advanced BY the
Managers Of
THE MESCALERO INDIANS

lDOeDr Mayhem Contributes To the
Herald An Able Article On the
Subjset.
Ito the HERALD:
Ths srAseass IN El Paso today, as
participants IL bAe laying of the cor
lner stone Of ouy new city hall, of a
bazA Of Izaians from the Mescalero
Agency, emphasizes once mere the du-
btes and dnageEs which confront the
IAaglo-Saxsn race, IN their dealings
with Inferior types Of civilization. The
duty Of leading theEa from their state
icf barbsrisn "a quickly asd surely as
possible, and bhS danger, thai thro'
lack OF hos cosfy or misdirected zeal,
our effSrss should be brought to
nAughL The receAt acquisition OF the
8 PnilippiHe and the consequent direc-
tiOa ef atteHtioz of the people of this
country tOwatd the responsibilities
arising from the government of subject
races, brl8Es this home more strongly
thaa ever 10 ss, 10 is well, therefore,
30 sake to heart Ahs lessons which ex-
periczce has given Us. ans no more
striking one than that which these In
diazs afford, eaa be cor aceived.
The begiSnlnz OF the metaDorphosis
which has resulted in the production
! of Z body OF IEdiAns as substantial as
! thesc appear TO be, did not take place
until Dccc1bc 81 "a when Lieut.. V
/ E. Stotsler took charge Of the Agency.
, Up 70 that tirne the efforts of the
agents had been apparently directed
merely toward sbTryiug out the provi-
sions Of She government as to the is
suing OF raslens and clothing. No ef-
tort toward civilization beyond the
founding OF school, had been attempt
~ ha
Z factor Of eivilizaiicn, Ia that there
was no means t&kcE towards compui-
sorry attendance Of the children. Par
cuts SEM lhcir Shildren TO school, or
kcpb tEem frsm Is, IN accordance with
their pwA individual desire. Educa-
tion, 30 be sffisiszS, must be we'll nigh
universal.
Nsb Gnly were Ihc means of civil
xssisA by -dueaIiss ne. Iected, but also
shoss mere dssPo1io s1es, by which
alsro bAe AdulI ssVAev o->oi be made to
eoniOrm 10 aAs ssRKNs Of society. In
undertaking % DFoi 'sttvages OF any !
r&cs 70 assume s,Vti lZ&Rion foreign to |
saeir growth, re ask them TO take at a |
single sSrlde, AfsT~E-o progress whicn |
yenrs 30 acosRPlisA. Ii is too much TO
hoeo, thsreisre, ShAS by mere precept |
sAey cas- be made 20 abandon the ways |
OF tAeir fathers, for those which ex-
psrlehso has shswA us 10 be more eff |
siezs. ThsI muss be taught by ex-
ample. aad where this failsto convince, |
so ixfusRsed hist Iheir actions at
leass. osisoide - satisfactory extent
wlsh Wkst vo khoS is best for them.
II was sAis sors Of control hich had |
bean naglessSd By his predecessors, so |
when Lieut., Ststtlor TOOK charge Of the |
reseryStisA, 'he fsund TIE Indians no |
more Adv&8csd thAS when they had |
1rsa been placed :lhsreou. They still |
wore ihsir Aair lsnE, dressed in their |
BTibel aosluA paiaied their faces and |
lived ossiF-iT il ssp--=. They still |
lad reeeurss ~ shs primitive method |
81 seIlliaE disputes, a1d knile or gun |
was saeir e9ls Judge. IA-y eI4 de- |
pandod Tar iAo4T sa ss1ste &c mainly on |
abe rasis-s Issued By the govern M mt |
suplemen sed by susk vllu plants and |
game as she ECouasry afforded. Depre- |
dabiens among she herds of the sur
rounding csuRary, and Consequent acts |
OF reprisNl, wsre by no means uncom-
mon.
These then. we're the conditions
which cozfroKteA she lieutenant, on |
the policy which rendered his regime |
so efficient Ssms OF the steps which |
he seok may seem trivial, but they
had "a Important Influence in wea6ing
the Sribe from It's allegiance to the |
customs Of It's elders. The men were
brought in 10 the Agency-and, some
timss with 40 little ef1ort-were COM
PEELED 20 have theiy hair trimmed to
more oiviiiEsd outlines; they were COM
PEELED TO lay aside their blankets, their
leathern legginEs. and to assume the
coat, srouseTs and shirt
OF the Uhftss. 1t is
what An effect this had. 1t
as the severlRG OF the cable which
anchored them 20 tradition, and once
adrifI, they EoAted with more of ease
on the tide OF progress. They were
encouraged 70 abandon their tepees
and build houses; they were given op-
portunities to saEe up ranches in the
fertile valleys OF tke reservation; they
were given herds, and focks OF sheep
and goats. Gradually, as their capa-
city for self support increased. the
amount Of the weekly ratiOns was cut II
down.
This work so well begun, the lieut.
enaRt was obliged to discontinue. His
successor. DR.. Walter Mem. Luttrell,
v no had already established for him
3elf q reputation ~ one of the most
successful surgeons OF the southwest.
b las carried forward very ably his po-
Icy. He has still further cut down
the issue Of ra'ions, until now, none are
ylNSA eACGpt 40 toe ponce ana q lew OF
the aged and inhrm. The children of
school .aRe-thEt Is, between five (5) and
eighteen (1S) are all enrolled in, and in
actual Attendance ~ the school. This
Is the only reservation in the United
States, by the way, in which 100 per
cent OF the children are pupils.
Among the principle factors, hold
ing the tribe back from advancement.
were the women. Among them are {
TO be found the most rgbidiV cOpSa,.-