The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-01-06
MtNy INDIANS STARTING.
B,shop johnson Reports Extreme Suffering
Prevailing In the Southwest.

los LSC-irs. cal Inn : RishoD John
son ~ tho ipis~opal Diocese II Southern
California hrs started q movement 10 MD
the starving Indians o' the Southwest. The
present trouble arises from tie fact that
white settlers have rot possession ~ most
~ the fertile land and now thew are also seclr-
ing control Of the water. which is necessary
for irrigation purposes III" situation has
bean r.uderrd noute nv N. fact that southern
California is lust recovering from = three or
fonr-yenr drought. and many 81 the Indians
hive been almost completely Guy on from
water; their trees hav" been killed and their
crops ruined. and now starvation s'ares
them in the face bishop Johnson propose,
70 Introduce various industries oIons them,
particularly laon making. for which many
az the Indian women seem To have u natural
gift, and thus In a measure 10 make them
independent Of the soil
The situation among the california IT.
dams is distresSil enough, hut y l. pros
IoriIy compared 'u that Of ~" unfortunate
ahorisiuc- IN southern Arizona, vino Hre
literally starving TIN. l. The condition
among the Iimas on IL" Glla itl"ei The
white movement 81 determination against
,scSc Arizona indian is very tow and subtle,
bpr IT is very sure The whites demand all
the water rights and propos" 10 have them.
and ~" Indian is left 10 his resources. Which
NJ best ars very few There ate about GOO
PImas. papaGocs and Maricopa,, vino obtain
their LIVING to-day from the lands Of the
ella River reservation, about Sh0.o"O acres
but they hay" not been able to cultivate
LOCO acres e tho tract. because white men
have drawn uT the water abov" thom
II the I nitod States Government intend.
TO aid in tho determination ot the Indians"
said Bishop johnson. 1T Is making a move in
the right direction but 4 Il intends to accord
it. wards Ordinary justice th"l Il should
take imu cdiatc action | have been irving
to penetrate To the remote regions Of my
dioo.~c to see the actual condition of he
Indians and my own people and during ten
diy~ over rough roads | covered 800 mile
through q country that va~ d~esulU'e ia th"
c\frenl" and Witnessed scenes thai would
s""iu almost mi o,-lhlr ~ tDr hr'rt OF d
',fh" ."lnir, trivrieed hy ne covers ton
re.e"ydlipu' Carltln Grand" Inuro. lun'a.
Ia nu-tt. Nr>I t"tudr. santa isabel. hur-'o
CauuI'u, san Jo'o, kinC"u !ui "a '"iH
Tue, Wen" MI ~ Il condition to "'ul." the
-%'mpa''s of ~" w"-' ind'. "ren' "g, -ol'"
wrr" better than others. rH'hul' iiir'or,
G GHSs" ,"'t IF M1r,,. 'SS%,"iona1, re r'.e
rrvntiu4S show an TIE -'tEc~ go Io'-
apu-lr~ 80 hay" O." IlgIl~ t'' ana .oud
Tor ANYTHING ~, Gr'p slr"" q" NE w,l'"
have that which t. ,puH'rl'N,' Nu' b..
le. has been given O." lh- Indian go ";" rEf e
10 bishop johnson fu.gd ~ N,,a C'arG"
that the Indian fauIl'- huG i'nm th'," 20
~" ""re~; "h'l" all ~" "lir r''ii',. mi
.trout a l., .n.. ,,ln,iiW, dIilrg 'Hr dr1u.i'i
A. rhi- plu," u" found ,tul 500 lrcl"u, had
80 ,ranl" acre, mud "uiF ihf"" lI',si : 1"
Il M,u!' 10 -," N"ti- TETON" ia. whit.
%,rttlr-- anne jh,-c ludus htd pr's''r,u-
finally ,oi,rd To- 'aHr ~ lame. taa' ere almost
noU-I -utu'il\" and ''" hNug u. a'uiI~.