Evening journal., 1903-04-08
INDIANS PRESENT
PIPE OF PEACE
MOST ENJOYABLE DAY OF TRIP
President Receives Warm
Welcome From Old Friends
in North Dakota

old friends, and from his conversation
It is evident that this has been one OF
the most enjoyable days Of his trip.
At Fargo, jamestown and Bismarck he {
made stops Of from half an hour to an
hour and discussed the conditions in
the Philippines, the tariff and the gem
eral prosperity of the country Stops II
also were made at Casselton, Tower
Valley City the home of Governor Il
White; Dawson, Dicldn and Medora.
The most interesting ceremony of the I
day occurred at Medora, where the pres
ident at one time owned a ranch and
which was his postonlce address 16
years ago, when he was sheriff OF BIZ
lings county. Medora Is a small place. |
but the ranchmen from the surround
ing country had come into town, and |
they gave the president a truly western |
reception. Joe Ferris the pre9idents /
old foreman. and his brother. g. NJ.
Ferris. met the president at Bismarck
and rode with him TO Medora.
Standing in the private Office of Gov
ernor White az Bismarck President
the friendship and support of the great
Sioux Indian tribe and similar assur.
ances from the chiefs Of the Mandans
and Grosventres. Twenty of the most
distinguished chieftains Of the tribes
had come from their agencies 20 sec
the great father" and to assure him
of their support and good Will. There
were many famous Indians in the as
semblage John Grass. the orator and
chief justice OF the Sioux, made the
presentation OF the tribes good will
IN q translation OF the address. which
had been agreed upon in council OF the
chiefs AT the same time Grass pre-
scented the president a peace pipe Of
beautifully carved pipestone, IN token
of tho good will and friendship of the
Indians.
1--WE have been treated well by the
good great father said Grass, "and
we hope he will again be great father
when HIS time is over"
Water. chief OF the Mandan Indians.
also presented written assurances OF
the good win OF his people Tell
him" said President Roosevelt through
the-ipterpreter. "that I am glad 90 sec
hini she Mandsn Indians have always
aDhe we'll" Then the wrinkled old
ohieftains grasped the presidents
hand and solemnly grunted their ap-
proval
Some of them had fought against
Custer. The president had traded with
ter. Tho president had traded with
two Of these Indians is or 90 years ago
and he instantly recognized them. The
chiefs presented on address and a pip,
of peace TO the president, who had a
few words Of greeting and thanks foi
each man.
Talks Of the Philippines.
In his address at Fargo. Preslden
Roosevelt spoke ct length on the Phil
ippines, saying In part
1T is a good thing to look back upoi
what has been said and compare /
with the record Of what has actual.
been done.
"The lrst duty was the restoration
OF order; and TO this end the use of th
army Of the United states-an arm
composed Of regulars and volunteer
aiike-vas necessary. To put dow
the insurrection and restore peace {
the islands was duty not only to ou
celvcs bit 10 the islanders also. w
could not have abandoned the con1il
without shirking this duty. witho,
proving ourselves recrcants to Il
memory Of our forefathers. Moroove
II we had abandoned Il we would hay
inflicted upon the Filipinos the mo
cruel wrong and would have doom,
them to a bloody tumble Of anarcl
and tyranny.
"The circumstances of the war mat
st one Of peculiar difficulty, and our Sc
diers we're exposed to peculiar wron
from their foes. They fought in den
tropical jungles against enemies wi
were very treacherous and very cru
not only toward our own men, b
toward the great numbers OF friend
natives, the most peaceable and mo
civilized among whom eagerly We
coined our rule. Under such circuI
stances, among q hundred thousal
hot-blooded and powerful young M
serving in small detachments on q
other side Of the globe, it was imposs
bic that occasional Instances OF wron
doing should not occur. The fact tn
they occurred in retaliation for we
nigh intolerable provccation cannot Z
one moment be admitted in the way
excuse or justification. All good Ame
leans regret and deplore them. and q
war department has taken every ST.
in its power to punish the offerde
and TO prevent or minimize the chan
Of repetition Of the offence. But the
offences were the exception and n
the rule. When, by last July, the Ia
vestige of organized insurrectioa ht
disappeared. peace and amnesty VIC
proclaimed.
AS rapidly as military rule was C
tended over the Islands by the defc
Of the insurgents. just so rapidly was
replaced by the civil government
Governor Taft and his associates ,
sent 70 the Filiplnos as upright.
conscientious and as able Z group