Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-08-27
THREATEN FORCE
GOVERNORS or THE PUEBLO ~.
DAMS ASSERT THEY WILL ne.
SYST ThKATtON.

From Sos Mexican
a congress of Representatives OF
fourteen of tho nineteen Indian pual-
Ius was tHld at thg O. x Indian u.
duatr.al school lu Santa Do un last
saturday ior ibo purpose of consider
ug what action should bo tnkon with
regard f0 The recent decision of tho
supreme court which decided that tho
indians were citizens of tho United
States. and as such would De Obliged
Ju pay taxes % was decided by the
congress that "a representative from
each pueblo would hp sent io Wash.
urton DURING the short session of
Ihe United States congress ia Jan
nary judge a Abbott. United
states attorney Tor the puohlna. su
poruioudcut g. Cuuinll of che in.
Iinn school here. ana superintendent
James ~ Allen OF the u a Indian
school at Albuquerque will 20 ga
Thought accompany Che Indians "a
washington
Decision Of Supreme Court
Tho decision recently handed down
by the supreme court of Now Mexico
declares that by the treaty Of Guada
upo uldalro. signed hfiyHcvon years
ago. at the close Of the Mexican war
the puohlus assumed the rights Of cit.
izcnshlp and have exercised those
rights since then The decision says
that ns result Of such treaty thoso
Indians have held petty offices and
voted as citizens Judge A. J Abbott
attorney FOR tho pucblos. viii appeal
their case go tho supreme court Of
. tho United states. but 70 ia not ho
. lioyod they can win out. aa tho DO
clslou recently handed down o. q
strong one. " thoy lose hcr' their
only hoye o. Co got congress to inter
yono ln their behalf
/ n the recent decision NJ tho Hu
premo court iH carried into eject q
/ would moan that the inhabitants OF
each pueblo would have 90 pay regular
taxes from $500 90 $1,000. This. % 81
claimed. would eventually ruin thcm
aa these Indians are poor and barely
. capable OF being 8olfHupportlnE. The
/ puobl0s farm some. but their moth
ODDS are very primitive They raise
corn. oats. wheat chilli beans aH
other small grains. but NOT To- suiicion
/ quantities tD amount 20 anything
. 1uOy cut their grain with n sickle nn'
throah q ont with horses or goats
These methods have been In vogue
countless are
Pueblos Have Seen peaceabIe.
when ono goes back into tho hif
tory ~ the Pueblo Indians 90 woul'
seem that thoy were tho most deaory
ing ~ an the Indian Tribes. The
have always been peaccable hay
helped the government nght 90 wa
and have Done many othor iaing
worthy OF consideration. tn
/ ApacheB. Crows. Sioux. Snake am
other Indian Tribes that have causo
. the government an kinds Of trouble
have beer much hottrr treated Nn'
h 90 only sooms fair that congress shout
do something FOR the pueblo8
n congress docs not Intervene q
fho Indians behalf q grave guostl0
faces tho territory Of New Mckee
There ia disposition among a fg'
nj the different IuebloH, headed D
tho Hlotaa. to resist with force an
action on the part of tho tCrrt0r.,
officials to carry out the decision ,
.ibr supreme court The Indians thf
foel thus Inclined are trying 20 pc
undo the rest OF mo Pucbloa 90 "a,
as a unit ga tho matter There ar
1000 puablna. and they arc t0o'ia
enough fo think that ~ the queH'Io
we're lsft 90 them and the citizens
New MpyIc1 alone they could wIl
Tho officials hopa chat some a.,u
mrni win be made N'th enc indian
Fo al 90 prevent any blool8hei ,
trouble
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