Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-11-11
STRONG WORDS
ABOUT THE INDIANS
A Writer Sums up Bad State
Of Affairs at the Laeuna
Village.
IsvEsnGATlOS SADLY NEEDED

To The Evening citizen
LaEunn. n. a.. Nov Neither tha
BIBLE nor modern diylnos have settled
ihe question a. 10 whether the devil
mas any nne SENSE of lho iudflcrous.
PVT in inn religious plays al the Old
naAnna be was invariably introduced
90 represent enc comic eiemonf ana
played his pari so cletorly that he
ktucFally brought down the hoaao. .
Assuming that hts frequent 90
lourns amid the Walling 81 the damned
has not entirely robbed him of his
keen sener ~ hnmnf. Be mnnf Ana an
lne8hauslible fund 81 nmuaemant ia
.uayiug the Indian question Ia Now
some young Indiana have boon eoips
over 90 Cubero lately. getting drunk
ana actlqg IN such manner a. 10 res
qnifo stringent measures fer the mo-
teciion 81 themselves aud othars.
II would Be dlilouil 10 net evidence
against The men who sold the llouor
but high legal authorities declare that
the Pueblo Indians are citizens for Ina
purpose of getting drunk. though hero
Their citizen dutlce and privileges
suddenly ston. Thoy are neither al.
loved TO vote nor required 70 pay
Thelr sole distinguishing MARI A
citizens Is the privilege OF setting
our benevolent government i ex.
pending Thousands OF duilars ever
year N assisting toe poor Indiana 10
Get a living and secure an education.
The children of indiana who ara
Fofth thousands III d0liarS are fed.
clothed and educated al the public a..
peuso. but the Indian children VIA
are blind. lmbecllo and helpless. no.
eeiye nor one raE of clothing OF crumb
of bread
The rich are pauDerlzca with helm
which they DO MOI need. but the blind
and helpless are lot 90 starve or hog
miserable exislencc from thoir neigh.
bor..
Tho Fuehlos are Visited By bro.
ceselon Of agents who represent tho
various boarding schools, and 10 In
turn 10 0very Indian who has chill.
ufen, btSglHg him % send them 10 tho
school which the cnnvasalng agent
represents, until the Indians have
come 10 the conclusion that their
children are NJ such a premium tnRt
ihey can dictate any conditions they
please. A short timo ago q superln.
tendent Of ono of ihe puehlas had
my boys ready 20 so away 10 school.
Representatives from different schOnIa
went out 20 receive them. bat Just nj
That time there appeared on tha scene
an important Inspector. who assured
iae old parents that they must MOI
send their children TO any school Tho
result was that over forty went hack
10 o lie OF Ignorance and barbnrlsm.
How funny all this must seem to his
Majesty Who enjoys the be-
nevolent farce 81 eievailng the In.
ilhn Our beautiful sheen an which
'ruamented the river bottom an sum.
mer. Ia gone.
immediately after the Indians had
finished dipping their sheep last spring
~ attempt vas made 70 place this
lip neat "a the sprlnR which contains
he only EoCd water about the village.
but the indiana made such n virOrous
protest against poiiutinE tho sprlag,
hat the sheep dip was carried 20 the
liver bottom where q rested Ia peaes
until the dipping was about finished
Then vigorous effort wAR made 10
locate Il IA another place.
A. each sheep dipping season
Arouaea new intoreat In the snhjsct,
lhe time may come when Il viii be- n
actunl use. Our indians hayn been
dipping their sheep for years. but
though Il may not be needed a. a mat
Ter Of education. Il will be f0uod very
convenient when NJ for use.
LAGuNA.