The Washington times., 1906-11-05
UTES ARE COMING
FOR CONFERENCE
WITH PRESIDENT
viii Lay Their Griev-
anceS Before the Great
White Father.

Having accepted a temporary Truce
and laid down their arms. but not sur
rendered ti8eEl. the large band Of Ute
Indians that have been on a pilfering
rampage from their reservation IN Utah
up through Wyoming and Montana the
past three weeks, are being marched
peacefully into Fort Meade, s. D, and
a delegation viii shortly come 10 Wash
ington to lay their grievances before
the Great White Father"
The temporary peace arrangement
was brought about after a long confer
ence between Col. Alexander Rodgers,
commanding the Sixth Infantry. with
number OF the leaders. A report Of
Colonel Rodgers. with Endorsements Of
Brlgadier General Whit, commanding
The Department Of the Missouri, and
Major General Greedy, commanding the
Northern division, reached the War De
parfment this morning. Colonel Rod
gers report, sent 10 General Wint, at
Omaha. was sent by wire from Arvada,
wyo.. and is as follows:
Report From Colonel Rodgers.
Captain johnson and I held a long
conference with Ute chiefs Thursday
and completed it Friday. The Indians
almost certainly would not have re-
turned to Utah without fighting, but
have promised to go with me TO Fort
Meade. I promised them that would
ask that several chiefs be sent to Wash
ington 70 present their case. I strongly
recommend that such authority be
granted and Il authority be granted. il
be communicated 20 me on the road
Johnson and I are convinced that In
dams are acting in good faith. have
not disarmed them and do not intend
TO do So unless IL becomes necessary.
ANY attempt TO do so where they are
now would probably result in scattering
the band Shall issue some raJlOnS 70
them or the way TO Meade via Cross
ranch ridge AlZada. Johnson accom-
panies US on return march in immediate
charge Of Indians. His excellent work
before and since my arrival has been
principal factor IN securing results. II
is recommended that If chiefs are sent
TO Washington Johnson be sent with
them, as he has their confidence and
better knowledge of conditions than
anv one. Mail report follows, VIII
hold Grierson and Keogh command un-
I'll movement is well under way
Greedy Commends Action.
General Greeiy. commenting on the
dispatch. as sent to him by General
Mint. wires from 81 LOUIS aS lOiAuhS-
General Wint fully approves Colonel
Rodgers actions and recommendations
/ fully concur with General Wint in ap-
proving Colonel Rodgers action, believ-
ing that any other course would have
terminated in a slaughter of majority
of band and dispersion OF balance, with
resulting depredatiOns and possible muir
der Of many defenseless settlers in that
section Have instructed Wint TO hold
Indians as prisoners at Fort Meade un-
til final disposition is ordered by the
War Department. / trust that several
chiefs NAV be permitted to present their
case at Washington. This effectively re-
moves dangerous Indian bands which
can be so handled as to prevent them
again invading a settled country In large
mum bers." 4"
AS the dispatches were not received in
Washington until shortly after noon to-
day. no action has yet been taken by
the War Department. but il is thought
likely that Colonel Rodgers recOmmen-
dations alsn viii be approved here.