The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-18

whale. Every power Of the whale
was neutralized and Jonah was
master Of the situation. Had the
whale written his autobiography he
would have hardly mentioned a
brief spell of indigestion of three
days duration.
In the history of the Reformed
church. the sajourn of the Pilgrim
in Holland Will hardly be considered
an event.
The Merchants Adventures (Pil-
grtms) landsd in America, Novem-
Der 21st, 1920. Upon the 21st OF
the following month they had sue
ceeded in finding deserted In
dian Camp where they planted
their colony.
The most important character
among the Adventures was Miles
Standish, who was employed as
commander-in-cii OF the Army
and Navy. lie was also general over
seer of servants (slaves) and gem
eral financicrs. Before removing
from the ship. the Army, under
the leadership Of Standish proceed
ed upon foraging expedition in
search Of whatever they could find.
On account of the wildness of the
Indian they were obliged to give
their attention to smaller game.
Several months later. however.
Standish through strategy. entrap-
ped and secured seven fine speci-
mems OF Indian, the head of one
was placed upon the palisade. The
birds being more compassionate
than the Pilgrim used this head
as nest, thus teaching the Pilgrim
that perhaps the concept, "the
survival Of the fittest' does not
end all. Upon returning from the
first journey, Standsh discovered
an underground granary giving
evidence that the Indian was a tiller
OF the soil and provident with his
harvest, Standish took from this
store. without the knowledge or
cor sent of the Indian. II this was
intended as step toward CON-
mt nal relationship with the Indian.
| the latter had no means o. knowing
II. As a result of this invasion
the Indians led futile attack
upon the Pilgrims while aboard the
ship.
II is important that the early
acts of the Pilgrim and the Puritan
be studied. Since their deterioration
In the second and third generation
has given rise to the belief that
the original settlers in America
were saints.
1t is alleged by Puritan histori-
ans that 1t was the intent of the
Merchant Adventures or Pilgrims
to settle in New York, then New
Amsterdam among the Dutch, but
| the vessel drifted northward and
they missed their landing. The
thirty days intervening between the
arrival In America and their set.
tlement upjn an Indian camp was
ample time for them to have reach
ed Hudson River.
Associated with the invasion by
Standish upon his first arrival.
remember that the servants (slavesl
were greatly disappointed in not
settling within the territory OF the
Dutch farter south. They threatened
to declare their agreement which
was a bond Of seven years servitude,
as null and void. 1t became essen
tial upon the part of Standish to
cause condition of open hostility
between the colonists and the In
dams to prevent the slaves of the
colony entering into the forests
and becoming free. Slowly but
s1rely the true character of the
Pilgrim and Puritan is coming to
light, but at this very hour only
small portion of the Protestan,
population have an access to an
opportunity to obtain an inkling
of the true knowledge OF our coun-
try. Even the Puritan text books
are divulging some information that
heretofore was conceded. A charge
is made that the captain was brib-
ed by the dutch to carry the Pill
grims to the north. This may reflect
upon the honesty of the Dutch but
1t is certainly, a compliment to their
good sense. Every war, battle and
skirmish waged against the Indian
by the whites dn three centuries has
been an alleged defensive war. This
has been accomplished. generally,
by holding the entire tribe respon-
sible for the act of an individual
Indian. This enabled leaders among
the whites to coerce their own race
into submission to leadership of
self-seekers.
We see In the conduct of Miles
Standish what has been repeated
thousands OF times in the three
hundred years of our country's his
tory under the reign of Puritanism.
A refusal TO sign a treaty having
absolutely no equity for the In
dian was regarded as a declaration
OF war by the whites and consent,
Teant ignominy and abject slavery
for the Indian. The commissioned
maurader cared no more for the
fallen of his own race than he
cared for The fallen of the Indian
race. The indian has many times
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