Bisbee daily review., 1910-04-24
WHEN ONE MAN
IS WORTH ARMY
Of OTHER MEN

to be sent south. but his regiment
was sent TO New Mexico where the
Indians were troublesome and where
several hundred OF them had been
captared and held at a military sta
ton. They We're sullen, half hostile.
ans it was clear case that they
would run away if they could, and
would not care what atrOeines they
committed in order 10 DO so.
After the new regiment had tra in
camp a few days. this California boy,
whs. BY the way. was a lieutenant.
and applied to the colonel OF the reg
iment to let him have direct charge
of the indians. and at the same time
asked him 10 send east for garden
seeds. saying he wished 10 make
garden and intended to have the
Indians do the work. or most OF IT,
The colonel did not think much OF
the plan. but yielded 10 his wishes
and loaned him some artillery horses
10 plow the land.
Tie was a natural inguist ana in a
few days understood enough OF the
language OF the savages 10 com
munlcate freely with them When the
seeds came he showed them to the
Indians and explained 10 them that
this one would make plenty corn.
this one plenty cabbagss, this one
plenty onions. and so he went on
through the list and told them If they
would help him plant them and take
care Of them they should have all
they wanted.
He won two or three over TO him
and in a few days the whole band
plant the seeds ard when those seeds
shot cut of the ground and grew
rapidly the interest Of the savages
increased
1t was down in the Rio Grande
valley where the land was warm and
there was plenty of water. with the
result that when the young crops
began to yield. especially when the
corn crop had progressed enough for
roasting. every Indian in the camp
swore By this young lieutenant. and
there was not one of them who had
any disposition TO run away, for he
had full charge.
when the autumn came he asked
the colonel for twenty horses. ex-
planning that he was going on q
wild turkey hunt with some of his
picked Indians. The colonel laughing
~ told him that he would never come
back. that they would do him up as
seen as they got outside Of the camp.
Bu. he loaned him the horses, all the
same.
1ney started one day and toward
night it began to rain, cold, dis
agreeable rain. They made their
camp in the hills. The lieutenant
woke up. after having been asleep,
with a sense of suffocation, and he
found that after he had gone to
sleep those Indians had robbed them
selves of their buffalo robes and had
spread them over him to keep out
the storm. After a week they re
turned TO camp with seven or e'ghi
horses packed with splendid turkeys
enough for the whole camp and fol
the Indians.
That winter the regiment was ex
strictly military in character. And
before the other regiment had beer
stationed there four months the In
dams had all deserted and gone bacl
to the wild.
We are reminded Of that by some
facts brought out the other day b.
General Bell. chief of staff Of th'
army. who, before the house miriar!
committee, in appealing for more
officers, stated that army officers arr
used for many particular governor
positions that are necessary. but no
stricEly military in character Ant
then he gave the account of FRS
ieHtenant Edward Y. Miller, form
erIy OF the Twenty-ninth infantry
who fer ten years has been on dc
taehed duty as governor of Palawan
one OF he Philippine islands. Lieu
that the commanding officer left hin
troops on the island Of Palawan, al
isolated islo:ld; Of the Philippines
away down among the Moros. He s
aequ' tied himself and acquired sue
influence with the people. and game
their confidence to such an extent
that the cornmandind officer left hiT
there IS governor.
he has been there PRACTICAL
alone, except for his little wife
through several years. Later he wa
appointed an officer in the regula
army and assigned to a certai
reg ment: but he did not leave an
he has never seen his regiment.
General Bell says he could not b
replaced. The island Is Inhabited
$4,000 natives, 1000 OF 600 {
whom are absolutely wild. while tn
rest are partly civilized.
When Lieutenant Miller went theY
with his command he began to stud
the native character. and when III
command was ordered away and b
was instructed to remain. he wa
asked how much help he needed. II
reply was none at all. except his littl
company OF Philippine scouts The
told him he would be killed. He wa
advised to use the utmost precau
ions, but when left alone he Gale
the chiefs around him. told them
wanted to help them. protect theI
in their rights and won their col
fidence.
The scoundrels and pirates anon
The Moros on outside islands ha