Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-21
INDIAN CHARACTER.

The hasty generalization by one OF
our fumous soldiers, that tho only
good Indian is II dead Indian" we have
always regarded as a serious and dis
nstrous mistake.
As more accurate Information cor
cerning the character OF the red man
has como to light. tie fnlsity. not 70
say the atrocity, Of the view attribut.
ed 10 an Indian fighter Of this genera
tian has become increasingly more
manifest
The latest REPUTATION of the totalldep-
rnvity theory OF Indian nature is from
the pen oG Prot. l.. y. Young of the
University Of Utah He shows, in the
December issue of the Educational Re
view that these taciturn ana heroic
people dreamed dreams. had splendid
ideals nr life and character, loved the
traditions OF their fathers. and We're
true to what they regarded as the high
est tyres Of conduct.
Prof. Young states that all Tie H.
dams of tho United States had some
ideas in common on religion, that all
believed In tho Grcnt Spirit, the immor-
'ai'ty oi t..e soul ''''' w V','',,S
prayer: MY ~ 49,
created e'lc i'etv,;''a Wv t''f ~ -
%hem. and provided them with happy
hunting grounds. They had system
OF etslifs' iou NUS nv '.s"'' ''u
Wovoka, the Nevada chief; you must
ID M harm to any one; YOU must do
,I,, mr., ,,,l , to,,.
. iish' a'n"ss
forps of religious ceremony, me shost
dance undoubtedly being the most i'm
,,ort,nt and interesting. Among tho
H.. -. ,, to,i.
western tr'peS nv . i'o'. >'''''N 49,"
place inlJanuary ana durinS the spring
months. a The Indians danced around
Tree VI, .po'e' se' w III '"e ep''e' -
y rii's N ti'' SG't'si va . 7Vae .'.,''e'',
Oh "liiows'. on Mii'e'i S'' ,"e si'i' - -
me Nesss'''l' WIZ si'oMtu '''eih N''o
glory OF ,re Sp'rl' "o'i"' ne si'"N',s
OF me plahNet aisVet'ea a.. 'S'i 7i,. 10
sickness ana disease. ~ ihu'aiS
'i''u 'ieii l't"i"''''' 49, - "'''
'iic '''e'' sun ~ S''o'>
'ui on eus.'o''' ~ many s'"'' 'sV'
wien mo 'lnai'ihs tl'a pfeoli''; 'esti1'S'
IRON pei'eN'ne 'n''t Wv -''''i WIS
coming W et' '" r''a ot l ~
eohVeiitlol'li way ot tci'ihs VIZ ''ie"'
spirit pi 'he ihu'hi' : i'l'r III t''e Mes
sian. Mooney III y report ~ me Hec
rotary oi ''o oi'ii'''So''s'i' W u''o'''
saSs'
"The great underlying principle of the
ghost dance doctrine is that the time
VII come when me Whoie MOAN rict,
.ai,,,.' ,,. ',,tn ~ ,i,,a Ii,n n,
aboriginal happiness. forever free from
death, disease. and misery All this
rs 10 DC Drousn. anou' ps az oseitu'.,b
,,rna rran, hmm. eyewitness
People who Mold sdch pehet as ms
however vaguely anu VINO eherlsh steh
hope Us that OF INC resurrection nave
aireadS me germs OF a lt'th Hlat eS-
ho f,l,o, ,oca I'M, tnorn il hono ,,,
=.
tt'eih--''ics ii'Sc ~. ia''S'' ''eNs' "
rise again.
An intcrcstiug cnisodo nf 1S55 DURING.
,ii I-,I i,s
wy W. 'ts'' ii'' - - $50 =
point ana rc'iillS 10 Prol. Young ueil-
onstratIon of the better traits of the
rod MANS nature After relating how
49,. ,.,a,. No, ,,.t., III.
my N'''AS ~ y -
people to live happily upon the eartn'
when their "wickIups were hung in
tho snoy. mnntb. win vcni4nn ana
~
huita'o inea'' anu Wv ~, y, w Nv" Wy
corn into bread" kannsh the noble
-of his tribe. the peace chief Of the utcs,
d.n,.,r,a no chnnrr mar mad rnmc
-, 80, t,,l ,,.,a ,is,,,,,,,
scarce, wars frequent and 'the light
of the Great Spirit Was taken away.
Eanosh counsoled peace and promised
a happier time for his people when they
should have ceased to make war upon
those who had given them food ana had
taught them "thc love OF the Grcu,
Spirit" His argument was, in part
ns follows;
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