The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-11-04
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! Watched them as they anchored the
larger vessels-of which there were
three--and proceeded to shore in
smaller boats. Watched them as
they assembled themselves in a
group. and in the midst they forced
crossed stick bearing a crucifix in
to the ground, the while they
bowed low before it and INDUCED in
pantomimes of no meaning to Loo
ah-na's people. Who were these
beings, pale of feature and 80 pecul-
iarly clad? Whence came they,
and why should they come and
force themselves upon a people who
wanted them not? We of today
deplore the action of any nation
that trespasses on the property
rights of other nations, or even of
single individuals in time of war
much less in times of peace; but is
not our Wanted constitution of equal
rights builded upon the graves of
they-Loo- ah-n mas ancestors-who
by right of possession held un-
questionable title to their far-reach-
ing domain.
Loo-ah-na we'll remembers the
stories of battle and bloodshed that
were recounted around the camp
fires of the various tribes. How
the pale-face beings had come with
their thunder-sticks' and driven
them back from the camping-grounds
that held for even the "untutored
savage" sacred memories. Back
from the place where their pap
pooses were born; back from the
place where romance had entwined
the hearts of brave warrior and coy
maid in the golden mesh of hearts,
affection; back from the place where
lay they who had been slain to graft
fly the intruders ambition. Has not
the indian mother natural matern-
al affection for her offspring? Are
indian lovers less ardent than their
pale-face brethren? Has poor Lo"
no regard for the spot that is sacred
to the dust of their departed? Do
not you think that there is strong
sentiment in the heart of an indian
maid? Loo-a alma knows of many
instances of loving seif-sacrifce
shown by indian maids, and in this
hour of Renaissance he thinks es-
pecially of the princess Pocahon-
tas, and of her love for John Smith.
So strong was her love for him that
even tho years after she had saved
him from death at the hands of her
fathers warriors, and believing him
dead had married John Rolfe and
went to England, meeting there him
whom she believed dead her heart
burst into a renewed flame of af-
lection that consumed her life with
in year. Yes, Loo-ah-na's people
have feelings and sentiments even
as you and l, Loo-ah-na knows
that his people fought with and
killed the pale-face beings who had
come unbidden into the red-man's
domain; but he asks you If under
like circumstances and provocations
you would not do likewise? Let
some one or another of the Euro
pean countries send their army and
navy over to America today, and
you would see us assemble our cor
porals gaurd" of soldiers, and train
our antlquated guns on the invaders.
And this is our country only by
right of conquest, whereas it was
the legitimate heritage of Loo-ah-
mas people for period beyond the
ken of the pale face intruders. Loo
ah-na's people were at great dis
advantage. Their bows and arrows
were poor equipment with which to
hold their own in their struggle for
their rights, while the enemy was
equipped with the dreadful and awe
inspiring "thunder-sticks'' from
which came forth those metallic
mAssenrArs of Heath that at ruck for