The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-13

Guiding Future Mothers of the Race
Back to the Love of Nature the
Plan of DR.. Charles A. East
man, Who Is a Sioux Chief

Dance troubles broke out Cu.n.,1.i1,
in the last important contiirt between
United states troops and Indians
In 1891 he married the poet .ll.na
Goodale OF Massachusetts lll rs,
years later went with his w.f. and
their child to st. Paul. MIN vt.-.
he was engaged in medical ir .....
when the international comm ... II
Young Mems Christian Associations
asked him to serve as field So. pos. ,ry.
which he did for three year. Then
he went to Washington. and ~ twl
years served as attorney for h.s .!.ja
From 1899 to 1900 he further .rva3
his people as physician in "a. w.,
ind later through the Indian U.r.tI
Since then he has devoted himself
to authorship and to lecturi., In
1911 DR.. Eastman was chosen o. rep.
resent the American Indian a. 't,
first Universal Congress Of Race,
held in London.
For more than a decade Dr. East.
man has been developing q y,.iu.
now about half finished. watch relates
the history Of the Sioux nation rom
the times Of their earliest tradition
down to recent years. u Is N. ars.
important historical work of "a. Kind
ever undertaken by a Sioux who pos.
sesses knowledge OF his people and %
addition a wide genera, cIl.s'.un
Five years will b. necessary 20 du.-l
this work.
Meanwhile he has Just finished
new book. The rEdian Toby
which tells much that vi, 1" sur.
prising to the reader # even ~ r.,
than average intelligence. Concern
ing Indian warfare In the U.i-u t.m,.
before the whites brought : ..r n.
fiuence upon the red men. Or EI,'.
man says hat the intertr.bt ...
tests were not based upon the san.
motives as the wars II c.y.ill,...
namely, spoil n t"rriturit. t-,'...
dizement.
This warfare seems % hav" A-,a
series of duels and skirmish-s rl-t-.l
in 10y individuals and smil. -,..Y,
and in many cases vas hI,
rougher than Il game of uu.,.r-r
football. Some We're killed h|r.l.-.
they were caught y: proved wrts.r
and l'ss athletic than their '|pp.n-,'.
II was n way Of disC.plnUs q ma.
DR.. Eastman adds, and WORK ~ Y
energy that might otherwise .rtl Cd
domestic luarrc.S.'
The only atroCIty Of this rtrs Nt--
fare among Indians. the author tli-.
was the taking Of a small soap
by the victorious leader A. 4 ..w -~--
l.gious trophy Of the event i.. o..
long as it was preserved ts" S.N
warriors wore mourning :ar '.
dead enemy. And even -. 80. Co.,. ,
the tribes took scalps.
That this custom W. eXtrul-i 90
point Of mutilat.on Or. Ets'Wt. i--
Cr.bes to the efforts and rNiWl.- ?
the white men far. more sivt-- t.
The red ones. II was only After '.-
bount!es offered by the colonial -,
ernments. he remarks. np',.s .
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania .r
sca.ps Of women and ch..ir-. a. g..
as men that the practic" h"olm.
eral and led 10 further mu'..t' .-
often s~tignst.zed a. India,
in reality they have been prtc'.-.l IS
so-called civilized nations inNH '.
recent period. That 1u- s.... FL.
murder for pay" 20 adds So. .H-
phas.s. is not IN lrltu de-,
imposed on the rae" los N..'. .-
barlaus.'
Dr.. Eastman. or O..l--I
means "the W.nu-r'D. I..r....
Indian as he was In Thee i,t-
ing free born, hence 4 .r..
His government was a "
mocracy. based sold.y .t..
right ana justice. witch e