The state herald., 1915-02-26


their civil war out of Arizona's front yard.
That's always the way. Scott never gets well
started on an army Job anywhere but what he is
yanked away to go somewhere and do some
pacifying
He is Uncle Sans star paciher.
Darkskinned people, whether they be Mexican
or straight Indian, Cuban or Filipino take to
him as children take to a fond uncle Some
times he has to lick them first. When he does
he lcks them thoroughly, But that is only
rare occasions As a rule he has them eating
out of his hand within a week
Two years ago. with lifetime OF experience
behind him. he went down to the Mexican border
as colonel OF the Third United States cavalry.
There he remained until last April. when he
came to Washington to become assistant chief
OF stan and n brigadier general. Only few
weeks ago he moved up to be chief OF staff.
Those two years on the border made him. OBJ.
viously the man to settle the new trouble that
has arisen. All through his army career he has
made II rule In all problems with which he has
had to deal to study the personal equation
So he studied the personal equaton OF Pancho
villa. for one. and OF Benjamin hin. the Carranza
general, who has been making most OF the recen.
fuss Naco Arz. He came to know both
men well and they. In turn conceived n pro.
found respect for him and even n sincere a-ec.
ton His hold over them is said to be remark.
able.
1t is admitted that no man living knows the
American Indian more thoroughly than does Gen.
eral Scott He has fought the Indian and con.
quered him. but many times more he has rea.
soned with him and conquered him even more
completely. The pre-eminent master OF Indian
sign language. the author OF standard scientific
works on American ethnology, General Scott is
quite well known In the field OF scholarship
as In his profession.
Lacking political influence or powerful friends.
General Scott WAS thirty years In the army be-
fore the country at large came to know his name
at ALL His work. remarkable as II was was done
out OF the public eye. lie did not have the
faculty OF pushing himself forward But in
cent years the reward has come Promotion. so
long delayed. while younger leaped
his head. has been rapid. And now he heads
the army
Observe him at his desk In the war depart.
ment. his bulicttorn hands. shy several fingers.
busy with the multitude OF papers presented to
him, giving his orders In gentle. conversational
tones his appearance. his manner his attitude
precisely the same ms when he was major OF
the line those few years ago modest. democratic,
kindly The erect head. the keen. searching eyes.
the strong Jaw proclaim tho man who In master
Of himself. NJ for command
cnrlouaiy. the dependents Of Uncle Sam know
him even better than the civilized folk know him
With the Indians OF the West nnd with the aav.
ago peoples Of the sulu archipelago tho name OF
Scott In held In reverence. Their faith In him
IN absolute. their devotion unswcrylns
Away back In 1891. when occurred through
all the West the last serious Indian outbreak.
when. In some mysterious mnnncr the Indians
from the Canadian line TO the Mexican border
suddenly fell victims 10 the Messiah craze. went
TO ghost dancing and left their reservations for
the war path. the grim Jest that was banded
about through the army posts ran;
"The United States army Ia holding down the
Indians IN the Northwest: Scott In holding them
down In the Southwest"
II was generally admitted that Scott did the
better Job Of the two
Every since then. whenever tho Indiana any
where get restless and trouble starts. both the
interior department, which has Jurisdiction over
the Indians, and the war department set ~ the
cry. "send for Heotti'
Experience has shown that I, IL far better.
cheaper aud more efficient 10 put Scott on the