The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-02
CHEF GOOD VOICE

He wants TO finish and get back to
Washington as soon as possible
This great commander Of men
brooks no delays II you do not
come 70 him he will come to you
If he cannot bring ron 70 terms by
his friendly manner. then he VIII
come after you with the United
States army and ~ilI make you sor-
n you ever left the reservation he
is not an ordinary soldier used 20
fighting IN civilized warfare only
He knows more about Indian tao
tics and Indian warfare than you do
yourselves
he KNOWS THE
INDIAN.
You may hght the ordinary sol
der fror, behind bouIders and trees
and delay capture for many Eoa1hs,
but If General Scott brings bis
troops he will teach them hoEs to
fgnt behind boulders and trees and
he VIII wipe out the whole tribe He
can ~ait many months TO accom-
pIish this for his troops are well
armed and well provisioue6. while
vou have but little food and hardly
any ammunition
General Scott fought with your
ancestors before you and conquered
them He showed he knew JUST =
little more about Indian warfare
than they And your ancestors aft
er resisting him once decided that IN
the future when the great general
came from Washington to settle
matters il was best 70 surrender
Your ancestors knew ne was their
friend Never did he go back on his
promises TO defend those who SUI
rendered 10 him
This was what General SCOTS
message meant 70 the Indians when
he sent the runner 70 tell them
General scott wants TO see you"
They knew that when the general
gave them his promise that condf-
tons on the reservation would be
better and they would not again be
moEes1ed By the cowboys. he meant
IL would be kept
The most peculiar part OF the
subjugztion OF the Piures was the
surrender OF the four leaders for
trial IN the United States court
Perhaps nothing IS more dreaded by
the Indian than z trial before .
Judge OF white men with a pale
face lawyer TO defend him The In
Of Law. especially OF laws made by
white men He realizes that 70 wan
rouEy kill is q punishable crime, but
ne does Tot feel 10 slay foe IN bat
tie or IN an uprising should be con-
strred as murder.
When General Scott came he
brought with him respect for the
Laws that made the Indians realize
they could ger fair trial because
the Good White Father would see
they were protected To them ne
was rot an ordi1ag man. working
for the United States government
others are doing He was the C1it-
ed States government To them ne
vas sort OF q supSrnarursl being
who could call thousands OF war
-fors into action nereiy By nod
Of his head Il his order those Wild
hills OF Jtan would be literally COW
cred With troops cavalry and artII-
Iery- and the Indians would face az
initiation 50 they yielded their
leaders up for trial and went peace
fully back 20 he reseEssR
General Scott and his STAT % tEo :
men went back 70 Washington 10
deal with more knotty problems Of
the army than Indian uprisings The
general gave all rhe credit 70 the
indians and even spoke a kind word
for the United States marshals and
Indian agents who let the situation
get beyond their control They
went about settling the matter afser
II had gotten 70 such head with the
wrong weapons They armed
posse and started out 70 subdue the
Indians That was inst what the
Indians expected and what they
hoped for. A handful OF citizens
riding ~Ildly about without order
OF leader and The indians behind
boEiders shooting them down As
they approached
Affairs had come 70 such . sand
when Secretary Of War Garrison
ordered General Scott TO the front