El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-02
Indians And Patriotism
(BY II. S. ~

/ 7 7 DOESN'T seem many years ago since the Indians
/ Of the southwest fighting us, tooth ana nail
They raided ranches, massacred the inhabitants
burned the buildings and drove off the livestock They
attacked individuals parties Of settlers the roads
numbering scapng and otter Decorating the bodies Of
tie dead Those whom they captured alive often
subjected to hdeous fortunes Many an army officer Of
today can remember when he as lieutenant commanded
troops IN brushes with the Apaches Many resident
remembers the old days Of dread Of the Indian raids
Victoru, Geronimo, AID COchse still well remembered
Of white settlers and white troops chiefs of divisions of
tribe apparently forever implacable.
But few days ago OF S7O50 II Liberty bonds sub
scTibed at TulsrOsa n. H. $4,000 than half
subscribed by the Hescalero Apaches.
Christian Naiehe, who was var chief under old
Vctor0, subscribed for 500 bond Charles Istec son
Of Victoria took $780, Robert Geronimo Of Geronimo
who died Fort SILL Okla several years ago, subscribed
$500 and Azul Geronimo one Of GeTonimos widows took
The MescaleTOs were among the most blOOdthirsty
Of the Apache tribes II IS only recently that scattered
fragments Of the tribe reunited Part Of Victories
band, driven TO Mexico where Yictoro killed the
eighties, and part of Geronos band long held prisoner
at Fort SILL were brought back to the MescaerO
Walton
One would have supposed these old fighters and their
sons would have been SLOW 10 subscribe to the white mans
Liberty bonds But the Apache is subscribing and he
would enlist too If asked to serve along the border OF
elsewhere IN a country he knows something about.
There IS no better tribute TO the humanity and the
justice IN the kind Of government that the United States
provides than the fact that every element Of people
continent and in insular possessions which
States has lived Loyalty and voluntarily to support this
government and the things It stands for IN every way
possible
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1t is hereby suggested that the government undertake
the editing Of the Congressional Record along the lines
Of the Official Bulletin. The Official Bultin chronicles
daily the announcements orders items Of news speeches.
etc. pertaining to the various departments and the visit
ing missions II IS full Of and has headlines Te
newspaper. The Congressional Record could be 4 de
readable and far less confusing If intelligent
paperan allowed TO edit It, carefully dropping IN
the wastebasket the quantities OF tommyrot with which
senators and representatives prone burden
record.
If emperor William has not yet fixed successor to
Gen Kissing governor general Of Belgium and
would entertain suggestion The Herald has candidate
who might please the kaiser He is the amsbe gentleman
who stole the Keet baby and threw It down a well.
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We're Just proud enough Of the record date to think
when read that British ship has blown 10 smith
U-boat at five miles distance that It must have
had an American gun crew.
Killings viii not diminish until FL PasO jurss begin to
convict
those 100000 American airplanes ever get across the
Rhine, It viii be fly tine in Germany.