Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-12

command Of the brilliant impetuous
Custer. Chiefs White Eagle, Little Knife.
Black Moon, and finally the notorious
Sitting Bull, crossed the line. Including
their families nearly 1000 fierce Sioux
were in Canadian territory, and to see
that they did not use Canada as a base
against the United States or infame our
own Indians there were in that area
only 200 police. Inspector Walsh rode
alone into Sitting Bulls camp, and read
the riot act to him. Surrounded by his
braves the fierce Sioux threatened the
inspector, who placed his revolver at the
chiefs head and told him plainly that
if there was trouble there might be
new inspector in the police but there
certainly would be new chief of the
Sioux. When, finally after years of CON
slant watching, Walsh prevailed on the
Sioux to surrender to the United States
authorities, Sitting Bull gave Walsh his
war bonnet in recognition of the
"bravest man he had ever met" Even
during the rebellion in 1885 the great
tribes remained true to the police and
only a few Joined with the Metis under
Louis Riel. It was the respect that
the Indian had for the scarlet and gold"
that saved western Canada at that period
from graVeSC disaster.
DEEDS OF
INDIVIDUAL BRAVERY.
1t was not alone in keeping the Indian
IN check that the police showed bravery
and tact. Col. Sam Steele, who com
manded the Strathcona Horse IN South
Africa, rose from a sick bed faced and
arrested the ringleaders Of several nm
dred Infatuated armed railway strikers
| in the Rockies. Some Of the reports Of
these men are marvels Of conciseness
and unconsclously humorous. Take the
report Of Corporal Hogg.
"On the 18th inst, I, Corporal HOgg,
was called to the hotel to quiet a dis
| turbance. I found the room fun of COW
] boys and one Monaghan, or Cowboy
Jack, was carrying a gun, and pointed
| it at me, against Section 105 and 100
of the criminal code. We struggled.
Finally I got him handcuffed behind and
put him inside. His head being in bad
shape, had to engage the services Of
a doctor. who dressed his wound and
pronounced 1t as nothing serious. 70
the doctor, Monaghan said that If 7
hadn't grabbed his gun there would
have been another death in Canadian
history All Of which I have the hr~or
to report.
Csigned) c. HOGG, Corporal"
There Is a rich sequel In the report Of
the case by the superior officer, who
says:
During the arrest of Monaghan the
following property was damaged: Door
broken, screen smashed up, chair broken.
field jacket belonging to Corporal Hogg
spoiled by being covered with blood, wall
despatched with blood"
But It was I'm the long patrol of the
terrible north that the best traditions Of
the force have been preserved.
In announcing the creation Of a new
force, the Hon. \. W. Roweu -presi-
dent Of the privy council and the mem
her Of the cabinet IN control Of the po-
lice, paid this tribute: For a force
which has had to work in so singular
n variety of social circumstances, which
has had TO deal with such varied types
IF humanity, it has had an astonishing
~ small recourse to the use Of re
pressive methods. It's glory is its re-
luctance to employ ferce-the infusion of
humanity with Justice The Royal
Northwest mounted police is one of the
things Of which Canada is proud"