The Bozeman courier., 1927-11-04
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Jion Of slavery and suppression Of the
slave trade has effectually terminated
these curses Of the Moro people"
When, in 1911, the Hopi Indians Of
Arizona notified the authorities they
would no longer permit their children to
attend a government school, preferring
to keep them at home and rear them in
the life Of the tribe, the department Of
the interior asked President Taft to send
Scott out as a pacifier.
When Scott reached the reservation he
found hostile group ready to receive
him. Not afraid Of what might happen,
he advanced, unarmed thereby proving
his mission was peaceful. The Hopis
| threw aside their arms and met him.
The conversation, in the sign language,
was short and to the point:
| wagons will take your children away
tomorrow" said Scott. Have them ready.
What have you to say?"
/ If you order the children to CO." the
Hopi chieftan replied, I'VE have nothing
to say. The children will be ready"
! An Astute Diplomat
i In 1913 the Nava1oS in New Mexico rose
in rebellion against the federal agents.
Nobody had had any results in attempt
ing to placate them. Again Scott was
called. Leaving his soldiers in Albuquer-
que, he rode $50 miles in a blackboard
wagon, unarmed. He met the tribal
chiefs. Seeing him without weapons,
they discarded theirs. His quiet manner
the wrong. A peace was soon arranged.
Where bullets would have failed, diplo-
macy, as worked out by Scott, succeeded
Again in 1914 Scott went to the Plute
reservation in southern Utah and
brought peace out of what promised to
be flare-up Of great proportions.
His fame as negOtiator with the In
dians he attributes to the fact that he
began to study them when first he en-
tered the service against them. He real
lied that they believed they were right
in defending themselves against the en-
croachments of the white invader. He
knew that they had side to the cues
ton that ought to be taken into consid-
Grafton.
Il have come to understand how their
minds work and to comprehend their
character" he once said. Perhaps it is
because know them that I can do buSi-
ness with them Nor could I describe
Indian character offhand. I would want
to sit down and think about it. I'll say
however, that the Indian always believed
that he was fighting for his liberty ano
to protect his property. White men
when the matter is put that way, viii
sympathiZe, 1 think, with the red men
Liberty and property are just as sacred
to the Indian as to anyone else"
He has been effusive in his praise o.
the Indian as a foe and a friend. "Th'
old Warpath Indian" he has said "wa'
worthy Of respect. He was accused Of be-
ing treacherOus. I never knew of bU
one Indian scout who deceived the white
soldiers he was leading. Another thing
give any Indian task to perform anC
he viii stick to it until it is dOne-h
won't lean on his shovel, look at tn
sun every five minutes or kill time il
other usual ways"
Major General Scott has received du
recognition from his country, being mad
chief OF staff shortly after the WOrl
war broke out. He retired from the serv
ice not long afterward on account Of ad
vancing years. But he is not content t
rest with past glOries. He feels he mus
be an active participant in anything tha
calls forth recOllections of brave day
gone by. And at a commemOration Of tn
signing of an Indian peace treaty he ma
be counted a prominent figure as long 6
he lives and is able to travel.