Evening star., 1934-07-10

ments of those who were in the bat
tie and saw Sitting Bull taking part
in 1t. Poland's statement is of course
derived from Indians, not named, who
said they were there.
(c) The version given in my inter
view, to the effect that Sitting Bull
took an active part in the battle This
is based, as before stated, on the
stories told me by Two Moons, who
took part in the battle, and Crazy
Horse (name given in the interview
as Crazy Build. who also took part in
the battle. These statements have
the further backing of Red Cloud (not
the old Red Cloud, of course), an
Oglala Sioux, who says that he was
in the battle and remembers that
Rain in the Face. Sitting Bull, Crazy
Horse and Big Man were in the battle
with him. See Dixon, Vanishing
Race" page 1853. Also the statement
of Runs the Enemy. a Sioux, who was
in the battle and recalls that Sitting
Bull was there. mounted on a buck
skin horse. and recalls how, and in
what words he rallied the Indians
and encouraged them to fight the
white soldiers See Dixon, vanishing
Race" page 174.
Sixth. That the leaders of the Sioux
were Gall and Crazy Horse. The
Sioux appeared to have had a great
many leaders in this battle, but not
so many were anxious to admit their
leadership until long afterward. when
convinced that the wiping out of
white troops was not an offense pun
ishable by hanging
Seventh. That Sitting Bulls cow
ardice in battle ultimately, and in spite
of the prestige he had acquired by pre-
dieting victory, assisted in the breaking
up of his band, and the loss of his
leadership. Hunger brought on by
scarcity of game in Canada. the
danger, on account of troops, of hunt
ing for buffalo south of the Canadian
line, and the negotiations conducted
by Scout Allison when the food stu
alton in Sitting Bulls camp had be-
come acute. really brought about the
final breaking up of Sitting Bulls
band. An interesting account of all
this is contained in the Allison manu-
script, Smithsonian files.
Eighth. That ceremonial smoking
among Indians does not produce the
truth. This has been already answered.
Ninth. Denies the statement that if
1t were not for Sitting Bull there would
probably never have been a battle of
the Little Big Horn. This is a con-
clusion and a matter of opinion, in
which Mr.. Client has his opinion, and
has stated it, and 1 have my opinion
and have stated it. We both stand
pat. But the best information can
gather from Indians who we're in that
camp is to the effect that the first
appearance of Clusters soldiers pro-
duced in the Indians a desire for
flight, and that Sitting Bull and the
other head men of the camp rallied
the fighting men and led them against
the soldiers. believe my informants
are more reliable than those who
obtained their information from sec
ondary sources,
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Tenth. That the picture accompany
ing the article is not accurate, and
that Custer is waving his sword, when
it is a fact that the soldiers in that
battle did not carry sabers. There is
no accurate picture of this battle and
naturally can be no such picture. All
pictures of this battle must of neces-
slty be imaginary. AS to whether
Custer and his men had swords with
them have no information, but do
believe this: That from all l can
gather about Custer, if he had a sword
with him he certainly waved it, as
he was by all accounts sword waving
general.
RICHARD SANDERVuLE.