The Coconino sun., November 21, 1903, Page 2, Image 2

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simply and excessive and unwarranted
use of language. As, stated, some
years ago II. Kerapmler, teacher at
second, mesa, did use threats and
violence and show firearms in several
instances, which were disapproved of
by Superintendent Burton. It is true
that in many Instances when children
were being placed in school the
parents havo howled and protested,
and some have clung to their children
until pulled away from them, but their
was no uncalled-for rudeness or strik
ing, nor have they been dragged or
violently handled, as the casual reader
might Infer; nor was there any truth
in the statement that the Navajo
policemen were used to intimidate
the Moqui, or that said policemen
struck, kicked or roughly handled any
of the Moqui at any time. Some
force has to bo used on nearly every
reservation to get some children, and
the howl of some parent does not
necessarily indicate that any violence
has been used.
In this connection it was found that
H. Kampmler did use cruel and un
necessary methods of securing pupils
and enforcing order, showing himself
unfit for the service, and that J. L.
Ballinger's management of tho Oralbi
school shows that he is not qualified
to conduct a large school. Kampmler
will be recommended for dismissal
and Ballinger for transfer.
IV VIOLATION OF RULES OP THE
SERVICE.
Under this charge, Superintendent
Burton is accused of violating the
"entire spirit and meaning of the regu
lations established by the Depart'
ment for tho preparation of Indian
youth for the duties and privileges of
American citizenship the formation
of characterand moral responsibility"
stating that the "reign of terror he
has established and maintained there'
does not develop any of these desir
able qualities. It is really a pity that
the entire membership of tho Sequoya
Leaguecouldnotboallowed to visit the
reservation. The representative who
was sent could not help but express
his disgust on numerous occasions for
such lannguage, when he was repeal
edly shown evidences to the direct
contrary. Instead of a "reign of ter
ror," we found a most quiet, peace
able, harmonious "reign of content
ment." On all sloes it was seen that
kindness ruled. Day-times all were
busy with their workj and when even
ing came tho children and employees
joined in songs and'' games, tho rooks
re-echoing tholr shouts of laughter
older Indians satisfied and visitors
commenting on tho pleasant picture of
a happy family. That "a ten-year-old
boy was knocked down and kick
ed, children not five years old dragged
or driven long distances through the
snow, one boywhippedtillhe fainted,"
etc., were all dlsproven to the satis
faction of myself and of Mr. Moody,
the league's representative, who ex
pressed repeated surprise that such
charges should have been preferred
upon such evidence as that collected
by Mrs. Gates.
The only possible excuso for tho
wholesale charges might be found in
the so-called "raid" which occured on
the 4th of February last and which
was described so touchingly in tho
Kolp affidavit. At this time it was
found that some fifteen or twenty
families at Oraibl resisted the vaccin
ation order as well as the order to
place their children in the school at
the foot of tho mesa. In order to save
numerous trips and further delays
Superintendent Burton decided to com
plete the work in one effort. Oraibl is
thirty-five miles from the agency and
the trips back an forth aro tedious.
Taking with him Dr. Murtaugh, Mr.
Staufer (general mechanic, formerly a
missionary on the reservation), Mr.
Ballinger and some eight orten police
men, they approached the village bo
fore any of the Indians had left the
mesa, and proceeded to vaccinatethoso
requiring vaccination. None were
armed, except the usual arms of the
police, and Mr. Ballinger. Superin
tendent Burton had a pistol in an
overcoat pocket which one of the
others were carrying. There was no
general resistance, no clubbing or
dragging or display of force until the
party got toward the edge of the mesa
with ten school children. At this
point the Moqui joined together and
attempted to "rush" the employees
over the edge of the cliff, whereupon
Superintendent Burton got his pistol,
Mr. Zollinger his and the police drew
theirs, all in an attitude of self-defense.
Their predicament was indeed danger
ous, and there could bo no objection
to a show of arms at this time. The
Moqui fell back and the children (ten
of them) were tuken down to the school
in a wagon, all comfortably wrapped
in blankets. Next day the Indians
came down bringing their children,
fifty-three in all, since which time all
have attended regularly and there has
been no further trouble. A week or
two after this "raid" Superintendent
Burton sent out for the seventeen
Indians who had resisted him and
sentenced them to thirty days' hard
labor (sawing wood) at the agency
jail. Theso were the seventeen who
were as tho charges read, "driven like
cattle" through thesnowtotheagrncy.
(See Superintendent Burton's report
to Indian Office of this affair, Feb
ruary 9,-1903.) Whether or not the
methods employed in this "raid" were
justified probably remains for the De
pal tment to decide. I am satisfied it
was tho only proper thing to do at the
tlmo; that it was done thoroughly,
without injury or humiliation to any
one, and, on tho whole, the end has
justified tho means. Mr. Epp, tho
missionary who signed some of the
charges, admitted on the stand it was
the only means of getting thofe fami
lies to send their children to school,
as does Mr Staufer, who has lived on
the reservation twelve years, a Christ
ian man, formerly in tho mission
work here, and a great friend of these
Indians. In fact Mr. Staufer was
taken along on the trip because he was
the Moqui friend and could talk their
language. Such precautions on Mr.
Burton's part would not lndlcato a
"reign of terror" or "bullying meth
ods." At no time was it shown that
the Navajo police struck, kicked or
Intimidated children or parents, whllo
on the other hand a number of Moqui
did strike or push the policemen.
As to the so-called "hair-cut order. "
There may be some question whether
Superintendent Burton was not over
zealous in carrying out the exact lettor
of his instructions. Ho did not
"hastily, eagerly and bullyingly"
coerce the Moqui into getting their
hair cut, nor did he "surround their
towns with armed Navajoes and whites
herding the unwilling men into their
council chambers" where their hair
(Continued on Pago 5.)
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