:26:02
"it is the government's claim as
filed by lndian agent Agard..."
:26:07
"that these chiefs, after being
released from prison..."
:26:10
"by a kindly government..."
:26:11
"did then rouse and incite
defiance among the tribe..."
:26:14
"against said order."
:26:16
lt seems, gentlemen,
:26:17
that although some of these
chiefs speak English...
:26:20
Chief Puma is quite at home
in our language...
:26:23
they have chosen Mr. McLintock
to be their spokesman.
:26:27
G. W:
l speak for the Comanche...
:26:29
or rather l offer
this translation.
:26:32
Proceed, Mr. McLintock.
:26:40
We are an old people
and a proud people.
:26:44
When the White Man
first came among us,
:26:47
we were as many as
the grasses of the prairie.
:26:50
Now we are few,
but we are still proud.
:26:54
For if a man lose his pride
and manhood, he is nothing.
:26:58
You tell us now that if we will
let you send us away...
:27:01
to this place called Fort Sill,
:27:03
you will feed us
and care for us.
:27:06
Let us tell you this:
:27:08
lt is a Comanche law
that no chief ever eats...
:27:11
unless first he sees that
the pots are full of meat...
:27:14
in the lodges of
the widows and orphans.
:27:17
lt is the Comanche way of life.
:27:19
This that the White Man
calls charity...
:27:22
is a fine thing
for widows and orphans,
:27:25
but no warrior can accept it,
:27:27
for if he does,
he is no longer a man...
:27:30
and when he is no longer a man,
he is nothing...
:27:32
and better off dead.
:27:34
You say to the Comanche,
:27:36
"You are widows and orphans.
You are not men."
:27:39
And we the Comanches say
we would rather be dead.
:27:42
lt will not be a remembered
fight when you kill us,
:27:45
because we are few now
and have few weapons,
:27:48
but we will fight,
and we will die Comanche.
:27:56
Thank you, Big McLintock.
:27:58
Am l to gather
the Comanche defy...