1:08:30
'Thereby I tender my resignation
as commander of this department.
1:08:34
'I have served you well in the past, but my
judgment has been called into question.
1:08:39
'Without doubt, I made an error
in trusting the word of Geronimo...
1:08:42
'...that he would surrender.
1:08:45
'Perhaps others will be more correct
or more fortunate.
1:08:49
'The real tragedy
I know you do not understand:
1:08:53
'That is, to the Apache people.
1:08:56
'They have lost in me a true friend...
1:09:01
'...and they have few.
1:09:04
'George Crook,
Brigadier General, United States Army.'
1:09:09
I was forced to send this
to Washington a day ago.
1:09:15
They've accepted my resignation...
1:09:18
...with regrets.
1:09:20
General Nelson Miles will replace me.
1:09:24
There's nothing to be done, General?
1:09:27
Nothing.
1:09:30
Graceful retirement for a general
who could not catch Geronimo.
1:09:36
Settlers, prospectors,
land speculators, they won't admit it...
1:09:40
...but the truth is they'd all like to see
the lndian dead.
1:09:44
They see the Army as their weapon.
1:09:46
The Army that fight the Apache is
the only hope of keeping the Apache alive.
1:09:50
Only the Army can protect them.
1:09:52
Yes, sir.
1:09:55
I fought them a long time, General...
1:09:57
...and I figure if I was one of them,
l'd be standing next to Geronimo...