the Siyin expression, “A man should spend his life in fighting, hunting, and drinking, whilst labour is intended for women and slaves only.”
Manner of dealing with Siyins.
Experience has taught us that we should not allow the Siyins to scatter in small hamlets, and for years to come it will probably be necessary to confine them to large villages placed near our posts and out of sight of their once happy raiding grounds in Burma.
We have also learnt that the Siyin is a thief by nature and must not be trusted. Owing to the great difficulty in detecting offences it is very advisable to hold the whole tribe responsible for every theft which is committed in Siyin territory, unless the offender is handed up for punishment. We have found that this policy has answered well during the past two years, and the Siyins have begun to look for no mercy at our hands when they steal our property.
To Political Officers of the future the following advice is ventured. Never pardon a Siyin for any offence, never allow Kaikam to return to Chinland, and never forget that we owe a deep debt of gratitude to Mang Lon, the Sagyilain Chief, who stood by us and assisted us during years of great anxiety and when the Siyins were armed and formidable.
The Siyin ancesters are sharp and clever to against the intruder, that was why the British commented the Siyins as thief or unreliable people. Intruder Bristish hung some sort of metal in their base, for alarm bell or to alert when trouble occur. The Siyins later understand British made noisy lousy sound with the hanging staff to alert the troop, whenever they approach the base. So, they stole the staff again and again no matter how many time the British replaced it.
The Siyin represent true chareacteristic of the suantak family. Unlike vaiphei gangte and other suantak decendents who ran away from trouble the siyin-suantak faced any challenge. they choose to be dead or killed or even extinction rather than being subdued