The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-11-06
Plan for the Protection ana
Elevation Of Indians
on Reservations.

The following are some OF the re-
commentators OF Congressman
Shanks, of Indiana, Chairman OF the
House Indian Committee, on the re
suit of his recent tour OF invcstiga-
ton and observation among the In
dams in Washington Territory 10
allow indians to testify in courts as
whites do; to protect Indians and
their rerl and personal property IRON
the encroachment OF trcspassersi TO
protect the persons of Indians wives
and daughters from the pollution OF
bad White men the Same as white
mems wives AMI daughters are pro-
tected; to make tho personal pro-
perty of Indians liable for debts con
trac,eL for the necessities of life TO
protect their real estate or reserva.
ton homes from liabilities for debts;
TO prevent by severe law polygamy
among them; to force white men to
provide for the support OF their In.
dian children; to lcgitimatlzo the
children of white men by Indian wo
men. aud let them take by decent
from both father aud mother; to
prohibit divorces of Indians, or Of
white men from Indian women with
whom they have been cohabitlng; to
allow Indians to procure divorces IN
cour, after full hearing, and then
only Tor criminal causes to be set
forth in law; to require the same
restrictions in procuring divorce by
white men that shall be required OF
Indians: to declare the cohabitine
Of white men with Indian womer
marriage to ali in.en,s .and purposes
and enforce it by order OF the conr
yhen its duties are neglected. 1
either the man or the woman is mar
r;ad at the time Of cohabitatlon
punish both for adultery or forn!ca
> ton, and make the punishment
r severe; to protec. by law informer
:. of the violation of these laws; tt
compel Indians who have not adopt
: ed civilized modes of dress to do SO
= to compel Indians to have ike
/. abode aud allow them the sam
privileges Of trade and travel no.
: possessed by whites; to extend an
enforce the criminal law over lndiai'
e for offenses against one another, an
u also against white men Tor oifense
5 against Indians; to compel ever
white employe on reservation I
!, have continually in his service on
: or more Indian apprentices at wor
: in charge on the reservation, to en-
plny only married men on reserv;
items as agents, farmers, miilers, etc
and make their employment cond
.ional upon their removing the
!, families and remaining with them o
the reservation.
!. Il presence of white women an
children among The In1lans is neces
sary to the best interests OF tn
whites and Indians; the schools o
: the reservations to be kept open a
:, continuously as practicable. Their
= is how serious neglect IA this impor
tant matter Compel every agent L
report under oath respecting viola
T tons OF law by Indians under HI
charge against Indians CT whites, an
> OF whites against Indians; to proyid
by law for furnishing agents and EN-
ploves for violations OF their dutie
as such; to prevent by law the tres
passing Of cattle on Indian farms a
o white men are protected In thei
= farms; to provide by law agalns
% parties furnishing intoxicating liz
y uors to Indians in the States aud ten
q ritories. These -lr. Shanks say!
9 are some of the things to be don
% to secure justice 10 the Indians, an
% protection to the white people, an
% that honest, industrious settlers SUI
~ tain these views.
70 It is probable that legislation wi
er be proposed at the next session
: Congress in accordance with IL
above programme.