The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-29
DIR. HOYT ANSWERED.
seeing Gen. Howard's Command IL by no
Meaus Seeing all the Indians.

WASHINGTON, Nov. H." You're the man
| want to Soc" Mr. Leeds. chief clerk of the In
diah Bureau. said TO II reporter for THE Sun.
this morning. holding out a CODY OF Tuesdays
Sun. with report Of Wayland Hoyt's address
before tho Baptist Ministers Conference. Il
want to see YOU" the chief clerk continued.
." about what DR.. Hoyt SAYS. Tho Rev. DR..
wayland Hoyt in tho Baptist Ministers Con
ference" the chief clerk went on reading and
quoting. you see that is oil given so as TO give
additional importance 70 his averments. Now
see what he says; Inquiries In the Northwest
with Gen. Towards cOmmand' now that's only
part and a very small part OF the Indian
country. and on that experience the Rev. Dr.
Hoyt goes on aud makes lot Of general asser-
tons N relation 10 All the Indians. Inc
100000 Indians, all Of them you see, are rap
Idly decreasing; they are not. they are lncreas-
ing. executing the Sioux and Dakotas there
are plenty Of other tribes increasing. The
causes OF the decrease which by the way. does
not exist are small poX.' which amounts to
nothing except in certain Isolated cases In New
Mexico. IL Is not a general cause. lntemper-
ance,' Of course. that is seeourge; but there Is
the whites; liquor Is kept from their reserya-
ton, u cot, ,coo, ,,nos -, cha c,ouo
Agency. from which Dull Knife escaped re-.
Gently. sitting by. " in my last report reported
that among 5000 persons had not had case
say that OF any white settlements Of the size"
Mr., Leeds went on 70 what DR.; Hoyt said
ton Of tho way In which Indian wars are begun
by the Government breaking treaties.
NOW" the chief clerk said, there have boen
tres passers on the Crow reservation. and we
have tried 10 keep them OH. but see what DR..
Hoyt says: A village sprang up there is no
village; tho Indian was left 10 starve.' he
wasn't. he is fed and game Is plenty the In
dians complain to Government. which says
they must remove 1t hasn't the Indians re-
there isn't. And here is DR.. Hoyt's second
a salary Of $500 to $1,000 a year have
millions OF dollars worth pass through
their hands,. The entire amount that
seventy-four Indian agents disburse does
not amount to 100000 annually. excepting tho
salaries ~ their employees. The supplies are
paid for at the Treasury Department. and there
are the annuity payments, SO much 10 each In
dian. which the Indians know about and they
make a row quick enough II they don't get H.
There's no chance there can tell you. or the
liberal appropriations, Indians draw less than
25 per cent. and oitener per cent Then how
are the Indians fed at all. when Congress 10
begin with. scrimps the appropriations !
should ike 10 see any proof Of that What
object 10 is that men like Or, Hoyt make these
assertions and produce no evidence. We go
after tho men where there is proof but that's
the difficulty with this whole transfer business.
| Tho moment there Is IN attempt 10 change for
| the better, and we try To keep out politics, all
| this talk about change and corruption springs
| up. You mover hear 1t when we lot the con-
| tractors alone, and men like DR.. Hoyt lend
themselves to It, men whose position ought to
| make them accurate