New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-17
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COMMISSIONER rHtCr', NIlw--GoNEHNMtNT En-
curnGNG rtrrEu~W AID CuNr.
W.u!NGroN, Nov. lG.-lIc annual report
" r rommi,-oucr of Indian affairs TO the Secretary Of
the Interior q, made public to-day.
Commissioner Price .ag. Dee desires 10 ur-c WITH ear
u,,tu,-- the absolute necessity for thorough ana
radio change OF tn Iudl policy IN some respects II
must b., apparent to the casual observer that the
system Of gathering the Indians IN bands or tribes ON
reservations and carrying 10 them Nctnos and cI"th'S
thus relieving them ~ the necessity OF labor never VIII
and mover can cynlc them II white men were treated
a. We treat the Indians the result would certainly DO
race o. wortlc-, yHgboud-. The greatest Kindness the
Government can hrstow upon the Indian II 20 trich nun
% labor iuI hls own support tnu' H'N,Inpn- us %
manhood aud 90, consequence making nun 81 l'y
and scf~uppurtlng To dOut'u'att anu Wv ~. '',n
lndan-is noble work me hccoh'.'n' ~ ,,t,,,
should De uf glory 10 hN' ANN
but 30 allow them 70 drag along year attti yer an"
cial"h HItcr generation IA l".lr "lu @ - A.. th,,n
uc- aud MIN, when we have the power 20 'l' ne tn'i
IN the scale Of humanity, Womb he L7''u1 - a. tc
fact that IN almost every II is ony the onab1r!t
tribes trat y" upon the wal path ana lhe Suvu a ~
lar cli 10 blame iOf this. The peaceaDt ana lusl, ~
Indian has had less confederation IMAM Tue t' r,"nJ
ana vicious one Instance IN PROM =" "i,t,r Irt,. uhe
at ths moment IN rhc case Of the Nmr RIVER us'1 l
murdcrrrs M,ckrrl and the Ucs ON the ululah ESer
y'tinn Tho White RIVER Ute- nave ln'i p''H Il"S," IN
the Gnttu Rr-rN alton ulOug5lr the prdc'''l' 'l"I
Ut,A. We feed the white River muId''er~ ahd 'ouIu'
the pcdccahlc lntahs 10 care IuI W Il, ihy
This course induces the Indians 10 pti.,'t lu' t
irUlI the Government l'tl MUS, ''
to work refuse to be orderly and pchceIbc, anu mus
commit some dcprcdatiUns or murder ana lhlA Co,-
missioner viii be- appointed 10 treat with mem iu pa!
them Ina goods, provisions and money 10 n,iNc ,ui
selves. Tbs looks to an Indian very nuch INC I'M'
ing enemies and Furnishing friends, ana gives ~ III 81,
guar IdcI al CursJiau ciNliIAtIoh ana ",l
a.. administering Justice winch MS 80 hu'u INV ~
pc ..iIcr cWnrliug vice ana punl,hlhg VIZ
COMMISSIONER Price Is very decidedly oI oiiiIIiioo,,
that final success never can bc rrdchtu "'lu""' 'H
90 AL other means and appliances the location W
family ana adult Indian who has ho FAMILY on yer
uub Der OF acres of land which they may call thcli o"
an huld "a title a. good and strong as - NA'''N
states patent can maze IL. , ru.I,o,s
TIE report shows tual thc present hummer y" iii
In w4Ur country exclusive Of Alasi Is -ol - ."
nf whom cXc.ut ID lG are or less IN charge o
agents of the Governments Tables "i me l'''9 y.
Iulsn Labor during the last fiscal year NIpll
tia All vance over the results 81 Tue pi''t"IN%l @
IN Indian territory, where tue decrease III ,n
tuucd drought. II appears tet int lhd'ahN,
~ the five civilized Tribes of tn" ludlah ltIIi'9 M
tyuttd last year los. 3iO Hcre7 which prOIu''
Oiucr things, about i5l 900 bd'helS o. wheat - 49,,
huEucl, of corn 333OOU bushels OF Gate Hhu oaIl.!
900 bushels OF Vegetables, ana ,'UOu IONS VI nay
The total expenditures Tor the lhilhn 7eINl'c WIN
SI,9SI,B9I.