Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-12-14
t the Secretary of the Interior

/, report of the secretary ofthe in.
r has been given out in advance Of
,,blieation of the presidents mos
II discusses the topics usual in
r. polts with great minutenass of
The organization of the inter;-
.osrtment is such that an adequate
of the annual report of the
.tar5 is quite difficult. Apparant-
e,ry new bureau or commission
Ia those of education, pensions,
Tvs. railroads, etc, which have
nom tilAe to time created
ID @dld not appropriately be class
|oaler any other department., has
aetacheI to the interior depart
/ making il q sort of catch-all. an
stlte If homogeneous subdepart-
aaeA distinct in itself and bear
little OF 40 relation to the Others.
net it has come to be one of the
Important departments ofthe ey-
IT, branch OF the government. AS
anticipated, Secretary Tellertreats
Indian affairs exhaust
|. It's shown that the hour has
|.l when the alternative OF ciyili-
nor utter extinction is Immediate
lime the Indian tribes. The nro-
If certain tribes in Indian terri
land New York, shows them capa-
b civilization, but only by the
The government. The first in
asable step must be the location
Indian in a permanent home.
very possible inducement he
he persuaded to become self-sup-
1t course, tribes in different
tavanceitlent require differ
ratI.- Snt. In general Secretary
uges that allotments of land in
l,f s1ould be made, and to this
Effort should be superadded to
intiian % become q farmer. a
or to follow some successful
as he may chose; and that an
sand dividends due him should
in implements, tools and sup
Twopriate to his calling. rather
leash. Absolute and immediate
a1leilt and the prohibition I'M
Eiasent penalties of Supplying
b, and ammunition are recon-
An extended review is civ
he policy of educating Indian
n and the opinion is expressed
results are highly satisfactory.
l1":ty Of the various boarding
Is now 5,O25, Which will short
raised by additional schools at
Lake, Rosebud and Sisseton.
and other points. Secretary
TGues at length the advantages
ring all Indian children to these
Fr new schools, both as q civil
tuence and a measure Of econ
he cost of such a policy, which
Witty transform the Indians
supporting people. till 1883,
e a5uut 22.GO0.0fO or Jess than
p The cost Of suppressing In
Etllities during the last ten
is further urged that it is
TO bring the different agen-
some system Of law instead
Ing the present anarchy and
rom ali restraint to prevail.
pprpose: and to decide ques-
F#een Whites and Indians, as
% suppress barbarous and de-
n& customs, there should be
curtis with ample powers. All
other collateral measures are
- means of civilizing the IN
bringing them to self-sup-
EltuStry, as the basis of all
an amelioralion'0f their con-
ne sensible conclusion being
nllan must be taught to la
ne for himself, by persuasion
Y, rN compulsion If necessary.
Eerence to the great Sioux re-
|. Secretary Teller refers at
NE efforts which have been
YARD opening a large portion
@Ftiement. This reservation
territory Of 1924 equare
tina population Of about a.
I1Ht tie iIiiabitant to two
l't7. Of This great reserva-
',t34 acres, OF less than six
yes, are cultivated, and that
my, The treaty negotiated
ghg tic cots,fitssion under
"L congress prGvlded for the
By tie Indiaas Of about 49,
miles, which should be sub
P'5al only to actual settlers.
teller reviews the controver-
"I0se over the fact that this
SSigned only by the chiefs
men, and not bythreeafourths
JUS, and concludes that the
non to be paid was sufficient,
y The tenure and clrcumStan-
Which the Indians hold the
u. The belief is expressed
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