The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-05

N has been the great object of the Depart
-Tnpnt in dealing with the Indian to make him
seif-supporting. When an Indian youth has
been taught to labor he is self-supporting, if
an opportunity is presented to him to secure
g employment. One great difficulty met with
is, that when the young of both sexes return
to the agency there is no remunerative en-
pioyment for them. They lack capital to
open and cultivate farm, and if they have
of ssa hfy na no
some employment should be secured for
them rs it is to teach them to labor. An In
nt he sawod ,sf;nns hnt sSonS rnce;r r
couragement to labor by donations of stock,
implements of agriculture etc., and then be
compelled to take care of himself.
MANUAL-LABoR SCHOOLS FOR CHILDREN.
The greatest agency for the civilization of
the Indian is the manuai-labor school. In
. deed, 1 do not think shall be far out of the
way if say the only agency for that purpose
is the manuallabor school. In former re-
ports have gone into the question at con-
g siderable length. While the argument is by
no means exhausted, it does not seem profit
able to discuss question now admitted by
all fair-minded men to have passed beyond
the domain of speculation or doubt. The his
tory of a few manualiabor schools estab-
lished for the education of Indian children
IL is only necessary to multiply their number
so as to include all the Indian children OF
school age, to forever set at rest the question
of what shall be done with the lndiansE
An honest compliance on the part of the
Government with the conditions of the treat
les with the various tribes concerning
SCHOOLS will substantially provide all the
schools required for the education of all the
children of school age whose attendance We
can hope to secure. The amount due under
the various treaties to the several tribes
herein named, gave last year as amounting
10 the total sum of S3,T59,400 The
amount. NOW due aftor deductine
ali appropriations for school purpose:
is 81. GS, 200. This money is now due. A large
part of the money SO agreed to be paid was
in consideration of land coded to the Gov
eminent Ivy the Indians. 1t is not a gratuity
but a debt due the Indians, incurred by the
Government on its own motion, and not a
the request of the Indians. 1t is true thai
the debt is due to dependent and weak PEG
pie who have but little dispersion to complain
OF the neglect of the Government to fultli it;
obligation and are wanting in ability to com
- ,,el the performance thereof; yet their weak
ness and lack OF disposition to complain
ought to stimulate the Government to sa
credly perform all the provisions of treatie:
providing for the education and advance
uent of these people. Not only q direct re
gard for our plighted faith demands this, bu
our interest also demands it
In my last annual report i called attention
TO the various treaties providing for the edu
cation of Indian children / submitted
statement for the sum required to fulhl
such treaties. 1t appears that there was dut
at the close of the fiscal year 1854 the sum o.
So, 400. 1 again submit the Statement
showing the amout due at the close of thu
fiscal year 1886. Statements showing amounts
which should have been appropriated up II
visions of the treaties of various Indian
frihas-