Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-20


 the rapid growth of Christianity and called
 upon his listeners to do all they could to
 further the good work. He deplored the con-
 duct of such big warriors as Spotted Tail,
 who during his lifetime held his Indians in
 perfect slavery to him, and Red Cloud, who
 is now doing the same thing.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 The association held an informal meeting
 in the afternoon at the Center church chapel
 parlors Dr. Goodsell presided and the
 meeting, though small at first, increased in
 numbers until about forty-six were present,
 and proved one of great interest, promising
 to bear practical fruit in chs near future.
 MT. Herbert Welsh of Philadelphia, who
 has just returned from tour among the
 Sioux Indians, presented the state of senti
 ment prevailing there among the inhabitants
 of Chamberlain, Oak. with respect to the re-
 cent reversal of the order admitting
 whites upon Indian lands. This order was
 the product of political intrigue on the part
 of & few speculators who, to car
 " out their scheme, grossly misrepresented
 the I. R. association because of their opposi-
 ton to them and championship of the Indi-
 an.
 Major Gazman, the Indian agent for this section, was highly lauded by MT. Welsh
 man in every way fitted to. fill his
 difficult position, and towards whose
 direct it's efforts. ''The civilization of the
 Indians depends" said he, Ion the capacity
 and fidelity of the agents and their subordi-
 nates" In answer to question with re-
 gard to land patents applied for by Indians
 in Washington Territory MT. Welsh stated
 that these applications had been dropped
 through the influence of the Union Pacific
 railroad, which had appropriated the
 lands, although these Indians had cultivated
 them and depended upon them for support.
 In regard to Indian schools. the government had appropriated $4 ,000, 900 for the education of the Indians. That money had not been used and the association should see to it that it did not fail to reach the Indians, to whom it was due.
 Question-'In what way can lands for which patents ought to be granted, but are not, be secured to the resident Indians?" l Mr. Welsh-''By arousing public senti- ment to see that justice is done; by keeping a strict watch on the officials in charge of | these matters and force them to do their duty
 by the pressure of public opinion action of the association" Question "What in your opinion is the present work of the association?' MT. Welsh-''We must | devote efforts to the support of proper ! agents irrespective of party" | It was decided that General Sheridan's suggestion that the reservation system be ! done away with was step in the right direc- | tion It would break down the barriers and
 
 | modifying the reservation system justice must be done the Indian. The treaty must be so modified as to admit of sale by them | of part of their land; the remainder to
 be secured to them by an | inalienable individual title. Thus they | would be brought under the influence of civ- ! ilization and become independent at once | The Dawes bill and the Coke bill would | come before Congress this present winter. | The association should devote itself to the | passage of these bills in every possible way. General Armstrong, principal of the
 tfaHbtor T., 5foao a7ea eolored people at ! Do the usurpation of Indian land by whites who pretended to have Indian blood. There were those whose only claim to title was that they were one sixty-fourth Indians by descent, and others who were as pure blooded whites
 as possible.
 Miss Alice c. Fletcher, who has labored so intelligeptly and successfully for the Indi- ans, spoke ably and at length with regard to the Indians themselves and the difficulties in the way of securing them their rights. Chief Justice Marshall had decided that the Unit ed States had over all lands the right of emi-
 nent domain, and therefore the Indian doesn't own his land, while he only holds it by the permission of the government. The lady had spent the last six months looking up all the U. S. statutes with reference to res ervations, and in her opinion the first step to be taken was the accurate surveying of all Indian lands. In an interview With fr6S1dent Cleveland week ago she presented to him a carefully prepared list of all unsurveyed lands, and she stated with reference to his position on these questions under considera- tion that he was strong for the right, but suffered fer lack of accurate information. It was the duty of the association to supply such information not only to him, but more especially to the Secretary of the Interior, so
 that there could be no excuse for acting upon insufficient knowledge.
 After the speaking was finished commit tee was appointed to draft resolutions to be approved at the meeting tonight, embodying the views of the association upon the matters discussed and addressed to the Secretary of the Interior.
 The programme for to-day is as follows: FRIDAY, 1030 A. M.-cENTER CHURCH. Addresses by Mrs. A. S. Quinton and Miss Alice O. Fletcher.
 Questions and discussions.
 AFTERNOON, 3 O'CLOCK, CENTER CHURCH. MT. H. Herbert Welsh. "Trip to Sioux Indian Reservation
 Short addresses by delegates. EVENING, 7:30 O'CLOCK, CENTER CHURCH. Senator Dawes on Encouragement to Continue Professor Painter on Mission Indians of Southern California and Sketch of Work of Indian Rights Association 5
 Rev. Dr. Smyth.
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