New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-14
WORK OF THE MoHoyK CONFERENCE.
ADDRESSES ny GENERAL FISK, HERBERT WELSH,
PHILLIP c. GARREII AND OTnERG.

ADDRESSES by GENERAL FISK, HERBERT WELSH,
| PHILIP c. GARRETT AND OTHERS.
LAKE MoHoNK. Oct. 13-The fourth annual
Indian conference at this place began to-day After
religious services General Clinton Flax president OF
the Board OF Indian Commissioners. was unaniT ousy
elected chairman. The folio wing committee was APP
pointed TO the business of the conference Phil
lip Garrett. OF PennsylvanIa; Erastus Brooks. OF
Eew-York; Dr. Merrill Il. Gates. OF Now Jersey; Mira.
A. 8. Quinton. president OF the Womcn's National In
dian Association, OF Philadelphia; Mrs Sara r Kenney.
president OF the Connecticut Indian Associations West
T. Lyon OF NewYork; Herbert Welsh. secretary OF the
indian Rlghts Association, Of Philadelphia; tho Rev.
Dr. NJ L. Strictly, secretary of tho American Mission
| airy Association OF New-York and H. o. HoughIOn, Of
Boston
General Fisk said that the bills when the conference
deemed most valuable were all passed. by thu Senate
largely through tho efforts OF Senator Dawes In tho
House, however. little or nothing was DONE
! the cause OF the Indian. after having Deon
assigned q day, being sacrificed to the In
tercsts Of oleomargarine. Erastus Brooks
expressed the belief that. as tho bills passed by the
Senate the House calendar reported favor
ably they would receive favorable action early IN the
coming session of congress.
Miss Elaine Goodall gave brief. but highly interest
narrative OF her recent visit to the Sioux Reserva
walton and Of the many announcements to be found
She warmly favored the day school system on the reser
vations. Miss Helen Ludlow OF Hampton. Va, said
that the greatest trouble about educated Indian children
under the reservation pan there Ia almost moth
Ing for tnem to do whom they return from school Her
bert Welsh read n strong letter from Bishop Hare OF
Dakota coptradcng the report that students Of the
Eastern chOols relapse.
The first address at the evening session was by Philip
C. Garrett of Philadelphia, Commissioner Of Charities
for Pennsylvania He spoke on Indian citizenship as
OF the most practical solutions Of the Indian prob
EN-. He declared that to his mind there Is but one
safe and pacific out OF this question, vz
the equal, exact Impartial recognition OF the even
claims Of both parties the Indians tho whites The
main obstacles to this were two deadly foes OF
Indian oivzaton-the more than savage. the satahic,
venture and blood alures them to the Wild life OF the
border and the equally satanic avarice whose scirsn
cl.rsa d' that tho irsstie. with tho Indians were
s showed 0n stand in the way of indian
was mistake TO treat tho Indian tribes a. ana
ndividuals eli ths chances TO become citizens.
psqtsInns thereto Lot MIN lay aside
blanket and moccA.n and Glad in the panopy OF Amcr
: ssa S' o.'aI: 81 lie lew with the Arysn
Herbert Walsh mado address on the present situa
he SAID wheth r Indians can be civilized fuat has
been sufficiently answered The pressing question is
M, Hs'' Whole The answer ,wood BY good
o ses ~ assoc by the and 3 p.n
the House would furnish all the legislation needed
like non.partisau admnI.trston Of the Indian Bureau
He thought It almost impossible TO secure this until
the OWL Service rules were extended to take
In tho Indian Department, including inspectors agents.
chlsf clerks and farmera In opposition to published
statement OF Commissioner Atkins that ali changes that
had been male we're made under the conviouon that
they were wise and necessary, Mr. Welsh gave details
concerning the appointment OF Morris A. Thomas, OF
Baltimore, and J. g. Donerty OF NewHayen AID con-
corning the removal Of General II. H. Mir0y, OF the
Yakima Agency Washington Territory.
Among the arrivals today wero Senator Dawes. OF
Massachusetts, Elliott F. shepard. OF New York MIRA
stephen H. Buliard and General Marshall. OF Boston
the Rev. DR.. Adams OF Rochesteri James H. Campbell
OF Philadelphia: Miss Alice Robertson, OF Muskogee,
Indian Territory, and John Burroughs.