Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-01

hank and Ensurance o4Iee- II u no less is- |
porsans in dealing With the indiana i
Presiiens Grant spoke the vSrd ont Of |
vhirh the psssent adminissrssioa has groun-
His policy vas % treas de Isdiass = vessaf
anybody else gsppose vhsn - col
grant vessel strives in Hes York sssng
ing Eve hundred Irish, - o0eer shoah
20 sbosnd aSd say 70 soe nas- "vhs
sse yoas- .sfa O'Suifiyan~ "Th>re -
. king USutfivsn once. want there.
.sYes" We'll, re give the 0Sullivans
IT. Ct Of land in Dakota Go sp there where |
the rest of them ar~- Ani turning to |
another man the officer should ssy: Who |
sre yeas- I'm o'Ssii . - There vas king |
o'ysil once o. Yes. = The 0'yeils are al IN
Moasana Go there With them" Suppose |
you divided them into = hundred and afty |
.scss. gave them no land. but told them al
20 live together and that once year yos
would send out 0 them some sugar and some
blankets What does our country give to
nmigr snts? ye8Assg but fAe rtgAfs ef ssa-
II sdnesfes their children II provides hos
pi,sls for heir sick ADD insane. Hence al
Euroc@ svarms here. How 10 il win the
ln6isnss Does our country give them the
rights Of mem No Does il educate them
No. II they are sick. does il care fos then
100 seres Of land, come blankets and some
sugar
The new policy bseaks this up. IL places
the IDdisn on HE IL es the cams - other men.
This 10 the difference besvsen the old reseS-
vxlion system and the new policy We do
not consider whether al tssmsgrans 10 good
OF bad. but take him for naa. SO let il be
with th. Indian Don't ask whether he 10 .
sinner or not; bat take him for 3 man.
There are $50 coo indiana in our country.
We have II 10 our power 20 get this additional
strength 10 cur nation. This object may be
attained 10 many ways. Two or three reports
show hos aide 10 the work which the
auxiiiaries Of this association are taking
hold OF. hos they are lending = hand
where il is needed. The history OF DIR.
! Duncan shows shat has been done With
community Of Indians. Through the inter
ference of British Columbia and the rsvaxes
Of recent fires this noble man is just nos
Obliged TO begin bis work . third time
/ When nineteen years old, clerk in Scot
| Ian with the purpose TO 60 TO Australia -
missionary. DIR. Duncan heard OF the
s.vagery Of the y. A. indiana He OBJ
tanned permission To go to British Columbia
Though welcomed on his arrival BY the
announcement that he would be killed and
J
went to live in = siockade foot, learned the
language and preached to men and women
who proclaimed sometimes while he ~as
speaking that he should have been knocked
down. Now they have houses aud gardens
equal TO those Of thriving N 4. village.
| they have church that seats 4 thousand and
cost Sl2 900. paid for and well filed, saw
mill . canning factory that turns out
! ~, 900 cases a year. a steam launch, . tan
merry, school houses, Jail, public building,
Are company, a brzss band-every thing
that we consider are signs Of civilized CON-
munity. This with a population Of 100
full. blooded Indians, But they trod on the
toes of British Columbia and had
to go One government gave them
land in Alaska and again they had
become thriving people, when
a tremendous FIRE almost psrxlyzed their in
dustries Give US $50 DR.. Duncsns and the
Indiaa problems are solved.
Our Government schools in the East show
what has been done not with . community
but with individuals CAPT. Pratt, N. ). A..
n christian of profound convictions, was al
lowed the use Of barracks established At Car
Isle in FrankiIns time as defence against
the Indians. There today bet~een six and
seven hundred Indians are taught TO mend tin
:
tires in wheels; they are taught the three Rs.
to write good hand and to read their Bible.
Three hours a day are spent in school the
rest of the time is for work and play. In
dap girls and boys need much play time.
/ Parents are eager TOR them to come. They
are brought at the expense Of tn govern
mrnt for i've year Grant 500 for each
and the problem is again solved. At Hsmp-
ton under that marvellous man, Gen. Aru-
strong there are not so many. The best
rhing oul1 be for the Indian when he leaves
one of th' Sc schools to 20 out to q farm and
drop into the Fife of the community. In thls
way Sioux would become Pennsylvania
But il they 20 back, let US see to it that they
( are able to stand BY each other shoulder to
shoulder
These are successes. How are they to be
! carried over the whole Westt IL is = great
mistake when people talk as if there were
one Indian problem. There is great diff
ference between the tribes. The methods
of training must not be the same fol
all. There are one hundred differ
ent problems. Let the central organization
from year to year study to see that Carlisle
plaster is not put on MeltahkstlA wound.
This is largely aided by the States. Maine
is IN close sympathy with the Nebraska
/ Oibahas we are now III tne u,i iule oI ue
battle. We have abolished the old super
stitions. broken up the old rule Of chiefs
but We have not yet given them the insti-
tutions OF citizens. This halfway system
still obtains
The Mohawk Conference must have the
Highest place among agencies at work solv.
ing the Indian problems. Every year the
summons is sert from Mshawk to people
throughout the States who know most about
Indian matters.
The men who assemble have very diff
ferent views; they are such men ~ Mr.
WEIGH, Gen. Armstrong. Bishop Whipple
and Others. They formulate their wishe.
in series of resolutions and this Confer
ence is growing stronger and stronger.
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