The National tribune., 1891-07-23

Commissioner Morgan came into Office Instead
the Government now constructs and manages alt
the schools. and has iuauEurEied n system Of build
ing expensive scho0ihouses all over the West. The
teachers and other employees are appointed by the
Commissioners. and a new army of Republican pO-
HCal ohceholdersp placed under the control Of Com
missioner Morgan and tine Interior Department.
UHdcr the new policy tie expense to the Govern
ment II maintaining ludan schools has increased
rapidly thai 3 nJ) appropriated for their
support during tire present fiscal year, against
81 30.0O year or ~ before Commissioner Morgan
clme into Office. Under the old system the cost to
the Governments for the subsistence Of each Indian
child attending a contract school was 81 month,
or 5iHs per year. The benevolent associations paid
the rest. Now tho cost 10 the Government Is about
500 Tor each child.
Commissioners Morgan's supposed ground Of OBJ
lection 10 contract schools j. that the Indian chill
dreu there taught form Of religious belief
aud urged TO become Catholics, PrcsbyteriaUs
Epi-copHlians. Meih0dists or some other sort Of
deuomiusiiouHl Christian. and that they ought not
10 Toe subject 10 this kind Of teaching. During hIs
two years ia Office hc has grown more than ever
determined Ia opposition TO the contract school
system, and has recently stated that President
Harrison iUdOrses his policy Of placing ana keep
ing the schools entirely under the control OF the
Government and Tie Indian Bureau His critics
are inclined 10 think that the alleged refusal If the
Moqui Indians, very pcaccabe tribe, 10 allow
their children to attend the schools aud his hasty
gciiou ia asking for the protection % the military
without having investigated the reports of trouble,
i severe reflection CA h- policy Of opposition To
the contract school system. The officials Of the
Board Of Catholic Indian Missions declare that IL il
- true that TIE iuuauS are Tpbeipu- % u due en-
iiTely TO dissatisfaction with the management Of
the schools growing out Of the political Hppoiatees
I sent out by Commissioner Morgan TO take the
\ places Of the phiiHuthTopic persons who had the
welfare Of the Indians M heart These officials say
that, had not Commissioner Morgan prevented the
/ contamination uf the contract which they had in
laS9 for the construction Of "A school for tie Mo-
qu!s, il would have been On existence to-day, and
/ that trouble would be experienced IN securing
I The attendance Of the children. They denounce
Commissioner MOTgans policy Of entire Govern
rnent control, as Endorsed 10y President Harrison,
as ithpTaciicahle wa-lelul inefficient, and con-
/ spicuously unjust To the Indians"
Receiving no explanation or apology from you
] therefor, Rs ] had right 90 expect, sent you
word that would be glad 10 see yo1 IN reference
To H. and In full conference you expressed your
self being di-ple-ed with tie offensive article
disclamed all responsibility FOR H. ani said that
/ you lad repTimaudei the emplOyc a. your Bureau
\ from whom 10 emauaied You admitted that lac
! was the person who had been dismissed from this
Office for cause, aud who was az once taken into
] your employ. where he still remains and pointed
ont 10 you that he had been the promoter 81 dis
] cord during thc last two years and that, ia my
/ opinion there could be no harmonious relations
! while hr continued ia your service.
! / further maintained that no employe In your
] Bureau, sustaining the relations Il does To this
Oiicc, has right to make these assaults, and
suggested. ia the interests 81 harmony that this
man De lmmc .iiatc.y discharged from your Bureau
/ To this proposition you would not consent, al
though repeating with emphasis your disapprOval
/ Il hls action. stating that u was understandable,
thai hc had u-ei your name without authority, and
/ that You were both panied and shocked
/ have reflected very carefully over this matter,
have taken high counsel regarding a. and most
Z reluctantly feel constrained tD say that the Office
declines 20 enter into contract with your Bureau
/ for the education 0f Indian youth.
la taking this step allow To- say that IL i not
the purpose 81 thc Office To essentially modify the
] agreement already made with you TO the
amounts Go De allowed for the ensuing year TO thC
/ vsTiuus Catholic contract mission schools. On the
contrary. having, by painful XpeTeuce and patient
I endurance for two years, found 80 impossible "a
/ maintain friendly relations with your Bureau. the
Oirc proposes To enter into contract directly will
those having these schools Ia charge, several O
/ them had already requested IL % do.
/ The Catholic Bureau has 40 claim whatever upOT
this Office. and Do b not essential for the operation
Z of the contract school system. 40 other denomi
I nation thiukz 10 worth while To- maintain "A similn
Bureau here aud although the Office has repeatedly
! refused to grant several Of these denominations
] their requests for increased appTOpTiatiOus,-iI
some where the circumstance were pecul
tTy iHg.-3z relations with them have always been
most friendly and q has been treated by them will
the greatest official courtesy. Ia strong cOutras
I with tiIc great di-cOuricsy 81 your Bureau.
la this connection your attention - invited 20 th
| following table. showing tie sums devoted by th
Government 10 tie various religious bodies the las
/ fiscal year: