New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22
INDIANS NOT ABLE TO GOV ERN
THE EXPERIMENT IN INDIAN TERRITORY
4 COMPLETE FAILURE

REPORT or THE COMMISSION WHICH HAS h'-f'N
1vvrsq1GAT1NG TIE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2L-The anomalous CONDITION
~ affairs now existing between the tniteu states
and the per,arb"d Indian Territory makes ih'''S''
interesting the report submitted to-day TO 'he SET
rotary of the interior by the commission sen, I" III
,ostigoto matter, concerning the five civilized t'pes
~ Indians II the recommendations OF the coH''h'3
s,,r arc ,lonted IN, Federal Government VIII re-
co,sr nossesson Of the great domain owned p9
these peop,"s AMI revoke the right gwen '"V' ~
govern themselves. Charges that the troa govern
ments have perrertel the trust conieTed ny '"'
nited s,ee and also shown their inability to care
for their interests are preferred 10y inc ''''''N
sion. which closes its report with these straight
forward sent nccs:-
The United states put the title to a domain OF
countless wealth and uHnegsurcd resources u mes
several rlbes or hlt'oiia'ua' ,;aarly indicated in
Gncr in trdt; for spccihc us' Gear ,.' ',r,s"
the fretties Themselves and for no DINER PuipoS'c
each and every CITIZEN OF MS tribe. ~ each ana
every part Of the territory thIs Jersey express
in ono Of IL" treaties -" be ht!d IN ooI,,'Io ~
.hat each and every member Of either tribe shai!
have an equal undivided interest IN ~. wh1l'
no power t. grant IL 10 any on. or 10 RIih' 70 "'
exclusive use OF any portion o. ~ g., MI,
rust AMI IS the plain duty 81 The nItrd S'a,'n
enforce The trust has 50 create mht h e,ts
derived from the pervcrsion OF the trust OF "'S
charge the trustees. 49,, ,n,c
The power Of self-gOvrrnmcnt not TO CONNER W.,h
the Constitution they have d'm1ns,,a'sI ,nc ,,
can rest upon the government that efhh'rI ul.'
~. hori'v than to revoke II "heH IL mas % ''"'''
abs failed
'rhc commission consists % ex-senator Henry !"
Dawes of Maesachusetts; Meredith II. kidd. of
Indiana. ana Archibald : Mck"nnon. OF Arkansas
They went 10 the Indian Territory cary IN IN"
rrescnt year ~ Tho invitation Of IN" various
tribes me commission went among the pcopl" ana
fhe objects Of their mission.
h,, tho councils Of all the tribes except a." Chero-
kccs p,sscd resolutions refusing al negotiations.
Propositions were made during the summer by ne
commission % divide all lands among the Indians
except townsii~s and coal and mineral deposits
which arc to b. soil and the proceeds divided
among the people. Each citizen We To- receive
sufficient land for good home ana al iniru1"rs
were ~ b. removed \ Gnal adjustment Of al
claims against the United States was also PROMISED
and af'er hg cc an o9 9r4c1 +" 'ofm Teri
torla government An answer to ih's" pr po..-
80. received thor or since thcn Tho Cherokee
Council alone asked further TIM ..,.-., 80 soil
any portion u thclr land II also states that the
ll-hloods az. lcss FOR citizenship man ny ".Ir
~ csa Srrss sId H. SoInmIr'oa think he naaa.
deserve Nulo CONFEDERATION IL thrr .rm,,''', ,,
the National Government remove wni," lc33p ~
from ih,r territory. az thu whites ""i" lnnu'ct 20
settle Jy tn Indians anf hay ~" ~ 20 ih,r
agreement Shr,wf whites through H'''' ma ',N
,'i.h M iuGiars have ohtan"t valuable l'ni" i'r
pasturaGe and crltvaion u. toin'i"n 81 ,''' ih.s.
h,v. secured from 5000 acres ~ v''' "1t'H.
rhs has resi''' IN me ', s '. ,nIp"n
obtaining pos'"' ''o' "i any par. 81 ,,.,,,r. -
property. In on. tribe with o. ''il l'ii'U ~
Oh ~" acres slxty-one ctiz"nf have lno'"''I anu
hold 2l1VV acres. NOR man MI "' ~ i,,,
crtv he,rnLinr o. ii'. citIz'i- IHl - .'. '
~ he r.cs ami purposes for which the territory
was conSyei - l.i ''. ci,lr. onl mo ,pur, u
me tribal government 90 obserye ana ~,
treaty stlprnnons for To 'i [ ,.,.,,..,'.,.s