New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-11
At THE INDIAN CONFERENCE.
DIR. W. ~ MAILMAN REPORTS ON THU
YEARS SCHOOL WORK.
MUST DO AWAY WITH TRIBAL RELATIONSHIP
ALLOTMENT SYSTEM CRITIcIsED-EvILs
OF NOMINATION.

ALLOTMENT SYSTEM CRITICISED-EVILs
OF NOMINATION.
Mohonk Lake ~ Y, Oct. lO.-At last evenings
session OF the Indian conference the principal ad-
dress was made by DR.. w. n. Mailman, superin-
tendent OF Indian schools who reported on the
years work in the schools The report stated that
there have been progress and development in various
directions. The workers in the schools have come
to understand that IL they would advance they
must be efficient The school departments have
been improved and the work vitalized in all direc-
! tons The establishment of kndergartens has
been attended with encouraging results, Inc
hyeienic conditions of the schools have improved
big problem. the report continues was the trans"
fer OF children from reservation to non-reservation
| schools TIE law requires that no child be trans
ferred without the consent OF its parents. and
often 1t difficult TO obtain this consent Dr.
Hailman hoped the day would arrive when
Congress would pass law depriving Congressmeo
of patronage far the Indians are concerned.
At this mornings session the principal speakers
were d. NJ Browning, Commissioner OF Indian
Affairs, and ex-senator Dawes, of Massachusetts
They discussed the working OF the law providing for
the allotment to the Indians OF lands in severalty.
1T is impossible" Mr.. Browning said. Ito render
the Indian self-supporting so long as the old tribal
relations continue. The work of aotting lands In
severaty has been completed some of the reser-
vations and has advanced on others. One obstacle
in the way OF allotment is found in the fact that
some of the lands not suitable for farming pur-
poses. Another thing that works against allot-
ment, is that the allotted lands taxable for
twenty-five years. The result the white
communities round about the allotted lands prac-
tcay say TO the Indians We will not give you
processes school privileges, since we receive
no money from you If the United States
would this difficulty by making some provision
for paying these white communities amount in
lieu the public sentiment in favor OF allot-
ment would be greatly strengthened"
Senator Dawes said: THE allotment policy mas
been at once experiment and necessity. Con-
gress having made provision for educating the
Indian, found that something more was necessary:
he could be civilized and Christianized merely
by intellectual training IL was necessary tnat ne
should have a home. What the matter with
the allotment law? The trouble was that II mas
have not been numerous enough to protect H. After
the allotment had been made the Government was
authorized sell the rest OF the reservations
Graspng men their opportunity Their aim
was TO have the Indians disposed or mat they,
themselves should have the best part or the reser-
lions and the harpes seized whatever they could
Referring to lease evil, the Senator said thae
IL the United States does It's duty II VIII put the
men off the lands which they have leased from the
Indians since tine latter had no right 10 tease the
lands which had been allotted to them
The other speakers Captain Robert II. Pratt
uperinendent OF the Carlisle indian Scnool' Presl.
dent Frissell OF the Hampton Institute; the Rev.
A. L. Riggs OF the Santee Agency, Nebraska, ana
Austin Abbott OF New York
AT the evening session short addresses were made
by a number OF Indians who spoke OF the outlook
we're Herbert Welsh. OF the Indian Rights Associa-
ton of Philadelphia; Mrs Clinton b. Fisk and Alice
Bacon. of the Hampton Institute.
The conference vii, close tomorrow evening.