The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-16
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Rev. DIR. Lyman Abbott Presents the
Business Committee's Report.

Wv Ut hy mau NDDOtt PRESENTS the
Business Committee's Report.
Lake Mohonk. N. Y. Oct. 15.-At yes
terday's session Of the indian confer
ence. Rev. DIR. Lyman Abbott. chair
man OF the business committed. pre-
sented The report OF a platform for dis
cussion and adoption by the conference
as follows:
Great progress has been made in
dealing with the Indian race in our
ountry The nation no longer regards
them as hostile people nor even as a
foreign people. The reforms inaugu-
rated under President Grant have been
carried forward toward their logical re-
suits: the policy Of disseminating the
reservation system has been accepted.
ana In many OF the reservations the
land has been allotted in severaity and
the surplus land sold for the benefit OF
the Indians. Less money is spent in ra-
ions which pauperize and much more
In schools which prepare for self-sup-
port. The government has recognized
the value of the education of the Indian
women In their homes in the domestic
arts and has appropriated increased
sums to carry on this work.
The anomalous partnership etwee
the nations and the churches has been
discontinued and now only one denomi-
national body looks to the government
Tor aid In support Of its schools. The
supported by tbemseIyas and ~
miner itself has oro,n.a
carrying on with compa rative efficiency
the work of the similar education Of all
indian children Of school < in the
reservations.
Nevertheless the Indian problem is
expensive system is ma,ntainod nnx.i
nally 10 care FOR the Indtan - IN.
large measure 70 cara Co. 49, 10
political favorites Tha .haa ahnu
clerks in the bureau nj Wasbina,nn a Ia
the agency nbys,cian harH ~
brought under The civil sors e
but with these excentions ,ha rnd;an
bureau remajns 2 no,,,ica, raasinn
subiect 10 cban.o 4, IN a.. r"accn,ne.
every n~res,dentiai aIao,ion 81 ~
Democratic and rennht,can
tions men have been mn n, ~ hnaa a,
the Indian buraau NJ a. VI
miliar with Jndian asraJrs
ed with methods ~ ed,ca,fan 49,.
agents and India insnectors - hnam
appointed Without training -,
dence of their htness Co. r. oRra
more than one INSANE dr,nLnu
have been anpointsd in H. raoar
vations. ana well auibanticatna 49,
plants have failed 10 secure - ~
movaI or have resulted onIv in tr,ns-
fer to another field with an incraasa,
salary.
I'm those cases I'm which m. r
tions have ,been discon,in,,ed "a a.
land has been allotted i'm seyeraitv The
entire noachinary 80 $500 ~
been retained tbougb No consi 20
service is required and the retention is
against the sniri, 30 ~ IL.
These evils have sbown thanns.."s
alIke when the annointman, 49, 49,
left with the Indian commiss,onar
when they have been reserved he the
~
when they have been practically iaf, 70
local politicians. some exceIls,t on
cials have been ~apnointed ana sona -
cellent work has been accopnI,sbad hn,
this is not because but i'm snita %, ~
system. WV
Two Illustrations of the evils ~ this
system have been afyorded drr,na tha
past wear, The erst 10 the ran,nua
Mailman. NORTHUMBERLAND his
record as unerintepdan, ., he
schools. attested nv nrotas,s
his reuova nv men 20 ali 80
ties and sections who were famiIiar
with the work. Including many adnnal
tional experts This second a, tha o.,
of Chippewa Indians wbose yai-
Ia BILE pine timber the povernment hy
he agreement of 1859 coyenanted 70 sci,
their benedt and Is attn annrai.Ina
and reappraisIng as a nre,inainary -
such sale. two successive annrsiss.
e~xtravagantlv conducted bay-
ing already been set aside AZ vor,h-
less with a third appraisement I'm nroa-
ress. ~
I'VE have applied 10 successive al
illustrations 10 remedy tbosa ah,sa,
md the abuse stiIl continues we nou,
apply to the people OF the Irnited
TO demand of their govsrnmen,
hat the Indian bureau he taten Ont
politics; thai the Indian comrJs.
be no longer treated as q no,i,,
al office 10 be changed with &C.,,
,hange OF ADMINISTRATION ana Tho, ~
work. of the bureau he entrusted % az
oerts and left i'm their hands until ~ &c |
ho- a. o-.-a