The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-09
Dialogue Between Mr.. FiNico and
MIR. Bryan.

VI
Unconsciously and a~rtlessly the Indians
Of the Ave civilized tribes are doing more
thar a whole benchful of jurists like Judge
LocHREN to enllghten the country as to the
true Constitutional status Of our Filipino
and Sulu wards.
Probably Ho TUL YAHoLLA and Ho rUL
KEE FIxICO Of the Muscogee or Creek Ma
ton never heard of Judge LoCHREN and
know and care very little about AGUINALDO
or the Sultan OF Jolo. They have, however.
like their Cherokee neighbor Mr.. DAVID
MusKRAT. an accurate perception OF their
relations TO the United States Government.
under the flag and sovereignty whereofthey
live and prosper. The recent session Of
Congress was notable for the number Of
measures introduced which affected the
rights and future Of the civilized Indians OF
the Indian Territory; and each and every
proposition touching the Cherokecs, the
Creeks. the Choctaws, the Chickasaws or
baking the replies il in itself, and without re-
70 certain 'rresu barticular merits. a luminous
. !, the theory that there is no
- for lTagals or Visayas
-Uantout r9rder Of Gsa citizenship.
ohV VI ~ thHt W
order Of the Senate is the protest of the full
blooded Creeks against a House bill intro
duced on May %, which, in their view.
threatened to bestow upon them United
States citizenship. Getting wind of the pro-
posed legislation the full blooded Creeks
held a council neal Brushhill on April 20.
There were present sixty or more chiefs.
headmen and leaders Of Creek affairs,
among them being CHoFoP HARJo. Rosa
Niece. WILLY GULLY, AMARTHLIoCHwE,
HoBoHINNI HAN. TAsTINAK CHAPKo.
WoBKo FEKsICo. Echo HoRJo and All.
besides many other eminent Muscogees.
They resolved TO send Ho TUL KEE FIxICo
and Ho TUL YAHoLLA to Washington, along
with SANDY JOHNSON, the interpreter. They
passed resolutions authorizing these veneer.
able Creeks to act for the Nation, and re.
questing the COMMISSIONS of Indian Affairs
to pay the expenses of the emissaries from
the funds at present in the United States
Treasury to the credit Of the Creek Nation
There IA pathos in FIxICo's and YAHoLLA't
account Of what actually happened to then
at the Federal Capital:
"Your memotalists here In washins ton are help
less without the services Of the Interpreter who &C
companies them. They come here to state to tn
Great Father the wishes Of nearly all the Creeks bu
have been unable 10 obtain hearing. The Secretar,
Of the Interior referred us to the Commissioner OF In
dian Affairs, who was away; and the acting Com
missioner would not listen to U.S. but Got up an,
walked out and left US while We were still expla;nin,
TO him, through an Interpreter, what we wanted. II
refused TO provide US the means even to return to OH
homes"
Concerning the bill which the Muscogee
went to Washington to oppose they say:
1.-THE said measure seeks to destroy the CreeI
Nation and to force upon its people a citizenship
which under other circumstances might benent them
but which at this time they are neither ready no
willing to accept The Creeks have had a Govern
ment Of their own which has existed from time imms
mortal. and their hearts cling to the traditions OF thei
forefathers as embodied In their laws, usae.s an
form OF government; and to force them into the ne,
conditions contem plated by said measure would be a
act unworthy Of your great and powerful nation.
I'm the Treaty OF 1892 you said The Cree
country, west Of the Mississippi. shall be solemn
guaranteed to the Creek Indians, nor shall any Sta,
or Territory ever have a hight to pass laws for III
government Of such Indians. but they shall be Above
TO govern themselves 80 far as may be compatible uii
h general Jurisdiction uhieh Conores may thin
proper 10 ,yercise orer them This Is the promise YOU
f~orefathers made TO ours, and the bill seeks to vlolal
It. . Every man. woman and child among III
Creeks has a right 10 be heard on the quest,o
whether or not We shall be thrust so suddenly into
Path which Is dark and leads we know nj
whittier"
One more quotation from this remarkabl
document, to show that while protestin
against having ADerican citizenship thrus
nDon them they recognize fully the sover
eighty of the United States Government,
and the exclusive jurisdiction of Congress