The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-08

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Tor any white man 10 sell liquor to an Indian.
~ that they may collect the fees for arresting
them when they bei ONE disnrdcrly.
The CHIEF factor In the Hicof the indian Ia the
agent, While tho author takes no optimistic
view OF the agents rule and says that there has
been a steady Improvement In the class OF men
apl"lnD"d to INDIAN agencies he thinks that there
Is SIN great necessity a. further improvement
ON his own reservation IA" agent has tn power
OF I Idr lie eau, AT an hours notice, cut III the
food supply al any offending lndian; he can throw
any man inIO the guard house; he can deprive any
man oi his tools, or stock, or even 81 HIS house;
he can actually divorce any couple NJ his own will
' n1'f shCh circumstance me indian dares not
max" a rom ilaini b" does send n complaint
To- the Indian liIrrau u l. ~ once turned over to
IN" agent for rSrlanhiioi. ana the agent Is that
Indians inter en"my during the mc,9t.n that
must rlaiSr before any DECISION Is reached, IN
der such a system, NJ author SAYS, thu wonder
Is that not So much, bat That 50 little wrong has
been done Constant n1e me temptations to the
$1,000 a year was offered 10 one Of them II be
would not driN" away the white mems herds,
which were oyerrunning the un,,nced reservation
where the grazing was good. MI Gnnnell cites
the following cas-" OF fraud upon a lrib''
Not many years ago a contract for ditch build.
ing was gwen out lor a certain frser'slon NE
Government STIMULATING that ~ far as rracticable
larg" force oi Indians with iheir teams was hired
ana set to work ON the dtch., They worked long
and hard, but when they applied 10 thr contractor
Tor pay he told them that they mus, 20 to the
agent. The agent said that he had no money
Tor the and referred them back To the contractor,
VINO again sent them tu the agent. After being
sent back and forth IN this way several times the
urhlalS ana delays OF the Two White men 80 can
FUSED ana discouraged the lnuians mat they
abandoned their ~iruitless quest Tor pay. II was
learned on excellent Authority that the lime on the
lauorerS mad never been Kept al all, showing that
rom the irst there had been no intention OF pay.
Ing them. In this case 1t Is assumed that
agent anu contractor divided profits.
here Is probably not a trDe In the United
ota'es' writes the author, which could not,
under The direction OF the night man, become
en,ireiy sell supporting,
lie advocates a longer tenure OF of1ca In tbs
case OF the Indian agent that he be better paid.
and tina, the appointment Of agents and inspe ctors
BE- for fitness alone and no, for political Service.
rendered, The Indian IL. very appreciatiye OF
good treatment and DISTINGUISHED supervision
set his reservation on a basis Of self-reslrc. aud
sell support II h" Is properly supported by the
Indian Bureau Education is progressing among
lhe Indians. They cyince a keen desire to become
Ike the whites and learn their modes OF life and
at work. What Is needed now Is such practical
framing as shall make the race selt-Supporing
thor mentions first the decrease Of the race. by
disease, blood talnts acquired from dissolute
whites, constitutional w'aGening from excessive
use OF bad %whiskey small poV and measle>, 70 which
cunbs. Cleanliness is the main requisite 10
II better condition Of health and this viii be eN.
ment q lanGs II IN ssyernlty to tho iirnyiians. thereby
making them citizens of this alton, has been
carried too far with evil effects, In the case II
the .oneidas, who are culuSatQrs Of the soil and
Intelligent men, th' system. has worked excel
lently ana they carry on their business md vote
with as much intelligence as th' average white
man, ON the other hand tn %Jirarille Apnch"s
have been admitted 70 citizenship in thu sane
manner but without the same reason, "a they
have no schools. know nothing 81 me WAYS 81
i@n Ti9''i Ss am rtpa !@@20' To- " s a,rn'' ,] m2GfI 'sey A ASu' a
matter Of fact they earn absolutely nothing, and
their new privileges are Likely 10 destroy them
The Pawnees, forced To lake a llo'mcnts OF lands,
have leased 'hrtr farms hndnoS freed from me
restraining influence Of the agent, ar" dHnNng
themselves into a condition Of moral and phy,,i
onlv ~ tribes who hey" shown that thew are ca.
pablA of supporting themselves. Another din
Guilty is the restriction OF the Indian as TO the
work which he gan do. In some OF ne ,nnes
have been introduced with ever prospect Of sue,
cess, AMI ph,lnrthropists. ar, en- !~"avor,ng to nnd
new tielfS Of US, tnln2Ss Tor thI intlan. ~, ,,,o,
he can earn money, ami IN which he will be inter,
eStd either ior tn" work itself or for the reward
which 1t VIII 6nnT' Is a, present tn" very pest
Is Mr.. Grlnnell opinion ~
As I, tn relations Il tn, Indian TO ne white
man, Mr., Grinnell thinks that the civilized rn,cc
savagrS were hosplAble and kindly until allen
atcd by the demands OF the newcomers lie says:
The history OF III" intercourse between, the
whit" rae and III" red, II studied, Will lead the
thoughtful American To zeal that some c~onsidern
ton IS due from us. To them. II We can dIv'st
ourselves Of, pr'ludlce-H hard thing 10 do
20 be treated honestly, and therefore Justly, as
they have never yet been treat'l. Our prelu'
dc, AGAINST thu INce Is merely that of an enemy
reatfnent Of the dead who have fallen In battle,
we who AZ" cyulR'd haya littr 70 boast oil oyer
those who nre sayages tn" stories Of the Chtv
lnSton fight, ~ the Dull KNIFE .o'itbreak at Fort
ROBINSON and o. th' bakHr HfGlr In Montana,
wh'r@ on me 10 unoH'hIing Flegnn lndiahs