New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-28

What have we as Government done for the
INDIAN" the title of paper read by Mrs
Wager Remington before the Society for Political
Study yesterday afternoon, at its headquarters
- nave. and FIfty-nnth-st. Among the many
benefits quoted by Mrs. Remington which the
Government had bestowed upon the Indian were
the large appropriations, which grow larger every
year
The Government Is kinder to the Indians than TO
other dark-skinned races she said. Compare its
treatment of the Chinese and colored people
with that toward the Indians. These two dark
spots quite $ black the Indian question"
Mrs Remington then proceeded TO show that the
Government has the wellbeng OF the Indian at
heart. and keeps him on the reservation till he is
capable CT taking care of himself She stated that
the important thing the Government has
undertaken for the Indian is education, and John
c. Calhoun the first to urge that the Indian
must be brought under our guardianship. This was
in 1920. and he claimed that It impossible for
the race, with their customs TO exist indie
pendent cenm mites in the midst of civilized So
ciety.
THE first efforts for the co-education OF the
whites and Indians in 1890" said the speaker
and not a success. Imagine any white boy
IN America having a full blooded Indian for his
deskmate and each forgetting the prejudice OF
years Remember the Indian forgets. and it
said the white never forgtves at least he
never forgfves any for being dark-skinned
This feeling is stronger in the United states imam
In any other part of the world"
In conclusion Mrs. Remington said that the lnolan
Department cannot in its report be eXtraVagant
enough its praise OF the work done by the bodies
missionaries in cviiz;ng the Indians. and while
the burden OF the work must rest upon the Gov
eminent as should. these little institutions with
their faithful Christian workers are its most i'm
Portant assistants
The many members who took part in the dis
cussfon that followed said much in argument for
and against the money and labor spent upon the
Indian; and did not hesitate 20 assert with
severity the Of quoted opinion that the only good
Indian is the dead one
Miss Jessie A. Alderman gave in detail the many
benefits derived from course in Carlisle Institute
Mrs. Mills declared that the Government had never
kept its agreement. Mrs lille Devereux Blake
felt satisfied that the cruelest thing the United
States did try 10 take care of the
Indian. Others who expressed opinions were Miss
America Phillips, Mrs. Annie Johnson. Mrs Wallis.
Miss NJ. Louise Stevens and Mrs. Margaret Raven
hill
There came very near being a lively controversy
bet geen the president and Miss Ellen Miles when
Mrs John F Trow announced from the platform
that hereafter members should be debarred from
reading their views from prepared papers during
discussion. IT is all right for debate, but not
for a discussion" said Mrs. Trow.
We'll. but likely 10 lose many valuable
thoughts and IDEAS argued Miss Miles
The objection is not against making notes our
ing the meeting. but in bringing prepared paper
10 read in discussion" explained the president.
When Miss Miles assured that the action
constitutional the meeting adjourned IN a
harmonious manner