The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-03

OF the Indians should be made tho
Same ea those or the whites.
In the schools the education
should 30 elementary md largely In
dusttiai lho need OF higher eduoa-
ton amons the Indians Ia very, very
No Greek Tor Indians
limited. On the reservations care
should be taken 90 try TO suit the
tearhinR 10 the needs OF the purtlcu-
lar indian, There 10 no use in at
tempting 20 Induce agriculture IN a
country suited only FOR cattle rails
lnH,. where the Indian should be
made stock grower. The ration
system, winch - merely the corral
ana the reservation system, IN high
~ detrimental 10 the Indiana. IL
promotes boERary, perpetuntes pau
perish and stiles Industry, IL IL an
eneetnal barrier 10 progress. IL
must continue 20 greater or lenn
degree as long Rs tribes are hcrded
on reservations ana have everything
In common. The Indian should be
treated aa an individual the
white man. During the change 81
treatment inevitable hardHhips Will
occur. every effort should be made
70 minlmi2e these hardnhipsi but we
should not because Of them hesitate
10 make the change. There should
be a continuous reduction Ia the
number Of agencies.
In dealing with the aboriginal
races few things are more important
than 20 preFerve them from the teF-
rihle physical and moral degradation
retulting from the liquor traffic. We
are doing all We can 10 have our own
indian ifii 81 from this evil Nher
ever by International agreement this
same end can be attained as fegarda
races where We do not possess ex-
elusive control, every effort should
be made 70 bring u about.
ST. LOUIS Exposition
beapeak the most cordial support
from the congress and Tho people for
the 81. Louis exposition 10 commeia-
crate the one hundrcdth anniversary
Of the Louisiana purchase. THIS
purchase wah the greatest instance
o. expansion IN our history. II de-
fnlteiy decided that we were 20 be-
come "A great continental republic.
~ far the foremost power IN the
Western heminphere. n IN one OF
three or four great landmarks Ia
our history--tha great turning points
IN our development. IL In erninantly
fitting that al our people should Join
with heartieat good viii In commen-
Grating a. and tho clslaeua of ST.
Louis, OF Missouri. OF all the adj
iaeent region, are entitled 20 every
I'D IN making the celebration a
noteworthy event tn our annals We
earnestly hope that foreign nations
viii appreciate the deep interest our
country takes In this exposition. and
our View Of It's Importance from ev-
cry standpoint. and that they will
participate in securing It's success.
The national government should be
represented ~ fun and complete
set ~ exhibits.
T'hs people ~ Charleston. Nlth
great energy and civic spirit. are
carrying on an exposition which viii
continue throughout most Of the
present session of congress. I heart
ny commend this exposition TO the
good VIII Of tho people. II deserves
all the encouragement that can be
given IL. The managers q the Char
lesion exposition have requested the
cabinet officers 20 place thereat the
government exhibits which have
been ~ Buffalo. promising TO pay
the necessary expenses. ! have TAX
en- tho responsibility Of directing
that this be done, for I feel that
Il h due 90 Charleston TO help her
In her prAisrworfhy EFFORT. In my
opinion the MANAGEMENT should not
b. required TO ray all these EXPENSES.
I esrneatty recommend that the con-
gfesH appropriate at once the small
sum necessary Tor this purpose.
The pan-Amsrican exposition At