The Washington times., 1901-11-18
THE INDIAN LIKES
AN HONEST MAN.
ESSENTIALS FOR AN INSPECTOR.
Comm issiober Jones. Known the
Little Father" Respected and
Trusted by the Red Men.

Men Of nerve, energy, and determina-
/ ton are required for the duties of an
| Indian Inspector says q chief of one of
| the divisions OF the Bureau of Indian Af-
| fairs. 1T is "A position of responsibility,
difficult to properly fill, and much trouble
! is experienced in securing reliable men
| familiar with the character and habits
of the aborigine.
ITO deal with an Indian man must be
shrewd. In fact. it is an Instance of wit
! against wit, the shrewdness of the in
spector pitted against that Of the Indian,
and the latter is never deficient in this
quality.
The Indians Contempt for Liar.
An inspector wishing 10 become
power among the tribes assigned to him
should be truthful above all, firm, and
non-committaI Many times an inspector
suddenly finds his power slipping away
by reason of his having told false
hood to an Indian To the red man a liar
is despised thing. He is Stunned and is
treated by them with more contempt than
is a squaw.
should delegation of Indians come TO
an inspector and ask for certain things
of the Great Father it will not move nn-
til he has answered After due consid-
GRAFTON, should he promise. woe be unto
him should he fail to keep to his word,
regardless of whether he violates Gov
ernment statute in doing.
THE old and experienced inspector
would risk receiving a reprimand from the
Secretary Of the Interior direct before he
would lose the friendship and esteem of
the red men under his charge on the
contrary. II the inspector should first de-
cline and later desire to reverse his de-
cision, it only lowers him in the estfma-
ton of the red man.
That Is, the real secret of many of the
sudden uprisinss among the Indians. 1t
is not always the unfortunate red mans
fault. but should be laid upon the shoul-
ders of the inspector who has made a
promise to them which he has broken or
could not fulfill
Commissioner Jones Power.
PERHAPS the official best known to the
Indians of this country is Commissioner
Jones. or, as he is termed by the red
men. Little Father. The Commissioner
is the one who must give ear to all their
complaints. From far New Mexico fire.
Iuently come Indians to visit him for
the express purpose of laying their petty
quarrels before him.
The Commissioner is conservative
honest and sincere in his rulings, and
consequently the Indians revere him. one
jones. said the other day, after number
OF red men had concluded Il hearing with
the Commissioner:
Little Father" heap good. No liar.
No steal ponies Not like some 'Fa- !
TIERS"
indeed it is doubtful If there is an
other Government official who can com
mand the support and respect of The In |
dams as can Commissioner Jones"
The oihcial who narrated the above is /
a Western man. and st<lt almost thirty
as..#4a
regarding thop rogress made by the bu-
Teau toward the education OF the red |
man, he said:
snuL-FoNes Object to school.
Some people think the Government
cold and close because we refuse, for in
stance. 10 give an Indian school up
,o-datc laundrying out.L Why should
~r? Is it not better to let the Indian
ook out for himself. and wash his own
clothes? We have established schools for !
heir children ON every reservation, and
think nearly every tribe has taken ad- |
vantage OF this opportunity to become
,ivilizod with the exception Of the Ssuk-
Fox Indians in Iowa.
This tribe has been a constant source
3 WGIrlment To- the Department by rea-
son uf their 81 CluSiVcE. - They refuse
.isolutcly TO- become intimate with an
agent. an ,eNon To meet him, except in
irIW wing Their .5tlp- S. As for sending !
heir children to tho Iitle schoolhouse !
80 have erected. why. they howl like lun-
ld IS if il Is mentioned.
~ l." tribe AT the present time numbers
more than 400 Yet when the teacher !
prncd mp tho little school tao weeks ago I
mere were cniy iif'eoa children present.
fe tried To cu;tN III, m 10 como 20 the
chool but without 2ucc,ss.
Il finally hit upon the Plan Of turning
he schoolhous' over To the Wiureb8go2, |
tiibe just across from The Foxes Now
he Winne baEcs aGl the Foxes hate each
thor worse than pHie5u. Consequently
.ben they ospi,d th,i- ,nouits mfrchinS
lto Their schoolhous" they became en-.
aged aud made all KINDS az threats. Nc
nally quieted thea down by sending tho
Niunebagos bark. but the Foxes have n0t
1t attended the school
Perhaps The most industrious tribe cf
ne lndlan race is the NaFaiCs. in Ari- ,
oHa. This trihe owns Thousand of
h'' and Qbeys the orders cl is ia ,
pect"r implicitly"