The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-06

he maintenance or construction OF
any such unlawful inclosure Of public
land For varied reasons there has
been little interference with such in
'losures in the past. but ample notice
has now been given the trespassers.
and all the resources at the command
Of the government will hereafter be
used 10 put stop to such trespassing.
In view Of the capital importance OF
these matters. | commend them 20
The earnest consideration OF the oon.
gresa. and II the congress finds difficult
" in dealing with them from lack OF
thorough knowledge on the subject. I
recommend that provision be made
for a commission OF experts specially
to investigate and report upon the
complicated questions Involved
Alaska
! especially urge upon the congress
the need Of wise legislation for Alas
IA. II Is not 70 our credit as a nation
that Alaska. whichhas been ours for
thirty i've years. should siill have as
poor a system cf laws as is the case.
No country has a more valuable pos
aess slon-in mineral wealth. in Ash
cries, furs, forests. and also IN land
available for certain kinds OF farming
and stock growing tlis a territory
Of great size and varied resources.
well fitted 20 support a large perma-
nent population Alaska needs a good
land law and sich provisions for home
staeds and preomptions as will encour-
age permanent settlement We should
shape legislation with a view not 10
fAa a1wr4IrtIffUa ma al ~ =
territory. but 20 the building up OF
homes therein. The land laws should
be liberal IN tyne. 40 as TO hold out In
ducements 70 the actual settler whom
We most desire to ser take possession
Of tho country. The forests OF Alas
ka should be protected and. as a sec
ondary but still important matter. the
game also, and at ne same time Il is
imperative thas the settlers should be
allowed 10 cut timber under proper
,feguiatlons. fos their own use lzfws
should be enacted 10 protect the Alas-
kan salmon fisheries against the greed
which would destroy them. They
should be preserved as a permanent
industry and food supply Their man
sgement and control should be turned
over 70 the commission OF hsh and
fisheries. Alaska should have dele
gate II congress-. II would Re well n
a congressional committee could visit
Alaska and investigate It's needs on
the ground
indian Affairs.
In dealing with the Indians our aim
should be their ultimate absorpti ion
into the body oi our people But In
many cases this absorption must and
should be very slow In portions OF
the indian Territory the mixture OF
blood has gone at the same time wl..4
progress in wealth and education. SO
that there are plenty OF men with
varying degrees OF purity Of Indian
btcod who are absolutely indistlnguish.
able in point OF social. political and
economic ability from their white as
-oclafes. There are other tribes which
have as yet made no perceptlhle ad-
vance toward such equality To try 70
force such tribes too fast Is to prevent
their going forward Al all. Moreover.
the tribes live uader widely diner.
ent conditions Where a tribe has
made considerable advance and lives
on fertile farming soil "a is impossible
10 alipt the members lands in seyeralty
much as Is the case with white set
tiers. There are other tribes where
such a course e not desirable. on the
ss'd prairie iands the effort should
b. 70 induce the Indians 70 Lead pas
tnral rather than agricultural lives.
and 20 permit them 10 settle In vii
iagea rather than 70 force them Into
isolation.
The large Indian schools situated re-
mote from any Indian reservation 40
a special and peculiar work cf great
importance But. excellent though
these are an additional work must be
ainonE the old. and above all among
he youdg Indians
The sirst and most important step
iosya1e the absorption Of the Indian
Is fo teach him 20 earn hts own liv-
ing; YET Il - not necessarily TO be as.
sumed that IN each community oil In
diana must become either tlliers OF
The coll CT stock raisev4 Their In
dustries may properly be dlversihed
and those who show special desire or
adaptahllity for Industrial or even COM
mercial pursuits shon,d be encouraged
70 far as practicable 70 follow out
zach his own bent
Every eTord should be made 10 de-
velop the Indian along the lines Of
natural aptitude, and to encourage the
existing native Industries peculiar 10
certain tribes. such ~ the various
kinds Ct basket weaving. canoe build
Ing. smith work and blanket work.
Above all. the Indian boys and girls
should be given confident r,.mmand OF
rolioqulal English. asd shosld ordin-
arIiy b prepared for q vigorous strug-
Eie with the conditions nnder which
their people live. rather than for imme.
data absorption into some more high.
" developed community
The officials Who represent the gov
nrnment IN dealing with the Indians
work under hard conditions. and also
under conditions which render IT easy
70 do wrong and very difficult to de-
ect wrong. Consequently they should
ne arpiy paid on the ore hand. and
On the other hand particularly high
standard cf conduct should be demand
"a from them. and where misconduct
uan be proved the punishment should
be exemplary.
Agriculture.
In no department OF governmental
work IA recent years has there been
greater success than in that OF giving
scientific aid 10 the farming popula-
lion. thereby showing them how most
efficiently 70 help themselves. There
Is No need or insisting upon It's import
ance. for the welfare OF the farmer Is
fundamentally necessary to the We fare
of the republic as a whole. In addi
ion to such work an quarantine against
them when here introduced, much effl.
cient help has been rendered 10 the
farmer by the Introduction cf new
plants specially fitted for cultivation
under the peculiar conditions existing