The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1902-12-25
HAREslnENT aQ0sEyELrs

ingly irsslligsrt one. 10 the
necessarily limited epaea ~ acp
fnand for discussion ot shsir at.
i iplrs be hirls nt an unnsnal
familiarity with Indian hseda and
a wise sympathy Tor theil shori.
colnings. lie has an intimate drsl
nand isnowledgs OF shsm5 "
Z yuung man nc was made special
commissioners 10 Wait and idport
apm number Of indian schools
IN sbe Middle West; as a tonnherI
ha livsd ii neighborly proximity
20 some OF she reservations; ae y
soldier ne recruited a considerable
pall 81 his regiment from among
Ehsn, ana 80 sovernov Of New
York he sook up Ihe psoblsn IN.
soiar - il relstad 70 thase tribes
who're reservations are nnaiu
tbetslas
'in pai IONS oi She lndian Ter
ritory aaya President Ro,veyels,
"lhe mixture ~ blnnd has eoue on
al the came time With progress 10
wealtA sad education, so that
lhefa are plenty Of mea wllh vasy-
ing dsgiee q purity Of Indian
blood who are absolutely indieiin-
aulshable il pplps Of social, poliii-
cal ana scanonlie ability fro their
white Assoeiagea.n Their The pro.
! bler1 Is working jtsgli out II an
interesting way, aAd there the gov
ernment has Iabared long TO mpke
the tYsasss.ar l.s..s.. sihal supsrsii-
tioa apd prejadies i. uatiopsl ciii.
senship as amonlli Al possible.
J, AZ asiIg - 1913, vher che
"Dswes Uonmliaiorn vas creased
to treat with the Five Tribes. The
proportion Of wbltg tesidenss 'oI
citizens, esba inclndina shoss by
adoption nnd cf the lhiness ailu
lion o. Indian blood, was greater
than Two TO one. 1hess alien.
having no standing under tribal
jurisdictiea, had begun q complain
Of the crudity and inetIinienoy ef
Indian courts. They besought the
protection Of the United btater
court, and ons was established at
Muscoges. Under ths new az.
rangemenl al matlers 10 dispute
bstwesn citizens and non citizens
had TO be taken 10 this nswl,
created District Court.
hen the question began 70 b
agilated Dy the lawyers wb
aocked in TO get their share ~
business Al The new court--kad u
movement bad Aabslanilal back
Ing IN the tribse--ut ahsndonii
snlirsly The Indian courts. aud OK
tending the jurisdiosioa OF tt-
United States tribunal over q
alienb and citizens. Naturally
there was much Opposition frub
The iullbloods and the Indian la~
yers. That MAS long fight, bu
was won Ia 1878 by the lasvi,a
Bile ~lnners, thosv wa favorAd tn
abolition Of lnd an clurts. In
surprisingly short time The new
sysIem was Working s1Jsthl
The memory et the tripsl oour
adsd, ths IadIan lawyer took up
ths pfscties Ia tbs nss court SUI.
oessIuIly.
Meanwhile The oommlesion from
Washington waa working IL the
territory, going from trihs 10 tribe.
hsarins objections sod urggng N (
giving up Of tribal organisations
why not they askf5. In sub
essnoe, "gIvs mp shs PRESENCE Of
government aud alIol your lands,
! join Oklahoma and beooles ter
! Fliory until suob sima a. you are
f5sdy for sistshnodY"
The answers as frss were abort
hd decided. "The oonnsfy be
longs 10 us. aud We dsn'l want 70
make any change Ia or method
Of holding Il" Patiently tie con- +
mIshlon pointed op, that The tribes
asFs wrong II thiukiue thsY could
kerr 20 lhemaslses. holding |t !
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