The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-31
NOTEWORTHY
REPORT OF
COMMISSION
Anti Allotment Sentiment
Yields TO Reason.
INDIAN TRIBES
Are Now on Threshold of a
New Era.

Washington. August S.-Secretary
Haehecclx has received rhe repsTt Of ths
Dawes commission FOR the year sast CLOS
ed. which It's members declare 20 AAfe
been the most noteworthy OF any ssnsA
its establishment. The bitter anti eliot
rlent sentiment, the report ssvs hsz
laTSely yielded . the Influences OF rea-
son and time. and the Five Tribes are
row fairly on the threshold o. 4 aew
era. The enactment OF legislation ard
The confirmation OF agreements have cna-
eied the commission 10 make marked PRIV
sress n re-nedyins the Objectionable pc
hticsl and social conditions which have
prevailed for many years ia the Indian
Territory. The conmissiou has perfeetef
It's working machinery ana has pat IN
motion Few methods IL nearly AZ the
branches OF its work
While the commissioners do not SKY
that there has been great ACCOMPLISH
ment IN regard TO the origiuas aeqiicz-
tions for enrolment as cltlxsns on ths
part OF the Choctaw and ChiekasA~
Indians. they do report commeneaole pm
gress in centraIfzlng and cllssgfytux
this work The records have been brought
into such a condition that when "a tate
Is 1nsliy agreed upon for closing the
rolls OF citizenship OF these Two tribes.
little time viii be lost in submitting
the hnai ron Tor the approval OF the
interior department. a few names on TIE
tribal rolls submitted by these nauoas
sriu remain unaccouuted gor
The right OF the Ch0ctaw and Chlcka-
saw nations &c enrolment as citizens hy
blood Is derived from enc - thees
sources The most important are Ire tri-
bal relations. attainable through blsth Or
admission. The blrth-rlSht % tribal en-
roilEent VIII be cxtinsuishcd with The
closing OF the rolls A second j. aarsis-
sion by the commission OF the Five civ
iized Tribes. while the third is - decree
or the United States court on appeal
from the decision ~ either ~ the tribal
authorities or the commission ~ thr
Five Civilized Tribes. The right O. e7roi-
ment by lutermavriaEe Is acquired under
the treaties or laws o. these tribes.
For thirteen months the commission
maintained representative IN NisTissipri
To hear applications Tor iden,lGe1tiors a.
Mississippi Choctews. This parts held
sessions daily 81 Meridian and. ~ it DE-
veIopcd that II would be Impossible 81 se-
cure the appearance ~ blood Chseta@
Indians there q Journey waa made 20
the localities il The state where ire IN
dams lived Much difficulty war expert
enced on Account ~ che slepieious elsup-
sition 81 the Mississippi choetswa Tho
fuii-tlo9d Indian ln that state IS die
trustful o. an transactions with ne
4F-fs 49, q.
he has been downtro9aeu and opperr-
sed every tlr1e De has had anything %
DO with the government. and 50 locke FOR
only dctrimcnt should Be- enter iafo re-
lat!ons with q nov For siN years ~
more these Indiana Rave been Emporium
"a ~ attornevs n enter into contracts
for a reiinqulshmcnt ~ e portion =
what they might receive in the event
~ their enrolment 80 citizens ~ tne
Choctaw nation. and - they are noi whcl
~ 70 be blamed FOR THIS feeling toward
the repre- sentatIves ~ the white mans
government
u was found On nearly every instances
y here an Application was obtained from
these fuil blooas that "a contract n sante
sort had beer rsaae between tte fofiana
and a white afterrtr wta BAD coaslac~f
them that s. WIS necessary 60 secrl~r BIS
services So order r. receive any bsrrft Sc
Mississippi Chorfnwr Tf-se contracts
usually provide fer a specific sufH - be
paid o. the sttorneT upon fhs frreilwsrf
y The Indians hut sora etireer th1f fhs
atoruey shell get one hsif ~ a1 tsat fhe
Indians may receive under fhs sflnfrnent
~ the lard m fhe Chorsar.- f'hickaaaw
-otfnfrr RI fhe frHfar Terrsfar.
The conrtrscficn - ure NrrF ~ raa-
roads throesh O. fndlar Territory hss
shown marked ACTIVITY f8rfn0 ere asr
year. Approximafsiy 2 20 niles - road
are entirely in operation ~ eraer process
y construction. nrd uhen au ire linsH
have been eguiprfd fhs Terr5ierg ri1 -
well Supplied stir traars erfstion fse.H-
les