The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-10
UN PRE- EPAREDNESS.
Unreasonable View Of tie Statehood
Proposition

upon single statehood Tor 0klahonsa and
Indian Territory" says the Southwest
World, OF Guthrie Il taeu coninueS
''The World would Cad fail line
with our esteemed 60 tempo Try 0n
this proposition did We a0t krow that
the Indian Territory i ug prsPared for
statehood at this time n { viii 4 be for
fous or i've years to sonA."
How does the wAld know that In.
dian Territory Is notread = for statehood
In what particui ar s it ackin Or what
is to prevent it iron ass inning organized
government Bywha ssanikfd does I
measure that gospefss rs, Pr agresziys
section and find fhat it > eoud snnea p
four or Eve " mnre of chaos ard
cssrpst-bagismi
The situation in Indian Ter itory IS
substantially this The territory em.
braces the lands Of ths 6ee nsilia
tribes and few smlll tnbss. coastims.
ing an area about eluii II aiae Il Okla
homa. Ii Is populate hy abons i25 QQo
whites and $4,000 Indlans aud ueosss
Outside 81 the towts ne lena ~ hsld
III trust by the FibsF. bus tile Dave.
Commission il n9v ssssling ap she ~
tate. and allottini th Iaadsia sss ssaitg
- rhe work Of ali5 fling IS piacsielll5 az
completed in w, Of she ive nations aud
is wen under say ID tie othss three.
Members Of ihl Dawes Commfssian saJ
that ali ailotny hits viii have been made
within the ne eighteen n.onlhs Ia
addition to III lands aliotea % each
Indian citizet is the miners q lands ard
tho ~ =. both 81 which afe to-
be The .nteflef depart
tUts yeHeft oi. Tie tribes and
se f3r sa'e rom tie proceeds Of
q ~ "a 70 tie members per
'ey y "e'' 81 Is the funds 6efised
's'' MISS townsite lands AL
good heal surveyed Under The
Foley rtain parts 81 tie iand
right. VI Nl ,idual rrsian ran be
sold, with II approval 81 The atcstary
of the in,sor. and any Of 4 esH Be
leased on q ain conditions. The sawn.
sites are eli d.dy surveyed ana plated
and tee sir BE ts'c car be had All
tribal reiatids cease 80 Afarch 1876
There is d thiug appareus from this
condition oAfairs Wick -=--td binder
the estabiisAner Of organized govern
meut. The tnly iiing lacking Is an op-
portunity to bal START 0hdsr or
ganized gown eni, or pending f es-
tablishmentkhi Indian estate--lo' that
is what it pHcti ally amcnuis to--:ould
be closed nuwi' b as snueh facility and
equity to ali &C accrued As andes The
choatic condtic which nov exist. II
fact. II couldbe settled ap with greater
facility. Tik establishment Of county
lines and the organization Of local self
government wonld IN no manner inter
b fere with any indian citizen receiving
his allotment and per capita payments,
nor with any Of the Indian tribal instr
tutions. On the ether hand, il would
bring order out Of chaos aud free the
white citizenship from the fetters which
bind them.
As much Of this land viii be taxable
soon after allotment aud all the coal and
residue lands taxable as soon as sold,
together WITH all the city aud town real
estate and personal property, Indian
territory will be abundantly able to bear
her full quote Of the burden Of taxation
for the support Of the state.
At is not apparent, therefore, that In
dian Territory Is not ready for statehood
.'for four or fve yesfs to come. The
World reiteratcs this statement because
it has heard sone FEDERAL appointee
with long lease 81 iAe public crib tier
ate it, and assumes without irvestga.
ton that insurmo antshle barriers exist
Ifitwill investigai conditions in Indian
Territory Nor itself, i VIII seon quit ih'
"me too crowd