New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22
INDIANS TURN P1UPERS.
NatiCc 4Iaskans Losing Ground
Mistakes Made an Ha7cGn.

Lake Nobonk y Y. oct. 2l.-The MohOnk Indian
Conference opened its tWenty-first annual session
here to-day. Jonn ID. Long. eX-Secretary OF the
Navy the president Of the conference. being absent
James Wood. vice-president. presided
pr. Sheldon jackson. the agent Of the National
Bureau Of Education in Alaska, said that the con-
diuon Of the natives. formerly SO proplsing. haa
miners to that region. and they were oeSotfli.s
uation become that the secretary o. inc Ilt1LioI
urged by white settlers 10 nave these lnHiahs
brought under the reservation system TO save them
from speedy starvation and ruin. Or. jackson de-
clared himself opposed the reservation system
resolution was adopted declaring chat pending
tn investigation of the charges against certain ertsin
dent TO discuss these charges.
general G. II Howard. President Austin scott OF
Rutgers College. President James Taylor Of NasSar
r. n Pratt OF Carlisle Indian school Major Cen
eral J. II. wilson Of Wilmington, Del; ConsreSs-
man James s sherman chairman OF We House
Committee on indian Affairs ana John } fltzser-
by Archbishop Ryan. OF Pmiade!phia; Darwin r
Merrill Edwards Gates is secretary.
BeI 5anin ; coppeek superyis , OF schools OF
fsr above the average the Indians Of the coun-
trl in Intelligence industry and thrift Miss Alice
Robertsnn, Supervisor Of Indian Schools at Nusko-
gee spoke superintendent PEARS Of Haskell In
stitute Kansas said that Of the 5000 Indian chill
,4reU OF school age IN the country 3.V10 were at
tending school. The system OF leasing Indian
ands was declared t. be Of the greatest curses
ever brought upon the red man
The morning session closed with address
BY Or. Lucen Warner. OF Newly ork who has
spent several months in Hawai-. tie said the
s,loption of universal suffrage had been great
mistake resulting FL turning over the local gov
eminent largely 10 a half barbaTous people, re
attended several sessions of the Hawaiian logis-
lature and said the character Of the proceedings
~ th.. lower house where the natives were IN tnr
ma ioritv might be judged somewhat 10y the fact
that Al the close OF their last session they had
voted 10 destroy al the vouchers showing their eX-
rendt1Ires that the public might not know how
much money had been used
evening session of the conference was
Anened hv ] w. Davis Of the Indian Association
- Boston. with = paper dwelling ON the evils OF
inc present system OF appointing Indian lnspec-
tors Very few honest inspectors are obtained un-
der this sys en-, be SAID, most of them being venal
ana given TO NAL king withdrawing reports II has
been practic ally impossible, the speaker declared.
10 secure the removal Of cUr upt and incompetent
Indian agents through the investigations con
Quoted BY inspectors who generally sided with the
agents no matter what the charges against them
co-operafon OF President Roosevelt and. Secretary
Tsi,ohcocl in efforts 90 purity he Indian service
Or I.vnan Abbott argued in favor OF the trans
fer OF the Indians and all other DEPENDENTS not
rlarrfciDatinE in the government. TO the super
vision Of The War De artment He cons dered they
should be educated rapidly as possible. Secre-
tarV Gates Of ne Board OF Indian Commissioners.
oDDOsnN transfer 20 the War Department. he
said that the outlook for the Indians under the
present system was very hopeful, and The evils OF
the srols system have largely been eliminated
Colonel r. H. att. Frank Wood and Dr. Charles
r. Meserve also spoke