Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-19
INDIAN NEEDS SUPPORT YET
Red Ken No. Ready to Stand Alone Among
Civilized Peoples
EVILS THAT HAVE FOLLOWED STEPS TAKEN
Lyman Abbott Addresses MOhonk
Conference on Topic, citing
Case of wInnebaEOes
I'm Nebraska.


indian and Other Department Peoples was
opened today by Alfred X. Smiley. 1t was
on Mr.. Smley's invitation that persons
particularly interested in the Filiplnos. the
Hawaiians and the Porto Ricans Joined
with those especially interested in the
Indians, in the yearly meetings at Lake
Mohonk
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott, editor of THE
outlook" presided. He deliverd an address,
saying in part:
It is the American conscience that creates
the Indian problem The American con-
What ought we to do? How shall 6OOOOOoO
OF people, themselves partly civilized,
eiviize 100000 men and women In language
In customs and in religions?
Civilization includes three processes.
First is the establishment Of just govern
adequately protected. Under the reser,;
walton system, the indian was denied all
these rights. Thanks largely to the in
fuence of this conference, treaties with
tribes are no longer made; the tribal
relation Is no longer recongnized.
The second step in the development OF
people is adequate provision for their edu-
cation. But these two processes. are not
sufficient to solve the Indian problem; be
ton are not sufficient to civilize a people
received last week from MISS Annie
Beecher Scovile letter describing certain
conditions as she found them at the Winnie
bago agency in Nebraska. 1t said:
This tribe 1fi cen or twenty years ago
est a' WORKING Working t tribes s in the country, so we
got thel- land allotted and the Dawes bill
gave them citizenship. At once system
grow and the people were weakened by a
worse system than rations. Three years
land could be sold and since that all work
has ceased. drink and gambling are run
ming riot"
Eject of Court DeeisIon.-
f.al
as result of the decision of the United
States supreme court that the Indian who
has received his allotment of land and be,
come a citizen can no longer be prevented,
from purchasing liquor under reservation
regulations. Civilization carries with u
broader. better development. The Indian
mart = developed into a full grown man;
nGl are, giving him the power OF selt-con-
trni, is a third, but equally essential eie-
mc4t n civilization We must duT tan c n1
rnn16ments call for. -
This triple process. essential to ciVillza-
tion and to free institutions. receives an
ilrustration in our own dealings with the
, sgro race. The country is beginning TO see
that to make the negro safe 10 his neighbor
and to himself, to make him civilized nu-
man being, moral development must keep
pace with the intellectual culture and with
the political emancipation. This then
seems to be the problem WHICH in the tu-
ture will press most heavily upon the
friends Of the Indian.
How to Help the Indians.
First-We must do for the Indian what
we are beginning to do for our public
schools in the states; insist upon some
thing more than merely academic qualif1ca-
tions in the teacher. We can do something
to create a public opinion which shall keep
the Indian schools out of reach of political
influence and which shall give to them
teachers tmbued with the spirit OF Cen
eral Armstrong and a Booker T. Washing
ton and thus make the government schools
morally and inspirationally we'll us intel
lectually educative. . .
under the inspiration OF Booker Washing
ton we are beginning to do for the eolered
are beginning to do in the north for the
childrea I'm our towns and cities. We Tan
make yha schools instruments of industrial
Ta.rd--we can look for some Indian who
will do for his race what Booker Washing
ton has done for the coored race.
Fourth-We can, here at Lake MOhonk,
lay before the Christian churches their on
portunity and summon them to enter upon
their duty. The Indians need the interna-
tional church. the Christian school. the So
cial settlement, the boys club, the girls
Christian association, the Young Women's
Christian association, the societies of Chris
tian Endeavor, pure literature and above
Carrying car e to them that life Which always always
must be personally carried, never can he
impersonally sent. venture to suggest to
this conference that It anpont a committee
to set before the churches the opportunity
and the necessity for enlargement of this
inference must be used by the OFFICERS
OF all churches Roman Catholic and Prot
nate knowledge and arouse enthu siasm
among their CONGREGATIONS The greatest
work in the immediate future for the In
but by the church of Christ.
work of Indian Bureau.
DR. Abbott was followed by Miss Emily
s. Cooke of the Indian office. who spoke on
the Resume of the Years Work of the
Indian Bureau" Miss Cooke said in part:
The total appropriation made by congress
1905 was SO 91S.S42; for the current year II
is SS,129312. The expenditures from all
sources for 1905 amounted to s14,2S6,O73, of
which one-fourth was for support OF
schools.
The enrolment of Indian pupils in
schools during the year ended June 30, 1905
the five civilized tribes) has aggregated
80 log, about GOO more than during 1904. The
average attendance has been q 49,
OF the 2,4O0 persons employed in Indian
schools, one-third are Indians. More and
more Indians are seeking employment and
railroads. ranches beet fields, ETC. are
coming to depend on this Intelligent though
somewhat ftful labor.
Unfortunately they handle much more
money than they earn. From the sales of
inherited lands the Indians continue to
gain large revenues OF which their white
neghbors stand ready to despoil them
forthwith.
The leasing of Indian lands, allotted and
unalloted. assumes larger proportions each
year. This gives money to the Indians and
work TO the agents, but has little tendency
10 forward Indian civilization.
The decision of the supreme court sof the
! United States in the "Heff case" that It is
not illegal 10 sell liquor to an Indian allot-
| tee when he Is of the reservation has added
vastly TO the difficulty of keeping Indians
! AWAY from LIQUOR or liquor away from
! Indians, and n fund to be used in obtaining
| evidence and prosecuting those who sell
ibuor TO Indians is more sorely needed than
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