The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-04
UNDER AN OLD LAW
Indian Funds For Secta-
rian Purposes.
Attorney General Knox Held That
Money Could Be Thus Diverted.
Father Ketchan Replies to
Bishop Hare.
lBy the Aesoclated Press.)

Washington. Feb. 3.-President
Rooseyelt's connection with the diver
sion of Indian trust funds to the sup
port OF Catholic mission schools is ex-
planned and justified in a conmunica-
ton addressed to the President by At
tcrney General Moody which vas filed
today with the Senate Committee on
Ind an Affairs By Rev. William IL
Ketcham. director of the Bureau of
Catholic Indian MISSIONS. Father
ketcham appeared before the COM
ritpee tp defend his bureau against
the charges that it has been using un-
due and political influences TO secure
the use of trust funds for Catholic
schools.
Mr.. Moody's communication dated
February 2, 1905. sets forth the re-
cord of q cabinet meet ng held in jan
uary. 1904. when the question OF the
use O.. Indian funds for sectarian
schools was discussed and the Presl-
dent asked for an opinion IS 10 his
authority to direct that contracts be
made for the Use of such funds by de-
npminational educational institutions.
Senator Knox, then Attorney General,
declared that the acton Of Congress
i'll declaring il TO be the policy of the
government not to permit the use OF
the pubic moueys Of the American
people for Sectarian purposes did not
leneai previous laws giving 10 the Sec
retary Of the Interior discretion TO use
the indian funds i'll any manner re
| saw ut.
'rhe charges bad been made that the
| Catholic bureau, through DIR. T.. l.,
| Scharf. nf this city, had made promise
1f Catholic political support so the ad-
ninisiration In return tor favorS and
| it was to answer this that Father
| I<ctcllam went before the committee
! today. He denied that Dr. SchaTf has
| ever had any connection with the bu-
rtau or with any branch OF the Catho-
| lie mission work 5tad declared THAI
| whatever DR.. Schare did was ON MS
OWN Initiative and without authority.
II was; not denied by Father Ket-
cham that the bureau has cndedvored
TO secure aid f,r mission schaola. Iic
said that TOR years the bureau has
been conducting schools on various
reservations, notably tie Usage, ana
| the government has been paying for
the teaching of pupils the same as ii
government schools.
Father ketcham asserted thai
| Bishop Hare, OF the Episcopal Church
knew q year ago that the contracts
were being made and OF that time
| made an inquiry Of the Commissioner
ol lnuf4n AIilstlrS ana hita explained
tc him the authority sol the contracts
] Il was declared further that biShor
| Hare Was offered similar opportunities
fer his schools. but declined to acccri
| them Preference WAS made by i1in TO
the annual appropriations by Congress
| To Hampton institute Va. and other
seetarian schools. He said that what
| his bureau MAS getting was not Soy.
ornment aid sut payment for educa-
| ton from 4 fund owned by titc In
djaY1s. and that the aid was By direc-
! ton of the Indians i1syful guarlials.
| Tbe love of the Lord never yet led
| men to hate one another
/ A man may be solid OH the time
card and still miss the train.