New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-06

agalnst CONTINUATION
ly-sfion of plants which are persistent Offend
w recommend also, an increase in the num-
20. # inspectors. whose duty it shall be to de-
.s-t violations OF the ACT.
FOR PRESERVATION OF NIAGARA,
osll your attention to the generous act Of
80 STATE of California in comforting upon the
iae states government the ownership of the
Sr .s.it Valley and the Mariposa Big Tree
I've There should be no delay in accepting
" -tft and appropriations should be made for
- Sncluding thereof in the Yosemite National
psr. and for the care and policing Of the park.
-snfornia has acted most wisely as We'll as with
-sat rnagnanimity in the matter Ihere are
ssein mighty natural features of our land
.sich should be preserved in perpetuity for our
sjidren and children's children In my
sn5gulant the Grand Canyon OF the colorado
ys,Jd he made into national park. 1t Is
o-saflv 10 be wished that the State Of New
III should copy as regards Niagara what the
e..ta of California has done as regards the
gTseynite Nothing should be allowed TO inter
80 With the preservation Of Niagara Falls IN
III their beauty and majesty If the State can
o.. see 10 this then il is earnestly to be wished
hat she should be willing to turn 1t over to the
,senuaI government which should in such case
5is 1ossible, in conjunction with the Canadian
gove-nment assume the burden and response
sg,,- If preserving unframed Niagara Falls,
INST as il should gladly assume similar bur-
san and responsibility for the Yosemite Ma
,bsn, for the Yellowstone National Park Ade-
mate provision should be MADE by the Con-
ersss for the proper care and supervision OF All
these national parks. The bounaarles OF me .
VsIio1-Sfone National Park should be extended
- fine south and east TO take in such portions OF
The AUDITING forest reservation as will enable
fbe government to protect the elk on their
winter range.
~ T,lost cilarao teristic animal OF the Western
mans was the great shaggy named wild OK. the
bison commonly known as buffalo Small frag-
Tnnnts of herds exist In a domeStcafed state
sere and there few of them in the yellowstone
park Such a herd that on the Flathead Res
ervation should not be allowed to go out OF eX-
istence Either on some reservation or on some
forest reserve like the Wichita reserve and game
refuge provision should be made for the preser-
walton OF such herd believe that the scheme
would be of economic advantage, for the robe
Of the buffalo is of high market value, and the
same is true of the robe OF the crossbred ami
mails.
I call your especial attention TO the desirable
fly of giving to the members Of the Life Saving
Service pensions such as are given to hremen
ard policemen in all our great
LIFE SAVING cities. The men in the Life
SERVICE. Saving Service continually and
in the most matter of fact way
do deeds such as make Americans proud OF their
country. They have no poltlcaI 1nnuenCeI anu
they live in such remote places that the really
heroic services they continually render receive
The scantiest recognition from the public 1t is
minus. for great nation like this permit these
men TO become totally disabled Or TO meet death
in the performance of their hazardous duty ana
.et TO give them no sort Of reward. II one OF
than serves thirty years OF his life in such q
position he should surely be entitled 10 retire on
half pay as a fireman or policeman does and II
he becomes totally incapacitated through acct
dent or sickness or loses his health in the dis
charge of his duty he Or his family should re-
ceive pension just as any soldier should
call your attention with especial earnestness to
this matter because it appeals not only to our
Judgment but to our sympathy: for the people
behalf ask it are comparatively few
in number render incalculable service of a par
ticuiarly dangerous kind, and have no one to
speak for them.
During the year just past the phase Of the Ind
Hob on rTpyFlf
10 public attention is the larger legal significance
Of the Indians induction into citi-
INDIANS. zenship This has made itself man
ffest not only in great access
Of litigation in which the citizen Indian figures
as party defendant and in a more widespread
disposition TO levy local taxation upon his per-
sonality. but in {, decision of the United States
Supreme Court which struck away the main
prop which has hitherto rested the govern
nents benevolent effort TO protect him against
the evils OF intemperance. The court holds, IN
effect. that when an Indian becomes. by virtue
OF an allotment of land to him, a citizen of the
State in which his land is situated, he passes
from under federal control in such matters as
this, and the acts OF the Congress prohibiting
the sale or gift TO him of intoxicants become
substantially imperative. 1t is gratifying to
note that the States and municipalities of the
West which have most at stake in the welfare
Of the Indians are taking up this subject and
are trying TO supply, in measure at least, the
ahdcation Of its trusteeship forced upon the
federal government. Nevertheless 1 would uT-
gently press upon the attention of the Congress
Internal revenue laws might not be of aid in
Prosecuting those malefactors known in the Ind
ian country as 'bootleggers,' who are engaged
at once in defraudng the United States Treas
ury OF taxes and. what is far more important,
IN debauching the Indians by carrying liquors
ilcty into territory still completely under fed
etal jurisdiction
Among the crying present needs of the Indians
are more day schools situated in the midst Of
their settlements, more effective instruction in
he Industries pursued their own farms and a
more liberal extension OF the field matron SER
wee. which means the education Of the Indian
women in the arts OF home making. Until the
mothers are well started in the right direction
We cannot reasonably expect much from the
children who to form an integral part
OF our American citizenship. Moreover, the ex-
eese continually advanced by male adult Ind
!sns for refusing offers OF remunerative en-
Payment at distance from their homes is that
they dare not leave their families too long out
q their sight One effectual remedy for this
state Of things is to employ the minds and
Strengthen the moral fibre of the Indian women
The end to which the work Of the field matron
is especially directed. I trust that the Congress
VII make its appropriations for Indian day
Schools and field rnatrons generous as may
consist with the other pressing demands upon
iis providence.