New-York tribune., 1906-11-19
TEACHING LG TO LABOR.
rrpp GETS RESULTS.
IT,, . Factor in Upbuildimg Com
,,,.,,;tu in Which He L'0es.
- tn. tribune Bureau


- rS-When. one year ago.
= Ieupp. whom freSi0eii'
FTanois -. Y,s,su Commissioner. announced
-. q would be the poncy VI -'-'
tna' = T,6,an sslf-supporting and self-re-
Elske o,s we must strive in every
-.r,. IN make the Indian an active rae
way -.,u6,ns OF the community in which
''4 -. 20 live" most persons were disposed
he .ba enthusiasm and visionary
U, - th- new Commissioner, and the wise
i'''- "a .bs+ before another year had passed
-, ,rould have abandoned his dream;
49,. aasnite the attractive and convincing
., which Nh Ieupp elaborated the pro-
,-,-,e for the task he haG set himself
-. v-bo eniov the privilege OF reading the
.a.-+,.1,y written report Of what Mr.. Leupp
=, ao.,aJv accomplished II the last year
g ,,ora likely 10 abandon their skepticism.
,,.,,a- than M Leupp is likely to abandon his
-.,,l1, thought out and steadily succeeding
-, The entire story OF the last years work
,,t and for the Indians is tale of progress.
Much that has been accomplished must be omit
,o5 FOR lack OF space. but some of the more
,otable features may be mentioned here.
INDIAN EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.
One ot the first methods employed by the new
Indian Commissioner 70 make the Indian self
sBn2orting was to establish a employment
bureau for finding Indians who want work, and
s,djng work for Indians who want it. Speak
ing Of the results Of This bureau Mr.. Leupp
says
Tie results of the first years experiment have
* hundred Indians ineiudiing both adults
open labor market railroad construction la
borers. irrigation ditch dlggers beet farmers and
II would ave been possible 10 put out a larger
number laborers f the Indians OF the Southwest
perIJy during the last eighteen months There has
been = great deai OF rain their crops have done
.o-rd II better worth their whiIeNor Thought t6ey
ad-Io stay al home than 80 employment hunting
s. = distance So strong is the Indians home
keeping instinct that they viii accept work for
IoWe- wages and under uufavor.a bic conditions in
neigbb1r-aod 10 which they are accustomed rather
than 90 into unfamiliar regions and do better
cording 10 Cur standards Il Is also necessary 20
ea5saLg men n {ae reed OF STAYING with their
under ordinary conditions they feel satisfied in
ne uansIoTittlon OF ihe lahorers IS an important
ten as on the government dam ar Yuma, Ariz,
system. thev are employed with the understanding
nat tley must stay a. work at least thirty days
fyng rrodiacator of tha rule RW daareesJ ~
course. they VIII come 10 realize that their course
Il such matters must not, be governed by whims.
lND-A-NS DlSLlAE SYSTEM.
Another point on which they need education is
The importance OF regular and often prolonged
work WHEN they feel like it and rest V6neyT fbe ~
Zee. Ike IT, usually devoting only tbe most "a.
vo-abe part of The day their tasks and as their
ToIk away from home requires that they shall
begin and end each DAYS labor al the sound of a
WASTE, anu aeat themselves 70 the hours which
than themselves. they have been willing oniv n
G -aG ~ stoned practice for a certain
- z-- Zen taAt q vacation II must be said
-oE theTI however, that for such time as thew do
slead-sj AND most conscientious workers known
Z ,ner part " the country Their employers uni
spirit they Snow in carrying OUT t6ei- 'T iae ~
indians z-9 are willing go out on their own
farms or elsewhere. the largest measure of erort
~ lorta ny the government has been in the en-
ron !abcEeTs Of other races When indians are
sen sem o.; mus 10 build railroad erlbankment or
cg : canal i IS important Tor the interests OF
ooth employers and employed that 4 r-1Is-wo--hy1
This Plan has BEEN {a!9Te5 u he SaTge 9T 0f each gang
eseT l-e number OF the gang would warrant the
oeen wiling 70 meet the expense OF the oversaers
So LOT ne sake of getting the labor needed and
his ieItenanrs men VINO have ol-es3,- -t1 t 3r
sllcency IN handling Indians by service under tn.
been willing TO convey their Indian iaborers hscS
and forth free. have procured from their carr
@ -ag companies certain concessions in the cost of
ration Wherever Il has been practica hls
NJ D1senett has set up q comnlissary estab bisil-
-eIt 81 N-,HI the Indians could be provided with
SAoeso-le 1ood OF kinds their liking az q merely
--I-l.-- increase over cost prices ne has aimed 10
ESlt!y LIE camps oH the young men who know
Eas-S2 1! with interesting reading for their occa-
go. .sis re hours and If any OF the Indians have
:s-.-n =. Jn-y have been speedily cared FOR and II
= Seemed eA+~c-ent- returned 10 their homes.
NOT PHILANTHROPIC.
ore respect IN which this sort Of employment
c-i-srs rom ANYTHING Of the thus far under
tIEen Under either public private auspices on
l-e reservations is The Tea TITe which especially
cc--.-le-S 70 FAVOR the sugar beet proposition dis
c-Hse1 = an earlier paragraph. II contains no
sssr1ll@- element q philanthropy. II has been
-a-1-Vl or q strict basis Of value received cent
-. cent All Clat the Office has done in looking
stter Tie Indian laborers mas been 70 see that TheY
oLla-t-@c talr Chance and were well trea ted Tbe
eelAp!oyers with whom contracts have been made
= SHOWN z proper appreciation OF the attitude
- re government II this regard and have been
80! 70 met II half way The people Of the coun-
- " which Ile Indians have been employed. while
to-o4ilE the usua. view Of frontier West as 10
-e general undeslrsbility OF Indians as neighbors
-sEe- t-leess recognized and given Intelligent
s--o4-rs OF recognizing the fact that the Indians
~ |. permanent element in the community and
.-SI i s wiser 70 rrI direct their enegies for
@ 1pO---clIg OF the country than TO dismiss them