New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-22
MOHONK CONFERENCE.
L. s. Commissioner Of Education
GiCeS Opening address.

Lake Mohonk n Y. Oct. 21-with a large at
tendance Of men and women devoted to the welfare
Of peoples over whom the United States govern
ment exercises the right OF guardianship, the
nual Lake Mohonk Conference of Friends of the
Indian and Other Dependent Peoples begun
here to-day. There will be several sessions. con
tinuing until Friday evening. Among those
peCted to address the delegates many men and
women prominent in educational and philaurhropic
circles Of the country. To-day devoted 70 Ind
ian Affairs Thursdays session will be given up
to The Philippines and Friday Hawaii and
Porto Rico will be taken by the speakers.
DR. Albert h Smiley the host of the Nohouk
conference, said that this of the largest
conferences held in the twenty-six years since this
series began. He then introduced Or. Elmer Els
worth Brown United States Commissioner Of Ed
ucation. who made the opening address
Francis L Ieupp, Commissioner of Indian At
fairs introduced several workers in the Indian
vice including Miss Josephine Foard. field Inatron
at I.aguna y. NJ; II J johnson. normal instructor
at Round Valley Agency, at COvelo. Cal; Mrs. Ell
sic E Newton. special Indian agent at Washing
ton: Miss Clara D True. superintendent Of the
Potrero Indian School, at Banning. Cal; R G Val
entfne supervisor Of Indian schools: William T.
Shelton. superintendent Of the San Juan Navajo
school in New Mexico Moses Friedman. s1iperin-
tendent of the Indian school Carlisle. Penn, II.
H johnson, superintendent OF the Puyallup Ind
ian school. at Tacoma, Wash. and Mrs William
Diety teacher of at the Carlisle Indian school
In speaking Of education matters the commits
schools among the Indians themselves, rather than
have the children and young people educated in
L. ~ae schools far from their homes.
Miss True told of her experiences in Southern
California in breaking UP liquor selling Indians.
A few weeks ago she appeared at a county jail
evening with seventeen prisoners. whom she had
arrested. including Chinese, japanese. Mexicans
and halfbreeds. forty-seven indictments were
cured by her in d single month, and conviction fol-
lowed every case presented.
Dr. George L. Spinning. OF South Orange y J..
spoke at the evening session OF his recent visit
among Indians in California. thousand of whom.
he declared landless and homeless, aliens in
the land Of their birth impoverished and reduced
to a condition Of positive suffering.
Other speakers Or. Harlan 2. Updegraff.
chief Of the Alaska division of the bureau Of edu-
cation. and DR. Sheldon Jackson. formerly general
agent Of the bureau of education in Alaska the
Rev " H. Ketcham. director Of the Roman Cath
ole Bureau Of Indian Missions; Or. William Hayes
Ward. Of New York. The Value OF Missionary
Work Among Indians; Or. ". H. Johnston, of
Arizona a missionary the Navajos, and Simon
Rcdbird. ottawa Indian.
DR. Jackson, who began religious work among
the Choctaw Indians fifty years ago gave A
glimpse Of his work Alaska and pleaded FOR an
extension Of educational and religious activities in
that territory.