Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-03

THE number Of persons In the public
service who are inefncient because of su-.
perannuation has been greatly overesti-
mated. but unfortunately such employees
are not distributed equally throughout the
departments. and 1t Is in dealing with
such cases that there Is the greatest diff
ficulty. An enhpioye vino has served the
public faithfully for a long period is en-
titled TO great consideration. but such
consideration must not be allowed to clog
public business. ner preventive recoenf,.
ticn Of good service on the part OF other
persons. Employees who have served
faithfully In either military or civil life
should be given work and salary COM
mensurate with their capacity and should
not be dismissed except In cases OF ne
cessity.
'"The present need in the public service,
Is a readjustment and Reconsideration Of
the salaries OF It's employees. and some ad.
equate provision for the retirement Of
those @ho are by long and merttorious
services entitled to peculiar recognition"
1T is Idle to suppose" says Mr.. Car
field, that II Is either possible or wise to
lands In those areas where the lands are
needed for agricultural development and
men are ready and anxious to develop
them. The duty OF the government Is to
see that the opening. when made, Is con-
Quoted with fairness to the Indian owners
It is not surprising that In the great ma
torfty OF cases the Indians object to the
opening and to the allotment OF individual
tracts. Il 10 impossible for the Indians to
suddenly. or even In q few years. discard
idea Of individual ownership Of land,
which the white race has developed after
hundreds Of years Of civilization. BY
slow and tedious process the great mass
OF the Indians will accommodate them
selves to these new conditions; and the
nafipnfly helm
them during the early years OF their at
tempt to walk in the white mans path.
Treatment Of Indians.
The history OF our dealings with the
Indians contains many chapters which
we wish might not have been written, but
the mistakes made have not been without
benefit, and IL is safe to say that at pres
ent the government is dealing wisely and
justly with the Indians.
''The day Of serious armed conflict Is
happily practically past. In but isolated
cases are either the inclinations Of the
Indians or the conditions such as to make
such conflict possible. The commissioner
OF Indian affairs Is constantly on the look
out to guard against the selection OF other
than capable. honest agents on the reser-
vations. and Is quick to punish or dismiss
any oficial guilty OF unfair or improper
treatment OF the Indians.
1.-THE educational work among ths
Indians demands most earnest considera.
ton by Congress. The commissioner has
shown clearly his reasons for recommend
ing the discontinuance Of almost all the
non-reservation schools. The experiment
OF placing Indian children In schools far
removed from their natural surroundings
has not been a success"
Indian Lands.
To protect the Indians Of Oklahoma
and elsewhere In the disposition Of their
lands the Secretary recommends:
Il. BY act Of Congress remove the re-
strictions from both homesteads and sur
plus lands owned by citizens not Of Indian
blood and by citizens Of mixed blood
whose quantum Of Indian blood Is less
than one.half: also remove the restrictions
from the surplus lands owned by all other
citizens OF mixed blood.
40 Empower the Secretary OF the In.
terror TO remove restrictions In individual
cases from the homeeteads owned by citi-
sens Of mixed blood whose quantum OF
Indian blood il one-half or more and
from honesteads or surplus lands owned
by fuil-blocd citizens: provided. however,
that no homestead shall be reduced to less
than eighty acres
1.-THE power OF the Secretary to remove
restrictions should carry with 1t the
power In cases where the facts warrant,
to pass upon the adequacy OF the consider
alton and to provide for the use or care
of proceeds Of sale for the purpose OF
providing for the maintenance OF the
indian or the Improvement OF the home
stead.
THE quantum Of Indian blood and age
Of persons should be determined by the
entry upon the approved citizenship rolls"
Pensions and Mines.
A special report has been made to Com
gress ON the advisability OF discontinuing
all tho pension agencies except the one at
Washington. In tho present condition Of
the roll this change would effect an i'm
mediate saving OF approximately 5000 .0o0
a year and there would be no loss In ef-
ficiency OF the service and In the prompt
ness Of payment to the pensioners.
The Secretary also announces that he
will ask for an appropriation for the In
As iea fi0n Of the. IaAf ha6a ~ .rainiYfi2inG