The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-17
RESTRICTIONS REMOVAL
FURNISHED HIS TEXT
Showed ThOrOughKnOwled
Of Existing Conditions in
Eastern Oklahoma

Washington March 17.-With the re-
moval OF restrictions on the aliena-
tion of Indian lands in Indian Terri
tory as his text Representative Charles
Carter OF Ardmore, delivered his
maiden speech in congress. His
speech was well received and frequent
ly applauded and showed him well
posted with conditions as they exist
In Eastern Oklahoma at present. Mr..
carter dealt with cold facts through
out his address. At times he grew
ACKNOWLEDGMENT as only an Indian
can get II was serious talk, Mr.
Carter made no attempt to brush
aside the legal aze that 50 conf
piotaly envelope ie subject matter
He explained tha le was no lawyer
but that the situation and conditions
in his state and which lawyers cannot
ignore ia dealing with removal OF re-
striction legislation
From the very start II was clear
that MIR Carter was not In sympathy
with the pateSualistic inuence and
functions exercised by the interior
depaftment with respect to its deal
ing with the Indians of East Oklaho
ma. He referred to the supposed
restrictions on the liberties of Ameri-
can citizehs." and wanted to know
how one could reconcils the restric-
tions thrown around them and thr
fact that as citizens of the United
States they have guaranteed to them
all the rights and immunitiets of other
citizens Of this country.
"This paternalistic attitude Is well
enough for the fullblood Indian, o9h-
tinued Mr.. Carter, who Is, in fact, the
only real ward OF the government but
when an Indian or any other person
reaches the point OF intelligence at
which he Is able TO think and act for
himself any further attempt to stand
sponsoor for his acts and supply the
demands Of his life simply stimulates
the Incidence IN his nature and de-
stroys such independent and inltla
tive character as you have been aDle
to construct
REPRESENTATIVE Carter declared that
the Kicking Kickapoo scandal recently
unearthed should not operate as
detriment to removal of restrictions IN
East Oklahoma and called attention
10 the fact that the kickapoo Indians
are perhaps the lowest class of Indians
in point OF intelligence in America
whereas the Five Civilized Tribes
most intelligent and competent OF
American red men, Drawing the an
alogy to a fine point he declared that
the Kickapuos can no more be com
pared with the educaed mixed breed
Cherokees for instance. simply be
cause they are both American In
dian stock. than can the ignorant dog
eating lgorrotte be compared TO th'
shrewd aggressive Jap, because they
are both OF Asiatic-Malay origin.
Particular attention was paid 10 th'
history OF the Atoka agreement ans
the subsequent supplemental agree
ment and how these agreements have
worked to the detriment as such civ
ilized Indians as compose the majority
OF the Five Civilized Tribes. 'Thes'
aereements." said Mr.. Carter, provid
ed Tor dissolution of the tribal gov
ernments within eight years, alloi
ment OF lands in seyeralty and speed.
settlement of all tribal affairs. Amoni
other things certain restrictions wer'
placed upon the alienation OF lndiai
lands" He then singled out partiC
ular provision in the Atoka agreemen
made with the Choctaw and Chieka
saws which ties up the property of tn
Indians as far as the removal OF IL
strictions are concerned in no un
and these matters of restrictions o.
ion according TO the AradmOre col
gressman caused the treaty 20 be dc
feated when later subplitted TO a POI
ular vote of the Choctaw and Chicki
saw people Another election was
however called. said Mr.. Carter IN
importance of an early change Ia cor
ditions urged and this time the agre'
ment was ratified by a small maJo
ity: Ia the main because Il wa
thought the spirit of such an aere'
meni would be carried out giving =
a speedy settlement OF tribal affairs
and these matters OF restrictions o
land titles and taxation could be az
iusted prior to the advent of stat
hood The further charge was mad
that the supplemental agreement COZ
taining the same restriction feature
would probably have tailed Of rati
cation II II had not carried a proyisio
enabling the two tribes 10 eXpune
from their rolls certain persons whoI
they claimed had no rights and pr
vided Tor 4 per capita payment OF pa
OF the tribal funds.
Continuing. MIR Garter said:
~The conditions under ihese tN
agreements were most deplorable. b
moi 10 be compared % what was 81
10 he handed as by the Act Of April 2
1906 Under these two agreemen
tile secrtafy 0f the interior Was 81
prevented from removing restriction
on the alienation Of lands other m
homestead ailolments whenever