Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-27
INDIAN MAKES GOOD SPEECH
Plea of Oklahoma Congressman for
Change in Land Law is Effective.
LING INDUSTRY ABROAD
Bureau OF Manufactures to Make
Investigation of Conditions with
View to Creating Flour
Market.

WASHINGTON, April 96-(speciaL)-The
present session of congress has been par
ticularly noted for the number of maiden
speeches made by the so-called new MEM
bers. but it is safe to say that none at
tracted more attention and made a deeper
Impression upon the house of representa-
tives than the maiden effort Of Charles
d. Carter. a democrat of Oklahoma, his
nationality being seven-sixteenths Chicka-
saw and Cherokee Indian and pine-six-
teenths scotch-Irish. He is a descendant
of that Nathan Carter. sr.. who was cap
tured when small boy by Shawnee In
dians at the Wyoming Valley massacre,
when all the other members of the family
except sister. were killed; afterwards
traded to the Cherokees and married a
full-blood Cherokee woman.
Mr.. Carter's speech was a speech In
favor Of wider opportunities for the Indian
ard it was listened to most intently by
both sides of the chamber. It was an ear
nest plea for the Indians OF Oklahoma
particularly. the bill which called forth
this maiden effort OF a seven-sixteenths
Indian being a measure providing for the
Strengthening out Of land conditions in the
state OF Oklahoma that will he equitable
to all classes concerned.
1t was Mr.. Carter's contention that a
large proportion of the Indians I'm the
new state are fully competent to take care
of themselves and that they are able to
stand up and hold their own without the
strong arm of the federal government to
protect them. He said that in round num-
bers there were 100000 acres of land in
Oklahoma that is owned by the Indians
and those related TO them. This land is
nontaxable and inalienable, the bill which
prompted the able effort of Mr.. Carter
providing for the removal OF restrictions on
the surplus allotment OF the mixed blood
Indian of half or more than half Indian
blood but there the bill stopped, leaving
the entire allotment of the full-blood In
dian and the homestead of the mixed-blood
Indian OF half or more than half Indian
blood in statu quo-that is to say these
lands are inalienable and nontaxable with
the exception that the secretary of the in
terror may remove such restrictions upon
showing OF competency by the Indian, or
whenever in his opinion 1t will conserve
the Indians best interest to have a part
of such land sold.
Mr.. Carter made the statement that the
Indian whose restrictions are removed by
the bill. which was under discussion, are
as rule just such men as he is. He said
that II one win go out to Oklahoma you
VIII find that a great many OF these In
dams are worth ten times as much Of this
worlds goods as l. and n you win attempt
to make a few deals with them you will
find when you are through that you are
not worth as much you were before"
a statement which caused loud laughter
through the chamber. The bill passed the
house by vote of $50 ayes and no nays.
NFaIIa..- V.Iuas~.,
The Bureau of Manufactures OF the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor has had
under consideration for some time the
sending of a thoroughly competent person
to European countries for the purpose Of
investigating the wheat and flour milling
as done on the other side. Major John
M. Carson, one OF the veteran journalists
of Washington, who has been the head OF
the Bureau of Manufactures, has been cast
ing about for man who not only possessed
a practical knowledge OF the milling and
FIGURING business, but who in a sense was
acquainted with arts OF diplomacy, and
after thorough investigation and at the in
stance of the recommendation of the Ma
tional Millers, association. Nj. II. Davis OF
Shelby, o., has been appointed a special
agent of the bureau 10 make a scientific
investigation of the milling business of
Europe, Mr.. Davis II is stated, possesses
all of the qualifications for this very i'm
portant assignment. having been in the
milling business practically all his life.
Mr.. Davis will sail from New York early
In May. and his Investigations will include
England, Germany Italy and possibly Rus
sia. He is charged with the gathering Of
all Information which may be of aid to the
American mllers in placing their products
in European markets. II is regarded as
OF prime importasce to the great north
western wheat growing section OF the eoun-
try that this information be secured for
II is OF greatest Importance not only to
the growers of grain, but to elevator men,
the millers and in fact all interested I'm
the expectation OF wheat and other grains
and their manufactured products.