The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-21

and increase in salary, He put bis case
before Commissioner Valentine, who.
without giving n direct answer to the
request. turned the conversation into
dian office and how much depended upon
the man upon the ground. The commits
sIoper impaired his magnetic enthusiasts
TO the superintendent. who soon atter
left for his home station. A few days
later Mr.. Valentine received letter from
him saying that he had rcconsldered. and
ii the policies outlined were TO he those
of the bureau OF Indian affairs he wanted
10 be on the firing line as superlntend-
ent. 1t is significant that he said not
word about that increase of salary.
But Mr.. Valentine has big and ambi-
tious plans for the Indian service, arc
among the moro important Is a scheme
for the payment OF adequate salaries 10
the men in the field. In discussing this
phase of the problem he says
head wCak-cyed. and hard Of hearing
Tho ten millions or so which 90 to make
up the annual appropriation by congress
portioned. IL does not recognize the nc
ccssity Of leadership. Hundreds oI
thousands of dollars are wasted because
the managers are not paid business sal
arics. We must have real supcrlnlenC-
entS. II the mead OF great corporation
paid the man in charge of one OF h!s
plants TO handle a property valued az
something like the number OF millions
involved on the Usage reservation. FOR
instance less than $4,000 n yoar lie
would Oe criminally negligent i'm the cycs
OF good business men, 1t * criminal
negligence to pay the superintendent OF
the Usage reservation only S9OuO a N"a".
Tic tribal funds could bc well taxed Toy
l;uuI salaries TO their own 9r"s5rNauua'
Two Things for the indians
NJ. Valentine believes that there ~"
only TWO Things To be done with TIC m
.NanS-to cNtcrmiuatc them "r make
them into citizens. md rs II has oofn
decided TO make citizens of them, Che
country haas 20 right to bunglc the joH
Hjy Valcn.mc's plan %! battle ror the
upli-t oi the Indian Is primarily based
unou the cNthDatIou al disease among
tlu, lndiuEs common sense schooling. H'lu
in,IustriaI training. fIc SAYS:
"'rGc Ndiau school iu thc hro0d~r
sense * tbc property owned by The IN
the 81. 600 O0O cash belonging 10 tho mai,
vIGual Indians deposited in national
hnnlls throughout the country; the sup
plics purchased foY thcm hv the govern
,Dcnt. thrlr ranges. Che water nowiHg
tbyouru tArl; lands. the forests growing
"n ;hem and tho minerals undo" them;
'otncuts tn" money value running INTO
Ne hundreds oi millions OF dollars. Tn"
uuly way 10 clear the ru"k Is "a remeip-
vYSt plant exists for the education NJ
The Indian in that largest school Of vi.
thc school Of experience
1t is an ambitious programme. pregnant
with great results. that Mr. Falen.
dine haas mapped out Tor himself, and II
v,l m"cG Cor its rH"cutiru ar awakened
rablic opinion ana the lbc!aI support OF
congress.
Nj Valentine - = youGG man, hut he
comes 10 his nov position with breadth
~ train'uE which particular: hts Hlm
guy ;hc drmp pds ~ public lifc. lic Mas
bon al Wosl Newton. Mass. NnNemorr
-. lS72. and WAS graduated from harvard
I:aivcrslty On 1896. For three y"nrs toi-
lowing Ills graduation II" was assistant
n Enclish nj the Mass""h"s"''- '"'''-