The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-24

coveued the Indians had been pushed
further and further hack. stayed In this
part q the world a long time and came In
contact with many Interesting people.
aOme ~ whom became sxoeedinxly In
terested AMI helpful. and IL Was through
the influence Of these Kind friends that
,hs tract of land nl-.ahy mentioned
was offered to me-. Emigration In those
countries IL much desir''d and several
NJ the chiefs ~ Indian tribes. relics 81
the ancient AEtecs and lnc1s. assured
me shat they would he only too Riad N
work in cooperation with ~. lake the
rest 81 oar people. the thinking. educated
class they wish % preserve the Degendr
and myths 81 their raceS fast dying out:
they wish - propagate their kind now
diEappeaUing.
Mexico has given the Cherokee Indiana
about son. 600 acres. TO Witch thsv moved
from Oklahoma. forced 70 that place from
Louisiana. Already prosperous. having
the advantage % liv ne In . rich country.
they are now an immensely wealthy tribe,
happy and progressive because thoY have
been allowed % work out their salvation
along the right lines. Mr.. Duncan. Who
has devoted his life 70 ~ork among the
Indians. has nov q large and thriving
colony 81 them, I believe in Alaska. eolf-
supporting and influential a. individuals
and as . corporation. Thsy have canning
factories, thsy have mining ro>ource~.
they have their own government They
arc. thanks 90 his wise foresight and az
periencs. . saved people. They have
proved. a self-evideut fact % the student.
that the Indian can work a. we'll a. thu
whit, man. hut he must b allowed towork
IN his own way. He cannot work In con-
ansment He loses his nerve. He must
have tho outdoor life and the trades and
professions that are allied with that for
the present. perhaps FOR many genera
tions To come He cannot compets with
the white man
-ss Il 10. 30 very soas ago thai here in
New York 7 answered an advertisement
for an electrician. The man Who ofsred
thu placs for tho salary of $40 . week
coolly told mo. when applied. that no
Indian could work. but a. there seemed
none else who had even an mixing Of what
vas needed IN finally engaged me.
stayed Q week merely N q matter Of pride.
for felt my earning capacity was greater
than that. but I could not 20 away and
leave In his mind that impression regard
Ing my people. AZ the end Of ths time ]
announced my departure and hs said:
Why you mustn't 60. man: ! can't got on
without you I sAid simply. Then you
think an Indian can work. and when hs
answered my question In q morn hatter-
in; manner than I had expected I felt
that ! had accomplished my purpo~e.
But will say that thu man was right "a Q
certain extent !. with my good health.
my education and my experience. cannot
work in Confinement. would have
gone TO pieces in a short time there.
Used to the bUckskins. the Indians
cannot all At once adapt themselves to
the white mans dress. They put Il on
and take Il OF At the wrong times; they
are not touGhened by their attire. they
are weakened by IL. The open tspes With
perfect ventilation 10 replaced by the
cabin With iis stove. . place which 10
never ventilated and the air o9 which
soon becomes initiated and foul. vafter q
time breeding consumption and other
disease~. conveyed from one to another
because they Do not know the laws Of
sanitation. In log hOuses properly built
I want 60 teach them those Laws Of aan-
itAtion and ventilation. and they would
learn IL in time and apply IT, NV own
preference would b@ for the old time
tspe~. but in a country where there IL
on" month of rain every year my prac-
teal experience teaches that the log
house or the frame dwelling would be
more heAlthful.
Knowing that by merely walking
out Of their cabins they can get their
rations. the necessity OF work has been
TO a great extent taken from the children
II nature. They were not slothful in the
old DAYS: they would not he In the new
conditions that stimulate their ambition
and pride
Little Bison doesn't believe the race