The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-04-12
INDIANS Will GATHER
FROM EVERY STATE
May Never Be Another Gen
eral Conference of t he
r pi dly Disappearing
Race.
PRESIDENT TO BE
INVITED GUEST

MCSKOGEE, okla, April 9.-An in.
ternational congress of Indians to be
participated in by every tribe of ln-
diuns in the United States, and some
from Mexico and Canada, is to be held
IN Muskogee, Okla, beginning June 27
aud ending July 4. This is to be the
last general conference of the aborigines
of the American continent. In the
words Of Charles Grass, full blood
Cherokee, 1--WE want TO get together
for one more talk. II will be our last. -
The movement was started in Musko.
gee by the Commercial Club, which has
asked Moty Tiger, Green McCurtain,
Douglas II. johnson, John Brown and
G. ". Rogers, the chiefs of the Creeks,
Choctaws, Chickasaws, Seminoles and
Cherokees of the Five Civilized Tribes,
aud Governor c. y. Haskell 10 join
in an official invitation to every in.
dian chief in the United States, and
as many of their head men as il is
possible for them TO bring, TO partici-
pate in this congress.
It is proposed to bring together here
the Klamaths from Oregon, the Sioux
from the Dakotas, the Iroquois from
/ New York, the Seminoles from the
! everglades of Florida, the kicking Kick
apoos from Southwestern Texas and the
! Apaehes from Arizona, and gather into
one vast assemblage of chiefs from all
other tribes of the rapidly disappearing
race OF red men.
President Will Be Invited
And there will be asked 20 meet them
President Taft, Secretary X. A. Bal
linger of the interior department, Rob-
crt G.. Valentine, commissioned of In.
dian affairs; James A. Wilson, secre-
tary of the department of agriculture,
and many other distinguished citizens
of the United States who are interested
in the welfare of the Indian, including
Colonel Roosevelt.
This is not entirely new idea. 4
similar congress was held in Muskogee
in 1878. At that time 5000 indians at
tended. They came to that congress
from the Dakotas, New York and Flor.
ida The western tribes at that time were
uncivilized and did not participate. The
most distinguished representative of
the government present at that con.
gress was Carl Schurz, at that time Sec
retary of the interior, and his commits
Sioner Of Indian affairs.
The object of this congress is purely
an educational one for the Indian, with
"A view to giving him an object lesson
in the new order OF things for the In
dian. IL is desired to assemble the In
dians and let them meet in person the
government officials whose province il
is to teach them how TO take up the
burden that civilization is thrusting up
On him.
Large Asseniblage Grounds
An area of land, probably forty acres
will be secured, and in the center of
this will be erected large circus tent
in which will be held the big pow.
vows. The Indians will be urged to
pitch their tepees around this tent and
TO consider themselves ON friendly
ground. No effort will he made to en-
terrain the indians in the white man 5
way, except 10 furnish speakers ON sub.
jects of vital Importance to the Indian,
his property rights and his future.
They will be allowed to pow.wow
among themselves and follow their own
inclinations.
Muskogee is considered as partieu.
arly fitting place to hold such con
gress. IL il in an Indian country. IL is
headquarters for the government OF.
dcers who deal with the Indians. The
Union Indian Agency here il the larg-
est in the United States. The eommis