The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-21
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must BIZ shown. How is his self-sup-
port obtained? How much has he i'm
proved his land? How much does he
owe. and how much security has he
given? How promptly did he pay up
wnen in debt before. and the time be-
fore that? What rant would he charge
IL he leased his allotted land. and what
price would ne demand IL he sold 1t?
Those hundred acres inherited FIVE
years ago from his father We're sold
for how much and how was the money
invested? Just why does he want his
allotment just aow-hare any specu-
latiors been after MIN. or any other
prospective purchasers! Has he made
any contract with them? TO whom and and
for how much? Why did he put that
figure on 1t? How much whiskey has
he drank IN the past year, and how
often has he been drunk in his life?
Does he treat his squaw we'll and hSW
many has he mad?
Mrs. 10 appears and tells her story.
Did she attend school and how many
the papooses? How much Inherited
property had she and did she ever
turn any OF 1t over to her husband?
What did he do with it? Would she
let him get her allotment away from
her? Has he been a good husband and
father? And so 1t will go until the
learned commissioners get their heads
together over the final problem-con-
sidering his past record, his associates
and the advancement he has made un-
der the advantages he has had, can
this Indian be trusted to manage his
own affairs? II we set him adrift. will
he catch the suckers or will he be
paddle his own canoe safely between
the Scylla OF land grabbers and the
,Charybdis of the rum seller?
Divided Into Three Clasxes. s~
Then the final verdict. At the end
of the session Poor Lo awaits anxious
~ the formal posting OF the list which
brands him as sheep, goat or a
r-goat-near-s sheep. IL you will. for
it's a hybrid 'twixt Owls and Capra.
In other words. he is listed first. Sec
ond or third class, Just like q steamship
ca bin or a European railway compart-
ment II the verdict of a the majority
Of the court upon full bench be that
he Is first-class Indian, It means that
the judges found him so far advanced
and SO we'll able to handle his own bus
mess as to properly assume the full
responsibilities OF citizenship. including
suffrage
II listed as second ella SO, he Is deemed
hardly competent as yet to be entirely
freed from the protective influences OF
government, and is placed on proba-
ton pending further development. But
IL branded as third class the meaning
Is that he has been found to be a nom
competent, non-progressive, with ABB
'solute need OF every election Which
government has to throw around him.
And what does the label carry with
1t? II OF the first class he gets fee
simple title to his land allotment and
ell OF the privileges Of citizenship. II
OF the third class the government will
supervise the lease or sale of his lands,
as we'll as the expenditure Of every
cent derived from the transaction. and
will exercise every authority OF guar
'dianship to protect him from his own
1ncompetency.
Training ProbationerA Tor Citizen.
"A thorough course OF sprouts has
been devised for each ma tional ward
OF the second class. He will be kept
In constant training and will be helps
ed along the trail toward liberty as
rapidly as government can speed him.
His lands will be held in trust but he
lessee. and Under the superintendent
critical eye he will draw up tho papers
himself. Then, having progressed;
further, his guardian may sell his
lands for him. II q good price Is OFF,
cred, and h 8 III d the practical work
OF carrying out this deal, such as see
ing to the prope r d ra " ing of the deed.
And although unable as yet to spend
the proc eedsga as be sees ut: he must go
out and ind the proper bank In which
to deposit TIA bonded repository for
Indian trunds, and that paying the high
est interest 8ra tes.I hen he must learn
to- open the account and althonrh
allowed to check his money out upon
the intend ents permission, he
will be allowed to raw the checks
before bringing them to that ON clal
to be count ersi gned. Next. as he grows
TO sund erstand va ~ 4, Il he nv II be Il per-
Mitted TO buy thing q for II imself gunde
less ana less restrict lon. And gradual
llyss8l lar ger and ger "a lowances ot
EAOnsy Wiu be turned over 10 him Tor
aeas apite purposss. his 20 f.rellRncs