The Washington herald., 1910-05-01

tribute. 1t Is estimated that one penny
from every man. woman. and child in the
United States will furnish ample means
for its erection
Already various tribes Of the Order OF
Red Men throughout the United States
have taken steps to contribute their
share to the general fund. It Is planned
that each 900 members OF the order Of
Red Men. represented in the 1000 tribes
In the United States. shall contribute
cents each. which would amount to &c.,
O0O "A pile OF copper cents amounting
to $4,000 Is far more imposing than a
single check for that amount donated by
some one individual to whom 1t would
mean 30 little.
Mr.. Wanamaker who has been a stu
dent OF Indian affairs for many years.
Is very much interested in the project,
and has sufficient sentiment 10 actuate
the generous offer Of $4,000 as his do
nation to insure a dignifed and appro-
pirate memorial for the presentation OF ct
least the outward semblance Of a pic
turesque type. whose wonderful deca-
dence from his former high estate IS one
OF the tragedies Of social evolution.
Not n Sudden Impulse.
The proposed Indian memorial was no
sudden impulse Of Mr.. Wanamaker. It
was a natural sequence of his long study
Of Indian nature IN literature and through
the camera. and its reception by the peo-
PIE Of the country and by government
officials has been such that its early con-
! summation may be confidently anticipated
! and the result will be national adorn-
ment for New York Harbor without ex-
pense 10 the governmental typical Ameri-
/ can art work in subject and in treat
ment-one that viii worthily embody the
American sentiment which has applauded
/ st, and will at the same time pay due
honor 10 a race which was fast becoming
merely tradition, until its conservation
/ was actively taken in hand
/ As % Mr.. Wanamaker. Il may be Justly
said that this Indian memorial will sim
/ ply demonstrate anew the many-sidedness
OF the mans nature AS a matter OF fact,
his interest In the fine arts has antedated
| his career, as a merchant. Its notable
! achievements DO not call for recapitula-
/ ton here II IS sufficient 10 say that they
have created ties that are more than bust
D ness ties between the New World and
/ the Old. and that his decoration by the
| French government in 1907 as a member
Iof the Legion OF Honor was a spontaneous
! recognition Of activities IN the field OF
/ art which have left their impress on his
native land. while they have made HIS
/ name familiar and respected IN all capt
/ tails Of Europe. More recently the public
/ VIII remember Mr. Wanamaker's interest
( in the food sufferers in Paris. and his
| genYous git Of a LOAF OF bread 20 each
member Of every family in the whole de-
vastated district for thirty days.
! Activity In connection with the ad-
vance OF the several tribes makes the
/ present move all the more pertinent
/ While the race OF red men is not dying
out. II IS changing so rapidly that the
| distinctive qualities that have held il
! apart from civilization viii soon disap-
pear. Each year sees the Indian much
/ nearer 70 the position Of a self-sustain-
| ing citizen and on each OF the several
/ reservations maintained by the govern
| ment the work OF putting the red man
/ on his own resources is being pushed
/ II is only a question Of time now until
/ the Indian will be a citizen OF the United
| States in fact as well as in name.