Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-27
Chief Tells Taft Schools Are
Not Wanted by Hopis.
ASKS TO BE LET ALONE
Maurice Maschke Named Collector of
Port of Cleveland,
FAVORED BY SENATOR BURTON
Indiana Patronage Difficulty Hard
One to Settle-President's
Eyes Better.

"Oh great white father, my people
want to live as in the days of the medi-
cine man, before the paleface took away
from us the things that were ours. We
don't want schools and school teachers.
We want to be let alone to live as we
| wish, to roam free without the white
man always there to tell us what we
must do and what we cannot do
This and much more constituted the
speech made to President Taft today by
Chief Yukeoma, representing about TOO
Hopi Indians from the Moqui reserva-
ton, in northeastern Arizona. Yukeoma,
weakened, little copper-colored man,
with small. beady eyes and sad, peace
full looking face, is the leader of a fac
ton of the Hopis utterly opposed to the
education of their children. Another fac
ton. somewhat larger, is progressive, and
upholds the government in placing schools
and teachers on the reservation and in
compelling the children to attend.
Children Must Go to School.
Yukeoma looked detected after the
President told him, through the same
interpreter who quoted his speech, that
all people these days believed in edu-
cation and must have it to properly
face. the future The President told
the aged chief that the old Indians
could do as they desired about educa-
ton. but that they would not be al
lowed to stop their children from OBJ
tanning knowledge. A new school
building is going up within a mile of
the home of Yukeoma, and it has
given the old man the cold shivers. "
When the school is completed the gov
nrnmpnf will II force send the 1if-
tie Indians to the teacher.
Soldiers had to compel attendance at
the schools some years ago, the whole
tribe Of 1000 people then being OPP
than half of the tribe has joined the
progressives. Yukeoma and his fac
ton are known as the reactionaries.
Yukeoma was accompanied to the White
House by Commissioner Valentine and A.
L. Lawshe. former assistant postmaster
general. but now Indian agent of the
Hopi tribe. Mock Setima, an interpreter,
came with Mr.. Lawshe and the old chief
and the Hopis have never been fighters
being more stirred now than ever before
in their history.
Mr.. Maschke Appointed.
President Taft today appointed Maurice
Maschke republican leader Of Cleve-
land, as collector of the port Of that city,
in place of Charles Leach. recently dis
missed. The appointment is made on the
recommendation of Senator Burton, who
went to the White House today with
Maschke and introduced him to the
President. The President, in making the
appointment. deferred to Senator Bur-
tons views, his own idea having been
to name 3 Cleveland business man as
collector, and not a politician.
The Swedish Republican League of Illi-
nois expects to celebrate in Chicago next
March the f1ftieth anniversary of the
battle between the Monitor and the Mer-
rimac, John Ericsson. the builder of
the Monitor, having been a Swede. A
Secretary MacVeagh, today called on
President Taft and obtained his promise
that he would attend the celebration and
make a speech. The committee consisted
of Edwin A. Olson. Edward c. Westman
and Henry s. Henschen.
President Taft has almost recovered
from his recent attack of pink eye, and
was able today to go right ahead with
his regular work.
Hitch in Indiana Marshalship.
All sorts Of kinks are getting in the
| way of settling the Indiana patronage
difficulty. Merrill Moore having declined
to accept the marshalship. President Taft
| has had in mind the selection Of Robert
| y. y
for the position. To that, however, OBJ
lection is made by ex-senator Beverage
who says Mr.. Tracewell is strong ad.
| herent of the Fairbanks-Hemenway fac
ton, and that he will oppose the con.
| trolier to the limit. Mr.. Beveridge. who
| saw the President yesterday. still insists
that Edwin G. Lee, republican state
chairman, ought to be marshal. The
little scheme Of trying to get Flam Neal
collector of internal revenue. to resign
so that Lee can be made collector Instead
| of marshal as a sort of compromise, has
also fallen through.
Senator Bradley and Representative
Langley of Kentucky. who have Just re-
turned from a trip to the Panama canal,
| told the President today that the work
on the big ditch was progressing In a
most satisfactory manner. Mr.. Langley
| has been to the canal zone four or five
| times. and he told the President that each
| time he goes he is immensely surprised
at DEVELOPMENTS. II do not see how
| faster or better work could be done," de-
| clared Mr.. Langley.