East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-09
Secretary Of New Brother
hood Reaches Pendleton
From Washington.
TO RETURN IMMEDIATELY
Joe craig Says Practically All Ameri-
can Indians Have or VIII Become
identified With Organization-Car-
negie Would Give Building.

Because his new duties Will require
n great deal of his time during MS
term as secretary of the Brotherhood
of North American Indians, joe
Craig. the well known local redman'
will leave again for washington ~.
c.. next week to attend the secohu
meeting of the new organization
which win be convened on the 10Th
OF this month. Craig will in the next
wear spend considerable of his time
in the capital city in carrying out his
part of the great work upon which
the Indians OF the nation have en-
barked.
The well known interpreter who
was so signally honored by the fed
Grated tribes arrived back In Pendie-
ton last Wednesday and has spent
most of his time since returning at
his farm home on the reservation, the
month of city life making him appre-
ciate his natural surrounding as new
er before. That his people may hear
from him and from the other dele
gates to the convention just what was
accomplished and what Is contem-
plated in the future. meeting Will
be held tomorrow at the agency.
Craig Meets Carnegie.
Craig's return to .Pendleton was
week or more later than that OF the
rest of the local representatives at the
convention for the reason that he,
with fifteen other of the leading spir-
its in the new movement, were sum-
moned to New York by Andrew car
negie, the great iron magnate and
public benefactor The trip to New
York was made in a special car and,
when the Indians arrived in the ma
tons metropolis they were conduct
ed to the great financier who confer
red with them for several hours.
May Construct Building.
According to Craig, Carnegie Is
greatly interested in the Indian
brotherhood and Is planning to con-
struct magnificent building at
Washington as headquarters for the
organization IL he receives sufficient
assurance that the redmen can main
tin 1t. He viii held another confer
ence with the officers of the brother
hood following the January meeting.
Secretary Is Enthusiastic.
Inc secretary TetuThS iiiiuucu WIN
the spirit of the organization and in
tensely enthusiastic for its success. AS
explained by him, the purpose of the
association Is not only to secure the
payment of claims but to become a
factor in the education of the Indian,
in raising him from state of de-
pendence upon the government to a
state where he can take his place in
the Industrial life of the nation. "Un-
der the proper influences" he said,
"the Indians will develop into a
strong self-reliant race and 1t Is to-
ward making them walk alone on a
plane of equality with the white man
that the organization will work.
Craig reports that the gathering of
the redmen and the formation of the
brotherhood was heartily endorsed by
President Taft, many governors and
congressman and other men high in
the official life of the nation. He
met the president personally and
states that the chief executive told
him that the formation of the organ
ization was the greatest thing the In
dians had ever done.
Loyal support, financial and legisla-
tive, was promised them by congress-
men. he says, and many inscribed
their names on the honorary roll of
the brotherhood. Everywhere we
went" he said, 1--WE were royalty en-
tertained and encouraged in our
work"
Fifty tribes were represented at the
gathering, according to the secretary.
and, while the convention was in pro-
gress so many further applications
for membership from unrepresented
tribes came In that 1t was decided to
hold another meeting this month
1.-THE Indians everywhere even the
most benighted and ignorant classes
are Joining in the movement" he de-
clared. "Old war chiefs who were
present at the meeting made speech.
es that would have done credit to any
white orator and all promised to en-.
list their people in the perfection Of
the brotherhood. Here on our reser.
walton we will Immediately take step.
toward forming a local organization
to cooperate with the national body