Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-07-01
PUEBLOS join
IN FEALTY
To FLAG
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY HELD AT
INDIAN SCHOOL GROUNDS
GOVERNOR MCDONALD PARTICl.
PATES AND INDIANS RESPOND
TO SPEECHES.
PRELIMINARY ASSURANCES
FOR GREAT MONUMENT

VIZ OuLnu IUVlvOVuLNl
Standing on the government reserva-
tion, where is reared fine school for
the education of the coming descend.
ants of the Indian, in company with
Governor Mcdonald, the leading men
and the governors of seven pueblos
bowed their heads in homage, as they
held Old Glory yesterday, and after
raising the Stars and Stripes to the
sunlight and the breeze Of this
glorious southwest, these red men
stepped forward and signed the follow
ing declaration of allegiance to the
government Of the United States.
The undersigned representatives of
various Indian tribes of the United
States, through our presence and the
part we have taken in the Inauguration
OF this memorial to our people, renew
our allegiance to the Glorious Flag OF
the United States and offer our hearts
to our country's service. We greatly
appreciate the honor and privilege ex-
tended by our white brothers who
have recognized us by inviting us to
participate in the ceremonies on this
historic occasion.
The Indian is last losing his identi-
ty in the face of the great waves of
Caucasion civilization which are ex-
tending to the four winds of this coun-
try, and we want fuller knowledge in
order that we may take our places in
the civilization which surrounds us.
Though a conquered race, with our
right hands extended in brotherly love
and our left hands holding the Pipe of
Peace, we hereby bury all past i'll feel
ings and proclaim abroad to all the ma
tons of the world our firm allegiance
tC this nation and to the Stars and
Stripes and declare that henceforth
and forever, in all walks of life and
every field OF endeayor we shall be as
brothers, STRIVING hand In hand, and
will return to our people and tell them
the story of this memorial and urge
upon them their continued allegiance
t. our common country"
The movement back of this cere-
mony is one which was inaugurated
b. Rodman Wanamaker, of Philadel-
phia to forever perpetuate the men,
ory and the glory of the vanishing
race, and as preface to the erection
of 4 $1,000,000 monument on Staten
Island in New York harbor, the Wana.
maker expedition has been organized
and is to visit every reservation in the
United States and obtain a voluntary
pledge from every Indian tribe and
of their loyalty to the flag
and the government.
1t was a picturesque and lasting
scene that was afforded the few teach
ers and visitors who attended the
ceremony yesterday at the Santa Fe
indian school grounds, and one that
all will cherish in memory, as one of
he unusual and fast fading scenes to
Je witnessed only in this western
country. The governors and leading
men Of Taos, Tesuque, Cochite, Santa
Clara, San Ildefonso, San Juan ana
Jemez were present, clad in their best,
with those marvellous combinations OF
,olor seen no where except where the
picturesque Indian dwells. Hand
some suits and trappings, including
bright blankets and gaily wrought
,uckskin garments were plentiful, the
lay was an ideal one and the contrast
,etween these bronze faced, silent
Caders of rapidly disappearing race
md the pale face governor Of New
'leXico, in the prime and health of his
manhood, was a striking and marked
me. Under the shadow of the tower
ng flag staff they all gathered.
DR.. Dixon, who has the matter in
and and whose coming here with a
pecial car was mentioned in Satur-
lays paper, was there to explain in
imple language to the Indians the
urpose of the meeting and one of the
nost distinguished members of the
arty was Maj. Jas. Mclaughlin, the
eteran officer of the interior depart
1ent and Indian bureau, who has been
n the service AZ years, and who was
specially commissioned by Secretary
{ Interior Lane to represent the gov
rnment and to accompany the expe-
ition on its present tour.
In brief and well choSsn words DR.,
oseph X. Dixon dedicated the Flag
nd the Indians. one TO the protection
t the other. After the Stars and
tripes had been raised the seven
ueblos represented by their leading
len signed the declaration given
bove, which was first signed at
taten Island by some 80 chiefs of the
orthwestern tribes. After the cere.
lony DR. Dixon told the Indians that
{ hoped that the flags which he'would
resent to each one of the pueblos
ould float over their communities un.
J the last thread was gone and be re-
ewed by others and that they and
'eir children would take to their
carts as emblematic of the Flag the
lue field of studded stars above, the
ure white of the SHOWS upon the