Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-24
President Wilson Dictates
Greeting Which Is Recorded
by Phonograph.
APPEAL TO PATRIOTISM
AND PLEA FOR INDUSTRY
Reproduction Of Message to Follow
Presentation of American Flag
to Each Tribe.

President Wilson today Canned" a
speech for the benefit of the American
red man. He dictated to a phonograph
in the White House a speech that is
to be delivered to every tribe of In
dians in the country through an ex-
pedition that promises to become not
able.
Last fall when ground was broken
at Fort Wadsworth for the erection
of national monument to the Ameri-
can Indian there were present thirty
two chiefs of great tribes. They were
so pleased with their treatment and
SO imbued with the privilege of being
allowed to raise the American flag
that they signed a declaration of last
ing allegiance to the flag.
Decides Upon Plan.
Rodman Wanamaker of Philadelphia.
the father of the monument plan. was
impressed with the opportunity to
make the red men feel that he is part
OF the nation and decided upon an ex-
pedltlon to go to every tribe. a jour
ney of over $4,000 miles, and enthuse
the Indians with the same spirit they
showed at Fort Wadsworth. He Sc
lected Dr.. James *. Dixon of Philadel-
phia to head the expedition. which will
soon start on its mission of patriotism.
The government became interested in
the plan and detailed Maj. James Nc
Laughlin. Indian Inspector. to accom-
pany the expedition as interpreter.
At each ceremony before each tribe.
the phonograph Will repeat in Eng
lfsh the words of the President, the
great white father" together with a
terror Department. and one by the
commissioner of Indian affairs. Then
Will follow the hosting of big Amer
lean flag by the Indians. and this flag
dians. to be cared for by them, the
first American flag ever given to them.
Text of Presidents Speech.
The Presidents canned speech, deliv-
Grad today. is as follows:
MY Brothers: A hundred years ago
President Jefferson. one of the great
est of my predecessors said to the
chiefs of the upper Cherokees:
My children. / shall rejoice to see
the day when the redmen. our neigh
bOrs. become truly one people with u.s.
enjoying all the rights and privileges
we do. and living in peace and plenty
as We do. without any one to make
them afraid, to injure their persons. or
take their property without being pun
ished for it according to fixed laws
This | say to you again today. but
hundred years have gone by. and we
are nearer these great things then
hoped for. much nearer than we were
then. Education, agriculture. the
trades are the red mans road to the
white mans civilization today, as they
We're in the day of Jefferson, and hap
PLY you have gone long way on that
road.
There are some dark pages in the
history of the white mans dealings
with the Indian. and many parts of the
record are stained with the greed and
avarice Of those who have thought
only of their own profit, but it is also
true that the purposes and motives of
this great government and of our ma
tion as whole toward the red man
have been wise, just and beneficent
The remarkable progress of our Indian
brothers toward civilization is proof
of it, and open to all TO see.
Events of Half Century.
During the past half century you
have seen the schoolhouse take the place
of the military post on your reserva-
tions. The administration of Indian af-
fairs has been transferred from the
military to the civil arm of the gov
ernment. The education and industrial
training the government has given you
has enabled thousands of Indian men
civilization alongside their white neigh
bors Thousands are living in substan-
tial farmhouses on their own separate
allOtments of land. Hundreds of others
have won places of prominence in the
professions. and some have worked their
way into the halls of Congress and into
places of responsibility in our state and
na.ional governments. Thirty thousand
Indian children are enrolled in govern
ment state and mission schools
THE great white father now calls you
his 'kothers.' not his children Be
causeQ Fou have shown in your educa ton
and in your settled ways Of life stanch
manly, worthy qualities of sound char
acter. the nation is about to give you
distinguished recognition through the
erection of monument i'm honor of the
Indian people in the harbor of New
York. The erection of that monument
will usher in that day which Thomas
Jefferson said he would rejoice to see.
When the red men become truly one
people with us, enjoying all the rights
and privileges we do and living in peace
and plenty l rejoice to foresee the day
1t gives me pleasure. as President of
| the United States. to send this greeting
| to you and to commend to you the les
sons in industry. patriotism and devo-
| tion to our common country which par
| ticipation in this ceremony brings to
+, you"