Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-10

give every man his own and let him ge
his way to success or destruction, rather
than keep alive in the Indian the belief
that he is to remain ward of the gov
eminent.
1.-THE way out is gradually and wisely
to put the Indian out. Our goal is the
free Indian. The orphan-asylum idea
must be killed in the mind OF Indian and
white man. The Indian should know that
he is upon the road to enjoy or suffer
full capacity, He is to have his oppor-
tunity as forward looking man.
ut is my conclusion. after as intimate
a study as practicable, of his nature and
needs, that we should heneeforth make a
positive and systematic effort to cast
the full burden of independence and re-
sponsihility upon an increasing number Of
the Indians of all tribes. find that there
| is a statute which significantly empowers
the Secretary of the Interior to do this
in individual cases. That authority is
adequate. ! intend to use such authority.
I'm 1880 the problem was how to get the
| Indian out of the way. Today the pro-
blem is how to make him really a part
of the Nation. The man who can do for
he is the man who thinks not in terms of
the Indians yesterday. but in terms of
the Indians tomorrow. In one thing we
are short-the art of inducing ambition.
This largely depends upon the genius of
the teacher to fire the Imagination of the
pupil. That is the first step In all ciyiliz-
alton.
I'm my report of last year suggested
a series of measures for the development
of western resources which / thought
consonant with the advancing spirit of
our time and would meet the demand of
the West, There were five of these meas
ures, one providing for government
railroad system in Alaska, an Alaskan
coal-leasing bill. new reclamation act;
bill providing for new method of OPEN
ing and developing coal, phosphate, oil.
and potash fields and waterpower bill.
All of these measures have passed the
House of Representatives. and the first
three also passed the Senate and by your
approval have become law l feel that It
is conservative TO say that by the passage
of these bills the Federal government has
given to the more remote states greater
assurances of its interest in their welfare
than has been given for many years"
In an extended discussion of the needs
and development of tht West, Secretary
Lane adverts. with notable frankness, to
endorsements which he has encoun-
tered in dealing with the problems pre-
sented in his department.
ut cannot be unknown to YOU" the
secretary says, that there is. throughout
~, o;olr, - ~ Txyae p
ern states-whfch Because of their am
bition are naturally impatient Of OBJ
struction-a very real fear of what is
called the bureaucracy of Washington.
This is said to be a system of organized
machine. the spirit of which is to oppose
action or to effect negative action. 1t is
visualized as either cynical or malevelent
altogether out of sympathy with those
who needs must come to the government
for some form of help, and so wound
round and round with the red tape of
officfaldom as to resemble a barbed-wire
ENHANCEMENT which, If not absolutely i'm
pregnable. Is only to be passed through
after much suffering and toll. 1t is
matter of no immediate concern how
much basis there is for this belief The
presence of the belief makes 1t real
problem, and the destruction of the belief
a necessity. if the government itself Is to
remain an object of pride and its benef-
cent efforts understood and appreciated"
Secretary Lane points out the accom-
plishments of the several bureaus of the
Interior Department during the last year.
Some of the typical and important
achievements he instances follow:
General Land Office: Reduced the de-
lay in acting upon homestead final proofs
by 5oee; surveyed more than 100000
acres Of public lands at cost of less
than four cents an acre, the lowest record
of cost for such work ever made.
Geological Survey: Completed detailed
geological surveys covering 12.ooo square
miles, including 1870 square miles in Alas
ka, the total area surveyed geographical
ly being as great as the combined area
of Denmark, Switzerland and Greece:
classified 100000 acres of public lands.
an area larger than the New England
states; made an annul census Of mineral
production through correspondence with
about $1,000 mineral producers.
Bureau Of Pensions: Returned to the
treasury $7,60s572 of the amount appro-
prldteu by Congress- reduced the total
expenditures for pensions from $174. III. $50
in the preceding year to SITE Al, SAG: saved
to pensioners about 100000 formerly
spent for the execution of vouchers. by
aboiishing the voucher system Of paying
pensions.
Reclamation Service: Stored enough
water in its various reservoirs to make
lake 80 miles long, 10 miles wide and 10
feet deep: diverted 100000 acre-feet Of
water "a stream equal in volume to the
Hudson river where the Mohawk enters
iO and irrigated 100000 acres on 1884
farms, an area equal to that of Rhode
Island. These farms provided homes and
occupation for 6l,253 people and produced
crops valued at SO, 7s2.0OO. or about SIS
per acre; began and completed 479 miles
of irrigation canals, 115 miles OF drainage
and waste-water bitches, 80 miles OF irri-
cation and drainage pipe line, laid in
dams and other irrigation works enough
concrete to build more than 1000 miles Of
city sidewalks six feet wide and three In
ches deep; manufactured $4,000 barrels Of
sand cement; constructed three miles Of