The Washington times., 1914-05-03
START ON LONG RIDE
TO SEE PRESIDENT
Three Indian College Graduates
to Dispense 0ratory Across
Continent.

SHERIDAN, Wy0., May 3.-Three
Crow Indians, who started from the
| city hall at Sheridan a few days ago,
are one of the most remarkable
| horseback trips ever undertaken. Red
Fox. White Horse. and Three Irons,
all of the younger generation. are trav-
cling in this way to Washington with a
message to President Wilson. asking
his support in having an Indian Day
set aside as an annual holiday.
bill is in Congress providing for this
and on their way the young Indians
will enIeavor to rouse public interest in
behalf of the measure. Red Fox. who
is a half-breed, carries a letter from
Governor Stewart of Montana. to Presi-
dent Wilson, and Three Irons. who is
full-blooded Crow, bears a special
message to the President from Plenty
Coos. tn cheief of the Crow tribe.
By travelling about eighty miles day
the Indians expect to reach Washington
some time in September. Along the
route they will make speeches upon the
object OF their mission. Most of the dis
tance will be along the proposed Lincoln
highway, and the Indians will speak
in favor of good roads.
They Want a Y. M. c. A.
From Washington they will so to New
York, where they hope TO interest Y. VI.
A. officials in the establishment Of a
branch of that organization at the Crow
agency. the center of the Crow rescrvc-
ton. 1t is proposed TO maxi this brancn
of the Y. NJ. &. \. serve as Il central
branch for all the reservations near the
Crows, including the Northern Cheyenne
reserve, which is separated from the
Crow country only by low range OF
mountains. From New York the In
dians will go south. They plan 10 stop
at Memphis, st. Louis, and Kansas City.
from which last point they will come
home by train.
Three Irons is IL graduate of Carlisle.
White Horse went through the Haskell
Indian School, and Red Fox, spokesman
for the party is a graduate OF a college
in Spokane. All speak good English.
and, as all are members Of the Y. NJ. c.
~, they will not travel Sundays.
White Horse has had naval experience.
having enlisted in the United States
navy several years ago. travelling around
the world
OF late he mas been employed by the
Government as teacher in the Industrial
School at Crow agency, and obtained =
leave OF absence for this trip.
Bring Present to Wilson.
Red FOX carries on mis- saddle horn a
linen lunch cloth. on which he has
drawn many pictures of stirring scenes
in the history of the Crows. This he
intends TO present 10 President Wilson.
There is no place whore a good Y.
NJ. 6. 4. is more needed than on an
Indian reserve ton laid Red Fox.
This is particularly true of the Crow
reservation, where our Indian boys
come 10 the g;enCy and have nothing
TO do. They can only loaf around the
streets, which is not good for any young
man. red or white. We want a Y. VI.
{. A. with plunge bath. gymnasium and
library, and this is a matter we wish 10
present to the Y. NJ. c. A. officials in
New York.
dian ponies, selected from the herds or
eINation. They are all expert cow
puHchers and take part in the big
rOundups which are features of life
on the Indian reservation.
At Sheridan, where the boys are well
known and liked. the mayor formally
pI esented them with the keys of the
city ard the messengers were enter
tanned by the Commercial Club and
given a hearty speeding on their long
journey.
Sheridan is at the southern edge of
the Crow reservation and The Crow In
dams can be seen OF the city streets at
all times, trading. The Crows are pros
porous and honest and most Of them
have settled Oh their individual allot-
ments and are making Il living farm
ing and stock raising.