The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-11
HUNDRED THOUSAND
TO FIGHT BOOZE
AMONG INDIANS
Indian Commissioner Sells Is.
sues Statement Regarding
Last Indian Appropriation
Bill and What it will Ac-
complish.

Washington. ID. c., Aug. lJ.-Cato
Sells. commissioner OF indian anairs.
today made the following statement
concerning the JndiaE appropriation
bill just passed by congress. which
carries appropriations amounting TO
about tii,so0. 0OC. 1880. 600 OF this
amount being appropriated from In
dian funds.
Commissioner Sells SAYS the bill In
tho result OF very careful considera-
ton by the ena and house Indian
affairs committees. Altogether, il Is
considered one OF the best. " not the
best. Indian appropriation hill enacted
for a numocr OF years.
The Indian committees OF congress
with the cooperation OF the Indian
bureau have In this bill worked out
constructive legislation for the In
dians OF the country along progressive
lines. For example. for the first time
in the history of the government
there has been appropriated a large
amount OF money FOR improvement
in the health conditions OF the In
dians and providing hospital facilities
for them. Three hundred thousand
dollars Is appropriated for this pur-
pose. $1,000 Q OF which will he used
for constructing hospitals ~ "A =
not 10 exceed $4,000 each. In addi-
ton to this the Indian bureau II now
constructing three hospitals for the
sioux Indiana 10 cost approximately.
$4,000 each on the Rosebud. Pine
Ridge and Cheyenne reservations. An
appropriation Is also made In the In
dian bin for a hospital In the Chip
pewa country In Minnesota end tS0,-
600 appropriated therefor out OF
Chippewa Indian funds. The health
conditions n the Indians have been
found to he d~eplorable and little at
tention has heretofore been given to
correcting this condition. The APP
Precipitation IN the current Indian Till
viii be a long step forward In solving
this important problem.
The appropriation for educatloisas
purposes for the Indians Is consider
abiy increased and special provision
made for the education OF deaf. dunn
and blind children. who nave hereto
fore been u~nprovided for. There rs
also a specific appropriation for edu-
cational purposes among the Papago
and Navajo Indians. These lndians
heretofore have been neeiected n
several thousand Indian children
among these Indians are without
school facilities.
on the recommendation OF the In
dian bureau large relmbursable ap-
propriatIons have been provided In
this bill for Industrial work among
Indians. These reimbursable appro-
prlationa will amount TO nor than
t70O. 900. The Indians have hereto
fore been ALLOTTED land out they have
not heen provided with tools and gen
eral farm equipment. This a%pproprl-
alton will enable the commissioner II
Indian affairs 20 improve stock condi-
tions and place herds Of cattle on a
number Of Indian reservations II u
expected that this appropriation will
aid very materially the industrial ae-
tivliies among The Indians ~ the
country and 80 far towards Develop
Ing their seif-support.
This bill carried a somewhat reduc-
ID amount for irrigation work on In
dian reservations and contains 4
clause which will require detailed in
formation regarding each Of tbsse
projects 10 be- furnished congress nc
hs next session. The indian lrfiga-
ton projects have heretofore been ap-
propriated for and constructed LARGE
" without adequate detailed iafor-
nation and Il u expected At the next
session 0f congress that the Indian
once will furnish a complete state
ment regarding each OF these pro-
jects 80 that congress- may have a
thoroueh understanding of conditions
on each Of the reservations where IT.
risetion projects are being c0nsiruct-
ed. II IL also expected that the In
formation obtained from these re-
ports viii result IN procuring adfeln.
lstratlye and legislative action which
viii protect more securetS the waller