New Britain herald., 1915-10-21
OUR FUTURE POLICY
 TOWARD INDIAN
Outlined in Address By Grs|
 Foreman, a MuskOsee LaWyer|

Mohonk Lake, N. r.. Oct. 21-Os
 lining Our Future Policy Toward
 full-blood Indians of Oklahoma
 Grant Foreman, a Muskogee lawy4 declared yesterday at the Lake M honk Conference on the Indian a Other Dependent Peoples that f* the better protection of the India
 congress should legislate for the as individuals instead of iegislati for them in the mass.
 He said. in part:
 When the restrictions were moved from the sale of land own by the Indians of the Five CiviIix4 Tribes of less than three-quarters Il dian blood, they soon sold their lad and now very few of them have eithH Y land or money to show for their forr CT tribal holdings. Of the more tha 100000 Indians of these tribes on about one-third are now restricted that they cannot sell their land These Indians for the most part a full-bloods, and they should be tlT objects of concern by congress whid still retains Jurisdiction to Iegisla for them, and is responsible for the1 future.
 Will Remove Restriction.
 The restriction on the sale
 their land will be removed by uk lapse of time in fifteen years, if is not sooner removed by conRrenE The purpose of congress should ! to prepare these people for the da K that they are thrown on their own I'd sources. But it is very evident tha2 n mfMX made.
 Permitted by the laws of congress to lease their lands, though they ma not sell them, most Of these Indian have leased their allotments inclliiH ing their homes. to white men am have been compelled in many cascE to move off into the hills or wood E These leases are usually made for Iu adequate consideration and the ir dian not only gets the worst of th deal, but defeats .ths avowed puI pose of congress 70 establish hitn 0 a his allotment and teach him luw ttI make his living from 1t.
 Many Dcsfitution Cases.
 Many cases of Restitution nrj found among these Inflians who asd' the owners of good tract5 or land either because they have leased it orI will not work it. Tuberculosis is increasing and therc is no money nod facilities available to treat the cases. When these cases are called to tlnn| ottention of the Superintendent nt| it is necessary to sell parx| of the Indians land under dcpart-| mental supervision, and use tho pro-| ceeds for the relief ot the Indian. This wasteful proceeding would nod oo necessary if congress would nako| adequate provision for the treatmentl of disease and relief of destitution.
 "The law permitting these Indians 10 lease their land except under thel supervision of the department shoutdl oc repealed. and they should not De allowed to lease their homesten f q lt all. Part of their surplus should oe sold under departmental super vision, the proceeds or sn much as necessary, expended by department D improving their homesieads. and he unexpended funds held by tho department against his future needs. He should be required to remove on ifs homestead and made to under itand that he must make his IivizS rom 1t.
 Restrictions by Congress.
 Heretofore restrictions were nov d by congress on the sale of over 0,000,0 900 acres of land upon tess 'nly as to the quantum of Indian 'lood, and the result was diAastrous, should adopt policy Of egislating for the individual Indiana Instead of legislating for them fn tho mass. A commission or rcpreaentn- i've of tho Interior Department hould be empowered to examine caca f the 33,o00 restricted Indianr. claa- fly them, the future policy toward hem being based on their in6iyidual ecds and qualifications. Only by jn- lvidual attention can distress and disease among these people be re- Ieved, or can theso restricted Indlaas n any adequate measure hc pre- 'ared for the day their restrictions re removed and they arc exposed 10 he white grafter,"