Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-07

ing at this late day. nor will 1t serve 20
permanently enlighten, to relate the cost the
North American Indian paid for ciNi i1atlou.
mere reference to these crimes will serve
the purpose 10 bring reflection ON the extent
Of progress the North American Indian might
have made had he not been intertercd with
by the white man civilization. OF course
that belongs to the realm OF the mystic, but
1t would be interesting to know just what,
the early day explorers OF American would
have found had Columbus delayed the sailing
Of the Viking for four hundred years.
Civilized Even Then.
columbus found the North American In.
dian growing corn and building houses: he
, found him working In the arts and crafts,
IN pottery. and even in gold and iron.
'Cortcz found him in Mexico with demo
cratic Kingdom with merchants and money
and art and the spanish missionaries ot
California and Arizona found the Christian
cross aud republican form OF government with
a purcr democracy than any civilized country
on the face OF the globe enjoys today.
Among all the tribes of Indians, II is
conceded that those OF the five civilized tribes
have made the greatest progress, and | trust
am not payinL too high compliment to
my own tribe. the ChtrOkcrs when | say
that that tribe shows slightly farther al.
Nancemeut than any others. Looking back
over this progress. one almost shuddrrs when
he recalls that slightly more than three
quarters OF o century ago, proud sovereign
- a ''v S'"'", %iaIr,, r,,c ,ror its
',o,,,t i,, ,'r,,J', r,t an Irdi,n's =
.,orJ .hn,ld ho belJ fnr rnirbt when A
WGru snou'u p' ,'t n',u i' ,r, r' ,hiS
,. 'un" i o.ir ,on,,..,in,s Affecting
ord ,,artairir', a. u'n Ch,rnLe,s il yyould be
well to bear In mind that they We're not a
warring people at that time aud had not been
ilr years before Instead Of thus proud soy.
nousIit, ,o ,be Cbcrokees II called upon the
creat {edcrai royornment ,o TRANSPLANT the
| tribe from the field Of civilization to bar
rem wilderness beyond the Father OF Waters.
where they would DE compeH'u u" W"iN ""'
their own salvation, existence ana cNlHAa
tion as best tLey could from nature ioot
hold, green Nerdure OF the ileld. 10 in'Ny
| long story snort, the 'htrohees were puhuicu
| up bag and baggage and at ihr point OIL
bayonei marched TO t1r'e hnhnreu uni''S ,.s Mrs'
! OF The Mississippi u the m"FtEreu "clo '
kee Of thai one trlp ever comes lhto ms wv"
and the unknown graves are marked th'rt
viii he row OF headstnneS iron" ce"'ral
Georgia TO eastern pNlahom'' ''sS wa" uu'
thousand feet apart, to snow I" 'utuIe ~"
eratuns the number who periShed on in'
enforced journey OF o3N-h'fr l'"I''uI
peace'lOying Indians were starved 10 u'"'
ON that trlp than there nave peen l hlen
states soldiers Killed IN 9H .he inu,an M''s
since the discovery OF the North Nm'il'an
continent. lhe 'herohct rose 70 u'ls ~
/ nation not by the ara Oh sovereign A'''rH w
federal government, but IN spiie OF the ''uu'
less wrongs, discrimination ana crimes.
1t was TINS tribe that gave 10 'ne "or'u
Sequoyah.
Indeed he was 'admnsI true pfuuu'
/ Of primitive nature. yet carved rom tnt hn
| tique. The Atheninns hnd their socrates
| the tlerokeeS theif SeguoN'h' re wa w
! ConiuciuS oi his time; Moses 10 ms prople
! 'ChrstlanS point TO the loWly nlrth Oh our
! Savior, and patriots TO the humble surround
! ingS OF where Lincon iist saw the 1sht o
/ day.
Seouoyah's Inspiration
.c,.i., h,i 49, adr,r,..o ~ , rotbcr oi
~ ,~nils' % "aI 'no a" az az H. -, ,,,,, "A
tGu'at'o"' anu Lo"tsJ' pi,,, pr 'm' shaLnsneor,
nlS 'se. ,"nc''n "a" ",
ana the hoy b'ple I"I us oa'iy uas ~
nooHs' .HequpEsh Eol az n'S ruru."s ""u d"
/ ms inspiration from lhr sr9utnF oi ua'ui
Ohrisl was SurrouhHed pN proPlt '"se'
to accept philosophy Lincoln , ne was was sur
rounded 10y people Wnp DlaNeu r1 ,ie'uCn' ~, r aue
! liberty. while Seqnoyah was i'r'td 10 over
come every temptation. confronted WIN IA,
| continuous taunts OF ms ieIoWs, Wno looket
! upon his DEPRESSION from the pathways %